Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1929, Page 24

24 EDSON IS LECTED VICE PRESENT Banker and Philanthropist Is - Named to Post by Associa- tion of Oldest Inhabitants. A brief review of the past year and reminiscences of othcr years character- ized the greeting extended to 1929 by the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia in the an- ‘nual New Year day meeting yesterday dn the old Union Engine House at “Nineteenth and H streets. Election of John Joy Edson as a vice president of the association marked the ‘business session after Dr. B. W. Summy nominated Mr. Edson, banker and philanthropist. The major events in the life of the Nation as well as the District of Co- Jumbia were reviewed in the reading of the chronicles for 1928 by John Clagett Proctor, official association chronicler. Mr. Proctor mentioned the chicf news events of the last 12 months, including the engagements between United States | Marines and Nicaraguan bandits under Gen. Sandino, the collapse of the St. Francis dam in California, with loss of nearly 450 lives; the sinking of the submarine S-4, the arrival here and subsequent deposit in the National Mu- seum of the Spirit of St. Louis, Col. Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic mon- oplane: the flight and final fatal crash of Emelio Carranza. Mexico's “lone eagle” aviator; the Florida hurricane, the arrival in Washington of the Graf Zeppelin and the sinking of the S. S. Vestris off the Virginia Capcs. Tribute Paid Shepherd. Mr. Proctor also listed the deaths of many persons prominent nationally and locally during the year, including those of Maj. Gen. George W. Gocthals, Pan- ama Canal engineer: Chauncey M. De- pew, Brig. Gen. .Charles H. Ourand, J. Harry Shannon, ‘the Rambler,” who wrote historic sketches for. The Star for many years; Matthew Trimble, last sur. yivor of the “Feather Duster Legt lature”; S. S. Cline, managing editor of The Star; Ellen Terry, actress; Julius M. Goldenberg, local merchant, and Judge Charles S, Bundy. Tribute was paid the memory of Alex- ander R. Shepherd, last Governor of Washington, when Washington Topham presented a framed picture of the for- mer executive to the association. The picture was the gift of the governor's widow, Mrs. Mary Y. Shepherd, made through Theodore W. Noyes, president of the association. Reviewing briefly ihe life of Gov. Shepherd as the man THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. JOHN JOY EDSON, Elected a vice president of the Associa- tion of Oldest Inhabitants of the Dis- trict of Columbia yestcrday. | was to be effected that others of his time could not vision,” Mr. Topham re- minded the association that the gov- crnor was born on January 31, 1835, on G street southwest between Ninth and Tenth streets. Mr. Topham traced Mr. Shepherd's educational life and his progress through public office to the governorship and finally to his death in Botopilas, Mexico, September 12 1902. ‘The review of Gov. Shepherd’s life and the presentation of his picture called for personal reminiscences by members of the assoctation. Dr. Summy. recalling that when he first came to Washington Pennsylvania avenue from the Capitol to Georgetown and Seventh street as far north as L strect were the only paved thoroughfares in Wash- ington, told how Gov. Shepherd. in his determination to launch the Capital's development. tried to end the operation of railroad trains on the city's streets. Railroad Tracks Torn Up. “Gov. Shepherd told me one day.” Dr. Summy began, “that he wanted mo to have a force of 50 men down at Penn- ! sylvania avenue and First street the first thing the next morning. We were | there and after we waited a little while | for a train to pass we began tearing up | the tracks.” It was recalled also that similar| tactics were used by Gov. Shepherd in | removing the old Northern Liberty | Market frem its site in the middle of | the right-of-way of Scventh street in | ths block now occupied by the Public | Library, Gov. Shepherd simply ordered a force of men to attack the structure | under whese “direction a transforma- tion of development and improvement WoobpwARrD & LLOTHROP Historical Facts serve as inspiration EARLY AMERICAN SILK PRINTS The dramatization of early American Historical Events — in Mallinson’s Silks will prove the outstanding silk print in a sea- son of prints, we feel sure. They offer originality of design— delightful “differentness” and daring color combinations — and tear it down with no ceremony or announcement of purpose. The asso- | wounded and thus halt worship. ciation’s members recalled that when Gov. Shepherd ordered streets cut through, hills leveled and valleys filled in people were angered because they failed to see beyond the fact that their houses were left perched high on earth banks or deep in gulleys where road- ways had been filled in to avoid ravines. They cited with pride Washington's straight, practically level streets of to- day as the direct result of Gov. Shep- I herd’s visior.. Mr. Topham presented pictures of three mayors of Washington and_the son of a fourth, the gifts of Mrs. Shepherd. The mayor’s portraits were those of Joseph Gales. William Winston Seaton and James Berret. The oth- er picture was that of James Bond Blake, son of the third mayor of Wash- ington. The Association of Oldest Inhab- itants is collecting a gallery of portraits of Washington former legislatures—its governors and mayors—and the gifts of Mrs. Shepherd were received with decp appreciation yesterday. Helped Feed Wounded Soldiers. J. Eliot Wright. secretary of the as- sociation, delved into the past to recall the erection of hospitals during the Civil War to prevent the churches from being used to house the sick and Mr. Wright recalled seeing frame structures built on the south side of I street near Second street and New Jersey ave- nue, where thev remained for years after the Civil War, “I was quite a visitor at the hospitals, ying hot soups and delicacies my moth~r had prepared for the soldiers,” Mr. Wright said. “After the frame hospitals were re- moved. residential homes were built on the lots, with the exception of one lot, on which was built the Seaton School,” Mr. Wright continued. “On the north side of K street between North Cap- itol and First streets other frame | buildings were erected by members of the churches to prevent the use of the churches for hospitals, as at that time the Jewish Synagegue, on Eighth strect, was occupicd as a hospital and other places of worship had been taken.” Mr. Wright recalled sceing men at work one Sunday on a structure to save St. Aloysius Church. at North Canitol and I streets. from hosbital use. 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