Evening star., 1934-10-21
FALL ACTIVITIES
OF TRADE BODIES
WELL UNDER WAY
Added Interest Postpones
Safety Contest DeadIine
to October 81.

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Washington's trade organizations
now are in the full swing of their
Fall activities after the Summer lull.
From the Greater National Capital
Committee come reports that the city
is having the largest convention sea-
son in its history. R.is
With the seasonal business increase,
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, largely concerned with
N. R. A. code changes and enforce
ment, is experiencing a resurgence of
activity.
The Washington Better Business
Bureau is helping the retail and jew
elry code authorities in enforcement
by doing special investigation, as well
as attending to routine duties of safe
guarding and buying and investing
public.
The safety design and slogan con-
test of the Washington Board of
Trade is meeting with public response
of such magnitude that it has been
necessary to extend the contest clos
ing date to october 81.
Deluged With Inquiries.
The Board of Trade Offices have
been deluged with inquiries and re-
quest for entry blanks. The con-
test has been Endorsed by District
school officials and blanks distributed
throughout the schools. Judges who
will decide the winners will be drawn
from each of Washingtons five news
papers. Wallace Robinson is chair
man of the General Safety Commit
tee and Paul E. Gilbert heads the
Contest Subcommittee. Approx
mately 20 merchants have donated
awards of merchandise or service to
contestants given honorable mention.
They include Avignone Freres, Bal
ley's Beauty Salon, L. c. Balfour Co.,
Carroll's Laundry, Claflin Optical Co.,
Creel Bros, H. Diedrich, S. M. Fillius,
GUIDE Bros Co., Holland Furnace Co.,
r. Harris & Co, Howard's Odorless
Cleaners, Frank Luckel, Mazzullo's
Service Station, McReynolds Motor
Co., Aaron Millman, c. Parsley g. Son,
Inc; Parsley Shade Shop, E. ]. Read,
Stevens Service Station and Sterrett
Operating Service.
A program for study was outlined
to the Law Committee of the board
Thursday by z. Barrett Prettyman,
corporation counsel Of the District,
who listed nine topics under which the
legislative recommendations to Con-
gress by the District Commissioners
this year will fall.
Topics Are Listed.
The topics were: The powers Of the
Commissioners; appeals from the Pub
lie Utilities Commission; procedure in
lunacy cases; small loans; taXicab in
surance legislation; foreclosures and
mortgages; liquor law changes and
additions; the municipal center, and
delegates from the District to primary
conventions. George w. Offutt, chair
man of the Law Committee, presided
at the meeting, which was held in the
Hamilton Hotel.
Louis Rothschild, director of the
Washington Better Business Bureau,
made two radio addresses during the
past week. In one he warned the pub
lie against a new racket" which has
sprung up since the repeal Of prohi-
bition. A number Of unreliable pro-
moters, he said, have entered the field
of selling whisky warehouse receipts.
He told of letter from DR.. J. M.
Doran, head of the Distillers Code
Authority, which confirmed his warn
ing.
The game is for an agent to ap-
proach the prospect with the argu-
ment that barrel of whisky in a GER
tain warehouse is bound to increase
in value If kept there for several years,
since whisky is one of the few things
which becomes better with age. The
warehouse receipt then is offered for
q price sometimes twice its value. This
whisky cannot be removed from the
warehouse by any but licensed
dealer, RothSchild pointed out, and it
is always questionable how good the
market for it will be at later date.
Mrs. Sally p Muchmore, assistant
director of the bureau, also spoke on
the radio last week, advising the
women of Washington on merchan-
dising matters. She urged them not
to make complaints unless there has
been an actual Misrepresentation.
Trustees to Meet.
The October meeting of the board
of trustees of the bureau will be held
Friday with F. G. Addison, jr., presi-
dent of the Security Savings & Com
mercial Bank, chairman, presiding.
The Merchandise Advisory Com
nittee will meet Tuesday under the
chairmanship of Ralph Goldsmith,
manager of Lansburgh's Department
Store. The Executive Committee met
last Friday and one new member was
admitted. A number of financial in
vestment propositions were discussed.
Two important conventions were an
nounced by the Greater National Cap
ital Committee this week They were
the National Rehabilitation Associa-
ton and the Anti-Blue Law League OF
America. The first named session is
to be held in October, 1885. The Anti
Blue Law League will be February 1-3.
1885. This organization will establish
convention headquarters at the Wash
ington Hotel about November Is.
The number of national conventions
for the calendar year 1884 is approx
nately 200. This record surpaSses that
of the calendar year 1888. The num-
Der of national conventions now
scheduled for the future in Washing
ton is I'll.