Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-01
OLDEST INHABIT ANTS
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASso-
CITATION HELD TODAY.
Upon Conclusion Of Business the Men,
bers Call Upon the President
Evening Star Complimented.

For the thirty-seventh time in its history,
the Association of the Oldest Inhabitants OF
the District of Columbia met today at the
headquarters of the organization In the
Corcoran building, giving the members an
opportunity to felfcitate each other on the
coming Of the New Year and to prepare
to greet the President Of the United States
and extend him the compliments Of the sea-
son. A business meeting was held previous
to going to the White House. which was
called to order by President s. Thomas
Brown Secretary B. w. -Reiss read the
minutes Of the last meeting of the associa-
ton.
The organization has arranged to hold
public meeting February % at the Carroll
Institute Hail. Commissioner Mcfarland
viii address the. association on that occa-
sion.s Provision was also made for serving
refreshments after the February meeting.
The minutes were approved, and Mr.. Will
liam Boron was introduced and read
poem. expressive Of gratitude for the privi-
leges Of the present and rendering the COM
pliments of the season to President Roose-
welt.
Mr.. A. H. Ragan presented the report
of the auditing committee. According to
this report the receipts Of the treasury for
the year from all purposes were $3O695, and
the disbursements $2S7S7 leaving a bal
ance of $19.0S The association has invested
500 In the bonds of local insurance COM
pany which bear 8 per cent interest an
nually. There are outstanding dues to the
amount Of s1O7.21.
Death Of Member Reported.
DR.. Joseph T. Howard reported the death
Of Mr.. Peter M. Dubant, an active member
Of the association, during the last few
weeks. Secretary Reiss reported that he
had called on the widow of Mr.. Dubant and
she had informed him Of the great in
terest her husband had taken in the as
ISOLATION and its work. Two members OF
the association attended the funeral as
pallbsarers.
utes to enable the members to pay dues.
When the association reconvened Mr. J.
Madison Cults spoke at length on the In
f1uence of The Evening Star on the history
fact that The Star has attained the age Of
fifty years, and that 1t was more of an in
dividuaI than corporation In Its work for
the people of Washington. 1t was there
fore proposed that The Evening Star as an
organization be elected an honorary mem
Der Of the Association. The Star. Mr.. Cults
said, Is the only corporation in the District
that has attained the age required for men,
bership by the constitution Of the organiza-
tion. The proposal of Mr.. Cults was re-
ceived with applause and the motion was
carried unanimously The Star was accord
ingly made an honorary member. Mr.. Jas.
w. Hercus was also elected a member OF
the associate
Vice President Elected.
After the roll had been called DR.. Howard
proposed that Mr. W. w. Birth, the oldest
member of the association in point OF years,
be elected vice president Of the association
in place Of Mr.. Peter M. Dubant, deceased.
The election was carried unanimously.
Mr.. H. N. Cotton, chairman Of the enter
tainment committee, asked that the assoc
citation might take vote as to whether 1t
would have banquet instea of lunch
February %. After discussion 1t was voted
unanimously that the question of what sort
of entertainment should be held should be
left to the committee.
The report Of the treasurer, Mr.. Rudolph
Eichhorn was then read and approved, and
the meeting was adjourned in order to per-
nit the members to reach the White House
at II 80 o'clock.
Those Present.
Among those present were E. H. Bates,
Charles Behrens. James T. Boiseau. ]. D.
Catheu, John T. Chauncey, William A.
Clarke, J. w. Clarke, H. v. Cotton, w. A.
Cunningham John Connor, William D.
Crampsey. James A. Conner, ]. Madison
Cults, Frederick F. Detweier, Rudolph
Eichhorn Thomas W. Fowler, Anthony
Gaegler, Daniel Genau, H. v. Gilbert, g.
D. Houck. Theodore Frebus, Nicolas Jen-
son, James w. Hercus John Humphrey,
Walter C. Johnson, Norval w. King, Wal
lace w. Kirby. Benz F. Larcombe Max
Lansburgh, A. w. Leighton, Fred L. Moore
Lewis Mundhem, T. v. Noonan, Crosby
gan, Benjamin w. Reiss, Conrad Reuben
Bryson Tilley, J. T. Sullivan, Jacob Vieh-
meyer, Thomas Williams, BENZ. c. Wright
Nicholas Watkins and A. c. Winslow.