Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-08
SPEAKERS TO TELL
T. OF RETAIL TRADE
Growth in District Will Be
Stressed at Chamber of
Commerce Meeting.

Retail Trade night" will be observed
by the Washington Chamber of Com
nerce Tuesday evening at the May
hover Hotel, when emphasis will be
given the local retail trade, its growth
and what it means in service to the
consumer.
The keynote of the meeting will be
sounded by William Butterworth, presi-
dent OF the United States Chamber of
commerce, the principal speaker
David A. Skinner, secretary of the Ma
tlonaI Chamber, will pay a tribute to
local retail firms and introduce the spe-
clal guests representing them. Mai.
Gen. Anton Stephan, president, and
Edward D. Shaw secretary, of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Association.
and Louis Rothschild, director of the
Better Business Bureau, also have been
invited.
Hinton Will Be Speaker.
At the business session Lieut.. Walter
Hinton, chairman of the chambers avi-
alton committee, will report on recent
/. airport efforts and upon the participa-
ton of his committee in the recent
hearings before the interdepartmental
committee of the Post Office Depart
ment on the proposed Southern trans
continental airmail route which would
cities of the Middle West and of the
Pacific Coast, terminating at Los An
geles.
Elwood Street, chairman of the COM
mittee on parks. Fairgrounds, highways
and bridges, will report on its disap-
proval of the bill to cede back to Mary
land certain portions of the District
and plans for conversion of the Six
teenth street reservoir for park and
playground purposes.
recommendations of the committee
on District finance for downward re-
vision Of the assessed valuations placed
upon downtown business properties
when assessed beyond their fair market
value, will be presented by Rudolph
Jose, chairman together with a prog
ress report on its activities dealing with
taxes on business machines, special as
SesSmentS for repaving and the cham
ber'S fiscal relations program.
Brief reports from other committees
to be presented those from the commit |
tee on public utilities, John w. Chill |
dress, chairman; membership, Stephen |
H. Takes chairman; public health, DR.. |
James A. Flynn, chairman; public |
schools, Charles H. LeFevre chairman, |
and twenty-third anniversary banquet,
Charles H, Frame chairman.
Members of Committee.
President Charles w. Darr, who will /
preside, announced yesterday. as mem
bers Of the chambers committee on
retail trade, Isaac Cans, chairman, and
George S. De Neale, vice chairman, with
the following members.
Joseph Abel, r. P. Andrews, w. M.
Russell BalderSton, C. Al
fred Bolgiano. Charles A. Camalier, A.
c. Case, Henry c.. F. Castens. Charles
L. Casterlin, Waldo A. Clark, Ralph A.
Davis, George D. Derse, Charles B. Dull
can, William H. Ernest, William Friel.
Willard Goldheim. Charles Goldsmith,
Cecil r. Grabill. H. Graceman, Gerald
D. GroSner, Mitchell Hanson, Charles
w. Healey, Sidney L. Hechinger. Paul
w. F. Hisey, Charles E.
Howe, Harry c. James, H jeffrey, Isa-
dore Kahn, w. L. Kengla, Miss A. v.
Lailly, William M. Leath, R. B. H.
Lyon, j. w. Morgan, R. w. Mosher,
Thomas T. Mott, Maurice Narcisenfeld,
George NJ. Norris, H D. Ormsby, C. A.
Pearson, S. Powdermaker Robert L. >
Pyle, William Rosendorf, L. E. Rubel,
David Sanger, w. NJ. Smith, w. M.
Stewart, Sd; Arthur j. Sundlun, S.
4. Takes, Clayton A. Thomas. Alfred
Nalford, Fred S. Walker. John 2.
Walker, Joseph A. Wilmer, Joseph Witt,
Louis N. Yockelson, Schley Zirkin.