Evening star., 1937-04-11
NEW Conventions
| FOR D. c. OBTAINED
Board of Trade Unit Studies
Tax Bills Pending
in House.

The Greater National Capital Com
mittee yesterday announced two new
conventions-the first national touraa-
ment Of the American Bridge League
scheduled for this city, to be held
during the week Of November 20, and
the Association of Dairy Food and
Drug Ofhcials, to be held in October.
Plans now are being completed by
the committee for the housing Of 1000
delegates to the international conyen-
ton of the World Christian Temper
ance Union, to be held here June 3-8,
and for the thousands of Boy Scouts
and visitors expected to attend the
jamboree here in July.
Requests for use Of the Greater
National Capital Committees motion
picture showing Washington scenes
| and attractions have become so
| numerous that 1t has been decided to
| revise the film and make 10 addi-
| tional prints, it was announced. There
now are IS prints Of the film in circu-
lation among schools, clubs and
organizations throughout the country.
The committee has just completed
its national publicity campaign in
connection with the blooming Of the
| japanese cherry blossoms and the
annual festival. 1t distributed $50
large Photographic posters to railroads,
air lines and bus lines for display in
stations and terminals; sent 10 photo
graphs OF the trees to leading news
| papers, together with history of the
| trees, and sent out releases to $50
newspapers announcing the date Of
| the blooming of the blossoms and
arrangements for the festival.
In connection with the convention
OF the American Red Cross here next
| month, the Greater National Capital
Committee has called upon all home
owners and business men to decorate
| their premises. 1t has arranged for
the displaying of 1000 flags on stree.
cars and at its request the District
| Commissioners have authorized deco
ration OF lamp posts and the display
OF flags along the curbs in the down.
town section. Flags for this purpose
ana decorative posters may be OBJ
tanned free of charge by application
to headquarters of the committee in
The Star Building, it was announced.
Committee Meetings.
The Public Schools Committee Of
the Washington Board of Trade Will
hold its monthly luncheon meeting at
1880 pm. Friday in the Harrington
Hotel George E. Keneipp, chairman.
will preside
The Streets and Avenues Commit
tee OF the board is completing the
drafting of a report on the proposed
high-level highway over K street to
Key Bridge, for submission to the
Board OF Directors. Drafting Of tho
report was authorized at luncheon
meeting of the committee last
Wednesday at the Harrington Hotel,
at which Chairman John Ihlder
presided.
The board received a report that
the King bill to include the District
In the highway grant system. spon-
sored by the board, passed the Senate
during the week and now is pending
IN the House. This measure would
provide approximately 100000 of
Federal funds for the District.
The boards Municipal Finance
Committee, E. F. Colladay, chairman,
is completing study of local tax
increase proposals now under consid-
Grafton by Congress, with a view to
making recommendations to the Board
OF Directors for Board of Trade action
on the plans.
The board also has received a report
on the success of the Traffic School
conducted under its sponsorship BY
Director of Traffic William A. Van
Duzer More than 500 applications
Tor the course were received, it was
reported. The board contributed to
financial support of the plan.
Shad Bake Plans.
Plans for the Washington Board OF
Trades forty-third annual shad bake
at Bay Ridge, Md, on May IS are
being completed by Robert w. Davis.
chairman Of the General Committee
Dlller B. Croft. chairman of the Dir
iNl SoiilHlItUt, dIlQ CITlSLldn HeurlCI.
Jr, chairman of the Entertainmert
Committee, and their co-workers.
Shad bake tickets now are on sala
in the Board of Trade Offices. Becaus,
OF the already great demand, limited
numbers of tickets are being made
available to individual members, who
are warned they had better make
applications early.
Rickenbacker to Talk.
Capt. Edward v. Rickenbacker, gen.
eral manager of Eastern Air Lines,
will be the radio speaker in the
weekly Round Table of Youth program
sponsored by the Junior Chamber Of
Commerce over Station WJSV at $50
pm. Wednesday. AS is the custom,
Rickenbacker will be questioned by
two local high school students, vet 10
be named, on possible openings for
young men and women in the air
transport industry.
The first meeting of the hew Board
OF Directors of the Junior BOARD will