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he is missed - he will always be sadly
missed from our gatherings, & we feel
with the part "How fair that land must
be, such he lingers there."

The minutes of the meeting at Della Brooke
were read & approved. Our hostess suggested
if Della Brooke did not belong to
any body, she thought it would be a good
plan for the Horticultural to own it!

Cornelia Bentley was the first reader for the
day, she chose an appropriate article
"Last Call for Fall Planting." The author
recommended "fall planting of the great
array of good shrubs & small trees that
flower before July & for the enduring
evergreens that keep the garden bright
in winter."

Emma Stabler, the next reader, told us
how trees link the centuries - many
historical trees were spoken of - "Mass.
is a wonderful state for old trees, its
trees like the old houses, have a way of
getting themselves assosciated with the
Father of His Country." The article
ended with "yet, after all, history
is not the best part of historc trees.
The best of them is their grandeur