The Washington herald., 1906-11-16

Friendly rivalry between candidates,
and great harmony in the final results,
marked the annual meeting Of the BUsi-
ness Mems Association at the Riggs
House last night. The election Of Off
GERS was the main thing for which some
go Of the members attended the meeting.
and the center Of interest was in the
choice Of president f0T the coming year.
Conrad II. Symc. in "A speech compli-
mentary to tho present incumbent but
/ insistent that after serving two terms
Captain oyster should step down. nomi-
mated Ross ?. Andrews for the position.
( Mr.. Syme reviewed the work of Ny An.
drews in the association, and called upon
I the members to elect him
Chaplin Brown then placed James F.
1 oyster in nomination in d speech fun Of
complimentary references to the work ac-
/ complished during Capt. oysters two
/ terms.
Election Made Unanimous.
The election resulted in a vote OF IL to
+ s6 in favor OF Mr. oyster. which was made
unanimous by vote Of the association.
/ BY a succeeding ballot Louis P. Shoe
maker received sixty-eight votes TO R. \.
| Chester's sixty-two. for first vice presi-
dent, and at the announcement Of the vote
/ the secretary was directed, by unanimous
vote to cast the ballot Of the association
/ for Ar. Chester for second vice president
/ The ballot for the election Of directors
| contained twenty-siX names. of which
} eleven were 20 be chosen. The result was
/ that TIE ticket was much complicated
/ and it was not until 12-30 o'clock that the
/ teilers had completed the count, which re-
suited in the election of the following. W
/ 5. Knox. b. F. Saul, W. s. Hodge. Emil
/ G. Schafer. Ross p Andrews. Frank X
! RAYMOND. OrTen 6. Staples. Allen D. Al
/ bert, Conrad II. Syme g. W. Claggett.
and Charles " Semmes
/ While the ballot for directors was being
/ counted, the members partook of buffet
/ lunch in the hotel dlning-rOom. Rabbi
/ Abraham Simon was the guest Of the as
sCciation. ard delivered q short address
I upon his impression of the Washington
| business man. Mr.. Simon praised the
l Greater Washington movement, and de-
clared that so far as he could fathom il.
/ the impetus for the expanded city rested
upon the greater Washingtonian.
President Oysters Report
one Of the principal features of the
meeting was the annual report of the
/ president. James F. Oyster. He stated
/ that the association had increased in
membership, and that the finances Of the
/ body were in a good condition Refer
erce was made to the death of V. Bald
/ win Johnson, the only death of the year.
/ Among the results which the associa-
/ tion helped TO accomplish during the year
/ the following were enumerated: More
/ pay for public school teachers. for the
/ iremen and policemen; important amend
ments to the District code: government
/ inspection of savings banks. and the en-
actment of a new school law
'One effect of the last-named legisla-
tiOn. said the president. has been the
/ settlement for the good of the school
/ system of the Eastern High School and
1 the NJ Street High School controversies.
/ Another effect has been the selection of
"a new superintendent of schools, DR.. VIII
/ liam f. Chancellor formerly Of Patter-
/ son, n j.
| Other objects to which the association
! contributed, the president cited. The care
of INDECENT consumptives: construction of
4 Fairgrounds for children and adults: an
auditorium and music hau, and more
! school buildings. The labor of this as
| sociatlon here outlined is the chief justi-
/ fication for its existence" said the presi-
/ dent.
Need Cooperation.
Washington needs more intelligent ef-
fort on the part Of its business. men to
cooperate with both Congress and the
/ Commissioners. But the thing Washing
ton needs most-the thing which the as
sociation should work for hardest-is the
earnest cooperation Of its business men
| for their common advantage"
! President oyster spoke earnestly about
/ the need of work by members of the
/ association.
Your officers have done their part"
/ he thought. with the exception of GER
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