The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-01
ANNIVERSARY Of FIRST
INAUGURAL CELEBRATED
Naiional Monument Society Observes
Date Of Washinston's Taking
he Oath Of Office.
OFFICERS ARE REELECTED

On the one hundred and twenty-fourth
anniversary of the Inauguration OF
George Washington as President. the an
nual meeting of the Washington National
Monument Society was held yesterday
at the home of Henry B. Brown, asso-
ciate justice of the United States Su-
preme Court retired. 1720 Sixteenth Street
Northwest followed by buffet luncheon
to about a hundred guests.
Oficers were reelected as follows:
Henry b. Brown, associate justice of the
Supreme Court, retired first vice presi-
dent: William A. Maury. second vice
president Adds Il. Browne, treasurer;
and Frederick l.. Harvey. secretary.
Members of the board: Admiral George
Dewey, u. s. N; Brig. Gen. John NJ. VIII
son, z. S. A., retired; Charles c. Glover,
Surgeon Gen. Francis Nj. Gunnel1. u. S.
NJ, retired Charles d. Walcott. Edward
M. Gallaudet, r. Ross Perry. Henry b.
F. mcfarland. Right Rev. Alfred Hard
ing, Theodore w. Moves, Thomas Nelson
Page, Herbert Putnam. William Cor
coran Eustis, and Frederick Il. Mcclure.
Secretary Harvey. in his report, out
lined the prospects of the seven States
which have never placed stones in the
Washington Monument, doing so in the
near future. These seven States are
Idaho. Washington, Arizona. New Mex
leo, Oklahoma, Texas. and Colorado.
The society was organized in the first
half of the last century, with the object
of getting built and watching over the
Washington Monument. according to an
explanation regarding it's purposes made
by Judge Brown. The society, he said.
was continued by Congress for the plr-
pose Of advising that body. after Con-
gress took control of the monument. With
the seven stones to be placed in 1t the
representation of the States will be COM
plete. at least so far as the States now in
the Union are concerned, as all the other
States are so represented.
Many Guests Present.
Among those present at the luncheon
were Gen. Aleshire, Mr.. Cullom, Mr..
Becker, Mr.. Lamar Ten Eyck Wendell,
Mr. Carr, Mr.. Hamilton, Admiral Bron-
son. Mr.. Boardman. Mr.. Totten, Senator
Townsend. Mr.. Lansing. Capt. Wilson,
Mr.. Sherley.
Admiral Van Reypen. Judge Hunt. Rev.
Charles Wood, Gen. Schwan, Graham
Bell Mr. Johnson, Mr.. Bailey, Mr.. Tit
mann, Admiral Selfridge. Or. Boyd, Mr..
Denison. Admiral MCGOWAN. Mr.. Craw-
ford, Mr.. Wilson, Mr.. Merriam.
Wayne MacVeagh. Mr.. Dwight, DR..
Duncan McKim, Mr.. Jennings, Charles
Mckinney, Judge Montgomery. Mr..
Ridgly, Rev DR.. r. Cotton Smith. Gen.
Andrews, Gen. Wotherspoon, Mr.. Kar-
rick. Henderson Gregory, Mr.. Webb. SEN
ator Smoot, Admiral Stockton, Mr.. Greg
ory Mr.. Treadway, Gen Arson Mills,
DIR. Chatrix. Charles Tittman.
Mr.. Wilkinson. Mr.. Belmont, Mr.. Par
ralee, F. w. Clarke, Senator Weeks Col.
Thompson, w. C. Ill., Chief Justice
Shepard.
Justice Hagner the Swiss Minister,
Justice Howry, Theodore w. Noyes, Mr..
I.uquier, Mr.. Sweet, Mr. Green. Fred Nc
Kenney, and Mr.. Butler
DR. Bispham, Mr.. Gordon, Mr. Hartzell,
Admiral ONeal, Mr. Head, Mr.. Russell,
Mr.. Moore. Mr. Ralston, Arnold Hague,
Admiral Clover, Mr.. Davis. and j. j.
Edison.
Ex-senator Cockrell, Henry White, Jus
tive Van Orsdel the Chinese Minister,
Mr.. Barrett, Mr.. Warner, Mr.. Dennis,
Mr. " McLanahan, John B. Moore, and
Mr.. Parsons