Brookings-Harbor pilot., May 01, 1952, PROGRESS EDITION, Image 25

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Azalea Garden Club Noted Nationally For
Its Activités; Was Founded In January, 1945
Queen And Royal Court Ride A zalea Garden Club Float
BY M YRTLE HIBBARD
been th e R obert Sw an's, Ray la n d gracious; a loyal m em ber
As naturally as women are mothers, so are they gar S have
truebings. th e O tto T urley's, the I nev er absent. B e rth a Wood, a
deners. 1 he tender and loving care of growing plants A rchie A ndersons. Roy Weide- I pioneer H arb o r resident, th e first
an 's and th e Will C rissey’s. Also I president of o u r siste r club. The
pride in their ultimate beauty and growth is the flourish­ m
at one tim e we visited the fine I H arb o r C om m unity C lub widely
ing of the mother instinct. Brookings women find in the gard en s of o u r neighbors at S m ith know n and g re a tly loved. Lucius
I Axford, so vivid and ch arm ing
Azalea Garden (dub, a place to share this interest, ant River, Calif.
L earn in g th e a rt of flower a r - 1 here a Short tim e but long n
to become better acquainted through the many interest ranging and corsage m aking is m em bered. R em em bering them
one of th e accom plishm ents ol I we lift o u r b an n er high,
, ing lanes that lead from garden paths.
o u r club. S ta rte d by Mabel Stone- I It is not possible to m ention
It was in the garden soul of Mrs. Vi Johnson (Now house, d u rin g th e first y ear, it I all of those who have figured in
of Cave City, Oregon) that the seed of the Azalea G ar­ w as la te r c a rrie d on by E dith o u r developm ent, but am ong thost
den club germinated—a seed from which has grown a New ton. w ho conducted classes in recen t y ears w ho deserve hon
a t h er home, giving gen ero u sly | o rab le m ention in garden club
plant with live branches, bearing fruits of service ant of
h e r tim e and talen t. Succeeding I w ork a re Eunice W ollam , E dith
beauty. Assisting Mrs. Johnson in the organization <>: Mrs. N ew ton w as h er protege. Ackley, Dolly B rainard. M arjorie
M arth a G rayshel whose love of I T urley.
E lsie Reynolds, Eth»
the new club, were Hazel Hendry, Mae Powell and Ma th
is a rt has been as much an in-1 Moss.
M ary M endenhall.
P at
bed Stonehouse. It was organized in January, 1945.
sp iratio n as h er teachings. Cor- K erns Mabel Collis and R uth
( arrytng the Azalea Dueen and her Royal Court is the prize winning float of the
Visiting here, was Mrs. Harry O. (Effie) Smith o sage m aking w as first ta u g h t us S m ith
by Mrs. G enener of Medford. L a-I Adding to the variety and l>eau
Cave City, Oregon, then president of the State Federa ter, tw o m em bers. R egina H ag-1 ty of o u r m eeting has been Nell Azalea Garden (dub, adjudged by many to be about the most unique and beautiful
tion of Garden Clubs. Effie Smith is the God Mother g erty and N orm a H olland C av itt, M acK enzie and h er A zalea Sing- erer to be entered in the annual Lily Blossom Festival in Brookings. Azalea Garden
of the Azalea Garden Club, naming it and standing w ho had been proficient in th is I prs. This fine chorus w as sta rte d ( Iub never tires doing good for the com munity in any way possible, more espeei
a rt, gave us a d em o n stratio n in I by Mrs. M acK enzie for the en-
by when we took our first faltering steps. In her lovely th e class. B ut a n am e alm ost syn- I j«y m ent of the garden club but
ally in its general appearance. The community could no more do without this club
garden at Cave .City, t h e r e flowers today a beautifu onm yous w ith corsages is th a t of I they have since become a most
M aude Sandbo. H er corsages, fa-1 sought a fte r source of e n te rta in - than the club could do without gardens or flowers.
Azalea Altaclarensis, the lift last year of our club, in lov- shioned o u t of dry seed pods, cones I m ent for many civic affairs
Each year. in July when the Croft Lilies are at their pea^, the annual Lily Blossom
appreciation for her services throughout the years. and o th er n a tu ra l m aterial, have I W e have enjoyed the m em ber-
Hl, those days, lily gold gleamed from white acres, gained for h er a n atio n al rep- *hip of m any of our S m ith R iver vertical attracts people for hundreds of miles to n ew one of the most extraordinary
u tatio n .
