A beautiful morning. No snow 31 OCTOBER 303 DAYS PAST Friday 62 DAYS TO COME Went to a luncheon for Gladys Rich at Dorothy Pattersons. Luday raps Roosevelt as a dictator say Pres. Cades to war by sulterfuge. Two air line crashes kill 34 near St. Thomas Out. The Ogden stock show is on fifteen states are represented. Have a very nice time at Dorothys. Gladys entertained with a review of her messengers of Mercy a contetta in 3 parts telling story of Relief Society of L.D.S. & dedicated to it. Especially writer for centennial of some which is Mar. 17- 1942. STRYCHNINE- FIRST ISOLATION AND NAME When Pelletier and Caventou isolated strychnine, they intended to name it Vauquelin in his honor, since his investigation gave direction to their efforts. However, when members of the French Academy pointed out that it would be somewhat of a dubious compliment to associate so honored a name with so deadly a drug, the idea was abandoned. Strychnine was first obtained in 1815 from St. Ignatius beans, named after the martyr in the time of the Emperor Trajan. JOSEPH CAVENTOU (1795-1877) Saturday 304 DAYS PAST NOVEMBER 1 Attended a meeting with the four Relief Society Representatives, Gladys Rich, Minnie Warner and Cleone Rich for the purpose of hearing a three part Contetta messengers of Mercy Written (music) by Gladys and (words) by Mrs Warner, for the Relief Society Centennal in Mar 17-1942, and dedicated to Pres. Amy Brown Lyman the National Pres. of R.S. The four R.S. stakes voted to use it. There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your hearts desire. The other is to get it- BERNARD SHAW WARNERS CALENDAR OF MEDICAL HISTORY