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house. Mrs. Cook read the poem that has
received so much criticism in the White House
and many prominent papers entitled
"[illegible]"
Mrs. Hindman spelling exercise closed the
exercises of the afternoon.
Thus was spent one of the pleasantest
afternoon known in the history of the club
Adjourned to meet in two weeks with
Mrs. T. R. Alexander.
Mrs. Jackson Pres.          Mrs. Cook Secty.
The Cary Club met at Mrs. Alexanders
with five members present. The minutes 
of the last meeting read and approved
The subject for discussion was John Brown
So few being present the subject was not 
as fully discussed as we had anticipated
Mrs. T. R. Alexander read in a clear sweet
voice John Browns biography followed by
a history of his ancestors by Miss Durham
Mrs. [illegible] favored us by reading one of
his letters to his school master just before
his execution. Mrs. Cook also read a letter
written to his wife about the same time.
The subject chosen for next meeting was
Lord Garrison. We adjourned and marched
out to the time of John Browns body his a 
mouldering in the grave regarding that so few
of the Cary sisters had enjoyed our meeting.

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37 house. Mrs. Cook read the poem that has received so much criticism in the White House and many prominent papers entitled "[illegible]" Mrs. Hindman spelling exercise closed the exercises of the afternoon. Thus was spent one of the pleasantest afternoon known in the history of the club Adjourned to meet in two weeks with Mrs. T. R. Alexander. Mrs. Jackson Pres. Mrs. Cook Secty. The Cary Club met at Mrs. Alexanders with five members present. The minutes of the last meeting read and approved The subject for discussion was John Brown So few being present the subject was not as fully discussed as we had anticipated Mrs. T. R. Alexander read in a clear sweet voice John Browns biography followed by a history of his ancestors by Miss Durham Mrs. [illegible] favored us by reading one of his letters to his school master just before his execution. Mrs. Cook also read a letter written to his wife about the same time. The subject chosen for next meeting was Lord Garrison. We adjourned and marched out to the time of John Browns body his a mouldering in the grave regarding that so few of the Cary sisters had enjoyed our meeting.