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Walnut Hill 1st mo. 29th 1874

A bright pleasant day, and all the members,
present except Beulah Lea who was indisposed).
This was the second meeting at
this place, and a number of guests added
to the pleasure of the occasion. In good
time, we came to order and Sophie Pierce
(guest) being first called on, read a little
article called "Three times a day" or some
of the trials of housekeepers in preparing
or having properly prepared the three
meals each day, which seem to be so
necessary to our existence.

R. M. Thomas read two stories, each
with a moral, one, "The two extremes of housekeeping
and the other "A lesson of Trust"

M. E. Moore a little piece, "The Family", the
family is a book and children are the leaves.

Anna Hartshorne read an extract from
Over the ocean," giving a description of a
portion of "Chatsworth" the conservatory etc.

Elizabeth Thomas read "The Proselyter" by S. G. W.

M Farquhar read a short biographical sketch
of Professor Agassiz.

M. Hallowell "An account of the "homes
of [?per]" by Harriet Livermore.

Mary Miller read "From bits of talk by
[?] [?] a pleasant little extract