Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26
of the Oldest Inhabitants o lie tf n Whose Have Many Washington Leaders,
Presents Emlo nvie Jus Who OpdB

! DIR. Davis said to show that old
men we're not querulous he would with
draw the suggestion.
DIR. Blake said that some parties
| had regarded him as the oldest inhabi-
| tant, and he wished TO disabuse the
minds of all such of that impression,
| for he had come here In 1907 from
| Virginia, and he was proud OF being a
native OF that State. He had seen the
| city a morass--the site of the City Hall
| covered with scrub oak, In which he
had set snares for rabbits. This scrub
oak covered ground was called the
Slashes'. but they had all disappeared
now except in the vicinity of Meridian
/ Hill
Or. Davis. when the article pre-
scribing the qualifications of members
was under consideration, stated that
the word person comprehended all,
and suggested. to secure to the asso-
citation the enjoyment OF its purpose,
proper guards be thrown around 1t,
and election, etc, and the suggestion
was acted on.
1.-The election of officers being in or
der the following were nominated and
elected: Col. B. Ogle Tayloe. presi-
dent; William A. Bradley and Col.
Peter Force, vice presidents; Nicholas
Callan. treasurer: John Carroll Brent,
corresponding secretary. and DR.. A.
Med. Davis, recording secretary.
Col. Tayloe. on being escorted to
the chair delivered a short address,
thanking the association for the honor
conferred and expressing his feelings
on being called to preside over an
association composed, AS il was. of those
who are, like himself, familiar with the
time of long ago.
THE following are the names of those
who signed the constitution, with date
of birth and removal to the District
B. Ogle Tayloe, born at Annapolis, Md,
May 81, 1916, settled in Washington
1901: w. A. Bradley, Connecticut, Feb
ruary %. 1894, settled in Washington
1902; Peter Force, New Jersey, Novem-
Der 26, 1790--l8l5; N. Callan, WASH
ington, October Is, 1903. J. Carroll
Brent, Washington, July rs. 1914; A.
Med. Davis, January 20. 1903: e. j.
Mattingly, April, 1910: Fillder r. Dor
sett. Maryland. March 4, 1894; John
Coburn, Massachusetts. September rs.
1895; John r. Callan. Washington, De-
cen1ber IS, 1910; william Young, West
moreland County. Va, 1894; f. F.
Brown, February 81, l807-october
1915; Poulus Thyson, Holland. February
10, l803-l820; c. Cammack, England.
November. l797--l8t6; J. H. Goddard,
Rhode Island. November 3, l7o9-De-
cember Is. 1916: Chauncey Bestor,
Connecticut, August IS, i7s8--January,
1910; Samuel Stetinus, District of CO.
lumbia, March Il. 1903; Thomas
Donoho, July 4. 1900; Edware Decide,
England, october 8. 179l--l795 Francis
B. Lord, New Hampshire December
30. i7e2-l8i5; James Clephane, Scot
land, october 90 l790-l8l6; John
Waters, Maryland, June IS. l786-l809,
Joseph Bryan. Pennsylvania, August %,
1795--l8l8; George Savage Baltimore,
May IA, lsol-is2s: David Hepburn
Analostan Island. D. c., October 80,
1899; jeremiah Hepburn, Analostan Is
land, D. c., July 5, 1902: Patrick Crow
ley, Washington, November Is, 1901 :;
John N. Ford. Washington. January l.,
1902; John H. Plant, Georgetown, d.
c., August H. 1912; John johnson,
Virginia, December 10, i796-April,
1911"
ERoM the beginning the association
grew rather fast, and during the
tlrst two years quite number Of names
had been added TO Its list OF members.
Since so many people are without the
date of the birth Of their grandfathers
or great-grandfathers. as the case may
be, the following names and dates are
given for genealogical II for no other
reason:
r. c. Weightman. 1897: P. q. WASH
ington. 1898: John B. Blake 1902; j. l..
Williams. 1875: Lewis johnson. 1890.
Ulysses Ward. 1902; T. r. Andrews,
1874; p. Crowley. 1904: Charles H.
Wiltberger, 1895: Michael Nash. 1905
r. w. Clarke. 1917: NJ. r. Parker, 1912
Louis Baker. 1919: Charles Deon. 1893
Joseph n. Birch, 1903: ]. w. Barnaclo,
1900 Septimus Tustin. 1904; John
Purdy. 1903: w H. Gunnell, 1899:
Seraphim Mast, 1902; Samuel Wclles,
$780, Edward Simms. 1904; william
Hoover, 1904; Alexander Borland, 1890:
Francis Hanna, 1908; Randolph Coyle,
1902 Charles Calvert, 1903: John T.
King, 1916; Thomas Blagden, 1904;
j. c. Pickett. 1893; w. w. Cox, 1906
John Gordon. 1915; Salmon Hubbard,
1895: George Harvey. 1914; Samuel
Grown, 1905 jenkins Thomas, 1906.
Joseph K, Plant. 1901; J. Dawson
James, 1905, Edward Burckhead, i78s
Thomas K. Gray 1905; william
Knowles, 1902; Andrew Rothwell, 1922;
Samuel Bacon, 1911: Andrew Hancock.
1904: c. Vinson, 1891 j. Iiipscorib,
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