Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-04
ELECT NEW MEMBERS
Oldest Inhabitants Meet for
Business Session..
PLAN FOR CELEBRATION
General Observance of Anniversary
in Hands of Committee.
CONSIDER PURCHASE OF HOME
Matter Referred to a Special Com
mittee-Resolution Of SYM
pathy for Willard Family.
CONSIDER PURCHASE OF HOME

! Members of the Association of Oldest
! inhabitants of the District OF Columbia
| last evening filled the hall of the old
Union engine house at 10th and H streets.
letter was read from the president, T..
W. Moves. regretting his inability to be
present and designa ting A. III. Raglan to
preside.
] 3. w. Reiss. the secretary. announced
the death of Jacob F. Stock October s,
G.. G. c. Simms October II. G. W. Arthur
October -, Henry Orth October IS and
Leopold Neumyer November 1.
w. w. Hall. aged ninety-six years.
signed the constitution.
Favorable reports were made on the
following. and they were elected: James
A. *. Moore, G. s. Hayes, III. L. Strang,
A. Samuels, Joseph F. Roth, A. E. Mer-
rift, G. w. Linkins. r. E. Pairo. s. s.
MARI. G. c. Harris and L. ]. GunnelI.
Applications for membership were re-
ceived from Fl. +. Clark, 1912 Harvard
street; c. J. Alexander. 40 NJ street north
| Boyer, Arkansas avenue; Walter Brown,
| Ridge road; X. l.. Parry. 1904 Pierce
place, and G. r. +. Smith 2S 18th street
southeast They were referred to j. j..
keefer, G.. J. Suter and B. d. Drane.
! a contribution of valuable books per-
tanning TO the clay and Washington was
received from Mrs. Allison Nailor, widow
of the deceased former president, and a
large photograph of the association from
the daughters of the late w. II. Williams
Thanks were voted.
! H. l.. Bryan offered resolution ex-
pressing sympathy and coincidence with
III. A. Willard and his son on the demise
| of the wife and mother, Mrs. Willard.
| ]. 3. Mccarthy paid a graceful tribute
to the deceased. and the resolution was
adopted by rising vote
Celebration of Anniversary.
! The question of celebrating the ami
! versary December came up, and Mr..
/ Snmmy asked why not have an oyster
feast or supper in lieu of the usual ban
quet. j. b. Mccarthy. r. ". Noonan, j.
r. Mahony. II. l.. Bryan, w. w. Cham
bers and others gave their views. The
general sentiment was for a popular cele-
bration which would bring out several
hundred and the association directed the
entertainment committee, T. E. Clark,
Chaplin Brown and A. H. Raglan, to ar
| range for such an observance.
T. V. Noonan moved that in the APP
plicatiOn for membership a place be pro-
vided for giving the occupation of the
applicant, and it was adopted.
In the letter of the president he re-
| ferred to the women's auxiliary move
ment and stated that he had appointed
W. r. Smith and DIR. b. w. Sunny to
act with ]. d. Cathell as the committee.
j. d. Cathell said he had called on the
widows of some deceased members and
had met with encouragement. He had.
however, heard little of the work of
| others.
| w. r. Smith said that one hundred
years hence their descendants would value
the certificate of membership. He hoped
the committee would be enlarged and
compimented Mr.. Cathell on taking up
the cudgel for ladies at the age of ninety
| three.
j. r. Mahoney renewed his suggestion
| for calling a meeting of the ladies.
A. II. Ragan said he had met with en-
4 couragement.
Committee to Be Enlarged.
| DR.. ]. T. Howard moved that the COM
mittee be enlarged. as the president. Mr..
| Noyes, suggested, and 1t was carried.
| DIR. b. w. Sunny presented a framed
photograph Of Crosby S. Noyes. for which
thanks were voted.
]. D. Cathell called the attention OF the
entertainment committee to the fact that
hall in Georgetown was at their dis
posal at a nominal figure, and expressed
| the hope that they would provide for
giving a lecture there. being confident
that it would pay.
| III. l.. Bryan moved that a certificate of
| membership De prepared anu tndt the
seal of the association be attached. 1t
was adopted and Mr.. Bryan, DIR. Sunny
and the secretary, b. w. Reiss, were ap-
pointed a committee to carry it into eff
feet.
| b. d. Drane moved that the president
and four others constitute a committee
to consider the propriety of purchasing
a home, and 1t was agreed to. Charles
| Held, Il. ID. Drane. c. s. Bundy and J.
| w. Piling were appointed.
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at room =, Corcoran building, in Deem
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