Evening star., 1909-05-06
HONOR HIS BIRTHDAY
Oldest Inhabitants Invited to
Willard Celebration.
RESIDENT HERE 81 YEARS
Jacob Of the Family" Will Be 81
May IA Next.
TRIBUTE TO GEO. W. HARVEY
New Members Elected at Monthly
Meeting Held Last Night-1n-
vited to "Fairview."
TRIBUTE TO GEO. W. HARVEY

For the second time since the grant of
permission to occupy the property, the
Association of Oldest Inhabitants held it's
regular monthly meeting last night at
the old Union engine house, 10Th and
III streets. President Theodore w. Noyes
presided. and the meeting was largely at
tended. During the evening the new in
sigma pins of the association were placed
on sale, and between seventy and eighty
of them were purchased by the men,
bers The pin is of artistic design, and.
| though small, presents an attractive ap-
pearance.
H. X. Willard addressed the meeting in
behalf Of his father, Henry Augustus
Willard, and invited the members of the
association as an organization and indi-
vidually to aid in celebrating Mr.. Will
lard's eighty-seventh birthday, which falls
on Friday. May Ia. Mr.. Willard asked
t he members that If they could not be
present at the New Occidental Hotel.
where the celebration will be held, to
, communicate with his father, as it was
the latter's idea to preserve the con-
gratulatory messages on that day and
especially those coming from the Oldest
Inhabitants Association, as it was one
of the organizations of the city with
which he was affiliated which held a
/
While extending the invitation to the
association Mr.. Willard availed himself
of the opportunity to speak of his
fathers life In Washington.
Sixty-Two Years a Washingtonian.
MY father, as he has often said to
me-" continued Mr.. Willard, "called him
self the Jacob of the Willard family so
far as Washington was concerned. He
was the first of five brothers to come
here and take up his home in this city.
That was in October. 1S47. and he has
been citizen ever since that day" He
referred to his fathers deep interest in
the affairs of the community, especially
in the part he played in the upbuilding of
the northeast section, the interest he felt
In the Garfield Hospital, of which he was
one of the organizers: the building of the
All Saints Church. his civic connection
with the board Of health at the time il
became a part of the District govern
ment, and the lasting friendship which
existed between Mr.. Willard and the late
Gov. Shepherd
1T seems particularly appropriate that
this celebration of my fathers eighty
seventh birthday should come so close to
the unveiling of the statue OF the man
whose intimate friend he was for so long
time. l hope you all will be present to
make the event memorable one." con-
cluded Mr.. Willard. 1t was decided,
through request to that effect by Mr..
Willard. that the president of the asso-
citation say few words Of greeting and
congratulaton on behalf of the associa-
tion the day of the celebration.
DR.. A. p. Pardon. chairman of the spe-
cial committee on contemplated improve
ments to the new quarters. reported that
the committee recommended that an ex-
tension of about eleven feet be construct
ed on the rear of building, which he
stated could be readily DONE and also a
change in the arrangement of the STAIR
way. The question of cost arose. and
after an extended discussion the matter
was continued until the next regular
monthly meeting. 1t seemed to be the
opinion among the members of the asso-
citation present that the extension would
add greatly to the new quarters and give
the additional space which they said was
badly needed