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H/9/1966-1-
September 5-1966 - In our 103rd Year
At The Cedars with Douglas and Helen Farquhar
Again we come together at "The Cedars", where I've heard
it said that as many as 87 people have gathered here for one of
our very early meetings, in the days when the hostess provided
the dinner for everyone who attended. What else can be said about
"The Cedars" hospitality that has not already been said
throughout the years, where each generation has proved itself
more gracious than the past? Your Secretary has always enjoyed
his share of many happy hours within these walls, and I am sure
that most of the social organizations of our neighborhood have
been honored with the same privileges during the last century.
It is also clear in my mind that those of us who wandered
around the grounds before and after supper, were not thinking of
the effects of this summer's drought. Instead, our memories were
recalling the amazingly beautiful flower gardens, which responded
so well to "Nennie's" tender loving care, and the perfectly kept
green lawns which were "Granddaddy's" pride and joy. In fact,
the old Sandy Spring baseball diamond, in the lower part of the
pasture, came in for its share of nostalgia, as we almost re-
luctantly returned to the present meeting at 7:45 pm.
Our President Ulric Hutton greeted the guests: Mrs Ethel
F. Thomas, Mr Norman Sweetzer, Mrs Margaret F. Adelfio and several
grandchildren named Adelfio. We noted that the absentees were
the Goffs, The Hussmans, Claire Hutton and the Weskes. The minutes
of the previous meeting were read and accepted.
Having no unfinished business of any importance, it was
decided to wait until the end of the meeting to see the slides
of the Lawrence's trip to England. Bea Wilson's forethought is
still requesting rain, but if you have any well left, water your
trees and bushes. Spray for mildew and reseed your lawns, but
don't do any serious fall planting until after it rains.
Douglas Farquhar claims that because of his "retiring dis-
position" his weather report has nothing encouraging to offer.
August's high temperature was 87° on several days, making an ave-
rage of 83° vs 81° last year, altho official releases gave 59 or 60
summer days over 90°, the highest record of any heat wave since
1872. Low was 57°, giving an average low of 64° vs 62° last year.
August 1965 gave us 11 inches of rain, but hold on to your cups,
August 1966 total rainfall was .9 of an inch!
Grace Thomas read the list of exhibits as follows: from the
Huttons came a Franklinia plant, Anthony Waterer Spirea, Golden
Rain Tree seed pods and Kousa Dogwood seeds; The Bentleys brought
peppers and tomatoes; the Ligons had a pretty Lycoris; Dale Thomas
brought a Datura or Jimson Weed grown from plants collected when
visiting Oklahoma City last Spring and your Secretary read an ap-
propriate description of the "Datura" plant from the Encylopedia
Americana, copy of which is attached to these minutes. The Canbys,
whose splendid efforts and unlimited water supply out-did us all,
brought this imposing list: lima beans, slicing cucumbers, pickling
cucumbers, tomatoes, curly kale, smooth kale, collards, eggplant,
beets, peppers, potatoes, lettuce, parsley, rhubarb and snap beans.
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