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Tanglewood

April 6^th 1920

OCTOBER 1919

"The world has burnished all too bright,
Too gorgeous for the aching sight;
God breathed upon it, over night,
And lo! The mountains, angel-kissed,
Are clothed with-blue October mist

Lovely as amethyst."

Just so, our beautiful summer had faded
into a lovely Fall day when we met on
Oct 7^th at Knowlton.

There is something akin to sadness when
the autumn days come round-& especially
so was it this last meeting day of our
Horticultural, as our friend, Cousin Eliza
Brooke, whom we loved so dearly, was
lying desperately ill at her home.

Our hearts were heavy, but we tried to
do as she wished us to, & so our Pres.
called the meeting at the appointed time.
The minutes of the previous meeting written
by Mariana S. Miller, was read by her
& was accepted without change.

Richard Iddings was our first appointed
reader for the afternoon, & instead of a