Sec. 1604. Makes avail- : Sec. 1704. Same as sec. : : :gress. : : : : Sec. 1605. Provides that: Sec. 1705. Same as sec.: : : : : Title XVII. Title of Act : Sec. 1701. Provides that: : Title XVIII. Title of Act may be cited as the 'District: such act, may be cited as : H. R. 8081 : : : : : : : : : : S. 1681 In exercising the power STATEMENT OF F. ELWOOD DAVIS, CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL REPRESENTATION AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FORM OF GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE, WASHINGTON BOARD OF TRADE, WASHINGTON, D.C. Mr. ELWOOD DAVIS. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, I am F. Elwood Davis, former general counsel and now a member of the board of directors and chairman of the national representation and District of Columbia form of government committee of the Washington Board of Trade. The board of trade is a representative group of business and professional men, most of whom reside in the District of Columbia and virtually all of whom have business and professional interests in the Nation's Capital. It was organized as a District of Columbia corporation in 1889. For the information of the newer members of the committee, I think it appropriate to say that the board of trade is the largest representative group in Washington in continuous operation for 70 years. The record will clearly establish the fact that ever since it was founded, the Washington Board of Trade has been intimately identified with major community affairs in the Federal city. It has often been referred to by Members of Congress, Federal and District government officials and others deeply involved in local affairs as the most effective local citizen group. The District of Columbia form of government and the question of suffrage for District of Columbia residents has received continuous attention in the board of trade for more than half a century. Fortythree years ago, in 1916, the board adopted policy favoring national representation for the District of Columbia. We have engaged in extensive activities in search of that objective for many years and continue to do so today. The record will show that the board of trade has conducted virtually continuous studies of so-called home-rule bills and has testified extensively respecting those upon which hearings have been held since the 80th Congress when the current wave of such measures originated. I trust the committee will pardon me for taking these few minutes to briefly review this history of the Washington Board of Trade. I do so to establish for the record the fact that the board of trade has unusual competence to comment on the bills under discussion today as distinguished from many agencies both official and voluntary which have petitioned the Congress without studying and understanding the relationship of the Federal City to the Congress. Most business, professional, and recognized civic leaders of Washington since 1889 have been members of this organization. A large number of community leaders in the Federal City today are members of this organization. A large number of community leaders in the Federal City today are members and have served as chairmen of its committees. Our board of directors and officers, a list of which I now hand to you, is certainly composed of men of recognized ability and judgment as well as men whom you will recognize as having been leaders in many important civic enterprises. (The list referred to is as follows:) OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS, WASHINGTON Board of TRADE, JULY 1, 1959 TO JUNE 30, 1960 OFFICERS President: E. K. Morris, president, Federal Storage Co., 1701 Florida Avenue NW. AD 4-5600. First vice president: John C. Pyles, Jr., senior vice president, Riggs National Bank, Lincoln Branch, 1701 H Street NW. ST 3-5660. Second vice president: John W. Thompson, Jr., associate editor, the Evening Star, Second Street and Virginia Avenue SE. LI 3-5000. Secretary: Charles E. Phillips, president, Equitable Life Insurance Co., 3900 Wisconsin Avenue NW. EM 2-1000. Treasurer: Leon Chatelain, Jr. (FAIA) Chatelain, Gauger & Nolan, 1632 K Street NW. DI 7-6767. Assistant treasurer: Thornton W. Owen, real estate auctioneer and appraiser, Thos. J. Owen & Son, 601 Perpetual Building. NA 8-3090. General counsel: Linton M. Collins, Bingham, Collins, Porter & Kitsler, 1100 Tower Building. DI 7-2141. General counsel emeritus: E. F. Colladay, Colladay & Colladay, 1331 G Street NW. NA 8-0790. Sergeant-at-arms: A. Gray Dawson, director of public relations, Anacostia National Bank, 3850 South Capital Street. JO 2-3000. Executive vice president: William H. Press, 1616 K Street NW. ST 3-3535. Assistant executive vice president: L. W. Lawder, 1616 K Street NW. ST 3-3535. DIRECTORS 1961: Alvin L. Aubinoe, president, Alvin L. Aubinoe, Inc., builder, 1515 19th Street NW. HU 3-6025. 