Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-05
LEADERS ORGANIZE
GROUP TO foster
/ GREATER CAPITAL
100 Prominent Men Selected
by Board of Trade to
Promote City.
DINNER TO INACCURATE
PLAN TOMORROW NIGHT
Effort Will Be Made to Familiarize
Nation With Attractions
Of Washington.

Systematic efforts to develop the Ma
tional Capital so that It may fill in
every respect Its role as a great world
capital will be undertaken by new
and permanent organization which has
been created to promote the interests
Of the Capital and TO carry the story
Of its scenic, historic. cultural and bust
ness advantages to the entire country
The new organization Is the result
of three months Of work by group OF
more than 100 prominent Washington
men selected by the Washington Board
of Trade, and Is to be known as the
Greater National Capital Committee
The work Of this committee will have
its oficial beginning at dinner in the
willard Hotel at o'clock tomorrow
evening.
The committee will function as de-
partment OF the Board Of Trade, under
the craftsmanship of A. c. Case. Mr.
Case, George Pitt, president of the
board, and Robert " Fleming, chair
man Of the Greater National Capital
Campaign Committee, have been de-
voting much Of their time for the past
half year to the groundwork plans for
the program Of city advancement.
Marsh Executive Manager.
Members Of the Executive Committee
who win direct the work Of promoting
the National Capital are Mr.. Case,
Merle Thorpe, w. w. Everett, z. G.
Graham. Lanier p. McLachlen. Lloyd
B. Wilson, Daniel L. Norman, Mr..
Pitt, e. @. Brandenburg, Robert J.
Cottrell and Charles w. Morris.
Ward H. Marsh, former head Of the
Greater Detroit movement. has been
appointed executive manager OF the
Greater National Capital Committee
and has come here from Detroit TO as
sumo his duties. He has been associ-
ated for 10 years with the promotion
efforts Of Detroit ana Of the State OF
Michigan during the period OF Detroit
most remarkable growth.
The following detectives for Wash
ington are set forth by Mr.. Marsh I'd
More conventions: CD more tourists;
(3) better care for both tourists and
those attending conventions; Cd more
permanent residents: t5) more trace
Organization headquarters, and CD the
promotion of Washington as the edu-
cational center of America.
AS these detectives are attained,
the committee predicted, "the people OF
washington win have greater activity in
commercial lines. greater avenues 1or
employment, larger population and new
pride in q city which obviously and
necessarily has advantages and re-
sources superior to those OF any other
city In the United States and the peo-
pie Of the Nation viii be benefited be-
cause q greater number OF citizens, IN
GLIDING impressionable youth, VIII be-
come familiar with the be ties OF the
National Capital and with e depart
ments, bureaus and divislons that man.
age the Government"
Plan Information Booths.
One of the steps to be undertaken
Immediately by the committee viii be
the establishment of Information
booths at strategic points In the city
and on the main highways outside
In these booths will be collected and
maintained every kina Of tnformaticf
that may be desired by the tourist
Here the traveller may find maps show
ing important places in the city anc
surrounding country, and informative
literature Intended to save his tins
in study and sightseeing. Pamphlet.
extolling washington as the cultural
and educational center of the country
will be distributed by mail and through
other channels.
The success of the committee, y wa!
announced, has been assured by en-
tnusiastic endorsement OF representa-
tive citizens. !.
The dinner tomorrow evening vii
be att~-ded by the subcommittee tina
have been appointed to raise fund
for carrying on the work Of the com
rnittee which during the first veal
OF its operation will amount TO 9
minimum Of $4,000 it was announced
MFR. Fleming will preside in his ca
pacity as chairman Of the Campaign
Committee which has resulted In crea'
ton Of the permanent organization
Associate chairmen of his COMMITTEES
are John Poole. John JOY Edison
Joshua Evans, jr., w. w. Everett
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