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Elizabeth Grey, Grey's Landing
December 4, 1975
1379th Meeting

The 1379th meeting of the Association with Elizabeth Grey was called
to order by Helen Farquhar, the previous hostess. The minutes of the last
meeting at this place were read for interest, and those of the November
meeting read and approved. Deb Willson, treasurer, moved that the dues be
rained from $2 to $3; this was seconded. It was also moved and seconded & carried
that we make the same contributions as last year: $25 to FISH; $20 to
Traveler's Aid; $20 to Meals on Wheels.

The next three places of meeting are: Bette Hartge January 2, Rose
Hutton in February, Jean Ladson in March.

The sentiment of the hostess was a quotation from Adlai Stevenson, "It
is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them". Her
question was how to persuade poinsettas not to bloom a month before Christ-
mas. Among her poinsetta family is a plant given her in 1966.

Rose Hutton had a bill dated 1852, from Benjamin Hallowell's Alexandria
School, a souvenir of her grandfather's having paid for his brother's
schooling there. She asked if anyone had H.G. Wells' History of the U.S.
in two volumes, which she would like to buy.

Deb Willson read the three poems written for the Association, on the
occasions of its 50th (1907), 75th (1932). amd 100th (1957) anniversaries.
The first was written by Hallie Bentley and the last two by Fannie Iddings
(in 1957, Fannie Iddings was 90 years old). Fourteen people requested copies
of these delightful poems.

Lucy Manning told us that the first Christmas card was designed in 1843.
One thousand copies were made, all painted by hand. It is estimated that
at present the average individual sends 68 cards annually, Lucy had lost
one of her elm trees, planted about 1834, (9 years, you will note, before
the first Christmas card was designed).

Wendy Lawrence had returned November 6 from three weeks in Switzerland,
visiting in Zurich, experiencing the Matterhorn, Schwartzer, Zermott, Soglio,
and Florence. She passed around breathtaking pictures of mountain scenery.
This trip fulfilled Wendy's lifelong wish.

Camille Slade had been to Longwood Gardens' Thanksgiving display, and
read a description of how the fabulous cascades of chrysanthimums are
trained, starting early in February, so that by November they will form
great impressive arches.

Sylvia Woodward read an amusing story, "Hark the Herald", about a
family's singing talents (and lacks thereof) as demonstrated in church
at Christmastime.

Bette Hartge had been on a business trip with her husband to Colombia
and Brazil. Particularly in Colombia, it is alarmingly unsafe for anyone