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The Association met at Rosedale the home of Sarah H.
Stone 10/22, 1896. Only eleven members present, several
who had attended the wedding of Charles E .Bond and
Florence M. Stabler the previous evening were unfitted
for the exertion of coming. Ellen Farquhar read
beautiful lines " If I were wed I must die tomorrow"

Eliza N. Moore kindly allowed us to have the benefit
of one of her letters describing a trip through parts of
Germany and up the Rhine. Mary Bentley
Thomas read " The Puritan Lovers" and some lines
by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Lydia G. Thomas gave
"Two Pictures from life" the first describing a
heathen mother's parting with her dying child
and in contrast, the Christian mother under a
like dispensation. Mary Colt read "Speak no ill",
lines we should all do well to think upon and
practice daily. Anna F. Gilpin gave a touching
story "The only way home" and she also read
"Forgetfulness of the present". Margaret D. Hallowell
and Sarah H. Stone had no contributions.

Elizabeth G Thomas read some selections from De
Witt Talmage "What to do with children" which
called forth considerable discussion. Martha
Holland had an interesting article concerning
Capt. Miles Standish and John Alden. Mary E.
Moore read from Ladies Home Journal " The
benefit of laughing every day", if it does not
come spontaneously cultivate the habit, bringing
happiness to ourselves and those around us. In