The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-23
THE ANNUAL MEETING
Held by Business Men Last
Night.
AN ELEGANT BANQUET.
ELEGANT
The Ladies' Delightful Reception.
Beautifully Decorated Apart
ments. The Organization in
aFlourishing Condition.
President Henry.

The annual meeting of the Bust
ness Mems Association WAS held last
night and the officers were elected
for the ensuing year. The Assooia.
ticn is virtually out OF debt aud the
assets amount TO more than So, 600
The ladies' reception In the after.
noon and the banquet after the
business meeting at night were the
most elegant in the history of the
organization.
ruE LADIES RECEPTION.
Under the direction of the Eyecu.
tive Committee, and with the assist
ence OF lady friends, the apartments
Of the association, at the corner of
Main and Atlantic streets, were taste
fully decorated with palms and ferns
and tinted lights.
Several days ago the committee
in charge sent ont invitations to the
LADIES of Norfolk extending them o
reception from 4 to o'clock y. M.
a long table heavily laden with the
dellcacles ef the season extended
the full length of the front and
back pnrlors. In coy COR
! ners there were arranged fancy
| tables. aud nj these side tables
the visitors were seat5d and served.
The invitations were accepted by
| more than 800 of the fair sex, who
! enjoyed the hospitality OF the asso.
citation on this anniversary celeura.
| ton. During the afternoon band
furnished delightful music. The
ladies were delighted with the re-
| oeptlon.
THE BUSINESS MEETING.
The annual meeting WAS held at 8
O'Clock p. H.. aud President Henry
presided. After the transaction of
minor routine business the presi.
dent read his annual report, as fol.
lows:
PRESIDENTS REPORT.
gentlemen OF tic BuGiacsS Mems
SSOciaGon:
You have assembled at this, your
fifth annual meeting. to hear the
reports OF your officers and com
mIttees, for the election of officers
| and directors for the ensuing wear.
and consideration OF any business
before you.
We may we'll feel pride in our
association, for tho high estimation
1T is Justly held by its large member
ship and the public genersllys and
Tor lts marked success. Your as
| soclatlon IL representative body
OF the leading business men of the
several professions and of those
actively Interested in promoting the
business interests aud general pros-
perity OF Norfolk. You have worked
steadily and at much sacrifice of
your individual time without any
| confederation, save that OF pro.
| noting the success OF this associn-
ton and tho general business in
terests of Norfolk. No opportunity
has been lost in promptly consider
Ing and acting upon whatever might
, conduce to advancing the general
prosperity OF your fast growing
| city.
VISITED CONGRESS.
Your committees have visited your
Senators and Representatives in
Congress and the secretaries of the
| several departments with regard to
any national cotton affecting your
olty's interests, likewise our State
Legislature and the Councils of your
city. earnestly advocating whatever
might be of benefit to our city in the
iuterest of all. You have sent dele
gates to conventions held In this and
| other States, called TO consider
| measures of grave Importance to our
CITY and State. You rooms have
! been used many times by parties
projecting and organizing compa.
ples OF business snd commercial IN
| terests.
You have generously entertained
representative bodies OF the press.
OF business associations, of scientific
men, aud daily your members are
extending IN your rooms courtesies
to business men and strangers visit
ing your city, who have generously
expressed their qualification for the
conrtesies extended them, and also
OF their appreciation OF the active
and progressive work OF our bust
ness men IN pushing ahead the com
mercIAi interests OF our city and
their confidence IN our making il in
the near future "Grsater Norfolk. 4"
| THE GREATER NORFOLK,
| Inc Dnslness men have shown
great ability aud marked energy ia
their efforts to make this grand
export and entire. port city, aud to
rival her large sister cities, AS is
shown by the splendid Trade Re
| view recently published by TIE
NlRGINGAN for which great credit is
due to Its progressive aud able edi
tor, by our citlHe"s, for this most
excellent exhibit OF our clty's great
and rapid growth. and its unrivalied
advantages, which challenges the
attention OF the whole country, and
IS to day causing the capitalist, the