The times., 1899-06-23
TIE BOARD OF TRADE
Wants fHB GLORY
Its Action in the Dewey Re-
ception Resented.
Mr.. Raymond, of the Business Mem S
Association. Declares Himself.
The Younger Organization VIII Not
in Committee Selections.

The action of the Board of Trade in
ignoring the Business Mems Association in
the appointment of the executive commit
tee on the reception to be given Admiral
Dewey upon his return to Washington,
was very small piece of business, and
will hardly win friends for the former
body" said Frank K Raymond. one of the
founders and Vice President of the Business
Mons Association, last night. We have
worked for harmony and have taken snubs
without comment, that the affair might be
a success, but there is an end to every
thing, and we cannot allow ourselves to
be sat upon.
THE Business Mems Association came
to the fore three weeks before the Board
of Trade had thought of appointing a
committee, and we had our plans COM
pleted and our organization effected when
the older body came along and requested
the District Commissioners to take the
affair in hand and make the reception an
official one by their appointment of com
mittee. This was all very well in the he
ginning, when it was announced that rep
resentation would be given every organi-
zation in the District, but subsequent hap
penl0BS nave proven tndl lile lHleutiOH dS
to sit down upon the new organization
which had dared face and compete with
the alleged mighty Board of Trade.
ITO those who are aware that the Clique
which controls the Board of Trade also
controls the District Commissioners the
whole matter is very plain. No mutual
aid or admiration society ever ran in
smoother grooves. The Business Mems
Association took the initiative by appoint
ing a committee and preparing Tor the
proposed reception while others were
asleep. great scheme was then pre-
pared by the Board of Trade and it was
decided to crush the upstarts. The pre-
siding officer OF this body hied himself
unto the District Commissioners and said:
Here, we have been too slow and this
Peace Jubilee crowd have gotten ahead of
US. Now We want to square ourselves.
You must appoint an official committee
which will supersede all other committees.
The Board of Trade is at your service and
you may appoint our members. but be
careful and allow me to advise you as to
the personnel Of the committees
The result was, of course, that the
Business Mems committee was turned
| down. The Commissioners related their
sorrow, but claimed that they could not
possibly use the original body. Then. 10
smooth matters over, a committee was ap-
pointed WHICH lnCluGBO SeNETGi UBmDeIS Vi
the new organization who were also mem
bers of the Board of Trade Then, when
it came down to business, we were abb
solutely ignored, both as individuals and
as an association.
I'VE are not grumblers. We include
nearly 1000 live. active business men OF
the District, and we are able to take care
of ourselves, and we do not intend to sit
down because some egotistical body wants
to occupy the platform a la continuous
performance Net only was favoritism
shown in the appointment of the commit
tee but we were carefully and systemat-
ically ignored in the whole matter"
The action of the Board OF Trade has
aroused much feeling among the mem
bers Of the Business Mems Association.
and the latter body claims IL has been
sat upon" by the Commiss lers, at the
instigation of the former association.
Recent developments, they claim, have
proved the truth of these statements, and
it appears as though the reception were
the citizens of the District were to be ig-
nored as small fry"
The matter will be discussed at the
coming meeting of the board of directors
of the Business Mems Association, and
some action may be taken. Frank A. Sc
| bring, a prominent member of the or
! ganization, said last night: I'VE are al
ways for the good of the District but we
want fair and square action in every case
| We have been ignored, and We know it
and furthermore we are too big a body
! to sit down and remain silent. | do not
know what action we will take, but we
| are of one opinion anent the Board oi
Trade"