Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-10
It's Best interests Considered BY the
Washington Board Of Trade.
TRANSACTIONS OF ANNUAL MEETING
Ten Directors Elected and Valuable
Reports Submitted.
PROMINENT MEN PRESENT

| The annual meeting of the Washington
beard of trade held last night at Builders
| Exchange Hall was the occasion for a sig
| nificant gathering of the representatives Of
| all that is best In the capital of the nation
| Merchants, bankers, lawyers physicians,
capitalists and dealers in realty went to
make up the large attendance and every
man gave profound attention to the busi-
ness under consideration, which meant so
much to the future progress and prosperity
| Of the community. The assemblage too
| was a composite picture of contentment
| and hopefulness. To one familiar with the
| individual portraits which went to make it
| up, who had seen the faces drawn and
| tense during the weeks just gone by, and
| who was familiar with the anxious lines
| that had creased the well-known counte-
| nances so steadily through that time, 1t
| was nothing less than refreshing to see the
| Hneaments loUsened into pleasant express
| sons and look of buoyancy and confident
| expectation on each. It was not difficult to
| find reason for all this change in this
| commercial personification of Washington.
| look back one single week to the close of
| the national campaign and realization of
| what that closing meant was all that was
| necessary. Mr.. August Petersen, the OBJ
! servant vice consul of Norway and Sweden,
| epitomized the significance of this in
| single sentence. 1t was remarked to him
! that the throng was 3 noticeably happy
| one.
Yes" responded Mr., Petersen. land if
the election had gone the other way they'd
| have all been wearing crepe"
| Probably no meeting Of the board of
| trade has ever attracted a larger or more
influential attendance. The hall was well
| filled, and among the members present
We're Myron NJ Parker, Job Barnard, Ran
| dali Hagner. r. Ross Perry, Clarence F.
| Norment. George H. Harries, Jackson H.
Ralston. Beriah wilkins. Dr.. A. P: Far
Harvey, w. A. Meloy, Edward Graves,
VIM. S. Roose. John c. Parker, F. P B.
Sands George w. F. Swartzell, Daniel Muir
ray, John b. Larner o: W. White, Simon
| Wolf, Thomas Somerville, Frank Hume,
| Henry L. Biscoe, Major Geo. A. Armes,
| George Gibson, Frank H. Thomas, Samuel
w. Curriden, Jesse B. Wilson, Henry Wells,
F.: L. s,ddons, o. G. Staples, W. A. HUNGER
| ford, Tallmadge A. Lambert, W. c. Dodge,
| Chaplin Brown, DR.. L. W. Richie Col.
Henry F. Blount, Ashley NJ. Gould, George
E. Emmons. DR.. c. B. Purvis. James Lans-
hurgh,. G. C. Lancaster, Lewis Clephane.
| Samuel Ross, Henry Wise Garnett. Martin
Hebner. Edward f. Droop, Archibald
| Greenless, E. t. Kaiser, DR.. Samuel s.
Bond w. w. Burdette. Robert N HARPER,
B. T. Janney, Tracy L. Jeffords, Richard
| E. Pairo, Henry B. LOCKER, Thomas P.
| Morgan, Josiah Willard, j. Forest Manning,
| E. G. schafer Joseph Paul. James w.
bury. R. A. Phillips, Heman d. Waldbridge,
| John Joy Edison. Ellis Spear, j. ]. Darling
| ton, Messrs. Tyler, Brice, Brown. Newton.
August Donath, r. NJ. Brown, l.. NJ. Saun-
| Ter, John Miller, Henry K. Willard, T. b.
Towner, H. W. Reed w. Andrew Boyd
| and host of others.
A New Committee Created.
President s. W. Woodward called the
| meeting to order promptly at 1880 o'clock,
| and the minutes of the last meeting were
| read by Secretary John B. Wight.
After their approval Mr.. Wight called at
| tention to the proposition, coming from
| George H. Hairless Jno. Joy Edison and w.
| P. Van Wickle to amend the constitution
by creating a committee on public order,
| which should have for its duties all mat
| tiers relating to law and order in the Dis
| trict, and. on motion of Mr.. Myron M.
| Parker, the amendment was adopted, the
vote being unanimous. President 8. w.
| Woodward then read his report. which is
| printed elsewhere in this issue of The Star.
The Presidents Report.
President Woodward was listened to with
| the closest attention and the recommends
| tions comprised in the reports of the COM
| mittees were received with marked evil
| dences Of approval, as shown by the ap-
| plause that greeted many of the points.
During the progress Of his report Mr..
| Woodward read letter from Attorney A.
| s. Worthington, dated yesterday, explain
| ing the status of the street extension law
| SO far as the action of the local courts has
been concerned, and announcing that the
| United States Supreme Court had set De-
| cember for the hearing of arguments on
| the appeal from the decision of the Court
| OF Appeals Mr.. Worthington stated also
| that he hoped that decision would be rem
| dered by the court by the middle of Janu-
! airy, so that it was possible an appropria-
ton could be secured at the coming session
OF Congress with which to commence the
work Of street extension, providing the de-
| c1sion is favorable.
| At the conclusion of President Wood
wards address there was loud and liberal
applause, and when it subsidized Col. Henry
F. Blount moved that a vote of thanks be
| extended to Mr.. Woodward for his ad-
m1rable report: The question was put by
Secretary Wight. and there was a unani-
nous chorus of hearty ayes. Mr.. Wight's
report as secretary was then read 1t re-
ce1ved profound attention.
Secretary Wight's Report.
THE record Of the past year." said Mr..
Wight, "as already referred to by the pres
ident, Is not one in, which much has been
accomplished, although no inconsiderable
amount of labor was expended in worthy
efforts to do something for the benefit of
the District 1t Is matter of regret that
those things which seemed SO imperati lively
needed and about which there was no diff
ference Of opinion, could not have been
brought about; but It is not sufficient
cause for acknowledgment or despair We
simply shared in the general result follow
ing long session Of Congress, in which
but little was done in any direction.
In my last report a year ago stated
tLat the membership Of the board was 4S7
During the year there were added thirty
new members. The number OF those who
have resigned and have retired from the
beard by the dissolution of firms and by
death was thirty, leaving the number to-
-87. e0
There are. however. in this list quite
Lumber whose names should be dropped
from the roll because they have not paid
their dues Owing to The depressed condi-
ton of business end financial embarrass-
| ment, great leniehcys las .been shown de-
lfnquent members. ana those who have not
paid their dues have sbeea carried on our
rolls up to gthis time. 1T Is probable. how
ever, that these denAuuents will now be
notified BY the trsasafer that they will be
The treasurer's report win show that
during the year there was received from
dues the sum- Of $2065. and from other
| sources the sum az 8, 246. 80; and that there
has been expended the sum Of A.2H5l.
l-leaving on hand the balance of $4S9. The
bills outstanding agalnet the board, includ-
ing the rent of the HIN for this evening,
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