Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-07
Agreeable Excursion.

From the Washington Republican,.
Among the very useful institutions Of the
agricultural class which have growu out Of and
at the same time given growth to the pew
regime of free labor that had it beginnings in
aute-wa times and been consummaled since,
is the "Woodawn Farmers Club. It took
lis namc from the Northern settlement known
BY the designation of Woodawn, on the Poto-
macs Virginia shore-a settlement commenced
nearly century ago on portion OF General
WashingoD's estate by colony mainly con-
posed Of New jersey Quakers, headed by
Chalkley Gilling ham and Jacob Tro,h.
Thus association was form d soon after the
war lin 1860, with Friend Glillrgham rs pres
ident, who has been reelected annually ever
siuce. Growing out OF the Woodiawn Clubs
enterprise there has more recently been formed
1.-The House keepers Association, composed
mostly Of the wives a0d daughters of the mcuI-
hers of the club, and devoted TO the develop
meut OF received interest 10 the ''loSt art of
house keeping as we may sadly but safely lay
of it in allu>on TO too much neglected house
holds elsewhere, in the days OF street yaru
spinning aud pinbacks and bu,tcs
On Saturday the TWO ass0cIa l0ns named
united in an excursion to QuanIlco and bat k,
| that day being the anniversary OF tha Wood
| layn Farmers Club \ special Epitatl II hav
| ing been extended TO the Potomac Ftut Grow
ers' Association to join in he excursion, a large
proportion of III members aud their irlcDdS re-
! iuiorc1d the party.
The annual meeting of the WoodIawn Ciut'
was held on the steamer Mary Washington,
which was engaged for the purpose. The tx
celirut president of the Steamboat company. 7.
| illllman iroth, is son of one OF the louGders
Of the Woodlawn settlement, AID thai safe,
eommodious and sober boat being indeed such
IA favortc with the class oi people concerned IN
getting up the excursion under notice, Il, To b.
sometimes popujarIy designated as the Fruit
Growers boat.
Some preliminary routine business having
been transacted an election was had for OH
GERS Of tue Wuodlawn Farmers Club. This
resulted in Inc unanimous rc-clcctl N, on mo
ton of Valentine b ,ker, Of the old officers.
viz: President, ChalkIcy Dillingham;; s,crc
tary, n. w. PIerson; treasurer Robert L.
Roberts.
The secretary read the transactions Of the
club ior the past year; DR.. Davis deliver, thr
annual address, and Mrs Davis, his wife, rad
a paper to DR.. ID. T. Smith, the poet iarratg
| OF the cut.
a poem By DIR. SnodsraSS was also read. and
addresses delivered by Prof. Mason, .Jacot
iruth, Mr. Mason and DIR. Snodprass.
Fruits we're exhibited BY President GlIllug-
ham and one or two others IN great variety and
ii excellent quaity, especially the pears aud
fl ,wcrs from the We'll known grounds OF Mr..
Pullman, the florist, ucar Alexandria. Among
these WAS magnificent bouquet, arranged lfy
Mrs. Pullman, which was handed to DR.. Snod
grass after he let the stand rs an !cknowcdg
ment of the tribute so justly paid hy him tc
the enterprise along the Potomac, wherein the
family OF the giver have bad 50 ercdl;able 4
part, as certain we'll remembered ho!ai pyra
mid, arranged by his tasteful daughter, bears
| witness.