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of its advantages. Mary E. Moore had a brief selection
upon " Titles" which are more and more dispensed
with as one becomes famous. Eliza N. Moore read
of some travelers who had ventured to explore
out of the way corners of the Aleutian Islands and
had found a remarkably strong tribe that they
believed had never seen white men before.

References to the snowy scenes and the facilities
for cold storage were refreshing with the therm. way
up in the nineties and several gave the recent
torrid wave as an excuse for not bringing any
contributions. Mrs. Morris, a guest, kindly recited
in a most pleasing manner a poem by William
Pitt Palmer of England on "Light", so beautiful
it should be evermore familiar. Elizabeth G. Thomas
read of "The star Spangled Banner", the original
Mss. is owned by Mrs. Shippen of Balt'o. a
relative of the Key family. Cornelia N. Stabler
gave admirable verses "When I have Time"
showing that it was far better to accomplish
what one can rather than to resolve to do
more at a more convenient season, that may never
come. The sec. read, by request, a highly
sensational and improbable story that no one
present had even glanced over. It seemed to
be the general verdict that the 15 minutes thus
spent had been wasted and your present scribe
begs leave to suggest that in future no
article, long or short, shall be thus hastily
submitted to our dignified consideration.