The times., 1899-01-12
THE BUSINESS MEN MEET
Progress Reported by the Peace
Carnival Committee.
4 HOME RULE ASSOCIATION
The Association to Give SociaI-S
Committee to Solicit Cheap EN-
the Protection of Hotel Ncn-NIauy
New Names Placed on the Roll.

New Names Placed on the Roll.
The board of directors of the Business
Mems Association held an unusually iu-
teresting and important special meeting
last night at the headquarters of the as
sociation. 1874 f Street. There We're pres
ent President W. S. Knox. Vice Presidents
NJ. Dyrenforth and V. Baldwin Johnson,
Treasurer o. g. Staples. Secretary W. s.
Mexican and the following named mem
bers of the board: Il. p. Andrews, f. j.
Behrens. c. b. Croplcy, W. y. II. Church,
W. W. Danenhower, Norman T. Elliott.
Lawrence Gardner Henry f. Getz, +. L.
Jordan. John Leetch, w. G. Lown, r. +.
Murphy, Frank r. Raymond, William
Ramsey, o. G. Staples, s. c. Smoot, c. IL.
Syme.
The committee on the proposed national
peace carnival, through Frank X. Ray
mond, chairman. presented the following
very satisfactory report:
The committee appointed by the president OF
the association ito take into immediate consid-
Grafton arrangements Tor national peace carn-
val in this city during the month OF May" begs
leave 10 report very gratifying progress.
The committee has already had several meet
subject.
President Mckinley has been seen upon two
different occasions, and has promised his hearty
accord in making the proposed carnival a success
and lie extended cordial invitation to the com
mittce t" visit him again and further discuss the
matter.
In accordance with your instructions. the
mittce has invited the Board Of Trade and the
several citizens associations Of the District to
send representative, 10 join with this committee
in organizing a general committee. AS soon
l.f f1fpIst
i;ctically pushed. to the end that will have
in This city national carnival of such character
and proportions that you will not il any degree
he disappointed.
We would request that each member of the
board di-cnss the subject with friends, that,
wien the time comes for an appeal fol sul'Scrip-
ticns, business men generally viii be ready To
literally respond
Any suggestions a. to programme, etc, would
be gladly received and the proper consideration
given 10 the
hoard the committee will be able to present
perfect and, doubt, satisfactory programme.
As far can learn, the proposition to have
this carnival in May meets with hearty approval.
The following resolution was unani-
mously and enthusiastically adopted, after
a full expression of the views of the
members present:
Resolved. That it is the sense OF the board Of
directors of the Business MEMS Association, Of
Washington. d. C., and in accordance with the
declarations in the platforms OF both political
parties to home rule in the District of Co
luInba. that all local offices he filled by local
men, and the thanks OF the association are hereby
extended to our local press for its efforts To Sc
local men for local Offices in the District Of
Columbia.
It was decided by the board that the
association hold at Wizards Hotel about
the latter part Of January Il social gather
ing, to be attended by not only the mem
bers of the association, but friends and
many public men. This social function
will be made especially attractive and en-
tertaining. and is intended to emphasize
an important part of the objects of the
Business Mems Association-"To bring
the business men OF the District OF Co.um-
bia into more friendly intercourse and
closer business and social relationship"
i committee. consisting Of NJ. Dyren-
forth II. b. Parker, Samuel Hart, II. C..
Moses and T.. L. Johnson. was selected 10
wait upon the passenger agents OF the
several railroads coming into the ty, and
endeavor to bring about series of week
ly cheap rate excursions from points far
and near, es is done at the Moth and in
the West.
The general counsel Of the as sociatOn,
Conrad II. Syme, was requested to con-
/ slider the matter of the enactment of a
law whereby hotel proprieto=s Will be
protacted from hotel heats Washing
ION boing tho only civ of any ir,nor,ar[..
l'ii , o'i'e ,t' otl O''' Vi any ''-'P'' '''t-'
The following named were elected mem
hers of the association:
| meat packer. ". :. Bronson, general agent pas.
I scnger department, [. * o. Railway Company;
/ H. C. Burch manager the Ebbitt House; y. W
[ BurfhcH, grocer = \ Bennett, manager tho
Arlington; ". ]. Brooke q Co, agricultural i'm
( nlements; g.. H. Boynt"n, manager Associated
! ITess; l.. ;. Brown general agent Passenger de
/ l'ls, + Ne"i"n bowman manager \ a I
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