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thus originated Arbor day. The ides was
FIRST given 10 the State Horticultural
Society In 1872 and in the same year the
plan was adopted by the State Board Of
Agriculture. which offered q prize OF 500
% the county agricultural society plant
ing the most trees On that day and farm
Library worth t2s " the individual farmer
who should plant the most
Stimulated by the offer the FIRST Arbor
day in Nebraska resulted IN the setting
out of more than 100000 tiees. That
iirst Arbor day was April 10. ls73. In
March, 1874, j. Sterling Mortun's birth
day. April p. was set apart AZ ArbOr day
by the Governor OF NebFlSka.
Arbor Lodge Of to-day bears no re-
semblanoe 20 the log shack Of lS5l The
present structure IL the fourth house built
and is a commanding Colonial residence
with tall columned classic pOrticos on
three aides.
The entrance TO Arbor Lodge is through
Morton Park. which stands to-day a wood
and Of verduTe TO commemorate tho work
Of It's former owner. Mr. Morton pre-
sented the park 10 the city. and in turn a
bronze statue was erected in his memory.
ArbOr Lodge Is approached by a straight
roadway bOrdered by a double row Of
pines, with an inner line Of shrubs and
perennials The north has a somewhat
similar entrance from the roadway.
which il the original California trail
To the south. however. a. far a. the eye
can reach are the rolling hills Of Ne
braska.
The pride Of the place IL the pinery
Pine trees would not grow in Nebraska:
but they do now. Mr.. Morton had faith
in them. In 1873 two tiny pine trees not
thicker than lead pencils we're brought TO
ArbOr Lodge and are to-day two sturdy
evergreens. On the shaded lawns sur
rounding the house are not lees than lie
species Of tree life. TO say nothing Of the
shrubbery and flowers. all in perfect
thriving growth. Plants. shrubs and trees
which were given up a. hopeless in Ne
braska by the State Horticultural Society
were brought into Nebraska by the wizard
Of Arbor Lodge and made 70 thrive
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How Catnah Caught ratn.h.

NoahriAs ooTrSsgoadsHes Indianapolis News
Christopher Brummett. a farmer living
south of town, caught a nine pound cat fzh
a few nights ags IN a peculiar way. BE says
that he vas fishing with two bamboo poles.
one Of them bring 80 about twenty isrt from
where he WAS standing ile got bites on
hoah hooks at che same time and pulled
I'D the ono nearest him After having
the nah out Of the wHtaT tho other nola
va bring pulled into the creek iir hur-
fied " q and caught a catfish Weighing
bWQ pounds lie had left 4 catfish ten
lnches long m che ether hook and when
he resumed - Il there visa q nine FOUNDER
on ~ Tho larger Ash had swallowed the
smaller and uaa caught on the horns 81
tbs hook was not caught boz The large IN.
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HYPNOTIZES ALLIGATORG
Man Whs PTetrnds 10 Put Thsm 10 sleep
Carries Them IN he Arms.

Bert Swan IL tho name Of q man who
can catch alhEators with his hands
turn them on their backs and mako them
a. helpless a. infants. The AEligators
Swan handles are not the Eicc.s thai
bask in the mud Of tropical rivers. bu,
they are sufficiently formidable never.
theless.
Il 10 wonderful with what Quinkness
these saurians can snap at a man. Swan
Rave a little session with his pets for the
benefit Of a correspondent Of 50. NiohOlas
and this duickness Of action on the part
OF the alliRators was fully demonstrated
before the little private performance
ended.
The first task was 10 get the alligator into
the open where the light was sulhciently
good 10 permit Of snapahOts. This Was
done BY two men grasptng the alligator,
movement and the other grabbing bic
wildly waving tail
In the open the alligator proved a
wicked as could have been wished. Swans
method Of catching him was 20 hold tl,e
hands in readiness and wait for favor
able chance 70 grab the upper and lower
laws. As this was done while the formid-
able rows 81 teeth were apparently ach-
ing for a chance 10 snap The mans arm,
il vas no simple matter 10 catch the jaws
and imprisOn them.
