Evening star., 1925-02-20
D. c. CONVENTION
BUREAUP[ANNED
Move Is Launched to Make
Capital Meeting Center
for Nation.

Washington Is to have a convention
bureau through which 1t is hoped to
make the National Capital the con-
vention city of the country and the
center of international as well as ma
tional confe rences, 1t was announced
today.
While this plan has long been in
the minds OF business men and vari
Gus organizations have had inde-
pendent convention committees no
steps have been taken TO create
central bureau until Arthur Carr. sec
retary of the Washington Board OF
Trade, today sent out letters 10 rep
resentatiyes of all organizations and
businesses in the District inviting
them to attend meeting next Thurs
day al the headquarters of the Cham
ber of Commerce of the United States
to form a joint convention commit
tee OF 100 to represent the National
Capital.
Represent All Groups.
The plan is a direct outgrowth of
an idea approved some time ago by
the convention committee of the
Washington Board of Trade. 1t is
pointed out, however, by those inter-
ested that the central convention bu-
reau will be representative of The en-
tire interests of the city and not any
particular organization.
The Chamber of Commerce Of the
United States is strongly backing the
movement.
While ultimately it is expected that
the bureau will cost about S35, 900 an
nually, Mr.. Carr states that for the
first year an expenditure of about
$4,000 will he sufficient. Each year
the bureau will be extended
The plan calls for director of the
bureau who will be specialist in con-
vention work.
The Committee of One Hundred will
maintain supervision of the bureau. A
publicity director will also be engaged to
possibly publish a journal and attend to
general publicity work in respect to ad
vertisins the city and handling conven-
| tions.
Small Force ut First.
Mr.. Carr states that this year direc-
| tor, two clerks and possibly publicity
! man would be enough TO start the bu-
reau until II gets properly going.
| When the bureau is well under way
| and proper estimate has been made of
| its worth, representatives will be sent to
various conventions in all parts OF the
| country to get them to come to Wash
ington. Hotel accommodations will be
sufficient for the visitors, Mr.. Carr
| states
| Mr.. Carr stated that conventions will
| be encouraged to come to Washingto
and given every service and entertain
ment possible, but that there will be no
attempt to underwrite any of the meet
/ lnss to get them TO come here.
| The experience last year OF the
! Washington Chamber of Commerce
and the convention work of the
Washington Board of Trade. those
interested say, has proved beyond
| question that by proper methods and
| through a "tip-top" convention
! bureau representative of the entire
city of Washington, the National
Capital can easily become the natural
! meeting place for conventions and
large gatherings.
Monden Backs Project.
! Frank W. Mondell, former member
| of Congress and Interstate Com
| merce Commission commissioner, is
| interested in the project as are
! several officials of the United States
Chamber of Commerce.
| The original convention committee
| of the Board of Trade, which ap-
proved the idea of central bureau,
consists OF Arthur Carr. chairman !:
r. p Andrews, David A skinner,
Charles |. Corby. William Mont
|
Evans, jr.; Frank Hight and Frank
w. Mondell.
The invitations that have been sent
by Arthur Carr to the various busi-
ness and civic leaders of the city TO
form the committee of 100 include
Arthur Carr. chairman; r P. Andrews,
| Leon Arnold, c. 3. Asher. Bruce Baird.
p. S. Ballou. Claude Bennett, w. W.
Bowie, Z. A. Bowles. Henry W.
Brawner, d. J. Callahan, David :.
CARL, Merritt o. Chance, r. I. Cissell
A. L. Cline. E. f. Colladay, Arthur
Copeland, Charles 1. Corby, Harry
Demonet, George De Neale. Victor B.
Deyber, c. H. Dikeman. Peter NJ.
| Dorsch, Thomas p. Dowd, Horace
Dulin, Joshua Evans, jr.; w. w.
Everett, Frank p. Fenwick, D. NJ.
Fisher, William T. Galliher, Isaac
Cans. Julius Garfinkle, NJ c. Gibbs.
C. j. Gockeler, E. c. Graham. William
F. Ham, c. L. Harding. Robert y.
Harper, Ernest Hathaway, S. s. Hege
NJ. E. Horton, Frank S. Hight. George
/ W. Hutchinson. Frank Jelleff. Cole :
man Jennings, Rudolph Jose, George
| II. Judd, d. J. Kaufman, Walter
Leaman, NJ. A. Leese, E. Leesnitzer.
John C. Let's. George A. Lewis. Fred
A. Mackenzie, Arthur j. May. George
Miller. Frank w. Mondell. William
| Montgomery, E. J. Murphy. H. r.
Norton, Theodore w. Moves, Henry 7.
Offterdinger, Joyce O'Hara, II. d.
Ormsby, Logan Payne. Horace W.
Peaslee, Charles w. Pimper, George
Pitt, S. J. Prescott. Roland S. Robbins
Charles Rupei, Z. B. Thompson, David
A. Skinner, c. H. Warrington, w. w.
Spaid, Eugene E. Thompson. John H.
Small, Ernest Smith, ]. Lee Whitmore,
H. l. Rust, jr.. and Burdett Stryker.