just these points that the community is most highly developed. Fra- 

 ternal organizations do not prosper, but it is because there seems to be 

 no need for them. The place which they would occupy in the social 

 life of the group is otherwise well-filled. 



Here as elsewhere, societies have come and gone. The Annals con- 

 tain records of various organizations no longer in existence. But more 

 often they have come than gone. As long as an organization performs 

 any real function it is maintained. There are at least six societies 

 forty or more years old. Nineteen societies now enjoying vigorous 

 health may be enumerated. Ten of these are in some sense agricultural 

 societies. A list follows, giving the name, number of meetings per 

 month (expressed 1/4 or 2/4, meaning one meeting a month or 

 two meetings a month), the membership and, in some cases, the 

 average attendance at the meetings (expressed 75-50, meaning mem- 

 bership 75, attendance 50), and the date of organization in the case of 

 societies more than 40 years old. The Agricultural societies are marked 

 by an *. 



For Men Only 



*Montgomery Farmers' Club: 1/4. 16 & 3 honorary. 1872. 

 *The Senior Club: 1/4. 16. 1844. 

 * The Enterprise Club: 1/4. 16. 1865. 

 The Physicians' Social Club: 1/4. 9. 

 *The Sandy Spring Fruit Growers' Association: 26. 

 *The Milk Producers' Association of Md., Va. and D. C: 450. (This 



is an interstate organization with considerable local strength.) 

 *The Pigeon Club. 1/4, 17. (For boys.) 



For Ladies Only 



The Benevolent Aid Society. 



The W. C. T. U. (four branches in this vicinity.) 



The Association for Mutual Improvement: 1857. 45-70. 



The Wednesday Club: 2/4. 36-25. October to June. 



For Both Sexes 



*The Olney Grange No. 7. 1/4. 89-50. 



The Lyceum Stock Company. 



The Montgomery Co. Woman's Sujfrage Assoc: 100. 

 *The Horticultural Society: 1/4. 75-50. 1863. May to October. 

 *The Home Interest Society: 1/4. 25-25. 1870. 

 *The Neighbors' Society: 1/4. 50-50. 

 The Whist Club: 1/4. 50. 

 The Book Club: Two branches; 30 families in each. 



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