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H/4/1897 -3-

Rock Spring 143 chickens 14 ducks

Readers
1 Charles A. Iddings, a description
of the five-fingered Orange a Japanese
plant

2 Helen Thomas, Mistakes made in the
treatment of roses

Volunteer - Mary Magruder - "General
care of plants

Report on Forethoughts was good.

This report never fails in excellence

New business. The resignation of Henry
and Helen Miller was read, and Secretary
requested to inform them it was accepted
with regrets. the vacancy thus made
was filled by electing Ernest and
Sally Adams, who applied for membership
three years ago. Sec. to notify them
of their election.

The Secretary then read an application
for the next vacancy from Mrs. Davis
The question arose, what was our
limit and after some discussion it was
decided to increase the number of families
from 18, the present number, to 20.
Sixteen was our limit for many years
now we decided to limit the number to twenty