Evening star., 1895-02-22
OLDEST IN ABITANT S
washington's Birthday Celebrated by Ap-
propriate Exercises Today.
MIR. NJ. E. Kenn Talk. pf the Condition.
Affecting the co$ntry'. Pros
perity-Th1xsfcP Present.

In accordance with their time-honored
and patriotic customi the Association of the
Oldest Inhabitants ref 1.-THE District today
met at their rooms. lin the Corcoran build
| ing and honored the memory OF Washing
ton by appropriate exercises. Preceding
the regular program a brief business meet
ing was held. Mr.. John Marbury, jr., the
president of the association, was delayed
somewhat in reaching. the place OF meeting,
and after waiting for brief interval after
the stated hour one of the vice presidents,
Mr.. Noble d. Larner. took the chair and
raped for order. He was just about to
make speech-at least, that is what some
of the members jocosely remarked-when
Mr. Marbury entered the door.
If Mr. I4arner had the intention OF max
ing a speech he abandoned it, and at the
same time resigned his place to Mr.. Mar
bury. The latter, after few pleasant
| words of greeting announced that business
was in order.
The president was surrounded by his corps
Of efficient officers, and the matters that
were pending were promptly brought pe1ore
cording secretary, j. M. Cults. was In his
place. Next to him sat the treasurer, ROD
ert Ball, and then the marshal. }. A VINE
berger At the left Of the president was
the corresponding secretary, DR.. J. T. How
ard. Among the members present were
Andrew Barbour, w. Bradley, z. a. Byrne,
r. Eichhorn, Daniel Genau, Andrew Jack
son, Phillip May, Allison Nailor, L. v.
Noonan and d. e. Wright.
Information Wanted. ..
The president laid before the society
communication from the Secretary of the
Interior, stating that a directory of the
learned societies of America was being pre-
pared under the direction OF the department.
| The association was Informed that II the
data in regard to their organization, such
| as the date of the formation of the society,
the names of the charter members, ana SO
forth, was supplied the association would
| be given place in the directory. The cor
responding secretary was instructed to fur-
nish the information requested.
A communication was read from Nathan
Bickford commander Of the Department OF
| the Potomas, G. A. r., inviting the asso-
| citation to participate In the celebration of
| Washingtons birthday to be held under
| the auspices of the q. A. r. this evening at
| the Metz cpolitan NJ E. Church. One Of the
members suggested that it was not neces-
| sary to accept the invitation as an asso-
citation. but that the individual members
Mr.. ]. NJ Cults said that he had the
honor of inaugurating the practice of OBJ
serving Washington's birthday in the
| Grand Army and he thought that 1t would
| be appropriate that this invitation be ac-
| epted by the oldest patriotic organization
| in this city. He was Interested in the move
ment that had been inaugurated in the
| II
| line with the character of that organization
and he trusted that the association would
| cooperate to make it success Messrs
| +. l.. Moore, Robert Ball ana .fresideht
Marbury spoke in commentator of the
movement and favored the acceptance OF
| the invitation. A resolution. was adopted
| accepting the invitation and instrueting the
| corresponding secretary to notify MT. blck-
ford to that effect.
Farewell Address.
| 10
| ship. 1t was announced that the deaths OF
James Keleher and T. B. Turner had oc-
| CURED since the last meeting. There oeins
| no further business the formal celebration
| of the day was entei ed upon.
| In the absence of CHI Tfunnell, who
| had been asked to mead the fare"eil @ auui ess '
| of washington. Mr.t Fred l.. Moore was re-
| ouested to perform that duty. Inc mem
| bers Of the society listened with interest,"
| urdirninished by familiarity to the stirrlns
and patriotic utterances when nay n.iiant in.an
! the parting address Of the nrst flesiue''
| of the republic historic - .,, :.
| An adir.ss or as he chose to term H.
some remarks. were maze pv Napt. T.
| McKean a member of the association he
| called attention to the number OF people
ont of work and to the depressed cohultloI
| Of the industries, and from this point or
view he asked whether 1t would not be
| wise TO consider whether we had not, as a
nation forgotten the teachings OF the 1atn-
| ers and strayed away from the pain MARI
| ed out by them. He said that he had no
| sympathy for the men VINO conthuahy
| fear that the country is going to the dogs
| and claim that the people OF the Cnlteu
States have degenerated. He SAID II Is not
desirable to go back to the days or stage
| coaches and mails once week, Tor mod
ern progress had brought to us many ad-
vantageS.
! Mr.. Mexican referred to the warning of
Washington to the danger to be avoided
| in the future of conflicting interests of To-
| calities and sections. and to the duty OF
| every individual to obey the established
government. He thought that today self
| rules too largely in the administration
| of public affairs. and that the needs OF the
country and the people are made sub
| servient to the greed for power and gain
| He thought that too many of the mem
| bers of Congress are the representatives
| not of the people, but of trusts and COM
| bines. He expressed the belief that If our
legislators could fully grasp the truth that
public office is public trust, the present
| condition IN which the country finds itself
would not have existed.
| The remedy. he thought, was that men,
| hers Of Congress should rise above faction
| and party, act not as democrats or repub-
| icanS populiSts, but for the common
| good. He favored the repeal Of those laws
| under which hundreds of non-producers.
| he said, have become milionaires. while
| millions of the producers and wage work
ers have become paupers.
| paper of local historical interest was
| read by Mr.. J. Wineberger, who has de
voted much time and attention to local
history, the meridian of Washington
and the stones which were erected to mark
| the various points in determining the
| meridian. He referred to a paper recently
read by Prof Marcus Baker before the
| Columbia Historical Society, and stated
| why he differed from him in some of the
| statements made.
| Upon the conclusion of the exercises of
| the day the society adjourned.
ICE HREAIxER CAUGHT,