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Belmont

2- 2 -97 The Association met here for the
first time with the present hostess
but in 1889 the society was invited
to hold a meeting for Rebecca M.
Thomas at this place and the
minutes were referred to & read
with interest & sadness as well
for so many who were present
at that time & took the principal
part in its proceedings have gone
to the world beyond leaving vacancies
which will never be filled.

The first business of the meeting
was to secure a secretary as the
association for various reasons
found itself entirely without a
presiding officer. After several
futile attempts to do our best we
fell back upon Mary E. Moore who
read the minutes referred to.

Then the minutes of last month
which mentioned an article read
last time concerning the renowned
Dr. Mary Walker brought forth many
comments & some interesting accounts
of her recent visit at the Northern
Congress in Washington.

Mary Bentley Thomas gave a sentiment
"Everything, said Epictetus, has two