The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-05
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

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LOCAL NEphRTMEN
AOSfAh LII hhN NhhANA
MEETING or THE OLDEST lNHABIrASrs.-
The Oldest Inhabitants held their regular
monthly meeting at the court room, City
Hall, yesterday, at $50 p. M, bare quorum
(13) being present.
The FIRST vice president, MT. Middleton,
having stated that he would be obliged TO
leave, Mr.. N. Callan, second vice president,
took the chair.
The secretary, ,J~Carroll Brent, read a
letter from -bf Blake, the president OF the
association. reprettIpp his absence, aud nom
ina6fng Captain w, ", Moore for member.
ship,
Mr., Francis B. Lord presented q copy OF
tho ashef'eld Register, Yorkshire, Derby.
sblre and Nottinghamshlre Universal Ad-
vertiser," printed by Joseph Gales, In the
Hartshead, June IS, 17s9.
Mr.. Brent made q few comments upon the
paper, stating that Its publisher was the
father Of the late Mr.. Joseph Gales, Of the
National Inteli9encsrj that he subsequently
came to this country, and with his son was
.. .nc n,es '"V ~ ~ ,.,,o, ~ IN. NJ
wcre I ~. 'uv , ..oais,ion
uonal Warrington monument Dissertation,
RECOLLECTION az the deceased
UNCONVENTIONAL being next In order. Mr..
@a ..,i.s "a ii. -. NJ. ynhn
John v. Clark nominated nus son, MT. sonh
7. Q. Clark, and Mr.. John johnson pre-
Ths name. Inv tbS rnies ware ia,d over until
ar -, ,,,oattn, 7, hoi,n .nnorn,.a ,hot
tne mex. meeung. peng snnouuveu 'n ~,
MT. Donaldson was porn on Anaiostan Isl
and, Mr.. Brent mentioned as singular TACT
that that would be the third member Of the
soeic.y ooih gu snas I se1., W. S,,or y,
N.tor enu poe" ou, >, ian.,,i,a ~,
read and afforded some amusement.
Mr. Clark moved that "Mary Minor" be
invited 10 attend the next meeting OF the as
'oc Ga o,,. n oSW pr0,, NJ c,.rl wa.
appointed committee to communicate the
Invitation,
Tho death of two Of the members-Messrs,
Gilbert l.. Giberson and John 8. Hollings-
head-was announced.
lions; which, after eulogistic remarks by
Mr.. Callan and Mr.. ]. ID. Clark, were unau.
imously adopted:
whereas n hs, p,es,ed Aimlshtv God TO re-
move from among US, since our last meeting
one OF our associates and eompanions 10 this
pepson o. Tee Il; uieers9n, ssql ,,, ,',.h
n h.
erson, ESQ, this association has been deprive cd
Of one OF It's most esteemed members,
Rfio!rsd, That We deeply ympathire WIN
ms anle'en LNn n, ~ .ns a. M. n..,,o,n
Ne viii wesI The usual badge Of moutninS for
thirty days,
Reioirsd, That these proceeding. be con-
mn9ieated to The family Of ne deceased ,,,,.,
rr"a th.s ne .ns ha, tstsn sW.S one
OF it, nionsers and earliest member. ia the
q u-III th.r
fore; "
nv rsicesa ,h "a ,h .S ny 1nhn Ha
i,ns.ssss ssn on as,Is md h,chiv'y,iaet
member OF this association. '
Reiolped, That we tender to the family Of tn,
deceased OUT sympsthies IN their sac oefsaVe
mem, nna tnAt ,stv s.x. w. ms,p ~ an
esteem'
Resoired, That these proceedings be con
munioated to the family OF the deceased
'n. ooi,s'ponu'ns ssers'~y , 4,
AS iurtncr marx OF respect 70 theso III
ceased members the club then adjourned.
Y. M. @. A. MISUNDERSTANDING :
announcement In our Issue OF yesterday, tn
Young Mems Christian Association Gym
nasium, located in their new building, opone'
last evening with an exhibition OF skill b.
several Of our amateur gymnasts. ANON
them we noticed Frank Meyers, VINO ha
won quite a reputation as an athlete, an,
who, we understand, Is to be engaged as o.
brother gymnasts, on this occasion, WEI
L. D. Alden, z. Brown, J. j.. Buchanan, !
J. Kenzee, Master Moore, y. W. Taylor, an
II. A. Lowe, VINO 10 student AZ iaie, an
ranks among the list Of athletes. The PR
gramme consisted OF parallel bars, ciu
swinging, DUMP bells, double trapeze, Juml
lng, tunoi,ng, vanNlng, norizon'Sd % "a
climbing ladders, peg pole, and leap LOT III,
Messrs. Meyers and Lowe raised ABOVE the
difficult feat.
The tumbling by Messrs. Meyers, Aide
and Brown was good, and created conslt
cradle amusement.
very difficult and what seems to l
hazardous exercise Is the double trapoze
done by Meyers and Buchanan. They d
1t well, and to the satisfaction Of sever
critics who were present. One cannot b.
admire the graceful exercise on the parall
bars, the club swinging and vaulting.
Mr.. Alden succeeded 10 performing th
giant swing ten times In succession, an
although this Is higher than tho ayerag
reach, still Mr.. Alden has attained 10 th
almost Unprecedented number Of eightee
times. Little Master Brown did some yer
pleased ali present. Tho exhibition close
Win The Clean for Life,, nv MI. Never,
TURNING from a scaffoldipp TWENTY-FIVE fee
bigb through the air about eight or ten fe.
and catching on 10 A suspended pole. Ther
was ouite a large crowd present, and A
seem satisfed with the EVENING" enter tair
mani.
The gymnasium will be omen daily, Sun
DAYS exccpteJ. from n, IN. TO 10 D, IN.
Members Of the gymnasium are onl
charged 10 per wear. and the associate
members IA the latter having also the pri,
ilegc of the library and reading rooms. Tn
prices are almost nothing when compared |
The nbysioal benefit derived, At the Nor,
The priee ranges from s25 to $40.
There will be a class every eyenin
Mt 7,30 O'clock. except "wednesday, which
instruction will be from to IL A. M. (Mol
days. WEDNESDAYS and FRIDAYS for ladies
and from 4 to @ D. m. daily. There Is hard
the room that Ia needed, but We are vel
much pleased with the neatness Of u
rooms aud the apparatus, and advise o
friends, both male and female, to join
YIN. @. A. gymnasium, as II Ia the b
promoter of health we know Of, and In the
hard times, when protest fees are numero1
IL Is certainly the cheapest investment