Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-01

the District. Mr.. Johnson also gave tile
association collection of old coins.
Treasurer's Report

| the District Mr.. Johnson also gave tile
| association a collection of old coins.
Treasurer's Report.
! The report of the treasurer was read by
Mr.. Rudolph Eichhorn, showing the treas
ury to be in fairly healthy condition. Capt.
Matthew was then chosen marshal for
the march to the White House. Mr.. William
| wallace Kirby was then nominated and
| chosen second vice president to succeed Mr..
| William o. Berron. The meeting was then
| adjourned
| The following members were present:
Ghas Brooks Bailey. Thomas S, Brown J.
| Clarke, John T. Clarke, VIM. A. Clarke,
| Harvey V. Cotton Geo. u. COLLISION, VIM. D.
| Crampsy, James Croggon, Geo. F. Cunning
ham, Henry M. Dellinger, Rudolph Eich-
horn, Thomas w. Fowler, Daniel Genau,
| Jos. Geier, John ]. Georges, Mathew God
| dard. VIM. ]. Green, Chas. NJ. Hendley, S.
D. Houck, Jos. I. Howard on. d., James
! Johnson Edward Kern, w. Wallace Kirby,
Norval w. King, Max Lansburgh, Benz. F.
| Larcombe James Lackey, John Mckinney,
Timothy v. Noonan, Crosby S. Noyes.
Robert A. Phillips, A. H Raglan, B. w.
| Reiss, S. H. Robinson, A. L. Schultz Or
| lando F. Smith, Robert E. Smith, Frederick
Stutz. John T. Sullivan, BENZ. w. Sunny
! IN d., Arson S. Taylor, Bryson Tilley,
James s. Topham. Thomas II: Unsworth.
| Nicholas Watkins, James A Wineberger,
A. c. Winslow, Benz. c. Wright.
Organization is Unique.
| There has probably never been such an
organization in all respects as this Asso-
citation of Oldest Inhabitants Even its
| origin was unique" said an old-time re-
| porter today. TT was but few months
after the close of the civil war that the old
| families of Washington began to feel that
| they were strangers in a strange land, a
| feeling engendered by the animosities Of
| the war and the influx of people from all
parts of the country, especially from the
| north.
Indeed, 1t was remarked by more than
one of the old timers at that date that in
| walk between the Capitol and White House
| before the war ninety-fve out of a hundred
| could be greeted as friend or acquaintance,
| but subsequently not more than five could
| be SO greeted
THE venerable Major Thos. Donoho, so
| long fixture at the office of the National
| Intelligencer, and one of the original mem
| bers of the association, said he used to tip
| his hat to almost every one he met but
| seldom had such call after the war and
| he was always on the lookout for his old
friends.
| "Messrs. John F. Callan, Michael Larner,
| S. Mast and others remarked on this condi-
| ton of affairs for a few weeks, and 1t was
urged that the old Washingtonians, If they
| desired to keep in touch with each other
| should organize an association. The result
| was that meeting was held at an engine
| house (the Franklin December 7, 1865, and
| an association formed with purely a social
object, the qualification being that members
| should be white and should have been for
| fifty years male residents of the District of
Columbia. Subsequently, however, this was
| changed to fifty years of age and thirty
! five years a resident.
| ut needed but little to enlarge the roll
| and it was an enjoyable sight to witness,
/ as l have, some of the greetings between
| members who had not seen each other for
l wears. and eSnacia11v those a. n
| Vanced in years, looked forward to the
| meetings with pleasure.
1.-THE qualifications being as above it is
| not surprising that the names of all classes
| government officials, professional men,
| merchants and mechanics, were to be found
| on its books. Commencing with some who
| were born before the District was laid out
| it is a link with the past and in some in
| stances sons have followed their fathers as
| oldest Inhabitants Thus with the recep-
| ton of new members to fill the places of
| those who will be marked on the roll of the
| dead, as well as by their books, papers and
| maps pertaining to the past, will the chain
| with the future be welded.
| las important as the write nand printed
| matter which has come into possession of
| the association is the personal enjoyment
| in the intercourse of the members which
is a feature at the meetings. and not in
| frequently the lack of new face or casual
| niscences of most interesting character
| Not the least important of the archives
| of the association are the manuscripts,
| some of the "reminiscences of the late Lam
bert Tree and w. w. Birth being extremely
| interesting. and throwing much light on the
local events of bygone days"
Some of Those on the Rolls.
| Among the members whose names are on
| its books, which number hundreds are the
| following: Michael Larner ]. N. Lovejoy.
Gen. Peter Force, B. Ogle Tayloe, Noble
| Hurdle, Col ]. s. Williams, P G.. Wash
ington. Gen. r. C. Weightman, P. M. Pear
son, Ulysses Ward, C. Bestor, w. A Brad
ley, p. Crowley, David Hines, Evan Lyons,
w c. Bestor, p. Crowley, NJ Cation, NJ.
Nash, T. 8. Donoho, Henry Ould, Thos.
Havener, Peter ODonnoghue, F. Ma
| gruder, G. L. Giberson, c. H. Wiltberger,
| born about the commencement of the last
| century, or before; Hon. Amos Kendall,
| Admiral L. M. Powell, Col. B. B. French,
clerk House of Representatives; Col. C. K.
| Gardner, once city postmaster; VIM. Gun
| ton, president of the Bank of Washington;
Gen. H. X. Kalluski, w. A. Bradley, mayor
of Washington ard postmaster; DIR. J. B,
| Blake, president of the National Metro
ious Semmes, e. b. STEELE, assistant
librarian of Congress; ]. L. Edwards, 7. X.
Gray, R. Wallach, mayor; N. Callan, Up
| VIM. Thompson, J.P.; B. Milburn, JP
C.. B. Graham, Capt. Isaac Bassett, door
keeper u. s. Senate; g.. A. Bohrer, Capt
Nv. w. Moore of the Intelligencer, Josiah
Essex, John Pettibone, Robt. Ball, N D.
Thos. Blagden, ]. w. Martin, Rev. Jared L.
Elliot, U. s. A.; Jos X. Plant, John
Cranch, w. B. Kibby, DR.. A. Med. Davis
Gen. Lorenzo Thomas, w. H. Campbell, B.
Ogle Taylor, j. Carroll Burt, John F.
Callan and Benz Reiss, well-known music
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