Club Minutes: Horticultural Society, 1938

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eateth not the bread of idleness.

Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also and he praiseth her. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her in the gates.

On August 6th of this year Cornelia Hallowell Bentley a most beloved and valuable member of this Horticultural passed to the Great Beyond. Her loss to us is irreparable and yet we cannot feel that she has gone wholly from us for her physical

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loveliness, her sympathetic personality and her sterling character will live on in her descendants for generations to come. As she will live int ethe characters of these generations so will she live in the hearts and memories of the members of this Horticultural Society so long as any of us who knew and loved her shall survive.

Strength and honor are her clothing and she shall rejoice in time to come.

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The Cedars September 29 - 1938

In the absence of the President - the Vice President, Robert H. Miller filled the chair - and Mary Reading Miller acted as secretary the regular duty being out of the neighborhood.

The Highlands minutes were accepted as read.

Words of love were expressed. for our dearly loved Cousin Cornelia Bentley whose recent death has left a place both in our hearts and this society which can never be filled.

A very beautiful testimonial was written and read by Mrs. Bancroft: a copy was ordered sent the family, and one spread on the minutes.

Cousin Jessie McReynolds, our first reader, read of tree. They often thrive in their native woodlands - but do not do as well on our lawns.

Our other selected reader, Wm. Hill read of "where flowers must have come from." Some think Asia, though Siberia has enriched our Gardens very much, in Iris for instance. Nearly every Country however

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has a species of Iris. The poppy is probably oriental, but there are some native to our own California. The Chinese Delphinium is well known. It is to Persia we are most indebted, for she gave us the rose.

Mrs. Hutton read from Better Homes & Gardens" on gourds.

Lofton Westley read of the fascination of gardening.

As there was very little forethought it was dropped.

There was an unusual display of fruits, vegetables and flowers even for this harvest meeting.

Mrs. Hutton would like police patrol on the Brighton road. There is increasingly heavy traffic and a policeman is seldom seen.

The assistant meteorologist reported except for eleven days of rain the weather has been good with little or no frost.

A letter was read from Florence Bentley saying she and cousin Edith felt they should resign from the Horticultural. Regret was expressed, but we felt that careful thought had been given, and that the resignation should be accepted with regret.

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Cousin Jessie was told to mulch her pansies well - unless they are in a very protected place.

Lofton was advised to set out a rose garden in the early spring. Go to Conrad & Pyle - at Westgrove Pa. - select your roses while the are blooming, and they will be shipped to you while dormant.

Mrs. Hutton would plant poppies & larkspur in a tulip bed.

Andrew Adams still has no name for his lilly.

Mrs. Hill has a Daliah nearly 20 ft. tall with flowers on top.

Mrs. Norman Smith, a guest who just driven down through the storm struck area said about three fourths of the trees uprooted had roots on only one side - a result in our modern highway system.

Regret was expressed over the loss of countless trees during the storm.

Mr. McReynolds asked the Annual Fall question about when to stop