The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-01
A new ASSOCIATION
FOR GEORGETOWN
Citizens Organic TO Promote
Local Interests.
The Peace Carnival Promised tGaR-
imOuS Support.
Representative Men Chosen rs CT
ficers and Several Committees
Named by President Jnnncy.

In response to the call recently issued by
about twenty representative citizens of
Georgetown n meeting was held last night
at the office of the First Cooperative
Building Association and u permanent or
ganzation of a citizens association for
Georgetown was effected. There was large
attendance. A deep interest was taken
in the proceedings.
DIR. Louis w. Richie was elected tempo
rary chairman. II was expected by the
promoters of the new association that steps
would be taken at this conference to ar
range for a mass meeting of the citizens
to be held ON future date for the purpose
Of establishing a permanent organization,
but the attendance was so large and other
conditions so favorable that ii was decided
to effect the permanent organization at
once. A resolution TO this effect was
adopted without opposition.
In accordance with this resolution an
election of officers of the new association
was held with the following result: Prof.
b. T. Janney, supervising principal of the
Georgetown division of the public schools,
president: John Leetch, general manager of
the Washington Gaslight Company, vice
president; George w. King, treasurer of the
First Cooperative Building Association,
second vice president: J. Barton Miller,
secretary of the First Cooperative Build
ing Association, secretary and treasurer.
and Walter F. Weaver, of the hardware
firm of Weaver Bros, treasurer. The selec-
tion of an executive committee was left TO
the president, who will name the commit
tee later.
Mr. Leetch moved that the membership
fee be % cents per month. payable in ad-
vance. This was carried The amount IN
Cludes the initiation fee.
Secretary w. S Mexican, of the Wash
ington Business Mems Association, WAS in
troduced, and addressed the meeting, eX-
pressing the sympathy of the Business
Mems Association with the new movement
in Georgetown. He said that the Corpora
tion of the association he represented
would be given to the new citizens asso-
citation in their efforts to promote the in
terests of the city. V. Baldwin Johnson,
the vice president of the Washington Bush
ness Mems Association, and prominent
member of the Board of Trade, said that
the TWO representative bodies of which he
was a member We're designed to promote
the general welfare of the District. The
Board Of Trade" said he, lis an organiza-
ton of considerable influence with the
District government and Congress, and in
every way the Board of Trade and the
Business Mems Association Will favor
Georgetown's requests"
At the close of Mr.. Johnson's remarks
Mr. Leetch moved that the secretary be
instructed 10 notify by letter the District
Commissioners and the District commit
tees of both houses of Congress OF the
organization of the Georgetown Citizens
Association. The motion was carried.
committee consisting of John J. Dolan,
chairman; George W. King, W. p May
field. and ]. Barton Miller, was appointed
by the chairman 10 draw up q constitution
and bylaws. The committee was in
structed to report at the next meeting.
Upon the adoption of a resolution intro
duced by |. w. Nordlinger, providing for
the appointment of a committee of three
TO solicit members for the association, the
president appointed the following: l. W.
Nordlinger W. T. Weaver, and W. F.
Gibbons.
Secretary Mexican, of the Business Mems
Association. presented an official COM
municstion from his association, request
ing that three members be appointed TO
serve with Samuel C. Palmer and F. Baker
Weaver on the general peace carnival
committee. which has charge of the fes-
Jival to be celebrated in this city next
spring. Mr.. Mexican explained that. in
the absence of a citizens association in
Georgetown, he had been instructed by the
Business Mems Association to select two
men to represent Georgetown's interests
in the coming event. Now that it has
been decided to increase the number of
delegates from each citizens association to
five. he suggested that three men be ap-
pointed by the association. a resolution
expressing approval of Mr.. McKeans sug-
gestiOn and also hearty approval of
the coming peace carnival was unan-
mously adopted. Mr.. Weaver. one of the
Two delegates already selected TO repre-
sent Georgetown, expressed the belief that
it would be better that his appointment to
the position be made by the citizens as
sociation, whereupon the president was in
structed TO name the entire delegation.
President Janney then appointed the two
delegates selected BIZ the Business Mems
Association and decided 10 hold the other
appointments over until tomorrow.
The meeting then adjourned until Mon
day, February l3. The next meeting will
be held in the Office Of the First Co
operative Building Association. but it is
expected that the attendance will be so
large that it viii be necessary to find
more connexions quarters.