Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-07
NGREATER CAPITAL"
campaign OPENED
| TO RAISE 81 FUNDS
Minimum of $50, 600 Sought,
! but Sum of $112,5O0 Is
HOped-for Goal.
DIRECTOR GIVES PLANS
( ON NATIONAL PUBLICITY
Spokesman at Dinner Pledge Aid.
Early Promises of Donations
Auspicious for Budget.

The campaign of the Greater Ma
tional Capital Committee to promote
the interests of Washington on ma
tional scale was started today as mem
bers of the campaign budget group be-
gan work for the raising of mini
mum fund of $50, 1000 and hoped-for
total of $112,5o
Already, it was announced, $28,750
has been pledged by a comparatively
small number of organizations con-
tacted during brief preliminary solicita-
ton.
BY unanimous vote at a dinner meet
ing held last night at the Willard
Hotel approximately 100 business and
professional leaders of the city approved
the general plans for promoting Wash
ington's growth along beneficial lines.
The committee, a department OF the
Washington Board of Trade, has as It's
detectives the bringing of more con-
ventions and tourists to Washington,
better reception and entertainment OF
both tourists and conventions, more
permanent residents for the National
Capital more trade organizations here
and promotion of Washington as the
educational, musical and art center OF
America.
Subcommittee Announced.
Announcement was made last night of
the subcommittee of the campaign
committee, headed by Robert V. Flem-
ing, president of Riggs National Bank,
which today are engaged in soliciting
funds for the budget.
It is hoped that at least the minimum
budget required for the first year OF
operation will have been pledged by the
end of the week. Spokesman for various
business groups last night pledged sup
port for the movement and the fund
raising campaign.
Associated with Mr.. Fleming on the
campaign committee are John Poole,
John Joy Edison, George w. White,
Corcoran Thom Joshua Evans, jr.; w.
w. Everett and Theodore w. NoyeS.
Defines Objective.
The Board of Trade committee in
general charge of the work of the
Greater National Capital Committee
consists of A. c. Case, chairman; Mr..
Everett, E. G. Graham, Lanier P. Nc
Lachlen, Lloyd B. Wilson, George Pitt,
Daniel L. Norman, Charles w. Morris,
Robert j. Cottren, E. c. Brandenburg
and Merle Thorpe.
Mr.. Fleming, who presided at last
nights meeting, described the move
ment that led to the formation of the
promotion committee. including the
survey of Washington, and pointed to
the need of fostering a guided growth
of Washington. 1t had been decided,
he said. that the best objective lies not
in seeking to make Washington great
industrial center, but rather In pro-
noting its development along lines Of
education, art and as q place of per-
manent residence.
Mr.. Thorpe. editor of Nations Busi-
ness. publication of the Chamber of
Commerce Of the United States, declared
that cities, like private business, can be
made to grow faster and under better
direction by such cooperative efforts.
More tourists and more conventions, he
said are valuable in leading to expan-
sion Of home ownership and the bring
ing Of increased numbers Of permanent
residents
Director Tells Plans.
Ward H. Marsh, former head Of the
Greater Detroit movement, brought
here 10 be managing director Of the
Washington promotion, outlined some
of the plans which will be made opera
tive as soon as the work Is inaugurated.
These include a national publicity cam
paign, operating as far as possible
through existing channels, TO tell the
Nation of Washingtons natural, educa-
tional, residential and other attractions;
an information service for tourists and
convention delegates, and the establish
ment of a corps of agents to make per-
sonal contacts throughout the country
10 sell" Washington as the city for
great conventions.
The District Commissioners, DR..
Luther II. ReiGlelderfer. Maj. Gen.
Herbert B. Crosby and Maj. John c.
Gotwals. were among the special guests.
Dr. Reichelderfer commended the
promotion committee on the pre-
liminary work preceding the fund cam
paign and, speaking of the objectives
CT the Greater National Capital Com
nittee declared: II firmly believe this
effort will be successful"
Films Will Aid Work.
Julian Brylawski, representative of
Warner Bros. who this year will film
motion picture of the National
Capital, announced he would seek to
establish a national distribution of this
film as an advertisement of Washing
ton, and also that while comforting with
officials Of the producing concern in
New York this week he would request
that a distinctively Washington mes
sage NC AlSOi PolaCSA Ii bAiS PANNHS
ton.
Mr.. Edison, veteran Washington
banker; praised the Board of Trade on
its new civic enterprise and said that,
while he was soon to celebrate his
eighty-fifth birthday, he expects TO see
that organization and Washington ac-
complish even greater things in future
years.
Subcommittee Members.
The subcommittee for various busi-
ness group announced last night in
clude the following, with their respec-
tive members:
Finance-Edward ]. McQuade, chair
man: w. w. Spaid, Frederick Siddons
Retail-A. c. Case. Frank r. Jelleh
Mark Lansburgh, j. ID. kaufman.
Hctels-E. c. owen, F. S. Hight, r
l.. Polio.
Transportation-J. H. Hanna, VIII
liam F. Ham, Z. d. Merrill, William H
Callahan.
Public Utilities-Lloyd B. Wilson.
Real EState-Monroe Warren, John
Saul, Morris Cafritz, Arthur Carr, Will
liam r. Ellis.
Graphic Arts-W. j. Eynon, ]. S
Shoemaker, Grant Leet
Food Products-Edward Yonker anc
Leon Arnold.
Tompkins. z. H. Rosengarten, G. Wohl-
gemuth, jr.; Harry Blake.
AutOmotIve Group.
Automotive-C Charles Warrington, o
Coolican, H. b. Leary, jr.; r. j. Murphy
Restaurants-Bert L. Olmstead, Free
Ri1rhhoiz Reeves