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Plainfield,
November 4th, 1948

After a delicious luncheon, the 1,069 th.meeting of The
Association was called to order by Mariana Miller. Catherine Adams, who
had served as Secretary of the last meeting, read her minutes, then
Mary Reading Miller read the mintues of the last meeting at Plainfield.

The Treasurer reported a balance on hand of $32.00. It was
suggested it is about time to spend some as it is time to collect
dues very soon.

Due to winter vacations there are changes in the places of
meeting. The December meeting will be with Elza Thomas, the Jan.
meeting with Esther Stabler and in Feb. we will meet with Ethel
Thomas.

The sentiment of the Hostess was a poem, and some extracts
from the autobiography of Mary Coffin Brooke, giving some very
modern methods in education, written in 1857.

Alice Farquhar had nothing.

Mary Brooke had a poem by Alice Carey.

Edith Greene told us, "Each of us is bound to do our part
to make the world better.

Sylvia Woodward, a poem, "The limited urge".

Lena Belle Wesley told us of a fishing trip.

Anne Bussler read of a meeting of the Enterprise Club at
Tanglewood with Cousin Al Thomas. There was no date given, but
it was some time ago.

Esther Stabler gave some quotations.

Isabel Wesley told of a local boy, Reed Craybill, who is in
England, learning bookbinding, and enjoying his experiences.

She would like to identify an old wooden bowl. It is on
display at the Fair, with her flower arrangement in it. From her
discription the suggestion was that it was most likely a butter
tray, or a chopping bowl.

Margaret Jones read of the Ledbetter Apothecary shop in
Alexandria. Her question as to where she can have reproductions
of tintypes made was answered by "Any department store". However
Kanns was especially recommended.

Bertha Crum read of Western Germany and the currency reform.
She was told that chrysanthmums should be fertilized in July and August
They should be divided at least every two years, and de-budded to
make larger blossoms.

Deb. Willson told of an old drug store in Baltimore.
She read some Olgen Nash poems.

Rose Hutton read of a maid who always gave her tips to the
poor.

Elizabeth Ligon read more of Davey Crockett.

Helen Hallowell had a book on Washington of 1884 which had
an advertizement for J. Fussell's confectionary shop on New York Ave.

Grace Thomas read how long frozen food will keep. This brought
out some chatter on frozen food.

Grace made a plea for donations of costume jewlery for the
Thrift Shop sale.

Rebecca Small reminiced.

Stella Moore had nothing to read, but her question was how
to remove brown stains from linen, and after the spots have been
eradicated, how should the table cloths be stored. Would it be
better to leave them rough-dried. There was a good deal of discussion
of the subject, and many different opinions, and we will be