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H/10/1965-1-
October 5-1965 - In our 102nd Year
At Montresor with Rust and Elizabeth Canby

Most of us who had not been to this new home before, found
a real "treasure" in the place which was hewn out of the forest
primeval. Altho we know that Rust supervised the laying of every
block and board, he also had time to cultivate and plant an extra
special garden. The quality, size and beauty of a large variety
of vegetables far surpassed those of many of us who have gardens
of long standing production. Inside the home, the results of
Elizabeth's decorative skill were so pleasing that our hosts had
a hard time persuading us that it was time to eat.

So it wasn't until 8:00 pm, after the usual feast, that our
Vice-President called the Society to order, in the absence of our
President. A warm welcome was given to our three guests, Bill and
Nancy Canby, the son and daughter-in-law of our hosts, and also
to Martha Colley. The Secretary read the previous minutes, which
were accepted.

Flora Goff, who is particularly interested in Bluebirds,
read to us the very interesting article in Woman's Day about "How
to Build a Bluebird Trail". In addition to their suffering by an
acute housing shortage, it seems that from 1/3 to 1/2 of the Bluebireds
are winter-killed in unusually cold seasons. For special
feeding, they liked raisins, dried currants and peanuts. Bluebirds
like cavities in trees or fence posts, and many organizations are
building special houses and making them available on trails from
Illinois to North Carolina.

One such group in Illinois reported 80% of the houses placed
were occupied in the first year. Certain Boy Scouts have been
building houses and placing them four fest above the groud, four
hundred feet apart. One Scout Troup reported a first bird family's
ecstasy in finding a nest; five days later a second house was occupied
and two days later there were five eggs. In 75 boxes on a
trial in North Carolina, over 300 new birds were counted. Such
stories were typical wherever new trails were built, and of course
Flora's own Bluebird box has been very successful.

Absentees were Jack Bentley, the Farquhars, Vernon Hussman,
President Ulric Hutton, Claire Hutton, Bob Miller and The Wilsons.
In the absense of Douglas Farquhar, the Secretary read his weather
report September. The highest temperature of 86o happend on
three different days, while the lowest of 43o was on the 28th.
The average high as 77o while the average low was 59o, making a
mean temperature for the month of 68o. Only 2.40 inches of rain
fell on five different days, making a total of 31.29 for the year.

The Forethought for the evening consisted of just three
words: "Feed your lawn".

Flora Goff, in a dual role this evening, was also Asst.
Secretary and read the list of exhibits as follows: the Mannings
Had a cluster of tomatoes and peppers; the Weske's brought Michaelmas
Daisies and a beach rose; our hosts had tomatoes, eggplant,
peppers and hot peppers; Mary Moore Miller's nosegay was made of
Helen Traubel Rose, Ageratum and fall asters, she brought along a
Luffa Fruit as well; from the Bentley's garden cam Parsley, Pepper,
Tomatoes, Marigolds, Bachelor Buttons, Snapdragon, Celosia, Calendula
and Zinnieas. The Thomases brought Carrots, Chard, Kale, Parsley

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