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For chairs of church, or seats of state,
Bench, wool-sack, throne or what you will,
Are only relatively great
The high chair is the highest still.”

Pattie T. Farquhar was advised to set out trees
of Persian Walnuts from a nursery, since the planting
of nuts may not insure a fine article.

Helen B. Lea gave some acct. of the activity
of ladies in Rutherford, N. J. who are interested in
Red Cross work, 1000 garments have been sent recently
to the stricken people of Belgium and France
many of whom are refugees in dire need.

Hallie J. Bentley’s selection was an acct. of
the famous gilded horses which have so long
adorned the front of St. Mark’s splendid church
in Venice. Napoleon carried them off to France
(Paris), in 1812, but they were returned in two years
by means of a treaty, and have remained on
their proud eminence in peace, more than
a hundred years. Are said to be in a safer
place, now there is danger from the heavens
above and the waters below to poor distracted
Europe. Estelle T. Moore contributed
a brief poem on “Hunger”, not of the body,
but of the soul, and a rich man’s face may
indicate it as sadly as that of a tramp.

Ellen Farquhar thought it not too late
to plant straw flowers “if the winter ever
breaks.” Perhaps a note should be made here
of the remarkable cool and damp weather which
has prevailed for weeks in this vicinity, only
2 or 3 really warm days and scarcely as many
nights so far. Those who attended the mtg.
if the Co. Fed. agreed in praise of the fine women
assembled and the interest manifested by all in
united efforts toward local improvement.

A kindly motion was made and carried,
to allow the Sec’y to offer her own little piece
or pieces, first at every other mtg. of The Asso.
frequently she concludes there has been so
much of value presented already, nothing more
is needed. She gave first a sketch of Chas.
Y. Turner, once a poor Balto. boy, who longed
to study Art. Now, with a fine reputation and