Club Minutes: The Home Interest Society, 1899-1902

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prevent sticking, & look brighter. wash zinc with soap & water & polish with kerosene. wiping greasy dishes with paper saves the hands, & keeps the dish cloths in better order. By hanging grain high in poultry yard so the chicks will have to jump for it, will give the owner more eggs, & the chicken exercise. It was thought best not to use borax on hams as it makes them hard. Cayenne pepper will keep out bugs. Ising glass may be cleaned by using vinegar & Kerosene mixed. It would do to sort Kentucky blue grass on rye. The Mtg told the member who wanted to know wheather to build his hen house for incubator or hen hatched chicks, to build for both, home layers & setters, some advised having borders for incubator chickens. They had the eggs layed, set & hatched in 5 minutes, but then there is nothing this body cant do. The following delegates were appointed to the Anti Saloon League, Lydia Haviland, Amelia Stabler, W^m Moore & Chas Farfquhar. Clover has been used by scalding & mixing with other food for poultry. Again P.H. makes us envious by getting 22½ dozen eggs in 8 days & making $9.96 in a week. M.B. Thomas was told to get cats to catch her rats. also a mouse trap like the one at Mt Airy. May Jackson has one that catches 16 & eats 15 of them in 5 minutes. It was thought best to enlarge rather than divide the book club. Shall W^m Moore move his asparagus early in the spring or wait until June? more early, some

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343 Meeting Willow Heights Feb 17^th 1902

advised getting new plants, & set out a new bed. There was much said pro & con on the Jim Crow Law. It is not thought time for the use of ones name with out the prefix between the two [?] always speak first & set a good example. A Com of 3 were appointed to look into the matter of Frank Lea work annoying the colored people. Hallie Bently & Merit Haviland to help Lou Brooke. It was not thought an economical move for the old school room at Rockland to go to Sherwood as a gymnasium. M.B. Thomas good article of the Womans Suffrage Convention to be held in Washington, B.H. Miller spoke of having found a snake at Mt Airy 2ft 10½ in long the other day. It was a very wise company that then adj to Willow Heights Feb 17th.

C.H. Farquhar Secy.

The 342^rd Mtg of the H.I. was held at Willow Heights Feb 17^th owing to the Womans Sufferage Convention in Washington & a marriage in the family in N.Y. we missed some of our members. The guests present were Mr & Mrs M. Fussel Miss Pancrast of V^a & Miss Huff of Balto. The name of Asa Stabler was added to the Com. on charge of the Frank Lea mission (for truly it is such). The Com. reported having gotten a room at Sandy Spring & Lyceum Mtgs, it asked for any old chairs, benches, or boards that could be used as such. Some money has been raised & all who

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wish to can send their contributions to Emily Massie The fore thought Com. told the house keepers that if a new broom was dipped in hot soap suds before using it would wear better. give hens bones, if fresh so much the better, oyster shell was also recommended, get garden and fence in order plant seeds in boxes in the house- if orders are sent to nurserymen early, ask that the plants to be kept until the ground is ready for them here. Mary Lizzie Moore gave us an interesting account of the Woman's Suffrage Convention & we all echoed her wish that we could have been there Most of the members keep their hens up this weather. Philip Stabler spoke of using gourds for nest eggs, & kindly offered to give members seed. Ed Taylor was reported to have got 191 eggs in a day. Again the possibility of moving the school room at Brookland to Sherwood as a gymnasium was discussed, it was thought as an old building is an unsightly object at best distracting from the appearance of the place it would be well to find out what a new one would cost some estimate from $300 to $600, & have one that would be ornamental as well as useful. but no conclusion was reached. As the paper is coming off the wall at Bloomfield. Martha Bentley was advised to paint her walls a french grey, that being a durible color, & pleasing to the eye. Silver moths in picture frames can be gotten rid of by putting alum in a paste made of four & water. Money given to the Agricultural College was thought wasted, but well spent if used at the experimental station. B. H. Miller & Asa Stabler

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344 Meeting Wood Brooke March 17^th 1902

were the only members going to Annapolis on the fresh Option Law. After listening to an exceedingly interesting paper by Dr. Thomas on his recent trips to Charleston & Niagara, we then adj to meet at Wood Brooke at the usual time.

C.H. Farquhar.

The H.I. met at Dr. & Louisa T. Brookes one week ealier than usual, St Patricks day. The mtg was called to order by the Pres. both sets of minutes read & a walk proposed, our hostess said "there is nothing to see" so we enjoyed the lawn from the windows with its herald of Spring beautiful green grass. The chip box next claimed our attention, quite an interesting article, "Preston on the Patuxtent" was read mentioning the fore fathers of some of our members. The H.I. would have been complete had it not been for the absence of 5 of its members. 2 from Bloomfield, 2 Haviland Mills & Willow Heights where places were filled by Mr & Mrs Hansel Miss Fowler, Mrs Alan Farquhar & Miss Gilpin. After tea the fore thought Com. told us that roses should have fine dirt put around them, & the ground pressed firm around the roots. and sand will do; vines & shrubbery should be cut back. In making salads use vinegar that has been used for cucumbers etc. fences got in under, ornamental trees planted potatoes planted in boxes will sprout 2 to 6 weeks earlier, & yield sooner. Early moore the best varity. It was thought to get 2 yr old plants of asparagus from Harrisons Burlin Md. M. B. T is the only member that has chickens, her hen is [30 years] [& lasts 34] - 5 hens sitting. Cornelia Stabler was told that the

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dressing of the barn depended on the weather. Mr Tussel was told to use an iron rooler & wire in mole traps in his lawn. Burpees extra early & profussion were the hot varities of pea mentioned. Merritt Haviland was advised not to turn cows into a pasture that had been flooded before April 25 or early in May. The way to have good asparagus is to plow deep rows 6ft apart 20in apart in row & use rich earth cover with 1 or 2 in of dirt- roots should be 6 in below the surface - Mt Olney showed a sample of the the orchard 8 yrs old in an apple tree that was destroyed by rabbits, the entire orchard in same condition. Dr. Thomas was told to sow his garden (which will not be used for 3 yrs) in clover & timothy- John Bentley plants his celery as follows, the seed is planted in the spring when the garden is planted plowed & cultivated in summer & hilled up on late fall. Childs, Magragor & Moore are good nurserymen. Dr. Brooke was told to repaint to get rid of mildrew on porch. Some think the orchard gren rooted near trees by hogs was on account of their looking for locusts. The question of vaccination gave the following result, 8 doubtful, 23 in favor, 2 approved. B.H. Miller read a letter form Cy. Nicholson in regard to search warrents law he was told to write expressing the companys approval of same. M. Jones was also to be written to for his giving woman another vote, & rights, but it was thought best not to after consultation with others on the subject. The sec'y was told to get a minute book which was done the price being 40 ¢. Then adjourned to Belmont at the usual time.

C.H. Farquhar.