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The OREGON STATESMAN. . ScdemJ Oregon, Sunday Homing. October 14. 1945 v PAGE ELEVEN r 1 3 A Revival J Cultivation of Herbs . Again in Limelight . ; t .1 : ! " Colonial housewives would highly approve the current revival of interest in herb. ' Indeed, they w6uld be surprised to learn that the cultivation of herbs in America had ever declined. . t ' I Among the most, precious possessions brought by the Pilgrim " mothers were the packets of herb seeds and roots, for at that time herbs were in daily use in England, and Europe. Recipes current at Jamestown and wuiiamsourg indicate that herbs were brought over also by the women of the earliest colony in 1607. Accord ing to Helen Noyes Web&ter, in Plvihouih, grows today the de Bcendant OI a mini, putuveu in V620. or very soon after. With no - drugstores round the corner, tne colonial folk depended onJherbs for healing as well as for flavor in cooking'. Scentbags were pop ular for linen shelves, chair backs and cushions. Potpourri recipes were handed down from mother to daughter, j Exchanges. of herbal usage wore made with thij friendly In dians. To keep church goers awake during the long; sermons "meet in' seeds" were nibbled, dill or caraway. Bibles and hvmnbooks were scented with WOBJELO Camp Fire Girl. , Column Of special interest to many Sa lem residents is the fact that Mrs. George W.'Bagnall has re turned to Salem and is helping MrV. Emma Maxwell, executive ' secretary of theCamp Fire Girls. For the past three years she has been a member of the Portland area staff as area field secretary after completing training at ex ecutive school at Mills college. First fall project for Camp Fire girls of Salem, with their lead ers, will be to. help the Marion county "public health office with Christmas seals. Girls will meet t the YMCA, October 18 at 4 o'clock to help on this project ., The first fall guardian's asso- -' eiation meeting was held October 10 in the First Presbyterian church. The meeting was in cliarge of Mrs. C. S. McCollam, president Plans for the fall training courses for Camp Fire 'guardians and Blue Bird leaders were made. This will be the first meeting for all Camp Fire guard Jans and Blue Bird leaders of Sa lem. Corvallis and Dallas and is . to be an all-day field trip to Camp Kilowan. They will leave Salem at 9:30 a. m., October 17. A training coarse schedule for guardians of the fifth and sixth -grade groups, will open in the First Presbyterian church club room from 9:30 a. m. to 11 JO a. m., October 24, the subject is, "Objectives of Camp Fire girls, music for ranks and group sing ing." Other meetings will be helt on the following Wednes days: Blue Bird leaders will hold tljoir training course meetings in . the Camp Fire office, 319 Ore gon building, on Friday mornings' from 9:30 a. m. to- 1130 l..si ? Their schedule open on October ' as follows: ... A new addition to the training. eour.se program this year is special course for old leaders and leaders of girls of junior high chool age. They will meet in the Camp Fire office, 319 Oregon building on Wednesday nights beKiiming at 7.30 o'clock October. 21 " The course will be under the leadership of Mrs. Emma Max weft, local executive, assisted by Mrs. George W. Bagnan. Of interest to many girls is the news that Mrs. Erwin Bat- terman Is to be the guardian for those entering junior high from the Englewood district and pa- ticularly for those girls formerly In groups under Mrs. Don Patton nd Mrs. C. S. McCoIlam.- ....