The times., 1897-05-12
A. P. A. SUPREME COUNCIL
Convened in Regular Annual Ses-
sion Yesterday.
Talk of Abandoning Its Secret Pol
icy-Regular Election of OFF,
GERS to Be Held This Week.

The supreme council OF the American
Protective Association began its annual
meeting yesterday in this city.
The headquarters, at Twelfth and Penn
sylvania avenue, was thronged all day
With delegates In the morning an open
session was held, with admlttance To all
members OF the order who Were in good
standing Today the meeting viii be
secret and only delegates and Officers viii
participate.
Last night there was an interesting and
important meeting of the executive com
inittee, with Supreme President j. w.
Echols presiding and Secretary William j..
Palmer officiating. The trustees were
busily engaged in auditing the accounts or
the treasurer and great preparations were
made for tOdays meeting. The purpose or
the meeting of the executive committee is
understood 70 be the preparation OF new
system for the formation and government
of the councils of the order, which have
grown so numerous as 20 require new plan
of management.
The advisory board, which has hereto
fore had the political work TO look after.
has not much to do this year, but there
will be something done TO keep Congress
s,onaI districts In line with the 4. 7. Ii.
principles
The annual election OF officers viii be
held during the session, probably on Friday
or Saturday 1t is believed that the
president OF the association, Col. ]. W.
Echols Will be continued in his office, and
that the secretary. Mr.. William j. Palmer,
will also hold the position for another year
other matters TO be taken up Oy the council
at this meeting are the plans for the
ensuing year. The campaign OF the asso-
citation in the various States and the
special work which some OF the State
councils will undertake.
President Echols haS been busily en-
gagged In the preparation of his annual
message, which will he read at the meet
ing this afternoon. The paper will treat
extensively of theimmigration question and
public school citation Campaign work for
the next year viii be discussed as VIII
also the subject of abandoning the secret
policy OF the order.
Among the delegates outside of Washing
ington are the following: j. w. Still
WELL Troy, Ohio; NJ l.. Doyle, Spring
field, Ohio; Harry C. Sawyer, Pittsburg,
Pa, president of the local 4. p OF that
city; j. u. Fl. Myers, Altoona, Pa; F.
Doyille, Toledo, Ohio; w. ]. Pollard, New
Orleans; VIM A. Gallagher, Wilmington,
Del; James H. Carpenter. Centreyille, Del ;
II. H. Negiey, Pittsburg, Pa; John ~
Turner, Hampton, Va, John B. Stone,
Kansas City; g. W. Bowman, Hagcrs-
town, Nd; James Sargent, Rochester,
N Y; c. w W Merriam. Beloit, Wis: A,
W. Bell. Milwaukee, Wis; G.. B. Haty-
hawart, Kansas City; E. H. Nixon, Cam
den, N. j.; George W Townsend, Phla-
delphia; J. II. Howenstein, Chicago;
George Hester, Cleveland; A B. White,
New Castle, Pa; ]. ". Reid, Hartford,
Conn; F. c. Maynes, Meriden. Conn;
John H Fellows, Scranton, Pa; Thomas
Losa, Elmira, n. Y; G. NJ. Wallace
Scranton. Pa; John ] Armstrong, Scran-
ton; w. II Rinehart, Scranton; e. l..
Heartsay, East Orange, N. J.; F. F.
yivien, Newark, n. J.; E E. Norris,
Newark, N J.; e. F. Crane, n
J.; John S. Sittell, Newark, ". j.;
c. R. Marsh, Jersey City; d. Ross Metzler.
Frostburg, Md; j l.. MARROW, Parkers
burg, W. Va; Simeon Brown. Pittsburg,
Pa; O. H. Luling, Woodstock, Kans.
Clement Dale, Bellefontaine, Pa; John
w. Stewart, State College. Pa; A. P.
Hilton, Brooklyn, n. Y; John II. Smith,
New York city; John E. McMallan, New
York: a. E Foster, Portsmouth, Va; j.
P. Grunewald, Lake Roland, Md.