National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-01-08
THE OLDEST INHABITANTS.


THE MEETING YESTERDAY-DEATHS
DURING THE PAST YEAR-INTEREST
ING REMINISOENCES-RE
OF RESPECT To DECEASED MEMBERS.
The regular monthly meeting Of tho Oldest In.
habitants' Association was held yesterday after.
noon in tho Criminal courtroom; DR.. J. B.
Blnke, president, in the chair, and J. Carroll
Brent, esq.,, secretary. ......~-- a.
In reading the minutes Of the special meeting
members visited the President Of the United
States on New Years day, and that during 1878
II members had died, all OF whom, excepting one.
had failed to attend the annual meeting Of the
MT. Brent, from the committee to make arrange
ments for tho celebration OF tho I'D OF February,
Bruff had consented to deliver an address on the
occasion The committee propose also to have
appropriate extracts from the Farewell Address
ings be succeeded BY social reunion OF the men,
hers and Q collation.. Tho report was adopted.
Those members DESTROYS Of participating will
that they may know how many persons to pre-
James Fraser was proposed and elected tomemi
Mr.. Michael Nash introduced the following
which, after remarks BY himself DR.. Blake and
others. was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That this association has learned that
their late feilow-member and associate Jeremiah.
Hepburn suddenly departed this life on Friday
last the I'd instant: that the society sincerely Ia
ment this melancholy event, and tender to his
and The memfers WIN ~esI usual badge q
Mr.. Rothwell introduced the following; which
was adopted aftcr eulGgistic remarks by that gen.
tleman and Rev. DIR. Elliott:
Resolved, That the members Of this association,
with feelings Of SORROW record their tribute Of
spect for the memory OF their ln.c associate and
fellow member. Edmund F. Brown, who has de.
parted this life since our last meeting, and whom
we have long known rs IN upright man and q
good and useful citizen.
Resolved. That we tender to his bcreaved widow
and family our sympathy In their afIiiction, and
request our secretary to communicate to them this
expression Of our sincere regret for their great
loss.
Gen. John Wilson presented the society with a
roll of honor Of the Union Rife company. oi
Washington, dated April d, 1929, and at that time
numbering hfty.seven members.
Mr.. Michael Nash continued his "reminiscences
Of the Oldest nha bitants east of First street east
He spoke of Major Miller, Of the Marine Corps,
who commanded tho ninety mon from the garri-
son in 1914, that went to Bladensburg and met
fight, returning covered with glory, slightly
wounded. and losing thirty men.
VIM. Mcfarland, who was a drummer boy at
oldest marine in the service OF the United States,
being seventy years of age, and in the continuous
service Of the Government since that battle.
He also mentioned the services Of Salvatore
discharge becoming a citizen OF this District-re-
siding on the Navy Yard. In his remarks he
spoke of the valuable service this soldier rendered
Commodore Decatur in the harbor OF Tripoli at
the time the attempt was made TO blow MP this
country's war vessels. and how. by his timely de-
lection, the plan was discovered and frustrated.
vote Of thanks was rendered Mr. Mash for h:
contribution to the records of the society.
The association then adjourned.