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the Sec’y informed the lady of her appointment.

Fanny B. Snowden gave a description of
the monstrous new Fidelity Bldg in N. Y.
which 500 ft. high, covers an entire block, so
much above ground and 50 ft below! 38
stories in all, accommodating 16,000 people with
facilities for making a living in various ways.

There are 48 elevators and the management is
just like that of a town in many respects, especially
the fire and police departments.

Rebecca T. Miller amused us with a
story of a Philanthropist who was lecturing
to some children of the slums, and on asking
them what she was doing, received the apt
reply, “Buttin’-in, ma’am.” We were told
that Two in One shoe-polish could be used
satisfactorily to make a strip of white muslin
with an inscription as was done for the
recent parade at Rockville.

Martha Holland read, “The Land O’ Dreams”
by Walt Mason who has often given really good
poetry in prose style.

Pattie T. Farquhar’s selection from “Farm
and Home” was a rhyming tribute to “Closets”.

Husbands were advised to:
“Build them in corners, in nooks and in crannies,
Wherever a closet may harbor or hide,
And give to your Marys, your Kates and your Annies
The big airy closets, their joy and their pride.”

Hallie J. Bentley’s contribution also in verse,
was the plaint of a poor tired who looked forward
joyfully to going to Heaven and doing
nothing “for ever and ever.”

Elizabeth T. Stabler reminded us that
the funeral of Orrin C. Painter of Balto. was taking
place while we were in session, and she
had brought the touching tribute of the Bentzt
Bard that appeared in “The Sun”. The concluding
verse seemed especially appropriate in view of
the many good deeds of this gentle philanthropist,

“Kind life and noble, - so withdrawn from selfishness & show,
His eyes will open in a dawn his soul will smile to know.
And yet no brighter dawn t’will be, than he has brought to these
Who’ve felt the touches of his cheer, and known his charities.”