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Sarah T. Miller and daughter Rebecca
received the Asso. as though it had been
a cherished relative, too long absent. Guests
of the day were Hannah B. Stabler, Isabel
Fussell, Annie B. Kirk, Eliz. Willson, Kate D.
Thomas, Martha Vickers, Miss White, Helen
R. Shoemaker, Virginia M. Stabler, and Elza
B. Thomas. The sentiment was from a
little book entitled “The Bright side”, a collection
of cheer-up paragraphs and verses, apparently, -

“Why in the world do you want to carry
Things that annoy, and harass, and harry?
Stop them and drop them, a new day is here
Squeeze a laugh from it instead of a tear.”

We were told of the artistic butter roses for
banquets made by a Mrs. Cooksley of Idaho
who is paid well for these novel table decorations.

Eliz. C. Davis read of the woes of a Keeper
in the N. Y. Zoo when some particularly
untrained animals, known as spoiled
children, invaded the well-kept premises
under his care. They were the off-spring of
a college Professor and the keeper threatens
to throw up his job if they ever had another
chance to infuriate and ill-treat his
family of dumb brutes.

Eliz. T. Stabler reported that our loved
former member Mary G. Colt, was slowly
recovering from a severe injury and could
now walk with crutches. She is comfortably
living at the Catholic Old Ladies
Home, 3042 P St. N. W. Wash. D. C.

The next contribution gave an interesting acct.
of the duties and achievements of country
school-teachers in the far West. To these
earnest workers in the cause of humanity
responsibility comes in large measure,
but they accept it as an opportunity to
accomplish great tasks. One young woman
taught and played with the children, organized
a flourishing Sunday School, showed
her pupils how to make bird-boxes, catch
gophers, save the forests, keep farm accts. and
raise large crops. By having the soil