in time to be a Christmas greeting and a farewell remembrance from one who had started on the Long Journey. This little volume, bound in the blue and white of the Na- tional Society, is a brief history of the Society, which will make for itself a place among the membership of the organization be- cause of its practical worth, as well as through the admiration I 8 LETITIA GREEN STEVENSON so many felt for the accomplished author, who of all others may be said to have possessed the intimate knowledge and the abil- ity so blended as to make such a work complete. The book is concise and strong in its brevity and at the same time has that delightful touch of personal intimacy which makes each page a friendly message. It tells of the matters and things that will not only interest the members of the great and widely growing organization, but any one who cares to know of the forces which gave birth to this real power in the world. The origin, the founders, who they were and what were their lives and their characteristics, the chief incidents of the administration of each President General these are all told in the keen cut way that is indicated by the line from Shakespeare that Mrs. Stevenson takes for the motto of her book : ' ' An honest tale speeds best, being plainly told. ' ' In a gracefully written preface, Mrs. Stevenson pointed to her readers the reasons why the book has been set before them. As the oldest living President General in point of service in the National Society, and the second to hold the high office, it seemed fitting that she should place for the future a record