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Mary P. T. Jackson said she wished to know
how many had been annoyed by a chain letter
puporting to be a sort of prayer sent out by
an Episcopal Minister but, as a very unclerical
threat of dire consequences should
the chain be broken, accompanied the document,
she believed it to be altogether bogus.
Several had heard of this new form of persecution
by means of the U.S mailbags and
all agreed to give no support to the sender.

The secretary announced she had
informed Annabelle A. Page and Estelle T. Moore
of their election to membership and each had
signified her pleasure in becoming identified
with the "Association".

Adjourned to the house of Alice Tyson

on 2.28.1907.

2-28-1907 Alice Tyson received our society
at her comfortable and attractive home, Marden,
one of a number of such monuments to the
skill of Sandy Spring women in this direction.

Guests were Caroline S. Bond, Kate D. Thomas,
Emilie T. Massey, Rebecca T. Miller, Margt. G. T. &
Mary G Moore, Rebecca T. Stabler, Florence and
Helen Wetherald and Elizabeth Canby.

The good word for the day was from the
writings of the late Eugene Field:-

"When you hear of good in people - Tell it,
When you hear a tale of woe - quell it,
Let the good deeds have the light, put the evil out of sight,
Make the world we live in bright."

Our hostess had two other short selections,
the first being a school boys plaint:-

"It seems to me I'd like to go where bells don't
ring, nor whistles blow,
If 'tweren't for sight and sound and smell,