Evening star., 1936-05-03
Board of Trade Due
For Annual Reorganization.

f1G duuudl meeting OF the
Washington Board of Trade
occurred on Wednesday, April %,
when 10 new directors were elected
to take the places left vacant by
the expiration of the term of office
OF like number. A few days later
thes directors met and elected
officers for the ensuing year, who
are to serve under leadership of
Edgar Morris. president.
From Executive Secretary Robert
j. Cottrell 1t Is learned that steps
are now being taken for complete
annual reorganization of the
Standing and Special Committees.
This reorganization will be COM
pleted during the Summer so the
committees will be ready to function
in the early Fall.
The old committees continue to
perform their various functions
until the reorganization is COM
pleted. In this way. any matters
pending before Congress, the Dis
trict government or other bodies.
continue to be followed up without
interruption.
The board Is also about to in
augurate its campaign for $4,000
with which to finance the activities
of the Greater National Capital
Committee the coming year.
The forty-second annual shad
bake of the board, which will be
held on Saturday. May %, at Bay
Ridge, Md, will be the final gen.
eral event of the board for the year.
These shad bakes have in the past
proven of great value through af-
fording an opportunity for men,
bers of the Senate and House of
Representatives and Federal and
District officials to become ac-
quainted with the members of the
board. While there is always much
of fun, frolic and entertainment pro-
vided' at these affairs, there are
many civic problems discussed and
ironed out by small groups.
The shad bake will mark the
close of most eventful year of
Board of Trade activities. The
crowning achievement of the year
was the Lowell H. Parker report.
giving an analytical discussion and
comparison of taxation between a
number of American cities. This
report has been pronounced by
many of our civic leaders as one of
the finest and most substantial
civic contributions in years. These
facts and figures, which were pre-
Sented to the Senate Appropri-
ations Subcommittee on the Dis
trict bill by Edward F. Colladay.
have been incorporated in the joint
hearings before Senator Thomas
committee and have also been pre-
served in broadside issued by
The Star.
National Representation Plank
At Cleveland and Philadelphia.
CENATOR ARTHUR CAPPER,
Republican, of Kansas, has
announced his intention of trying
to obtain Endorsement by the Re
publican National Convention of
congressional joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the Con-
stitution empowering Congress to
grant to District residents voting
representation in the Senate and
House, the vote for President and
Vice President and the same rights
before the courts of the United
States as possessed by other citi-
Zens.
Following the practice of former
years, committees sponsored by the
Citizens Joint Committee on Ma
tional Representation will be ap-
pointed to attend the two great
conventions at Cleveland and Phil
adelphia, respectively. Such COM
mittees will appear before the
Committees on Resolutions and
present the Districts plea for an
approval plank in the parties plat
forms.
Senator Capper has stated he
will be pleased to accompany such
a committee and make statement
in support of the proposition. He
also states that there is a good
chance to put this over.
As mentioned last week in this
column, Mrs. Norton is to make a
similar effort at the Democratic
National Convention at Philadel-
phia. 1t is expected that some-
what similar procedure will be fol-
lowed to that outlined for the