Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-15
BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL
ANNUAL MEETING OF ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION LAST NIGHT.

An enthusiastic meeting of the Business
High School Alumni Association was held
last evening in the assembly hall of the
school. There was a large attendance and
u number of inter esting reports were heard.
Officers for the ensuing year were elected
as follows:
President, Charles A. Jones, 81; secre-
tary, w. c. Sullivan, '9G; treasurer, Arthur
G. Newmyer. OF; vice presidents. represent
irg classes, Christian ]. Cocker, '0l: R.
Golden Donaldson, 90; Miss Madge Stailey.
'03; Thomas Grant, "a; Miss Nellie Dom,
%; Miss Grace L. Hurlbut, '9S; Ford E.
Young, 80; Harry F. Lerch, 1900; William
King, 90; Chester A. Shannon. '03; Miss
Edna Shnn. '04; Merrill Galiher, 'O5.
The meeting was called to order by the
retiring president, Mr.. Paul E. Sleman. The
secretary, Miss Maude E. Wagner, reported
a steady and very gratifying increase in
the number of members of the graduating
classes who are each year joining the as
ISOLATION. She said that already forty-one
of the class of this year have become mem
bers. There are now nearly 600 members of
the association, she pointed out, al the end
of the sixth year of the organizations ex-
istence.
An important part of the report of the
secretary dealt with the work Of the asso-
citation in securing employment of grad
crates. Many former Business boys and
girls have been directed to good positions
through calls on the association in the past
year.
Mr.. Raymond Pullman, chairman of the
committee on school interests who was I'M
able to be present, sent report of the
work of his committee, which read by
Mr.. West The principal work has been the
securing of an increase in the appropriation
by Congress for the new Business High
School building at Rhode Island avenue and
9th street northwest. The members ap-
peared personally before the committees OF
Congress, and were successful in getting an
increase OF 5000 over the amount which it
had been decided to appropriate after hear
ing the District Commissioners on the sub
ject.
AS chairman of the executive committee
president Slemdn spoke in favor of holding
two or three social meetings each year In
addition TO the banquet in February and
the business meeting in June Mr. w. c.
Sullivan also favored this innovati ton, and
the members present voted that the execu-
tive committee provide for holding such
meetings
A resolution was adopted expressing graft
hcatlon over the acceptance of a position
on the board of education by President
Needham of the George Washington Uni
yerSity.
At this point the nominating committee
presented the names of those selected for
officers during the ensuing year, and they
were elected by the unanimous ballot of the
association, as given.
The new president, Mr.. Jones, was es-
corted to the chair by Messrs Paul V Key
ser and Hermon c. Metcalf. He made a
brlet address thanking the association for
the honor 1t had done him, and asking the
active cooperation of all the members in
the work of the year. Mr.. w. c. Sullivan
the newly elected secretary. was also es-
corted TO the platform and made a short
ADDRESS. President Jones then called upon
MI Metcalf. who was the first president of
the organization, to speak and after him
on other former presidents
Ihere was dancing in the drill hall on the
first floor after the meeting and refresh.
mentS were served.