Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-24
BUSINESS MEN IN SESSION
Association Holds Meeting and Revises Its
Constitution.
Large Number of Additional COM
mittees Provided FOr-PennsyIvnnia
Avenue as a Boulevard.

The regular monthly meeting of the Bust
ness Mems Association was held last even
ing at Willard Hall. with President W. S.
Knox in the chair, and Mr.. Barry Buckley
as secretary,
A communication was read from the
clerks of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives. respectively, stating that the
Business Mems Association would be noti-
fled of date when the two committees
would hear argument from representatives
of the association in opposition to the pass
age of bill providing for taxing corpora
tions.
Secretary Buckley was directed to ac-
knowledge the receipt of letter from Mr..
benjamin Miller. chairman of the commit
tee on commerce and manufactures of the
board of trade. and to inform Mr.. Miller
that the committees commerce and
manufactures of the Business Mems Asso-
citation will cooperate, with pleasure. with
the similar committees of the board of
trade in securing additional trade and
manufactures in the District of Columbia.
Several other communications of minor
Importance were also read and referred to
the appropriate committee for suitable &C
ton.
Revision of Constitution.
The committee on revision of the consti-
tntion. which was composed Of Messrs
Conrad II. Syme, chairman. Albert Dag
SctA- pS III, H IitlShtll IL,
and V. Baldwin Johnson. submitted re-
port, which was adopted. The principal
amendments provide for an executive COM
mittee to consist of the president two vice
presidents and six members of the associa-
ton to be elected by the board of directors;
also the following committees, to consist of
twenty-five members each: Commerce,
bridges, insurance, manufactures, mercan-
tile interests, sanitation, public gatherings,
conventions and conclaves, public improve
and alleVS- nllb1r
parks and reservations, entertainment,
legislation. transportation. government of
the District of Columbia, law. nonresident
trade. river and harbor improvements.
driveways, public schools. The president
was authorized TO appoint each committee
and to select its chairman.
The chair appointed MeSSrs. Meador. God
dard and Woodland a special committee to
call on the District Commissioners and ask
for the granting of the same privileges to
all dealers as to the display of meats in
front of their stores is enjoyed by deal
erS on Louisiana avenue.
Messrs. Leach, Palmer and Carmody We're
appointed Il special committee to cooperate
with the Washington board of trade in Sc
curing the improvements for Rock Creek
Park which have been recommended by
the board of trade.
Oppose boulevard Feature.
A protest was adopted. and the secretary
requested to communicate the same to the
District Commissioners, to the effect that
the Business Mems Association opposes the
setting apart of Pennsylvania avenue, or
any part of 1t, as boulevard.
A resolution was adopted that the annual
banquet be held at the Riggs House be-
tween the LIST and 10th of February.
The bill introduced into the House by
Representative Smith, as printed in The
Star Of Tuesday, providing for reduction
In the price of electric light in the District
or Columbia, was referred to, and a COM
mittee of three. MeSsrs. Dyrenforth Pole
and Jordan. was appointed to call on Mr.
Smith and tender its services in furnishing
MIN with any information on the subject
mentioned which is within the Knowledge
OF the committee or can be secured by it.
On motion of DR.. Robert Reyhurn, the
committee on the government of the Dis
trlct or Columbia was requested, when ap-
pointed, to take into consideration the
question of changing the present form of
government of the District of Columbia to
an elective form OF government, and to re-
port draft of a bill embodyinS such a
chdnse TO the Business Mems Association :"