Evening star., 1932-09-08

Much time was given over to eulogies
and tributes, with many members tax
ing part. The resolution written by
John Clagett Proctor, who presided, de-
clared that in the death Of Mr.. Top
ham "the association has suffered q
distinct loss OF q most valuable member,
as we'll as one of its vice presidents,
| who gave many of his hours to its well
| fare and advancement. Always cheer
| full, always helpful, kind to every one,
fellow-feeling for all" the resolution
continued, none knew him but to ad-
mire and love him. Honest in his deal
ings, faithful to every trust imposed,
true and upright in every walk of life.
| he will be mourned and missed by this
association and by his many friends in
the District of Columbia, Of which he
was a native born, and for the welfare
of which he necessarily worked and Ia
bored that the rights Of its people might
some day be recognized in Congress.
IN this no one was more sincere than
our friend nor none more liberal in
helping the cause, and none more ener-
getic toward its Accomplishment"
Mr. Emery declared Mr.. Topham
to be "a field marshal Of all personal
and civic virtues"
Others Pay Tributes.
E. G. Palmer declared Mr.. Topman
the soul of honor and personiflcation
of courtesy" Others who spoke in
tribute included Percy B. Israel, J. Eliot
Wright, John B. Dickman, James F..
Duhamel, J. w. Garner and B. F. Nc
Cauley.
Mr.. Wright transmitted to the associ-
alton two pictures. the gift Of Mrs.
Washington Topham, including a
photograph of the association members
at the White House in 1925 and
photograph of a wagon transporting
fish cans from ponds near the Wash
ington Monument to Central Station"
in 1888.
The association voted to participate
re-enacting the ceremony of laying the
corner stone of the Capitol Building, and
committee headed by Mr.. Duhamel
will be named to take charge.
The subject of the Bonus Expedition
ary Force was brought again before the
association when Fred A Emery read
letter from C. H. Boynton Of New York
City. formerly Of Washington, COM
mending a recent address on the sub
ject before the association by Mr..
Emery, and expressing sentiments OF
his own on the matter.
My hope now is" wrote Mr.. Boyn-
ton, that such an aggregation be never
again permitted to establish itself in
Washington, no matter whether they be
soldiers or veterans or sailors or un-
employed or what not And should 1t
not be possible legally to prevent 1t,
then they should be put from the very
inception under strict police and sani-
tary controls, as is every other citizen.
But a definite policy should be settled
now and enforced from the beginning.
The outcome was inevitable, and I
think the error was in cowardly po-
litical procrastination in not dealing
with the crowd firmly but kindly from
the movements inception"
Discusses Lincoln Death.
Joseph I. Keefer presented q discus
sion on the death Of President Lincoln
and his assassin, John Wilkes Booth.
George B. HaSke was admitted as
member of the association.
George B. Jackson acted as financial
secretary in the absence of John r.
Mahoney
j. Eliot Wright, recording secretary,
made a plea for increase in member
ship, which he said now was 492.
Mr. Duhamel called attention to re-
newal Of the campaign for funds for q
new building. and announced that q
gift Of $1,000 recently had been
received. He did not name the donor.