Swan waited a long time befOre be
saw his ch-noe. and the eye could scaFcely
follow the movement 81 his hands AZ
they we're dnrted toward the Oatstreoched
Jaws. Once the Jaws were closed u the
mans viselike grip Il was . simple matter
60 slip une hand under the snout. sei1e
one Of the clawing legs with the other
and turn the alligator on his bach.
The owner o. the alligator says be has
found q way % hypnOtize the creatures
Be that a. ID may Il IL true that he made
tho wicked little saurian lio perfectly
still for a. long a time a. he wished. and
then raised him in his arms and carried
him around like a baby, the animal baing
apparently sound asleep all the time
When sven put him down and touched
his threat with a finger he awoke once
more into vicious lie and began snap
ping AZ before
The alligator cannot move very quickly
on his EGGS and u 10 easy enough 10 avoid
him when he comes az you. but 70 try
and pinion his Jaws is another matter
end . task that no one would care to
try unless gifted with liRhtninglika
agility and the quickest o. eyes. % well
as with muscular hands.
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COWFORT FOR THE ASTHMiTIc
Reasonable Hope af Reaching Oid Nge
Hesp From 10 gIenle LIVING.

Among ~ physical M asthms n perhaps
the most irritating. u y hard 10 endure
md terrible TO observe. tta victims do q
thousand deaths as FAR a. suffering , con-
oerned. and yet are denied the dignity Of
having a fatal dise1se for Il Il one n ihe
he1rtlssa axiOms Of experience thar he
astfmatlc sufferer Is quite % likely 10 Dc
Of Old aEe ~ Of his disease. n las besn
- ID that asthma is mt a dissNse bur q
state Of body. and II he victin's ere able
to extinct any comfort from ths knovlslGs
that u Il nervous In its origin they ere 81
titled 10 that alienation.
Any one looking on for tho art tine "a
we'll pronounced asfhmatic seizure d con.
WINGED that he j. Watching a death scene
and no wonder. 80 terrifying are tho symp-
toms. The patient fghts piteOlfly for
breath. sometimes crcuchinK for h1ur
IN one position. pallid. bathed In perplm-
ton and apparently In the anal stages Il
suiOcation. hut curio,sly enough. With Oh
the distress. TIE patient does not seem 70
feel any real alarm ne 70 the outcome.
The attack may pass OF either raridly Or
IN duality In many claes leaving no ar
parent after effect except q sense Of grsst
fatigue
Asthma being q disease with q nervous
origin. u follows that there are as manv
theories about u and remedies for t
a. there are sufferers from H. With some
persons the attacks are apparently a certain
Outc ONE Of eating a certain kind Of iSod.
or breathing a certain hind Of air. o. reach
InR a certain day and month Of the year.
Many asthmatics claim the power IL cheat
ing their enemy up 10 a certain point bv
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BEGINNINGS OF GRUOR DAY
J. S. MORTON SET on FOOT THE
NATION WIDE MOVEMENT.
HIS NebraElsA HOme sim Bears witness
10 Isis Love OS Trees and In the EnrIy
'SOa ne Urged MS Adopted state
20 OReF PriEes fer TholF Culture.

Most Of the States Of the Union now
recognize ArbOr day In some way or
other In Texas the day IL observed In
February, while in moro nOrtherly States
May is the usual month for OfiCial tree
planting. In Japan. where Arbor day Is
kept a. strictly as in some Of the States.
the date set apart by the nation IL NOvem-
Dor J. which happened so be the birth
day Of the Emperor who sat on the throne
when the Observance was introduced into
japan about thirty years ago.
The home u the founder of ArbOr day
in the United States IL one Of tho most
beautiful and noteworthy estates in this
country Not widely known. even by
the very school children the estate stands
ON a knoll in Nebraska which slopes away
maiestically TO the Missouri River.
To this then lonely spot in 1854 came J.
