Evening star., 1927-05-01
BUSINESS PARLEY
TO OPEN TUESDAY
1000 Chamber of Commerce
Delegates to Gather at
Sessions Here.

More than 1000 representatives OF
American business will gather at the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, Connecticut avenue and II
street, Tuesday morning TO open the
fifteenth annual meeting of the Ma
tional Chamber. a three-day gathering
devoted TO a long forward look al
business trends and forecasts of the
future.
Economic tendencies will be care
fully surveyed at the meeting, with
the purpose OF determining their
p meaning and the hone Of throwing
new light on the future Of business.
Americas foremost business leaders
will bring forward new problems with
in their industries and new questions
which have aroused concern in many
sections of the country viii come up
for discussion.
This meeting will bring to bear on
our national economic problems the
best business thought of America.
the National Chamber says in a state
ment of the purposes. From 1t Will
come a program setting up principles
TO serve as guide posts for the fu-
ture.
Careful Thought Needed.
"The new business era demands the
careful weighing of many problems.
1t calls for study of complicated re-
lationshipS. Trades and industries are
entering new fields. Business units
and conditions are changing. New
points of contact with government
and within commerce and industry
are being developed.
Business is achieving so many new
things, even the best observers cannot
keep abreast of them all. Industries
are changing with new inventions and
the applica ton of new methods. Sell
ing goods at home and abroad is
bringing out new features of distri-
button. The individual business man
has been immersed for the most part
in his own affairs. Organization to-
day performs what formerly was the
task of the individual"
While the annual meeting will not
formally open until 10 o'clock Tues
day morning, the American section
of the International Chamber of Com
merce will hold it's annual dinner to-
morrow night at the Mayfiower Hotel.
Speakers at the opening session
Tuesday morning include President
John w. O'Leary and Haley Fiske,
president of the Metropolitan Life In
sur1nce Co. of New York. Conven.
ton rules will be adopted and COM
mltteeS appointed at the opening SeS-
siol, while at noon Tuesday five spe.
cial luncheon meetings will be held at
the Mayflower, Washington and Will
lard Hotels, on such diversified sub
jects as agriculture, civic develop
ment. finance, insurance and manu-
facture. Dinner meetings will be held
Tuesday night. At the same time
many of the delegates will attend a
joint general session with the third
Pan-American Commercial Conference
at the Auditorium. A reception and
dance viii be held at 10 o'clock Tues
day night.
President to Speak.
The civic development luncheon
Tuesday will have as it's general topic
for discussion, 1.-The City and the New
Business Era" with much of the dis
cussion turning to the economic height
Of Office buildings.
President Coolidge will address the
Joint session Tuesday night at the Au-
ditorium.
Sectional views Of the business prob
lens of the Nation will be presented
at the general session Wednesday
morning, with President O'Leary
again in the chair. Business problems