Evening star., 1941-06-05
Oldest Inhabitants
Honor Five Members
OF 90 or Over
Rev. A. A. O'Leory,
President Of 6. u,
Elected to Membership

The Association of Oldest In.
habitants of the District paid tribut,
to It's five nonagenarian member.
at its meeting last night in the Ole
Union Engine House.
Those honored were Christian
Heurich, 90; Alfred Heitmuller sr.
81; Charles A. Langley, 81; JOSEPH
!. Keefer, 81, and John Henderson
90. The last-named was unable tt
attend because of illness.
A letter from Theodore w. Moves
president of the association, ex-
pressing his regrets at being unable
to attend, was addressed to Dear
Fellow Patriarchs," and said of those
being honored:
These patriarchs are the real
venerated venerables of the aSsocia-
ton, and by their vigor they shame
any of their juniors in the 70 or 80
age class who confess to Gripping
ailments"
Expressing the hope that the
~venerables" would become GEN.
tenarians and enjoy many years of
health and happiness, Mr.. Noyes
concluded:
with all the enthusiasm of COM
parative youth. I pay tribute of
deep respect and affectionate regard
10 our venerated venerables."
Telegram Sent in Reply.
A telegram, signed by the four
nonogenarian members present, was
sent to Mr.. Noyes 1t read:
1--WE four of the venerated ven-
cradle patriarchs of the Association
Of Oldest Inhabitants appreciate
the greetings and good wishes from
our beloved president. We join in
extending the wish that his useful
life may continue for many years. "
Charles Bates, who was named
chairman of the Entertainment
Committee following the resignation
of Orrin Davy, read a brief biog-
raphy of each of the five men being
honored Mr. Bates also called
upon members to speak from the
floor if they had something they
wanted to say about the 'patri-
archs" and asked the four nonage-
nsrians present to say few words
On the motion of Fred Emery, a
vice president, the group urged the
District Commissioners Ito use their
good Office" to have the name of the
New Hampshire Avenue Bridge over
the B. & o. Railroad tracks changed
10 Langley Bridge" to perpetuate
the memory of the father of that
bridge, Charles A. Langley. >"
Biographies Sketch Activities.
The biography of Mr.. Heurich re-
called that he was born in Germany
in 1912, that he came to this coun-
try in 1866 and moved here in 1871.
1t mentioned his presidency of the
Christian Heurich Brewing Co.. his
affliation with the Board of Trade,
the Columbia Historical Society, the
National Geographical Society, the
Christian and Eleanora Rupert
Home for Aged and various citizens
associations and of his prominent
identification with every movement
toward making Washington q city
beautiful"
Mr.. Heitmuller, the biography
stated, was born in 1849 in "a mud
and log house" on Logan Circle and
had become prominent merchant
during his more active life. = ."
The association was told that Mr..
Langley, born in Dover, N. H, in
1850, had come to this city in 1875.
1t was recalled that he built houses
for many prominent Washingtonians.
that he was a member of the Board
of Trade, the Master Builders AS
sociation, Of which he was presi-
dent from time of organization un-
til 1916; a former president of the
General Contractors Association,
Odd Fellows and Emery Methodist
Church.
Keefer'S Career Cited.
Mr.. Keefer. according to the bio
graphical sketch, was born in Mid
dleburg, Va, in 1850. coming to this
city in 1861. A descendant of the
same family as Mary Ball, mother of
President Washington, Mr.. Keefer,
the association was informed, is a
lawyer and member of the Sons of
the American Revolution, Sons of
the Revolution. a Mason and Loyal
Legion of the United States Army.
Mr.. Bates said that Mr.. Hender-
son, who was i'll as a result of fall
last January. was born in Baltimore
in 1850. and that he came to this
city when 2 years old. Mr.. Hender-