Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-04
FOURTH THEIR DAY !
FOR ANNUAL MEET
Oldest Inhabitants of the Dis
trict the Guests of Louis
P. Shoemaker.

Independence day was appropriately
observed with patriotic exercises by tho
members of the Association of the Oldest
Inhabitants of the District OF Columbia
at the residence of Louis P. Shoemaker,
1201 Georgia avenue.
1t was the forty-seventh annual celebra-
ton of Independence day that has been
held by the organization. July is big
day in the calendar of the Association or
Oldest Inhabitants. for in addition to pa
triotic exercises its annual election Of Of
ficers is held on that day.
Exercises Out Of Doors.
The exercises today were held beneath
wide-spreading branches on the lawn In
front of Mr.. Shoemakers residence. where
benches had been arranged for the COM
fort of the guests
About go members of the association.
their families and friends participated in
the celebration. They rode to Mr. Shoe
makers home on special cars that left
| 18th and q streets at 1880 O'Clock.
The orator of the day was David H..
Mercer. former member Of Congress from
Nebraska who served for A number Of
years as chairman of the public buildings
and grounds committee.
Welcomed by the Host.
| The patriotic portion of the program
| was started with an address of welcome
by the host. Mr.. Shoemaker.
TT is gratifying to welcome the MEM
| bers of the Association of the Oldest In
habitants upon this historic SOIL said
Mr.. Shoemaker, where my uncle and
grandmother established a home and
| lived in the early days of the District OF
Columbia. upon ground which was pur-
chased by them from Daniel Carroll of
Carrollton, who received the title to this
| tract of land called Girls Portion by
patent from England"
Response was made in behalf of the as
ISOLATION by William H. Singleton. one Of
| the vice presidents. Mr.. Singleton then
introduced Matthew w. Trimble. who
read the Declaration of Independence.
At the conclusion of the patriotic exer-
cises the entire assemblage Joined in sing
| ing AUD Lang Syne. a luncheon was
| served on the lawn and the members OF
the association and their friends spent
| the remainder of the afternoon viewing
| Mr.. Shoemaker's premises and exchang-
| ing anecdotes of the early history or
| Washington.
All Officers Reelected.
| Prior to the patriotic exercises busa-
ness meeting was held. the feature OF
which was the annual election of officers
for the association. In the absence OK
President Theodore w. Noyes. William
H. Singleton, one of the thirteen vice
presidents of the association, called the
meeting to order The first business
transacted was the election OF new mem
bers. as follows: George L. Hiiton' 800
Miller avenue northeast; Robert NC
Reynolds. 1915 18th street; Frank w:
Bowling, 2219 list street northwest. ana
Charles NJ Heaton. Takoma Park, Md.
Applications for membership were re-
ceived from Thomas H. Hall. 1913 New
Hampshire avenue; Alexander Guilu'
Ill Pennsylvania avenue northwest
Samuel r. Bond. is Iowa circle; Ru-
dolph NJ Gluemer. the Savoy;
The report of Treasurer DR.. Benjamin
w. SUNNY then was read. On motion
of Recording Secretary Benjamin w
Reiss, the annual election of ofnceTs
then was held. All of the retiring Of
ficers were elected for another year.
They are: Theodore w. Noyes. presi-
dent; Fred L. Moore. Andrew IL. Ragan.
Albert Grippe. Judge Charles s. Bundy.
Harry X Willard. William ii. Singleton.
George w. Evans, Thomas w. Smith.
Julius Stroebel, Judge A. B. Hagner.
Henry l.. Bryan, vice presidents: Ben
jamin w. Reiss. recording secretary!
John B. Mccarthy. corresponding secre-
tary; DR.. Benjamin w. SUNNY. treas
rotary; Andrew w. Kelley marshall
George w. Evans. chronicler.
On motion the association then voted
to suspend all other business until Its
next meeting.
recess then was taken for few
minutes while arrangements for the
patriotic portion Of the program We're
made The members of the association
and relatives and friends who accom-
panied them gathered in senior
cular group on the lawn IN front OF MI.
Shoemakers residence and were photo
era nh ed