Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-04
VETERAN PATRIOTS
The Oldest Inhabitants Celebrate
the Fourth
IN TIE GOOD OLD-FASHIONED WAY.
Listening to the Declaration OIL
independence.
Flee + S ELE TIE D

The patriotic obsery ance Of the national
| birthday today by the Association of the
oldest Inhabitants lacked nothing in the
enthusiasm which has marked similar Gel
ebrations by the association in the past
Whatever charges may have taken place
in the general observance OF this day. the
association, from the first year Of its or
| ganization, has not deviateI from the forms
which used TO be the common feature in
the general rejoicing marking the recur-
| renee of the national anniversary. Each
| year the members of the association listen
| to the reading of the Declaration of indie
| pendence, and these patriotic utterances of
the fathers of the country are supple
mented by an Grafton, delivered by some
one selected for that purpose.
| This program was carried out today. The
ASSOCIATION met at 1890 in their rooms in
| the Corcoran building, and, as it was the
| annual meeting, the business details which
| are usual on such occasions were attended
| to.
President Marbury's Address.
The president. Mr.. John Marbury. in cali
| ing the meeting to order. made pleasant
| little address of welcome. as he knows
| well how to do. He congratulate ted the as
| ISOLATION that SO many members were pres
| ent in the enjoyment of good health and
|
| the day. He said that 1t was also a mat
| ter Of congra tulation that the association
| occupied the position in this city of an or
| gan!zat-on that has from It's first meeting
| down to the present celebrated the nations
| birthday. During all these years, he SAID
| there had not been a single omission in
| Keeping up the annual custom CT reading
| the Declaration of Independence He re-
| ferred to the fact that this was now q
! united country and that the stars and
| stripes which adorn the walls OF the room
| are honored as the nationa, emb!ems
| throughout the land There are minor DIFF
| ierences OF opinion. said the speaker and
! the terms gold bugs" and "s:lverites'' are
heard. but at heart the people OF this
| country are more united than ever before.
The Death Roll.
He stated that 1t WIS his sad duty to
read the names of those who had fallen
| out OF the ranks of the membership of the
| association during the past year Those
| who had Died. he said. were W. Cammack.
r. l.. Rodier, Thomas johnson. r. A. Wa
| tiers, j, A. TAFT and T. B. Turner He was
| glad tc be able to mention only such a few
from membership of one hundred
numter of communications were read
by the corresponding secretary DR. T. r
| Howard and after the minutes of the last
meeting had been read by the recording
! secretary. J. Madison Cults, the roll was
| called.
| Members Present.
The following members were present:
T. f. Mcguire, Dr. J. r. Reilly, j. Pliling,
Robert Ball, ]. y. Wineberger, Daniel
Genau. ]. b. WaIling, S. F. D. Ourand
Ncple u. Larner. j. 7. Boseau. r. Eichorn
| Il. V. Nooran. r. J.. Martin, j. r. Wright
| W. d. Crampsey. W. Bradley Mr. Fen
| WICK J. ID. Herdley. +. r. Mexican T. H.
| Langley, w. Boron. Mr.. jackson, Mr. Hall
| aDc P. A. ByrLe.
A resolution adopted at the last meeting
| read, EXPRESSING ha Nil H.
| members in receiving handsomely
framed portrait of President Marbu-y
The president called the attention OF the
| association to the action taken at a former
meeting authorizing a COMMITTEES, of which
| ne was member, to ascertain If the Cor
coran Art Gallery authorities would be
| oil portrait in the gallery of BENJAMIN
| Ogle Tayloe. the first president of the us
ISOLATION. He stated that the necessary
| permission had been granted but since
then the marshal of the association. Mr..
j. A. Wineberger, had discovered that the
association now owned India ink por-
trait of Mr. Tayloa. This portrait was ex-
| hihited and as il WIS a satisfactory rep
! resentatson it was decided to discharge the
| committee from further consideration of
the matter
| ed to make an appropriate acknowlcdg-
| ment OF the invitation received from the
| joint committee representing the Sons of
| the Revolution and the Sons of the Ameri-
| can Revolution to participate in the ex-
| ercises today at the Washington monu-
| nent
| The Election of Officers
| The annual election of officers resulted in
the choice of all the old officers, Capt E.
r. Mexican being chosen one of the vice
presidents in place of Col ]. A. TAFT de-
ceased. The officers are as follows:
| President. J. Marbury. jr.; vice presi-
dents, J. W. Clark. VIM Boron, ]. Pill!ng
| n I n
| J. H. Thompson, E. r. Mexican, Joseph
| Prather, F. S. Kern, F. W. Brandenburg.
B. c. Wright, 7. H. Langley: treasurer. r.
| Ball; recording secretary, J. M. Cults; cor
| responding secretary, J. T. Howard; mar
| shall, j. A. Wineberger.
| in accordance with his annual custom.
| Mr.. William Boron spoke about the display
| of the national flag in the public school
| buildings and said that he was glad to be
| able to report that the practice had been
more general during the past year than
| ever before. He presented to the associa-
| ton two iron spikes, which. he said. were all
that remained of the original Monitor This
gift accepted and the thanks of the
! association were ittingly expressed by the
| president.
Celebrating tine Day.
| Having disposed of the business. the
| members of the association then listened
| to the exercises, which were appropriate
| to the day. The secretary, j. Madison
| Cults, read tina Declaration of Independ-
ence. prefacing the reading by some
| patriotic and well-chosen words. in which
| lie called attention to the Importance Of
| going back to the charters of our rights
| and liberties, and there getting something
| of the spirit which animated the fathers.
| With degree of Evolutionary earnestness
| and force that gave the familiar words an
| added interest, he read the document. the
| signing of which marked the birth of a
| lew government.
| Applause which was vigorous and long
| continued evidenced the appreciation of
| the audience.
| The Grafton.
| The orator of the occasion, Capt E. R.
| Mexican, who is a member of the associa-
| ton, then came forward and, with few
words Of introduction from the president.
| began his address. He spoke of the Chris
| tian character of the institutions of this
| country, and said that they had been
| founded on the Bible. He thought that as
| the teachings of Christ enforced the prin-
| clple of the individuality of man, country
| under a republican form of government
| was most favorable for the development ana
practical application of those principles
| He spoke of free education and an open
| 1t<rio fr1r 1ry, hot