Evening star., 1932-10-19
HEADS
COMMERCE GROUP
George A. G. Wood and Frank
R. JeIIeff Reelected
by Chamber.

Thomas Price Littlepage, prominent
Washington attorney, was chosen presi-
dent of the Washington Chamber of
Commerce last night at the annual
meeting in the Mayflower Hotel
George A. G. Wood was reelected
as first vice president, and Frank r.
Jelleff, as second vice president.
Ten new directors also were named
They are: Edwin c. Baltz, A. Julian
Brylawski, John H. Davis, c. B. Dull
can, James B. Luttes, Harry T. Peters,
Thomas Slator Settle, Marcy L. Sperry
Robert B. Swope and Howard I. Will
kins.
Littlepage, who has served two terms
as vice president of the chamber, has
been an active civic worker in the Capt.
tai for more than 80 years. A native
of Spencer County. Indiana. he spent
years teaching school in his native
State before coming to Washington a.
secretary to Senator Hemenway Of
Indiana.
Obtained Degrees Here.
Educated in the schools of Indiana,
Littlepage took his law degrees at
George Washington University. and has
been actively engaged in law practice
here for % years. He Is a member OF
the Washington Board of Trade, Uni
versity Club. Congressional Country
Club, Metropolitan Club, Cosmos CluE
and the Masonic Order.
The new chamber president is di-
rector of the Liberty National Bank ano
vice president and director of the Bank
Of Bowie.
The trade body's annual meeting was
designated National Press night ir
honor of the corps of Washington cor
respondents Arthur Brisbane, editor
and Bascom N. Timmons. president oi
the National Press Club, were honor
guests
Brisbane, discussing current business
conditions, said he believed payment oi
the war veterans bonus would be one o1
the greatest contributions this Nation
could make toward the return Of pros.
perity.
Urges Money Expansion.
He said he believed the country could
well afford to print two or three billion
dollars, not ap account of the soldiers
but to relieve the current economic
crisis. There Is vast difference be-
tween imitation and wise spending" he
added.
Compared against the background oi
human history, the editor said the
greatest nations of the world, including
the United States, have survived ia,
worse depressions and calan1ities than
this. He cited the black death" in
Europe, when it was not case OF
10000, 900 Idle, but 100000 dead; the
collapse of England as it rode the crest
of the industrial world in the 184O's
and other periods all over the world
which, he said, seem to be marked by a
continuous cycle of war, prosperity and
depression.
Gives Resume of Year.
Harry King, retiring president Of the
chamber, presented condensed resume
of his annual report, made public Satur-
day in radio address. Outstanding
activities of the trade body, as outlined
by Mr.. King, included successful par
ticipation in the Bicentennial celebra-
ton, obtaining a s35O,ooo unemploy-
ment relief fund from Congress, opposi-
ton to the suggested increase of 269
per cent in rates for employees COM
pensation insurance in the District
enactment Of parole law for the Dis
trict and establishment of a Parole
Board, opposition to the Mapes bills,
aiming to increase local taxation; par
ticipation in local cleanup" and fire
prevention activity. successful fostering
Of the seventh annual industrial exposi-
tion and several other major matters.
Reports were presented by the six
units of the chamber as follows: Civic
Federal Affairs Bureau, Mr.. Little
page, director; Industrial Development
Bureau, Mr.. Wood, director; Community
Advertising and Publicity Bureau,
Edmund r. Jewell, director; Trade
Promotion Bureau, Martin A. Leese,
director; Traffic and Transportation
Bureau, oscar Coolican, director, and
Membership Bureau, Harry T. Peters,
director.