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of the greatest curiosities in the world, we suppose,

Emilie T. Massey had a short account of the
narrow escape of the Pretoria: a few weeks since
she collided with another vessel in the Atlantic
and the accident was so similar to that in
which so many lives were lost when "The Empress
of Ireland" foundeded, it is hard to see why that
disaster was not duplicated. Our friend, Joseph
H. Janney, was one of the passengers. The next
day an impressive service of Thanksgiving was
held by Dr. Clarke, head of the Christian Endeavor
movement.

The Sec'y had a protest against the style
of bed and bedding, generally found in small
hotels and boarding houses, not only often
scanty in quantity, but usually too short,
and too narrow to protect even a small individual
from the vicissitudes of winter. She
also gave "Reasons Why Women Should not Travel
in Railway Trains." - Because traveling in trains
is not a natural right. Because our great-grandmothers
never asked to travel in trains. Because
woman's place is in the home and not in the
train. Because it is unnecessary, there is no point
reached by a train that cannot be reached on foot.
Because it will double the work of conductors,
engineers and brakemen, who are already over-burdened.
Because men smoke and play cards in trains.
Is there any reason to believe women will behave better."

Adjourned to The Cottage 8-6-1914

Mary Bentley Thomas, Sec'y

The minutes of the meetings held at
The Cottage and Marden, (also Roslyn in 1914)
will be found on the last pages of Vol. IX.