The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . held October 24, 1904, and fiftynames were enrolled during the firstfew months of its existence. We had been Grangers, Rebekahsand W. R. C. women, but as clubmembers it took time to become famil-iar with club work and acquaintedwith each others capabilities and([ualifications. In the former we were assisted by. Mrs. I. T. George of one public-spirited woman, Davis. The first meeting was Mrs. W. W. Durell Miss Fannie ]\rathes, president of theDover Club, and Rev. Mrs. N. W\ of


The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . held October 24, 1904, and fiftynames were enrolled during the firstfew months of its existence. We had been Grangers, Rebekahsand W. R. C. women, but as clubmembers it took time to become famil-iar with club work and acquaintedwith each others capabilities and([ualifications. In the former we were assisted by. Mrs. I. T. George of one public-spirited woman, Davis. The first meeting was Mrs. W. W. Durell Miss Fannie ]\rathes, president of theDover Club, and Rev. Mrs. N. W\ of Newfields. Our first social venture was a Colo-nial Tea. The old house of the agentof the manufacturing corporation,renovated and remodeled, under thedirection of Mrs. Garner, threw openits doors to the club, and members andguests attended in large numbers,many in attractive colonial costumes. A program Avas rendered, refresh- 90 l^ewmarlvet 07i the Lamprey ments served and the affair pro- shown by an invitation to her beaiiti-nounced a success. In order to keep ful snmmer home at Hampton Beach,in touch with the other clubs of the The outings in June have been state, it was voted, April 15, 1905, to pleasant features. The first, under the direction of Mrs. Griffin, was toFrosts Hill in Eliot, Me., thence toPortsmouth Navy Yard, returning viaGreat Bay in a launch. The second outing was to YorkBeach, st


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