Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-26
THE BUILDERS EXCHANGE.
The Annual Election of Officers some Pleas
ant Speeches Made.

The Annual Election of Officers Some Pleas
ant Speeches Made.
As guests Of the builders exchange q num-
Der of the architects, bankers and other leading
citizens enjoyed last evening lunch at the ex-
change building on 18th street. Before the guests
arrived the annual meeting of the exchange
Was held Interesting reports were read by the
president Of the exchange. Mr.. Fred ". Pilling;
the secretary. Mr.. Thomas J. King, and the
treasurer. Mr.. W. C. Morrison. These reports
showed that affairs OF the exchange were in a
fourising condition. and. if the practical sug
gestions made in the report of President Pill
ling are carried out. the next year will be
marked by still greater prosperity. The MEM
bership is now 205. Nominations for officers
for the ensuing year were then made. and, alter
the members nad cast their ballots and the tel
lers were engaged in making count, the MEM
bers and their guests went into the
hall. where handsome Refreshments were
served. Alter the plentiful supply of eatables
and drinkHbles had been enjoyed President
Iilling claimed attention while he announced
the result OF the ballotlng. which showed the
election of officers for the ensuing year as fol-
lows; President. ii. A. Jones: vice presidents,
TLos- Norwood and Alfred Stephan: secretary,
1hos- j. King; treasurer, W. Z. Morrison; d.
rectors. James Nolan, A. L. Phillips, Michael
Shea. J. T. Galloway. T. V. Noonan, j. W.
Thomas. l. A. Littlefeid, Robert GARRISON,
Thcs- L. Stephenson, c. A. Langley, John I.
Lynch and W U. Conner.
PRESIDENT PILLISG RErIREs.
President PIiiiug made few appreciative re-
marks in laying down the gavel of the presiding
Officer. which was all the more appropriate as
only his positive declination prevented his asso-
ciates from again selecting HIM for the impor-
tant position at the head o. this institution.
His successor. Mr.. Jones, was then escorted to
the Place Of the presiding oeacer by a committee
and made happy little speech. Commissioner
Douglass, who was present, responded to a call
for speech He predicted that there would
be Il boom in real estate soon as the plum
bers found time 10 invest the money which they
had made during the cold snap. He then told
the meubers of the exchange what important
factors they were Al the prosperity of the city,
and this suggested the line of thought that if
Congress Only lived up to their part of the con-
tract with the city its material progress would
be greater. He said that the estimates for the
next year had been cut down by the House to
the extent OF Ove- a million of dollars, every
cent Of which was needed to make the improve
ments required by the growing population.
CONGRESS AND THE DISTRICT.
The next speaker was Representative Taylor
Of Ohio. who said that there was imminent
danger tina; the present basis of the relations
between the District and Congress would be
changed. There was. he said an undercurrent
OF sentiment in Congress opposed TO the gov
eminent sharing with the District one-haIf OF
the current expenses of the local municipal ad-
miuistration. Some thought that Congress
ought to pay only one-quarter Of the expenses
and the District the balance. He thought that
the present arrangement was entirely equitable,
but members Of Congress generally did not
understand the relations Of the District to the
general government. and the prevalent i'm
preston among the members that taxes in
this city were less than in any other city, and
that this condition due to the liberal as
sistance derived from the government. Mr.
exchange. sang song. and, after other
speeches, pleasant evening was brought 20 a
close.