I and C rescent C ity neighbors
many new families came and so women were mostly Gay parties, picnics on t h e th ro u g h o u t the y ears A faith- parades of its {ind in the world. Individuals, organizations and business houses com­
strangers. When Edith Newton, here from Tullake, beach, pot-luck luncheons have I f u 1 m em ber, rarely m issing a pete for prizes in their different classification. A ll are worlds of art.
where she had been prominent in garden club work was been happy deviations from our I m eeting is C lara M clndoe of
ro u tin e program s. T he C hinese C rescent City.
asked to be the first president of the club she replied, p a rty w ith C hinese a r t in a r-
Among new m em bers active in
aghast. Why, I don t know anybody.” Her courage, ran g em en ts and decorations, as th e clu b th is year, include Gladys
ell as in the dress of M adam e Lfndskoug, Elsie Raveks, Enid
intelligence and tact made her an excellent president for w
Ah Soy (K a th e rin e D uvall) and H u rst, H elen Rice and F aye Sun-
the new club.
M adam e F an Lea (M aude Sand- derland.
Verlie Babcock was the next president, who left be­ bo) as w ell as th e little C hinese U nder the splendid leadership
coolie w ith larg e basket on his ot B ernice M iller, th e club, to-
cause of illness and Mrs. Newton filled out her term.. arm and from un d er whose pic- I day, is not only fulfilling the ob
Mabel McVay, pioneer 1 larbor resident, was- the second tu resq u e hat, sm ile th e face of Tex Ject for w hich it w as form ed
Stonehouse, is one we often en-1 to p rom ote b e tte r g ardens for BROOKINGS, CURRY CO UN TY , OREGON.
president. With the exhileration of easy money, the or­ Joy a t m eetings.
Section Three— General
I b e tte r hom es but en larg in g its
ganization grew to over 100 members. It was then that A hobby show, some clev er gar-1 SC°P<* and broadening its aims,
one of our outstanding programs was enjoyed. Arranged den skits, a dram a, depicting th e as we become a le rt to the needs
life of a flower, w ritten and act- I ° t o u r fast grow ing com m unity
by Maudee Luick, an enthusiastic conversationist of our ed by Alice P erk in s; and E a ste r The A zalea G arden Club has be
forest, and through the courtesy of the U. S. Forestry Bonnet contest, a re all m em ories I c°m e a civic organization, often
club program s.
I co -operating and co-ordinating in
Department of California, a tour of the Redwood for­ of B garden
reaking into th e lim elight f o r p h e needs of o u r com m unity w ith
ests was conducted by Forester Frank Reynolds. At way- financial purposes, only, w ith o u r p h o s e of s ta te and n atio n al in
side points, surrounded by the majestic redwoods, lec­ ta le n te d m em bers, w as a comedy terests. All in te re stin g lanes
“It W as a Lovely M eeting” given le a d i n g from garden paths,
tures were given. I he tour made by motor car was ed­ at th e high school gym. It w as I C om m unity p ro jects outlined
u p ro ario u sly received and gave I for th e y e a r a re unfolding. One
ucational and impressive.
Since 1945!
T h ree y ears later, a dem on­
s tra tio n of conservation w as a
happy event in our club program .
C om bining a pot-luck picnic w ith
the dedication of Loeb S ta te P ark ,
the first m yrtlew ood sta te park.
This w as accom plished w ith th e
efforts of the garden clubs of
the state, co llaboratin g w ith the
“Save the M yrtlew oods L eague,’’
of which Mrs. L aura W ilhelm ,
then sta te president of garden
clubs, was a most active leader.
This event w as largely atten d ed
by sta te gard en club officials and
sta te fo restry personnel.
Vivacious and capable D orothy
Ixickland w as our next president
and she d em o n strated h er usual
efficiency in th e accom plishm ents
and progress made. She w as su c­
ceeded by sm iling E rm a Rice, u n .
d er whose leadership we also
sm iled and had a happy y ear.
