Evening star., 1923-03-07
UNWILLING TO HELP
PAY FOR COUNSEL

Neither the Washington Board or
Trade nor the Chamber Of Commerce
will contribute TO fund to pay for
the services Of the special counsel Of
the Public Utilities Commission in
the valuation cases. Both trade bod
les have now acted adversely on the
suggestion of Commissioner Keller
that civic organizations contribute
money for this purpose.
The Board OF Trade took action at
a meeting of it's directors Monday
afternoon, and the chamber followed
suit last night at the directors meet
ing in the Homer building.
Criticize street Lighting.
Inadequate lighting of streets in
Washington drew the fire OF the dl-
rectors. The matter was discussed at
some length. and was referred to the
safety council.
Former presidents of the cham Der
were authorized to draw up suitable
resolutions Of regret and coincidence
on the death of p. T. Moran, for many
years a member of the body and
prominent in civic activities here.
request of Edward Albion for
Endorsement Of Washington Opera
Company was referred to a committee
composed Of Leon S. Clnan. Edna
Sheehy. Meyer Davis. Meyer Goldman
and James p. Schick.
elected to On" membership. They are
Bernard W. Routz. 81, f. BUCKLEY
John T. Crowley, Meyer Davis, j. Ed
ward Fowler. Meyer y. Goldman.
Clayton Graft, A. r. Hayley. Frank f.
JeleT. Lyon & Lyon. James L. MADDEN
Aouia Creek Quarries Corporation,
Alvin L. Newmyer, Marcus Notes,
Ernest l.. Riley, W. J. Robertson
Charles Edward Russell, Jacob e.
Shapiro. .. Roger Trout. Stanley II.
Williamson and Henry NJ. Wiegand.
Committees Appointed.
President Cans announced the mem
berships OF the chambers commit
tees on public schools, building indus
tries and charities. They are:
Committee on public schools
Henry H. Classic. chairman; Mrs
Giles Scott Rafter. vice chairman
DR.. Truman Able. Dr. Bernard =
J. Battle S. r. Bosen. Joe c. Brown
s t Cameron. Percy Crawford. Louis
H. Crook. Ernest II. Daniel. Henry 3
Davis. William Douden. Proctor L.
Dougherty. Milton Fairchild;, Edward
pold V Freudberg. Samuel Gompers
E. c. Graham, J. y. Halper. W. O.
HiItabidle. W. A. Hipkins. a. L. How
ard. William D. Hurd. j. Walter
Jacob. Rudolph Jose. Miss c. Lari-
more Keeley. Maurice P. King, PHILLIP
DR.. Benjamin X. Leon, James T
Lloyd. 7. F. Lucas. W. j. Manley
Robert l.. Middleton. Frank Morrison
Arthur c. Moses. Mrs. Mary NJ. North
E. H Parry. Albert +. Peters, Horace
y. Phelps. Mrs. Ethel X. Pollard. Leon
III ID ~ - q
DR.. Boyd r. Read. Charles F. Rob
erts. George W. Rue. Leslie NJ Shaw
Miss Edna J. Sheehy. H. G. Siggers
John r Small. Mrs. Caroline E.
Stephen. F. c. Steward. Ben ]. Sum-
merhays. Richard J. Taggart, Mrs.
E. l.. Tucker. William c. Tufts. Nine.
Marie Won Unschuld. Miss Mollie B.
Weyman. Wayne B. Wheeler. Oscar
NJ. White. George NJ. Whitwell and
Oscar T. Wright.
Committee on building industries
Henry B. Davis. chairman: Allen II.
Rogers, vice chairman: w. c. Bal
derston. Charles B. Carroll, Meyer r.
Chidakel. William Douden. Harry s
Evans. Leopold V. Freudberg, J. H.
Galliher. B. L. Grove, Vincent A.
Hughes. H. G. Kennedy. Charles E.
Langley. Edgar Morris. Robert j.
Rothstein, Ivan X. Strasburger, Ar
thur ]. Tholl. Arthur r. Tucker. A. c.
Waller. l.. E. Williams, George Wright
and John Zanier.
Committee on charities-Joseph 8.
Dreyfuss, chairman: William B. Har-
dy, vice chairman; William Adler, J.
l.. Bowles. Charles r. Clagett, J. III.
Entwisle. c. Phillips Hill, DR.. Louis
w Hoffman. Milton Hopfenmaier,
Miss c. Larimore Keeley, DR.. Harry
S. Lewis, f. w. Mccullough, Arthur
j. May, Arthur c. Moses. D. S. Porter,
Miss Edna ]. Sheehy. H. G. Siggers
James Sloan. jr.; DR.. J. Themper and
Oscar NJ White.