Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
Meeting of the Association Held Last
Evening.
ALLEGED UNWARRARFED ACTION
Exclusion of Delegate From the
Peace Carnival Committee.
A ROTEST ENTERED

aSsoCiAtion considered various local mat
tiers and protested against what was de-
clared to be the unwarranted action OF the
| secretary of the Business Mems Assocta-
ton in excluding its delegate from the
meeting OF the executive committee on the
peace carnival. after the association had
been given an invitation 10 send a delegate
to that body.
The meeting was called to order by Mr..
A. r. Server. A. o. Tingley serving as Sec
rotary.
NJ A. Winter. chairman Of the committee
on membership. presented the applications
of Harry W. Bowen, SD street northwest.
and Samuel ". Mellott, ~ street north
west and they were elected.
On motion OF Mr. Winter the president
appointed committee. consisting of NJ. A.
Winter, Scion c. Kemon and Theo. T.
Moore, to confer with officials OF the Eek
! ington Presbyterian Church and the Church
Of the United Brethren and endeavor to
make arrangements for more commo-
dious meeting place for the association.
VIM. G.. Henderson, chairman Of the COM
mittee on railways, reported the condition
of legislation respecting the City and Sub
| urban Railroad Companys lines which pass
through the territory OF the association.
! City Limits.
Nv. W. Porter chairman of the committee
on city limits reported that an arrange
pany of the Pennsylvania railroad whereby
that company had established a rate Of
30 cents passenger and an additional
charge OF % cents for each additional pas
senger from the Pennsylvania depot TO any
| point in lexington.
Scion c. Kemon. chairman Of the COM
mittee on mail facilities, reported that Su-
pcrintendent Machen of the free delivery
service had told him that nothing could be
| done to improve the mail facilities of the
territory represented by the association uo-
| til after the beginning of the next fiscal
year. but when the new appropriation be-
comes available he thought the wants II
| the association could be met.
letter from Mr.. Herman A. Blair was
| read. making a number of suggestions m
regard to the plans for the hall and library
building. to be built on land adjoining the
| site of the lexington school house.
Mr.. HendersoH's Report.
Mr.. VIM. G. Henderson was requested TO
report concerning his mission as a delegate
| to the peace carnival committee. Mr. Hem
derson explained that after attending the
meeting Of that committee. and taking part
IN proceedings which resulted in the ap-
pointment of executive committee, Of
which he was made a member charged
with fixing date for holding the peace
carnival. he had been told by Secretary
Mexican that his name had been left of
the executive committee because his as
sociation had passed resolutions declaring
in favor of holding the carnival In 1900.
which was regarded by Secretary Mexican
as equivalent to being opposed to the car
nival. Mr.. Henderson said he had braved
the storm the Saturday evening when the
executive committee had been called to
meet at 1914 F street and had attended the
meeting. but that when he got there Mr.
Mexican told him he had read a report Of
the proceedings of Mr.. Henderson's asso-
citation, which instructed it's delegate to
take part in the carnival only in case it
should be held in 1900. and that he had ac-
COrllnPlE dFOpDed @ of he ok
mgton delegates from the rolls.
Mr.. Henderson explained to the associa-
ton that while he talked to the secretary
some other members OF the executive conn
mittee arrived and were invited to the
council chamber on the second floor. but he
left after this explanation by the secre-
tary. He did not know by what authority
the secretary had dropped his name from
the rolls. and he explained that one Of the
duties of the executive committee was to
fix date for holding the carnival.
He learned by the newspapers of the day
following the meeting that such members
of the executive committee as had been
present at the meeting had decided 'Unani-
mously' to hold the carnival next May.
Answers Question.
In reply TO a question Mr.. Henderson
said he did not know whether or not this
unanimous vote had been secured by eN-
Guiding all those who were opposed to bold
ing the carnival in MAY and who pre-
1efreQ 1gbb Tor tn1t event. lie SalA II was
well understood that he and his association
Endorsed the project FOR "A peace carnival.
but believed that for many reasons II should
be held in 1900.
Mr.. Scion c. Kemen said he thought the
treatment of the associations representa-
tive after the invitation of the Business
Mems Association ia send delegates to con-
slider the question Of carnival was wholly
unwarranted and an insult to every men,
Der of the association.
Mr. Washington Tnpham said he regarded
the act Of the secretary of the Business
Mems Association as extremely irregular
and insulting.
Mr. A. r. Server expressed the opinion
that such action could only he regarded as
an expression of the kind of practice that
governs packed conventions.
M. S. 4. SeitzeIl suggested that in view
of such action by the Business Mems Asso-
citation vote of thanks should he extended
that association for keeping the associa-
TONS delegate ont of the meeting. especial
ly If such action was a sample Of the
course they were pursuing.
ABsoIyes the Association.
Mr.. Kemon said he did not think the ac-
ton could be considered that OF the
Business Mems Association. but simply as
that Of its secretary Mr.. Mexican. He
thought letter should be written the Bus
mess Mems Association asking whether
they approved the course OF their secre-
tary
Mr.. Henderson again took tine floor say
iEg he had no idea that the treatment he
had received had been the result of any
action on the part of the Business Mems
Association. He knew. he said. many MEM
bers of that association. and they were
gentlemen for whom he had the highest re-
gard. They were fair-minded men. he said.
and he would not suspect that they would
be a party to an attempt to cut Off free
discussion of a question when citizens as
sociations had been invited to send DEL
cgates to take part in deciding questions OF
general interest.
In reply to further inquiry Mr.. Henderson
said Mr., Mexican had told him that when
the executive committee of the peace carni-
val committee was instructed to fix a date
for holding the carnival that instruction re-
ferred to the day of the month and not TO
the month when it should be held. MIR.
Henderson said that was the first time he
had heard even as a suggestion such an In
depreciation of the instructions.
Mr.. Server said he had noticed IN the
reports of the work of the executive COM
mittee that six names were mentioned as
voting for the date on which to hold the
peace carnival, and these six votes had
made the unanimous vote. He knew in
vitations had been sent to about twenty
organizations to send delegates TO that
meeting. and he thought 1t would be inter-
esting to know whether any other dele
has do