Evening star., 1898-12-29
BOARD OF BUSINESS MEN.
Meeting of Directors of q Local As.
socfation.


sociation.
A meeting of the board of directors OF
the Business Mems Association was held
last evening at 1914 F street northwest
The president, Mr.. W. S. Knox, presided,
with Mr.. w. S. Mexican, the secretary, in
his place.
A resolution was adopted ndorsing the
action of Almas Temple of athe Mystic
Shrine in its endeavor to bring to this city,
in 1900, the annual conclave of the Imperial
Council of North America, and the earnest
support of the association in this effort was
pledged.
A resolution was also adopted inviting the
American Economic Association, now hold.
ing its annual meeting in New Haven,
Conn, to meet next year in this city, and
the secl etary was authorized to send a let
ter of invitation stating that he is instruct
ed by the board of directors of the Bust
ness Mems Association of this city, an Or
ganization composed of over 500 of our
most active and influential business and
pr professional men, to hereby extend to you
an earnest and cordial invita- ton to hold
Your annual gathering of 1900 in this, the
capital city of our great Union of states,
and to further assure you of hospttable
welcome"
The committee on law and legislation was
about the passage of the bill. recently in
troduced in Congress, providing for the
erection in this city of municipal build
ing; and communication from the Com
muters' Association, requesting some action
on the part Of the business men in the mat
ter of protesting against the recent action
OF the railroad companies in refusing to
further sell quarterly tickets, was referred
to the executive committee for their ex-
animation and report.
A communication was also read from the
committee of the Knights of Pythias hav-
ing in charge the visitation of the famous
Lincoln Drill Team of Lincoln Lodge, No.
10, OF Cincinnati, Ohio, which is to occur
on January next. asking the moral sup
port of the association in the matter The
matter was referred to the entertainment
committee, which will report at the next
meeting.
The president stated that in company
with Representative Sowden of Pennsyl-
venia he had called on President Mckinley
and directed his attention to the proposed
peace carnival to be held in this city in
May next. He said Mr.. Mckinley thought
1t very commendable thing, and appar-
emily heartily indorsed the idea. He also
stated that preparations were in progress
for reception to be given at some future
date to the members of the House and Sem
ate District committees and prominent Dis
trict men.
A report from the committee on peace
carnival was read announcing that progress
The following were elected to member
ship:
o. T. Crosby H. S. Cummings, B. H.
Warner, Otto Mears, H D. Mirick. T. E.
Roesse, w. B. Moses & Sons NJ. Golden
berg, Charles f. Scott, E. j. Lockwood, T.
A. Wickersham, j. H. Small & Sons B. B.
bradford, Nathaniel Mckay, E. w. Cady,
w. Catesby Norris, w. B. Holtzclaw F. H
Walker & Co, Plant & Turpin, Ernest Betz,
VIM. G. Pond, H. V. D. King, Mitchell &
Reed, Golden, Love & Co, w. A Mathew
son & Co, Simon Wolf, G. Taylor Wade,
Fritz Reuter- w. S. Anderson & Co., A
Loeffier Chandlee & Rouzee. VIM. O.
shreve & Sons. Frank Libbey & Co, John
Curtin, Howard N. Thompson, H. j. DAILY
d Co, Underwood & Co, John F. Wagga-
man. B. F. Layton, B. F. Saul, C. C. Dun
canson, l.. D. Wine, w. H. Livermore, Ed
{. Mattern, NJ. Goldsmith & Son, N Hess
& Sons, Charles Fleishman, George W.
Moss, j. e. Connolly, j. F. Donahoe, Frank
Pierce, {. B. Woodbury., Samuel Bensinger
and d. S. Hendrick.