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Keemah,
March 1st, 1951 1,096 meeting

After a delicious luncheon, the 1096th meeting of “The
Association” was called to order by Elsie Stabler at Keemah, the
attractive home of Esther Stabler.

The minutes were read and approved, and the Treasurer then
gave the following report; Bal on hand Feb. 5th. $43. After sending
$10. to the Sherwood Scholarship Fund, as directed at the last meeting,
the balance at this time is $33.

The next place of meeting will be Tanglewood with Elza
Thomas, in May with Ethel Thomas, and in June with Grace Thomas.

Esther Stabler had no real sentiment, but read a most
interesting article telling of a riot in Sandy Spring during the Civil
War, giving names of some who participated. Cox. Al Thomas was one of
them, and Coz. Helen Hallowell will bring a letter telling of it.

Ethel Thomas read of a house painter who became a took up
oils.

Fanny Iddings read some delightful jingles, including, “Consider
the Cat.”

Rebecca Small, a story, “You live when you give”.

Dr. Crum told us Cold is a cure for tree scale, which was
prevalent in the neighborhood last summer, so we hope for an improvement
this year.

Dorothy Wetherald read from a book of poems published by
a friend, the poem she read, “Drivers I wish I had never met”, struck
a familiar note to all drivers.

Mary Brooke from the Rural New Yorker read us of the joys
of ending the day with the family around a wood fire.

Ruth Havens read from The Cosmopolitan an article by a
Doctor who told how to live easily with nerves.

Isabel told the story of some of our commonest flowers.

Helen Hallowell read Drew Pearson’s article from “the Post
on the Iron Curtain.

Helen Moore of Oliver Wendell Holmes and some of his sayings
which revealed the man.

Amy Jane Englund told of the french village of “Grasse” on
the Mediterranean, where perfume is the sole source of revenue, so
when we feel extravagant when we pay a lot for perfume remember it
is bread and butter for a good many people. It is a lovely place with
flowers blooming everywhere.

Deb Wilson read a letter from Josuah Pierce in June 1823,
written to his brother-in-law Edward Chandlee who lived in New Jersey.

Rose Hutton read of “The Soap Saver” from the Atlantic Monthly.

Mrs. Winn, a guest read a letter to the Washington Post
from a Britisher, telling how to make tea.

Helen Farquhar a poem, “I am a housewife”, describing the
picking up one such does.

Thelma Anderson “The Top Ten”, words to live by.

Katherine Adams “Proverbs”, a poem. Proverbs are the poetry
of a people who never had time to write them.

Grace Thomas asked Rebecca Iddings Small what she liked best in
Florida. The difference both in the flowers, and the time of blooming.

Margaret Jones, “What are you doing that the non-christian
is not doing.”

Henny Chichester told of an old stone two-story springhouse
at there place.