Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-16

By the president. consisting OF the chair
man Of each standing and special commit
tee, whose duty 1t would be to consider
Immediately after the annual meeting ali
committee reports and their recommends.
tons. and, after careful scrutiny, present
to the full Board Of Trade at q special
meeting their conclusions and recommen-
dations," was carried unanimously, on
motion made by w. H. Singleton.
His report follows:
I'm pursuance Of law and following a
well established custom. 1t becomes my
very pleasant duty to offer briefly an &C.
count OF my stewardship as secretary OF
the Washington Board of Trade. cover
ing the year just terminated. The very
excellent and complete report or your
worthy President makes unnecessary any
comment from me upon the general ousi.
ness considered and so well acted upon
by your board OF directors and the many
standing and special committees. hence
my privilege tonight will tell only OF the
actual duties Of the secretary In his ca
pacity as a detail oficer of the board
The Retiring Directors.
Tonight the terms Of the following
named directors expire: Scott c. Bone
William T. Galliher. Robert n. Harper
John B. Larner. Theodore W. Noyes. r
Ross Perry. Frederic L Siddons. J. H
Small. jr.: n. c. Graham and John l.
Weaver
Under the provisions OF the bylaws
Of the gentlemen whose terms expire TO-
night. the following named are not ell
giblc for reelection at this meeting: Rob
ert N. Harper. Theodore W.. Noyes. X
Ross Perry and J. II. Small. 5r.
For the ten vacancies the following
forty-two names have been duly posted.
in accordance with the provisions Of the
bylaws: ]. Louis Willige. DR.. Frank b.
Gibson, Thomas W. Sidwell. Herbert F.
L. Allen: c. A: Joerissen. Cuno H; Ru-
Bone. William T. Galliher. B. c. Ora
ham, John B. Larner. Frederic l.. Sid
dons. John L. Weaver. J. Miller Kenyon.
Michael 1. Weller. William J. Flather.
Samuel B. Shedd. James L. Parsons. DIR.
D. Olin Leech. Col. George Truesdell.
Commander John NJ. Wilson. 8. W.
Woodward. A B. Fox, D. ]. Callahan,
Allen d. Albert, jr.; John H Nolan,
H. syme, n. o. whitford. Albert Schulz
tets. George E Walker, Fred G. Coldren.
W. s. Knox, w. 8. Hoge. DR.. J. B.
Gregg Gusts. George F. Schutt. DR.. D.
Percy Hickling. William D. Hoover and
Henry Ltchfield West.
Number of Meetings Held.
During the past year. which in my
judgment has been one fraught with
much that reflects the greatest credit
upon your executive officers and COM
mittees, the entire membership OF the
Board OF Trade have been called into
session four times for the consideration
Of committee reports and other business
matters affecting the organization; the
board Of directors has been convened in
regular session six times and twice in
special session, celebrating upon mat
tiers important and material to the well
fare of the body; the executive committee
In its seven regular and four special
meetings held during the year handled
very efficiently the many questions and
problems submitted for its conclusions,
and, lastly, the thirty-one meetings held
by your standing committees and the
twenty-seven by your special committees
brought forth much important data and
many recommendations which later must
receive careful consideration at your
hands.
THE last annual report OF the secre-
tary showed a total membership of 653
During the past year eighty new mem
bers were elected, making a total Of 1913
During the twelvemonth, however, the
organization has lost ten members by
death and nine from resignation, while
fourteen names were stricken from the
rolls for other causes.
Receipts and Expenditures.