MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON
Old China Suitor's Love
Indicated by Red Beans
By PATRICIA MeCORMACK
New York-fllPD-Look what's
romantic-beans!
In Old China, at any rate,
suitors gave their heart-throbs
beans instead of sweets on spe
cial occasions.
ITie thought behind the gift:
lowly little red beans signify
enhanced longing between
lovers.
The romantic status of
beans was discovered .by
Wonona W. Chang in the
course of research for a cul
tural project - production of
the first American recording
of "Chinese Folk and Art
Songs" (spoken arts).
Mrs. Chang, of Englewood,
N. J., sings the red bean love
song and other ballads telling
about the fortunes and misfor
tunes of lovers, rulers and
warriors in ancient China.
Labor of Lot
For Mrs. Chang, member of
an old Chinese family, the
musical tellings of emotional
Harlequin Meat
Pie Pre-Lenten
Season Dish
During this pre-Lenten sea
son when the spirit of Mardi
Gras is in sway, "Harlequin
Meat Pie" is certain to cap
ture the fancy of fun-loving
cooks and the appetites of
food-loving families.
It's a festive concoction and
an economical one, too, in that
It uses up leftover meat. Diced
beef or lamb is combined with
ripe olive wedges, mixed
vegetables, small onions and
season ings in mushroom
gravy, topped with spicy diamond-shaped
biscuit dough
and baked to the taste of Rex
himself. Besides being a
. hearty and attractive cas
serole, "Harlequin Meat Pie"
is prepared in short order so
that it's a pleasure from start
to finish.
HARLEQUIN
MEAT PIE
One cup ripe olives; two
cups leftover cooked beef or
lamb, diced; .one can, (lOVi
oz.) mushroom gravy; one
package, (1034 oz.) frozen
mixed vegetables, cooked; one
can (8 oz.) small whole onions,
drained; one-half teaspoon
salt; one teaspoon Worcester
shire; two tablespoons butter
or margarine.
Court
Biscuits
Two cups biscuit mix; one
half teaspoon crushed mar
joram; two tablespoons ses
ame seeds.
Cut olives into wedges; add
meat and mushroom gravy
and stir well. Add all remain
ing ingredients except Court
Biscuits; heat through. Turn
into ten by six and one-fourth
by two-inch baking pan. Top
with Court biscuits and bake
in 425 degree (hot) oven 12 to
15 minutes. Serve hot.
Prepare the Court biscuits
according to package direc
tions, adding marjoram. Roll
and cut into 12 to 15 diamond
shaped biscuits. Sprinkle with
sesame seeds. Makes six servings.
gymnastics, is a labor of love.
Each tune tells of the joys
and sorrows in struggles that
have saddled humanity from
the beginning of time.
"The Misty Mountain"- a
pathetic ballad-describes the
love story of Tang Ming Hu
ang, an emperor in Tang dyn
asty (A.D. 619-907).
The ruler fell for a beauti
ful concubine. He neglected
his official duties. A rebellion
broke out. H i s followers
forced the emperor's sweet
heart to commit suicide.
To relieve the anguish, the
ruler asked the wisest priest
to search for the girl's soul in
the Misty Mountain.
But he was told that love is
as "flower in the mirror or
reflecting moon in the water.
It ends with nothing but emp
tiness." Happy Nott
Another ballad, the "Shep
herd's Song," ends on a happy
note. He was a prisoner of
war. Back in the Han Dynasty
(B.C. 206-A.D. 220), he was
sent to pacify barbaric in
vaders. The envoy was captured
and forced to tend sheep for
his captors. But he steadfastly
remained loyal to his country
despite all the physical suf
fering. After 19 years, he was
released.
The "Three Wishes of a
Rose" song also is a little up
lifting. The rose wishes that
"merciless storms don't strike
it, that sentimental visitors
won't pick it, and that it will
never wither so that it might
forever retain its beauty."
Pure tragedy, however,
marks the lament of Meng
Chiang Nyu. Her husband was
enslaved by the first Chinese
emperor, Chin Shih Huang
(B.C 246-209), to build the
Great Wall.
The tragedy ends with the
death of the husband at the
wall, due to exposure and hun
ger, before the arrival of his
wife who traveled thousands
of miles to deliver him warm
clothes and food.
Buddhists
Mrs. Chang, mother of
three, was born and brought
up in an old-fashioned Budd
hist family in Sumatra.
During political unrest in
1938, the Chinese school she
attended was closed. Her fath
er took her to Hong Kong.
When World War II began,
she went to Canton and later
escaped to Free China.
She married after V-J Day
and moved to Shanghai. In
1950 she enrolled at the West
minster choir college in
Princeton.
Chinese folk songs aside,
Mrs. Chang's next greatest
musical hobby is singing the
praises of her children.
"Our son Amos is a junior
in the Englewood school for
boys," she said. "He is a
straight A, high honor stu
dent and the science teacher's
lab assistant. He's also captain
of the soccer team."
