Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-03
,,.A2Y WILL ATTEND
LARGE Turnout Promised for
Oldest Inhabitants Banquet.
OVER A HUNDRED PLEDGES
Proposed Joint Occupancy by Asso-
citation of Old Engine House.
BILL PASSED BY THE SENATE
Pending Amendments$to the Consti-
tuition Referred to Committee
for Consideration.
BILL PASSED BY THE SENATE

Arrangements for the annual banquet
of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants
TO be held December I. are about
completed At the monthly meeting of
the association in the Union En-
CINE House last night it was an
nounced by Secretary B. W. Ress tina
106 members had signified the r intention
o. attending.
The meeting was of a purely business
character. Certain amendments to the
constitution offered by Mr.. T. Edward
Clark were discussed briefly and a com
mittee was appoin ed to cons der the mat
ter and report at the next meeting. \
letter from Senator Teller was read, in
reference to the proposed joint occupancy
of the old Union Engine House by the
Veteran Firemen and the Association of
Oldest Inhabitants. In the opinion OF
many of the members present last night
the bill for this purpose. which has passe-
the Senate. will be brought up in tn
House at the coming session and will be
passed there
The Old Engine House.
The old engine house is now in the care
of the Veteran Volunteer Firemen's AS
members left. and the Association OF Old
est Inhabitants is welcomed by the fire
men as a joint occupant of the building.
Secretary ReiSS announced to the asso-
citation the death of two members, VIII
liam Chase, who died November I, and
William b. Britain, who died November
2S
The committee on ms gnia reported that
q slight difficulty prevented the compile
on of it's labors and Mr. Raglan reported
progress on the part of the committee on
the banquet to be held next Monday.
Three n w members were elected, Rob
ert Berberch, Viii lam III. Bright and
John Cook. Three applications for mem
berskip were read and will be acted on at
the next meeting. The apple ations were
from W liam E. Reiss, NJ. chael l. Wei
Ter and George w. Gray.
Presd Mt Theodore w. Noyes introduced
to the members present the fol owing new
members: Mr. Berberich, Mr.. Baumgar-
ten. Joseph Carter, George w. Evans and
William II. Bright
Constitutional Amendments.
The suggestion TO make certain amend
ments to the constitution came in the
form of motion from T. Edward Clark,
who read the changes he advised. DR.
Sunny moved that the matter be left
to a committee of five, which will study
association in the future An amend
ment offered by Financial Secretary Ma
honey at the last meeting Will also be
considered by the committee, which was
apo nted by the president as follows:
DIR. SUNNY T. Edward Clark. II. l..
Bryan, L. A. De lwig and H. X. Willard.
letter from the Indep endent Order
of Odd Fellows was read inviting the as
ISOLATION to attend the fair now being held
in Odd Fellows Hall. The invitation was
a h,- mi
offered by j. r. Mahoney. who moved
that the association badge be worn by all
members who attend.
Fred Piling inquired as TO gavel he
had presented to the association some |
line ago. H had done some remodelinS |
work at Mount Vernon, and the gaveI
was made from wood taken from a sill
81 the house. Mr.. Ragan tod him the |
gaVel was in the archives of the asSocia- |
ton. Later in the ev ming DIR. Sunny |
moved that the gavel be used in the reg
ular business of the meetings, but Mr. |
Pill ing said that owing to the condition |
IF the wood i might be SAT L to preserve |
Ii in the archives.
James Ford who was prevented rom
attending the m letting through Illness |
sent program of a ball of the old Jack |
son Guards. dated December 1. 1858, |
which will be pr served by tn associa-
ton. Mr.. Ford wrote that the old |
guards wer- well known in their time and |
ington's birthday made them famous |
They were organized in 1850 in the old
seventh ward. Their un forms Wer.
mad after a desg executed by John
Parke GUSTS. the ward of Gen. Washing |
ton.
S cretary Reiss moved that William H. |
H. Smith of the Navy Department be |
asked TO deliver d lecture to the associa- |
ton. and also that an invitation be X
tended to W. II. Downey to talk on 9Th |
Humanity OF Man" The motion was
seconded by DR.. a. p. Pardon and was
carried.
Participation in Inaugural Parade
The question of participation by the as
ISOLATION in the canning inaugural parade
was brought up by 7. Edward Clark. He
believed it would not be proper for the
m mbers to appear in the parade, buc
thought that a committee of four should
represent the association at the Capitol
John Mccarthy advised that the Who'll
matter be dropped until a later meeting.
DR.. Sunny said that as many Oldest In
habitants would be on commit es and
acting as hosts 10 the crowds that will
BE here it would not be nee ssary or tit
ting to appear N the parade. The matter
VIII be taken up at a later date.