Evening star., 1934-05-27
MERCHANTS BEGIN
EDUCATION DRIVE.
TO HELP TRAFFIC.
Board of Trade President
Starts Reorganization
of Committees.

After succeeding In having the
drastic parking ban on F, @ and
Seventh streets lifted, and their sub
stitute plan adopted, at least in part,
the Joint Committee Of Trade Bodies,
formed to aid in the downtown traffic
problem. tomorrow will begin an in
tensive educational campaign for the
benefit of Washington motorists.
This movement, in which the Po-
lice Department, Traffic Bureau and
merchants themselves have pledged
cooperation, is intended to bring out
the benefits sought by the joint COM
mittee In drafting its substitute plan.
The merchants, whose businesses
were adversely affected by the park
ing ban. have promised their help in
bettering the downtown parking prob
lem by inducing their employees to
leave their automobiles at home.
They also plan to urge observance of
parking regulations by notices In ad-
vertiSing matter and by other meth
DDS.
The department store managers
division of the Merchants & Manu-
facturers' Association has pledged its
support in the movement.
Committees Revised.
Robert v. Fleming. recently elected
president of the Washington Board
of Trade, is engaged In the tremen-
dous task of reorganizing committees
of this trade body. preparatory to
mapping an aggressive program Of
activity for the ensuing year.
Already a number of the more i'm
portant committees have new per-
sonnel and new officers. and in some
instances incumbent officers were re-
appointed. Mr.. Fleming expects to
announce the entire list of commit
tee heads within the next week or
two
AS soon as the reorganization plan
is complete, he said, he plans to call
a meeting of all committee chairmen
for round-table discussion of prob
lens and matters confronting the
trade body.
Through such united effort. the
board president anticipates a success
full period Of activity during the COM
ing IL months.
Forum to Be Held.
A special membership forum meet
ing of the Washington Chamber of
Commerce will take place tomorrow
night in Sholl's Cafe, 1923 Connecti-
cut avenue, from 6 to o'clock.
The Membership Committee an
nounces this event will be marked by
de luxe dinner" followed by "a
medley of interesting short, to-the-
point talks by recognized experts and
specialists interspersed with lively
skits and take-offs on important
problems of the day"
For half an hour, beginning at 7:30,
members will be given opportunity to
express opinions on subjects affecting
the welfare of the city and its resi-
dents.
Effort Brings Convention. -, p
THE selection Of Washington as
the 1886 convention city for the
National Conference of Social Work
Is another proof of the fact that or
ganizations do not select their con-
NChtlol OAIACo Gt idAiAohlr avn
to Curtis Hodges. executive director
of the Greater National Capital Com
mittee of the Washington Board OF
Trade.
"A long time ago the Greater Ma
tional Capital Committee started the
campaign to get this convention
which undoubtedly will bring more
than 5000 visitors to Washington
The convention department of the
committee. in working the files. con-
cluded that this convention was a
possibility for Washington. There was
then a great deal Of correspondence
and a personal conference with the
national secretary at Columbus
Ohio.
Thomas F. Lockard Of the conven.
ton department of the Greater Ma
tional Capital Committee, went tc
the convention in Kansas City to as.
sist the Washington workers. He
took with him a large. attractive
banner to be placed in the head.
quarters hotel in Kansas City; also q
great deal of Washington material
As a result, Washington will have this
important convention in 1896.