Page 124

125

to the blessings which surround us,
accepting ever reason as a matter of course.
Some one recalled Mrs. Wiggs cheerful
philosophy, "Ain't you proud of yourself
that you haven't a hair lip?" The
Secy. read "The passing of the Rag Bag," and
several endorsed the assertion by confessing that they
saved few rags and made small use of
those they did save. The question of enlarging
our membership was fully considered
and a majority voted to admit
Alice Tyson; it is always gratifying
when the daughters of interested members
who have crossed the river, come forward
to help the Asso. realize the ideals
and aspirations of its founders. By a
majority of several it was decided to
limit the members to 20 in future, which
action, as heretofore, may be modified
by a subsequent decision.

Mary Bentley Thomas
Sec.

7/31/1903 found the Association assembled,
a little late, at the home of Louis
& Virginia Steer. Hannah B. Stabler, Carrie
S. Bond, Harriet Harris, Martha T. Farquhar,
Mrs. Chiffelle & Amelia Porter of
Washington, Elizabeth C. Rumsford of Wilmington,
Miss Freeman of New York,
Dora Moore of Richmond, Mrs. Canby,
Margaret G. T. Moore, Fanny Snowden, &
Emma Bond, were visitors, and in
all had the pleasure of welcoming our new
member, Alice Tyson. The sentiment of
the day was from the writings of Dinah
Mulock Craik, as follows -
"To accept the inevitable, neither to struggle
against it, nor murmur at it,
simply to bear it, this is the great lesson