Evening star., 1934-04-27
DIRECTORS NAMED
BY TRADE BOARD
Next Years Officers Will
Be Chosen at Meeting
Tomorrow.

After electing 10 new directors at
its annual meeting in the Mayfower
Hotel last night. the Washington
Board of Trade prepared today to
choose a new slate of officers to head
the organization for the ensuing year.
These posts will be filled at meeting
of the directors in the trade body S
headquarters IN The Star Building
tomorrow morning.
Directors chosen in the election last
night include:
Ralph L. Polio, manager, Mayfowey
Hotel; Theodore W. Noyes, editor, The
Star; Lloyd B. Wilson, president
Chesapeake g. Potomac Telephone
Co.; Odell S. Smith, secretary-treas-
urer, Norfolk & Washington Steam
boat Co.: E. J. Murphy. president,
E. J. Murphy Co.; John H. Hanna
president. Capital Transit Co.; Fred
A. Smith, secreta-y-treasurer. Floyd
E. Davis Co. realtors; J. Harry Cum
ningham. president, Lanman Engrav-
ing Co.: E. c. Graham, president
Hamilton National Bank. and Robert
v. Fleming. president, Riggs National
Bank.
Fleming May Get Post.
Mr. Fleming, who is first vice presi-
dent of the Board of Trade, probably
will succeed Claude w. Owen, retiring
president, when new officers are
chosen tomorrow.
The annual report Of the board was
presented last night by Mr.. Owen
who described the past year as one
which has resulted in accomplish
ments by the organization which COM
pare favorably with those Of ANY
other year in the so or more in which
the Washington Board Of Trade has
labored on behalf of the people OF
the District
These activities" Mr.. Owen said
have reached into every field: The
sustaining Of our membership, the
creation of business through the rem
ovize' campaign, the acquisition OF
money and improvement for the city
through the cooperation and unceas-
ing labors Of our 30 committees. and
the entrance of the Board Of Trade
as a keynote in great community
wide undertakings, such as the recent
Cherry Blossom Festival, the Presi-
dents inaugural ball, the Community
Chest, and almost every movement
for the welfare of the Federal city,
Tax Rate Cut Cited.
Among accomplishments cited by
the president were reduction of the
tax rate from $l.70 to $1.50; the con
Quoting Of a survey of the Capitals
transportation system; street widen
ing improvements and betterment OF
the highway system; obtaining a new
Calvert Street Bridge, and working
toward other bridge replacements; OBJ
tanning funds for the District under
the public works bill; progress toward
obtaining better airport and water
front facilities for Washington; &C
tivity In municipal tax problems;
study Of liquor control legislation; op-
position to the plan to reorganize the
District government. and various
other undertakings.
Mr.. Owen paid individual tribute
to each of the committees which, he
said, carried forward the burden OF
the boards work during the year.
The activities of the Greater Ma.
tional Capital Committee of the
board also came in for high praise
by Mr.. Owen, as well as other speak
ers on the program. Others who spoke
in this connection included w. w.
Everett, Arthur Harnett, president
of the Hotel Mems association: Mr..
Hanna and Curtis A. Hodges. execu-
tive director of the committee.
At the conclusion Of the meeting
Mr.. Owen presented each Of the
members of the Membership Com
mittee of the board an engraved GER
tificate of appreciation of the work
during the past year. Fred A. Smith
is chairman OF the committee. which
increased the membership of the
board by more than 450 in IL months.
Entertainment last night was fur
nished by the Glee Club Of George
town University.