The Washington herald., 1906-12-08

The Oldest Inhabitants Association
held its annual banquet last night at
Freund's, Sl5 Tenth street northwest
About fifty of the patfiarchs of the Dis
trict responded to the invitation of the
officers Of the association to be present,
and joIlity marked the festival from be-
ginning to end.
Allison Naiior, jr., president of the as
sociation, presided In order not to pro-
long the exercises. the several speakers
were called upon between the courses of
the dinner. so that when the coffee and
cigars were brought on, the programme
was practically over.
/ The following tOasts were responded to:
THE President of the United States, q"
/ Commissioner II. b. F. Macfarland:
Our Country and Our Flag" Brainard
/ H. Warner; Our Army and Navy, q"
Frank w. Hackett; song. "Only a Year
/ Ago" Herndon MorselI; Washington, 3"
Dr. A. P. Farden; The Press Thomas
c. Noyes; The Police" Mai. Richard
Sylvester; "Our Association: It's Princi-
pies and Objects" John Mccarthy
Youngest OF the Old.
In responding 10 mis- toast, Commits
sioner Macfarland said in part:
"I am one of the youngest Of the old
Inhabitants, or I think 1 am, but when
look upon Dr. Starr, who counts the
calendar back for ninety-eight years, I
know that he is the youngest Of the old
men here present.
THE President-he is servant Of all.
therefore greatest Of all. The servant Of
The people. pre-eminent because most
useful. is the proudest title of the Presi-
dent. Yet inevitably and necessarily. he
governs, he directs, he leads the people
whom he serves, and this is his greatest
service Moreover, the people choose him
TO be their leader and governor Nothing
is palmer than the steady increase in the
power OF the Executive except the steady
increase in the desire of the people 20
have 1t so. We have an invisible CON
stitution as we'll as a written one It IS
the development Of the written constitu-
ton by unwritten custom and changing
public opinion. And it has made the
President more powerful than any prime
minister, and that means more power
Iul than any sovereign With the initia-
tive and the veto as 10 legislation. with
the appointment of the Supreme Court
and Of all executive officers. with the
actual command Of the army and navy.
and the diplomatic service. with other
powers which no other national execu-
tive has. the people are pressing upon our
national executive leadership in all our
affairs social and economic, as well as
political
Letters OF Regret.
Letters Of regret were read from Gen.
Nelson A. Miles. Admiral W. S. Schlev
Gen. John NJ Wilson. Commissioner
Henry L. West, and Col John Biddle.
Among those present were B. n. War
ner. Herndon Morsen. Col G. A. Armes. o.
D. Sunny, DR.. H NJ Bennett. A. c.
Brust, T. V. Noonan, Norval W. King
Robert A Phillips, Matthew Goddard
Fred g. Calvert, J. J. Georges, II. Y. Col
ton. A. Hart. J. D. CathelI. ]. Edward
Libbey, George A r. McNeIr, John r.
Major. y. Watkins, l. a. Dellwig, A.
Grupe, J. Richard Riggles. Joseph J.
keifer, William Henry Dennis. b. A.
Coionna, r. a. Fenwick. T. r. Henon. J.
Elliott Wright, James CTOggon, B. D.
Drane, George W Arthur Charles w
Calvert, ]. Tyler Powell, T. r McNer-
hany John B. Mccarthy. Sebastian Bower.
Ed. Shaw, H. o, Han, Henry c. Thomp-
son, Ed F. DrOop. A W Kelley. John
". Walker, George Y. H0usell William
B. Palmer. Ed. Kern, J. G Yost. J. l.
DAILY. George W. Harvey, Richard Syl-
vester, Crosby Noyes, Theodore w
Noyes, Thomas c. Noyes, s Thomas
Brown. Frank ". Hackett, W r Smith,
W. Lee White, c. 3. Smith, William W
Chambert NJ G. Copeland. Arthur g.
Badie, Richard EmmOns, Isaac Persons.
B. c. Wright DR.. A. P. Pardon, and
Louis p. Seibold