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thought all do not succeed in getting it
done.
There was a communication from our
Ex-Sec. which gave a full explanation
of her relation to the Society.

She did not feel easy being called the
"Mother of the Horticultural Society"-as
it was three years old when she and
Cousin Charlie were made members at a
meeting at Olney.
Those who are left of the original
twelve members families, are Margaret
Magruder, Sarah Hallowell, Ellen Farquhar,
Frances Stabler, Hannah Stabler, and
Roger Farquhar.

The society was six years old in
1869 when she was elected secretary;
she said she had tried to give true
reports of the proceedings of the
meetings, & considered herself only its
Scribe, so she was not its "Mother",
not even Step-mother!
Now this is probably all correct, but
I am just wondering if the Horticultural
children are not such an unruly
set that she does not want to
claim them as her own. Let us