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The clouds were lowering on the
afternoon of June 25th 1896- when the
association assembled at Mt. Airy
but our pleasure was not marred by
rain. 14 members & 15 guests were in
attendance. Sarah T. Miller offered the
following sentiment

"Take joy home and make a place in thy
heart for her.
And give her time to grow and cherish her
then will she come & oft will sing to thee
When thou art working in the furrows
Aye or weeding in the sacred hour of dawn
It is a comely fashion to be glad
joy is the grace we say to God"

Mary Colt opened the exercises by reading
"The laugh of woman" some times
it comes to us in the midst of care
or sorrow or irksome business and when
we turn away & listen & hear it
ringing in the room like a silver
bell to scare away the evil spirit of
the mind. How much we owe
to that sweet laugh it turns the
prose to poetry".

Mary E. Moore read a poem by
Rich'd. H. Thomas.

Florence Wetherald a guest gave an