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Tulips should be 4 in. deep; some of these
above mentioned are hardy, but where winters
are severe it is best to mulch well with
straw. After all the flowers have been attended
to, go into the garden with a quart or two
of winter onions, pull the clusters apart and
plant, in well-spaded ground, 3 in. apart, and
3 in. deep for early spring onions.”

India Downey read of a recent gift of Bibles
from children of this country to Russian soldiers.

The value of remembrance was enhanced
by passing though the hands of the heir to the
throne and inscribed with his name and
those of the donors. Edith B. Farquhar
gave by request, extracts from a letter written by
her son Carol, who has driven two autos all
the way to Maine this summer. The last
trip, in a Ford, was concluded by the ascent
of Mt. Washington, and it’s still more perilous
descent when most of the “holding-back
straps”, or whatever corresponds to them, were
out of order from such hard usage. The
distance both ways, was 8 miles, and the
experience “thrilling” to say the least. The
owner of the car said $500 would not tempt
him to do it again.

Estelle T. Moore read, “What is a city
good for?” “In the country you know John
Smith, his relations his home and his
manners, but in the city you know John
Smith as a banker who gives good dinners.
You are part of the population and what
the city wants is for you to do your duty
as a cog that fits into other cogs. Individuality
is not valued, - you are just part of the
system. If you want to have a really
good time go to a small town; keep the city
as a condiment, not as a food.”

Sarah F. Willson sent a message to the
Asso. that she would have to spend several
months in N. J., attending to her cranberry
bogs, and she requested the substitution
of her sister Elizabeth Willson during her
absence. This we were pleased to do,