The Washington bee., 1897-03-27
ALL FOR ROSS.
THE CoLoRED CITIZENS SHOW THEIR
GRATITUDR-A BIG MEETING MON
DAY NIGHT.


GRATITUDE-A BIG MEETING MON
DAY NIGHT.
Stewards Conservatory OF Music
Hall, 18th and K streets northwest
last Monday evening presented
most brilliant appearance. he nal
was beautifully decorated with Amen
can flags, Chinese fans and lanterns
In the centre of the hall, over the pre-
siding officers head, was a large Chi
nese umorella. The walls were deco
rated with greens and small flags, ant
the chandeliers were covered VIII
Chinese paper.
Ar o'clock or little after there
were fully 200 colored citizens present
All seemed to be enthusiastic ana IN
terested in the reappolntment OF Iom
missioner John w. Ross for Dlstrlc
Commissioner. :,
At 7:I5 the meeting was called t
order. and Editor w. Calvin Chase o
THE BEE was chosen presiding ottlcer
with Messrs. w. A. Stewart as seCre
tary and Nj. V. Crusor assistant secre
tary.
Mr.. Chase, in opening the meeting
said that the colored citizens may wei
congratulate themselves on tnel
unanimity OF sentiment relative 10 th'
District CommiSsionership, and Zee
that their conscience IS tree OF lngraul
tude towards a man who has demon
strated by acts that the poor man, a!
well as every citizen, Irrespective o
his color or condition, is an Amerlca1
q
sioner Ross, in whose interest thl
meeting of his admirers and felloV
citizens is called.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Chase's re
marks, Major Geo. w. Stewart, preSl
dent of the West End Mckinley Club
moved that a committee OF three d.
appointed on res solutions.
The chairman appointed Messrs
Stewart, Crutchers and Payne.
While the committee was out tn
secretary read the following letter
from ex-senator B. X. Bruce and DR.
Dan'l H. Williams, Surgeon-ln-Charg
of the Freedmen's Hospital.
Ex-senator Bruce said:
81 have the honor TO acknoW ledg
the receipt of your letter inviting M
to attend a meeting in the interest
the reappointment of COMMISSIONS
Tohn w. Ross | regret that a prev
Gus engagement prevents me froI
being present. am, however, heartii
in favor of the reappolntment OF MI
Ross as Commissioner OF the DlStrl(
of Columbia Mr.. Ross has discharge
the duties of this Office with such at
solute fairness and superior ability tha
am sure that his retention as an o
fcer of The District of Columbia WI
meet with the approval of all who ar
interested in the welfare of our con
munity. Very truly yours,
B. X. BRUCE"
DR.. Williams said:
81 wish TO say that | heartily e1
dorse Hon. John w. Ross for CommI
sioner of the District Of Columbia.
Very truly yours, >,
DANIEL H. WILLIAMS" "
The committee, through Chairma
Stewart, reported a resolution, WhlC
was UNANIMOUSLY adopted, to the ette'
that the colored citizens, in mass NEE
ing assembled, indorse the reappoln
ment of John w. Ross as Distrl'
Commissioner, and appeal to tn
President of the United States to CIV
the resolution favorable consideration
also that a committee of six cltlzer
be appointed by the chair to preser
the resolutions to the President.
The chair appointed Major Stewar
George H. Lee, Justice E. NJ. Hewlett
Rev w. Bishop Johnson, d. d., an
Arthur Payne. =,
On motion of Major Stewart, NJ
Chase was elected chairman ex-otflcI
to present the actions of the committe
to the President.
A mass meeting of colored citizer
was held at the Capital Savings Ban
last Monday night for the purpose
indorsing Chapin Brown fer Dlstrl
Commissioner. Friends of Lorin \
Saunders captured the meeting ar
adopted resolutions indorsing him ar
7. w. Ross for appointment. =.
. A similar meeting, held at Wesle
Zion Church, on D street southwes
Monday night, indorsed Chaplin Brow
and John W. Ross for COMMISSIONS
and !, c. Dancy for Recorder
Deeds. :.
The Virginia Republican League i
dOrSed John M. LanSSloli 1iu J.
Ross for Commissioners and George
| Bowden for Second Assistant Postma
: ter General.
) Major c. A. Fleetwood, Benjamin
Petway, Rev. r. s. Laws, w. Calv
. Chase and E. NJ. Hewlett, appointe
, at the meeting held at the Conserv
tory of Music Hall on last Mond;
night called upon the President {
Thursday afternoon and presented Il
r resolutions that were adopted lndoi
, ing Commissioner J. w. Ross. II
delegation was introduced to the Pre-
5 ident by Mr.. Chase.