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Sarah H. Stone told of a remarkable case of
longevity in a Va. couple who had lived together
for 83yrs. Elizabeth C. Davis entertained
and interested us by a selection from "The
Critic" upon American authors who had ably
represented us at foreign courts from Franklin
to John Hay. Margaret B. Magruder gave a tried receipt
for putting up meat, in sifted hickory ashes, and she recited a few
pretty verses the concluding lines of which were-

"There's not a sorrow known on earth which yieldeth not to faith and prayer".

Ellen Farquhar warned us of the sorrows and disabilities of debt which
was said to be "anti Peace" in its effects. Benjamin Franklin said,
"Think what you do when you go in debt". Horace Greeley said, "Never get
in debt". Henry Ward Bucher told one of his sons, "You must not get
in debt avoid it as you would the Devil". Ellen Farquhar also gave
by the eyes of E.C. Davis, "I cannot read the old books", an echo of the
Biblical plaint, " of the making of many books there is no end".

Emma Waters read amusing scraps from "The Philadelphian
Album of 1826" a curiously personal magazine which antedated
all the favorites of today. Cornelia Stabler selected some
pithy paragraphs from "The Every Day of Life", the friendship
which ministers but cares not to be ministered to was declared
to be the only kind of value. "The Douglas Climax" and
"Scarlet Rambler" were said to be satisfactory climbing roses.

Mary T. Bond read of the discovery in the British Museum of an
alabaster block with a sculptured representation believed to be of
the hanging gardens of Babylon. Virginia Flowers, a visitor,
kindly gave a portion of Whittier's ever beautiful "Snow
Bound". Sarah R. Janney recommended an incubator
which she said enabled them to raise more chickens