Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-10

| Reception to ex-Gov. Shepherd. 1U2 IF
Postage. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50 tsi
| Extra clerical help, typewriting, etc. l6S -
Cff1ce supplies. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Il G
| Dues to national board of trade. co OF
| Expenses of special committee. Sc ~
Commission for collecting dues. "a 90
| Newspapers. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL 6S
| Ice. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 20 80
Distributing reports to members. IL OF
| Sundry and Incidental expenses. IS 81
| $277 81
Balance 4 80
$4.2S1 81
Expenses for the Coming Year.
'If sufficient amount of dues now in ar
| reals can be collected between this and De-
| cember 81 to pay our current obligations
| for this year, so that we can begin the new
| year without any Indebtedness, the lowest
amount necessary for the expenses of the
board for the coming year is 81, 500. This
does not include anything for receptions,
| excursions, entertainments of any kind, or
anything other than the barest necessities.
Twice that sum is an insignificant amount
| for a city like Washington to spend for its
| own advancement, and Is not a 1.-THE of
what many western cities of much smaller
| population and wealth spend each year for
| their benefit. The truth is, we spend Just
| enough to make board expensive and
| not enough to receive any good from what
| 1t costs us. With the returning era of
| prosperity which is now so surely before
! us. 1t seems to me to be very little to ask
| OF Washington that its board of trade
| should consist of at least 500 members who
would pay SO year for their dues. We
belittle ourselves and belittle our board of
trade when we hold our annual dues at
such an Insignificant sum as s..
During the year there were held six
meetings of the board of trade, fifteen
meetings of the board of directors and fifty
meetings Of committees, and, in past
years. very large amount of clerical work
and correspondence has been carried on in
| the office of the board
Mr.. Wight named at this point the direc-
tors whose terms expired with the meet
ing. and gave the names of those who were
eligible for election in their places.
United Effort n Necessity
If any one. point has been more clearly
demonstrated than another during the past
year, said Mr.. Wight, in concluding his re-
port, ut has been, in my opinion, the i'm
portance of united effort, instead of dis
agreement. and 1 would urge that more
work De done In committee meetings, where
polntS OF dlHerence can be more easily and
more satisfactorily adjusted SO that at
our meetings of the board We can act har-
monfously on matters Of common interest
ana IN our appearance before committees
VI congress we can go with the indorse-
ment OF the whole board, asking for what
we all honestly believe to be for the good
OF the entire District"
A1A AhohieaS ooiIleINlile treasurer OF the
board. made very brief report stating
mat the receipts during the past year had
been $4,2Sl.9O, and the expenditures 81
26.o1, leaving balance on hand of s43
Proposition to Increase Dues.
very interesting debate was then
brought up by the reading of a letter from
Mr.. Beriah, Wilkins, chairman of the
finance committee, in which he recon-
mended change in article 3 of the by
laws, relating to initiation fees and annual
dues of members.
After stating the necessity that con-
fronted the board of raising more money
Mr.. Wilkins recommended that the bylaw
be changed so that all individuals engaged
In trade and those not engaged in CONNER
cial, financial or manufacturing business,
be required to pay $40 annual dues in ad-
vance. The present fees are now S. for
such members and SO for co-partnerships
and corporations.
Mr.. S. w. Curriden arose when the letter
was concluded, and remarked that he
thought 1t was very poor corporation
mat could not afford to pay s25 per an
mum for membership in the board and
made motion to further amend the sec
ton to that effect
Mr.. Newton of the law firm of Newton e.
Glliett made similar motion regarding CO.
partnerships, suggesting that their dues he
raised from SO to $50.
The question of the number of votes to
which firms and corporations were entitled
H., r.
Perry created a laugh by pointing out that
II TWO or more members of firm belonging
10 the board were entitled to vote there
was no good reason why all the stockhold-
erS OF corporation which has member
snip should not be entitled to vote also.
Postponed to December.
Mr.. Wilkins took the floor and in q fen,
telling words described the necessities of
the board, and moved for unanimous con-
sent to adopt the desired amendment Mr.
w. A. Meloy objected, and after further
discussion, the whole matter went over
until the December meeting of the board
ana the secretary was directed to post the
proposed changes on the bulletin board for
the required fifteen days previous to the
meeting time.
Thanks to Secretary Whit.
This being settled, President Woodward
announced that the next business in order
was the election of the ten directors tn
serve for three years. and pending the dis
tribution OF the ballots, Mai. George H
Harr1es said he desired to make a SUCCESS
aon that he believed would touch a re-
sponsive chord In every members breast.
He then proposed a vote of thanks to ..our
able, amiable and efficient secretary. John
b. Wight" for his services during the
year, and the vote was extended to a gen
erai accompaniment of hand clapping and
applause The tickets containing the names
OF the candidates for directors were then
oistriputed, and while this was In progress
,H.eorge =. Emmons made some rather
lively remarks. in which he urged all mem
oers to vote for active workers, who were
wiling to sacrifice themselves for the board
OF. trade, If necessary, for directors. ciosinr
with the injunction: ~-o''s
Let us have an active and energetic
board OF trade, and not a do-nothing hoard
of trade" 'ooiu
An invitation was received from Mr.
Christian Heurich, asking the board tn
VISIT MS new brewery and ice making plant
next Wednesday afternoon, between 3 and
o O CLOCK. Mr.. Woodward called attention to
1t in his opening remarks. Mr.. Simon Wolf
VINO arrived late. called attention to the
invitation and asked that action be taken
on 1t; whereupon Mr.. NJ. NJ Parker i'm
mediate!y moved that Mr.. Heurich be ten
dered the thanks of the board for his
courtesy, and that the members be allowed
to accept 1t In their discretion
The tickets distributed cont ainod the fol