The two Chang daughters
are musical. Mei-Ming plays
the piano. Mei-Chuin tootles
the flute.
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SUNDAY. FEBRUARY. 17. 1981
Mr. Dino designs a classic edition of the shirt. This hip
skimming, feminine shirt with French-cuffed three-quarter
sleeve is made by Folker's batiste of Fortrel polyester and
cotton. A host of free-form flowers bloom en the front and
back and border its edges. Wrinkle resisting, it washes easily
and drips dry.
Good Health Treasured
After Short Hospital Stay
Bv GAY PAULEY
UPI Women's Editor
New York - m - The boss
said. "Now, really, isn't a lit
tle time spent in a hospital
a plcasu r e .'
The man of
our house
said, "Boy, I'd
like just about
a week of do
ing not h i n g
but st a y i n g
there sleep
i n g, reading,
eating..."
Neither added
what I also suspected as the
reason for envying the patient
hospitalized briefly - their
chance to watch the nurses
go by. But I'm the wrong sex
Gay Pauley
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Calendar Sales Benefit Scholarship
Fund; Fashion Show Set March 20
Members of the Medford
Junior Women's club voted to
use the the proceeds from the
1962-1963 appointment and
social calendar sales' for
scholarships.
The decision was made at
the February meeting of the
group at the home or Mrs.
Gene Chamberlain, 46 Wind
sor drive.
A scholarship of $150 will
be offered to a graduating
girl from Medford High
school. The award will be
made through the school's
scholarship committee and
the funds may be used for at
tendance at any Oregon col
lege. An additional $100 will
be given to the senior class
fund at Medford High school.
This fund has been started by
graduating classes as a loan
fund to made available to
Medford students who are in
the last three years of college.
Money will be loaned at a
nominal interest rate, and the
student will not start to pay
it back until six months after
graduation.
Support Three Projects
In answer to appeals Irom
the General Federation ol
Women's clubs, the members
agreed to contribute to three
sDecial projects witn tne pro
ceeds from the fashion show
to be given March 20. The
Arthritis foundation, Mercy
Ship Hope, and the Salk In
stitute Research center will
benefit jointly from the fash
ion show.
'Action on Arthritis Is a
1963-64 project for all feder
ated clubs in the umtea
States. Recognizing that arm
ritis strikes women three
times more frequently than
men, the women of the feder
ation feel a personal interest
in supporting the Arthritis
and Rheumatism foundation.
The Mercy Ship Hope, a
former Navy hospital ship,
travels throughout the world
setting up clinics and training
personnel. Doctors' services
are donated and the program
exists on contributions from
the American people. Support
of this endeavor furthers the
federation's aim to "strength
en the arm of liberty," and
also fulfills their interest in
international affairs.
The Salk Institute Research
center in La Jolla, Calif., is
an international research cen
ter which will be staffed with
persons from all over the
world. They will conduct ex
tensive studies into the causes
of diseases and birth defects.
The institute's basic theme is
Help man develop his great
est potential." The center was
described in the February 8
issue of Life magazine.
Annual Party
Mrs. James Walp gave a
report on the husbands' party
which was held January 26
at North's Chuck Wagon.
Members and their husbands
met for dinner and games in
the banquet room. The hus
bands' party is an annual af
fair, and it allows husbands
of the members to become
acquainted. The tables were
decorated in a valentine
theme.
James Raglahd, past presi
dent of the Rogue Valley Art
association, spoke to the
group about the history and
purpose of the association.
That art is for the select
few is a fallacy, according to
Mr. Ragland. He stated that
art is communication, and
that anyone who appreci
ates or is affected by beauty,
is capable of appreciating art.
He explained that the art as
sociation has attempted to
bring all types of art to the
Rogue valley for display in
their gallery, and they have
broadened their work by
main taining children's art
classes in the summer. They
also plan adult art classes in
the near future.
The membership has grown
from 20 to 200, but the need
is for many more members,
and so Mr. Ragland closed by
inviting members of the
Junior Women's club to join
the art association and aid in
the cultural growth of the
valley.
Psychologist Speaks
Dr. A. W. Foley, clinical
psychologist at the Veterans
Domiciliary was guest speak
er. Dr. Foley stressed the
intangible aspects of mental
health and mental illness and
stated that psychologists can
not always agree on Uie defi
nition of the two terms except
in the extremes. He quoted
from an article by R. S. Peters
of England which stated that
the trend is to emphasize
mental health as a replace
ment for traditional or relig
ious values.
Dr. Foley said that he felt
each person must define men
tal health in the terms of his
own basic values, and that
the achievement of these
values should indicate the in
dividual's degree of mental
health. He remarked that the
lag in the care of the mental
ly ill stems partially from a
lack of complete knowledge
of the causes.