Sterling Morton. aftsrward Governor Of
Nebraska and still later Secretary Of Az
riculturs in Cleveland's second Cabinet.
There was nothing there then but a sweep
ing. fire visited prairie. a veritabis In
dian . paradise; but Mr.. Morton. then just
from college, had read Of the promise Of
the West and left his homo in Detroit
with HE young bride. They were not
country folks. but we're used TO such
Injuries Of city life as Detroit could then
Afford, Taking along enough household
goods 10 tide them over the winter, they
made tho last stage Of the journey 20 their
future home mp the Missouri River by
boat
In that part Of Nebraska there was not
a tree m sight. With scarcely a neighbor
but the proving Indian. the young man
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exhibition 80 the o0nfectioners's, where
u was nade. aud about p .OoO persons
raEed n 70 before ~ was sent 90 ST.
Jamps's Palace to b. put 90 tho place ~
honor at he zfHre IInutIc.
For htr .urilee Queen Victoria had a
more feinnC 40 cake u was presented
a. hsr hy thH same contectiOners who
T1Hdn hfr Brtlal Olss. u weighed more
than a rf'Irrr u. 20 Ton and 'is height WaF
% frrt inches The design b0re the
crown within 20 Indian temple guarded
hv Ne British lion Around the base we're
figures rem .ar ing the colonies. with
snail mrdIfh1r- showing the Quern and
me prnce rns0ri 'he medal which vas
a. RICK fgF CaHlda i1 isg7 and tho medal og
80 ~ cnurrr this cake had the place
% h0uar iu the hanqusting hall 40 hnck-
lngnlm Palace, and che Queen CUT the fra
few pieces 0l 10 herself
A special cake was prepared Tor The
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connections slices weighing from a
poundrto a pound and a hall are sent
In boxes embelllshed with the royal in
sigma
The general style Of the English wedding
cake has not changed much since the time
Of Tho cake made for the marriage Of
Queen Victoria TO the Prince Consort on
February no. 1870. II was a simple al
fair in thres tiers rising 20 a centre or
nnmeni that re-emblcd a vase. This was
Earlandsd with flowers Il was placed on
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Poiisytiie corrsspoHdsnos pAIadslphia Record
Hard pressed b. two valuable hunting
DOES belonging 70 james DoWiinR. a dos
Derate pack n i've foxes auoreeded IN killing
their purEucrs this afe~rnoon and ne thrill
ing encounter waa Witnessed a1 q distance
By 4 number 81 people
Game and Fifh association men state
mat nuf1fr1u4 lQNea a. fnNgnnua a. wolves
are neElf1Vlug ll TIE zane lnh1hilnr tfr
uQodd add mQuutairg hereubuua
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SOUTH GARDENS At ARBOR LODGE.

Of the Womans Auxiliary to the Morgan
Memorial u Boston. which has charge
Of the Athol Industrial Camp Men
women and children are taken from
the cOngested districts In Boston 10 the
camp for recuperat.on during the spring
and summer Eight looms Tor weaving
the camp for the purpose Of giving reg
ular employment 10 those aide 20 work
Other industrial features will he added
this season
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WHhT WOMEv ARE DOING.

Miss Jane Adams H. the first woman
elected an honorary member u the chi
Cago Association Of Commerce.
DR. Marion Paris presided at the con,
gr-ss Of women Interested IN agriculture
which was recently held at Bryn MawT
College Women with practical expert.
ence spoke on their experiments IN gen
eral farming. fruit growing. landscape
gardening. lee keeping. poultry raising
DAIRY farming truck gardening and hor-
t.cuiturp The general opinion seemed
TO he thar women could ordinarily carry
on successfully any o. these branches
with a profit u from TOTO 20 per cent.
Miss Lucy " salmon professor Of his
tory at yassar college. has just been
chosen by the Chamber Of Commerce Of
Poughkeepsie 90 head the COMMITTEES 20
clean up the town Miss salmon is said
20 intend 10 make an energetic campaign
against urtiiy backyRris. unsiEhtly va
cant lots and other hlots on community
clean lIns~s.