-' Groups at. St Vincent dePaul re under the leadership of Mrs. J R. Gamroth, Mrs. Scnroeder' nd Mrs. Dorothy. ShepardJ Miss Kay Lovett will continue to lead girls from Highland disW trict now in junior high school. Mrs. Daisy Chance is meeting with girls from the Garfield and Grant schools; now. in junior high and Mrs. W. C. Cavender is' meeting with Leslie girls from . .the Richmond district , - The Muriel Morse Horizon, club held its first meetin Ortiv. he 8 at 70 o'clock in th r.mn Fir office with Suzanne Hug-I RATION CALENDAR Book 4 H. , throwgh VI ffooa in tJv1 throuKl Kl thmfk Nov. LI through Ql iraiKj througk Dec l GAB: . -- ; "kJ valfci for ttr xjk j JAirpta! n stamps 1. I. DRS. CHAN . . . LAM o.V.TXm SJB. Or.GXS.J. CHINESE Herbalist e 21 Kertb Liberty nsUPor0,Ml Gwai Eleetrar L OUU open Saturday onljr- i,.w !? toJ DJn- ' PJ- Cton 'UttatMMi. Blood prcaMtr and nriat w ot cbaree. Practiced costmary, called Bibleleaf. Up to the early 1800s every . Ney Eng land yard had its "yarb 'patch" or its row of spearmint,! camo mile, or tansy. The Shakers. in Pennsylvania - were the first to fro extensively f or med- icine. Johnny Appleseed planted fennel 'seed by the 'hedgerows and fences of Ohio. Withtfie coming of drugstores refrigerators, 'and commerce in prepared herbs from Europe and Asia, there ensued a long decline in t he gr owing of herbs. How ever, forrthe past decade or so, there has been a marked revival of interest in herbs, 1 qufckened by the disruption of trade'caused by the World war.Digitatts, car away, marjoram, thyme, and sage, as well as various mints for teas; aregain grown Today one could plan an inter esting herbal itinerary through, the United States. At the Cot tage Herb Garden in ! the! Wash ington Cathedral Close, there is a replica of the Shakespeare . herb garden in Stratforti - on -Avon, The restored Mf. jVernon herb garden is a perfect exam ple of formal gardening! in the peaceful ' years . after 1700. Old Williamsburg, Virginia, has many restored herb gardens, one of the most picturesque being that for the governor's palace Nefir Eng land boasts many such . restored early American gardens. Of in terest also are the Wild Garden at Milton, Massachusetts Clois ter Garden j- connected with the Metropolitan museum of art in New York; and the herb' garden at the Harvard Botanical gar dens, sponsored by the Herb So ciety of America, with the aim of finding what wild plantsleire ad aptable, j .- . . To purchase herb plants or to see the processing of hrbs for tisanes, seasonings, or fragran cies, one could visit the fWeath ered Oak Herb farm at Bethese da, Maryland or the Todies at Baraboo, Wisconsin. In Portland, Ore., Miss Constance. Cple has recently replanted her herb farm at Lavender Lane. N e ar r e r at hand are the 63 acre dill farm in the Chemawa vicinity fnd the peppermint fields near Buena Vista, the latter a lovely sight "when being sprayed at sunset. Altogether, It is appropriate for the C h emtketi chapter, Daughters of the Americanev dlution, t to recognize the early usage of herbs by organizing an Early American herb tea for the general public at the home of Mrs. John H. Carkin, 495 North Summer, on Thursday. The hours are two to five ana seven to nine p. m. Herbs ' for frag rance, cookery, and teas! will be displayed together with books, pictures and sera p books on herb. Cuttings of herbs will be, shown in bottles labeled with botanical and popular naines and ''a bit Of early lore and usage. Everyone la invited to) attend 'the affair. g V '1 ff " ( .1 T I K iPSP ItVPS The first meetinf ofjParriah 9th grade Girl Reserves was held Monday at the YWCA with their new advisor, Mrs. Kay Hal ver son. Marlene DeWift was elected president to fd the vacancy of? Joan.rarrell, who is attending school In Portland. Dolly DavioV s'on is replacing Joan Elliott, who , has moved. Plans for a club par i 'ty wis discussed. ' Jeanne King; president of Les lie Girl Reserve dub presided at the initial meeting at Leslie school Monday, .