The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-29

beneath these sycamores and scanning
1.-THE rustic Avenue reclaimed from the
wood" is at this time sufficiently piquant
and striking.
The association was first formally or
ganized on the It'll of December 1865. A
committee consisting of Messrs. Clephane,
Savage, and Callan. appointed at pre-
vious meeting reported a draft of con-
stitution which was adopted.
The association organized in the council
chamber at the City Hall on the above
date and the following officers were elect
ed: Benjamin 0gle Tayloe, president;
William A. Bradley. first vice president;
Peter Force. second vice president; Mich
olas Callan. treasurer; John Carroll Brent,
corresponding secretary: Alexander McD.
Davis, recording secretary. During the
thirty five years of its existence the as
ISOLATION has had only five presidents. The
names are as follows: Benjamin Ogle Tay-
loe, John b. Blake. Jenkin Thomas. George
A. Bohrer, and John Marbury. jr. The
membership rolls of the association show
that in the past. as well as at present.
large proportion of the citizens who are
eligible have become members.
The constitution provides that ANY
| white male citizen of the District of Co
| lumba who is fifty years of age and has
resided in said District for thirty-iive
years is eligible 10 membership The as
sociation held its meetings for many years
in one of the courtrooms of the City Hall,
but in recent years il has met in the Cor
| coran Building.
The present officers of the association
are as follows:
John Marbury jr.. president; Dr. John
W. Clark, William Boron. Noble d. Lar
| ner. F. W. Brandenburg. Joseph Prather,
Jacob Veihmeyer. b. c. Wright, G. H.
| Langley p. NJ. Dubant. A. H. Raglan, and
| Rudolph Eichhorn, vice presidents; Jo-
seph Prather treasurer: Dr. J. 7. Howard
corresponding secretary; Benjamin w.
| Reiss. recording secretary, and J. 4. Wine
| berger, marshal Mr.. John Marbury, jr,
| the president of the association. is ma
| tive of Georgetown. and has lived there
all his life. He is one of the best-known
| citizens of the District and has been lead
| ing business man of Georgetown for many
| years. He was born October 4, 1922. His
| education began under the instruction of
Messrs Diggs. Renner. and McCloud. and
| was finished under the care OF Rev. James
McVean, who was considered one of the
| best linguists OF his time. At the age of
eighteen. Mr.. Marbury entered the hard
| ware establishment of the late E. NJ.
| Linthicum with whom he obtained six
years experience as a clerk. He afterward
became. in company with Mr.. c. y. Buckley
| a partner in the business in which relation
| they continued up TO and during the war.
| At the close of the war Messrs. Buckley
and Marbury bought out the interest Of
| their senior, Mr.. f. NJ. Linthicum and the
| successful career of the house continued
| until the spring of 1883, when they retired
| from active business. MIR. Marbury has
received many marks OF the esteem and
| confidence of his low-citizens He serv-
| ed for many years as a member of this
| councils of Georgetown under the old form
of government. After this he occupied
| position on the Board of Health for some