Miss Sara Palmer has been elected
pres .icut IT the National Society Of New
England v Onen 20 succeed Mrs. Thomas
Abafne,hy FAIR Only a few weeks ago
this society 'urT 81 over q. 00O 20 Dean
, Brewster - barnard College to found a
scholarship 10 he known az the Mrs
Henry larse Zoe scholarship. the object
Of which 's 90 defray the expenses az
/ Barnard college ~ a young woman Of
. New England parentage The society
has been working since 1900 20 raise the
money.
Mrs Harris | Pratt was elected presi-
dent Of the Brooklyn branch of the Junior
League which was organized recently at q
meeting % the Pratt Casino at which Mrs
Frederick Swift. president of tho Junior
/ League IN Manhattan. gave an account
OF tho work Of the organ 6atton. The
! bWding u "a model tenement for working
| girls 81 the latest project 10 bs brought
20 successful stage by tho Manhattan
/ league Subscriptions 10 shares TO the
amount ~ S2HO UJO were promised by out.
side friends provided the members Of the
league raIsel tCO 40 Five thousand
dollars more than this required amount
/ was secured hofore the books were closed
ard now the plans for the building are
nearing completion.
Z Carmen sylvia. Queen OF Rumania.
Is said N be- one n the best business
women in Europe. W was her idea 20
TIE tho Rumanian talent for embroidery
a. commercial asset for her country
She opened worlTooms where tho peas
ants could obtain materials for their
embroidery and sell Il al a fair price.
The surplus work was sent abroad and
the profits divided among tho workers.
In this way hundreds Of peasants have
been able 20 free their land from debt.
20 rebuild their cottages and educate their
children
After getting the embroidery industry
thoroughly svHtematHed the Queen ~
% work 10 revive the silk industry. which.
under the Turkish rule, had been entirely
forgotten. She opened q weaving school
for girls, gave them simple but practical
looms. imported tearhers 10 show them
how 10 weave the hest linen and silk
and offered prizes for the best made
stufs Attached h this school h an
agency for the sale n silk ac much better
prices than tho peasants could ct In the
country districts
Mrs George W. Root II Winchester.
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ENGLISH WEDDING CAKES
GREAT STRUCTURES WIN MUCH
DECORATION ~ ICING.
A Jubnee fake Ten Feet niEh and weigh
lag y Quarter Ton for queen We
tsria- Naval CAKE for slr Charles
IIrresfOrd other star Achievements.

LOaDoN. Nav The accounts sent
over hon America Of the marvcls Of young
Mrs. Anthony Drexcls wedding cake
have Interested England. beCause to the
Englah bride tho gorgeously decorated
cake of mammoth proportions - very
important part % he wedding ceremony.
Il graccs tho wedding feast first. Is then
cut ~ the bride and passed to every one
present and lastly IL divided into portions
vhica are sent 70 frichds who could not
come 10 the marriage
Not only at marriages does the deco
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rated cake make its appearance but also
al silver and golden anniversaries. when
attempts are made to reproduce the cake
which graced the bridal day.
Enghnd's royalties have always been
partial 10 the fashion Of having wedding
cake. and very generously do they send
portions TO relatives and connections.
For those in the immediate family whole
cakes. small duplicates u the brides
cake. are made. while TO more distant
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and summer Eight looms Tor weaving
carpets have already been installed II
the camp for the purposs Of giving reg.
ular employment 20 those able 90 work
Other industrial features will be added
this season
Miss Estelle FischoH has been put
in charge Of the organization Of the new
settlement branch u the Political Equal
ity League u New York city An apart
ment was taken in East New York by
Mr. D n p Belmont a. a home for the
new suffrage settlement The partitions
will be movable 40 that the floor space
may he divided into small rooms suited
Tor meetings or thrown together for an
auditorium, a. desired
Mrs Rose Wood Allen Chapman. super.
intendent Of the purity department Of
the National Woman's Christian Temper
Ance Union. sailed the other day to attend
the convention which meets in Glasgow
in June About 2OO delegates arr sx
peCted to 20 from this country and twice
az many more from the other countries
~ the world Many Of these delegates
will 60 from Glasgow 10 Madrid 20 attend
the congress on the suppression Of the
white slave trafiio which IL 70 he held
there in the fall. Mrs. Chapman il a
delegate 60 both meetings
I Miss Belle Kearncy % BGlfour. Miss.
has Just signed a contract 20 lecture twice
day for dr days In the week for five
months at the Lincoln Chau'auIua in
| Illinois.
