Evening star., 1929-10-06
YEARS PROGRESS
OF CHAMBER TOLD
Charles W. Darr, President,
Sketches Wide Accomplish
ments in Talk Over WMAL.

Charles w. Darr. president of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce. in
radio talk over Station WMAL last
night reviewed outstanding activities
! of the chamber during the current
| year, after paying tribute to his prede-
! ceSsor, the late Ivan c. Weld.
THE city Of Washington has been
particularly fortunate in its business
record for 1929" Mr.. Darr said. There
have been large increases in bank
clearings and bank deposits, retail
trade has been excellent and local real
estate and building activity have shown
satisfactory progress. The great Fed
eral building program is we'll under
| way. land is being secured for the new
municipal center, and delayed justice
in the form of salary increases is being
| awarded to our Federal employees.
Vision An Effort.
This prosperity is due to the vision,
supplemented by the organized efforts,
men have planned well and have
worked harmoniously together to carry
| out their plans for the advancement
of the Capital City. In these cooper
| ative efforts the Washington Chamber
OF Commerce has Strenuously partic-
ipated, aiming to promote this new
Washington and to secure for it, as its
right, all Of those advantages enjoyed
by similar communities throughout the
United States"
Mr.. Darr said the movement to OBJ
tain national representation for the
citizens of the District of Columbia
has shown substantial progress.
THE chambers committee, headed
by Mr.. Thomas p. Littlepage," he said,
helped to organize and manage the
national representation office and DEM
onstration maintained in the National
Press Building during inaugural week
Radio talks upon this subject were
presented in the Chambers Radio Series
and in The Stars Radio Forum. Off,
GERS OF the committee also participated
in the effort which resulted in securing
a permanent of1ce for the Citizens
Joint Committee on National Repre-
sentation."
Festival Meets Favor.
The chambers proposal to hold in
Washington an annual cherry blossom
festival, he said, also has met with i'm
are coming in at chamber headquarters
Offering cherry blossom songs and
hearty concentrations of the plan are
being published in newspapers through
out the country.
Among other achievements of the
year, Mr.. Darr stressed the enactment
of the diploma mill bill. The aviation
committee has been particularly busy,
he pointed out. and will keep working
in behalf of a municipal airport at
Gravelly Point.
Washington IAN important center in
our rapidly developing national system
OF aviation transportation" and "the
point from which will radiate air mail
and air passenger and express lines to
all cities Of the country"
In this connection, he reported the
success In obtaining Washington's in
clusion in new air lines connecting with
Norfolk and Richmond on the east
and Pittsburgh and Cleveland on the
west.
Point on New Line.
A new line from New York to Tampa,
Fla, with Washington as an important
stop has also been inaugurated, he said,
furnishing the Capitals first air line
to the South, and commencing next
January there will be direct air-passen-
ger service to the Atlantic Coast cities
Of South America.
The chamber at its annual meeting
Tuesday evening at the Mayflower Ho-
tel will elect president, two vice presi-
dents and ten new members of the board
of directors.
The president and vice presidents will
be elected on nominations made from
the floor. The 10 board members will
be elected by ballot, the polls being
open from 7:30 to 9 pm
Charles H. Frame has appointed the
following tellers: Grover Blackstone,
s. e. Burgess, Joseph D. Dreyfuss,
Henry G. Cole, Edwin L. Davis. Ralph
A. Davis, G. Manson F'oote. John S,
Hornback, w. Earl Leese and w. NICK.
Stowell President Darr has appointed
as judges John A. Eckert, Judge Mary
O'Toole and Henry D. Champion.
26 in Nomination.
The names of 26 chamber members
have been placed in nomination for
membership on the board of directors.
These are Darrell p. Aub, DR.. Bernard
A. Baer, DR.. Frank w. Ballou, Joseph
A. Berberich, Merritt o. Chance,
Charles w. Clayton, John j. Deviny,
William John Eynon, Frank p. Fem
wick, Frederick P. Guthrie, Ernest E..
Herrell, Robert B. Hollander, Frank P.
Howard, Col. J.. Miller Kenyon, Harry
King, Henry r. Ofterdinger. Hilleary
L. Ohutt, jr.: Maurice Otterback, Ar
thur c. Smith, Gen. Anton Stephan,
Mrs. Caroline B. Stephen, Charles J..
Stockman, William G. Sullivan, Stephen
H. Takes, John z. Walker and w. H.
Wolluns.
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