Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-08
PLAN CELEBRATE
INDEPENDENCE DAY PROGRAM
OF OLDEST INHABITANTS.
Invitation to Alton Farm Extended by
Mr.. Crosby S. Noyes Accepted
Unanimously.

At the June meeting of the Association
| of the Oldest Inhabitants Of the District of
Columbia, held in the organizations room
on the second floor of the Corcoran build
| ing last evening, the chief topic discussed
| related to the arrangements for spending
| the 4th day of July, upon which occasion
| each year the annual election of officers is
held and patriotic demonstration made.
/ Through everything the Oldest Inhabitants
| do there runs the spirit of patriotism. On
| some occasions theirs has been the only or
| ganization to officially observe Independ-
| ence day.
| Through William r. Smith, superintendent
| of the United States Botanic Gardens, who
| was last evening elected vice president Of
| the association, Mr.. Crosby S. Moves, who
| is also vice president, extended an invita-
| ton to the association to spend the "glo-
rlous Fourth" at Alton farm, his country
| residence. near Sligo, Md. The members
remembered the splendid time they had last
year, when they accepted a. similar invita-
! ton from Mr.. Noyes, and therefore accepted
| this one unanimously, and directed their
! secretary to convey their thanks to Mr.
! Noyes.
In extending the invitation for his friend
MI Smith said: Mr.. Noyes is postponing a
trip to Bar Harbor, Me-, in order that he
! may be present and personally greet the
VI Tic dSSOcldIlOn on the E0urth
OF July Mr. Smith is postponing a visit
10 MS Old home in Scotland in order that
ne, too may be present
Surprise Feature.
Another feature of the prospective enter
tainment Is to be a surprise sprung on the
association by A. H. Raglan, member of
the entertainment committee. Col Fred
w. SaIVert chairman of the committee and
lhe members of the association agreed last
night 10 allow Mr.. Raglan to take his own
course IN regard to his mystery and ask
no questions They likewise consented to
give MIN 70 cents each to aid him in biS
purpose A meeting of the committee will
De heid IN the associa TONS rooms AT 40
CLOCK next Monday evening for the mr..
| the outing eeieh's lot
II is proposed to meet at 10 ocloe, the
anoi liins OF the Fourth at the Riggs House
ceed Was as gone last year. and from there pro,
eeeu 80. " iorIda avenue and 7th street north
west. Mr.. Noyes has made ARA near 10 ~.
ioI conveying the guests to his farm, ard
mas asked them to dispense with brsinasS
as lnuch as possible on that occasion in
oiuei tHat they may have a "jolIifca tion
meeting. 1t was suggested last axeni
Mr. MOVES invitation to the association
should include only members in GOOD ST.
1917 anu thelr relatives and friends and mon
Pei Sohs VINO are not affiliated with the ar
sdhlzatlon There will be other e,ests ".
alton farm to meet the Oldest Jnhahitant
u ~ the absence Of S. Thomas Brown
president of the association Vice prSsssi -,
Allison Nailor, jr, presided n fter t1
ing hao been called to order by Secrefar,
Ben1amin w. Rees. The minutaS re ~
iast meeting were read and approved ana
the secretary announced the death oe w
ter e. Johnson, a vice president nf =, al
ganlzatlon, and William 7 Miller 49,
per, since the last meeting He also made
the suggestion that hereafter In case of
riae aea ~. OF member the family should
a
suitable action may be taken and arrange
mehts made to participate In the funeral
exercises. Later a letter was read from
me relatives of the late Mr.. johnson thank
ing the association for its kindness at the
time of the latter's death
Vice President Chosen.
Mr. Rees then nominated William r.
smith Tor vice president to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Mr.. johnson. and
he elected.
The regular monthly report of Treasurer
Eichhorn was made. showing the payment
Of several bills and generally satisfaction
condition of the finances
Ex-Lieutenant James Johnson of the
police force presented the association with
an old print of the Washington navy yard,
which was accepted with thanks and will
be hung on the walls OF the room
1t was decided to have appointed a COM
mittee to extend the sympathy of the mem
bers to James r. OBryon and James A.
Wineberger, members, in their illness
James Croggon announced that he is
preparing map of the District on which
he intends to mark by tags all of the old
landmarks, which today are scarcely known
except by the Oldest inhabi He asked
the assistance of the members In recalling
these places and fixing their exact loca-
TONS
The association adjourned at 9:15 D. M,
to meet again July 4.