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Cary Club minutes, 1934-1939

Page 85

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85 had just that week given it to Mrs Wilson. Mrs Carey gave an account of the life and writings of Alice Cary and Mrs Wilson reviewed the life and writings of Phoebe Cary, reading some of her best known poems. Both sisters wrote religious poems and hymns. Of these, the best known is "One Sweetly Solemn Thought" by Phoebe Cary. The sisters were noted for their beautiful lives and for their devotion to each other. Their was but five years difference in their ages. They died the same year 1871. The Club adjourned to meet Oct 3 with Mrs [Oca?] B. Price During the social hour the hostesses served delicious grapes to the members. Mabelle Beeson Sec'y
 
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