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hearers that club work has been wonderfully beneficial in the development of women in all spheres of life, and has taught them how to work together. This cooperation has brought great and varied results. Miss Engle was applauded and a rising vote of thanks given to her.
QUESTIONS: Helen Hallowell, Is using asparagus all summer advisable? No. All plants need a rest.
Cynthia Stabler, What day does Indian Creek Laundry wall at Ashton? Mrs. Newton Stabler knows.
Harry Stabler brought a piece of Burning Bush to learn its name. It was covered with Hosea scale.
A mad dog was reported to have killed Fletcher Clark's cat and bitten his dog, so that it had to be killed.
Bessie Stabler told of swarms of flies on the outside of her windows.
Faith Farquhar (Eddie didn't protest, I notice) asked if it is too late to plant asparagus. Now is the time.
Lucy Moore wants each member to buy one of her small white pine trees.
Adjourned to Braemar November 7.
Lucy Moore, Secty.
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Minutes of the Nov. 7, 1927 Home Interest Meeting, Braemar.
Considering the setting, the immediate landscape effects, the style of architecture of the house, - suited so admirably to its environment, - BRAEMAR is one of the prettiest homes in which it is our privilege to meet.
Of the joyous welcome and warm, cordial hospitality which always issues forth from this home, any detailed description woud be words wasted on HOME INTEREST members.
So it was to BRAEMAR, we came on the evening of Nov. 7th 1927 for the 612 meeting of the HOME INTEREST. BRAEMAR the home of the delightful FAITH and the inimitable EDDIE.
After the usual so and so's, - the buz, buz, buzzes, - the you dont tell me's, - the I'd be delighteds,- and the I'm sorry but I have an engagement for that afternoons, followed by the rational matters of mutual interest, and winding up with the more important, worthwhile affairs, - in fact, after the usual pre-eats social intercourse had just about spent itsself, the watchful eye of our ever present hostess invited the partookants to partake.
Underlying the happy, contented enjoyment of our repast were e enigmatic thoughts, in the minds of those who know how, can, and do. How was it? Our hostess had been here and there amoung her friends. There was no help in the kitchen. Yet we were experiencing the sensation of getting on the outside of a complete dinner. Perhaps Edwin has Alladin's Lamp among his other possessions. But for the true answer, page Mrs. Faith Morris.
On this occassion we had with us as guests, - Mary Willis Farquhar, Miss Farrington, and Miss Susan Stillwell.
Absent members were Mary Gilpin, - Hulda and Joe Janney, - Maude and Arthur Christie and Dr. Christie, the elder, - Mrs. Tilton, - Lucy Moore, - Mrs. Farquhar and Allen Farquhar, - A. G. Thomas, - M. T. Fussell, - Garland Ligon, - M. J. Stabler and one other who was surely missed by all.
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(2) Home Interest Minutes. Nov. 7, 1927 at Braemar.
The meeting was called to order by Eddie Morris. He declared he did not know whether his idea would work out or not but conjectured that with our permission, it was worth a trial. That if any any time, any one objected, he would forthwith, promptly and immediately demote Milton Bancroft from the chairmanship. Anyhow Eddie thought there was no great danger in giving Milton a chance to show his stuff.
After Milton had answered him in the same vein the meeting got down to serious business. The word serious is used because it was not only earnest and important but momentous. In short it was that dubious parlor game entitled "Find the Secretary".
As election for, and possibly of, a secretary was imminent, our expiring secretary was absent. Speculation of cause was rife. Upon inquiry it was discovered, "Reason unknown".
Then was enacted for the benefit of those present that delightful little sketch entitled "I dont choose". And we can truthfully say those playing the title part were sincere.
But our incomparable Home Interest has, on occassion, a copious recrudescence of explicable, phosphorescent ideas, So abundant light issued forth in the practical suggestion that each meeting place take the secretaryship for three months, beginning at Avalon and going down the list of names of places alphabetically. Duly put, seconded, carried and declared in force with Avalon as scribe.
The matter of reimbursing Lucy Moore for the purchase of a loose leaf binder with loose leaves to match for Home Interest Minutes, was disposed of by the chair appointing Wm J. Thomas to take up a silver collection, which being done showed an excess equal to two ice cream cones and two 2 cent stamps. Everybody satisfied. Everybody happy. Go on.
Our quess is that Eddie Morris and Arthur Christie both forgot they had been appointed members of the forethought committee. Probably, had he been present, Dr. Christie would have been as resourceful as Edwin Morris proved to be.
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(3) Home Interest Minutes. Nov. 7, 1927. Braemar.
After brief discussion on the subject followed by a motion which was put, aneconded and carried, the Chair appointed Helen Hallowell and Harry Stabler to look into the feasibility of changing the meeting date of Home Interest and report findings to the next meeting for approval or otherwise.
Then the reading of the Essay, entitled "What goes to make an ideal community", by Edith Thomas.
The paper was of the kind which holds ones attention. At the beginning and on through, no doubt was left that Edith knew what she wanted to say or that she knew how to say it.
The keynote was Happy Homes. The constituent parts were Christianity,- Faithfulness,- Cooperation and Education. These parts were subdivided and defined all in an interesting and able manner.
There were no lack of high points or original ideas in the paper and these furnished food for discussion on the reading being concluded. So Edith's stock, already above par, took another advance.
Essays to be read at the next three succeeding meetings were announced. The essay to be given at the Dec. 5th meeting, "How do politics work in Maryland"? by Norris Fussell.
QUESTIONS: Faith Morris:-Will peonies planted Nov.6th come? Ans: They will bloom the following year if not planted too deep. Fertilize with bone meal, not manure.
Rebecca Miller:- Who would like to adopt orphaned plants for the winter? Ans: Cynthia Stabler.
Mrs. Harry Stabler:-Can Japanese Iris be separated? Ans: Yes. It is not easily killed.
Margaret Bancroft:- Does anyone know that on 6/30/1791 George Washington took breakfast at Hungerfords Tavern, Rockville, Md. at which time Mont.Co.transfered to D.C. Marylands share of District of Columbia? Ans:- News to most if not all members.