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Plainfield
On 12/30 1898 The Association gathered in the
cheerful parlor of this new old home which, while
filled to overflowing with pleasant memories of three
who have passed from works to rewards, is also filled
with hope and confidence that their mantle of
peace and hospitality has fallen upon a worthy son
and a daughter who was such in fact as well as
in law. Owing to the absence from Sandy Spring of
several members, and to the slippery condition of the
roads the company was smaller than usual but we
had as guests Caroline S. Bond, Alice Tyson, Pattie J.
Farquhar and daughter, Katherine Thomas and
daughters and Rebecca J. Miller. The following
sentiment was read by the hostess "How many
things are explained by this, our double life, the
outward and the inward, and the experiences of
life teach us that the inward is the real and
lasting" Acceptable commiserations from
Mary Osborne and Mary G. Colt were received
and the desire was generally expressed that absent
members should be encouraged to write to us,
as a society in future. Ellen Farquhar gave some
curious statements with regard to the likes and dislikes
of animals, elephants detest horses and rats,
horses are fond of dogs but not camels. Rebecca
J. Miller supplemented this latter by the tradition
that the original horse had suggested to give the
propriety of constructing a new horse with a
longer neck and legs and a natural saddle.
The result was a camel which has ever since

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