Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-08-27
Woodlawn Farmers Club.
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Reported for the Alexandra dszette.l
The Oath anniversary of the WoodlaWn
Farmers Club YVES held in and around the
unoccupled cottage upon the grounds /oi
President Pierson on the 23i of August.
The fret business in order being the election
of officers, Nathan W. Pierson was placed ID
nomination for President, but he declined
reelection on account OF the state OF his
health. he was, however, reelected. as
WA alan James W. Roberta for treasurer. 1t
was then proposed TO continue the present
secretary In office, but he declined, giving
reasons therefor but these were Ignored ana
he was also reelected So he gave notice
that there would be vacancy 10 the office
at next meeting and they might be pre- pareo
To elect another. The committee to make
announcements for the anniversary reported
that tney had decided not to invite auy gu,
aide speakers for this occasion TO occupy aii
The time. buy wished TO allow home talent to
exercise itself This announcement was TO-
loged by silence for little while that
n0uid be felt, wDea President Pierson, by
way of starter, suggested that as mere
were some questions deeply sslsatipg tne
agricultural mind at this tins, naueiy, tue
arousin2 of the farmers 10 Gne necessity
of more thorough organization Tor reslSti6R
the enc!oschmenls of sptagoDlZlog inteEes
throughout the country, that perhaps some
of our home talent might assert itself In this
direction and ventilate the sutject. Where
uoon E. E. Mason impressivey erese and
gave his views at length.
AS the secretary had just tried to resign
bis position and wac somewhat chagrined al
his failure to shu 10 off the official Coll, he
was probably not as alert In catching the
true meaning of the speakers remarks as a
thoroughly loyal and aggressive secretary
ouph to be, and in addition TO THE, be was
much impeded In bis Efforts In that direction
by the commotion kept up within the cot
Lspe by some of the ladies over baby or
two that were tbcre (babes being rather
scarce in the neighborhood now, and are re-
parded somewhat in the nature OF curlosi.
| ties. 1t Ia supposed) and the effect producsd
was somewhat like that OF lot OF crows 10
| a oornfield, but when there was an occasion
| al lu!l In the music within, the general drift
| of the speak er's remarks seemed to convey
| the idea that nothing would be llkeiy 10 DC
Matched out any way, notwithstanding all tne
| labored incubation In the direction indicated,
an what is the use of frittering awsy time
over IL He cited the efforts of the Grange
organization that had been in existence for
\ d
plish what they set out to do.
Charles NJ. Pidgeop, member of that
order from Maryland. then replied to Mr..
NJ ason, and gave instances of how the order
had been of use to the farmers and explain
ed why, to some extent, they bad failed to
reform the world.
| Finally the secretary was directed TO
collect what information he could by next
meeting In regard to the operation OF the
| Grange, the Alliance, the wheel, the lea
one. and other similar organizations, for
the benefit of the club.
When something further was called for,
CORTLAND Lnkens suggested reading an ar
licle from the Century, entitled "Dlstaste for
solitude"
Where upon Miss Mary Lukens proceed
ed to read the article referred to, wherein
the writer morale ID upon the causes which
seemed to attract 30 many from the country
to the city, concluding that 1t was by reason
| Of their distaste for solitude; that the
faverege American that the busy life OF the
country wss too slow and too quiet for the
CITY was a temptation they could not With
stand-lke the wiles OF siren-though
thew often went and Jared worse; but The
writer thought counter current had SCI In.
While the country people were trying to get
| In the city, the city people were Iiying w
get into the country and an equilibrium
would eventually be the result.
When comments were called for Mrs +.
T. Mason said there was no solitude to com
pare with the dreadful solitude OF city
where one half of the people hardly knew
their next door peighbors. The city was
handy thing to have around, but give, on
give her the oouutry every time. She might
take little of the city between meals.
E.E Mason, who likes to get on the OF
side OF question. queried as to how on
earth were we to get along without the city.
So 1t was finally concluded, apparently,
that somefow or other tbst the two were
mutually dependent upon each other.
About this time spirit OF unrest seemed
to pervade the asaemoage and the lunch
baskets began TO attract attention. a mo-
tion to ADJOURN for supper was very quickly
seconded and carried, and ere long disinte-
grafton of the company set 10.
The next meeting will bs at E E Masons
on the 9th OF September.
tu HYrIrNcuAu Socrese.y.