Conserv at ion-minded Olive P age
followed and left us w ith a real
M rs . Edith Newton ha« helped
appreciation of our g re a t forests,
o u r teem ing streem s and o u r good guide the denttnu« of Azalea Oar­
e a rth to g eth er w ith a desire to den club .iince it« orginzation.
preserve them for posterity.
C lara K erns brought secu rity ject, made it a highlight am ong
and saneness in her firm guid­ program s.
Then o u r own Effie S m ith has
ance. B ernice M iller, o u r next
president, ra d iates the love and been on o u r p ro g ram s y early
good will she characterized . Good A gifted speaker, an o u tstan d in g
fellow ship and harm ony prev ail. h o rtic u ltu rist, she comes in a
The club m e e t s th è second friendly, simple w ay and tells us
T hursday of the m onth. N ew ­ of daffodils and prim roses, of her
choice rhododendrons and azaleas
com ers and all women are in ­
and o th er shrubs. Mrs. S m ith is
vited A fter a short business ses­
N atio n al H o rticu ltu re C hairm an.
sion, a prepared program follows.
Mrs. D aniel H effner, of P o rt­
Then th ere is a social hour w ith
refreshm ents. C ontribu tin g to the land. long identified w ith sta te
pleasure of the afternoon are and natio n al garden club work,
cam e to tell us about conser­
the lovely flower arran g em en ts
a hit of loveliness to bring aw ay vation. H o rticu ltu rists of o u r own
and tre a su re .
As som etim es a a re a have likewise contrib u ted
b reath -tak in g centerpiece on the to o u r program . D uring th e early
tea table, som etim es on th e p res­ years, Will Crissey, then a m em ­
ident's desk usually it is com ­ ber. gave us advice and featu red
m ented on and studied by the a n um ber of program s. In cid en t­
m em bers. Among those co n trib ­ ally, men who have been mem-
uting arra n g e m e n ts th ro u g h the bers of o u r club are F ra n k P a ll­
years a re : Mae Powell, M i l l y ady. Edwin W right, C urzon Mac-
Crissey. H azel H endry. D orothy Kenzie, M ark Wood and Lloyd
Lockland. Mabel Stonehouse. L il­ Moss.
Mrs. Mabel M aris, one of our
lian W eidem an, P auline Pallady.
L au ra Redfield, E dith N ew ton. m em bars and a h o rtic u ltu rist,
Alice P erkins.
M aude Sandbo. has sh ared w ith us h er knowledge
W ilm a Carson. Mabel Maria. of fuchsias and of dahlias, which
M arth a G rayshel. E lla Lesmeis- she a b l y d em o n strates a t her
ter, M arie G u errettaz, M eta Ho­ state-lin e garden. She is a fluent
gan, C lara K erns, Mina C h ris­ and in tellig en t sp eak er and a
fav o rite in our club.
tensen.
A nother m em ber, who has given
O ften th e re is a guest speaker
—a s ta te garden club officer, a to o u r club a know ledge of wild
prom inent h o rtic u ltu rist sp eak ­ flowers, as w ell as beach flora,
A c h arter
ing on a p e rtin en t gard en sub­ is P au lin e Pallady.
ject We recall Mrs. L au ra Wil- m em ber, a stu d en t and search er
landhelm , then S ta te P resident of wild flowers, who has brought
of O arden Clubs, com ing from us specim ens, a rran g em en ts of
P o rtlan d to tell us about herbs, h er findings in out-of-w ay places
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Garden tours have been a p a r
h er pet . __
subject.
H _
er , personal
us $75 00 for o u r club coffers, of w hich is to lie the labeling of
In th e cast w ere H elen C hristen-1 the sh ru b s and trees in o u r own
sen,
R egina H ag g erty ,
C lara A zalea S ta te P ark
M»ud>'
C h ild ren 's n a tu re l»ook« a r - h r
M" in s a'1d,d ,o " " r P“ " " ' llhrarv
LUCIUS Ax' ord and A c u rre n t garden law k 1« added
,
le a c h m onth to the shelf of the
Ih . n e h e ^ a t
G arden C lub beoks in the library
™ a n
spon-
B rain ard is the club II
sored by th e club, w here the pub- b rarian
lie m ay pu rch ase for a nom inal
sum , slips, c u ttin g s and p lan ts
u r therm ore, as q u o tted from
from o u r gardens. M arth a H ar- X
p r7 ’ld‘ nt M Hler's message,
bin has been o u r successful plant
»he s tra n g e r w ithin
salesm an for y ears
o u r Ka,‘‘s and a“sls’ him w i,h
rpu
garden problem s." W omen of the
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n'
,he y " 1- «-".nn,unity And here
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1» o u r F lo w er Show given as a f„r m a„>. „ „ ,nnar
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w,
ntatn fe a tu re of th e A zalea Fea- d o e .
