The times., 1898-11-18
business MEN ORGANIZE
Association for Commercialand
Municipal Benefit.
MEETING IN THE REGENT
One Hundred Repress11au tive Citi-
zeHs Prescnt-Necessity for Such
an Orgnnizntion-Its Aims and
Prospects-'Welfnre of Washington
at Henrt-Date of the NeNi Session.

The Business Mems Association of the
District of Columbia sprang into existence
last night. at a meeting of nearly l0l
representative citizens of Washington,
held in the parlors of the Hotel Regent
The objects of the association are to bring
the business men of the District into
closer business and social relationship.
for mutual advantage: to form an or
ganization by which the sense of the
business men of the District can always
be promptly had relative TO matters al
fecting their interests, and to adopt ways
and means, from time II time, to pro-
mote the business interests of the men,
bers of the association as individuals.
and of the District of Columbia in gen
egal.
The project had been discussed by sew
eral prominent business men for some
time. and it was finally decided to call a
meeting and submit the plan to as many
as possible. The result last night more
than justified the expectations Of the pro-
moters. There was not a single oble don
offered and the popularity of the NOV
ment was attested by the number of rep
resentative men who signed the member
ship rolls.
The meeting was called 10 order by
Norman T. Elliott. and the election of
temporary officers followed. w. S Knox
president of Knox's Express Company
was selected chairman. and w. S. Nc
Kean as secretary. Conrad Syme, "A local
attorney. who had been selected to draft
plan OF organization. submitted the
plan and stated the purposes OF the as
sociation.
| Mr.. Syme said that the necessity was
| felt for a business mems organization.
broad and liberal in its principles, popular
in its character. wherein could come all
who have business interests IN the Dis
| trict and meet upon an equal plane for
consultation; for securing the composite
| judgment OF all upon business PROPOSE
tions and for the formulation of organ
| lied efforts to correct legal or business
abuses if they existed, and to secure in
creased business advantages for the peo-
| pie of Washington.
general discussion of the mattJ fol-
i lowed, and speeches, all favorable TO the
proposed organization, We made by NJ
| Dryenforth. George NJ Bond. o. c. Sta
/ pies. Robert z. Murphy, W. W. Danen-
hover. 7. ~ Helskel John c. Parker,
and several others. The sense of the meet
ing was decidedly in favor OF the plan
submitted, and II committee was appoint
ei to draft a constitution. The committee
consists of NJ. Dryenforth. Conrad Syme.
and DR. George A White
This committee is to report their draft
of the constitution to a general meeting
which will he held Friday evening. No
venber p at Willard Hall At the mee.-
ing permanent officers will be elected and
the organization perfected.
Those who signed the membership rolls
last night were: Frank X Raymond Ar
thur Cowsell. Charles Kreamer DR.. G.
b. Robinson. c. +. Gundlach. Alex 5
Ddggett, Conrad Syme. Albert Daggett
O. 6. Staples. Z. s. Warren, Matthew
Goddard. J. w Carr W. W. Burdette
Norman T. Elliott. p II. Heissell, r p
Murphy. T.. l.. Jordan, B. f McCauley
Or. George y. White. +. II. Neumeyer
William Ramsey George NJ. Bond. W. G
I.own J. p. TolInan. w. H Selden, VII
liam Hahn. W w. Danenhower l. Man.
gum. George r. Sheriff. F. T. Shiery. c
p. Cropley. Kimon Nicolaides. NJ. II. Han
Z. j. Pullman. 5. Smith Hoover. w. S
Knox, NJ. Dryenforth. and Thomas W
Cadick.
1t is not the purpose of the new asso
citation to oppose any existing organi
cations. such as citizens associations ol
the Board Of Trade. Il IS felt. however. by
many business men that even the Board
OF Trade falls short of reaching many ot
-,
to them, hence the desirability OF the new
aSsoriatiou