on. grey and tender is the rain.

That drips. t1rlPS 00 llle Wll"

A hundred things come in the door.

"rite scent of herbs. the umlllllt of yore.

I Lombdr-dy poplars tall and three. ' ' Across the road I see. a There is no loveliness so plain As a tall poplar in the rain. -Reese. Rain on the garden is wonder- ful this summer if you can for- get the haying. in this large REP ' i den when it is impossible to Wale!" all of it. the many showers have kept eicrything fresh and 2159"- The lawns are lovely and the E growth on Roses, annualsaand the i . fragrant Phlox all blooming anow ; has never been so 200ll- Ill 15 3 I proper time to rcally 9llJ0y the garden and try to put other dut-

' reniciiiliering that very 500" lll959 lovcl) flowers will be at rest for another war Hollyhock have never been liner and when We remember that they seed them-

: selrcs in the Iiorders here and do

1 not require any care we 8PPli9Clo

I ate them all the more

i The I')P(i(ilnil dahlias -are mak-

ing a splendid showinz In lllt? gill"

' den because of the moisture and

- garden iisitors like the bright I splash of color and they 3l50 35'

mire the tuberous begonias. It 15

- I 8 happy "me In the garden shar-

ing it with others and learninil

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sons oonnoiv MACMILLAN j

'A COUNTRY GARDEN

about flowers and gardeners and such fun to win a prize!

Lovely flowers were seenaat the Provincial Exhibition and it was amazing that so many were In bloom in this late season. The Asters always seem so wonderful to me as they do not grow here in thegarden as they become wilt- ed before opening. I buy resistant seed but the same thing hap- pens every year until this year I am too discouraged to try them as so many other good flowers will

all. I also enjoyed seeing the vcry' large perfectly formed dahlla fl--iv-l ers. they do not grow here bi' I admire them in other gardens and realize the care required to grow such wonderful flowers. All things of beauty are not theirs

ics out of mind if possible. alil3.V5l

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alone who hold the fee; but unto him no less who can enjoy, thatl unto them who own. are sweet" uses given to possess. Certainly; many folk were enjoying the flow-i er show at the Exhibition. It is It pity that the exhibits must be so crowded that their beauty is not- seen to the best advantage, I ex-T pet-t there is not room to be spar-I ed from the other exhibits.

I Coming home to my own large

garden with the inspiration gained from the lovely flowers I began to trim, and weed, and mow, with, enthusiasm to try to make the gang den better than it had been and

grow without any extra care at .

today has been a lovely summer -

'1 gen mp of the gardens they NW0

I of their own gardening. They IOVC

- how very fortunate we are to live it this happy land.

II!”roses that were not planted properly in the rush of the sprlllltl season and potting up a few fra-

day and Iquote from a poem of. Wilson MacDonald in his lovely book The Lyric Year describing such a day as this has been.

m Island and "S fertile fields Heat is king. the crikels sing; H51 an amazed .t the w0nde,;u1,Through the air cicada spring. Emmha It makes us realize spin All the winter 5 woods are healed:

Elms pour incense on the field;

Heavy-cargoed roam the bees, Scented port to scented port. And the larkspur on the breeze Curtsies like a maid at court. Poppies flame and roses swoon In the year's most ardent noon. As the pollen. floating by,

much from world travellers who

seen and of the trials and l0yS

I have been putting a mulch on

ant stocks for the garden room the winter season. "

OMEN

Lena Caroline Mc.Lurc. Women's Editor. Phone 8506

Page 8, The Guardian

Tuesday, Aug. 21, 1956

HAPPENINGS

room is very small it must con-'l tnln almost every fragrant flow- er to cheer us when no flower- blooms outside and it is the lastl call for geranium slips for bloom-. - in: then and If it In possible to I , crowd them all in I an assured i - . of bright color for the monthaa

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v. ahead. The very large geraniurns

Careless of all care go I. When the moon is large and round. - Mm On a drift of new mown-hay ” Many a night my sould hath found Respite from the wores of day. On the mattress of the earth Many may find a second birth.

as our Canadian poet and visitorsl

'he Rev. John Barbour and Barbour, Canning. Nova Scot- lia. are spending their holidays at ,thc Forbes Cottage, Lower Mont- lague, Mrs. Barbour will be re imcmbered by many friends as 'the former Miss Adelaide Hum- phrey. M.A.. a teacher at Prince of Wales College. Mr. Barbour was

There are many folk who feel

are put in the cellar to be ready

to our lovely land tell me that

for the garden next y ar. The gar-I I I dener is always thin ing of next.

there is something here they en- Ioy so much and they carry away happy memories of our green fields. red soil, the blue sky, the sea and the sand dunes, and the gently rolling countryside blend- ing into a beautiful landscape of natural beauty. Visitors to our land find quiet and respite from

year" and it is a good time to look! at-the garden with a critical eye to see where improvements can be made. Shrubs can be prunedl and then moved later on and- all these changes can be noted at this time when it is possible to

see how crowded

some of the plantings may be in the Harden-

! when they die down it is impos-

I I: It glble to see them. i

The clematis vines are putting

on a good show at the north of the house and they are such reliable vines when they like their situa- tion in the garden as they require shade and moisture at the roots.

thler cares and this is the quest of all. Earth' thou mother of num- berless children. the nurse and mother. Sister thou of the stars, and beloved by the Sun. the re- .loicer.' Guardian and friend of the moon, 0 Earth, whom the comets forget not. yes, in the measureless distance wheel and Islam they behold thee'.

