Evening star., 1915-01-01
Association of Oldest Inhabit-
ants Abandon Time-Honored
New Year Calls.
INTERESTING STORIES TOLD
OF WASHINGTON YEARS AGO
Buffet Luncheon Served and Mem
bers Later Attend Reception.
Poem Is Read.

Abandoning their time-honored Gus
tom of paying New Year calls upon the
President and members of the cabinet.
members of the Association Of Oldest
Inhabitants of the District of Column
bia today ushered in 1915 by partici-
pating in an old-fashioned reminiscing
bee at the associations headquarters in
Union Engine House, 18th and H streets
northwest.
William H. Singleton, who presided
In the absence of President Theodore
W. Noyes. opened the proceedings with
the announcement that he had lived in
Washington since May Z, 1868. and that
If any members had resided here for a
longer period they would be given the
moor About half the members of the
audience tried to accept this invitation
Reiss, John B. Mccarthy, Andrew H.
Ragan. Benjamin w. Klopfer and many
of the older members entertained the
meeting with interesting stories of
Fair skies brought out a large at
tendance and the meeting. though
largely an informal one, proved one
Of the most interesting New Year day
gatherings in the history of the as
sociation. DIR. Thomas Calver read an
original poem and at the conclusion
Of the "reminiscences the members re-
paired to the basement of the engine
house, where they were served buffet
luncheon that had been prepared under
direction OF committee consisting of
Andrew H. Ragan, DR.. Benjamin w.
Summey and Washington Topham.
Members Attend Reception.
Later in the day many of the Oldest
Inhabitants attended the reception CIV
en- by the Legion Of Loyal Women in
its hall, at 419 10th street northwest.
The exercises in the Oldest Inhab-
itants' Hall were begun with brief
business session. at which members
were elected as follows: John w. Nor
gan, 1926 Newark street; Albert G..
Yount, 3114 18th street northwest, and
Samuel Howard Bacon, 1926 Columbia
road.
Applications for membership were re-
ceiyed from William F.. Brooks, Aures-
tus S. Perham and Daniel OConnell
Callaghan and referred to a committee
consisting Of Judge Charles s; Bundy.
George W. Evans and William G.
Secretary Benjamin W. Reiss an
nounced the deaths since the last meet
ing of Charles Block, ]. H. Jones. DR..
Louis Kolipinski and Frank T. Rawl-
ings.
The meeting received a visit from
Mrs. w. M. Easby-Smith. one Of the
honorary members of the association,
VINO donated 10 the dSSOCldtlOuS . ColloC-
ton of historical documents paper con-
tanning the names of former President
Polk and others who had made contribu-
tions to the sufferers from the Pitts
burgh confiagration, in 1S45. The con-
tributions were transmitted through her
father, Capt. William Easily, Washing
toms pioneer ship builder.
Tablet Suggested for Monument.
On motion of Joseph I. Keefer. the
association authorized the appointment
of a committee to Investigate the adj
visibility of having the association
represented by a tablet in the Wash
ington Monument.
1t was also decided to appoint a
building committee to arrange for GER
tain improvements in the building oc-
cupled by the association.
DR.. Calver's poem, which was read
for the first time at the meeting, was
as follows: