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Wrenwood Oct 21st 1897

In spite of the cloudy weather and the absence
from the neighborhood of many of our members
quite a large company assembled at Wrenwood.
The secretary being one of the missing Ellen
Farquhar was asked to take the office. After
reading the minutes our hostess gave the
following sentiment "No life has fulfilled its
purpose unless some other life is made better
and stronger there by". She also read verses
called "My Mamas Hands". Cornelia Bentley
gave us the verse of "Incompleteness" but could
not finish because of hoarseness. Alice G.
Stabler read "The most beautiful pearl" a poem
showing that sympathy was better than the
material gift. Hallie Lea had nothing

Hallie J. Bentley read two entertaining scraps
"A hard bargainer rebuked" and "The good
old things" a dyspeptics complaint of the
modern fancy cookery. Herinetta Snowden,
Helen Stabler, Rebecca T. Miller and Annie
B. Lea had nothing for us, neither had Louisa
Nesbit but her friend Mrs. Phillips gave some
sweet verses about babies and rosebuds and she
told of the good done in Stamford by the
Ladies' Civic Society. Carrie S. Brooke read
the minutes of the first meeting of the Association
in 1857. Elizabeth G. Thomas read
"Labor is Worship" by Mrs Osgood and "The
land of Love". Sally A. Bond gave Whittiers

57

Wrenwood Oct 21st 1897

In spite of the cloudy weather and the absence
from the neighborhood of many of our members
quite a large company assembled at Wrenwood.
The secretary being one of the missing Ellen
Farquhar was asked to take the office. After
reading the minutes our hostess gave the
following sentiment "No life has fulfilled its
purpose unless some other life is made better
and stronger there by". She also read verses
called "My Mamas Hands". Cornelia Bentley
gave us the verse of "Incompleteness" but ended
not finish because of hoarseness. Sylvie G.
Slater read "The most beautiful pearl" a poem
showing that sympathy was better than the
material gift. Hallie Lea had nothing
Hallie J. Bentley read two entertaining scraps
"A hard bargainer rebuked" and "The gord
red things" a dyspeptics complaint of the
modern fancy cookery. Heunella Snowden,
Helen Stabler, Rebecca J. Miller and Annie
B. Lea had nothing for us, neither had Louisa
Aeshit but her friend Mrs. Phillips gave some
scant verses about babies and rosebuds and she
told of the good done in Stamford by the
Ladies Civic Society. Carrie S. Brooke read
the minutes of the first meeting of the Association
in 1857. Elizabeth G. Thomas read
"Labor is Worship" by Mrs Osgood and "The
land of Love". Sally A. Bond gave Whittiers