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thought they would spend money if they were rich, and
secondly an article on the common fault of selfishness as
fostered in families, where one member is allowed to accept
sacrifices which ought never to have been made. The
following was pronounced an excellent soup, 1 qt. stewed
tomatoes, 1qt. of milk, allow the latter to boil, pour it into the
tomatoes, season, pour through a sieve and let simmer add butter to taste.
We were pleased to welcome our new member Louisa T. Brooke
who gave us an amusing account of one of Mark Twain's
escapades in Germany: he paid his car fare a dozen times in
as many squares because he purposely lost or pocketed his
ticket just to study human nature in the amazement of his
companions in the street car who could not understand such a
lack of thrift. He wrote up the experience and a Magazine
here paid him one hundred dollars for it. L.T.B. also
read a poem addressed to Helen Keller who has been an
object of interest to us all for years and who seems to be the
most wonderful girl of 16 in the world. The Sec. had
been requested to bring the subject of the purification of the
Press before all the societies possible and to endeavor to
awaken public opinion in favor of pure literature. The request
had been made by the Press Com. of Balt'e. Y. Mtg. and the
Association endorsed the action of these women who call upon
parents and guardians to banish from their homes all
papers and magazines which give place to articles, pictures
or advertisement of sensational or questionable character.
Virginia Steer read from Mary Sidney "Women are
awakening". The nation's prosperity is their prosperity
and if any doubt this share in Americas progress
let him or her study the lives of Mary and Martha

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