Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-22
CELEBRATE THE DAY
Monthly and Annual Meetings of
Oldest inhabitants.
entertainment PROGRAM
Musical and Literary Exercises Fea-
ture of the Occasion.
NEW MEMBERS ADDED TO ROLL
Business Session Precedes the Celebra-
tion-Number of Deaths Reported
General Discussions.
NEW MEMBERS ADDED TO ROLL

-General DISCUSSIONS.
Combining their regular monthly meeting
and their annual celebrate of Washing
tons birthday the Association of the Oldest
Inhabitants of the District of Columbia held
an interesting session In Carroll Institute
Hall today. The transaction of business
consumed the two hours between 10 O'Clock
and noon, and after that there were musical
and literary exercises.
The meeting was called to order with
President Allison Nailor 1r., IN the chair.
Secretary B. w. Reiss read the minutes
and afterward announced deaths of the fol-
lowing members since the last meeting:
Jonathan P. Crowley, Wash b. Williams,
James Mulloy and James A. Wineberger.
President Nailor also stated that John e.
Clawson, another member, died last night
and that he would be buried tomorrow.
Applications for membership were re-
celved from Henry n. Copp, Isaac Pearson,
Henry L. Bryan, John H. Wendell, Brainerd
II. Warner, II. c. Coburn and NJ. J. Sauter.
Messrs. Chambers. Calvert and Colbert were
appointed a committee to consider the
names submitted, and upon their favorable
report all We're unanimously received into
the association.
Upon motion of Secretary Reiss, appro-
priations were made as follows: Ten dollars
for incidental expenses of the Secretary'S
Office and 50 to pay for flowers and a car
riage furnished in connection with the fun
eral of the late James a. Wineberger, who
for many years, was the honored marshal
of the association. TreaSu John b. Nc
Carthy reported that there was balance
of S45.29 on hand at the opening of the
meeting, and that 5000 was received by
payment of dues and of fees for new MEM
beTship,
ON motion Of Bryson Tilley, President
Nailor named Messrs. Tilley, Reiss and
Colburn as a committee to learn the cost
of a floral tribute to be furnished at the
funeral of every member. Taking COgniz-
ance of the death of James A Nineberger,
marshal of the association, Mr., Nailor stat
ed that he would receive nominations for
the Office. and a. II. Raglan was named
and unanimously elected.
General Discussions.
With that the business of the meeting
was concluded, and the balance of the
morning was given over to general discus
sion of the subjects of interest and note.
Mr. John B. MacCarthy said he would
not like to see the occasion pass without
reference TO the life and services of the
late marshal James a. Wineberger, and he
proceeded to eulogize the deceased and to
speak of the tender devotion to his MEM
DRY manifested at the funeral. From that
article he Is preparing on the old Chain
bridge, and his desire to secure any avail
able information concerning the early his
tory of that structure. IL. V. Cotton sug-
gested that John c. MCGOWAN of 1898 n
street, an aged resident of GEORGETOWN.
might be able TO furnish some information
concerning the bridge, and John r. Ma
honey said his grandfather, Lemuel Shore,
had constructed the first Chain bridge.
President Major turned over to the sec
TetaTV Washington CIV Directory n
1872 to be filed in the archives of the asso-
citation.
The matter of providing entertainment,
musical and literary, at each meeting of
the association came up for discussion and
the president said that a committee now
had the question under consideration. 81
mon Wolf made an offer TO furnish each
member with an appropriate button, in
scribed with the letters "A. o. /. d. c."
and Secretary Reiss said he would inform
Mr.. Wolf Of the number of buttons neces-
sary. Two additional applications for mem
bership were received at the close of the
meeting and the applicants William II.
Braund and T. Edward Clark were elected.
Afternoon Program.
At 11:45 o'clock adjournment was taken
until noon.
When the hour OF noon passed President
Major again called the meeting TO order
this time from the platform OF Carroll Hall,
and announced the order of exercises for
the balance OF the day. Fully three hun
dred members, their wives families and
friends were present. and the platform bore
festive array OF palms and flags, with
a marble bust of George Washington in the
midst of the greens. Mr.. Brainard H War
ner, orator OF the day, was introduced early
In the exercises.
He was not only leader in military af-
fairs, but leader In civil affairs as we'll"
said Mr.. Warner in the course of his ad-
dress on George Washington" Think of
the power of the President in those early
days, and then think of the constantly
broadening scope of influence of that office.
What We are now seeing is the opening OF
a sanguinary conflict between capital and
labor, and the beginning has lain with the
latest incumbent of the office which was
first held by the father of his country.
'All of those present are familiar with
the history of George Washington, and il
Is not necessary to review that noble life.
For thirty years he lived on the banks of
the Potomac river at Mt. Vernon, and we
all know that this city, the capital of the
country, was always foremost In his mind"
Mr.. Warner dwelt with particular en-
phasis upon this last phase of the life of
the patriot whose birthday was being OBJ
served, and called attention to the debts
the city of Washington owes TO it's name
sake.
The Burnside Post Glee Club was en-
cored after singing Flag of Columbia"
and Mr.. Weston Flint was literally ap-
plauded upon reading original poem,
written for Fourth of July celebration
in st. Louis two-score years ago-the first
Fourth after Gettysburg.
Baby Member
Col L. b. Hay was introduced as baby
member of the association. and, after re-
citing a poem, which he said he had found
In a newspaper while en- route from 1.-The
suburb OF Observation-Disclosures" he
read extracts from Washington's farewell
address upon the occasion OF the first Pres
ideut declining third term.
After a piano solo by Miss Jewell. Mr.
A. b. Griffith gave amusing series of
limitations, ranging from a dog fight in
an alley to a city trolley car getting
under way and stopping Responding to
applause he whistled In Dear Old Geor-
gia" and gave a realistic imitation of
bugle sounding taps" and of Il cornet
solo. Then you'll remember me-" BY
request, the Burnside Post Glee Club
sang another patriotic air, Songs of
Freedom We Sing" and they Were again