Club Minutes: Mutual Improvement Association, 1929

Also for the consolidation of Poor Farms.

Special Committee on co-operation with The Wednesday Club in having the Chinese Girl give a talk had held no meeting so had no report. The committee was continued-

Mrs. Hough was recommeded as a Member by Margaret Bancroft - seconded by Estelle Moore and unanimously carried

Edith Green's report of the Semi Annual Meeting Montg Co F.W.C. was read by Mary Robison- no action taken

State Federation -Margaret Jones reported on several matters which we disposed of as follows -

Literature from the Department of Education was turned over to Mary Nichols. No action taken on the one act play. The report on voting was given to Stella Moore to fill out and send.

The resolution approving the Multilateral Treatus was endorsed - and sent to the Chairman of International Relations - Mrs. Young.

The reports of the Community Council of Sandy Spring Neighborhood were considered.

It was moved, seconded and carried that the Council be asked to join the County Federation of Wm's Associations.

Also that the matter of sewage disposal be taken up by the Council - and that hereafter no building shall be erected in Mont. Co. having open sewage disposal.

It was also decided to ask the Council to look into the conditions of the sewarage from the Montgomery County General Hospital.

Also that the Association would recommend a County Library rather than a Community Library.

A Committee to have charge of deciding on any change of meeting- whether or not a meeting shall be postponed- or dropped- was appointed -

The hostess of the meeting Estelle T. Moore Mary Hutton-

Since the last meeting the Association has lost valuable members- and it seemed fitting to have a short silence in memorium -

Anna Nesbitt a very valuable member and Sophie Pierce- our charter member.

Margaret Elgar Sherman Jones Secretary.

Rose Hill 2-7-1929 857th Meeting

The 857th meeting of the Mutual Improvement Association of Sandy Spring, which was held at "Rose Hill" the home of Rose M Gilpin on 2-7-1929 - was called to order by Margaret Bancroft at 2 o'clock.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.

The Treasurer reported On Hand Jan 1 13.15 Dues paid 3.75 $16.90 On hand for the Social Service League $15.50 The report was accepted.

Next meeting place - "Avalon"

Sentiment of the hostess "Myself and I

[Sentiment below was pasted on page] "Myself and I" by J. H. Walker

I want to live with myself, and so I want to fit for myself to know I want to be able as days go by. Always to look myself straight in the eye; I do not want to stand in the setting sun, And hate myself for the things I've done, To see what others may never see; To know what others may never know. I can never fool myself, and so, Whatever happens, I want to be Self respecting and conscience free.

2] "That New Boy" - "The Raid" ( on the pantry) "the Rain Drops"-

An enlarged Kodak picture of Mr and Mrs. Downey was passed around.

Mariana Miller - read from the old Minutes book of meetings at Oak Grove - Dec 1872 Alloway and Sunset in 1873.

Sallie Janney shared with the meeting a letter from Maria Stabler who is travelling in Europe

Emilie Massey - "The Bridge Builder" a bridge built - by an old man for the benefit of the youth who is to follow

Julia Hallowell-a poem "The Happiness Flower"

Sadie Adams - read of the great dangers of eating rhubarb, spinach, etc - and of the great virtues in vinegar - She read of a memorial to L' Enfant - and expressed the opinion - in which many concurred - that Andrew Ellicott should also be recognized