. Miss Sadie American. president u the
New York Council Of Jewish Women. was
Sne u the speakers at tho Jewish inter.
national conference which was recently
held In London. Shs explained the work
. Of the Jewish Council IN protecting and
assisting Jewish girls In this country
last year over aO0D girls between the
ages u y and IS weFs visited. 90 al
them received assistance and work va,
found for jOD.
Miss ElOut van soeterwOude and Miss J
Quarles van UHord II The Hague. Hol.
land. arrived In New York the other day
on a trip for thu purpose Of INSPECTING
the hospitals % this country. Miss var
SOeterWOuds h the dirs0treas and Miss
van Uhord the secretary Of Deaconsr.
House. a hospital and home AZ The Hague
e which the Queen DOWageF Ii ths
patroness. Additions are 90 b. made b
this hospital and the two women have beeu
sent here 70 inspect American institutions
u similar nature, especially these IN
New York. Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Miss Emma Latilner Fall. A. B.. IL. n.
whose father and mother are both prao.
Using lawyers at AIaldcn. Mass. l. giving
a course of lectures on Everyday Law 20
Women Miss Fall studied in Paris. Wa
graduated No the University N BOSTON.
and il a member of the Mass husetts bar
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Mrs. George W. Root u Winchester.
Mass, wus recently elected president
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Miss Emma LAtiIner Fall. A. B.. IL. p,
whose father and mother are both prao-
Using lawyers at AIaldon. Mass, l. giving
a course of lectures on Everyday Law 20.
Women Miss Fall studied In Paris, was
graduated No the University " BOSTON.
and il a member of tho Maaaa chusetts lar.
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Miss Belle kearncy u Balfour. Miss.
has Just signed a contract 10 lecture twice
a day for dN days In the week for five
months at the Lincoln ChauiauIua in
Illinois.
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HARTLAND

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cruise have re-
turned from Massachusetts.
Will l.. Anderson has completed his
duties as census enumerator and re-
turned to L. of NJ. Law School.
|. o. Bragg has moved his family
to Newport Maine, where he expects
to locate.
Miss Elizabeth Linn was in Pitts
field Thursday,
Jason Hassell has accepted po-
sition as travelling saleswoman for
the Fuller Osborn Mfg. Co. of Hart
land.
Mrs. Elton Aver and daughter,
the guests of Mr. Aver over Sunday,
The Linn Wooden Mills are running
lights.
Harold Steen and family have NOV
ed to Pittsfield.
Robert Baird of Boston was in town
last week the guest of A. d. Baird.
Douglas Harper died of pneumonia
Friday.
Miss Anna Dodd of Pttsfield was
the guest of Loretta Henzie, Thurs
day.
Mr.. Billings of Pittsfield is the new
clerk at the Hartland Hardware store.
Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. Blanchard were
in Waterville, Friday.
Mrs. Abner Linnell is i'll at the hos
pital in Lewiston, Me.
Sheriff Mooers of Skowhegan was
in town, Friday.
Charles Cross of Boston was in
town Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs Willard Smith of
Skowhegan have been in town for
few days.
Mr.. Battye and family have engag-
ed the house recently vacated by r. l..
Fuller, who has just moved to the
Morrow house on Main street.
kleber Smith and wife of Skowhe-
gan were in town Saturday.
Elmer p. Spofford of Bangor has
been in town for a few days.
The annual business meeting of the
Epworth League was held In the YES
try, Monday evening and the following
officers were elected: President, Mrs.
