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609 th Meeting. It was with real pleasure that the HOME INTEREST met, for the first time, with Maurice and Cynthia Stabler, on August 8, 1927. The name of the place has been changed back to the original name, Springfield. Our food is important, each hostess will agree. We hope that we had a fair sample of what future suppers there will be. It is said that there is fried chicken and fried chicken. We had fried chicken. And the Springfield hams are by way of becoming famous. We were glad to meet our new neighbors, the Hagerman and the Hurry's.
Harry Stabler presided.
The secretary was absent and a temporary one summoned.
For the foerthought committee, the Chair and the Assistant Chair reported: Perennials should be started for next year; the late garden planted, and the chicken houses cleaned. If one has no manure, sow a cover-crop, as a legume, grass, rye, vetch, etc. , where the early vegetables were. This is to be turned under later, and supplies the humis which the commercial fertilizers lack.

The essayist was indisposed and had to leave early. Allan and Alice Farquhar told us of their recent trip went. It was interesting, and delightfully told. We will hit the high spots, i.e. when one is 70 odd, one sees it all. Rain in Portland doesn't wet. Allan went part way down the Angel Trail of the Grand Canyon, which shows his depreciation after twelve years . Next time he will go to the top and look down. A station in Arizona is a post with a name on it. Hollywood is a place of magnificent mansions, and not more than 75 1/2 per cent of the owners are divorcees.
Del Monte is a summer resort, not a cannery. Floyd Nesbit personally conducted them through his mushroom establishment.
His offer of coat and blanket were scorned, but regretted in "Pneumonia Gulch". They did not go to Reno this time. Flowers were wonderful. Portland was literally decorated with roses. And each arrival at the station was given a rose. Many new wild flowers were seen. The temperature at Salt Lake City was 100 to 102. And thae average Morman had about fifteen houses, like hen coops, side by side, for his ex-wives.
Maurice spoke of fire protection for the villages.
The boys have worked for good equipment, but they need water. Each village might have a 500 gallon tank, underground, to be used by the small engine, while the hose is only 1200 feet long. A dam on nearest stream was suggested, or a 2000 gal. tank underground. S.S.Bond, Allan Farquhar and F.L Thomas were appointed to study the question and report at the next meeting.

Questions: How can white silk hose be washed and kept white.
Use whitex, or white rit.
Mold or a tiny bug is on the ground under nasturtiums.
It may be mealy bug. No suggestions for remedy.