Evening star., 1902-01-01
EXCHANGE OF GREETINGS
FEATURE OF MEETING OF THE OLD
EST INHABITANTS.
Annual Assemblage Today at Head
quarters of the organi.ation-Call
Made at White House.

New Year greetings marked the coming
together toeay of the members of the Old
est fnhabitsnts at their rooms In the Cor
coran building. There was q pleasant in
terchange of good wishes, as is the custom
at these annual gatherings, and the hum
of conversation was so general that when
the time came to call the meeting to order
the president. Mr.. John Marbury, jr., found
that a gavel would be needed in order to
gain the attention of the members. This
was furnished by the marshal MIR. j. A.
Wineberger, and the members took their
seats In response to the call of the pre-
siding officer
President Marbury explained that he had
taken the Chair as presiding officer for the
last time, and this ELECTED audible remon-
strances from those present, who evident
ly had no notion of permitting the presi-
dent to retire. However. Mr.. Marbury
went on to explain that his physician had
forbidden him to attend the meetings, and
under these conditions he thought the as
sociation ought to fill his place. Mr.. Mar
bury added that if the association desired
to choose some one to be Its active presi-
dent he had no objection to serving as
honorary president. SO that he would be
free to attend the meetings on such oc-
casions as he might be able to do 50.
Routine Business.
ceeded to the consideration OF business.
Reiss. read the minutes Of the last meeting
which were approved.
The report Of the treasurer, Mr.. ]. Rich
ard Riggles, was made and adopted. which
showed that the receipts for the year were
S205.O6 and the balance on hand $I2.54.
One OF the members called attention to the
fact that the treasurer's report showed that
while the aSSnciati ion has x12D
receipts had only been $72. He thought
that this was due to the expense of serving
refreshments at the meetings, and as it
was evident the association was spending
more money than was received he thought
attention should be called to the matter.
Mr.. Reiss, the secretary, said that sew
erai months ago, before committee had
been appointed to provide refreshments at
the meetings, the attendance was seven or
eight. Since then the attendance has in
creased to forty. He believed that as this
policy had resulted in adding to the inter-
est Of the meeting the expenditure Of the
income of the society was justifiable one.
Other members were of the same opinion.
and the president thought the committee
deserved the thanks Of the association for
its efforts in adding to the attractiveness of
the meetings.
The subject was dismissed with the un-
derstanding that the refreshment feature of
the monthly meetings of the association
shall be continued.
HeP0ft on badBe0.
A report from the committee on badges,
Of which ]. A Wineberger Is chairman,
was submitted. and samples of several va
rieties were submitted for the inspection of
the members. The report was accepted,
and the committee was instructed to SUBJ
NIT designs for mourning badge, it being
understood that no change be made in the
badge now In use.
Jacob H. Frank. Joseph Geier, JOS ].
Keefer, Henry o. Towles, Samuel l..
Kelly, Gilbert Thompson.
The history of the Smithsonian Institu-
tion. In two volumes. was presented by
the author, Mr. William J. Rhees, and was
accepted with thanks.
A committee consisting of A. H. Ragan.
H. w. Cotton and Rudolph Eichhorn, was
appointed TO arrange for the meeting the
22d of February.
A resolution appropriate to the opening
of the new year. with a reference to the
death of President Mckinley was offered
by William Beron and ordered to be placed
on the minutes.
The marshal of the association, Mr.. J. A.
Wineberger, was directed. with the aid of
Mr.. J. Madison Cults, to conduct the men,
bers Of the association to the White House
to pay their respects to the President. The
association then adjourned and attended
the reception at the presidential mansion.
Among those present Were: ]. W. Clarke.
VIM. A. Clark, II. v. Cotton, VIM. ID.
Crumpsey, Rudolph Eichhorn. Solomon j..
Fague, Daniel Genau, Thos. w. Fowler,
Joseph T. Howard, Andrew Jackson James
Johnson, Wallace w. Kirby, J. Edward
Krause, Benjamin F. Larcombe, John Mar
bury, jr.; John w. Miller, James Mulloy.
Timothy W. Murphy. 7. V. Noonan Sam'l
F. D. Ourand w. Boron, A. H. Ragan, A.
L. Schulz, Frederick Stutz, Bryson Tilley,
Thos. H. Unsworth, J. Madison Cults,
Jacob Viehmeyer, James A. Wineberger, J.
Richard RiCpfpS w @ Gallant r l.
livan w. H. Williams