Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-06
HOLDS FIRST BANQUET
CONGRESS HEIGHTS ASSoCIA-
TON IN socIAL SESSION.
No Lack Of Speechmaking-Trib
to The Star-Supports the
Community.

In the building erected and maintained
by members of the organization as town
hall the Congress Heights Citizens As
ISOLATION met last evening and held it's first
banquet. There was no lack Of speech
making, and the part borne by the asso-
citation of citizens in the development of the
suburb was recounted with satisfaction.
At the head of the table was Mr.. o. A.
Emmons, the president of the association,
who served as POSTMASTER. Grouped
around the president were the officers of
the association. Mr.. Emmons made brief
opening announcement and called upon Mr..
E. E. Fisher, who responded to the toast,
"The People of Congress Heights"
Mr.. Emmons then called upon Mr.. Gus
tave Bender to speak on the toast, 1.-The
Press" meaning especially, the presiding
officer said, The Star. I'VE owe much to
the newspapers Mr.. Bender said. Il
mean especially The Star, the paper that
gives publicity to the affairs of our town
here and the meetings of our citizens as
ISOLATION. when we have anything that is
worth printing. The Star is the paper for
the people of Congress Heights to support,
for it is. the paper that has always sup
ported our. community congratulate The
Star on the presentation of the news of
Congress Heights. and it is with pleasure
that we raise our glasses and sdrink the
toast, The Star"
Railroad and Other Matters.
Mr.. p. J. Walshe, chairman of the COM
mittee on street railroads, was the next
speaker, replying to the toast, "The Wash
ington Railway Company"
Mr.. Frank E. Butterfield, who followed,
spoke on 1.-The Growth of Congress
Heights 1.-The sterling growth of our
community has been unrivaled by any
other suburb in the District Mr.. Butter
field declared.
Mr.. M. B. Ellis was called upon to speak
on 1.-THE South Capitol Street Bridge" He
ed, if not by way of South Capitol street
then between Half street southwest and
some point near Congress Heights.
Mr.. Robert Cowan, in speaking on 1.-The
Public Schools" said he knew of no pubic
schools that were the equal of the Ameri-
can schools.
Mr.. John King was called upon by Presi-
dent Emmons as the oldest inhabitant of
that he had celebrated his fifty-seventh
birthday anniversary yesterday, having
lived forty-seven years at Congress Heights,
and he spoke in reminiscent manner of
the times when houses were few, when
earthworks were manned about the place
by soldiers of the Union and of some ex
citing war time incidents toast was
drunk in honor of Mr.. King.
Mr.. A. E. Mckay spoke of the interest
always displayed by the citizens of the
town in matters of public import and he
said the village should be proud of it's
class of citizens.
President Emmons outlined what the as
ISOLATION had accomplished for Congress
Heights Mr.. Bender called attention to
the historic surroundings of Congress
Heights
Others who were called upon were
Messrs. Henry NJ Fadaley, Theodore
Dietrich, John T. Dean, Victor j. Boyer
and Thomas Marshall. On motion of Mr..
Fisher it was voted to have the history of
Congress Heights written and published in
pamphlet form by the organization. Sec
rotary VIM. NJ. Sirich announced that let
tiers of regret at inability to attend had
been received from Representatives Daw-
son, Slemp, Madden, Bede, Davis, Sims,
Brownlow the District Commissioners and
DIR. William A. White, the superintendent
of the Government Hospital for the In
sane.
The committees having charge of the BAN
quet were: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Milton j.
Fillius, Charles Seger and John r. Dean.
Invitation-Messrs. Frank +. Butterfield,
Robert Cowan and ]. c. Smithson.