The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-09
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB
REGULAR TICKET CHOSEN AT THE
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Report of Secretary Evans WOOlien
Showing What the Organization
Has Done in Last Year.

+ AL the annual election OF the commercial
Club yesterday the regular ticket directory
was elected over the independents. The
directors chosen D, p. Erwin. John A.
Finch. A. b. Gates. James l.. Reach, A.
E Metzger. d. M. Parry John Nj. Spann.
These directors will meet this afternoon
and choose officers for the coming year.
An auditing committee composed of T. b.
Linn, A. A. Glossbrenner and Hiram
Brown reported that discrimination of the
books showed them 10 be correct
The report of Secretary Evans Woollen
called attention to the various projects and
assemblages TO which the club had lent its
aid during the last year. The organization
of the University of Indianapolis the agita-
ton of a new public-school law. investiGa-
ton of proper water supply. the Logans-
port railroad scheme the National Dem
ocratic convention and the opposition to
additional surface tracks on South Pennsyl-
vania street were matters which engrOssed
the clubs attention. The effort to secure
competition in fire insurance and the re-
sulting reduction in rates Is recalled. The
club has had much TO do in pushing the
insurance bills prepared for legislative ac-
ton. The club has been trying to slim
ulate interest i'm the ,pa r}s question. y Club
a legislative bill looking to the revision and
codification of the .nonrnunicipal corporation
laws of the State. Regarding the Indiana
centennial the report says:
THE clubs committee on assemblages
has appropriated S669S5 in addition to the
SllS.65 appropriated last year to the Indiana
Centennial Commission. Whatever the re-
suit in the General Assembly of the move
ment, ii is thought that the amount APP
propriated will net Nbej lest. inasmuch as
most of ii was SPENT In an endeavor TO
bring the minds of the citizens OF the state
to more adequate appreciation of the
accomplishments and possessions believed
to be worthy of celebration at the end OF
sand columns of plate matter were sent
out as part of this endeavor and We're
printed in some two hundred newspapers
The report continueS;
BRINGING CONVENTIONS HERE.
I'm addition to the work done by this
committee in connection with the National
Democratic convention and the monetary
convention it has Ilabored persistenty
throughout the year "a secure asssemblages
and to entertain and provide for them while
here, so as to leave ON the minds of those
in attendance favorable impressions of the
city. - 49,
LAS the result of special effort, in Coop
Grafton with Superintendent Goss, the de-
partment of superintendent of the Amer
lean Educational Association was induced
last February to select Indianapolis for the
annual meeting. which will be held here in
few weeks Some five, hundred are ex-
pected to attend. PREPARATIONS have been
made for their entertainment.
'.The annual meeting last year OF the
American WaterwOrks Association, which
was secured for this city by the committee,
was carefully arranged for: The commit
tee entertained the SeVerai hundred VINO
were i'm attendance byisupplying them with
cards to all the clubs OF the city ana 10
the monument. by carriage drives over the
CITY by a reception and bullet supper In
the clubs rooms and by an excursion Tor
the ladies to the Country CLUB ms Assoc
citation is accustomed TO elaborate enter
tainment. one city having recently appro-
priated S1o 600 for the purpose. 1t was Ger
tainly worth the $500 which 1t cost us TO
send the members away so favoraply I'M
Connection with tle meeting the commit
tee arranged for the publication OF tuiiy
illustrated articles descriptive OF lndlanap-
oils in Fire and Water and the Western
Fireman. 30 ...,, Co.. .bo o.,
tertainment of the NationaI net,ey lag lag
"During the summer the committee ar
ranged with the officers of the Farmers
National Congress that us annual IN, meeting 5lil
should be held here in November. Inc dele
gates were entertained by the committee
and the Board of Trade at a punet supper
in the clubs rooms.t Inc BOARD oi lraoe
ing a dinner i'm the clubs rooms 10 the
Indiana State Board OF Commerce curing
it's annual meeting in December.
THE Sons of Veterans have accepted an
invitation to hold their national encamp-
mept in this city next summer; ne
| Knights of Pythias Will hold thelr pieh Ma
convention and encampment mere In ISIS
After failure year, ago. the committee
succeeded last. fall in securing for Indian
apoiis the 1897 meeting or the \ Dung REQ
| piles Christian Union of the United Pres
| byterian Church. The attendance Is eX
rangements are now being made 10 care FOL
| them An effort is well under way 10 Sc
cure. the international convention or the
Epworth League In 1872
| Invitations which are either under con
sideration or have been declined have beer
sent during the year 10 the American As
| ISOLATION for the Advancement or Science
| the American, Library Association. the Ma
| tional Prison Association of the Unite,
| states the German Catholic Central SO
| ciety of America. the national convention
| of postoffice clerks, the American Societ,
| LIQUOR Dealers Association, the American
! Society of Municipal improvements, tn
| National Municipal League. the Merchan
| Tailors' National Exchange, the Natlona
| Creamery Butter Makers Association, tn
| National Farmers Alliance.
| THE treasurers report SHOWS mat IN
| committee has received In contribution
| 1894 A. in interest on its fund $3.50 and II
| repayment OF its loan 10 the permanen
fund 81, 800, and that IL has expended 81, by i
| in securing and entertaining conventions
| and. as heretofore stated, $66e.S on behal
! of the Centennial Commission.
| The club sent delegates TO the secon'
| annual meeting OF thee National Municipal
| League and the fourth national conference
| for good city government at Baltimore Ma,