Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-18
IN ANNUAL MEETING
American Colonization Society Holds an
Interesting Conference.
The Report of Work I'm Liberia
Election of OF.
Acers.


onization Society was held today at noon
at the headquarters of the society in this
city. 40 Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
The societies represented and the dele
gates present were:
Pennsylvania Colonization Society-Ar-
thur M. Burton, Rev. Charles T. Minor
and Mr. John w. Dulles
Maryland Colonization Society-George
w. S. Hall and Edward T. Jones'
Massachusetts Colonization Society-Rev.
Daniel Dulany Addison.
Members of the executive committee
present We're: Rev. Byron Sunderland D.
d.; Reginald Fendall, DIR. W. W. Godting.
Rev. A. J. Huntington. DID,, and ], Or
mond Wilson.
Those who We're invited to attend and
We're present Were: Isaac 7. Smith. New
York; A. +. Cook, New York: Rev. H r.
frissell, principal Hampton Normal and
Industrial institution. and Rev j. T.
Grammer of Baltimore.
Organization was effected by the election
OF Rev. Byron Sunderland of the FIRST
1 nits trlan church chairman in place of
Bishop Potter of New York, president OF
the society, who could not attend.
Committees Named.
A committee on credentials was appoint-
ed, after prayer had been offered by Rev.
posed Of Messrs. Godding, Wilson and Fen
dali.
Other committees We're appointed. as fol-
lows:
Education and foreign relations-Messrs
Addison, Godding and Burton.
Accounts and finance-Messrs. Hall, Viii
son and Godding.
Auxiliary societies and agencins- ,Tsssrs
Dulles, Minor and Jones'
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Burton, Godling and
Addison. "'N
Nomination of an executive committee
secretary and treasurer-Messrs. Hall Dull
les and Addison
The death of Rev Thomas G. Addison
was referred to touchingly The chairman
put the name of Rev Or Mackay-Smith
Oh 81. John Church here in nomination
to take his place as member of the execu-
tive committee
The report of the officers of the society
on the colonization work done in Liberia
was read by the secretary. The report
was one. of particular interest, dealing as
IL dld with important topics of the day in
regard to foreign colonization and the
pChcy OF TINS government in it's foreign
ieiations ana the appointment of consuls
al d nisSiona ries
After referring at length to the United
States in its relations with Liberia tho
report states iii conclusion that the society
now, as from the beginning, stands for the
idea of an independent, civilized Christian
negro state on the continent of Africa as
a great benefaction to its own citizens n nd
an uplifting influence on the entire race
AFTER the report was finished lunch was
served to those present in an adjoining
room, succeeding which the session was
resumed. The election of officers resulted
as follows:
The Society Officers.
President, Right Rev Henry c. Potter.
DID,, New York; vice presidents, Rev. Rob-
ert Ryland, DID, Kentucky; Mr.. Samuel
A. Grocer, Pennsylvania; Mr. Robert Arth-
ington, England; Rev. Bishop r. S. Foster,
DID, Massachusetts,; Mr.. Samuel X. Will
son, New Jersey; Rev Samuel E. Appleton.
~ IL, fen =, Rev Bishop II. NJ.
turner, ID, Georgia; Rev. William f.
Schenck. DID,, Pennsylvania; Richard W.
thompson indiana; Rev. Bishop II. W.
Warren. DID, Colorado; Mr.. Henry G.
Boardman, DID,, Pennsylvania; Rev.
Bishop E. G. Andrews. DID. New York;
Prof. Edw. W. Blyden. LID. Liberia
alexander b. Hagner, District of Columbia
Rev. j. Aspinwall Hodge, DID, Pennsyl-
vania: Mr.. Arthur NJ. Burton, Pennsylva-
mia; Rev. Leighton Parks, Massachusetts;
Rev Edward w. Appleton. DID, Penn
sylvania; Rev. William a. Bartlett. DID,
New York; Mr.. Osmun Latrobe, Maryland
| Rt. Rev. Thos. L. Dudley. DID, Kentucky
Mr.. j. c. Bancroft Davis, District of Co.
| lumbia; Mr.. John T. Morgan. Alabama
Mr.. Robert B. Davidson, Pennsylvania;
| WI. iSdoc SlHltI New Judge w n.
| ii. Arnoux, New York; Rev. julius c.
Grammer, DID,, Maryland; Rev. Bishop J.
A. Handy, DID,, Kansas; Rev. Wilbur F.
| Paddock, DID,, Pennsylvania; Mr.. George
a. Pope, Maryland; Rev. Wallace Radcliffe
DID, District of Columbia; Mr.. Henry NJ.
Stanley, England: Rt. Rev. Henry Y. Sat
| terlee, DID,, District of Columbia Rev
Bishop ]. F. Hurst, DID,, District of CO.
| lumbia; Mr.. John Welsh Dulles Pennsyl-
| vania.
Officers of the board We're also chosen, as
| follows: The executive conlmittee-Rev. BY.
| rCn Sunderland, DID, Mr.. Reginald Fen.
! dali, DR.. William w. Godding, Judge Chas
c. Mott. Rev. \. J. Huntington, DID, Mr.
| ]. Ormond Wilson and Rev. DIR. Mackay.
! Smith; secretary, Mr.. J. Ormond Wilson
| treasurer, Mr.. Reginald Fendall.
| Secretary Wilson stated that the general
agent Henry T. Buell., had made no report
| for the year. The matter of continuing hin
| as general agent was discussed.
The motion was made, ard carried. that
| Mr.. Buell. be continued general agent OF
| the society at a salary OF $1,000 a year.
The report CT the treasurer for the veal
showed that total receipts We're S19,o73. IL
| and disbursements SO, 75i13, leaving a bal
apce of S3,3l9.2S.
KNOCKED DOWN AND ROBBED.