Evening star., 1924-07-13
AID D. c. SUFFRAGE,
PLEA TO GREETERS
CoIIaday Stresses Plight of
City to Convention--Roose-
veIt Praises Coolidge.

Advocate and work for suffrage for
the District of Columbia wherever
you go.
rms was the gist of a m essage de-
ivered to the Greeters of America
by e. F. Colladay, president of the
Washington Board of Trade, at a
banquet in the Willard Hotel last
night.
The banquet was the concluding
feature of the fourteenth annual con-
Vention of the Greeters, and Mr.. COL
laday urged them to spread through
out the United States word of the
handicap of the nearly one-half mil
lion citizens Of voteless Washington.
He explained that the District of Co
lumbia pays more taxes than do
seven Of the states, and told his
hearers that. in this city. the same
conditions exist today that brought
about the famous Boston tea party
taxation without representation.
such thing is contrary to the
principles upon which the Constitu-
tion was founded" he emphasized.
Preparedness, Roosevelt Plea.
Col Theodore Roosevelt assistant
secretary of the navy, the next speak
er. made plea for preparedness and
better citizenship. He also urged
that the public make their political
leaders come clean" and say what
they stand for.
don't let your politicians use
language to conceal their thoughts.
but language that will make known
their thought" he said.
He praised President Coolidge for
expressing himself in language easily
understood.
Calvin Coolidge uses words to tell
the people what he means and not
to conceal what he MEANS the
speaker asserted.
Col Roosevelt condemned those
who would strip the United States or
armament, regardless of what other
who would do away with the Army
and Navy.
Isaac Cans. president of the Wash
ington Chamber Of Commerce, extended
Fluctuations to the Greeters and prais-
ing the organization urged them TO do
their part as good citizens.
Secretary is Boosted.
Other speakers included state Sena-
tor F. Harold Van Orrman of Indiana.
A. NJ. Loeb, president of the Travelling
Salesmen's Association. and R. NJ.
knepper, general counsel of the Ohio
Hotel Mems Association. Mr.. Loeb
told of move on foot in New York,
under the auspices of his organiza-
ton to make Col Roosevelt governor.
T. c. Melrose of Tulsa Okla, who
previously had presented 500 to the
Greeters home board for the upkeep
of the home for the INDECENT members
of the organization, was introduced
and spoke briefly.
The remainder of the program in
cluded the presentation of a gold
watch and chain to the retiring pres
ident of the Greeters, William Defen-
bacher. as an expression of esteem.
The presentation was made by Edgar
C. Snyder. United States marshal of
the District of Columbia, who was
toastmaster.
A basket of flowers was presented
to Mrs. Russell Conn of Washington
by Mrs. Wrightson of Baltimore.
Officers Are Named.
At the final session of the Greeters
in the Willard Hotel this afternoon,
Frank P. Hanna of Pittsburgh was
elected president. Other officers elect.
Los Angeles. first vice president;
George Z. Swain of San Diego,
second vice president; J. c. Farley OF
Dallas, third vice president; Harry
Pollworth of Milwaukee, fourth vice
president; L. W. Savage of Mobile.
Toronto, sixth vice president: Verne
s. Warmer of Denver. secretary and
treasurer, and A. C. Pohl of st. Louis,
sergeant-at-arms. John Egan of
Omaha and Allan Hurst of Worcester,
Mass, were elected members of the
board of governors.
The Women's Auxiliary of the
Greeters, meeting in the Shoreham
Hotel, elected national officers for
the year, as follows: Mrs. Ada 8.
Holton of Columbus. Ohio, president;
Mrs W. c. Adler of Pittsburgh, first
vice president. Mrs. Evelyn NJ. Conn,
Washington, second vice president,
and Miss Bertha Hodge of Denver
secretary and treasurer. Mrs. E. J.
Dallas. Miss Margaret Greedy, Mrs. A.
J. Walsh and Mrs. A. NJ. Cooper were
elected to the board of governors.