Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-28
THE PUBLIC GOOD
The City's Interest Considered by
the Board of Trade.
MUNICIPAL BUILDING PLAN ENDORSED
Opposition to Use Of the Flats Ex-
cept as Park.
A NOTABLE GATH ERIN

There was a certain profuseness and rich
ness about the program for the meeting of
the board Of trade which was held in the
hall Of the Carroll Institute building last
evening, so that it could not be confined
within the limits of one ordinary meeting.
1t was found impossible to transact all the
business or even to hear all those who had
been invited to address the board, and so a
compromise was effected between the i'm
portant and interesting business of the
board and the briefness of the average
evening hour by an adjournment to another
meeting, which will be held week hence.
The plethoric condition of the program
largely due to the activity and energy of
the various subcommittee, ana the reports
which were presented last evening were not
only highly interesting, but treated import
ant local matters with thoroughness and in
telligence. The meeting was largely at
tended and a large proportion Of the 400
members of the board put in an appear
ance.
The representative character of the men,
bership was seen at glance over the hall,
ard no doubt Mr.. b. II. Warner the presi-
dent of the board, and the other gentle
n en- who occupied the luxurious looking
chairs on the platform looked over the
audience and felt gratified that they were
In the presence Of so many of the active
business men of the city Mr.. Warner &C.
form, and had small table in front of
him which he could tap upon for parlia-
mentary purposes. On his left, behind a
eood-SlZed office table, sat the secretary,
Mr.. John Il. Wight, and his assistant, Mr.
Gurley. A semicircle of upholstered chairs
occupied the rear of the stage and on these
We're seated the visitors. who were under
the care of the vice president II the board,
Mr.. 5. w. Woodward. The former were
Gardiner q. Hubbard Charles W. Needham,
William h. Curtis and w. Il. Powell
Some Preliminary Matters.
AT the outset of the meeting, Mr. Warner
gave Mr.. E. J. Hannah, the president of
the Carroll Institute, an opportunity to say
a few words, which proved to be those of
hearty welcome to the building and the eX-
preston of the hope that the members of
the board would make themselves al home,
not only in the hall, but in all the other
portions of the building. In commenting
on what Mr.. Hannah said, Mr.. Warner de-
clared that the building was a credit to the
city, especially the gymnasium, which is on
the upper floor. He hoped that the mem
bers, II they had an opportunity, would ac-
cept Mr.. Humans invitation to visit the
building The minutes of the last meeting
were read by the secretary and approved
couple of amendments to the bylaws
were adopted, and then the president call
ed upon the various committees for reports
Some of these reports We're written and
others verbal, but all showed that the ex-
tensive work which has been mapped out
by the board is being prosecuted with vigor
and success.
The committee on library submitted a
report through its chairman, Mr. Theo-
dore w. Noyes, which is printed in full
| in another column. At the request Of the
president, Mr.. Noyes read the draft Of the