Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-08-02


RsioN TO GLTNoNT.-The grand ex-
CVts'c1 % Glymont this evening by the ladies
Trip.
f-kE Ne OF TIE OF DEsT INHABITANTE.-
ne assoc IatIUn Of oldest InhabItants' held
,ItH regular meeting yesterday. Col. Il. G.
dSHn g,On IN the chair and Or. A. McD.
Davis secretary.
F.r- n. Callan moved TO substitute foT the
resolution offered by Mr. Bradley al the last
meeting. 20 make the Association an auxiliary
society 20 the Washington Monument Society,
the following:
Whereas the Washington National Mouu-
ment il Its present unfinished condition, is
repToaCh on The Patriotism of the country and
i source of the utmost modification to our
selves and our fellOw-citIZens from a distance
who visit This city; and whereas we belle We
that 'he memory OF Washington is now As
dear TO ou- countrymen as il ever was, and
that 20 insure means for the speedy completion
% he NOR ument IT Is oaly necessary TO appeal
20 them 70 remove from our national reputa-
JIor this stigma of ingratitude to the Father Of
his Country therefore
RsSoired. That committee of twenty. seven,
CONSISTING OF three of the Oldest III nab .ants OF
eaCn ward OF our city, the county a-:d George
lowe, he appointed by the presiding officer OF
tAiS meeting, 20 canvass their espeCtiye dis
tTIC;s for subscription to the monument of a
ha!t-doila. from each person, TO be paid annu-
ally .OT ten years. Uniess the monument Is
sooner f-:Shed. aud thar they pay into one of
the CI;y banks TO the credit of J II Il Smith,
the treasurer of the Washington National
N-OE en- Society. Sut n sums as they NAV
IRON time 20 time collect
Re. -'-Ff. Thai the recording secretary fur
nISh each committee with a 81 DESCRIPTION book,
headed with CertIticaJe setting forth that they
are duly authorized by the ssASsOciatiOn of the
Oldes' 1uhabItan-s of the District of Column bia''
10 mae corrections Tor the completion of The
W3shir gtCn Monument.
ReyO-rej. Tina the attention of Our sister cities
OF the country is hereby invited 10 this SUBJECT,
ana that they are respectfully requested to
ADOPT SUCH measures as TO them may appear
proper 10 aid US IN the accomplishment of the
patriotic object we have in view.
ReSClJe0. That the public press of the country
are earnestly requested to give these proceed
Ings an insertion IN prominent place in their
columns, accompanied with such remarks as
they may deem best suited 10 excite among
theI- readers an active interest in the compile
IIOn - the monument.
The resolution was adopted and the follow
In- appointed FIRST Ward-C. Bestor. u.
Hines ard Dr. VIM. Is. Magruder Second
Wa-d-A- :. Joyce. y. Il. Barr and ] G.. Stew
AZ Third Ward-LewiS johnson, Seraphim
Masi aEd Maj ThCs. Donoho. Fourth Ward
Dr. a Mob Davis, I'd. +. Brown and Ed
: u-s Fifth Ward-GeO +. Gulick. Robert
Beal agd Il. Il. French. Sixth Ward-MichI
Seventh W3Td-ThOmas g. Wells, Jeremiah
Hepburn and Jas. A. Birch. County of Wash
Ingion, l. !. Middleton. Thomas BlagdeU and
Henry NaylOT. GeOTgetown-Thos. Brown.
Rich d Petit and Peter O. Donoghue
The election of officers was pos IpOned until
=he meeting in October.
Interesting "reminiscences of the olden time
he e3-ly reCOllectons OF Mr Chas Vincent
v ere ED BY Mr.. ]. c. Brent. Adjourned.