Club Minutes: Mutual Improvement Association, 1929

5] Mariana Miller read from the old minute book of the meetings at Mt. Pleasant, 1873, these being the last minutes by Margaret Farquhar - the new secretary being Anna Gilpin. As the ink was so faded these next minutes were omitted.

Jeanette Dales - a story of George Eliot.

Mary Robison read of the new Secretary of the Navy - Charles Francis Adams - a descendant of the illustrious Adams family noted in the early history of this country.

Hallie Bentley - a poem from McGuffey's fifth reader - which reader seems to have laid the foundation for good literary taste.

6] She then, by request, recited "A Glorious Victory" - and "The Gouty Merchant and the Stranger".

Mary Scott and Helen Moore - no.

Rebecca Miller - some light little scraps.

Committees

No reports from Education, American Home, or Social Service.

Resolutions - There was no copy of the resolutions as sent out by the County Federation - but the principles of four of them were acted upon -

1 - Requiring sanitary sewerage disposal - accepted

2- Display of Md. Flag by schools of county accepted

3 - Court House Clock - rejected -

4 - Newton Bill - accepted.

Legislation - The members were advised

7] to take advantage of the good work being done by the League of Women Voters.

Special Committee reported the lecture given by the Chinese girl had been very satisfactory.

County Federation – Delegated to attend the Annual Meeting were appointed – Mary B Brooke – Estelle Moore – Helen Farquhar – They to select their own alternates.

State Federation – no report – Delegates did not attend the Annual meeting.

New Business – The report from the Community Council was accepted – A commercial course at Sherwood was approved – Also an agricultural course if it can be a good one – preferably under the Smith Hughes Act.

Sallie Janney reported that she had visited Emily Massey and Sadie Adams and advised others to do likewise. Meeting adjourned – Margaret Elgar Sherman jones – Sec’y.

1] Mt. Airy 6-6-1929 860th meeting

After the usual luncheon the Mutual Improvement Association was called to order by Miss Elise Hutton – 6-6-1929 – at Mt Airy the beautiful home of Rebecca Miller.

The minutes of the last meeting at this place were read – and the minutes of the last meeting read and approved.

The Treasurer Mary Tilton reported:

On hand from last report 22.15 Dues paid 5.00 On hand June 1 – 27.15 On hand for Social Service League 9.50 The report was accepted.

Next meeting – with Fanny Iddings to luncheon at 12:30 -

2] Sentiment of the hostess

“Love and Justice are the summing up of all the things; the rest should not concern us.”

Edith Green read from an old National Intelligencer of Caruso’s May Bell

Mary Green, who had just attended the American Library Association Conference where she met people from all over the U.S. – told that we must get popular opinion in favor of a County Library if we would have such a Library here in Montgomery County.

Anna Farquhar – a story, showing the folly of idle gossip.

Rose Gilpin – remarked on the beauty of the Silver Moon climbing rose and asked what to do with a very cross English Mocking Bird. No advice