Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-31
Non-Members as Well as
Members Accept Places
on General Body.
"BUY.NOW' CAMPAIGN
WILL OPEN ON MONDAY
Women Offer Services to Chamber
to Aid in Emergency I'm
employment Distress"

Committee Of more than 43 prominent
Washingtonians was announced today
By the washington Chamber Of Com
rnerce as part Of the "buy-now-for-
better-business" campaign Of the group.
which oficially gets under way
simultaneously with the sixth annual
Industrial Exposition of the Chamber
Monday.
The General Committee, grouping to-
sether representative personages from
all walks Of life, includes non-members
as well as members of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce. AS announced
by George A. G. Wood, chairman OF the
Chamber committee having the pros
perity campaign in charge, the follow
ing have signified their intention Of
participating as members OF the General
Committee:
Committee Personnel.
Bishop william r. Mcdowell Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
Bishop James Z. Freeman of the Epis-
coral Church, Rabbi Abram Simon OF
the washington Hebrew Congregation.
DR.. Andrew r. Bird, president Of the
Federation of Churches: John Joy Ed
son. Theodore w. Moves, Corcoran
Thorn, John B. Larner, Joshua Evans,
r.; william r. Ham, John H: Hanna,
b. Frank Saul, Henry H. Brawner,
president of the Rotary Club: Rudolph
Nose. president Of the Washington
CHAMBER Of Commerce; Mark Lans-
hsIrrh. president of the Merchants q
Manufacturers Association; Herbert T.
shannon, George Pitt, president OF the
Washington Board of Trade; John l..
Weaver, Monroe Warren, president OF
the Operative Builders Association;
william G. Miller. Lowell Melett: ~.
Federation Of Citizens Associations;
John Barton Payne. director OF
fhe American Red Gross; w. w.
everett. Isaac Cans, Harry King. Frank
Hirht. 8. e. Bonneville, DR.. Frank w.
Gafiou. superintendent Of schools;
Ianier p. McLachlen, Z. g: Owen:
James D. Edmunds, president OF
Kiwanis Club; Nicholas j. Wneian'
Charles ". D ,s MARTIN IN. A; v,r resss,
WHITE speei, Mrs. Edgar p Merritt,
Robert v. Fleming, Judge Mary
OsTooie of the Juvenile Court. DR.: Guy
~. Leadbetter, president of the Lions
chIb. and william M. Kichenderfer,
president of the Civilian Club.
Others have been asked to join the
committee, but their acceptances were
not received at chamber headquarters
fndav
Women Offer Services.
The Federation of Women's Club,
through its president, Mrs. Merritt, and
board of directors, yesterday offered
their services to the Chamber of Com
merce to help in the emergency un-
employment distress in any way the
Chamber Of Commerce may indicate"
The chamber Is conducting Job
registration bureau" which calls for the
registry Of jobs needing employees, as
well as unemployed needing jobs, in
conjunction with the buy now" cam
paign.
In conformity with the flve-year ex-
pansion program announced this Fall by
the chamber, Rudolph Jose, president
Of the group, yesterday made public the
next step IN the expansion drive-that
Of recognizing the activities Of the
chamber 50 as to coordinate the sew
eral standing committees under six bu-
reaus or departments.
The Executive Committee of the cham
Der at a meeting yesterday afternoon
approved the bureau plan," which 1t
interpreted as representing q program
Of setting UP q definite series OF re-
lated aims and putting into practical
effect the chambers five-year expan-
sion program.
Names Department Heads.
Mr.. Jose appointed the following as
heads OF the various departments under
which respective standing committees
will be grouped:
Thomas p. Littlepase, civic and Fed
eral affairs bureau; William G. Miller,
community advertising and publicity;
George A. @. Wood, industrial develop
ment; Harold A. Brooks, trafnc and
transportation; Martin A. Leese, trade
promotion, and Charles H. Frame,
membership forum.
In the realignment Of the commit
tees, the various activities Of the cham
Der will be allocated as follows:
/. Civic-Federal Affairs-Committees
on national representation, District
finance, public schools. law and leg
islation. universities and colleges, parks
and Fairgrounds, charities, public
health, police and fire protection, Ana
costa Fiat and high water pressure.
2 Community notwithstanding
tees on Convention and Greater Wash
national advertising, welcoming OF visit
ing groups, etc.
5. Industrial development-Co Commit
tee on Manufacture. Industrial EXPOSE
ton. Development of Great Falls and
Building Industries and such other spe-
cial activities as industrial survey, buy
Washington, etc.
4. Traffic and transportation-Com-
mittee on Transportation, Public IT'LL
tiles, Aviation, Harbors and other ac-
tivities coming in this field.
5. Trade promotion-Committ on
Wholesale and Retail Trade, Insurance,
Banking and Brokerage, Buy-ln-Wash-
ington and related activities.
8. Membership forum-Including
House Committee, Membership Com
mittee and special committees handling
particular events for the promotion OF
good fellowship among chamber mem
bers.
In making clear the fact that the
new alignment Of committees proposes
no infringement upon the powers Of the
individual standing committees. Mr..
Jose pointed out that the three impor-
tant purposes In allocating each stand
ing committee to one of the six major
bureaus are "a TO keep each commit
tee informed regarding the activities Of
related committees, CD to coordinate
committee effort and avoid duplication
and (3) TO stimulate all committees In
each group to greater effort
The chambers Committee on Trans
portation and Freight Rates will be di-
vided into two committees, 1. e.. Com
naittee on Transportation, which will be
listed under the Trafhc and Transport
tatton Bureau, and Committee on
Freight Rates, which viii fall under the
Industrial Bureau.
The entire plan 10, Of course, subject
be the MDur0ynl Of the Board Of Di.