Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-14
BOARD OF TRADE

Continued from Fourteenth PageD
1S1 has arisen the real Union of 1870. pros
porous and powerful. beneficently dominate
ing a hemisphere. and influencing for good
the world.
closely interviewer. have during these hun
died years ever advanced together. and
enCOura Eed by the retrospect Of what they
have jointly and Severally accomplished
during the woodworking century now
ending. they will press forward confidently
into the intenSer activities and still greater
achievements Of the transition centennial
year Jf 1900. and OF the new century of
which Il Constitutes the threshold.
Secretary. Report.
Upon the conclusion of the reading of the
report by Mr. Moves. and after the hearty
demonstrations Of applause which marked
the appreciation Of the audience had died
away. the secretary Of the board. Mr..
George II. Harries read his report. which
was as follows.
I have the honor 20 report that the board
u trade year. which closes this meeting,
has ban. from the standpoint of the or
Eauizst.pa exceptionally successful. The
business " the board has extended in all
directions U q degree wholly unexpected
year or two ago. To many Washingto-
mans. and 20 a great many nOn-Tesidents.
in the United States and abroad. the board
Of trade = a bureau of Information as to
lJCal and national matters During 500 the
congressional work has been especially
heavy. and the resulJS-as the District APP
preparation bill WI! rcStffv-haVe been cor
reSP0ndlngiy gratifying. More than ever Is
Il evident that Congress thoroughly under
stands the methods and mission of the
board aud is ready at all times to discuss
with reDrs4en tatiyeS Of the board the pro-
1-cJS which We present. knowing that our
org nizatIon ignores personal and selfish
Interests and seeks only the public good.
Twelve months ago our membership was
49, During the year there have been added
TO jh- rolls 202 names Eight members
have died and eighteen resigned so that the
membership today numbers 6:}S. a net gain
Of fT6. or nearly three times the number
gained during the year 1898. The eight
members VINO died were a. T. Britton Dor
sey CIagett NOrval W. Burchell Marvin
G Stone. Herman D. Walbridge. Lawrence
Cochran.
The deceaze Of Col A. T. Britton. who
was general counsel to the board. chairman
Of the executive committee and chairman
~ the committee on COdifcatiOn of District
laws created a void which has not yet been
Hled- - was a wise. conscientious official
who never missed en opportunity 10 ad-
vance the interests Of the District of Co
iumhia
Growth of the Board.
The growth OF membership. while the
greatest the Ca'sanizatiOn has known since
L commenced tc\be and highly creditable
II Chairman Van WickIe and his commit
te-- u4 membership is by. no means remark
able II is the result Of the boards char
ac-er- Business Washington knows that
tE- board u trade cannot be used to aid
speculative OF special interests: that il will
not iaIJrse candidates for office: that II
has ~" sectional Ieanings. but exists and
iAbI~S -ur the whole community. that IT
has D.. other object than the beautiful and
SlL-Je5le upbuilding II Washington. the
capital VI the nation. Knowing these
t1lnES- u > net surprising that those men
of .pral prominence who have hitherto re-
fnaHet outside OF the board of trade now
seek 10 acquire membership. Further IN
crease If the membership is easily possible
h'ca U.s. OF the reasons set forth. because
membership N the board is not merely a
PCrra.-s able status. Ii Is now and will
hereafter be a souEhj-for privilege
-t'an the board there has been notice
able access OF activity Every member was
gwen al Least two opportunities tn enter
commute work. and every member who
asked Tor or agreed U an assignment was
given a place. Last year there were 317
committee members This wear there are
.~I names on the committee lists There
"rrf four meetings ~ the board of trade.
fourteen meetings Of the board of direc-
J'I~. seven meetings ot the executive. com
nhiie- and seVruty-,ve meetings Of the
s.tati''S and special committees. nearly all
OF the committee meetings being hlIG l.,
tn board rooms
Mention may properly De made Of the
t---.-lr..N -.it'ts~~lL annual reception lpi IA
a. the Arlington ana the more than sue
Ce-~fEi annual excursion and shad-bake at
Marshal. Hal. Socially and financially those
~ events were more gratifying than any
OF their predecessors The board rooms
hay- Is-u placed "a the disposal of sey-
eral c;oS-s- related OF phiianthrUpfc ins,f-
ilt'i,>- they were used by the executive
COMMITTEE. and some II the subcurnmitfpes
90 tho Dewey reception committee.
In Behalf of Washington.
~CpntluuoGs effort in behalf Of Washing
Ton a. a convention city has brought forth
excellent results: a number Of organize
tiur~ came hers in response to solicitations,
originating within the board Of trade In
line with the convention work is the hand
H'-,h ssIyh mas for some time been in the
hands ~ the printer, and which is now an
Accomplished fact The book was prepared
u.'i-r The direction Of a special committee
without cost 10 the board As a pubica-
ton o. is unique and from an artistic stand
foiuf 20 complete success
i'u'SHi the terms If the following
i.in'' directors expire Charles b Church
t'-'trse T. Dunlop. Frank Hume Isadore
Sax. James w S.usryiIIe Thomas W
smith, ". : Thompson. Cieorg.. TrIesdeI
B-riah Wilkins and : W Woadv-ar3 IT,
names = the following having hem duI,-
Posted they ar, eligible for election. 8 ~
Woodward. Frank Hume Isadore Saks W
Q Henderson. W :. Thompson. George
True~i-I Beriah Wilkins. J. W Rabsn1
TEuTuts W. Smith. Chas B. Church Geo
T Dunlop. o. G. Staples. c. c. Duucanson.
fEm-s W SomeUviil,
Financial Statement.
Herewith 7 submit the financial state
rnsnt 81 my Office from November . 1893.
10 November II. 1ssel. There is some out
standing indebtedness. but when that has
been settled there Will stiIl remain a con-
siderable balance 10 the credit Of the board
i desire 10 place upon record apprecia-
mo nv