The Washington herald., 1908-01-02

Members OF the Oldest Inhabitants
Association, seventy strong, made their
annual pilgrimage to the White House
yesterday to pay their respects TO the
President. and afterward 70 the home Of
their esteemed and distinguished member.
Crosby S, Noyes, TO express their New
Year greetings to him and the members of
the Washington National Monument AS
soclauon, in honor of which a reception
was held yesterday at the home Of Mr.
NOyes.
Each Of the oldest inhabitants wore a
white satin badge, bearing the name OF
the organization, and a small button bear
ing the initials Of the association. The
members were heartily received by the
President. and each received a word Of
Z greeting from him.
Hold Business Session.
Prior to the visit TO the White House a
business meeting was held at the head
quarters of the association, in the Corco-
ran Building. Allison Nailor, president of
the association, was absent on account of
illness, and John T. Chancey, vice presi-
dent. presided. afterward leading the line
TO the White House and presenting the
members 20 the President.
Benjamin ". Reiss, secretary, was az
his post. and did much to add to the sue
cess Of the day. The association listened
to the report of the committee appointed
10 arrange with the Veteran Firemen's As
sociation for the use of their building as a
headquarters of the association, in the
old engine house at Nineteenth and Il
streets northwest. The report was no;
acted upon II appears the occupation OF
the building jointly with the Veteran
Firemen's Association will require action
by Congress, and a joint resolution is
pending in Congress having for its object
permission for such occupancy
Timothy Y. Noonan read history o.
the association for the year 1906, mention
ing the several meetings of the body, il
anniversary, and Fourth Of July celebra
ton at the country home Of Crosby )
Moves.
Secretary Reiss announced the death o.
Henry Sauter, one of the oldest member!
OF the body
A suggestion was made by B. f. Lar
combe that the association take steps Il
find out and place on record the persona
history of the first men TO enlist in th'
Union army from the District Of Colum
bia for service in the civil war.
The history of the Old Park Hotel writ
ten by James Johnson, was presented, bU
its reading was postponed 70 a late
meeting.
New Members Elected.
The following new members were ad
mitted to the association:
Thomas II. Maloney, Matthew Trimble
William b. Martin, T. J. Pullman. ant
Judge Bundy. The following application!
for membership were offered; William J
Boyd. James T. Petty, and Augustus b
Coppes.
Those present were DR.. ". NJ Starr
John T. Chancey, J. r. Howard, W II
Martin, ". ". Wallace John B. McCar
they c. S. Bundy. J. U CatheH. J. Ed
ward Libbey, ". G. Duckett, Patrlcl
Cleary, j. \. Walker C. W. Iron, G.. a
Williamson, James p. Lohman, B. +
Larcombe, c. Il. Calvert. Thomas E
Smithson. B. +. Evans. II. Z. Clark. B
F. klOpfer. John l. Daily, Frank T. Nc
Dermott c. B. Abrams, Oliver c. Fischer
B. G. Wright. William J. Boyd. G. z
ColisOn, L. r. Smith, H. VI. DelIinger
John O, Walker ". g. Gallant, William
Schwing. b. W. Reiss. ". A. Clarke
J. F. stock, John r. Mahoney W "
Chambers, DR.. B. W SUNNY, O. D
Sunny, Z. T. McNerhany, s. n Meyer
II. V. Cotton, G. W. Donaldson Louis
2. Siebold. Adam Gaddis. Henry O. Hall
4 W. Kelley, Dr. Rudolph Ravenhurg
J. J. Georges. ". r. Smith. Conrad
Rechen, George j. Suter, A. g. Coppes
NJ. Hayden, A. II. Ragan, NJ. Coalman