Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-02
INDUSTRY EXHIBITS
COVER VIDE FIELD
Leese Says Exposition viii
Show Great Variety of
Work in City.

Arrangements for the third annua
industrial exposition of the Washing
ton Chamber of Commerce. TO bt
Staged at the Washington Auditorium
Narch 10 to 10 inclusive, last night
We're reported to the board of directors
of the chamber at its meeting at the
Homer Building. by Martin A. Leese
president OF the organization and
member of its committee on the in
duStrial show.
The exposition. Mr. Leese said
would graphically demonstrate the
amazing amount of manufacturing
and commerce now going on in the
District, a city primarily devoted to
governmental activities. The exposi
ton will include exhibitions of nearly
100 manufacturing interests in Wash
tngton, including the Bureau of Stand
ards and other great plants, he said.
SiXty-tive per cent of the exhibitors
never before have been entered in the
annual exposition.
The Army. Navy and Marine Bands
have been engaged for various days
of the exposition. MIR. Leese an
nounCed and other entertainment
features will be added to the exhibits
themselves.
Members of the board of directors
were asked to attend as a reception
committee and otherwise TO cooperate
IN arrangements of the affair.
To Meet i'm Auditorium.
The board voted to hold the regular
March meeting of Ihe full chamber
March Is at the Washington Auditor
ium instead of at the Willard HoteI.
and to adjourn to the exposition
rooms of the Auditorium after a brief
meeting and buffet supper.
The board also again voiced its ap-
prevail of the movement to bring an
airport to Washington and directed
q committee to urge adoption of
House bilk 1710S which woulo provide
an appropriation of 100000 for the
project. A letter from the Dupont
Circle Citizens Association called at
tention TO a public hearing TO be held
today on the proposal.
The board also Endorsed the annual
dental health campaign of the Distric
of Columbia Dental Society, to be held
here April to p. The campaign.
conducted in the interest of the chill
dren Of the city, is under the direction
OF a committee of the society headed
by {. Willard Camalier.
Can Aid Welfare Groups.
The question as to whether the
chamber or its board of directors has
the right under the constitution of the
organization to make donations from
funds Of the chamber toward the ac-
tivities of local welfare groups which
has been debated in the chamber at
several meetings, was settled with ap-
prevail of a report by Chaplin Brown,
general counsel, holding that such ap-
preparations could be made constitu-
tionally.
AIR. Brown said the constitution
provided that the chamber. among
other projects. was to work for the
general welfare of the citizens of the
community" and that gifts to worthy
organizations would come under such
classification. The chamber. in an
endeavor to limit the amount of its
donations, which have been growing
yearly. has set up a special committee
TO serut1nize and make recommends
tons on every request for money.
A donation of $40 was made to the
Juvenile Protective Association. an
other $40 was contributed to the ex
penses of the Washington birthday
celebration and s25 was donated to
the work of the Washington Boy
Scouts. Two other applications for
funds We're turned down,