Evening star., 1931-12-27

artfully arranged and persuasive phraseology
evidently tried to appeal to the sympathies Of
the members. He SO far succeeded as to draw
forth an expression that the secretary should
assure him that he had the hearty sympathy
Of the society in his affliction, but that stern
consistency compelled us to exact Il inevitable
dollar from him"
On January 10, 1916, the Woodlawn Horse
Co. celebrated its fifteth anniversary with a
banquet in Sherwood Hall, dinner being served
by members of the Mount Vernon and Wood
Lawn Circles Of Kings Daughters. One hun
dred and three persons attended, with the
members Of the Mount Vernon District School
Board as guests of hcnor.
All the conpany's funds had been invested
IN the Sherwood Hall Building Association in
1900, the treasurer taking as security personal
notes OF the three trustees, all Of whom were
also members Of the Horse Co. J. Norman
Gibbs, Stacy H. Snowden and Frank Wilkinson
Among the interesting notes in the old min
utes are the instructions given the treasurer in
1876 not to mtrust the companys funds to q
bank, the Farmers & Menchanics' Savings
Bank OF Alexandria. in which the company's
money was then deposited, having temporarily
suspended payments. Thereafter the funds
were loaned on per cent notes to members
AS calls for property indemnification became
less frequent the company devoted a large
share Of its income to worthy causes. In 1918
the members subscribed literally toward the
construction Of the new Alexandria Hospital;
in 1919 they voted s100 to help the suffering
Armenians. In 1928 substantial contribution
was made to the building fund Of the Wood
lawn Community House. on the Washington
Richmond Highway at the entrance to Fort
Humphreys. And in 1929 they gave 500 to
the then recently organized Department Of
Public Welfare in Fairfax County.
THE company has had comparatiyely few
officers during its long life. The first
president, Thomas Wright served only three
months, from october, 1865, to January, 1866
CORTLAND Lukens, who was elected president
in January, 1866, served continuously for 30
years, being succeeded in 1897 by Alfred H.
Roberts J. Norman Gibbs assumed the chair
In 1905 and served as president until 1922 when
he was succeeded by A. Harmon Roberts son
OF the third president, who in turn, is now
completing his tenth consecutive term.
T. Shepherd Wright served as secretary from
1865 to 1871; Walter H. Cox was then elected
for one year and Walter Walton for four years.
warrington Gillingham's quaint humor per-
yades the secretarys minutes for the next 20
years making Of the record very human docu-
ment and one which gives wonderfully clear
portrait Of his fellow members. He sue
ceeded by T.. Shepherd Wright, who served an
additional three years. J.~P. H. Mason then
took down the companys records for % years,
from 1900 to 1922 when his place taken
by Harvey S. C!epp, who still holds the port
folio. a-
The funds Of tie company were intrusted
for 20 years to John Lalenger. On his resig-
nation in January. 1895, he was succeeded by
Alfred Roberts. When the latter was elevated
to the presidency two years later he was sue
ceeded by Egbert A. Thompson, who served .
l0-year term. The present treasurer, Frank A.
Wilkinson, has served since 1907.
The first constitution provided that a men,
Der must either accept the Office to which he
was elected or pay fine, but that after serving
for one year he could not be reelected without
his consent. The secretary and treasurer were
both excused from active pursuit of horse
thieves as reward for their afduous labors
with the pen. ne
The charter members of the Woodlawn
Horse Co. were CORTLAND Lukens John Bal
lenger, T. Shepherd Wright, Thomas Wright,
James Hunter, Edward Denike. Levi B. Stiles
Walter Walton. Warrington Gillingham, Ebe-
nezer E. Mason, Dilworth Buchanan William H.
Mason Lewis Gflinghsm. Axariah Denike
David Walton, P. Hillman Troth, Charles Ball
lenger, Henry Trueax. Chalkley Giilingham.
John B. Trueax Lorenzo Butts and Ezra Troth,