Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-04
OLDEST INHABITANTS
MONTHLY MEETING OF ASSOCIA-
TON LAST NIGHT.
Resolutions Adopted Pledging the
Members to Participate in In
dependence Day Parade.

The regular monthly meeting of the Old
est Inhabitants Association was held last
evening at room 2. Corcoran building, and
there was a large attendance. Mr.. s.
Thomas Brown presided, and Mr.. Benz.
w. Reiss was the secretary. The following
were elected members: Maurice Joyce, Jas.
T. Robey, Edward Keen, DR.. Sam Houston,
Henry Orth. Owen OHare and Orlando F.
Smith.
The secretary read letter from Gen.
George H. Harries acknowledging letter
from him in which he was thanked for cour-
tesies shown at the Shepherd obsequies.
Also letter from John H. Small inviting
his fellow-members to celebrate the glo-
rious Fourth at his place on the Brentwood
road
Mr.. T. V. Noonan brought up the subject
of celebrating the Fourth by offering a
resolution to the effect THAT the Associa-
ton of the Oldest Inhabitants of the Dis
trict of Columbia join with our patriotic
fellow-citizens in the general celebration of
the natal day of our republic, expressed
and on the initiative of the Hon. Henry b.
F. Mcfarland and his colleagues, the hon
orable Commissioners of the District Of CO.
lumbia
That inasmuch goodly number of
the members of this association have long
since passed the age of three score and ten,
it is therefore not advisable for this aSSo-
citation to march in the parade from the
peace monument to the point where the eel
ebration Is to be held. but to meet the pa
rade in the vicinity of the treasury building
and fall into line at this point.
THAT the secretary Of this association
communicate with the grand marshal Of the
parade and request Of him that he deslg-
nate a place in the line wherein this asSo-
citation can take position and thence pro-
coed to the place of celebration.
THAT these resolutions be spread on the
minutes of this association. and that the
president instruct all the members that 1t
is a requirement imposed upon each of
them that they wear the badge Of the asso-
citation on the occasion above mentioned.
Picnic Later in Day.
Mr.. Reiss offered a substitute resolution
looking to celebrating the day at Mr..
SmalTs. A discussion followed in which
it was urged that the members can partici-
pate in the general celebration and after
ward hold their own.
Mr.. Noonans resolution, with an addi-
tional one providing that at O'Clock the
association would proceed to Mr.. Smalis,
was adopted.
A collection was taken for expenses and
$40 appropriated for the celebration at Mr..
SmalTs, the committee on entertainment
being directed to make all arrangements
therefor
Mr.. Raglan, from the committee on in
cooperating the association, reported
draft of the instrument, with a resolution
that it was the sense of the committee that
the association should be Incorporated at
as early a date possible.
DIR. J. T. Howard read paper from Mr..
w. w. Birth suggesting that memorial
hall building be erected on the site of the
old observatory, in which to set up statues
of distinguished men. He incidentally re-
ferred to the hill having been known as
Windmill Hilf' until the troops camped
there in the war of 1912, when the name
Camp Hill attached, and it was known
as such till the location of the observatory.
He suggested that If his idea was carried
out the statues represent the parties in the
clothing they wore.
Mr.. Lansburgh read a paper on the ex
plosion aboard the Princeton February q,
1914.
letter was received from Mr.. E. F.
Droop expressing regrets that rheumatism
kept him from the meeting.