The Washington times., 1908-12-08
Washington Praised by the
Men Who've Known
1t Longest.
SOME WERE YOUNG,
NONE WERE OLD
Banquet Noted for Youth
Though Oldest Inhabitants
Dined.

Il wouldn't do. even using poetic Il
cense, TO say that all Of our very Oldest
residents were among those present at
the banquet Of the Association Of Oldest
Inha bitants, in Carroll Institute last
night.
But II one passes huTTiedly over such
we'll known persOnages as Capt John
Smythe. who was the plotee Of several
thriIlers, George Washington who
founded the city. and others who did
other deeds around 1t. one finds that a
large proportion Of the old inhabitants
OF this generation were right upon the
position last night, enjoying the JOY OF
the evening
Old Age Absent.
But, although one of the speakers re
marked that in order to be eligible for
membership 70 the association an ap-
plicant had to be fifty years of age, and
mad TO acknowledge a residence here OF
thirty-five years. there wasn't much ap-
pearance OF old age about the banquet
plank
Most everybody who spoke during
the evening referred to the fact that
the assembled inhabitants were not
aborigines OF Metheusalahs, or anything
OF that sort. and just to show that
this was appreciated there was always
a hearty banging upon stout tables
thereat, and a clapping Of lusty palms
The banquet started about forty min
utes later than the program said il
would and wound up long after the
clock I'D in the tower somewhere said
cuckcoo, cUckCoo. eleven times, quite
fast.
Theodore W Noyes, editor OF the
Evening Star, who was tOastmaSter Of
the evening, told the assembled ban
queters that the association must work
TO make Congress so order affairs here
that al.r young men won't want to leave
the District for other and more COM
mercial cities.
Wants Equality.
He objected 10 the "apportionment Of
Office law and said that the citizens
Of Washington ought 10 be as eligible
for Government positions as are the
citizens of other parts of the nation.
Passing along. Mr.. NOyes took up Jnv
beauties Of this city and asserted that
here only are typical Americans to be
found. The Washingtonian is some
times reproaChed with being less than
American. in truth he is the most
American and most national of all
Americans-the closest to the national
hesrt, who spells nation in the largest
type-the only exclusive American
M NOyeS called this city one OF the
best governed IN the world which
brought out a storm of applause, 50
that even Commissioner MaCfarland.
who sat next him blushed and stam-
mered when he got I'D 70 speak 2 min
ute later.
NJ AIacfarland said that IT is often
his pleasure and his duty 10 defend
the city against the attacks of de-
tractors and that in so doing he has
always felt able to show what great
National Capital.
Right to Live Here
cen. John NJ. Wilson. whose grand
father. he said. was born hereabouts 121
wears ago, whose father was born here
IN Washington 1O2 years ago. and who
himself first came to Washington Il
years hack, told some incidents that
EsaSs the crowd laugh.
The Diners.
The evening ended with the singing Of
''Auld Lang Syne." Among those present
we're Gorge Abrams, George A Anles,
John Perrard. A. J. Bahe. J. BaumEar-
-en, 9 Thomas Brown. W. n. Wright.
Gehastian Bauer. Charles 9. Bundy, H
7, Bryan, James Dubois. J. a. Carter.
4. & Coppes, William A. Clarke, Ben
faroin A CoIlonna, Charles w Church,
James Croegin, DR. Thomas Calver Pat
rick C1eary, J T CLANCY. John Cross
T1eld, J. a. ClsrKSOn. W. 7. DOwney. 7.
A DellW1g, R 7 Dawson. George W.
Driver, William H Dennis. Al Douglas.
mayor Of Niagara Falls. " Y; Henry
Franc, A p Fordon, Anthony Gaeger,
7 J. Georges. NJ. Hayden, W. a. Hutch
tns, G ~. Hcndley, Frank W. Hackett.
r T. HsEan, Maurice Joyce, John a.
Joyce, + I. Klopfer, a. ". Kelley,
Jesse Lee, r Y. IaSkey, p I Lar
comb. W. II. Martin. J. T. Morgan. :.
N Meyer. G. 4. X. McNeir, 9. T. Nc
Nernany, George MUth. James G. Nor
Tcll, . J. Mccarthy, Theodore Noyes,
e. r NoTment. n Newmayer. z J.
Pullman. Isaac Pearson, J. Tyler Pow
ell. Fred PillinE. a. tt. EaEau- J. B.
Royce, William r. RciSS. w ). Rey-
uoIds. E s. Schmid. I. p. Seibold, W q.
Spottswood, L. P. Shidy, w. Il Single
ton. Edward Shaw, &. =. Smith. J. ".
ToIberE. Gilbert =. TowIes, J. P Tow
man. H h Willard. Simon Wolf. Nick
Watkins. J. NJ. walker. g b Welch. r.
a. Walker. Owen s. Wiley, Thomas II.
Wiley, John WurdeTman, NJ Weller.
and John G. YOst.