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Rose Hill,
January 5th, 1950, 1,083 meeting.

A delicious luncheon was served amid spring flowers beautifully
arranged, inside, and outside the spires not to be outdone by these new-
fangled hot-houses bravely put out its dainty white blossoms. Guests
came in carrying their coats, or left them in the car, as it was warm.
As we sat in our meeting later in the lovely sunny living room we enjoyed
watching a variety of birds darting in and out to several luxurious
feeders.

The meeting was called to order by Dr. Crum, and the minutes were
read and adopted. As this was the Jan. meeting the rules and regulations
were also read. When election of Officers was called for it was suggested
that the present officers be continued, as there was not too much
objection, this was settled on with-out voting.

A minute of silance was then observed for the memory of
Elizabeth T. Stabler, our oldest member in point of age and membership.

The Treasurer reported the Treasury balance the same as last
month, however a number of members paid dues at the meeting.

The next place of meeting will be the Cedars, with Helen Hallowel
and Helen Farquhar.

For her sentiment the hostess gave a new Years wish.

Rebecca Small had a book which had been owned by Caleb Stabler,
written in 1802. It gave the boundaries of Maryland at that time, told
of the twenty Counties of the State, and gave a discription of Baltimore,
which then had a population of 15,000 which was housed in 2,500 houses,
and nine churches looked after them spiritually.

Mariana Miller read an Editorial from The Baltimore Sun on a
wonderful cat that traveled a thousand miles in three months to find his
family who had moved to a strange locallity. She also read of the very
large tax collected in the past few months from the sale of playing
cards, which has increased with the popularity of "Canasta", a new craze
which requires two full decks of cards with jokers. She then read
an article or story about going through old boxes with the idea of weed-
ing out, and of how precious each item becomes.

Mary Brooke, a cat story.

Alice Farquhar of a lost scrapper mysteriously found.

Ethel Thomas on Youth, a state of mind.

Elsie Stabler read a good article from "Forbes" magazine, on
"Happiest Mortals", noteworthy because of being in an industrial Magazine.

Fanny Iddings, "Throw them away". An amusing story of the many
things we use once and throw away. She also read a verse from a Christmas
card.

Margaret Jones had Esther Stabler read a poem for her.

Helen Hallowell told of the dedication of the Memorial to the
four Chaplins of different faiths, who lost their lives at sea while
giving comfort to teh other passengers. "A chapel of the Four Chaplins"
is to be the appropiate memorial.

Elza Thomas read a plea for help abroad, written in rhyme to
those of us who feel we are too busy with our own families to sew for
these needy people. She asked if anyone knew of a squirrel-proof
bird feeder. Several suggestions were made.

Esther Stabler read of a community where, in 1926 when the
article was written, Wom-Pom was still being made as it was when the
place was settled in 1672 by the Dutch and called New Netherlands.

Grace Thomas read from the "Ford Times", of "My Isle of Hope",
a wonderful place near Savannah where optimism is high and rents low.

Madge Winslow, a guest showed a beautiful needlepoint wallet
made in 1762, containing priceless papers.

Sallie Brooke told of a very fine bird feeder her sister