Evening star., 1933-04-28
DIRECTORS NAMED
BY BOARD OF TRADE
Ten Are Elected at Annual
Session of Organization at
MayfloWer Hotel.

Ten new members were elected to
the board of directors of the Wash
ington Board of Trade at the annual
meeting of the organization in the
Mayfiower Hotel last night.
The new directors are Edgar Morris,
president of the Edgar Morris Sales
Co.; Lawrence E. Williams, vice presi-
! dent of Fries, Beall and Sharp Co.:
w. w. Everett, vice president of Wood
ward e. Lothrop; T. Brooke Amiss, jr.,
Galliher & Huguely Lumber Co.; John
Joy Edison, president of the Equitable
Building Association; Francis G. Ad-
olson, jr, president of the Security
Savings and Commercial Bank; George
w. Offutt, attorney; Elmore T. Bur-
dette, cashier, Potomac Savings Bank;
Herman F. Carl, president of Call Carl,
Inc, and E. c. Brandenburg, attorney.
officers of the trade body will be
elected at a subsequent meeting Of the
board of directors. Ben T. Webster Is
the president incumbent and Claude
w. Owen, first vice president.
Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby. who
soon will retire from the board OF Dis
trict Commissioners, in brief talk to
the members of the trade body, eX-
pressed appreciation of the aid and
support the organization has given him
during his term of Office.
Three Years Pleasant
my three years here have been
pleasant so far as my relations with
the Board of Trade are concerned" he
said. I'm leaving the District service,
I would like to leave one suggestion, II
tu RI
the government of the District, please
work for a GENERALIZATION of authority,
and not have the administration spread
over a score OF agencies.
1T has been my experience that the
Commissioners in attempting to ac-
complish something for the District are
forced to overcome SO many obstacles
and surmounr so many difficulties OF
decentralized authority that they lose
their Self-respect before their end Is
attained"
Talks on the official opening Of the
Renovize Washington campaign marked
the meeting last night. Speakers In
cluded Arthur B. Heaton. chairman OF
the movement; I. D. Gindhart, Of the
speakers committee of the Renovlze
Philadelphia campaign, and others.
Mr.. Gindhart sketched the progress
where $2l ,000,O 900 was pledged for re-
modelling and renovating work to give
employment to thousands. A large por-
tion of this amount already has been
spent. he said.
Every Home Owner Can Aid.
Every home owner and property
owner can aid this worthy cause and
give employment by undertaking needed
improvements at this time" he said.
Cost of materials is down and repairs
are sorely needed. Renovizing Is an
opening wedge to better, more prosper
Gus days for your city"
The goal of the campaign, Mr.. Heaton
SAID, : to place at least 5000 men at
work Icr so days each, which would
involve the expenditure of approx
mately $5,OO0,O00 for renovizing work.
A dilapidated house has been set up
on a plot of ground in front OF the
Department of Commerce. which is to
be used for the purpose OF demon
strating the effect of renovizing.
A review of the activities OF the
Greater National Capital Committee OF
the Board of Trade, organized two years
ago to promote the convention and
tourist trade of the Capital and pub
licize it throughout the nation, was pre-.
sented by A. c. Case, chairman OF that
committee, and Robert j. Cottreu, exec
utive secretary Of the trade body: The
annual campaign to raise $50, 900 to
continue the operation of this commit
tee. which, it is claimed, brings $4O,-
600 900 worth Of tourist and convention
trade to the city each year. will be con-
Quoted within the next two months.
The annual awards Of the washington
Board of Trade for meritorlouS archl-
lecture in the Greater washington area
were presented to owners and arch1-
tects of a dozen buildings and othel
| structures.
Selections of Jury.
Selections of the trade bodys jury
| of awards included the British EN-
bassy, Sir Edwin Lutyens and Frederlci
H. Brooke, architects; the Japanese En-
bassy. Delano & Aldrich, architects
! Standard Oil Co. Building, Clyde N
tion, Porter & Locke, architects; resi-
dence at 1719 Hoban road, Horace Peas
| lee. Gertrude Sawyer and j. H. Lap1sh
! architects; dwelling at 6036 Daniel
| road, James w. Adams, architect, ant
Rose Greely, landscape architect; DIS
| trict War Memorial, Frederick II
| Brooke. Nathan c. Wyeth and Horace
Peaslee, architects; A. F. Jorss 1ror
Works, 1924 Twenty-fourth street, Por
| ter & Locke, architects; Brownie.
Building, Porter & Locke, architects
Montgomery County Court House, Sm1tl
& Edwards, architects, and the sign u
front of the Christ Lutheran Church q
Sixteenth and Gallatin streets, also de
signed by Smith & Edwards.
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