Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-18
Historical Society
Hears ImpressiveList
Of Capital Natives
Fred Emery Points to
Famous Personoges,
Including Souso

The search for Washington natives,
long matter of raillery In this city
made up largely of Government
workers from elsewhere, yielded i'm
pressive results at last nights meet
ing of the Columbia Historical
Society.
In paper that required more
than an hour to read, Fred A. Emery,
vice president of the society, named
scores of prominent persons who
were born in the Nations Capital.
His list ranged from Maj. Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee of the Confederate
Army to 1t. Gen. Jonathan VAIN
wright, hero of Bataan and now
prisoner of Japan; from James
Murray Mason to the famous Mason
and Sliden case. to John Philip
Sousa, noted march king: from AL
Jolson and Graham McNamee to
Helen Hayes. Ina Clair. Billie Burke
and Alice Judson of the stage.
Special tribute was paid to 1t.
Gen. Mark w. Clark. deputy supreme
commander of Allied forces in
French Africa, whose recent exploit
paved the way for the American
invasion of that continent. His
mother, Mrs C. C. Clark of 1910
Kalorama road NV, and mother
in-law. Mrs. M. A. Doran of Muncie,
Ind, were guests ut the meeting,
held at the Mayfiower Hotel. Mr..
Emery pointed out that the military
leader had just missed" true
classification as Washingtonian
coming here as u young boy from
Madison Barracks, N. Y.
Organized in 1894.
At the opening of the session.
Newman F. McGirr, secretary, re-
called that the society had been
organized in April, 1894, by 20 per-
sons, of whom only one, Theodore
w. Moves, editor of The Evening
Star, survives. His reference was in
connection with his discussion of
Have Washingtonians Civic Pride?"
the theme of the evening.
Mr.. Moves was mentioned again
later by Mr.. Emery, who cited that
ne, as we'll as his father, the late
Crosby S. Noyes, and two brothers,
Frank B. Moves, president of The
Evening Star Newspaper Co., and the
late Thomas c. Noyes, have been
outstanding Washingtonians.
Starting with William Hickey,
early resident of the District who
lived on the site of the present
National Arboretum and who served
as a secretary. Mr.. Emery skipped
the roll OF mayors and took up the
list OF Is or more Senators and
Representatives who got their start
in Washington.
He named only one Senator, David
G. Broderick, but listed as Rep
resentatives Maj George Peter.
James Alfred Pearce, James MURRAY
Mason, Richard Henry Stanton,
Richard j. Bowie, Henry May. Will
liam Lawrence Scott, William Henry
F1tzhugh Lee, Richard S. Aldrich.
Henry H. Rathoone and William r
Coyle.
When I last saw William r
Bunslo Bib Cody" recalled Mr..
Emery, he was sitting with 'Marse
Henry Watterson, famous Louisville
tkyo Courier-Journal editor, on a
nttie porch that jutted out on the
l street side of the old Chamberlain
restaurant on the southeast corner
OF Fifteenth and I streets NV. They
were slipping their drinks, presum-
ably mint juleps.
Henry Watterson was once a
familiar figure in Washington. He
was born here February is, 1910. at
40 pennsylvania avenue NV. now
part OF the Municipal Building area
MS nrst newspaper reporting was in
Washington"
Recalls Military Officers,
Mr.. Emery recalled that the onlv
delegate In. Congress ever elected
from the District was Brig. Gen
Norton P. Chapman, but added that
this voteless delegate was born in
Ohio and settled here after the Civil
War. ~
Many who have achieved dis
JUNCTION In the Nations military
and naval services have either been
born IN Washington or have lived
mere at some time in their lives. /"
Mr.. Emery said.
IL was then that he named Gen.
Clark and Gen. Wainwright, Next
ne referred to Rear Admiral Rich
ard Wainwright, native Washing