Evening star., 1926-12-02
PIONEER CITIZENS
SELECT OFFICERS
Theodore w. Noyes Again to
Head Association of Old.
est Inhabitants.

Officers of the Association Of Oldest
Inhabitants were reelected and spe
clal committees for the coming year
were named at the meeting of that
organization last night in the old fire.
house at Nineteenth and H streets.
Those who will retain their positions
in the associations offices through the
reelection are: Theodore w. Noyes,
president, and Judge Charles s.
Bundy, Henry l.. Bryan, Washington
Topham, Albion h. Paris, DR.. Will
liam Tindall s. Willard SaXton, James
H. Yarnall. Matthew Trimble. John
.-.agett Proctor, DIR. Benjamin w.
SUNNY, Christian Heurich, Albert
Harper and Gen. Charles H. Ourand,
vice presidents. Other reelected Off.
GERS are J. Eliot Wright, recording
tary; James F. Duhamel, correspond
ing secretary; DR.. Benjamin w.
Sunny, treasurer; John r. Mahoney,
financial secretary; Frank w. Dow
ling, marshal, and John Clagett Proc
tor, chronicler.
The committees and their respec-
tive members include:
Entertainment - Washington Top
ham, chairman; Henry l.. Bryan, Or.
Il. w Sunny. John Clagett Proctor.
J. Eliot Wright Fred A. Emery and
Alfred Harper.
Membership-Frank W. Bowling,
chairman; P. B. Israel. George Spran-
sy and W. G. Lee.
Building, hall and archives-.Iames
F. Duhamel, chairman; DR.. B. w.
SUNNY, Joseph I. Keefer. Frank w.
Dowling and Charles Jacobsen.
Sick committee--J. Eliot Wright,
chairman: Washington Topham, Ed
ward Kern, j. D. Simpson and Max
kohner.
F'inance--A. X. Paris, chairman.
James F. Duhamel, Alfred Harper,
George A. King and William NJ. Dove.
Tells of Last Call.
Special building committee-Wash.
ington Topham, chairman; H. L.
Bryan, J. j. Edison. DIR. B. w. Sunny,
DR.. William Tindall, Matthew Trimble
and Lee D. Latimer.
Charles A. Langley proposed the re-
election Of the incumbents and j.
Eliot Wright, the recording secretary,
cast the unanimous ballot, following
the vote of approval.
During q brief period of reminis
cence. in which the old fire apparatus
Of the District was discussed, Cen.
Ourand, vice president. recalled the
old man-drawn engine with which he
made his last run.
1T was during Gov. Shepherds
time" Cen. Ourand said. and there
was considerable agitation at the
time over the fire protection that the
District had. Somebody said that
Washington didn't have sufficient ap-
paratus to adequately protect the city.
and Gov. Shepherd thought we did
have.
And so the governor turned in an
alarm and there was a crowd Of Sena-
tors and Representatives to watch the
hoys when they answered the call.
Well. l ran with the boys that time,
and along about Four-and a-half street
and the Avenue I fell out. That was
my last run with the old engine.
The next day" Gen. Ourand con-
tinued. 1.-The newspapers roasted Gov.
Shepherd and the Senators and mem
hers of the House of Representatives
for turning in the false alarm that
brought the boys out on a run"
Firemen's Organization.
After the fire engine "reminiscences
the associa tion members voted to ap-
roint their members who had been
members of volunteer fire departments
to body known as the Old Firemen'e
Association for the purpose of retain
ing the old engine and other equip
Inent that is housed in the old fire
ducts it's meetings.
Washington Topham in two short
addresses urged the association mem
hers to prepare written "reminiscences
for presentation at the meetings. He
declared that members of the organi-
zation have in their own minds more
facts of the history Of the District Of
Columbia than any other source
might ne expected to produce. and he
urged them to give their recollections
at the meetings. SO that they may be.
come a part Of the organizations rec
ord and thus he preserved. Mr. Top
ham urged also added impetus in the
campaign for funds for the proposed
new building.
Five new members We're elected, as
follows: Arthur SchatZ. Henry A.
Shore. irwin r. Moulton. Richard A.
Rosebury and Peter j. Stelle.
Henry l.. Bryan. vice president. pre-
sided az chairman in the absence Of
Mr.. Moves, the president.
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