Logosm.gif (1927 bytes)
navlinks.gif (4688 bytes)
Hruler04.gif (5511 bytes)

Back to DC Flag Proposals main page

The Association of the Oldest Inhabitant of the District of Columbia
Letter to Mayor Anthony Williams opposing proposed change in DC flag
June 21, 2003

Home

Bibliography

Calendar

Columns
Dorothy Brizill
Bonnie Cain
Jim Dougherty
Gary Imhoff
Phil Mendelson
Mark David Richards
Sandra Seegars

DCPSWatch

DCWatch Archives
Council Period 12
Council Period 13
Council Period 14

Election 1998
Election 2000
Election 2002

Elections
Election 2004
Election 2006

Government and People
ANC's
Anacostia Waterfront Corporation
Auditor
Boards and Com
BusRegRefCom
Campaign Finance
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Management Officer
City Council
Congress
Control Board
Corporation Counsel
Courts
DC2000
DC Agenda
Elections and Ethics
Fire Department
FOI Officers
Inspector General
Health
Housing and Community Dev.
Human Services
Legislation
Mayor's Office
Mental Health
Motor Vehicles
Neighborhood Action
National Capital Revitalization Corp.
Planning and Econ. Dev.
Planning, Office of
Police Department
Property Management
Public Advocate
Public Libraries
Public Schools
Public Service Commission
Public Works
Regional Mobility Panel
Sports and Entertainment Com.
Taxi Commission
Telephone Directory
University of DC
Water and Sewer Administration
Youth Rehabilitation Services
Zoning Commission

Issues in DC Politics

Budget issues
DC Flag
DC General, PBC
Gun issues
Health issues
Housing initiatives
Mayor’s mansion
Public Benefit Corporation
Regional Mobility
Reservation 13
Tax Rev Comm
Term limits repeal
Voting rights, statehood
Williams’s Fundraising Scandals

Links

Organizations
Appleseed Center
Cardozo Shaw Neigh.Assoc.
Committee of 100
Fed of Citizens Assocs
League of Women Voters
Parents United
Shaw Coalition

Photos

Search

What Is DCWatch?

themail archives

The Association of the Oldest Inhabitants of The District of Columbia
Established Dec. 7, 1865

President 
William Brown

Vice- president 
Sidney Hais

Secretary
Sherwood Smith

Treasurer
Dr. Stephen Hopkins

Historian 
Nelson Rimensnyder

Fire Dept. Liaison
John Breen

Board of Directors 
Harold Gray, Past President
A L. Wheeler, Past President

Jan A K Evans 
John Gill, Sr. 
Guy Gwynne 
Lucille Molinelli 
Seymour Selig 
Mildred Vigderhouse

Address:
AOI
c/o Historical Society of Washington/City Museum
801 K Street, NW
Wash., DC 20011 
202-383-1813

June 21, 2003

The Honorable Anthony Williams, Mayor 
The John Wilson Building 
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 
Washington, D.C. 20004

Dear Mayor Williams:

At its monthly meeting yesterday, the Association of the Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia - the City's oldest civic organization - voted unanimously to request that you not adopt the proposed change to the City's official flag.

The AOI fully supports the city and its residents in the quest for congressional voting representation and believes there is an important opportunity here to make the city's situation known to visitors and tourists. Our late, immediate Past-president Dr. Phillip Ogilvie recommended that the City Council pass alternative legislation requiring a banner stating, "Taxation Without Representation is Tyranny" be displayed along with the District of Columbia flag until voting representation is achieved.

The membership of the AOI fully supports Dr. Ogilvie and the position he stated before the City Council on June 14, 2002. This flag is the oldest symbol for the District of Columbia, even though it was not formally adopted as the flag until 1938. Its association with the District can be traced back to the original plans for the City as the "Seat of [the Federal] Government as early as 1792.

The AOI continues to support those efforts and initiatives which serve to promote and preserve the heritage that is our Nation's Capital. Seeking the re-opening of major roadways, re-establishing a place of prominence for the statue of Alexander Shepherd, supporting voting representation and working for a vibrant resurgence of the City are among AOI's goals. We are now adding to our goals the preservation of our city's official flag.

Sincerely,
William N. Brown, President 

The Association of the Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia - the District's oldest civic organization - was established on December 7,1865, to preserve memories and matters of historic interest By virtue of our long presence and participation in the city's prosperity and improvement -- to work and strive for the city's stability, security and advancement -- to aid in every way the prosperity and well-being of the District while preserving the heritage of its past.

Back to top of page


Send mail with questions or comments to webmaster@dcwatch.com
Web site copyright ©DCWatch (ISSN 1546-4296)