The times., 1898-11-26
4 CONSTITUTION ADOPTED
Business Mems Association
Perfects It's Organization.
NET IN WlLLARD'S HOTEL
Elected for the Ensuing
Year-Bonrd of Directors Named
More Than One Hundred Business
and Professional Men Present -
Associations Charter Members.

| In the organiZat ton last night of the
| Business Mems Association of the Dis
trict of Columbia a new enterprise was
launched upon the sea of local business
| life which promises to accomplish much
/ that will rebound to the welfare and pros
perity OF the business community and of
| the city The organization of the new
| association was completed at meeting
held in the parlors of Wizards Hotel.
| More than one hundred business and
! professional men, representing large re-
| tail and wholesale trade concerns the
/ legal. medical and other professions were
present and the gathering was attended
by goodly display of interest and en-
! tnusiasm.
A constitution was adopted and officers,
| including a board of directors, elected.
| W. F. Knox, of the Knox Express Com
pany. presided, and w. S. Mexican served
as secretary pro tenn. The committee
which was designated by the moving
! spirits in the matter of organization 10
draft a constitution, with Attorney c. H
Syme as chairman, presented It's report.
Upon motion of George Killeen the con-
| stitution was considered and adopted by
| sections.
The object and purpose of the associa-
ton is to bring the business men of the
| city into more friendly intercourse and to
establish between them a closer business
| and social relationship for the sake OF
| mutual advantage. II Is also purposed to
| obtain by meetings from time to time, the
| combined Judgment of the business men
of the city and of the District concerning
matters involving general and special
business interests and to adopt ways and
means to promote the advancement of
| local business interests generally.
The officers will consist of a president.
| first and second vice presidents, treasur-
| er. secretary. general counsel. and board
| of directors, eleven of whom will be
| chosen yearly. The treasurer, secretary
| and the general counsel will be chosen by
the board of directors and their salaries
regulated by that body.
After the adoption of the constitution
| the officers for the organization were
| elected w F. Knox was unanimously
| chosen president Upon motion of Joseph
| Burkart, Mitchell Dyrenforth. clothing
| merchant, was unanimously elected first
| vice president and V. Baldwin johnson
second vice president. II then devolved
upon the charter members to elect the
| board of twenty-five directors. On mo-
| ton Of Lawrence Gardner committee
| consisting of the president and the first
| and second vice presidents adjourned to
an adjoining apartment to prepare slate
| of names 10 be considered for the direc-
| torate.
The recommendations of this committee
were unanimously adopted. as follows:
| John Leetch, Washington Gas Light COM
pany: C. B. Cropley. agricultural imple-
ments; w. F. Guide, hol4st j. c. Ergood.
| grocer; o. G. Staples. proprietor of the
Riggs. National. and Wizards hotels; S.
c. Smoot. dry goods; R. p Andrews. pa
per; F. X Raymond, insurance; C. II
Syme. attorney; W. W. Danenhower -four
and feed; Lawrence Gardner. attorney
w. A. II. Church. lumber; E. L. Jordan.
brewer: r. p Murphy, hotels; William
| Ramsey jeweler: y. T Elliot. printer;
| Henry f. Getz. builder William Hahn.
shoes; w. l.. LOwn, coffee; George NJ.
Bond, railroads; F. w. Behrens. livery
man, and L. Nj. Tolman laundry
The organization was effected with the
following charter members: w L. Arnold
H. A. Hopkins; Joseph a. Burkart, Henry
F Getz. George Kllleen, George c. HOugh
John L. Newbold, Norton NJ. Little. D. p.
Mccarthy. S. Q. Smoot, j. D. Robinson
". E. Spier. J. p. Walker, W. Gill Nicola
Bros, F. G. Swain & Co, W. w. Bur
dette. George NJ. Bond, ]. W. Carr
Thomas W. Cadick Arthur Cowsill. c. b
Cropley. Albert Daggett, Alexander S
Daggett. w. w. Danenhower, NJ. Dyren-
forth, n. T. Elliot, John R. Ergood. Mat.
thew Goddard. C. E. Gundlach, Edward
F. Guzman. p. III. Heiskell. jr.; William
Hahn, s. Smith Hoover. jr.; e. L. Jordan
E. L. Johnson, Jones & Fellows, W. S
Knox, Charles Kraemer, W. G. Lown
B. F. McCauley, w. s.. Mexican, r. r
Murphy, L. Mangum, E. H. Neumeyer
B Richs Sons, John f. Fleming, w. F
Guide, George w. Driver. E. J. Pullman
DR.. C. B. Robinson. Frank X Raymond
William Ramsey. o. G. Staples, Conrad
Syme. +. E. Sherry. W. H. Selden, Georg,
L. Sheriff. ]. p. Tomlan & Son. DR.. Georg,
A White. p. S. Warren, Alexander II
Bell. V. B. Johnson. Charles Childs. Law
renee Gardner c. n. Hartman, w
Foss, Buchanan Bros, F. w Behrens
W. A. Boyd. Victor E. Desso, John Leetch
s. n. Meyer, Percy Metzger. John Doyle
Carmody, r. p. Andrews & Co, and Col
William Dickson.
The board of directors will assemble a.
No. 1914 F Street Tuesday evening anG
appoint the treasurer. secretary, and gen
eral counsel of the association.