Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
1882 DEAUT|FY|NG
PROGRAM TAKEN UP
ReicheIderfer, Havenner, De-
Iano, Gibbs Address C.
of C. Meeting.

The forthcoming identification pro-
! gram of the National Capital incident
! to the Cleanup Campaign announced
! by the District Commissioners and its
! Importance as a part OF washington
contribution to the George washington
Bicentennial celebration next year was
the theme of discussion at meeting
! of the washington Chamber of Com
merce at the Mayfiower Hotel last night.
Speakers at the meeting included DR..
Luther H. Reichelderfer, chairman OF
the Board of Commissioners; DR..
George C. Havenner of the District BIZ
centennial Commission; Frederic A.
Delano. chairman of the District Clean
Up Campaign, and j. n. Gibbs, repre-
senting the Federal Bicentennial Com
mission.
Commissioner Reichelderfer openly
pledged the aid of the city heads to
the movement to clean up the National
Capital this year, especially on account
Of the great 1892 event.
DR.. Havenner announced the plans
cf the District Bicentennial Commits
sions Garden Committee to award a
series of prizes for lawn and garden
Identification during the coming clean
up compaign, which begins the latter
part of April. Awards will be made for
individual gardens and for community
effort, DR.. Havenner SAID.
Campaign Work Outlined.
The work of the Compalgn Committee
was outlined to the chamber members
by Mr.. Delano. He expressed the graft
tude of the committee for the fine CO.
operation being shown by the various
civic and trade organizations, and ex-
pressed the belief that this co-opera-
ton would mean the success of the
campaign. He expressed particular APP
probation of the offer of the Garden
Club of America to cooperate with the
Campaign Committee.
Appearing in the absence of Repre-
sentative Sol Bloom, associate director
of the Federal Bicentennial group, who
was i'll, Mr.. Gibbs briefly outlined the
plans of the commission for the nation
wide celebration in 1882.
The work of the chambers Bicenten-
NAL Committee in securing the acqut-
escence of the Werner Bros motion pic
ture firm to produce sound moving
picture with a washington setting for
1882 was commended by Harry King,
president of the chamber, and APP
plauded by the membership.
Two members of this committee, A.
Julian Brylawski, local official of War
ners Bros. and Sidney Lust, local thea
ter operator, conferred in Now York
recently with executives of the Warner
organization, who agreed to produce the
picture Thomas P. Littlepage, chair
man of the committee, announced that
the film would cost approximately $780,
600, and that a scenario contest is
planned to secure suitable story upon
which to base the picture.
Second Year Preparations.
Mr.. Littlepage, general chairman of
the five-year expansion program of the
chamber. announced plans for the sec
ond years stage Of the program. which
will commence with membership drive
in May.
Announcement vas made by Mr..
King that through the efforts of DR..
Frank w. Ballou the National Educa-
ton Association, through its depart
ment of superintendent, had accepted
an invitation to hold its 1882 conven-
ton in Washington.
It also was announced by the presi-
dent that the chamber would partici-
pate, through Col. William o. Tufts,