70 ADVENTURES IN IDEALISM 



Committee had planned to come at once to Woodbine 

 to see the work that had been done. My husband 

 expected from fifteen to eighteen persons. Not hav- 

 ing had much experience in entertaining so many, we 

 ordered everything in rather large quantities, to be on 

 the safe side. 



The dinner was ready to be served when my hus- 

 band, who had gone to the station to meet the visitors, 

 returned with a telegram which said that on account 

 of the inclement weather, the trip to Woodbine would 

 have to be postponed. It had, indeed, been raining 

 for the last three days. Needless to try to describe 

 our feelings, after the efforts we had put forth to 

 make the dinner a success, let alone the expenditure! 

 We had, however, the satisfaction of having with us 

 one of the members of the Board of Directors, the 

 late Mr. Hoffman, who arrived with his son. Unaware 

 of the Committee's change of plans, he had been in 

 Chicago for a few days, and came to Woodbine direct 

 on the day set for the meeting. Of course there was 

 an abundance of food left over; so, in the evening 

 we invited all the young folks to supper. This was 

 the first impromptu social given them, and if the dinner 

 did not materialize, the supper was voted a howling 

 success. 



I must also note the first wedding that took place in 

 Woodbine. A newly-arrived immigrant, a Hercules 

 in build and strength, Glaser by name, had drifted 

 to Woodbine looking for work. He was given em- 



