Club Minutes: Mutual Improvement Association, 1945

The Highlands - 1-4-1945 1026th Meeting.

After luncheon, served to the members and guests of the Mutual Improvement Association, at The Highlands - 1-4-1945 the 1026th meeting was called to order by Sarah Buchanan at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

The minutes of the last meeting at this place were read - and the minutes of the last meeting were read and accepted.

The Treasurer, Margaret Bancroft reported an empty treasury after $10.00 was sent for a Christmas opportunity - The regular gift to the Travelers Aid will be sent as soon as the treasury can afford it.

Next meeting place - Plainfield at the regular time -

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Sentiment of our hostess, Mariana "Remember that what you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death to belong to someone else, but what you are will be yours forever.

Mary Reading read some items about Washington - and told another good Eleanor story.

Julia Hallowell - No.

Ethel Thomas some thoughts about when victory comes. Question. What do people do with coffee grounds? Put in sink - in garbage - burn etc.

Catharine Adams told some instructions for happiness.

Helen Farquhar read extracts from letters from her two sons, most interesting. Also told of some very unusual dolls.

Mary Magruder told how fashions originate - it being a regular business to start them.

Elza Thomas read extracts from their Family Circular Letter.

Elizabeth Ligon quoted a beautiful poem written by her father Charles Hartshorne - commenting on the death of the poet Longfellow.

Deb. Williams read from the writings of Van Lom -

Jean Coulter told of some of the dolls being made at her school .

B. Hutton - no

Alice Pierce - no

Emily Coulter - extracts from a letter telling of the recent hurricane in Havana -

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Elizabeth Stabler told of the school kept by the Olivers.

Helen Hallowell read a letter from "Brookie" now Mrs. Graham - and a resident in England - a real gem telling of her experiences during this war.

Margaret Bancroft wants an old fashioned butter dish which will hold ice - Margaret Jones thought she might have one that would do.

Mary Hutton read of the Dismal Swamp - a most interesting and unusual place which has now been conquered.

Mary Brooke - a sentiment pertaining to friendship.

Edith Green. no

Lillie Stabler. no

Emma Stabler. no

Library Committee - no report

Hospital representative - no report

Membership Committee - no report

There being no further business the meeting adjourned

Margaret Elgar Sherman Jones Secretary.