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Beginning of 99th year

H/3/1962 -1-

Rose and Ulrich Hutton
April 3, 1962

Spring was definitely in the air as we held
our first meeting of 1962 with Rose and Ulric
Hutton. Your new secretary arrived late,
it was too dark to report on the garden,
but the house was delightful the flowers
lovely, the food most bountiful,
and it was good to be back with Horticulture
friends after so many months.
Mr. and Mrs. Lundberg of Ednor were guests.

After supper the meeting was called
to order by Robert Miller. The nominating
committee reported that Lucy Manning had
been nominated as secretary and had accepted.
She did with the understanding that minutes
might be sketchy for a few months.

The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved. Mary Moore Miller reported
a balance of $22.45 on hand, turned over to
the new Secretary, and that dues would be
payable in May. Mary Moore had completed
the term of Mrs. Havens resigned.

Frances Thomas was the reader.
He reminded us with true Thomas
philosophy that winter was fading, spring
was starting, and suggested we look around
and about us and see what one can do when
not busy. He then read a delightful
article by Jim Bishop, in which he lets us
see his innermost thoughts. Mr. Bishop
is sitting before the fire, alone in the
quietude of his thoughts and his living room.
The children are in bed, the logs burn slowly,
tossing red and yellow spangles against the
bare beams of the ciling. He gazes into
the fire, sees it all and sees it not. He is
hypnotized by the burning embers, enjoying
being alone. He listens to the night sounds,
the grunts of the old timbers, the creak of
the weather vane as it is buffeted by the
wind, the soft hiss of old sap bleeding
in the fire. As he gazes into the fire
he is there, yet a light year away. He
realizes that soon he will be old. All