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1515th Meeting
June 4, 1987
Mary Seiler

The Association held its 1515th meeting at Mary Seiler's home on June 4th. After a
leisurely lunch the meeting was called to order by Caroline Schauffler. Since this was
Mary's first meeting there was only one set of minutes. After corrections and some dis-
cussion they were approved. The Treasurer was unable to stay for the meeting so there
was no report.. The next three places of meeting were given as follows: Deb Willson at
Homestone on July 2nd, Sylvia Woodward and Joy Shotts on August 6th, and Henny Bregliano
on Sept. 3rd.

For her sentiment, and mindful of this month of glorious bloom, the hostess chose
lines from Emily Dickinson - "But blossom were I, I would rather be Thy moment than a
Bee's Eternity".

Nell Johnsen read excerpts from a book called Clutter's Last Stand by Don Astlett.
The message was clear and true - accumulation of clutter grows until we don't own our-
selves anymore. We must learn to identify it and get it out of our lives. The author says
"de-junking your life" is necessary.

Caroline Hussman presented the other side of the coin - preservation - with a
fascinating report on the comeback being made by a large blue butterfly that has been
saved from extinction by a conservation group. This butterfly's life cycle is totally
dependent on the red ant at one stage. As Mary Lil said, this is the definition of ecology.

Rose Hutton reported on a Yankee Magazine article about a remarkable dog named Chris
that tapped out answers, first to simple questions of arithmetic and then to much more
complex questions. He not only could spell but had ESP and also picked daily double
winners. Ultimately he predicted when he would die..Rose's question - how to get rid of
pilling on a knit top. There are little razors for this purpose.

Mary Lillian Moore had questions. Concerning clutter - how to dispose of good
magazines? One possibility - the library's free magazine box to which you may donate or
borrow from. Mary Lil's iris have mushy stems. Perhaps there are thrips in the rhizome
so start over in a different place. Also, their strawberries are producing the best crop
ever but with no taste. Perhaps the weather has affected them.

Jane Stabler had a contribution concerning butterflies taken from Southern Living.
Butterflies are fewer partly due to insecticides but we can help them by having a butter-
fly garden. Some of their favorite colors are yellow, purple, orange. Next to bees,
butterflies are the best polinators.

Jean Ladson read a humorous piece about a man who loved technological gadgets such as
a computer that fits in a shirt pocket, computerized jogging shoes, a computer that can
store countless names, telephone numbers and messages. Store messages? What about the good
old refrigerator door?

Louie Canby told of the oyster situation as written up in the Chesapeake Bay News.
In the late 1800s, twenty million oysters were tonged and dredged whereas there are only
two million today. The Newsletter suggested contributions be sent to the Chesapeake Bay
Foundation. Louie's question - is there a Better-Business-Bureau-type rating for charities?
Consumers Checkbook might know.

Henny Bregliano told of a girlhood friend with whom she had shared many exciting
ex-
periences whose name had turned up in a newspaper article recently. Henny found her, and
after a telephone conversation, she is coming soon to visit Henny.

Helen Farquhar had just had a letter from Barby Hallowell describing Tom's latest
project - a bear watch. Helen had read about the Pisgah Bear Sanctuary where black bears