Evening star., 1933-12-07
DINNER TO HONOR.
D. c. HEADS TONIGHT.
Oldest Inhabitants to Meet
New Year Morning as Usual.
Officers Reelected.

Re-electing all its officers, headed by
Theodore w. Noyes, president. the
Association of Oldest Inhabitants of the
District of Columbia last night laid
final plans for its sixty-eighth annual
dinner to be held tonight at the Raleigh
Hotel with the two new District Com
missioners as principal speakers.
A movement to obtain free parking
for Government workers was explained
to the association by D. e. McQueary,
quate Parking and Recreation FacLi-
ties Among Government Employees. 1t
stirred considerable discussion.
In view of the fact that there will be
no White House reception this year,
which the Oldest Inhabitants have been
in the habit of attending in body
after a morning meeting Of the asso-
citation, it was proposed that the New
Year meeting be held in the afternoon,
and that it be followed by New Year
reception, with refreshments, solid and
liquid. It was finally decided to hold
the meeting in the morning. as usual,
to dispose of business and to hear the
chronicles Of the year by Chronicles
Proctor.
After spirited debate over an of1er
from Vice President Christian Heuricn
to furnish beer to the association ior It's
New Year meeting or reception, one
were held, it was decided to express ap-
preciation for the offer, but explain
that "the association finds itself unable
to accept" The invitation was ex-
tended by Max Kohner, in the absence
of Mr.. Heurich. Some members OF the
association last Summer went to the
brewery following a meeting to accept
Mr.. Heurich's hospitality on the flrst
day of beer distribution.
Officers Reelected.
The officers of the association as re-
elected for the following year are as
follows:
President, Mr.. Noyes; vice presidents,
Henry T. Bryan. John CIagett Proctor,
Christian Heurich, Charles A. Langley,
Percy B. Israel, George Spransy, John
Joy Edison, Fred A. Emery, Joseph l.
Keefer, John r. Mahoney, John b.
Dickman, B. F. McCauley and John
BOYLE; recording secretary and treas
urer, j. Eliot Wright; assistant re-
cording secretary, w. E. Wise; corre-
spending secretary, James F. Duhamel;
financial secretary, John r. Mahoney;
marshal, Frank w. Dowling; chronlcler,
John Clagett Proctor; delegates to the
Federation of Citizens Associations,
Mr. Duhamel and Mr.. Proctor.
President Noyes in discussing the
birthday anniversary at the Raleigh
Hotel tonight, requested members TO
arrive promptly at o'clock for the re-
ception to the two District Commis-
sioners, Melvin c. HaZen and George
E. Allen, who will speak at the dinner,
but will have to leave before it is over
to attend the diplomatic reception at
the White House. Arrangements for
the occasion were announced by Mr..
Wright.
Guest List Is Large.
Among the guests In addition to the
two Commissioners will be. Claude w.
owen, president Of the washington
Board of Trade; James G. Yaden, pres
ident Of the Federation OF Citizens
Associations; James E. Collifower,
president of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association; Allen C. Clark,
President of the Columbia Historical
Society: Jesse c. Suter, president of the
Society of Natives; Robert j. Cottren.
executive secretary, Washington Board
of Trade; Dorsey w. Hyde, jr., execu-
tive secretary, Washington Chamber OF
Commerce; Thomas P. Littlepage. ex-
president of the washington Chamber
of Commerce; Clifford K. Bergman,
G. Gould Lincoln, Philander c. john
son, Frederic William Vile and Beale
r. Howard.
The invocation will be by DR.. George
Fiske Dudley of st. Stephens and the
Incarnation P. E. Church. Mr.. Proctor
will read an original poem. and music
will be by the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Co. Quartet.
The association postponed detailed
consideration of the question Of liquor
control in the DISTRICT for a future
meeting, following explanation OF the
present status of proposed legislation
by Mr.. Duhamel and Mr.. Proctor, the
associations delegates to the Federation
of Citizens Associations.
Parking Program Up.
The proposal for free parking by
Government workers was discussed at
length by Mr.. McQueary. He told Of
the difficulties of the traffic situation,
and charged that the fear Of overtime
parking tickets, or extra pay for space
on a parking lot was having q bad
effect on the morale Of Government
employees. Explaining that he and
iildIy OU1lCl 1OfCl PSoPAS AAoA
suffered pay cut amounting to a total
of 25 per cent, Mr.. McQueary con-
tended the Government should extend
the practice of furnishing free park
ing. About one-third of the Govern
ment people in Washington already are
furnished free parking, he said, re-
ferring to the Munitions Building, the
Capitol Plaza Garage, the New Depart
ment of Justice and others.
William A. Delano, architect, of New
York, member of the Board of Archi-
tectural Consultants of the Treasury
Department, and member Of the Park
and Planning Commission, is preparing
for him, Mr.. McQueary said, plan
for solution of the traffic congestion
here in Washington, and it will be
ready about the first Of the year. Va
rious suggestions have been made, the
parking, or construction of garages to
take care of Government employees
cars at a nominal charge.
The parking situation in the Federal
Triangle, which soon is to be occupied,
probably will intensity the traffic trou-
bles of the city, Mr.. McQueary predicted.
Mr.. Proctor charged that parking
space on the streets was becoming more
and more restricted, and at the same
time more private parking spaces were
being provided for rent. There's some
thing wrong" he charged. declaring
that he could easily find space for 1000
cars In downtown Washington in zones
now restricted. He attacked the policy
of parallel parking on Thirteenth street
as restricting the parking space, which
would make room for many more cars
If parked at an angle.
Mr.. Proctor presented to the associa-
tion an old brick from the front wall of
month, at 1907 New York avenue, where
President Lincoln formerly purchased
toys for his son Thomas, whom he