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to little homeless orphans. She inspired others
to aid these unfortunates, often going about
with a wheel barrow, and delivering clothes
and food for them to the sisters of Charity.

She amassed quite a fortune by some business
in which she engaged, (we have forgotten
whether she sold bread or milk), - in either case
she left her whole accumulations to found an
orphan asylum. Dying in 1882, N. O. erected
the 1st marble statue to a woman in America,
and upon it is inscribed the single word,
“Margaret”, by which she was universally known.
A little child leans against her knee, and just
back of the monument is the asylum which she
founded and loved in life, and provided for in
her will, stating emphatically that Protestants,
Catholics, Hebrews, white children and black
must be cared for alike.

Adjourned to the home of Louisa T. Brooke

Mary Bentley Thomas, Sec’y.

(Contributions for Social Service League asked for.)

Holly Cottage. 12-10-1914

Session #707 was held at “Holly Cottage”,
with Louisa T. Brooke, and daughter Emilie T.
Coulter. Guests were Lydia Tatum, Anna T. Nesbitt,
Helen T. Hallowell, Va M. P. Stabler, Mary P.T. Jackson, and
Helen R. Shoemaker, who acceptably fills Harriet
I. Lea’s place, the latter is spending the winter on
the Eastern Shore.

Franny B. Snowden was asked to receive
dimes for the Belgian fund and India Downey
15 cts for each member of the Asso. dues to the
C. Federation, payable to Mrs. R. T. Small, we were
requested by the Fed. to aid in raising the
moral level of side-shows at our Fair in
eliminating alcoholic drinks and gambling
games for children. Suggestions for substitutes
being in order, we voted to propose a good
Moving Picture Show, a Bowling Alley, and a
Pageant of Md. History. Our action has been
reported to Mrs. E. T. Johnson of Bethesda