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Bloomfield 1st mo 31st 1878

A very stormy day, and but three members
present. M. L. Roberts was requesting to
act as secretary - "Caroline B. Scott
read" Love is often but a solitary leaf
but neither storm nor blight can fade it;
like a perfume that a dead flower sends
forth, it is sweet when the sunshine has
departed. When all bloom is past, it has the
fragrance of memory; it is the last lingering
beam that glows long after sun and star
have set, a refuge from the tempestuous
and bereaving storms of life.

E.D Bentley selected and article in favor of
teaching girls to work. Just as necessary
for the rich, as the poor

Helen Bentley read the "Sailor boy" a
touching piece of poetry. M. L. Roberts
read "New year's shadows"; Coming
events cast their shadows before; but the
moment is enough for us to think of:
as we attend to the moment light will
shine on the next, and the burden
which was heavy becomes light and
easy to be borne. After pleasant
conversation, we adjourned to Brooke
Meadow on the 28th of 2d mo
to dinner.