Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-10

Improvement charged against the District
of Columbia is not measure OF justice or
equity. The committee looks forward with
pleasure to the day when new railroad
systems will seen entrance to this Dis
trict Its recommended lions cover large
number of other items worthy of your
attention. as will be noted in their report
when printed
Your committee on membership notes
that the active membership to date is $40
members. 1t gives me pleasure to record
that out of the membership of 6S1 men
there were but five deaths during the past
year. The membership of this board ought
to be increased and l bespeak for the new
committee on membership the good offices
and aid of every member OF the board.
The Secretary's Report
At the conclusion of the reading of this
report Gen. George II. Hairless secretary of
the board. made the following report for
his office:
ITO the Washington Board Of Trade:
"Details of the boards work during The
past year having been set forth In the re-
port of the president, 1t is not necessary for
me to recapitulate the items which go to
make up the gratifying sum total Of the
business transactions In my Office. Let 1t be
sufficient for me to say that there Is steady
increase In the work Of pro-Washington en-
| deavor and practically continuous COM
pliance with the demand for more carefully
applied energy and satisfactory results.
with the incoming Of a new Congress
there must be renewal Of the educational
campaign through which members of the
national legislature became acquainted with
the relationship sustained by the District
Of Columbia and the general government.
This campaign should be well organized
and complete; then 1t will not be possible
for ignorance to work injustice to the ma
terial interests of the national capital
In the matter of membership there is
nothing noteworthy. At the last annual
| meeting there were 6S1 names on the active
list. Deaths and rpSippa for
the elimination of forty-two. During the
year thirty-one new members have been ad
mltted so that we now have a total of $40.
receipts and expenditures continue to
maintain proper proportions; the balance
having materially increased.
My thanks are due to the officers and
members of the board for pleasant associa-
ton and great deal of helpful enthusiasm
and commentator. Mr.. Shuster's efforts
| in my office have been profitable to the
board. most creditable to him and pleasing
to me.
The customary financial statement is
submitted herewith"
Financial Summary.
Receipts-Balance on hand November 10,
1903. s1,334.57; receipts, shad bake, 1896:
membership dues, St. go: interest G13 so
| and $500. $3.50. Total s7.52S37.
Expenditures-Annualm meeting 1902 $3.50
so; other meetings, $1Ss75: expenses shad
bake, $s5975; rent Ito December 1. 1909,
81, 200: telephone Ito December /, 10O3) SI2O;
salaries, secretary's office, 81. 800; newspa-
pers. directory. repairs, etc, $50. 10; sta
tionery, postage and printing. 2.O5; dues
National Board Of Trade, $780, Total,
IS 6OO.75.
Total receipts 1881
Total expenditures, $56OO75.
Balance on hand, 81, 927.62.
The report Of the treasurer, W. p Van
Wickle. approved by the committee Of audit
consisting of Frederic L. Moore. John M.
Wilson and Archibald Greenlees was SUBJ
mitted. The figures Tailed with the fore
going summary.
Those in Attendance.
Among those who attended the meeting
were the following: Gen. John NJ. Wilson,
Gen. George H. Harries. William NJ. Shus
ter, Weston Flint Frank Hume, William "
Cox, James H. Spalding, Philip F. Larner,
R. H. Terrell. Scion C. Kemon. E. Southland
Parker, A. S. Caywood. Jesse B. Wilson,
Capt. L. NJ. Kelly. John H. Magruder, John
w. Douglass. Levi Woodbury.. w. 8. Chase.
w. H. Singleton. Lee L. Herrell. Major
Frank A. Butts. Robert N. Harper. NJ. l.
Weller H. L. Biscoe. General George NJ.
Sternberg. A. B. Brown. Clayton E. Ewing,
r. Ross Perry. w. w. Burdette. T. Janney
Brown. Charles Kramer. T. L. Holbrook, H.
G. McCauley. Archibald Greenlees. Charles
S. Bundy, Lee r. Martin, Thomas r. Mar
tin. John w. F. Smith. J. H. Small jr.:
Jown w. Babson. T. w. Behrens. j. Thix-
man Hendrick. s. w. Hendrick. Charles
Bradley, Charles E.. Foster, George w.
White, Franklin T. Sanner, VIM. G. Halpin
c. G. Lancaster, A. A. Wilson. r. w. Ty-
lor. Col. Rutherford. Jno. B. Larner, Jas.
L. Marshall, Samuel ]. Prescott J. Whit
Heron Henry w. Samson. B. T. Janney
w. F. GUIDE, DR.. G. B. WEIGH, c. G. Davis.
F. ]. Whitehead, Edward Graves, T. A.
Snyder, Cincinnati, Ohio: Benz; S. Minor,
w. H. Yerkes, Jr., A. T. Walker, w. P.
Van Wickle F. L. SiddonS Odell g Smith
Robt. L. Stone. Jas. Lansburgh, E. N. Gray,
c. Corbin Thompson. Theo. w. Noyes, Geo.
Truesdell, VIM A MelOy, Geo. A. Armes,
DR.. Richard Kingsman, r. H. Lynn Cuno
son, j. H. Saunders, c. w. Treadwell, w.
H. Saunders, C. F.. Crane, Col H. F.
Blount, Chas. Rauscher. Lester A. Barr,
R. r. Bennett, w c. Clephane, S. Thos
Server, J. NJ. Chamberlin. w. II. Henshaw,
Samuel r. Carter, Frank l.. AttweIl Geo.
NJ. Mann, ]. l.. Weaver, Arthur B. Heaton,
L. L. Hooper, w, Mosby Williams, E. P.
May, E. W. Spalding, D. A. Greenlees, C. G.
Sloan, A. Mckenzie, B. F. Johnson, B. H
Warner, c. j. McQuade, I. II. Pickford,
Smith Thompson, Jno. Doyle Carmody, A
B. Graham, w. c. Johnson, Jos H. Curran,
]. S. Swormstedt F. P. Reside, T. b.
Pyle Chas. H. Fairfax, S. X. Waters, Capt
J. P. Walker, Jno l.. Newbold, Jno. G.
Hodges, Geo H. Judd. Thos H. Morgan,
j. NJ. Schneider. L. III. Schneider, Court f.
Gordon, L. S. A; Walter c. Schneider DR..
Paris K. Brengle, F. A. Fenning, NJ Le-
Roy Cough, H. 3. LOCKER, C. E. Kern H.
r. Webb, DR.. w. r. King, E. o. Whitfofd
S. w. Curriden, Jas. H. Taylor. H. L. Rust.
H. B. Polkinhorn. Thos. w. Sidwell Dr.
l. S. Stone, Henry P. Blair. Lee d. Latimer
w. H. Stoutenburgh. S. w. Woodward w
H. H. Smith, Jas. Sharp, Thos. w Smith.
T. A. Harding, A. NJ. Lothrop.