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Ellen Farquhar read an amusing description
of the "Mad Rush of Life in New York",
which if exaggerated has unfortunately
much truth in it. She read also
"The Settler" by Rudyard Kipling, a poem
so unlike any other he has written.

Lucy Miller gave us several scraps of
wit and wisdom from her note book
which seemed replete with rich nuggets
of thought and lovely little verses.
The first was an extract from one
of George Washington's letters. "My
first wish is that this pleasure of
mankind, war, was banished from
the earth, and the sons and daughters
of the earth employed in more pleasing
and innocent amusements." The genius
of Washington was common sense, she
said. She gave us a verse from an
old English poet, J. Dome, "Presence
and Absence," and several exquisite
poems by Richard Burton, who interprets
nature with a grace and felicity
seldom equaled. We thought we would
like to retain that note book as a
permanent possession of the Association.

Emily Massey read us Mrs. Wigg's
advice to Lovey Mary - "We can't
help what traits we start out in life
with, but we can help what we end
up with." Keep cheerful, don't look
sour even if you is sad; put your
troubles in your mind like it was a
box and sit on the lid and smile."

Albina Stabler gave us directions for