Evening star., 1922-12-07
OLDER CITIZENS
REFLECT OFFICERS
Ticket to Johnson 'lmpeach-
ment Trial Added to AS
sociation's Relics.

The Association Of Oldest Inhabitants
of the District of Columbia, meeting in
Union Engine House, 18th and H streets.
last night, reelected the present corps
| Of officers for the ensuing year. They
are:
President, Theodore w. Noyes; vice
presidents, Judge Charles S. Bundy.
Harry K. Willard. Benjamin A. Colonna.
! Anthony Gaegler, George w. Evans.
julius Strobel, Henry l.. Bryan, Wash
| ington Topham, Albion X. Paris, Judge
Job Barnard, DR.. William Tindall and
Matthew Trimble; recording secretary,
j. Eliot Wright assistant recording sec
! retary, William L. Wise corresponding
secretary. John b. Mccarthy; treasurer,
DR.. Benjamin w. Sunny; financial sec
retary, John r. Mahoney; marshal,
Gen. Charles II. Ourand and chronicler,
George w. Evans
| Andrew J. Whitaker presented to the
| association a ticket of admission which
i he held to the impeachment trial of
President Johnson. i'll March. 1868, to
! be added to the large collection of his
| toric souvenirs in the headquarters of
| the Oldest Inhabitants.
Ouxtcd From Trial.
Then Mr.. Whitaker related an in
teresting story of how his presence
at the impeachment proceedings was
cut short by his desire to see and hear
all that went on.
THE arrest of person a few days
since at the United States Capitol for
disturbing the dignity of the Senate
by applauding some utterance of
senator reminded the writer of what
tha fIv,o tv,ns
pending the impeachment trial of
President Andrew Johnson in the Sem
ate in the year 1865" Mr.. Whitaker's
story began.
"Of course, you can readily under
stand that the utmost excitement pre-
vailed throughout the country con-
cerning every feature of the trial
Threats had been made against Gen.
Benjamin F. Butler and Gen. John a.
Logan and others, who had been Sc
lected by the House of Representa-
tives to conduct the prosecution.
Threats had been made to senators
that they must be careful how they
voted on the question of the PresI-
dents guilt. This was on the outside
of the Senate. Within the doors
thereof if a pin was dropped without
due permission the guilty one had to
suffer the consequences. Here the ex-
citement, while intense, was sub
dued."
Gets Friend Admitted.
Mr.. Whitaker then related how he
and friend obtained tickets to the
gallery. which they wrrr permitted
to retain after showing them ar the
door. They had another friend. who
also wanted to witness the trial. but
who had no ticket
After he had entered he loaned his
ticket to his companion 10 go out
and bring in the second friend. Pc
fore they returned. however. MIR.
Whitaker said he raised his head a
little too high or leaned over further
than the law allowed and was
promptly escorted from the gallery to
the Office of the sergeant-at- arms.
Mr.. Whitaker said he explained mat
ters to the entire satisfaction of the
sergeant-at-arms and was released.
but he did not bother to return I" the
proceedings. In later years. Mr.. Whit
aker related, he had an opportunity
to befriend the sergeant-at-srms.
The association last night received
letter from President Harding ac-
knowledging a communication in
which the Oldest Inhabitants thanked
the chief executive for the part he
played in having the Lincoln statue
restored to the courthouse.
Secretary Wright read the names of
the following members who died since
the last meeting: Mortimer Clarke.
". A. Barnes. George r. Russell, l..
A. Edwards and S. r. Bond
The following were elected MEM
bers last night: William y. Cooper.
Charles l.. Allison and Frederick A.
Finnacom.
The association will hold is annua,
banquet at the Ebbitt Hotel at $50
o'clock thiAevening.
sists of: VI ashington Topham, chair
man: DIR. B. W. Sunny. J. Elliott
Wright, ]. Clagett Proctor and Fl. l..
Bryan.