Evening star., 1940-04-25
Trade Board Elects
10 Directors al
Annual Meeting
Commissioner Young
Tells Members of
For the People Platform

approximately I,UUU members OF
the Board of Trade turned out last
night for the organizations annual
meeting at the Mayf1ower Hotel,
which was high-Ighted by the elec-
ton of 10 members to the Board Of
Directors.
The new directors are John ].
Hasley, Herman F. Carl, c. Hayward
Marshall, Alfred G. Neal, James B.
Edmunds, John A. Reilly, w. w.
Everett, Lawrence E. Williams,
Granville Guide and Edgar Morris.
Lively campaigning in the corri-
doris preceded the balloting. Elec-
ton judges were Richmond B.
Keech, Joseph A. Burkhart and
Raymond M. Florance.
Commissioner John Russell Young
was introduced to the members by
President Williams, who pledged
support to the new city head.
Mr.. Young said he expected to
call on the board for advice.
For the People" Platform.
"A lot of people have asked what
my platform is and what policies I
will follow. I'm for the people, he
said, and added "I can't 60 wrong
on that"
Mr.. Young, who is a member OF
the board, related with smile his
initiation at the Capitol as District
Commissioner.
ITO give you an idea of how effec-
tive I was" he grinned. THE next
day saw where the city deficit had
increased $8O0,000."
Six members were honored for
their work in getting new members
for the board. They were Garrett
Pendleton, Christian Heurich. jr.:
Thomas j. Groom, Clarence w.
Gosnell, James A. Cassidy and w.
Russell Lamar.
1t was announced the directors
would meet Saturday at II am. in
the boards Offices to elect officers.
Williams Presents Report.
Mr.. Williams presented a brief
annual report in which he reviewed
the accomplishments of the or
ganization during the past year.
Membership, he said, continued at
q high level with some 1000 active
members out of some 1000 members.
Finances, he declared, as shown in
the treasurer's report read by George
Pitt, sr., assistant treasurer, were
In good shape. He mentioned the
various speakers who have ad-
dressed monthly meetings and cited
some of the legislative matters in
which the board had interested itself
during the past year. These in
cluded tax legislation, the budget,
reorganization and modification of
the Unemployment Compensation
Act.
The retiring president paid tribute
to members of the congressional
committees dealing with District
affairs.
Edgar Morris, chairman of the
Greater National Capital Committee,
told the group there has been a Is
per cent increase in the number of
future conventions booked for WASH
ington. Referring to recent remarks
by Thomas Dewey, Republican presi-
Dental candidate, that Washington
was a boom town." Mr.. Morris said
he didn't know about that, but the
Greater National Capital Committee
was working to keep Washington
from being a depression town." In
contributing to the committees fund
campaign, he said, the members
would not be giving, but rather
investing.
Mr.. Hasley, chairman of the COM
mittee's drive, briefly outlined the
drive for $62,500. Thus far, he said,
$47,267 has been raised. Mr.. Hasley
described as conservative" an esti-
mate that 100000 visitors annually
bring $60,000,000 to the Capital.
A feature of the meeting was the
highly confidential and off-the-
record address on foreign affairs by
DR.. Merriwell Lippman Crock, pre-
sented as an analyst, economist and
strategist. DR.. Crock was later re-
vealed to the members to be Repre-
sentative Vorys of Ohio A group
from the Edwards Military Institute
sang.
The annual shad bake of the board
will be held at Bay Ridge, Md, May
Is, 1t was announced.