The Washington times., 1906-09-06
OLD INHABITANTS
SHAKE OFF YEARS
Meeting of Association At
tended With Much
Merry-Making.
REQUEST FROM JAMESTOWN
Exposition Management Anxious 30
Have Pictures and Historic Relics
From Members

Reminiscences. outbursts Of laughter.
and jcyial repartee. were dominant fea-
lures last night at the monthly meeting
Of the Association OF the Oldest Iuhabi-
tants Of the District of Columbia. which
was held at the associations headquar-
tiers in the Cochran building.
The meeting was we'll attended and
the boys soon got down to work.
President Allison Nayl0r called the
meeting TO order. For an h0u- routine
work was transacted. A c0mmunIca-
ton wBs received from the jamestown
Exposition Company requesting the or
ganizatiOn 10 forward some documents.
photographs. and relics OF historical inn
portguce which could be exhibited dur
ing the fair. The matter was fully dis
cussed and fl was finally settled that
a committee Of three. comprising Will
lam r. Smith +. 6. Calvert. and n
Watkins should be assigned 10 the mat
ter. and report progress ar the next
meeting. President NaylOr cclrendei
that the organization being OF local
origin. it was not Ga favorable post
tion 10 contribute historical data of
national character.
Wants Biographies OF Members.
motion was made by Secretary
Reiss that cards be prepared containing
the biography OF every member. On
many occasions the secretary complained
that E6 was approached by reporters.
when the death Of an old citizen oc-
CURED. thinking. Of course, that the
man being o. member of the organic
ton there would be a Biographical
sketch Of him in the association books.
IIo also said Jhat a photograph OF each
member Should be on file. His suE-
gestlou was deemed good one. and
the members voted that q ComU.lL-es
De appointed 90 take the matter uu-
der consideration. Subsequently The fol-
{ lowing members were appointed as "a
committee To report on the practicable
iJy OF the plan. j.. ". EelsS. =. j..
Cathel. and William r. smith
After all business had been laadl-i.
the members settled back In their seats
and prepared for the usual Iemiuis-
cences. which are always one of the az
tractIye features OF the meeting. As
story after story was ratified on tile
. boys began 20 manifest enthusiasm.
The Osleristic theories were dlsaEoWed,
and as time wore on the members for
got their age.
Not Like Old-Time Weather.
1Ir. Reiss. in the course OF a uarra-
tive. declared that the climatic caudl-
tons were cOnunua4= =:=ss3=Es5iue %
change why one day way back In
Jbe dfues" said Le. u was walking mp
Pennsylvania avenue. when 2 CHANGED
TO glance down ar the car tracks The
weather was sultry. and believe me or
not. bat the car tracks Eere writing
Ike snakes The heat was So great
that they almost melted. and had any
one endeaVored 20 tie a knot -D ono
OF the tracks the feat could easily have
been done other members Tsrilrti his
statement.
Mr.. smith told Of the sleigh races
which were held Cu the Avenue fren
+ the Capitol 20 the Treasury in rs and
/ 81 He declared there were sporting
men here from all parts OF the eoun-
/ trv. and that the races We're OF the
/ same caHbre as those now held al Benz
/ ming And the gambling houses were
/ thrown wide open iu those days. l1
added ''The city was "a verttabie Monte
/ Carlo.