Evening star., 1941-04-20
U.5. Chamber Study
War Effect on Trade
Al Annual Meetinq
Defense to Be Keynote
Of Program; Marshall
And 'Stork to Speak

Taking long-range view of
Whats Ahead for American" the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States in its 29th annual meeting
next week plans to survey the ef-
fects of war on business now, and to
look forward as far as possible into
the postwar era.
Opening Monday, April %, at the
headquarters of the national cham
ber at Connecticut avenue and H
street NV, the gathering will bring
to Washington representatives of
1900 commercial and industrial or
CARNATIONS, chambers of COM
merce and trade associations and
business leaders from all parts of
the country. The program will run
to Thursday. May l.
Much of the program will center
around defense. including the pro-
duction of defense materials and its
effect on national economy. The
meeting also will consider the extent
to which war production may be
superimposed on the country's nor
NAL business operations without dis
ruption of ordinary economic proc
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Outstanding speakers on defense
will include Gen. George c. Mar
shall, chief of staff of the Army, and
Admiral Harold R. Stark, chief of
naval operations. They will ad-
dress luncheon meeting Tuesday.
A panel forum session will follow,
with Chamber of Commerce spokes-
men discussing the work of business
organizations in relation to national
defense. Donald M Nelson, di-
rector of purchases of the Office of
Production Management, will ad-
dress the organization dinner at the
Willard Hotel Tuesday night.
The opening session Monday will
be a meeting of the Chambers Ma
tional Council, which is made up of
one representative from each mem
Der organization. James S. Kemper,
president of the chamber will de-
liver the initial address. The sub
ject will be Organization Prepared
ness"
The American Committee of the
International Chamber of Com
merce will hold a dinner meeting
Monday night, when Eliot Wads-
worth, chairman, will preside. The
two speakers will be H. r. Macmillan.
president of the Canadian Chamber
of Commerce and Sir Gerald Camp
bell, British Minister.
Secretary of Commerce Jones will
speak Tuesday morning on "Ad-
vancing Americas Business, and Ar
thur T. Vanderbilt of Newark, N. J..
will discuss American Freedoms"
The annual dinner of the Amer
lean Chambers of Commerce Abroad
will be held Tuesday night at the
Mayflower Hotel.
Speakers at the general session |
Wednesday morning will include w. |
c. Mullendore, executive vice-presi-
dent of the Southern California Edi-
son Co., Los Angeles, and Edgar v. |
ODanlel, president of the
American Cyanamid Co., New
York City.
Various phases of national defense |
preparations will be considered at |
seven group sessions Wednesday |
Delegations from 40 States will |
entertain their Senators and Rep
resentatives as guests of honor at |
separate dinner meetings Wednes-
day night.
Governmental fiscal policies and |
financial problems of defense will be
discussed Thursday. The meeting
will close with the annual dinner
Thursday night. Speakers will be
Senator Brooks, Republican, of |
Illinois, and w. Gibson Carey, presi-
dent of the Yale and Towne Manu-
featuring Co.