Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-21
LLOYD is ELECTED PRESIDENT
OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Successor to Cans Is
Named UnanimOusly.
Others Get Places.
Street Lighting Is Hit.
Study of Rental Bills
AdrOcGted.

James T. Lloyd, president of the
Board of Education. was unanimously
elected to succeed Isaac Cans as preSi-
dent of the Washington Chamber of
Commerce. at the annual meeting at
the New willard Hotel last night. MIR.
Lloyd. former vice president of the
chamber was proposed by Col. Robert
~ Harper. and seconded by Patrick
J. HaItigan and 4. Leftwich Sinclair.
Martin \. Leese, former second vice
president. was elected first vice presi-
dent. and Ivan c. Weld, chairman of
the membership committee, was elect
ed second vice president.
New Directors Named
Ten new directors were elected.
They are Charles w. Darr, Joseph d.
Dreyfuss, Oscar \. c. Oehmler. Henry
Lansburgh, Samuel ~ Kimberly,
Arthur c. Moses, Harry G. Cragg,
Henry c. Cole, Leo B. Aber-
cucceed George H Brown, William r.
Ham, James 3. Henderson, Ernest +.
Herrell. Simon l.. Nye, Charles ].
Stockman. w. NICK. Stowell, Leon :.
Ulmau, +. \. Van Reuth and Ivan &.
Weld
The newly elected directors, to-
gether with the following remaining
Il.
chamber during the coming year:
Ross p. Andrews, Lewis J. Battle,
Charles W. CIagalL. William N. Dove.
@. Manson F'oote, Frank S. Hight.
Walter Y. ChipIey. George NJ. Whit
well, Wistar NJ BaIderston, Walter B.
Garrison, Henry H. Classic, John Fl.
Hanna. Milton Hopfenmaier. Warren
. Kendall Harry King, Anton
stephan, Sidney West and Martin
Niegand
Street Lighting List.
Charles ". Darr, in making his re-
port as chairman Of the police and
fire protection committee, heavily
scored the lighting conditions in the
District. He declared that on one
side Of Connecticut avenue. from
Cathedral avenue TO Chevy Chase
Circle, there was not a single light
He deplored the waste of electricity
by the use of lights that were in
adequate. \ letter expressing the
feeling OF the chamber on the subject
viii be sent to the Commissioners
and the chairmen Of the Senate and
House District committees.
Mr.. Darr also introduced a resolu-
tiou stating that because building
and business were about to be af-
fected seriously by proposed rental
legislation, the chamber should APP
point a committee to study the
merits Of the various bills that are
TO be introduced in regard to the local
rental situation. The resolution was
adopted.
POS Members Added.
Ivan c. Weld, chairman of the
membership committee, stated that
POS new members had been secured
during the year. The membership Of
the chamber is now 1870.
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, chair
man of the inaugural charity ball
committee, addressed the chamber on
the ball to be held at Mayfiower
Hotel on March I, for the benefit of the
policemen and frenen's insurance
fund for widows and orphans and the
Children's Hospital the Children's Wei
fare Society, the Neighborhood House
and the Children's Country Home.
Announcement was made that the
chamber will hold a midwiuter din
ner at the Mayfower February Is.
Mrs. Nanette Paul, in an address,
urged that Susan 3. Anthony be hon
Ored in the same manner as the other
leading figures of the Nations his
tory.
Cans Delivers NaIedictOry.
Mr.. Cans, in his final address as
president of the chamber, expressed
his regrets at leaving office. He held
forth the organization as an oppor-
tunity open TO all the citizens of the
National Capital to express their
civic pride and pay to their city,
through efforts to better it, their in
debtedness for the opportunities it
had provided them.
Mr.. Cans touched upon the years
activities of the chamber, in bring
ing conventions here; assisting in
lettering the schools, the citys fire
and police projections; increasing sal