Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
FIFTY YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

In lQE DIAN
On the night Of October "a. 1855. a
meeting was held Of business men in
the interest OF es-
Board OF Trade tablishing q mer-
chants Q a ge.
oAso1lAeu' The org q 1 cation
the new association being styled the
Board Of Trade" not. however, iden-
teal with the present organization bear
ing that title. In The Star Of tho next
day is the following:
THE District Of Columbia may at last
congratulate itself that 1t has the desid-
eratum of q board Of trade. After the
action of tho spirited meeting of last
night 1t must be set down as a thing
accomplished. Not only was the meet
Ing q large one. but 1t was composed
Of the right sort Of men, those who are
apt to accomplish what they undertake.
1t has been wisely decided by the as
ISOLATION. we think, to invite the CO.
operation Of all business men inter-
ested in the prosperity Of the city. and
we find It difficult to believe the state
ment Of a contemporary that some mer-
chants present were silly enough to be
very much dissatisfied because gentle
men who are in no sense merchants.
dealers or traders were permitted to
join tho association II such a feeling
exists to any appreciable extent among
the merchants Of Washington the pros
pect for a board of trade is small In
deed. In any Of our large commercial
cities there are wholesale merchants
enough to organize and conduct board
Of trade. The wholesale merchants Of
this District may be counted on ones
hngers-we might almost say thumbs:
and II the association is fortunate
enough to enlist in its ranks every ac-
tive business man in Washington
merchant. dealer. manufacturer or what
lit will even then find itself not at all
too plethortc In means. numbers or en-
similar organizations in Weather cit
les. We are quite certain that every
individual not mercantile who has
taken part in this movement has done
so simply from public spirit and a sin
cere desire to advance the prosperity
OF the city, and we doubt not that every
person of this class will very cheer
fully leave the whole thing to the mer-
chants OF the District. when the latter
shall express their ability or desire to
go it alone The only fear is that
mfschievous utterances such as that
made by our contemporary shall incline
them to let the enterprise alone Sc
verely In the start. But we are quite
sure, from the character of the pro-
ceedings last night and of the men con-
cerned In the meeting, that no such
narrow minded feeling exists or would
be tolerated for moment"
Washington was greatly interested at
this time fifty years ago in the visit
OF an ambassador
Am DaSSa0or from Tunis, sent here
Eror, Tp,;s for the purpose Of
congratulating our
government upon the successful termi-
nation Of the civil war. In The Star of
October 81, 1865. is the following con-
corning him and his suite:
These noted visitors arrived here
last evening from Philadelphia at s
o'clock in a special car attached to
the regular through train and were re-
ceived at the depot by Mr.. Cox and Mr..
donaldson OF the State Department,
VINO had carriages in waiting, and they
were taken to Willards, wnere rooms
mad been provided tor them. The en-
passy consisted OF Cen Otman hasneu.
SPECIAL ambassador from his hignness
the Bey OF Tunis: Col ttamlro Iaila.
aid de- camp to zen. hasnen. and Cnev-
aller antoine Conll. secretary ana An
.erpreIer. They are accomplished ny
@.nas Perry OIL providence. H. l.. Unit
cd States consul TO tuuis. VINO cAAne
with the lee aIlon al the IL euL uu.s.
VI MS nag nness the Dey. Inc eIiuas-y
mas peen In Inns country ABOUT tLr~e
weeks, most oI WnAca time HAS Desu
spenI in New 1ork A VISIT LAS ueeAA
PAD to Niagara rains ana lew otnel
points.
."rne personnel OF the members of the
EN- Dassy striking and picturesque.
zen. aaSnen Is a tall, nneiy Iorniou
Iuan OIL apparently MY Yeas o. ase.
r1ls compieAion As lisnt Drown. Dlack,
expressive eyes, tniCk curly nalr o.
uafk ana Woody appearance, anu a snort
uIack Dearo anu nAuslaGne. he uresses
IN a IuIl SUIT OIL DLack proauciotu, ill.,
African IeZ cap, reu IN coAor, Wltn larSS
ulue Iassei thrown to the rear, ana lac
wears a curlouSly wrought Dlue-uiAck
COAX. Tue oIner menIucrs Oh the EN-
uAssy diner IN no material respect III
appearance from the general, Win the
exception OF CiHsvaiIer CONT, The secre-
tary, VINO Is quite a young man, VI very
preposseSslnk appearance anu eusasAns
manner. Inc dIuudssauor, zen. I1dsueA,
connected Wltn one Oh the oIuesI anu
most respecIauLe LamlIles OIL ruA.S ana
been dispatched ny ms
on diplomatic MISSIONS to ConsLAntI-
nope. rams and AlaurId. but TINS Is Inc
urst trip across the ALIanLlc. Coz.
uaIta was Drought up IN lne service OI
Lne pey anu Cnevauer Cunl DeeIl
connected with the TunisIan govern
ment since his Doyhood."
Shortly after the assassination Of Pres
ident Lincoln a numDer of Washing
ton.ans organized an
The Lincoln ASSOCIATION LOT the pur-
Monument. moral in TINS CITY.
Some oAmcuty was encountered in the
matter OF securing su1nc.en, suoscrlp-
TONS for the purpose, although eventually
the statue which now STANDS in front OF
the courthouse at the junction OF LOUIS
lana anu Indiana avenues and John Mar
shall pace resulted from The associa-
TONS labors. In The Star OF October
u, 1866, is the following:
"1he Lincoln Monument Association
has received at the hands OF Mr.. Z. V.
aess, manager OF Growers rheater. the
handsome sum of Ssu4.6U. beng The pro-
ceeus Of the benent performance gwen
at that thearer on the 18th OF May laSt.
At that time Mr.. Hess, with cnatacle.-
Ist.c pubic spirit, sent out an appeal to
the uluerent managers OF the Country TO