Evening star., 1948-05-01
Trade Board 10 Elect
Complete New Slate
OF Officers Today

A new president and a complete
slate of administrative officers were
to be elected today by the Washing
ton Board of Trade.
They will serve through the ad-
ministrative year ending May /, 1949
The new officers, who including
two vice presidents, secretary
treasurer, assistant treasurer and
general counsel, were to be chosen
at meeting in Room 53l, The Star
Building, by the trade groups board
of directors.
New Board Elected.
Twelve new members of the board
who will participate in the naming
Of new officers, we're elected last
night by ballot of the membership
at the annual meeting in the May
flower Hotel. They are:
j. H. Carmichael, president of
Capital Airlines: Elmer M. Pusey,
business manager of Judd & Det-
weller, Inc: Raymond A. DuFour
general agent, Pacific Mutual Life
Insurance Co.: Maj. Gen. David
McCoach, jr., retired, vice president,
Charles H. Tompkins Co.; James A.
Cassidy, building specialties; Edward
R. Carr, realtor- builder.
Also William ]. McManus, vice
president, Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Companies; Karl E. Jar
rell, president, Thomas E. FARRELL
Co.: w. Russell Lamar, partner,
Lamar & Wallace; Charles T. Penn,
vice president, Indiana Limestone
Co., Inc: Thomas H. Locraft, part
ner, Murphy & Locraft, architects,
and Clyde E. Kellogg, president,
Stanford Paper Co.
Judges of the election last night
were A. Gray Dawson, Raymond M.
Florance and Alfred A. McGarraghy.
Files Annual Report.
In his annual report, John A..
Reilly, outgoing president, termed
the last IL months "a period of
extraordinary activity and accom-
plishment In the life "of the organ
ization. He particularly commended
the Membership Committee for
breaking an all-time record in get
ting 1871 applications for member
ship, bringing the total to about
5000, the highest in the boards
history.
Dan Holland. chf irman Of the
l948-9 campaign fund of the
boards Greater National Capital
Committee, spoke of the importance
of raising $4,000 this year to bring
tourists, conventions and other
sources of revenue to Washington.
He said that, in the past admins
trative year, about $60,OOO 900 poured
into hotels, restaurants and busi-
ness here from such sources.
Kirk Miller, chairman of the
Clean Up, Paint Up" Committee of
the trade group, gave details on the
drive which starts today and con-
tlnues through next Saturday, under
sponsorship of the trade board.
Another speaker was DR.. Harold
otonler, executive manager of the
Bankers Association.
Outing Discussed.
Other business last night included
a discussion of the spring outing
to be held May rs at Chesapeake
Beach. Md; an announcement by
Thomas J. Groom of the District
Savings Bond Division, Treasury
Department. D urging purchase of
Savings Bonds, and presentation of
Membership Committee awards by
w. Russell Lamar, chairman.
Robert Ramspeck, executive vice
Air Transport Association,
spoke on the airmail anniversary
which takes place Wednesday.
Attention was called to an exhi-
bition of products manufactured by
Board of Trade members in Metro
politan Washington, which was in
an adjoining ballroom.
Music was furnished by the
Metropolitan Police Boys Club
Band.