)o u . .
I n a l T he flower »how ch airm an God w alk s in mine
in ch arg e is appointed by the
president. A big bouquet to these
. -
capable and public spirited worn-
en, who have th ro u g h hard w ork.
ingenuity and a rtistry , helped to
establish for o u r club a n atio n al
W hiIe th ey cam p on F e b ru a ry
rep u tatio n . E dith N ewton. Louise 22. 1950. on W ashington's birth-
, A rs'
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<''d<'n ,a ? ' M ar- Le». h av e aaaum ed th e ir plaoe in
th a t G rayshel have nerved. Dor- all civic affair«, doing th e ir beat
Othy Lockland will be th e flower „ . „ ,akc th l, , re> L i t e r Bob
show ch airm an fo r th e com ing L , m, y„ r and „ d„ inK „ „ |e y e |
y**1"’
I best to m ake th e first city gov*
T he p u rp le ribbon aw ard, a n le r n m e n t a model one. W ith him
honor g ra n te d by th e N atio n al I is his council which also has the
Council of G arden Clubs, w a s i sam e idea,
aw arded th e flow er «how. u n d er
u , , w ho •
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dem an. O nly tw o c lu b , in th e „ doinc h „ d v lc d u ,
M ate, each y ear, m erit thia honor, tg. identified w ith as m any civic
A nother com m unity p ro ject, is m ovem ents as his brother. H e is
th e G arden C lub float for th e an- ready, how ever, to ta k e on any
n ual Lily Blossom P arad e, w hich I responsibility w hich will help to
each y ear, have won ribbons for advance tAe com m unity.. Bo»h are
th e G arden Club.
| m em bers of th e R o tary club.
W ide in its scope and w arm
in its aim , th e club has rem em -1
bered at C h ristm as tim e, its v e t.
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C h arles T. M Echols, county
w ith g reen ery and forest gar-1 surveyor, and holder of a like
lands, fashioning clev er and h u - | position w ith the city of Brook-
m orous favors for th e ir C hrist-1 ings, says he's been here for 20
m as trays, helping light th e ir big | y ears has clim bed over alm ost
C h ristm as tre e and so bring h oli­ all the hills of C u rry county, and
day cheer.
claim s to know alm ost every sec­
C o n trib u tin g to th e life of our tion corner.
club but no longer here, having
W hen fellow« like Echols, whose
moved elsew here are th ese; we services a re in dem and all over
rem em ber w ith reg ret and g rat- th e w orld, will rem ain in an area
itude Alice P erkins, R egina H ag ­ the rem ain d er of th e ir lives, the
gerty, E lla Rogers. B ernice N ew ­ a re a m ust have som ething m ore
ton, E dith Low, V erna Asche, th an Just appeal such is the ide«
H elen D unham and
K ath erin e he im p a rts to friends.
D uvall.
C h arley has m aps, hundreds of
Then few er fa r in num ber are them , covering alm ost every nook
“those we have loved long since and co rn er of this county. He is
and lost aw hile" M arg areth e Tis- noted, too, for his old tim e pic­
dals, th e sw eet voice of h er lovely tu re s but he m ust be begged to
lyrics m aking _ an ache in o __
u r show th em p e rh a p s he has a pur-
h e a rts as we h e a r th e echo of pose, because he could really put
“F o rg o tten .’* F o rg o tte n ’ No, we o u t in a h isto rical way, if he
have not fo rg o tten . E m m a Neev- w ould w rite a book about the
charm and her love for her sub- of our programs. Gardens visited ess, a ch arter member, g e n tle , county.
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