The Washington times., 1923-02-10
TRAFFIC CLUB 5
GAYEST FEAST
TONIGHT
Songs to Resound at Raleigh
When 215 Members Gather.
Review of Work.
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to organize the club. We found
that a great many of the transpor-
, tation< officials were writing formal
letters to each other each day with
out ever meeting.
I'm fact, in the old days there
was only one transportation man
that I knew to speak to on the
street. Now, through my activity
! in the Washington Traffic Club
know pretty nearly every trans
portation official in the city, and
the same can be said of the other
members.
ReOrganized Year Later.
Smith explained that after the
club had been started, in 1907,
it was torn with politics, and a
year later was reorganized with
charter membership of twenty-four.
1t is from these twenty-four mem
berS that the present roster or
members has grown.
It is the policy of the club each
| year to take in a few of the rising
executives, in order to keep new
blood in the society, and give them
the benefit of fraternizing with the
older heads.
While the National Association
of Traffic Clubs has made repeated
attempts to get the local organiza-
| tion to affiliate with it they have
steadfastly refused because, they
explain, that Washington is not
commercial city and there is no
need for them to have a large busi-
ness association with a paid Sec
Iretary as they do in other cities.
Officers Of Club.
The officers of the club, elected
| at the December meeting, follow:
President, Jonathan Lewis; vice
president, o. B. George; treasurer,
Mason Taylor; secretary, c. q.
Thorney; chaplain, George H. Win
slow.
Members of the executive COM
mittee are, F. NJ. Cooke, H. r.
Howser, C. e. Wann, S. r. Bowen,
Odell Smith, w. B. Peckham and
T. J. Stead.
Past presidents of the club fol-
low: W. S. Bronson, 1907; B. M.
NewboId. 1908; Percy Baldwin: 1909;
A. j. Poston, 1910; Odell s. Smith,
l1911 s. L. Heacock, 1912; George
P. James, 1918; w. w. Bowie, 1914;
| D. NJ. Fisher, 1915; J. C. Williams,
1915: j. T. Moffett, 1917; F. L.
Marshall, jr.. 1918; F. H. Poston,
l1919: c. E. Phelps, 1920; j. p. M.
Duval1, 1921; T. j. Stead, 1922.
Public officials of the highest
grade have always taken a vital
| interest in the Washington Traffic
lClub.
"UncIe JOe'' a Visitor.
Smith said today that Uncle
Joe" Cannon has been a frequent
visitor to the clubs dinners, and
that Congressman phil Campbell
of Kansas has taken such an in
terest in their activities that they
have dubbed him their mascot"
District Commissioner Cuno H.
Rudolph is another who has al
ways made every effort to attend
the various functions of the associa-
ton, as has Senator John Sharp
Williams. i
Members of the club are still
talking about stunt that was
pulled at the meeting held just
prior to Americas entrance in the
world war. The club was furnished
with an especially built hollow steel
flagpole through the courtesy OF
the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company and the General Elec-
trio Company. This pole had air
pumps attached which caused Old
Glory to flutter as it was raised,
accompanied by the bugle notes of
two marines. 1t is said that the
effect was such that the members
Of the club were provoked to Il
frenzy of patriotism which, even
today, has not worn off.
Two Events Each Year.
1t is the policy of the club only
to hold two regular events each
year. One is the mid-winter dinner,
which will be held tonight, and the
other is the annual excursion to
Chesapeake Beach held each June.
The Rev. DIR. James Freeman,
pastor of the Church of the Epiph-
any. will be the principal speaker
at tOnights dinner. Other speakers
will be Congressman r. Walton
Moore of Virginia. Congressman
Phil Campbell of Kansas. George
NJ Smith, of Baltimore, superintend- |
ent of the Pennsylvania Railway |
Company: c. w. Galloway, vice pres |
ident and general manager of the |
Baltimore and Ohio Railway Com |
pany: District Commissioner Keller, |
and Superintendent of Police Daniel |
Sullivan.
There will be an attractive enter
tainment program, which will in !
clude a number of selections by the |
Musurgia Quartet.
But. best of all, there will be that |
unrestrained spirit of good fellow
ship which is, in reality, the sole OBJ |
ject of the organization and the |
principal reason for it's successful |