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of Susan B. Anthony, of her assisting an ill treated
wife to escape from a brutal husband and thus defying
the law in a righteous cause. Eliza A. Moore
related some incidents of her recent beautiful trip to
Norway and Spitzbergen: she spoke of the myriads of
birds seen on the shores of the Arctic ocean
and told of her success in having her hat retrimmed
in a German millinery where neither party could
do anything but make signs. Martha Holland read
of Robert Ingersoll's having received Frederic
Douglass in his home years ago when no one
else would entertain the colored orator in an
Indiana town. Mary T. Bond's article was
by Alice Stone Blackwell upon "Women and
Conservatism" and Albina Stabler had a delightful
sketch of the lamented author of "David Harum".

Mr. Westcott said of himself "I would rather be
deceived by a succession of rascals than to doubt
one honest man or lose my faith in human
nature". Margaret S. Hallowell read a beautiful
memoir of Henry C. Hallowell by his life long
friend Margaret B. Magruder. Mary G. Colt
said apples could be kept almost indefinitely
by spreading them on shelves or the floor in a cool
dry cellar & not allowing them to touch each other.
Her second effort to enlighten us was a strong
vindication of old maids who never need any such
defense in Sandy Spring where some of the best
people in the world belong to that useful and
valuable sisterhood. Sarah T. Miller who