Evening star., 1920-06-03
OLDEST |NHAB|TANT'
ASSOCIATION PLANS
FUND FOR BUILDING
Special Committee in Report
Submits Details of Pro-
p0SaI to Erect Home.

p0SaI to Erect, Home.
Plans for raising a fund to erect a
permanent home were submitted to
the Association of Oldest Inhabitants
of the District of Columbia by spe-
cial building fund committee at the
meeting of the organization in Union
engine house. 10Th and II streets.
! last night
| Because of the absence of several
members of the building fund COM
mittee, the report was received and
| filed for action at future meeting.
! The recon mendationS of the building
1 fund committee are.
| That a general committee of TWEEN
/ ty or more members be chosen to be
l known as a committee on SubScrip-
| tion of funds for the permanent home
| for the Association of Oldest 1nhabi-
| tantS.
Plans to Raise Funds.
| That personal contributions be
made to said committee by the mem
| berShip of the association or by any
| other person or persons desiring to
4 contribute to the home building fund.
/ That members of the association,
| or any other friends of the same, be
| invited to make provision in their
| wills for a gift of such amount as
| they may be able or desire to donate
| to said home building fund
| That a circular letter be issued by
the home fund general committee So
| Letting contributions by wills or
cash donations to the building fund
aforesaid.
THAT public entertainments be
| given from time to time by the as
sociation in aid of its building fund
and that suitable committees be Sc
lected for that purpose.
Roll of Honor for Donors.
THAT roll of honor be adopted
inscribing thereon the names Of all
| donors to the building fund. said roll
of honor to be appropriately framed
and hung in the associations head
| quarters.
That the committee as now con-
stituted be known as a committee on
ways and means and shall be con
tinued as such for the purpose OF
carrying out all the foregoing rec
concentrations and to do any and all
things in the interest of the home
building fund that may hereafter be
adopted by the association
THAT all invested stocks and gov
: ernment bonds. and accruing inter
J est thereon and the amount willed
to the association by our deceased
member. Capt. J. Tyler Powell
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home fund. and that a treasurer. to
act as trustee. be elected to receive
and account for all moneys, etc. that
may be subscribed or donated to the
said fund"
The report was read by Capt.
George w. Evans. secretary to the
! committee. The others on the COM
mittee are Washington Topham. chair
man; Theodore w. Noyes. John Joy
Edison. Henry K. Willard. DR.. Will
liam Tindall and Dr. Benjamin w.
Sunny.
Preparing Patriotic Program.
Washington Topham. chairman of
the entertainment committee, an
nounced that he is preparing pa
triotic program for the Fourth of
July and that the meeting will be
at the Union engine house.
Hearing of the associations desire
to collect photographs of historical
buildings in Washington, DR.. Wilbur
f. Crafts last night presented to the
: organization a picture of the resi-
southeast, where the United States
Supreme Court held sessions after the
burning of the Capitol by the British
in 1914.
secretary. announced that William
Corcoran Eustis has promised to pre-
sent to the association picture of
the Daniel Webster house at Connec-
ticut avenue and H street. which is to
be torn down.
Benjamin w. Reiss, recording sec
] retary, stated that Georgetown
family has notified him they have a
number of historical photographs to
turn over to the association.
Photograph to he Presented.
i Capt. Evans said that following an
nouncement of the plan to collect old
pictures he was besieged by photog-
I, h1 tn6 h q
city and take shots of all historical
buildings. He said he did not believe
the association had such a proposition
] in mind and did not engage them. He
said that the association wants resi-
dents of the city to present to the
association old photographs of his
torical spots.
The association accepted an invita-
ton from Washington Lodge. No. 15
B. P. o. f. to attend Flag day exer-
cises at the Sylvan Open Air Theater
Sunday, June 13, at o'clock.
Benjamin Sinshemer, 3146 NJ street
and Edward F. Morgan, Connecticut
avenue and Grant road, were elected
to membership.
i Secretary Reiss announced the death
since the last meeting OF DR.. b. q.
Pool
The association voted a resolution
of thanks to George Russell for his
work in supervising the painting of
| the HedQaudTlt IlcIiS -. biydIi
presided.
John Clagett Proctor read paper
on the history of the Miller School
building. He said. in part:
The old Miller School building, the
sale of which was announced in The
Star of May %. was erected as a
three-story, four-room structure. 1t
was so by 40 feet and was built
by James w. Barker in June. 1866.
who leased it to the Corporation of
Washington for $1,000 a year. 1t was
in the second school district and was
located at what is now 623 and 625
H street northwest, and was named
the Miller School in honor of Mitchell
II. Miller. a member of the board
of trustees of Washington city from
1858 until his death. in June. 1866.
''He was very highly esteemed by
the other members of the board of
trustees, and when, because of ill
ness. he rendered his resignation a
few months before his death. in order
to take a trip for the purpose Of
restoring himself to health. Mayor