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1522nd Meeting
January 7, 1988
Peg Gibian
Pen-Y-Bryn

The 1522nd meeting of the Association met on a chilly January 7th at Peg Gibian's
'Pen-Y-Bryn', with Helen Farquhar as chairman. Guests were Peg's sister Babes Hartmann
and daughters Janet and Barbara, plus assorted grandchildren.

Three sets of minutes were read: those of the last meeting here, last November's
(postponed for lack of time), and those of the last meeting. The Treasurer was absent,
but we collected dues for this year.

The yearly reading of The Rules and Regulations followed, and that the Election of
Officers for the coming year. Joy Shotts was re-elected Treasurer, and Peg Gibian nobly
agreed to act as Secretary for one year.

The next meeting will be with Betty Grey; there is a question about the March
meeting - we will be informed about it in February of all the moments we garner in our lives- Caroline Hussman comes in April.

The Sentiment of the Hostess was a quote - "The ones we cherish most , are the moments shared."

Contributions:

Mary Reading Miller read an amusing parody on grammar mistakes - some real 'bloopers.'

Beth Bullard told us that having no children for Christmas, she and Jim decided to go
to Cancun in Mexico. From there they took a trip inland to see the Mayan ruins,following
advice from Tom Gibian. They encountered very serious speed bumps going through the villages and met some nice fellow tourists - a Czech pair travelling for the same reason
they were - no children home for the holidays.

Mary Moore Miller read a very good quota about the importance of building relationships
between people of diverse groups.

Betty Grey, whose great-grandfather was a Sherman, had found an article about the
discovery of a trunkful of letters from the Civil War General. They were found by a
Mr. Joseph Ewing, and referred to the Georgia Campaign and Sherman's distain for the
press. They were never published.

Martha Ligon passed around a lovely little book by Mary Birkhead, "Adventures in the Wild",
a book of poems and drawings, dedicated to Sarah Haviland.

Caroline Hussman had a nice quote from the Kansas City Times about the lasting value of
things learned in kindergarten - the 'dos and donts' are good for all life, and how nice
to have a nap in the afternoon!

Jane Stabler wondered about the difference between shell-barked and shag-barked hickory,
and was only somewhat enlightened.

Kay Metcalf read a 19th century poem about wishing by J.G.Saxe.
Caroline Schauffler had read an article about the tv series called "East Enders" coming
on PBS at 11:30 at night - a bit late to watch. The Cockney language it celebrates has
survived against all odds, and emphasizes our two countries separated by the same language.
Her question was - does Caroline's sister teach calligraphy? Yes, she does. Could she
start a class locally?

Mary Lillian Moore had a photograph to be identified, and then read a 17th century
prayer found in an Eastern Shore church, on growing old. she said the Museum is