Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-18
WINDING UP BUSINESS
Closing Sessions of the A. P. A. Supreme
Council
VIII Close Up business ToniSht-Com.
Next Place of Meeting.

The Supreme Council OF the A. P. A will
wind up its session this afternoon or to-
night, and by tomorrow morning few of
the officers and delegates will be in the
city. Not more than seventy-hve delegates
were present at the session this morning,
the others having left Sunday and this
morning for their homes The council was
In session this morning from until IL
o'clock. and took a recess until o'clock
this afternoon. agreeing to remain in SEES
sion from then until all business is dis
posed OF.
When the council took a recess a major-
lily OF the delegates went In a body TO the
Capitol to call on friends. II was reported
that the delegates had gone to the Capitol
to confer with Representatives as to some
legislation on the subject OF immigration,
but ex-President Traynor and other mem
bers said there was no truth in this report
Mr.. Traynor said that the delagates had
been so busy UP to this time they mad not
mad a chance to visit the Capitol and talk
with their friends, and concluded that this
morning was the best time
The Election of Officers
About the only work Of interest done Ivy
the council this morning was the compile
ten OF the election of officers On Satur-
day hight four of the officers were elected
out the others were left to this morning
There is almost a complete new deal all
around in the officers, as the following list
of those elected will show:
supreme president, John W. Echols At
lanea, Ga; supreme vice president, II S.
| Nllllams, Boston; supreme secretary of
state, H. V. ]. Swain, California; supreme
chaplain. w. IL. Gottwald. District OF CO.
lumbia; supreme secretary, W. J. Palmer
butte, Mont; supreme treasurer, F. c.
Campbell Minneapolis: supreme sergeant
alarms, J. w. Ellis. Indian territory; SUI
| II
| supreme sentinel. T. S. Henson, Columbus
Ohio
The most interest in the elections this
me rning centsred in the choice Of supreme
secretary. The candidates were Major
| Burke of this city. w. ]. Palmer Montana
| and Secretary Beatty OF Chicago Mr.
Beatty's friends thought he ought 10 be re-
| elected, and did all they could to bring
| about that end. He led On the first ballot
but Mr.. Palmer was the lucky man de
was elected on the second ballot
The Business Yet TO Finish.
There is good deal Of work ahead of the
| ctuncil this afternoon. The selection of the
next meeting place has not yet been de-
cided on. although the Indications are that
Washington will be made the permanent
| place of meeting. The installation Of the
| rewly elected officers is to take place.
| Fresident-elect Echols I'll this after
! neon. and 1t was possible that he would not
| be able &c stand lengthy ceremony.
| There Is ais o considerable new and I'M
! finished business to handle. and il is said
| that another effort will be made TO abolish
| the advisory board If this is done the
| council may find itself running into the
| night before it concludes its work.
| In addition to The foregoing work the
| committee on political action, which will
| outline the course of the order this year.
| will report and its report is to be con-
sidered. The platform OF the order VIII be
| re-ena sted, It Is said, in practically the
same shape as LIST year.
Talk With Founder Bowers.
In a talk with a Star reporter today, II.
F. Bowers. the founder OF the order, ex-
pressed himself as pleased with the fact
| that the work had been carried through
with so little friction. He predicted that
the order would continue to grow, and
that it would ultimately win in all that 1t
| is working for
| Mr.. Bowers is a life member Of the order
| and of the executive board, and has been
much interested in the work that has been
| done His quiet counsel has been accepted
| In many Instances.
Committee Meetings.
A meeting of the executive committee,
which is composed of the newly elected Of
| ficers, will. be held tonight. at which time
| there will be meetings of a number of
| other committees. The advisory board will
| hold final meeting to consider matters
| that will have to be attended 10 in the flu
ture.
| Mass Meeting Tonight.
| The A. P. A. mass meeting 10 lie held in
| Center Market Hall tonight will be ad-
| dressed by DR.. Powers of Boston, Joseph
| Waldrop of California. Col. C c. Bradshaw