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Helen Farquhar - The Cedars
November 6, 1975
1378th Meeting

The 1378th meeting of the Association met with Helen Farquhar at the
Cedars, November 6, 1975, with Nell Johnson presiding for Henrietta Chi-
chester. The minutes of the last meeting at this place were read for infor-
mation, followed by those of the October meeting. The treasurer, Deb Will-
son, reported the same balance of $50.

The next three places of meeting were Betty Grey in December, Bettie
Hartge January 2, and Rose Hutton in February.

Helen's sentiment was a quotation from Elizabeth Lea, author of the
famous cook book, who said, "What I spent, I lost, but what I gave away
remains with me".

Joy Shotts gave us one of her favorite and most useful household hints,
which was that beating granulated sugar in the blender makes powdered sugar.

Mary Lillian Moore brought some photographs of early neighbor-
hood groups, for help with identification.

Jean Ladson read a beautifully expressed philosophy found in an unlike-
ly spot: the Bailey, Banks, and Biddle catalog. Another tidbit she found
told us, "When everything appears to be going your way, you're probably in
the wrong lane".

Helen Farquhar told of their losing their huge elm tree, in the front
lawn. The cause was thought to be a borer rather than Dutch Elm disease.
The tree was 5 ft. in diameter and some 150 years old. It produced 10 cords
of wood when chopped, which has to be burned by April because of being
diseased, so the Farquhars are having many fires in the fireplace.

Jean Ladson had a question about cleaning polyester, since you can't
use clorox, and woolite doesn't seem to work. Try washing soda, Axion, or
Downy.

Nell Beebe enjoyed an evening at the Jim Bird's in honor of Wheeler &
Doris Bird, of Huntsville, Ala. It was particularly nice to see Dr. Bird's
two sisters, Annabelle and Mary Thom looking so well. What should Nell
feed a sour gum tree? Try putting bone meal in the soil.

Elizabeth Canby read an article by William Buckley on the use of first
names, a practice which seems fake to him unless between close friends. He
had second thoughts, though, once when he spoke firmly to a prominent lady
for calling him Bill, and found she had been referring to a bill before
the House. Liz would like to report her violet plants are doing better.

Sylvia Woodward read excerpts from a book called "Teacraft", containing
legends on tea through the ages, and recipes. Tea was discovered about
5,000 years ago (and it would be nice to have one of Helen's date balls to
go with every cup of tea drunk since the beginning ed.note..) What are the red
marks on the trees, she asked. They are the signal for cutting down the tree.