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Edgewood

August 1st 1905

Our Society Convened on this beautiful August day at Edgewood. Our President and Secretary both being absent - our vice-President, John C. Bentley filled the chair and Ellen Farquhar and Eliza Brooke were appointed to jointly take the secretary's place - a notable fact that it takes two mature women to very poorly fill the place of our _ (I will not use any flattering adjectives or she will not read them) secretary. After the minutes of the last meeting were read and approved a letter from Margaret Magruder was read who is visiting the far West, and who gave interesting description of the great and wonderful geysers of Yellowstone Park The secretary was appointed to acknowledge it. Kate Janny 1st reader; her selection was very good; of the good lesson we learn from each growing seed from the time it is planted until it becomes an aged tree. There were also some very good selected articles. The rainfall of July is without parallel. The noon temp 72°