Evening star., 1923-01-01
CAPT. EVANS GIVES
REVIEW OF 1922
ChroniCIer of Association of
Oldest Inhabitants Reads
Summary.
HISTORIC FLAG LOCATED
Seek to Have First u. S. Emblem
Flown in Foreign Waters
Placed in Capital.

comprehensive review of the
events of 1922 in the National Capital
by Capt. George w. Evans. chronicler
of the Association of Oldest Inhabi-
tants of the District of Columbia,
featured the annual New Year day
meeting of the association in Union
engine house. 18th and II streets, to-
day.
Beginning with last January. Capt.
Evans went through the year, month
by month, giving an interesting sum-
} mary of every occurrence of interest,
both to members of the association
and to the city generally.
At the business meeting John B.
Mccarthy, corresponding secretary.
asked his fellow members if any of
them remembered or had ever heard
what became OF the old sun dial that
stood for many years between the
Treasury and White House. Mr.. Nc
Carthy said this natural timepiece
was five feet high and was one of
the attractions of the city in its
day. Old residents of Georgetown,
he said, were accustomed to getting
the time from the old dial as they
passed it from day to day.
Old Papers Presented.
any of the members knew what be-
camo of the old Won Steuben statue
that was erected by the Grand Lodge
OF MasonS in the old Washington
Schuetzen Park. One of the MEM
bers announced that he understood
that it now reposed in the German
orphan Asylum in this city.
w. w. Maloney, one of the veteran
members of the association, present
ed to the association a large assort-
mpnt hiStnTjp
lets, many of.which We're more rhan
Hfty years old. Among them were
the following: Speeches by John j.
CI1ttenden. stephen A. Douglas, J. S.
Green, owen lOvejoy. ]. +. Benjamin,
-. w. ID. Voorhees,, q. =. Nicholson, r..
i. Walton and President Lincoln on
problems that confronted. the coun-
try during and prior to the civil war;
proceedings OF the national democratic
convention at Cincinnati in 1856 a
copy of the Washington Gazette of
January {, 1925, and a number of ar
ticles from The Star and other pa
pers on more recent events of un-
usual interest.
the association extended it's thanks
10 Mr.. Maloney for his presentation.
George Wright fled in the archives
photographs of the first Unitarian
church which stood at 9th and d
streets from 1921 to 1877, the church
that later occupied the corner of 14th
and l. streets, and the new Unitarian
Church at 18th and Harvard streets.
Locate Historic Flag.
Joseph !. keefer reported that he
had located what is supposed to be
the first American flag that was ever
flown in foreign waters. He said that
IT. is In the possession of Fl. Anthony
of Centerville. Md, and that efforts
will be made TO have 1t placed in the
Capitol building. The flag was un-
furled from the continental ship
Ranger, commanded by John Paul
Jones.
The association. through Vice Presi-
dent Matthew Trimble, extended a
New Year greeting to President Theo-
dore w. Noyes and his family. Mr..
NoyeS responded by wishing all of
the members of the association and
their families a happy New Year.
The following men were elected to
membership: Frederick L. Fishback,
James +. Ratcliffe. Charles E. Can
non and Abram Frey, jr.
Following the reading of the chron-
fcle of the year by Capt Evans the
association partook of a luncheon in
the basement of the old engine house.