Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-25

with P II. Fulsom as secretary"
Four varieties of peaches were pre-
scented by Judge Gray, a basket of
Kiltening blackberries by Mr. Myers
of Falls Church and three varieties
of apples by Mr. Munson of Munson's
HILL. Other gentlemen showing
specimens Of fruit were Col. D. S.
Curtis. John B. Clagett, Chalkley Gill
bingham. T. Taylor and Barnabas
Bryan.
The Rambler has short notice
taken from the files of The Star in
1874 showing that the Potomac Fruit
Growers Association and the Wood
lawn Agricultural Association met at
Mount Vernon Springs, and that those
present were Chalkley Gillingham.
Snodgrass, William Saunders, ]. H.
Snowden. T. S. Wright, P. H. Troth,
H. r. Scott. John Haslit. C. Lukens.
w. H. Snowden, S. H. Snowden, C.
Ballenger. r. w. Blunt, E. E. Mason,
Walter Walton, James Hunter, B. H.
Johnson, David Ferris, E. W. Pear
son. A. w. Harrison and r. F.
Roberts.
Among the Rambler's notes is one
that on January 4. 1888. the Potomac
Fruit Growers Association celebrated
it's ninetieth anniversary by ban
quet at the Hillman House. Pilates
were laid for 300 guests, and every
seat was taken" is the way the news
paragraph read. The POSTMASTER
was William H. Chase, president of
the association. Those who spoke
were r. A. Phillips. DR.. E. P. Rowland,
DR.. Taylor, John Saul. William Saun-
ders. ]. L. McCreery. H. B. Moulton,
wick. Gen. George w. Balloch, ]. H.
Gray, Mrs. Belva Lockwood, e. w.
Fox and the Rev. DIR. Domer. Officers
were elected at that meeting as fol-
lows: President, Col. w. H. Chase:
vice presidents. DR.. D. S. Lamb, Col.
Charles G. Hester and Milton Ford;
treasurer, F. B. Taylor: secretary. S.
A. Terry. The Rambler has another
notice that appeared in The Star
Wednesday, March Z, 1883, that the
Potomac Fruit Growers Association
met at DR.. E. P. Howland's office. I'll
Az street. E. w. Fox, who was to
have delivered an essay. was detained
at home because of sickness. DR..
Rowland, with a calcium light. showed
pictures of various public buildings
in this and other countries. The Misses
Lula and Flora McCreery played the
piano. Miss Ada Ober sang. and Prof.
John o. Russell played the guitar.
The name of old Glymont has fig
ured a number of times in these mar
ratives. The Rambler knows that it
was running as a resort for Wash
ingtonians as early as 1858. and no
doubt it was in operation before that.
In The Star Of July 2. 1860. are two
Glymont advertisements. One of them
is this: 1.-The steamer Thomas Collyer
will make two trips to Glymont pa
vilion. String band. Messrs. Jones
and Miller proprietors. Omnibuses
from the corner of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and It'll street. Samuel Barker,
captain" The other advertisement
follows: 'Ho. for Glymont! The Ma
tional Club respectfully announce to
the public that they will give grand
moonlight excursion"
On July 4, 1860, the Washington
Monument Association held it's out
ing at Arlington Spring. using the
steamer George w. Riggs from ''the
14th street bridge" and the steamer
Flying Cloud from the Georgetown
aqueduct" The steamer Phenix. Capt.
E. A. Ryther, carried an excursion to
Fort Washington; n1 There IVA was cao July
town, for the benefit of Trinity
Church. Green Spring was then the
property of F. Ermanntrout. The
Georgetown Benevolent Association
held a picnic on Analostan Island and
there was grand celebration" at
being signed by Thomas Fahey. In
the summer of 1854 the steamer Phe-
nix, Capt. Stackpole. ran to Glymont
every Sunday. In the summer of 1870
the safe and fast steamer" c. p.
Smith, Capt. Martin. was running be-
tween Washington and Glymont, and
the Rambler recalls an excursion
there on August 8. 1870, by the
Journeymen Bookbinders' Society. the
committee of arrangements being
James E. Bullock. George H. Maurer.
J. A. B. Espey, James T. Blakeney and
John A. Perkins. The Rambler has
before him this advertisement. pub
lished in 1870:
Grand celebration of the 4th of
July and excursion to Glymont. Grand
display of fireworks during the even
ing. Chase's National Brass and
String Band. Good order will be
maintained. The sheriff with a large
force of men will be on the grounds
to preserve order. Disorderly persons
will not be allowed to land at ely
mont. Joseph A. Shaf11eld. proprietor"