Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-05-31
Potomac Fruit Growers Association
Reported Tor tho Alexandria Ga2ette.l
CONCLUDED.

CONCLUDED.
The Char rendered DR.. Snodgrass the
thanks Of the ISOLATION Tor his interesting re-
marks, and was sure that his listeners had not
failed to CLEAN instruction from them. tie
hoped to SEE the Doctor at no far distant day
working with us Ill the vineyard.
Dr. Lloyd agreed with DIR. Snodgrass about
flowers, aud thought with him that they were
deserving OF attention He believed, also, in
welcoming the ladies and calling them to our
| assistance He thought that the constitution
| should be amended to effect this.
| Col. Frank j. Bramhall. | am very glad to
| hear these encouraging words ION Dr. Snod.
| grass, and desire more particularly TO commend
his sentiments regarding the admission OF the
| ladies as coworkcrs, and TO correct the mls-
apprehension Of the last speaker. l had the
| honor TO draft, among others, the article OF
our constitution upon membership, and being
| q profound believer, not particularly In colored
| rights or in woman's rights, but in human
rights, | was careful to leave the door wide
open to ''all persons OF the age OF eighteen
years and upwards. who are iona ffe residents
vi the State Of Virginia. Therefore, no
amendment to that instrument is necessity
But our practical action has not been to place
men and women upon an equality. ln gene
raj aud patroniziug manner we admitted the
wives OF our members to ALL membership
without fee upon signing the constitution, and
| it has been proposed to extend this privilege
| to all other ladies'. The principle is wrong,
| and in violation Of our organic law 1t IS the
result of false gallantry, and is by no means
complimentary to those who enter IN TINS ln'
different manner. We should welcome them
as our equals in every respect they should
come IN as do their husbands and brothers and
fathers, with the same restrictions and under
obligation to none They should render the
same ser, ices and receive the same honors and
rewards in every respect as ourselves. They
ask nothing more we have no right to profter
| less
Constitutional amendments not being called
up, lay over till next meeting.
| Paw PAw.-Thc Chair called the attention
| of the association to q fruit which he thought
susceptible CT much Improvement. Our
| native paw paw is 4 good tasting irult, OF u
| flavor much resembling the banana. The tree
is small from ten to twenty feet high, lnhablt'
| inC the rich river bottoms
Capt. Frank Sherman agreed with the
| Chair, and described tree he saw in East
| Tennessee during the late war. Ii was loaded
with very fine fruit, which grew IN lunches OF
| TOUR or five, and were highly appreciated by
| the soldiers
| PERsrIMoNs. Col +. j. Bramhall had
| long held the same opinion in regard to the
! pcrSimmon, which, considering the low degree
| from which sprung the peach, apple, pear,
| and indeed all OF our finest fruit, he thought
might, with good care and culture, make q
| fruit that would rival the plum. He would, at an
early day, present a paper on the SUBJECT, In
which be would urge its claims to the attention
oi fruit growers.
DIR. Snodgrass said that the question had
come up 10 the New York Fruit Growers
Club, and sample OF seedless persimmon
was shown there He thought the expert
ment worth trying DIR. s. showed specimen
of the st, Johns bean, an imported edible
pod resembling that of the honey locust. The
pod was sweet tasted, but woody When
| fresh, however, they are said to be quite
| tender
HONORARY MEMBERS On motion of Col
+. J. Bramhali, Dr. j. f., Snodgrsss, Pre,i
dent Of the New ioik Fruit Growers Club,
ard G. L. Leighton. President OF the liortl
cultural and Pathological Society of Norfolk,
Va, We're constituted honorary members of
the association.
Gel. Bramha | may as we'll state here,
that we are lacking IN very important ele
ment of succe; correspondence. There
seems to be plentiful lack OF inqulrers after
Truth Aud yet certainly every one has GER
| tam subjects that he would like 10 be enheht
cned upon, and could be il he ouly took the
| trouble to ask. This correspondence brings
out what each one knows upon subject which
| some one is anxious to know something about,
and Is, therefore, Of great utility, 1t awakens
interest, and opens communication with those
who live at a distance, and would prove, in
the eud, OF great benefit to us and to them.
The ASSOCIATION adjourned to meet at The
same place on WEDNESDAY the ID of June, at
= p. III. precisely.