Belle Davis; lst vice-president, Au-
gusta Baker; 2nd vice-president, En-
ma Henderson; 3rd vice-president,
Maude Spencer; 4th vice-president
Hattie Dore; secretary, Annie Fuller
treasurer, Ina Moulton; organist
Lills Davis; Supt Junior League
Mrs. Davis.
The Hartland Grange held their 5th
Anniversary Ball, Friday evening.
Miss Agnes o. Hersey gave a recital
Tuesday evening under the auspices
of the ladies of the Baptist Sunday
School, which was an evening of great
profit and pleasure to the people OF
Hartland who We're fortunate enough
to be present. Miss Hersey has a
very pleasing manner and her imper-
sonations were true to life.
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dent, returned home last week. The
school is not In session owing TO the
breaking out of scarlet fever.
A party of pleasure seekers went
to Moxie Falls one day last week
They report fine time with lots OF
good stuff to eat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Clark have been
visiting friends down river.
Guy Morris and Gertrude Pierce are
spending the week end at Pleasant
pond.
Ernest Williams returned to his
work in Jackman after a short visit
to his home.
Agnes Bloom of The Forks is work
ing for Mrs. Carrie Carbino.
Forrest Colby and family have made
several trips up this way in their
auto recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Media Delaware are
the proud parents of a baby boy born
one day last week.
Laura and Edna Williams have
gone to Rangley Lakes as Mattresses
at the Barker"
{. {. Stewart and Eugene Clark
spent Sunday with their families.
Forrest Goodwin of Skowhegan was
in town Sunday.
Mrs. Ida Wilson of The Forks is
working for Mrs. Harry Williams.
Moxie drive came out Sunday, May
10Th.
George Carter of Greenville is Wis
iting his wife at Crosby Spauldings
At recent town meeting it was
voted to raise money to build side
walk. Some were enthusiastic for II
and some were bitter against 1t. The
matter was left in the hands of the
Assessors.
The Ladies' Aid Society met with
Mrs Blanche Spaulding last Thurs
day. when occurred the election OF
officers for the ensuing year. The
old board was reelected. The next
meeting will be held at Della Browns S
with May Clark as hostess. Subject
Memorial.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-19
HINCKLEY

Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Holt and child
rem of Skowhegan, were in town, Sun
day.
Misses Mabelle and Laura Locke
attended the Junior entertainment at
Skowhegan, May Il.
The friends of Mrs. Helen NJ. Smith
were glad to see her out riding, Sun
day.
Mrs. Geo. H. Pishon and Miss Wes-
ton of Skowhegan were calling on
friends in this place. May 10.
Little Norman Palmer, who has had
a hard time with the whooping cough,
Is much better.
Mrs. Augusta NJ. Taylor of Lewis
ton has been the guest of Mrs. Asa
Pratt several days recently.
Rev. G. w. Hinckley lead the meet
ing Sunday evening. The service
was held in the F. B. church instead
of the schoolhouse. Mr.. Hinckley
made several suggestions in regard to
holding religious services in the COM
munity which met with approval. The
friends on the Clinton side have kind
ly extended an invitation to the Sun
day School and Christian Endeayor
Society here to occupy the f. b.
Cnurcn. All WHO are interested are
cordially invited to attend.
The Kennebecside Club met at the
home of Mrs. Kate Ellis, Saturday,
May IA The following interesting
program was carried out: Roll call,
Italian Artists and Pictures, paper
The Last Supper Mrs. Lotta Nut
ter; paper, Art and Music Today in
Italy Miss Emma Anderson; paper,
Review of three chapters OF" Renais-
sance and Modern Art, Mrs. Carolyn
Watson Mrs Ellis served a delicious
lunch consisting of salads, sandwich
es, olives, cake, candies, coffee and
cocoa The next and last meeting of
the year will be held at Mrs. Watsons s
May 2S. Each member is requested
to offer a suggestion in regard to the
Improvement of the work next year.