Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-17
THEY ARE SENATORS.
The Supreme Body OF the National Union
in Session i'm This City.

The supreme body Of the National Union, a
patriotic, social and benevolent order, con-
vened this morning at the Ebbitt House in an
nual session. 1t is known the senate and
this is the ninth annual meeting. The order
extends over the United States, and in this Dis
trict there are eleven councils, as the subordi-
nate bodies are known. The nine hundred
members Of the District councils are repre-
sented in the senate by Capt. H. T. Brian and
f. E. Storm. The membership of the order
embraces over %, 900 names. The convent ton
this morning was called to order by the presi-
dent Mr.. Frank n. Gage Of Chicago.
MEMBERS PRESENT.
The following members were presents W. NJ.
Bayne, Cleveland, Ohio; I.W. Blair, Fl. Wayne
Ind; F. ID. Blackman, Winfield. Kan; Sam'l
Bloom, Cincinnati, Ohio: III. T. Brian, WASH
ington, ID. c.; j. n. Chambers, Chicago; G. J.
Charlesworth, Toledo, Ohio; +. II. Crago,
Wheeling. WA; Frank Bayne, Fremont, Ohio;
iand;J. A. Ewing. Moundsville, VIVA; F. Fair
man, Chicago; G. ". Graham, Winfield, Kan
Geo. ii. Higgins, Warren. Pa; T. A. IrOnmon-
ger, Greeneville Ohio; NJ. G. Jeffris, James,
vile, Wis; John H. johnson, Chicago; c. j.
kavanagh, Chicago; A. Z. Reyes, jr.. Mans
field. Ohio: J. s. Lake. ST. Louis; J. W. Myers,
Toledo; L. McMechan, Charlottesville, Ind; H.
A. OFT. Chicago; L. X. Parks, Toledo; DR.. L. s.
Pettyjohn. Chicago; 5. G.. Richardson, Toledo;
+. ii. Scott. Chicago; r. E. Storm, Washing
ton; d. c.; F. Z. Smith, saginaw; J. n Study.
Richmond. Ind; w. +. Wild, Detroit; f. Ii.
Gage, Chicago, president.
THE PRESIDENTS ANNUAL ADDRESS.
In his annual address the president called
attention to the present prosperity of the order
and stated that its prospects for the future
were very encouraging. The greatest growth,
he stated, had been in Illinois and Ohio. while
remarkable progress has been made in MichI-
gan, Minnesota and Missouri. The latter state
is now for the first time, the report stated. rep
resented at the annual meeting. The increase
in the membership is stated to be % per cent
and in the number of councils 33 u per cent.
The report makes number of recommended
tions in regard to changes in the details of the
organization. Appropriate reference was
made to the death OF Geo. W. Cole, member
of the senate.
THE sECRETARY's FIGURES.
The secretary, J. W. Myers, in his report
states that the receipts of the general fund
were S24, 1885, the receipts for the benefit fund
S341 ,256 and the disbursements S339,000. Dur
ing the year the report states that there was a
net gain of 3,o77 members as against 2,243 in
the previous year.
After hearing the reports and transacting
some routine business the senate adjourned
for lunch and resumed its session later in the
day.
PLEASURE AS WELL AS BUSINESS.
As number of the members are accompa-
MED by their wives a social program has been
arranged which will be enjoyed in the inter-
walls of business. Tomorrow there will be a
carriage ride about the city and i'll the evening
a banquet at the Ebbitt. On Thursday they
will visit Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall and
ON Friday the senate will adjourn.