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Ridgewood,
December 1st, 1949.

After a delicious luncheon, the 1,082 nd meeting of The Association
was called to order be Alice Farquhar, the past hostess. The
minutes were read and adopted and the Treasurer's report given. The
latter stating a balance on hand of $21.00. The Treas. also read
a letter of thanks for our donation from The Sherwood Fair Committee

The next place of meeting will be Rose Hill with Rose Gilpin, Jan
5th. The Cedars Feb. 2nd. and The Porches March 2nd.

For her Sentiment Dr. Crum gave the familiar quoation, "To
thine own self be true", etc.

Esther Stabler read from a letter written by Abrigail Adams, telling
of a trip from Baltimore to Washington, the entire way being
through woods, and a long tedious trip. She then told of their
arrival at The White House, not yet finished.

Edith Green spoke of the beautiful heavens.

Ethel Thomas told of some ofthe things money cannot buy. She
asked about the price of turkeys which brought out a good bit of
discussion, and the fact that they are a good deal cheaper than last
year.

Catherine Adams read from "Cream Hill" a delightful new book. She
read the chapter on December.

Helen Hallowell read from The Washington Post, of Silver Spring,
the "Shopping Centre where you can always park." This is, we
suppose true, when you consider the size of the place, what the
article failed to state was that you could not always park very
close to where you want to shop. However I guess we are a bit spoiled,
and will have to get used to walking a little.

Rose Hutton read of "The Friendly Enemy, The Cat." for which we
thank her.

Margaret Jones read a article on alligience to one's conscience.
Also Florida, 1926, a funny poem, the origin of the hanging Spanish
moss.

Mariana Miller told of the wonderful Red Cross work for Vienna,
done by the people of Ames Iowa, the home town of our hostess.
She also read of Thomas Moore, the inventor of the first ice-box.

Sylvia Woodward read the history of the Christmas tree.

Mary Brooke, What makes a fruit tree come into broom. Florests
bring plants into bloom at the right time by controling light.

Isabel Wesley read from the Indian Bullitin given her last moh
month. She asked if anyone wanted to take over the project and do
something with it, as she did not feel she could. No one volunteered.

Elsie Stabler read from "Time" about Bishop Manning.

Helen Farquhar also read from a new book, "The Book of Stillmeadow",
a delightful chronicle, written by Gladys Taber, a classmate
of Helen's at Welsley.

Deborah Willson read from The Saturday Evening Post Postscripts
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The Hospital Chairman reported that Donation Day will be held
as always on the first Saturday of December from 2 to 5. The Board
has also decided to again hold an affair in the summer.

The School Committee reported that bids were to be opened today
for the first unit of a new High School, this being a cafeteria and
two class rooms, and a sewerage dispossal system.

Adjourned to meet with Rose Gilpin January 5th, 1950

Mary Reading N. Miller