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Negro, by a Southern Woman", and it
gave a sensible and hopeful review of
a vexed problem. Rebecca Stabler read
from Louisa M. Alcotts writings , an incident
called "Warming the Cockles of her heart,"
also an extract in regard to the excessive
neatness practices in some homes
making them anything but home like.

Virginia Steer gave us a new prescription
for physical culture. Active housework
and the use of the broom and dust brush
being just as conducive to health and the
building up of muscle as the dumb
bells and bars of the gymnasium.

Caroline H. Miller offered the following
exquisite words from Richard Burton.

"Soft white cloud in the sky,
Wise are you in your day!
One side turned to God on high,
One to the world always;
Soft white cloud - I too
Would were we like to you,
So might I secrets learn,
From Heaven to tell to men
So might their spirits beat and burn
To make it their country there,
Soft white cloud make mine
Such manner of life as thine."

She read also a little couplet, "Right of
the Sea", by Father Tabb and said these
Poets had been unknown to her until
recently introduced by a friend.
Lucy Miller again opened her charming
note book and gave us several works from
both authors, which I am sorry not to have
caught on the point of my pencil. Sarah
H. Bond gave us from Mary Drummond's
inspired pen her admirable definition of
"Courtesy"- and Rebecca Miller read "Health
& Riches" by Ruth McEnery Stuart, a novel
distinction between the two. Margaret C. Bancroft