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down with wonder and awe, then said, “It
never could have been made with hands” it must
have been spoke finished”!

Eliz. C. Davis read of “The Eng. School of Gardening”
established by Lady Wolsey who has been made
an Hon.member of the London Gardener’s Club and
is the first woman on the roll. The girl gardeners
have been usually from the middle class, but
their leader is trying to interest woman of higher
education.

Mary T. Bond borught a tribute to the oratorical
gifts of Emerson, who had a fine musical
voice and his education was said to be perfect.

Wendell Phillips also charmed his audiences
not only by the matter, but the manner of his speeches.

Albina O. Stabler had a little poem which
appealed to the many grandmothers present,
we are sure, so it shall be preserved for a future
generation, possibly, - “Seats of the Mighty”.

“Of all the chairs of church or state,
Bench, wool-sack, throne or what you will
Tis written in the book of fate
The high chair is the highest still.

Lolled in his office chair there sits
The master of a thousand mills;
Men toil or rest as he permits;
Men fail or prosper as he wills.

Perched on the polished bench, where strife
Cried to condemn or pleased to save
Sits one, and blots the light of life,
Or nods another to the grave.

But over all and over each
Another sits who must be reckoned;
The eternal woman comes to teach
The first of men he is but second.

Yet hardly is her reign begun
Till she must learn as she has schooled;
For lo! there comes the helpless one
And rules the ruler of the ruled.