Trip to Laurel Hill Cemetery and Girard College with Lunch at the PUB

What a great day for the trip. Due to the narrow entrance to Laurel Hill, we had to use a smaller Sen-Han bus (14 people). But that didn't lessen the enjoyment for all those
who made the trip.

Laurel Hill is more than just a cemetery.

It is an outdoor sculptural garden, a horticultural gem and a truly unique historical resource. It also happens to be one of the few cemeteries in the United States to be honored with the designation of National Historic Landmark. So come by for a tour or program, to enjoy a picnic or simply to stroll through our 78 acres of art and history

Laurel Hill is a unique destination for connoisseurs of art, architecture and horticulture, and the final resting place of countless individuals who shaped the history of our city and nation. Nestled on a scenic bluff high above the Schuylkill River, the site also affords spectacular views that cannot be found elsewhere.

Girard College

Girard College was formed by an unprecedented act of philanthropy shown by French immigrant and merchant, Stephen Girard. At the time of his death in 1831, Stephen Girard was the richest man in America and his endowment for Girard College was, up to that point, the largest private charitable donation in American history.

In the middle of the 19th century, Philadelphia was at the forefront of creating innovative institutions designed to solve specific societal challenges: Eastern State Penitentiary was built to tackle criminal justice reform, the Pennsylvania Hospital was established to care for patients with mental illnesses, and the Franklin Institute was designed to expand upon scientific knowledge.

Inspired by the institutions around him, Stephen Girard sought to address the challenge of educating young Americans for the future. He directed the city of Philadelphia to use his money to build a boarding school for poor, orphaned or fatherless white boys so that they might be prepared for the trades and professions of their era. Girard College opened on January 1, 1848.

The school’s unique mission guaranteed that it would become a lightning rod for controversy surrounding the important social issues of each era including religious freedom, and racial and gender diversity. Desegregation occurred at Girard when male students of color were enrolled beginning in 1968 and female students were enrolled beginning in the 1980s.

Stephen Girard, born more than 250 years ago, could not have imagined the ways that our country, its citizens and their roles would change over time. He couldn't imagine a female justice of the Supreme Court or an African-American U. S. president. The great triumph of Girard College today has been its adaptation to changes in American society while maintaining Stephen Girard's original mission to educate children to become productive citizens.

We have made several 65 Club group trips to Girard College, on one of the trips we did visit the chapel, but did not hear the organ.

Thanks to Bernie he has shared brief video regarding the organ, during your stay at home time, you might want to look at it. 

Click this line to see and hear the organ in the Girard Chapel:

The PUB

July 4th Parade (Blue Ribbon)

Congratulations to Frank Lodge. 

The Haddonfield Celebrations Association awarded the 65 Club “First Place” in the Organizations and Floats category. The Club’s marchers carried a 90 foot long timeline showing events in Haddonfield’s history.

Our Blue Ribbon Effort!!!

Haddonfield Over Time  [Large, double wide sign] 1680 Burlington ● Camden Road  “Kings Highway” 1682 Francis Collins ● Farm and Home “Mountwell” 1701 Elizabeth Haddon ● Arrives-marries  John Estaugh 1702 1722 Friends ● Meetinghouse  Haddon Avenue 1730s Kings Highway ● Route changed to present location 1750 Indian King ● Tavern Opens 1764 Fire Company ● Second in U.S. July, 1777 NJ Statehood ● Declared at Indian King June, 1778 Skirmish ● British win, camp in Haddonfield 1779 Joseph Kay ● Dam and Mill at Evans Pond 1786 Friends School ● Haddon Avenue 1803 Library Company ● Current building completed 1919 1805 John Thompson ● Pottery  Potter Street 1809 Grove School ● Public school  Grove Street 1818 Baptist Church ● and cemetery Kings Highway 1842 Haddon/Estaugh ● Wood Lane home rebuilt after fire

1847 Toll Road ●  Haddon Avenue  Three toll booths 1850 Population: 844 ● 1990:2776   1950:10,495    2000:11,659 1853 Railroad ● Camden to Atlantic City 1857 Hadrosaurus ● Bones declared to be dinosaur 1873 Local Option Law ● Sale of alcohol prohibited 1875 Borough formed ● Separated from Newton Township 1883 Bancroft School ● For learning and emotional help 1890 Electric Company ● Evenings only!  Sold to ‘PSEG’ 1903 1896-1932 Electric Trolley ● Haddonfield to Camden ferry 1896-1921 Country Club ● Near Mt Vernon Avenue 1908-1927 Old High School ● 10 Classrooms Lincoln Avenue 1908-1972 Haddon Ice & Coal ● Earlier ice: Evans, Hopkins Ponds 1913-1973 Mountwell Pool ● Stream dammed Cement pool 1937 1921 Tavistock leaves ● Wanted golf on Sunday 1927 Memorial H.S. ● Old high school now junior school 1943 Fargo Land ● Acquired from Haddon Township 1955 65 Club formed ● Clubhouse on Rhoads Avenue Credit: “Lost Haddonfield” ● Published 1989 Historical Society

A final sign “2013 Bancroft Vote ● Purchase Rejected” mocked progress on the Bancroft acquisition. The sign was carried on a scooter which also dragged a string of clanging noise makers.

Parade committee chairman Frank Lodge thanks Al Schmidt, Bernie Schaming, and Mike Underwood for their detailed review of the draft proposal and their very valuable suggestions.  Frank also thanks Jay Cokos for the “mocking Bancroft progress” suggestion, Al Schmidt who arrived at 6:30am to set up, and the many marchers: John Biondi, Joe Coelho, Jay Cokos, Jim Dunn, Dennis Kille, Henry Leimkuler, Larry Lyford, Ted Mastrogiovani, Tom Mervine, Bill Reilly, Mike Underwood, Fred Willis, Neil Wise, a son, and a grandson.  Bill Brown, Butch Rementer, Neal Tully, Bob Parsons, and Bernie Schaming, although unable to march with us, stopped by during setup to wish us the best.   

Well done Frank, and all those who helped and marched in parade.

Yards Brewing

Tom Kehoe and Ron Mccauley III visited us today and gave us the history of Yards Brewing.

Tom told us how he started brewing beer that he liked. He discovered that a lot of his friends also liked the taste of the beer he brewed in college and decided to go into business.

 From that point it build then Move and Build,etc. to now they are growing still and planning another move.

While the locations have changed, he still brews beer that he likes to drink. And that is the 'secret' to their success.

Ron then told us what it's like to work there. The fun, the excitement are all part of the job(s) that he has as Taproom Beer Manager.

Their current location can server beer and food and has a private dining area.

Their visit was not without samples of a variety of their product, for which we were very grateful.

ANNA CALEMME in concert at the Tavistock, May 9th

Here is a link to photos from our Spring Luncheon.

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Trip to Ft Mifflin - March 23, 2019

On a sunny and cool day, our club and friends boarded our luxury school bus in the parking lot of the Pub for our trip to Ft Mifflin just at the end the airport runways on the Delaware river in Phila.

Once there, we met in the Hospital and Mess House outside the fort for an introduction to the life at the fort during revolutionary war.

We also learned a bit about who wore which uniform and what they carried from canteens to muskets. Most soldiers in the Continental Army, didn't have the dress uniform, just their hunting clothes and a blanket.

After learning more about the life at Ft Mifflin, we started our tour with a demonstration of loading and firing a musket.

 

Then it was on to the fort for tours of the barracks, the grounds and the commandant's house.

 

We finished with the firing of a cannon and then on to the Pub for lunch.