Evening star., 1939-03-19

Employers will save over $1,000
900 annually if the campaign to
secure 2 per cent rate is success
full, the committee stated.
Committee Busy.
More than the usual number of
bills introduced in Congress affect
ing the District of Columbia have
resulted in period of intense ac-
tivity by the Committee on Law and
Legislation Of the Board of Trade,
according to Joseph c. McGarraghy,
chairman.
Several bills in both houses aimed
at amending the small loan laws are
being studied A subcommittee Of
the Law and Legislation Committee
is examining the Guyer and Frazier
bills providing for prohibition in
Washington as well as a resolution
empowering Congress to study the
practicability of public liquor dis
pensary system.
Other bills receiving the commit
tees attention include those dealing
with legislation Of horse racing,
amendment to the banking laws and
the appointment Of public de-
fender.
Parker Heads Tax Study.
Lowell H. Parker has been az
pointed chairman of a special SUBJ
committee of the Trade Board
Committee on Municipal Finance
to study the proposals now before
Congress to alter the tax structure
OF the District in line with recon-
mendations made by the Joint Com
mittee on Internal Revenue Taxa
ton. Other members are E. Barrett
Prettyman and Lemuel A. Car
ruthers.
Mr.. Parker was for number of
years chairman Of the Joint Com
mittee on Internal Revenue Taxation
of the House and Senate, while Mr..
Prettyman Is a former corporation
counsel of the District of Columbia
and has been general counsel Of the
Internal Revenue Bureau. Mr..
Carruthers recently retired from
the post of assistant director Of the
Division Of Financial Statistics of
States and Cities Of the United
Estates Census Bureau.
Auditorium Site Approved.
! Approval of sites recommended by
the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission for a local
auditorium and combined armory
and sports center has been voted by
the board of directors Of the Board
of Trade, it was learned.
The combined armory and sports
center. which is scheduled to be
erected at the east end of East
Capitol street, If and when an ap-
preparation is provided by Congress,
would serve as home for the
District National Guard, which is
now housed in the old National
Hotel at Fourth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. The auditorium
would be located at John Marshall
place and Constitution avenue NV.
Convention Asked.
An invitation has been extended
by the Junior Board Of Commerce
to its parent body, the United States
Junior Board of Commerce, for the
latter to hold it's 1910 convention
in the District of Columbia. Ap-
proximately 1000 delegates are ex-
pected to attend should the United
States Junior Board hold its annual
meeting here in June, 1910. Mean
while the local group is planning
to send a large delegation to this
years convention in Tulsa, Okla.
The seventh in the series Of per-
sonal development classes being
sponsored by the Junior Board OF
Commerce will be held at 8 pm. to-
morrow at the Raleigh Hotel. under
the direction of Lawrence E. Gich-
ner
The Middle Atlantic Conference
Committee Of the Junior Board will
hold a luncheon meeting at 1890
pm. tomorrow at the Hour Glass,
Fourteenth street and New York
avenue NV.
A luncheon meeting Of the Mem
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1890 pm. Tuesday at Burt's Tavern.
The Junior Board will hold its
regular weekly luncheon at 1915
pm. Thursday at the Annapolis
Hotel.
The Big Brother Movement Com
mittee Of the Junior Board Of Com
merce will meet at 8 pm. Thursday
In the Board Of Trade ofnces In The
Star Building.
A goal Of 100000 delegates to con-
ventions to be held here in the next
two years has been set by the Con-
vention Bureau Of the Greater Ma
tional Capital Committee. At the
present time 153 conventions are
scheduled to be held In Washington
from now until 1941, according to
the bureau, which estimates total
of 86,260 delegates who will visit the
city during that time.
Two conventions have already an
nounced intentions Of meeting in
washington in l941, and 81 are on
the list for 1910, bureau ofdcials de-
clared. $500.
The New York Worlds Fair is also
expected to bring at least so or
oanized delegations through WASH
ineton, according to Russell Schnei-
der, manager Of the bureau.