Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-17
CITIZENS COMMITTEE
ACTION TAKEN BY THE BUSINESS
MEMS ASSOCIATION.
Resolutions Adopted Approving 6
Memorial in This City to the
Late Gov. Shepherd.

The committee which represented the
Business Mems Association at the Detroit
coal conference submitted It's report to the
association last night at the first meeting
of the fall, held az Bartons. Vice Presi-
dent Frank X. Raymond presided in place
of President GUIDE, who was absent owing
to the death of his mother.
Mr.. John b. Daish, chairman of the COM
mittee, announced that while the members
approved of some OF the features of the res
olutions adopted at the conference they dis
approved of others. and refused to con-
denim or commend either the miners or the
operators f-
Mr.. b. H. Warner, chairman of the cit
liens committee which made the arrange
ments for the entNna tional encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic, re-
ported verbally on the work of the commit
tee He took occasion to congratulate the
Business Mems Association, through whose
efforts and at the suggestion of Mr.. Barry
Buckley. the secretary, the encampment was
brought to the national capital.
Mr.. Warner said that the benefits to be
derived from the encampment would not be
temporary, but lasting. One of the things
accomplished was the official Endorsement
by the Grand Army of the Republic of the
project for a Memorial bridge, which he
predicted would be constructed.
Another benefit from the encampment, he
said, would be that Congress must take &C
ton in marking with bronze tablets the
scores of places of historic interest in and
about the national capital Mr.. Warner
congra tulated the members of the various
committees who assisted in making the en-
campment a success. He spoke of the in
terest manifested by President Roosevelt
and of the latters disappointment in not
being able to participate in the exercises.
The reunion of the old warriors" Mr..
Warner said, brought to Washington
dozen other and allied organizations in
tional conventions. From personal investi-
cation l have learned that the veterans
were much pleased with their entertain
ment, and wanted to make Washington
their permanent meeting place"
On the motion of Mr.. Thomas G. Hensey
vote of thanks was rendered the citizens
committee. Mr.. NJ. l. Weller, a member
of the Board of Trade speaking for this
committee on public comfort. Of which he
was chairman. said that the committee
found quarters for not less than 5000 visi-
tors, and that not a word of complaint was
received. He said that more than $4,000. 600
was left in Washington by the encampment
visitors. He praised the work of Chairman
Warner and Secretary Buckley.
Mr. Thomas w. Smith, president Of the
Board of Trade, said: The citizens OF
Washington and the executive committee
have covered themselves with glory. The
thirty-sixth national encampment was the
grandest affair ever held In the nations
capital and it was largely due to the efforts
Of our secretary, Mr.. Bulkley, that the
meeting was held here"
A resolution introduced by Mr.. Hensey
that the present government of the District
of Columbia is contrary to the most funda-
mental principles Of the republic, and that
lit is the sense of the Business Mems As
ISOLATION that Congress should establish in
the District of Columbia a government rep
resentative in form and in harmony with
the spirit and institutions of our country-a
government of the people, for the people
and by the people," and that this should be
done by free suffrage. limited only by an
educational qualification under the Austral
ian system, was referred to the board of
directors without discussion. A resolution
offered by DR.. Charles Allen to inquire into
the cause of the greater cost of coal in
Washington than in Baltimore and Phia-
delphia was also referred to the board OF
directors.
The association adopted resolution ap-
proving of memorial to the late Governor
Shepherd A resolution introduced by Judge
Bundy urging Congress to purchase land for
larger play grounds about school buildings
to be erected hereafter was referred to the
board of directors.
The association will tender reception at
the Riggs House on the evening of October
% to Mr.. Henry L. West the newly appoint
ed Commissioner of the District of Column
ba.