Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-18
|GNCC Executive Group
Pushes Tourist Drive;
Five Members Added

Strengthened by the appointment
of five new members to its Executive
Committee, the Greater National
Capital Committee set out today to
make Washington the center of the
|country's tourist and convention in
dustry.
Joseph c. McGarraghy, president
|of the Washington Board of Trade,
announced the appointments to the
executive group. Charles B. Dulcan,
ST., vice president and general man.
ager of the Hecht Co.. will represent
department stores. Morris Cafritz,
president of the Cafritz Construction
Co., will represent real estate.
Representing tourist-type hotels
will be Robert D. Blackstone, presi-
dent of the Plaza Hotel. Newspapers
will be represented by William C.
Shelton, assistant publisher and
business manager of the Times
Herald. Maj. Henry M. T. Cunning
ham, Washington manager of the
Ford Motor Co., will represent the
automotive industry.
Campaign Near Goal.
Maj. Cunningham is chairman for
the automotive section and Mr..
Shelton for the newspaper section
in the current Greater National
Capital Committees campaign for
SIC, 1000. Both have exceeded their
quotas, and the entire campaign is
expected to reach its goal within
the next 10 days, Mr.. McGarraghy
said.
Edgar Morris is chairman of the
Greater National Capital Commit
tee. Reappointed to his committee
for the fiscal year beginning July l
were:
Carter T. Barron, division man.
ager, Loew's Theaters: Herbert C..
Blunck, manager, Statler Hotel;
Clarence F. Burton, president, City
Bank; Edward F. Colladay, attor-
ney; James E. Collif1ower, president,
James E. Collif1ower & Co.: Louis
A. Dellwig, manager, c. Engels
Sons: w. w. Everett, president,
Woodward 81 Lothrop: Robert v.
Fleming, president, Riggs National
Bank; E. c. Graham, chairman,
Board of Directors, Hamilton Ma
tional Bank.
Thomas j. Groom, president, Bank
OF Commerce e. Savings; Granville
Guide, president, GUIDE Bros. Co.;
P. Y. K. Howat, president, Howat
Concrete Co., Inc; Joseph D. Kauf-
man, Mack L. Langford, division
manager, Safeway Stores: C. j
Mack, general manager, Mayf1ower
Hotel; Arthur j. May. president
May Hardware Co.; Robert c. Nc
Cam, vice president, Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co.
Other Committee Members.
B. M. McKelway, associate editor
The Washington Evening Star; A
M. McLachlen. vice president, Nc.
Lachlen Banking Corp; L. P. Nc
Lachlen, president, McLachler
Banking Corp; C. Bedell Monro
president, Pennsylvania Central
| e,
aging director, Shoreham Hotel
Claude w. Owen, president, E. G
Schafer Co.: John A. Reilly, presi-
dent, Second National Bank.
Clarence G. Sheffield, president
Julius Garflnckel & Co.: Evan A
Sholl, manager, Sholl's Cafeterias:
F. P. H. Siddons, vice president ano
secretary, American Security &,
Trust Co.: Carlton D. Smith, man.
ager. Station WRC: Fred A. Smith
realtor: Wilmer J. Waller, president
Hamilton National Bank and Law
renee E. Williams. Washington Rep
resentative. Mcdonnell Aircraft Co
Officers of the committee include
E. D. Merrill, president, Capital
Transit Co., vice chairman; William
H. Press, executive secretary of the
Washington Board of Trade, secre-
tary; Francis G.. Addison, jr., presi-
dent. Security Savings e. CONNER
cial Bank, treasurer, and Clarence A
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