-,' -i : 4 : ' -The first Semester officers of the Leslie 8th Girl Reserves club were elected T u e s d y after school at Leslie. President, Pat Olson; vice - president, j Beverly Cater; secretary, Barbara Jflagg; treasurer. Sharon Sprout; 'song leader,! Donna BrunkaS; inter club representative, Shirley Wel ton. I .. . Janet Miller, president of Tri Y, Betty Lou Edwards; son leader of Tri-T and Mrs. Mary Brown were guests of the Che- maws Girl Reserves Thursday. i ion know that itxnuna sresajsfarionsefaneasfcnnjl im SooJa. Ton can snatam life witWt tbem. Tet yon cannot ses a vitamin. Yon cannot tooth or -taste them. Ami that is why, hcn jam boy vhaaai ia cooeeetratpJ, WitleU's Capifcl Dreg Cor. State A Liberty i Etokta CIubWM Meet Tuesday j Members of the Etokta Wom an's club will meet on Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Richard Er icsson, 1515 North Liberty jStreet at 2 o'clock. Assisting Mrs. Er icsson are Mrs. E. A. Boyle and Mrs. O.- H. looming. . " Delegatesto the Marion ?coun--ty Federation and the third dis trict con veeUon , will be named. Mrs. Wilber Aijkney will review a late book dffr.ing the program hour.' v j , , ' : . - r Swegle Couple: Are Entertained SWEGLE As Mr. and Mrs. William; McKinney have sold their home on Garden road and will be moving from . the district soon, a group of friends gather ed at. their home Thursday! night for a farewell party.. Refresh-, ments were . served and a gift presented by a committee from the Swegle Woman's clubl Mrs. McKinney has been president of the East Salem j extension unit for two years and bothf have been active in the community social life and will be missed. Present were Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Brandt, Donna Mae and Lar ry, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bigger staff, Mrs. James LykeJ Mrs. Otis . Dawes, Mrs. Homer J. Conkhn. Mrs. ' Louis Nejuman, mr. ana Mrs, Lester Curry, Le- tha and Donald, Mr. and Mrs. George Yost and LaVonne, Mrs. Lester Bolton,' Delhert and! Mary Louise, Mrs. Charles Bottdorff, Mrs. Joseph Brennan, Mrs Ralph Becker, j Mr. and Mrs, William Hensell, Mr. and Mrs. John Marshall, j Mr. and Mrs. Dillon Jones, Richard and Ma rie, Mr. and Mrs. Menno DaIke, Mrs. E. E. Welty, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Salter,' Mrs. Albert Patz, Dona . Marshall, Mrs. Warren Miles, " Mr. and Mrs. 'Vfaffiam Hartley, Mr., and Mrs. McKin ney and Robert. i Silvertonians j Wed in Portland SILVERTON Mrs. ! Nellie. Dick and Mr. Lewis Yates, botff of Silverton, were married in Portland at 4 o'clock on Satur day afternoon. They have gone on a two weeks trip to the Ore goo beaches and upon their re turn will live at 307 Oak! street. Mr. Yates is street commis sioner of Silverton, as was his father, the late Lafayette Yates. Mrs. Yates has lived, in Silver ton some two years. j The Oregon State Bar associa tion convention at Gearhart will be attended by'Mr. and Mn. Bruce M. SpauMing. They will leave Wednesday to be present at the ixrard of governors ban quet imd remain through the convention, returning Sunday. .. i Mn.'j. & Coffin el Wa&Uer, California, la visiting at the home of Mn. Roaaelt Catlm and Mn. Frank Spears. ' f x i ' I nmr Following- the business meetinf of the club, a report of the Ore gon Girl Reserve conference was given by the Salem girls. Songs were led by Betty Lou Edwards. Verdict ofi 1 In a staly of S7S fllnw made thrench 18 eenseevtive moavtae la 1S4X aatd IMS the American Bexlneaa Men's, Researeh Feandatten re-p 'ported 1493 drinking scenes," 45 ef which - - 55 - -Implied approval of drhak- in. r - : ; 'f-r Should , Prohibition return? Sine 'America entered the VTorld war . 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