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"Tanglewood" one lovely afternoon
in October, 1942

With the weather clear and cool and the
surroundings so beautiful at Tanglewood, the
members could hardly be brought inside for the
meeting.

Everyone was interested in Lena. Stabler's
selected articles on trees. The oldest creatures
alive on earth today are trees. There are trees
living now which were past their prime when Moses
marched out of Egypt. Every race bows to its
particular tree. Trees are our most impressive
memorials in artistic as well as historic value.
We can follow American history by such definite
personalities as the Charter Oak, the Cambridge
Elm, the Wye Oak, the Liberty tree at Annapolis.
From Washington to President Roosevelt our presidents
have shown an active interest in tree planting
or reforestation. The American Forestry Ass'n
gets out an interesting booklet on trees.

Forethought: Fallen apples should be raked
up and buried. Pot parseley and mints for winter use.
Store spraying materials for next year. Liberal
amounts of bonemeal dug into the soil this year
augmented by fully decomposed compost applied in
spring, will tend to offset any shortage of complete
fertilizer next year. Save all possible vegetable
refuse for composting. Did anyone try her suggestion
of bringing chrysanthemum plants indoors?

Ass't sec'y Mary Reading Miller told of the
7th successive exhibit of roses from the Highlands,
the raspberries from Mt. Airy, a fine exhibit
from Falling Green and 5 kinds of greens from
Clermont.

Mrs. Stanton's nice letter was read and
appreciated.

Our meteorologist was missed.

It was voted to give Mrs. Resher, Sherwood
School, $5.00 for helping provide lunches for
less fortunate children. Vegetable and fruit
donations are in order.

Mr. Sam McCeney has replied that he would
be glad to cooperate with any suggestions on the
improving of Sandy Spring site. He has already
moved the ground around it and cleared out the
spring. The sec'y is to write him our thanks,
assure him of our continued interest, and that we
may consult him in the spring. (!) We will take up
the matter up at the April meeting.