Evening star., 1940-06-16
Business Groups
Five Meetings
Slated This Week

The following five businessmen
associations are scheduled to hold
meetings this week:
Tuesday, June Is.
Columbia Heights Luncheon,
Scholls Cafe, 3027 Fourteenth street
NV, 1915 pm.
Wednesday, June 19.
New Center Market - Regular
meeting, New Center Market, Fifth
and K streets NV, 2 pm.
Thursday. June 20.
Central - Regular meeting and
luncheon, Hamilton Hotel, Four
teenth and K streets NV, 1915
pm.
Federation-Regula meeting, Con-
tinental Hotel, North Cajitol. be-
tween D and E streets, $50 pm.
Hardware Regular meeting,
Mayf1ower Hotel, Connecticut ave-
nue. and De Sales street NV, $50
pm.
CALENDAR NOTES.
The Brookland- Woodbridge Board
of Directors will meet tomorrow at
$50 pm, Odd Fellows Hall, 2022
Rhode Island avenue NE.
The New Center Market Board of
Directors will meet Thursday at 2
pm, New Center Market, Fifth and
K streets NV.
Louis L. Bowdler, president of
the federation, spoke at meeting
of the Connecticut Avenue Group
during the week stating the growth
of the federation has been very
great during the past few months"
He said the eight trade associations
becoming members in this time
have also greatly strengthened the
parent body. The federation now
consists of 10 strong business as
sociations throughout the District
and surrounding territory. Mr..
Bowdler pointed out. At the same
meeting the work of the Committee
to Defend America by Aiding the
Allies, under the national chair
manship of William Allen White.
was indorsed unanimously. I'VE
must stop any fifth column and give
all aid short of manpoWer to the
Allies" was the sentiment of the
group.
Stanton T. Kolb, president of the
Georgetown body, states:
Perhaps the new parking ban
on M street NV. will be the best
thing, but ii it proves not to be I
am sure Mr.. Van Duzer will change
it Immediately as he has always
been very cooperative with the
Georgetown people" Mr.. Kolb's as
sociation had been a leader in pro-
testing any parking restrictions on
M street. Civic bodies favored no
parking rules to large extent.
A protest against any Maryland
and Virginia co-operatives operat-
ing in the District of Columbia eX-
empt from tax by aw. as intro
duced in bill by Senator Tydings,
was made by the Board of Direc-
tors of the Federation following
talk by Fairfax Oyster, president of
the New Center Market body. Mr.
Oyster pointed out that ANY such
arrangement or law would be most
unfair to businessmen in the Dis
trict. They should have to suffer
doubly," he said, through compe-
tition and from standing the pres
ent extreme city tax for both their
business and that of the out-of-
town competitors" The question
will be brought before the fedora
ton Thursday for action. At the
same time the application of the
District of Columbia Hairdressers'
Association will be considered for
membership as it was approved by
the Board of Directors following
recommendation by the Member
ship Committee.
On Tuesday the Master Plumbers
will have a dinner dance from 7:30
pm. until midnight at Manor Club.
All members are urged to be pres
ent as this is the annual get-to-
gether of the group. Good food
sweet music, prizes, dancing and
an all-around pleasant time will
be had" states John M. Beane,
president of the association.
Next Sunday the Brookland-
Woodbridge body will have an all
day outing at South River Park
Swimming, games and food will be
the main "events." Rudolph John
Boehs, president Of the group, says
this years outing will surpass last
years if the members will attend
and make it So"