1960: Joe M. Baker, Sr., executive director, National Bureau for Lathing and Plastering, Inc., 311 Tower Building. NA 8-3888. 1961: John T. Barnett, general manager, Washington area, Sears, Roebuck & Co., 4500 Wisconsin Avenue NW. EM 2–1122. 1962 Ralph E. Becker, Brookhart, Becker & Dorsey, 1700 K Street NW., suite 1300. ST 3-1865. 1961: Donald M. Bernard, vice president for public affairs, Washington Post and Times Herald, 1515 L Street NW. RE 7-1234. 1962: Everett J. Boothby, chairman, board of directors, Washington Gas Light Co., 1100 H Street NW. RE. 7-3275. 1962: Morris Cafritz, president, Cafritz Construction Co., 1404 K Street NW. DI. 7-9080. 1960: W. Raymond Carpenter, 4501 Connecticut Avenue NW. EM. 3–1739. Edward R. Carr,1 realtor-builder, 1010 Vermont Avenue NW., Suite 1121. NA. 8-1805. 1961 O. Roy Chalk, president, D.C. Transit System, Inc., 3600 M Street NW. FE. 3-5200. 1962: F. Elwood Davis, partner, Reasoner & Davis, 505 Transportation Building. ME. 8-2011. 1962: Leonard B. Doggett, Jr., president, Doggett's Parking Service, 722 10th Street NW. ME. 8-2770. Howard C. Drake,1 owner, Drake Press, 916 New York Avenue NW. ME. 8-6500. 1960: Justin L. Edgerton, lawyer, 512 Washington Building. NA. 8-1504. 1962: Frank M. Ewing, Jr., president, Ewing Lumber & Millwork Corp., 10500 Ewing Road, Beltsville, Md. WE. 5-4666. 1960: Herbert D. Ford, district sales manager, American Airlines, Inc., 918 16th Street NW. EX. 3-2080. 1962: Ralph L. Goldsmith, president, Lansburgh's, 420 Seventh Street NW. NA. 8-9800. 1962: Ernest F. Henry, lawyer, Barnard & Henry, 923 20th Street NW. NA. 8-0203. 1960: Dr. O. B. Hunter, Jr., director, Hunter Memorial Laboratory, 915 19th Street NW. RE. 7-4600. 1960: Harvey L. Jones, vice president, Sandoz, Inc., real estate, 2 Dupont Circle NW. DU. 7-1234. Francis J. Kane,' president, Kane Transfer Co., 2100 Fifth Street NE. AD. 2-4600. 1961: John W. Kluge, president, Kluge & Co., food brokers, 2637 Connecticut Avenue NW. DU. 7-2541. 1961: J. Willard Marriott, Sr., president, Hot Shoppes, Inc., 5161 River Road NW. TU. 2-2000. 1962: C. William Martin, Jr., president, Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Washington, D.C., Inc., 901 17th Street NE. LI. 6-6600. 1961: Paul Matthews, partner, Matthews, Menefee & Carter, certified public accountants, 1010 Vermont Avenue NW. RE 7-1471. 1961: William J. McManus, vice president, public relations, Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co., 725 13th Street NW. ME. 7-9900. Harry L. Merrick,' president, Kal, Ehrlich & Merrick, Inc., 2141 Wisconsin Avenue NW. FE. 7-5500. E. D. Merrill,' 3111 Hawthorne Street NW. FE 3-5254. 1961: Hudson B. Moses, general manager, Burlington Hotel, 1120 Vermont Avenue NW. CO. 5-4000. 1961: Richard A. Norris, executive vice president, Riggs National Bank, 1503 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. ST. 3-5600. 1960: Edson B. Olds, partner, Mackall & Coe (mail: 7501 Brookville Road, Chevy Chase 15, Md.). RE. 7-2868. 1961: Garrett A. Pendleton, president, McLachlen Banking Corp., 1001 G Street NW. NA. 8-0430. 1960: Maj. Gen. Louis W. Prentiss (USA retired), executive vice president, American Road Builders Association. 918 16th Street NW. RE. 7-5440. 1961: John H. W. Roper, area development consultant, Washington Gas Light Co., 1100 H Street NW. RE. 7-3275. Victor O. Schinnerer,' president, Victor O. Schinnerer & Co., Inc., Investment Building. RE. 7-1929. 1960: Fred A. Smith, president, Fred A. Smith Co., 1111 17th Street NW. EX. 3-2480. 1962 J. P. Stedehouder, executive vice president, Central Charge Service, Inc., 620 11th Street NW. ST. 3-7800. 1962: Dr. John R. Steelman, consultant, Albee Building, 1426 G Street NW. ME. 8-3800. Philip M. Talbott,' special assistant to the president, National Savings & Trust Co., 15th Street and New York Avenue NW. ST. 3-6200. NOTE. The following are invited to participate in all board of directors activities, although not members of the board: Gerald P. Price (chairman, membership committee) Car Leasing, Inc., 1025 Connecticut Avenue NW. ME. 8-5250. Kenneth W. Parkinson (immediate past president, junior chamber of commerce) 1100 Tower Building. DI. 7-2141. SENIOR COUNCIL, 1959-60 (Senior council members are invited to attend board of directors' meetings and to participate in all board activities.) Chairman: Victor O. Schinnerer, Investment Building. RE 7-1929. Francis G. Addison, Jr., president, Security Bank, 9th and G Streets NW. NA 8-5200. James E. Colliflower, vice president, Griffith Consumers Co., 1413 New York Avenue NW. ME 8-4840. Robert V. Fleming, chairman of the board of directors, Riggs National Bank. ST 3-5600. Thomas J. Groom, president, Bank of Commerce, 1700 K Street NW. NA 8-7000. Granville Gude, president, Gude Bros. Co., 1212 F. Street NW. NA 8-4276. B. M. McKelway, editor, the Evening Star, 225 Virginia Avenue SE. LI 3-5000. 1 Ex-officio director. |