Evening star., 1923-11-07
Arn,y-Mari,e Foot Ball Came
Topic for Commerce Chamber
Plans for Entertainment of Participants
{ Discussed, With Other Local Interests,
= at Meeting of the Directors.

Discussion of the plans for the
Army-Marine Corps foot ball game
and details for the entertainment of
the participants; decision to under
write a balance of $1,500 of fund
of $500 to get the convention of the
National Educational Associations
convention here next summer, and
appointment of a special committee
to cooperate with the safety council
in presenting the stand of the public
before the Senate traffic investigating
committee featured the meeting of
the board of directors of the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce at a
meeting in the chambers quarters
last night, over which President
Isaac Cans presided.
Clark Griffith, president of the
Washington base ball club, outlined
the plans for holding the foot ball
game, and said that when the cham
ber went after it he told the Army
Marine Corps officials that his ball
park would seat 10000 people. Since
the game was landed, he said, he had
constructed additional seats and that
the park now would seat more than
$4,000 people. and provision could be
made for standing room for approxi-
mately 5000.
Urges Effort to Make Game Success.
The thing to do, Mr. Griffith said.
Is to make every effort to make this
game a success in every way, as there
is no doubt that bigger games would be
brought here as a result of the land
ing of the Army-Marine Corps game
this year. Next year, he said, the
Naval Academy team will play at
least one big game here with some
other college, and there was pros
pect that in the very near future one
of the big ArmyNavy games would
be held. 1t all depended on making
this game success, he said, and he
pointed to the fact that there was a
feeling in the services that Baltimore
did not treat them right last year.
He said the seats had been divided,
40 per cent to the Marine Corps, 40
per cent to the Army and 20 per cent
to the park. The seats now are on
sale.
Charles w. Darr pointed out that,
is the Chamber of Commerce was
sponsoring. the game, it would be ap-
to purchase boxes together, and have
them labeled with the Chamber of
Commerce insignia. This was ap-
proved and Mr.. Griffith said also that
block of seats near the boxes that all
members of the chamber who desired
TO attend could be in the. same group
Following the suggestion of Presi-
dent Cans that a bali be given in
honor of the officers who would be
here attending the game, it was
pointed out that the Army-Marine
Corps officials in charge of the game
should be consulted, and NJ. A. Leese
was appointed chairman of a commit
tee to take this up and report back to
the executive committee.
In discussing the sale of tickets,
Mr.. Darr said speakers should be
sent to the various clubs in the city
urging them. to back the game, point
ing out that it's success depended on
its support by the people of the city
The following committee was named
to cooperate with Mr. Griffith in the
sale of tickets Charles ]. Stockman,
chairman; William B. Hardy, G. Man
son Foote, Adolph E. Guide. Wister NJ.
Ralderston, Ernest E. Herrel and
Warren G. Kendall.
NJ a. Leese, chairman of the con-
vention committee, outlined the plan
to secure the annual convention of
the National Education Association
here in July. He said that it would
take a fund of $500, and that all ex-