Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-05
PLACE IS SELECTED
FOR JULY 4 RITES
Association Of Oldest Inhab-
itants to Hold Exercises
at Epiphany Hall.

Tie patriotic exercises of the Asso-
ciatioa OF Oldest Inhabitants, which
have been held without interruption
each year on the Nations birthday since
Che Civil War, will take place on the
Fourth of July this year at Epiphany
Church Hall on G street near Thir-
tenth, it was announced last night by
Washington Tophsm, chairman of the
entertainment committee, at the regu-
lar meeting of the organization
An elaborate program Is being ar
ranged, Mr.. Topham explained, to in
clfsde prominent speaker, music and
other features. Frank w Bowling has
baen made chairman of the refresh
rIient committee.
Mr. Topham was appointed by the
president of the association, Theodore
w. Noyes as delegate from the asso-
citation to the general committee in
charge of the city-wide municipal cele-
bration July 4, and his appointment was
approved by the association. Mr.. Top
ham explained that plans are under
way for an important program on the
evening of July 4, but this--Would not
conflict with the associations own cere-
monies in the middle of the day The
regular business meeting will run from
1880 to II at Epiphany Parish Hall
and the patriotic exercises will start at
IL o'clock.
DuhameI is Made Member
James F. Duhamel was announced by
President Moves as an additional mem
Der of the special building committee.
Mr.. Topham addressed the association
on the work of this committee. praising
Mr.. Duhamel as "one of the live wires
of this association" The special COM
mittee, Mr.. Tophsm explained. was in
charge Of the project of acquiring larger
quarters for the organization. Several
thousand dollars already are in the
building fund, he said, suggesting that
members of the association remember
this fund in making their wills.
The naming of school buildings was
brought before the association and
especial significance was attached to
The fact that one of the new schools
has been named the Crosby S. Noyes
School. This name Mr. Tophsm in
terpreted as being a tribute of which
the association should take notice, and
upon his motion the association gave
rising vote to show our appreciation
of the tribute TO Crosby s. Moves. which
is also tribute to our own president
of our association, Theodore w. Moves.
Tindall Praises Noyes.
Dr. William Tindall declared of
Crosby S. Moves that in his opinion no
individual did more to establish the
Capital in the good will of the Ma
ton DR.. Tindall proposed that park
in the District might we'll be named
after Crosby S. Noyes.
Mr.. Duhamel explained that the
Society of Natives and the Columbia
Historical Society had submitted six
identical names to the school authori-
ties as proposed names for school
buildings, and four had been adopted.
The association adopted rising
vote of appreciation for the action
taken towards the retention in public
service of Dr. Tindall The Senate
has inserted into the District appro-
priation bill an item which would en-
able the Commissioners to retain DR.
Tindall in service, and the bill now Is
In conference.
Mr.. Duhamel reported that large
accumulation of historic old papers
dating back to the Revolutionary war.