Evening star., 1925-12-03
OLDEST RESIDENTS
!. RENAME OFFICERS
Association Pays Tribute to
Late Henry Lansburgh and
Martin Wiegand.

All officers Of the Association OF
Oldest Inhabitants OF the District Of
Columbia were reelected unanimously
for another year at a meeting OF the
association In Union Engine House,
Nineteenth and II streets, last night.
They are:
!, President. Theodore w. Moves: vice
presidents, Judge Charles s. Bundy.
Henry X. Willard. Julius Strobel.
BAN. Albion X. Paris, DIR. William
Tindall. Maj s. Willard Saxton. Mat
thew Trimhle. John Clagett Proctor,
Or Benjamin W. SUNNY. Albert Har-
per and Charles II. Ourand.
Recording secretary, j.. Eliot
Wright: assistant recording secretary.
William E. Wise; corresponding secre-
tary. John 3. Mccarthy: treasurer. DR..
Sunny: financial secretary. John X
Mahoney: marshal. Frank W. Dow
Dng, and chroniclsr. Mr.. Proctor.
Discuss Old Places.
After the election the members
spent an hour in reminisce which
began with Washington Topham, re-
atins the history Of two famous old
residences. the Decatur house. at Jack.
son place and II street, and the Blair
mansion. 1851 Pennsylvania avenue.
Mr.. Topham's narrative OF these
two buildings led other members TO
turn back the pages OF tin1e and re.
count early recollections Of Lafayetts
Square and anecdotes concerning sew
eral Presidents of the United States.
The association paused III its dis
course on old times TO pay uibGte
to the memory OF Henry LanshurEh
and Martin Wiesand. both Of whom
were members of the organization
and who died since the last meeting.
Secretary Wright also reported the
death of another member. John Rup'
pert. since the last meeting.
= DR.. SUNNY and Mr.. Topham dwelt
upon the life Of Mr.. Laoshur=h as
one devoted to the well being Of 9TH
srs. The amount of good accomplish
ed by Mr.. Lansburgh can hardly he
calculated. Mr.. Topham declared.
The life of Mr.. Wiegand was ex.
tolled by Mr.. Proctor and Fred 4
Emery. who chara nim .lso as
A citizen who was always willing TO
belp those in need.
Mr.. Topham, chairman of the enter
tainment committee. announced that
arrangements were practically com
plete for the anniversarv dinner Of
the association. to be aeld ~ rbe
Franklin Square Hotel at o'clock
on the evening of December %. Mr..
Topham said a notice concerning the
banquet would he sen: to members
within a few days.
History of Decatur House.
The history of the Decatur House
was related by Mr.. Topham. from its
erection by Commodore Stephen De
r:atur. in 1919. to the present time.
II still stands as it was built. being
the only structure in that block Of an
early date that remains unchanged by
modern establishment
His description Of the Blair home.
m the north side of PennsyIvan MIA ave-
n,fe between Lafayette Square and
the old Corcoran Art Gallery. also was
replete with accounts Of historic
events which occurred in and around
that house
The reading Of these papers led
John 3. Mccarthy to begin a discus
SION of an old cemetery that occupied
a, portion OF Lafayette Square. Mr..
Mccarthy said the existence Of that
hurying ground was one of the fac
tors which brought about the decision
10 stop Sixteenth street a. n street
instead OF having II extend through
Lafayette Square. as advocated by
Maj. L'Enfant.
The following new members were
elected last night: Thomas Albert
Walmsley. 115 Twelfth street south
east; Edward I. Nottingham. 139 Ten
nessee avenue southeast st: H. G. Thy
son, sr. zoos Columbia road. and
Summerheld G. Nottingham, 1921
Emerson street northwest Vice Presi.
dent Henry L. Bryan presided. The
motion for the reelection of the Of
fcers was offered by Joseph l. Keefer.
Mr.. Topham urged all members, of
the association TO take an interest in
presenting at the monthly meetings
their recollections of old Washington.