Evening star., 1939-02-23
Oldest Inhabitants
Hear Bo||es al
Washington Rites
Representative Cites
Writings to Show
Forsiehtedness

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Washington as to the Constitution,
Representative Bolles of Wisconsin,
Republican member of the House
District Committee and editor of the
GAINESVILLE (Wis) Gazette, told the
Association of Oldest Inhabitants
yesterday.
Mr. Bolles, who surprised his con-
gressional colleagues by asking for
a place on the District Committee,
was the main speaker at the associa-
tion's annual Washington's Birthday
exercises.
T. w. Noyes. president of the
Oldest Inhabitants, introduced the
Wisconsin editor as both a new
member of Congress and of the
committee.
Mr.. Bolles, who is noted for his
humor, entertained the association
for some time with witty observa-
tions before he took up the subject
Of George Washington and how the
First Presidents writings reflected
an unusual insight into the future.
Recalls Washington of 1893.
Recalling his first visit to Wash
ington in 1893, Mr.. Bolles said the
Willard Hotel had old plush sofas"
and pants waved in the breeze in
front of stores on Pennsylvania ave-
hue, in competition with the flag.
when I asked Representative
Martin, the minority leader, for a
place on the District Committee, he
told me was in for a headache"
said the Wisconsin legislator.
"They will think you are insane,
he told me-" Mr. Bolles continued.
ut has never been decided whether
I'm sane or insane. Now I'm on the
committee, and it's known I have
an alteration. After all, the past
year was the first time I had ever
been a candidate for Office. I did
serve for three days as trustee of
an insane asylum and found out
what I was qualified for"
The editor expressed desire to go
boating on the Potomac where there
aren't so many traffic signs and taxi
cabs"
Discusses Presidents Writings.
Declaring that George Washing
tons life was so well known to every
American, Mr.. Bolles discussed the
writings of the President and their
significance.
I'm 1870 Washington wrote letter
to some one in Europe setting forth
the Monroe Doctrine" said Mr..
Bolles. mo man has yet sat in the
White House who has been able to
see as far ahead as George WASH
ington."
Mr.. Bolles quoted from Washing
tons farewell address the first Pres
ident's advocacy of an "amicable
feeling" with neither great fondness
nor great hatred, toward every ma
ton.
Both Mr.. Noyes and Mr.. Bolles
reiterated their favor of suffrage for
the District. In his Introductory re-
marks Mr.. Noyes said George
Washington clearly viewed the Cap
ital as distinctively Federal city
to be developed by the Nation and
subject to It's control, but the people
were to be clothed with all American
rights not absolutely inconsistent
with this national control.
washington, the city," Mr.. Noyes
declared, observes this occasion
with unusual fervor and devotion"
Meet in Old Union Engine House.
The Washington's Birthday exer-
cises of the Oldest Inhabitants. held
at their meeting rooms in Old Union
Engine House, followed a business
session at which William Gait Burns
was elected to membership.
The invocation was pronounced by
the Rev. John r. Edwards, D. D.,
pastor of Union Methodist Episco-
pal Church. John Clagett Proctor,
first vice president Of the association,
read an original poem on Wash
ington.
Musical numbers on the program
included vocal selections by a quar-
tet composed of Miss Helen L. Wolfe
Mrs. Fannie Shreve Heartsill Mrs.
Rose S. Mack and Miss Marie
KoontZ, accompanied by Richard
Taber, and solos by Frank K. San
derson, accompanied by Mrs. San
derSon.
Washington's farewell address was
read by w. S. Torbert and the exer-
else closed with the singing of "Auld
Lang Syne."
The Entertainment Committee for
the program was composed of DR..
Hugh M. Smith, chairman, assisted
by James F. Duhamel, Fred A.
Emery, Elra G. Palmer, Horace j.
Phelps, Mr.. Proctor, Jesse c. Suter
and j. Eliot Wright.