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178 Mt. Olney, con.

“The little strip of light, twixt night and night
Let me keep bright to-day!
And let no fears of yesterday, nor shadow of tomorrow
Bedim with sorrow, to-day!
I take this gift of Heaven, as simply as ‘tis given,
And if to-morrow shall be sad, Or never come at all
I’ve had at least, - to-day!”

Adjourned to the home of Virginia Steer on
6-1-1916. Mary Bentley Thomas, Sec’y.

6-1-1916

6-1-1916 The Asso. assembled at the home
of Louis and Va. Steer this being the 724th mtg.
of ancient society which has now entered its
60th year. Guests were Ellen Stabler, Mrs. Dickie of
New Orleans, Miss Hazard, Amy P. Miller, Harriet I. Lea,
Mariana S. Miller, Ida M. Iddings and Eliz. Willson.

The sentiment of the hostess was entitled “Scatter
Sunshine”, - “There’s enough of shadow along life’s way
Enough of sorrow and want and woe,
So the thing to do is to be brave and true,
And scatter sunshine where’re you go.”

Eliz. C. Davis made a verbal report of the recent
annual session of the Co. Fed. of Wo. Clubs, which
several agreed with her had been interesting and
helpful. Members everywhere in the county were
urged to promote sanitation in the homes and
beauty along the roadways.

Louisa T. Brooke’s contribution was upon
“Health”, - said to be “the absence of disease” and
therefore more attainable, than many imagine
by means of the “ounce of prevention.”

Sallie R. Janney gave an amusing satire
upon the unsociability of some Philadelphians, as
proved from the obstructions placed by a Club, and
individuals, to keep a visitor from procuring the
present address of an old friend in that city.
After considerable effort he learned that the missing
acquaintance was deceased! Market St. was said to
be a formidable social barrier dividing eligible from
non-eligibles.

Alice Tyson had a living sketch of quaint