Evening star., 1909-06-03
NEW HOME PROPOSED
Clubhouse for Oldest lnhab-
itants' Association Suggested.
OTHER VIEWS ADVANCED
Some Members Prefer Enlarging the
Present Quarters.
MATTER SENT TO COMMITTEE
ORGANIZATION Will Participate in
Board of Trade and Chamber of
Commerce Celebration July 4.
MATTER SENT TO COMMITTEE

| new home or clubhouse for the Asso-
citation of Oldest Inhabitants was pro-
| posed at a meeting of that organization
held last night in the Union hre engine
| house 10Th and II streets northwest. IL
was suggested that the building shouiu De
| built along modern clubhouse ines ana
made particularly comfortable. o'her
| members thought that the old engine
house should be enlarged by the aodltioh a.i
| of another story or by extensions s soul.i
and east Later a suggestion was niaue
| that a committee he appointed 10 inquire
| into the cost of the adjoining properly
| on III street. The whole mater mas
| finally referred dor conslderatioh anu @
report to the special committee on o4iiu
10 axtansion of which DR.. A. 2. Far
don, is chairman '. - 20
oeption committee for that occasiolt
reported that the birthday celebration Oh
M George 4. Armes at Fairfield was
a success and that many OF the hieil
bers of the association attended ana
wished Mai. Armes many more years VI
good health and happiness ~ e.,,
Secretary Reiss read letter l,o
Henry A. Willard. in which he thanked
the members of the association Tor re-
membering him on his recent b1rtnddy
with large basket OF roses. ss fra,' ne smnn snn
a body, in which he is especially IN
terested, was deeply appreciated
Applications for Membership.
Twelve new applications for member
ship were received.
w H. Douglass, Allen c. Clark ana
Thomas ]. Lerch were elected to mem
bership in the association.
The list of applicants for membership
| follows: Joseph II. Lawrence. j. ii. DE
| Alley. Jesse B. Wilson, James Fitzpat-
rick. Matthew Trimble. BENJAMIN F.
Mathiot, Thomas Heany. John T: Ward,
William H. Hoeke and l.. Richold.
A communication was read from Gen
Rochester, u S. A, retired, asking the
members for information of the where
abouts of any members of Clays bat
| TALON, which had headquarters at Will
| lards Hall during March and April. 1861.
After the letter had been read several
of the members asked as to what the
| battalion was, and 1t was explained that
! the body was made up OF prominent men
who banded together just before President
| Lincoln was inaugurated to see that the
threats made against his life were not
carried out when he took his place upon
/ the inaugural stand. 1t was In no way
I connected with the army, but was rather
| body of citizens forming sort OF
| bodyguard for the newly elected Presi-
| dent of the United States.
Fourth of July Celebration.
The association decided unanimously to
participate with the Board of Trade and
Chamber Of Commerce in the joint cele-
bration of the coming Fourth OF july,
Later in the day it will hold its annual
meeting for the election of officers. The
details of exercises at the regular meet
ing were left to the standing committee
on entertainment, consisting of A. IL.
Ragan, T. Edward Clark and Chapin
Brown.
Near the close of the meeting Walter
B. Williams presented the association
set of crossed flags and valuable file
of old newspapers.