Cures are not easily effect
ed when the cause of the dis
order cannot be determined,
according to Dr. Foley. He
emphasized, however, the hu
mane treatment with respect
for the dignity of the indi
vidual is the greatest single
factor in helping the menially
ill.
Co-hostesses for the meet
ing were Mrs. Jack Owens
and Mrs. Walter Higgins. The
next regular meeting of the
club will be held March 13
at the home of Mrs. John R
Dumas, 1149 Leland street.
to appreciate a Gina or a
Jayne in starched white. And
none of my doctors, for all
their quiet efficiency, resem
bled Kildare or Casey.
So, all I have to say to both
husband and boss after my
siege of staring at hospital
green walls why won't they
paint hospital areas pale beige
or daffodil yellow? is, "You
can have the antiseptic life."
I'll take instead home where
the care is loving and tender,
although not always as crisp
ly efficient.
Love That Island
Never has a tiny island call
ed a New York apartment
looked so good!
And it is this one person's
wager that most of the 349,000
patients in the nation, the
group into which I seem to
fit, fcl the same way. The
American Hospital association
estimates this number as the
daily case load of voluntray,
short-term patients in general
hospitals.
A short slay produces not
only the physical therapeutic
results. You learn anew to ap
preciate god health and gain
a whole fresh understanding
of and sympathy for those
who are long-term and less
lucky in their speed of re
covery. Fortunately, after a few
days of rest and medication
for a respiratory ailment, the
hospital figured I was just
taking up space someone else
could use.
I also was running up the
food bill. Caught with a pes
ky germ that still let me eat,
dine now, diet later, I lived
it up on everything from
welsh rarebit to lamb stew.
Yes, I know hospital cook
ing is maligned from coast
to coast, but I know one hos
pital chef who'd do a good
restaurant proud.
; Bigger and Better Pills
i Many are the things you
j notice when you're ill, but
' not too ill. For one thing, the
pills - like the .bills - are
1 getting bigger each year.
There's an easing of hospi
tal routine to the extent that
you're not hauled out of sleep
at 7 a.m., to have a thcrmome
i tcr shoved under your tongue,
i your temperature and pulse
; noted, then left to lie there
until 8:30 before food arrives.
The hospital gown, that
I cumbersome cover which used
to be the attire from portal
to portal, no longer is dc ri
gour. Had I owned a mink bed
jacket, I'm sure the hospital
would have said, Wear it. A
portable beauty salon also was
thcr to help lift morale.
A hospital stay teaches re
newed appreciation of friends.
Winter vacationers sent
cards - one from Tahiti show
ing suntanned natives, an an
other from a couple vacation
ing In the Caribbean mention
ed the golfing she was get-
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MOLB Officers
Attend Meet;
Sessions Set
A number of southern Ore
gon members of the Military
Order of Cooties and Military
Order of Lady Bugs were in
Oregon City, February 9 and
10 to attend a state admin-,
istration council for the two i
groups. I
Making the trip were Mrs.
Ben Allison, Lady Gold Bug
for Oregon; Mrs. Richard
Schulz, state treasurer; Mrs.
O. O. DeBerry, slate secre
tary; Mrs. Ivan Lusk, Veter
ans Administration Volunteer
service representative, and
Mrs. Con Rost, Ashland, state
Grandmother Gold Bug. Mr.
Lusk, assistant hospital chair
man for the men's group, also
attended.
National officers present in
cluded Mrs. Edna Mae Pear
son, Newport, Ore.; Mrs. Anne
Perry of Philadelphia, Pa,,
who is in the west to assist in
plans for the national con
vention of the groups to be
held in August in Washington
state; Mrs. Perry Pinkslon,
North Bend, Ore., national
treasurer; and Mrs. Edna
Roundtrce.
Mrs. Pearson is MOLB
chairman for the national
convention, and Mrs. Perry is
her assistant. Mrs. Pinkston
is chairman for the slate con
vention to be held May 4 and
5 in Coos Bay.
The recent session opened
with a banquet and dance on
Saturday and business ses
sions were conducted on Sun
day. The fifteenth anniversary
of the Roguette circle, MOLB
will be observed March 12
when guests will attend from
the Riddle, Ore., units of the
group. A potluck dinner will
be served at 6:30 p.m., in the
Veterans of Foreign Wars
hall. Announcement of the
event was made at a circle
meeting February 12.
Reports were given on the
recent circle meeting at Ore
gon City and dates for the na
tional convention in Seattle,
were announced. The session
is to be held August 21
through 24.
Navy Mothers
Medford Navy Mothers club
will meet Tuesday, February
19, for an all-day session in
the home of Mrs. Glen Curtis,
839 Wabash avenue. Mothers
of Navy personnel arc invited.
Prospcct-A meeting of the
Prospect Pinochle club was
held in the home of Mrs.
George Hubbard on February
13. Luncheon was in the val
entine theme.
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