Club Minutes: Mutual Improvement Association, 1929

3] Elza Thomas - a poem "Youth's Opportunity" - Also a story of Mrs. Gann - who said that when she tore her friends to pieces she was not clever enough to put them together again.

Irene Miller read of H.B.P. - a Master potter whose work is highly prized.

Margaret Bancroft - explained that the reason all of our great people become such good authors is because of the Ghost Writer which many of them employ.

Hallie Lea - nothing

Huldah Janney - "Lift My Voice and Sing" a suggested third National Anthem - a song for colored people.

4] Helen Hallowell read extracts from the life of Hannah Wharton Haydock.

Hallie Bentley – some very amusing answers to examination questions.

Vacuum – a large empty place where the Pope lives.

A deacon is the lowest kind of a Christian.

Min Ball – read of a little Scotch girl, who fifty years ago had ambitions to look like Queen Victoria – has now attained her ambition. She is now 59 years old – a movie star earning a big salary.

Lucy Moore – has some cymbidium plants to give away.

Alice Farquhar – read of Margaret Brent – the first woman suffragist in the New World.

5] Mary Tilton read of the good work done by the Traveler’s Aid – which made the Association feel gratified in sending this organization the sum of five dollars each year.

Margaret Moore – no

Mary Gilpin – no –

Fanny Iddings read from an old paper published in 1859, recommendations for keeping the feet warm – and directions for making a foot-muff.

Alice Tysons selection blamed the parents for applying the torch to flaming youth.

What is the origin of the saying “The skeleton at the feats – No one really knew – (From Ancient Egyptian custom)

Annie Kirk – a poem relating to a troublesome child “When Janet Goes To Bed”.

6] Estelle Moore called her contribution a little nonsense – An article on names and an appreciation of a grandmother.

Elizabeth Stabler – some stories about Lindbergh and his fiancé Miss Anne Morrow.

She announced that an article about Sandy Spring – and a picture of the Association will appear in the Sunday Post June 16.

Question: Has anyone a second-hand refrigerator for sale? –

Sadie Adams – no

Mariana Miller read from the old minute book of meetings at Ashland – Cherry Grove and Lea’s Mills in 1873.

Mariana said she was glad we are all being education to our

7] State Flag – as both it, and the American Flag are now flying at Sherwood – the secretary said she would bring a copy of this flag to the next meeting.

Amy Hutton – Why travelers leave home? Just look at the homes!! Yet each really thinks his own home the best one.

Sarah Kirk – no

Mary Brooke – no

Ethel Adams – story of an aircraft venture proved the romance is not dead.

May Thomas - a most welcome guest, read of John H. Vincent, one of the founders of Chautauqua, told of her present home, Waynesboro a beautifully situated little town in Virginia – and gave a description of the du Pont Rayon Mills.