Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-02
OLDEST INHABITANTS
New Head of Association Pre-
sides for First Time.
HONORS SECRETARY REISS
Veteran Volunteer Firemen Elected
to Membership.
PLANS FOR MEMORIAL SERVICE
Approval of Effort to Have Lincoln's
Birthday Anniversary Designated
Legal Holiday.
HONORS SECRETARY REISS
PLANS FOR MEMORIAL SERVICE

" a meeting of the Association of the
Oldest Inha bitants OF the District of
columbia at the volunteer fire engine
house. 10th and VI streets last evening
]. Edward I.ibbey. who was elected presi-
dent last March to succeed the late Aili-
son Nailor il. presided for the first
time. Representative David j. Foster Of
Vermont was elected an honorary mem
ber Benjamin w. ReisS. for many years
recording secretary. was commended for
his efficient and valuable services and
was voted salary of 80 a year. Theo-
dore W. Moves and Henry \. Willard
were unanimously elected vice presidents
and all members of the Veteran Nolun-
teer Firemens Association were unani-
mousIy declared active members of the
oldest Inhabitants Association without
dues.
The session was the first held by the
association i'm the old engine house.
which is expected to be its home in the
future. The bill pending in Congress to
authorize the Association of the Oldest
Inhabitants to occupy the building joint
~ with the veteran firemen is expected
10 he enacted in few weeks. The hall
in the old engine house is larger and re-
sarded much more appropriate Tor the
meetings of the association than the
building on 18th street. Mention was
made of the project 10 start a building
fund with which to erect permanent
home for the association. motion to
that effect was submitted and laid on the
table for consideration later
Cheers for New President.
The meeting was called to order by A.
H. Raglan. He appointed a special COM
mttee TO escort the new president. Mr..
I.ibbey TO the chair. The latter was
greeted with enthusiastic applause and
cheers He thanked the members for
their manifestations of good will and ex-
pressed appreciation of the honor con-
ferred on him.
\ number of the veteran firemen were
present and given seats in the front of
the room. 1t was upon motion of DR.. B,
w. Sunny that the tiremen were de-
clared members of the Oldest Inha btants
John B.. Mccarthy nominated Theodore
W. Moves to fill the vacarAy in the list
Of vice presidents caused by the death of
his father. Crosby S. Noyes. and Henry
A. Willard to fill the vacancy caused by
the promotion of Mr.. Libbey TO the presi-
dency. After several addresses of in
dorsement Messrs. Moves and Willard
were unanimously elected.
Tribute of Appreciation.
4 notable tribute of appreciation and
esteem was accorded Secretary Reiss. 7.
V. Noonan directed attention to the
growth of the association and the great
amount of labor that has fallen to the
lot of the secretary, and moved that the
secretary be paid a salary of $40 a year.
The suggestion caused cheers of APP
prevail. Several members spoke in APP
probation of the services rendered by Mr..
Reiss. The latter said he opposed
10 the association paying him a salary
and endeavored to defeat the passage of
the motion. but without success. There
only one dissenting vote, that cast
by Mr.. Reiss. He thanked the members
for their evidence of appreciation.
\ resolution introduced by Nicholas
Watkins commencing the action of Com
missioner Mcfarland in striving to have
Congress enact law making Lincoln
birthday anniversary a legal holiday in
The District of Columbis was adopted
Joseph |. keefer presented to the associa-
ton a brick from the old Jones mansion
known as Clear Drinking Manor near
Chevy Chase. The house is said TO be
the oldest in this part of the country. Mr..
keefer read a short history of the house
and of the Jones family.
Plans for Memorial Meeting.
Dr. Sunny, chairman of committee
appointed to arrange for the holding of
service in tribute TO the memory of
Crosby S. Noyes, Allison Nailor, jr.: Ed
ward Droop, and other members of the
association who have died since tho
first day of the year, reported that the
exercises will be held in the Vermont
Avenue Christian Church, Vermont ave
nue. and NJ street northwest, the evening
Of April -. Among those expected to
participate are Senator Hale of Maine
and Gen. John NJ. Wilson.
Secretary Reiss announced that the
nineteen officers Of the association have
heen invited to occupy seats the stage
of the National Theater next Sunday
evening upon the occasion of the memorial
service there to the late Crosby $. Moves
Those elected to membership last even
Ing were l.. F. W. Weber r. B. Fornev
John Lynch. Fred Stohlman and August
Schroeder. Following are the names of
those who applied for membership: WE