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1512 Meeting
March 5,1987
Mary Lillian Moore

Our sunny and warm hostess Mary Lillian Moore demonstrated what a good
cook she is, if there was ever any doubt. Feeling pleasantly full and
satisfied, we were called to order by past hostess Mary Moore Miller. The
two minutes were read and corrected. Joy Shotts, our new treasurer, reported
that there are still two or three members who owe dues. Mary Lillian Moore
introduced her guest, Sylvia Nash.

The April meeting will be with Mary Reading Miller at Nell Johnsen's
Homestone, the May 7th meeting with Caroline Schauffler, and the June 4th
meeting with Mary Seiler.

The sentiment of hostess Mary Lillian Moore was, "The world would be a
better place if we learned the duty of being happy as well as the happiness of
doing our duty," Rose Hutton shared with us an interesting article from the
winter edition of the Maryland Historical Magazine. It described the beginning
years (1840's) of the Montgomery County Agriculture Society when tobacco and
corn improvished the soil and people left to go west. Edward Stabler of
Sandy Spring was the shining example of how to restore depleted soil, mainly
through use of fertilzers such as guano. Joy Shotts added that the Sandy
Spring Museum has a jar of guano on display. Betty Gray contributed
the information that "gunny sacks" came from sacks filled with guano.

Caroline Hussman had an interesting sentence which had been running
through her thoughts: "The mercury sank in the mouth of the dying day."
Sylvia Woodward made us laugh with her amusing article , "Making Model Miscon-
ceptions." On behalf of the museum, Joy Shotts asked how women obtained fancy
dresses in the late 1800's? They found patterns in fashion magazines and took
them to dressmakers. Were calling cards decorated? No,engraved. The Museum,
is interested in the period 1880-1910; it needs photographs and needs to
borrow dresses. Betty Ligon's mother was married in 1886 and Betty will lend
the museum her mother's wedding dress.

Beth Bullard read to us from Stoke's Wildflower Guide about columbine.
The name came from "columba" meaning dove. The flower's 5 petals resemble 5
doves drinking from a dish.

Jane (Stabler) [Riggs] read to us from an article, "Out of My Class". Here are two
examples of students' sayings: "hybrid- a plant that is not its real self."
"One thing I don't know about farming, is plenty."

Henny Bregliano read us a poem on the importance of faith: Reach for
the stars, dare to think big.Give yourself Time.

Peg Gibian excerpted part of an article on glass from Modern Maturity.