I. hnces. It is a fine place to learn , BjC;”i

.. DAILY PAITERN

I have seen petunias planted wiGi this lovely vine in a beautiful gar- den that I have visited and the colors selected made a good corp- hination with the purple blue vine. Color and form is so important in gardening. Next week we shall be enjoying the Annual Provincial Flower Show and these days will be spent in watching certain flow- ers to see if they will bloom at the proper time or whether it Is possible to keep other flowers which have opened too soon. Cer- tninly there is s trementifun amount of work for the officers of the show and also the exhibitors win) carry their flowers long dis-

MONTAGUE C.W.L.

The regular monthly meeting of the Montague sub-division of the C.W.L. was held on Sunday even- ing August 4th, with thirteen mem- bers in attendance The meeting opened with prayer by the pres- ident. Mrs. Joseph Callaghan. 'f'lie treasurer and Secretary being absent the minutes of the last meeting and treasure-r's re- port were read by Mrs. F.L. Coy- le. Discussion took place re new members and two members are to collect from same.

The League decided to shre in expenses of Blood the Donors clin- ic and also to give a gift to a baby of a Dutch family in the parish. The ladies of Greenfield were appointed to sweep the church for the month and Mrs Joseph Lannl,gan and Mrs Fer- ome Power to take care of the

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altar; Mrs. John Clair to take can of lights. Mrii. Levi Power invited the

members to her home for next meeting. The meeting closed with prayer after which refreshments were served by the hostess as- sisted by the lunch committee.

ALEXANDRA WJ. The August meeting of the Alex-

a former minister at Trinity Unit- ed Church. Mr. and Mrs. Barbour have two sons. one of whom is a medical student at Dalhousie Uni- versity, his mother's Alma Mater.

Goodbyes have been said to Dr. and Mrs. M. L. MacDonald who have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Johnstone. On the return trip to Winter Park. Flor- ida. Dr. and Mrs. MacDonald will spend a week with their friends. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Davis, for- mcr U.S. Ambassador to Finland, Grcct-c. Portugal and Scotland at their summer home in Stock- bridge, Mass, where the Annual Bershire Music Festival takes place. Mr. Davis while serving as Ambassador in Finland was a fre quent guest at the home of the composer Jan Sibelius. near Ilel- inski. Finland. and has given Mrs. MacDonald suggestions upon the interpretation of music by the Pin- nish master.

Miss Murial E. Joseph. Montreal, is at present at Stanhope Beach Inn. Miss Joseph has recently re- turned on the Empress of Brit- ain from a three months visit in Italy, France and Great Britain. Miss Joseph who is a world trav- eller is very fond of Prince Ed- ward Island. This is her seventh visit.

Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Scantlebury. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Sharon. Mrs. E.S. Giddings. Mrs. D.M. MacKin- uon, Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Cook of Toronto. motored to Amherst, Thursday to attend a service for the late Mrs. T.W. Cook. Dr. Cook took the remains to Ottawa where a church service was held. This service was attended by Dr. and Mrs. Cook's children and other relatives. Interment was in the Ottawa Cemetery. The funeral of Dorothy Cochrane Cook, this love ly gracious lady. was largely at- tended. both in Amherst and 0t- tawa.

andra W.I. was held at the home of Mrs. Benjamin Wood. There was an attendance of it mem- bers and one visitor. The meeting opened with the Ode. followed by the Mary Stewart collect in uni- son. The roll call was responded to with "Exchange of " i, s. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Reports of committees were given. Cor-3 rcapondence was read by the sec-5 rctary. The report of the annual' convention was given by the dele- gates who attended.

The next meeting will be held. at the home of Mrs. Wallace and Mrs. Glendon Brehaut. The lunch committee will be Mrs. At- wood Mscmie. Mrs. Nicholas Plag- gcnhoef and Mrs. Vernon Mac- Lennan. Collection amounted to 33.06. The meeting adjourned and lunch was served by the and committee in charge.

HAMPTON LADII-:5 Am The Hampton Ladies Ald held their August meeting with Mrs.' Clayton Morrison, Mrs. A.E. Best. kindly consented to be Secretary. in the unavoidable oft . Bell t 1 non. Plans were completed for tha- aanual supper to be held in the; ball on Aug. 22nd.

The treasurers report was very encouraging. Appreciation of Dr;l Vlllett's illustrated lecture was ex-

of sick-

ll0!lC331was the former

Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Simpson left Friday for their home in Californ- ia. Mrii. Simpson was the former Miss Frances Stevenson of Wheat- ley River. It is thirty six years

tsince Mr. and Mrs. Simpson were

on the Island. They had intended visiting here for two weeks but remained for seven weeks.

Mr. and Mrs. H.V. Howlctt. Chestnut Hill. Mass.. have been spending a pleasant vacation on the Island renewing old friend- ships. They are the guests of Mr. Howlett's sister. Mrs. A. E. Toombs.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Toyman. Ar- lington. Mass.. were recent arriv- als in the province. Mrs. Wyman Mlssocertrude Woolncr. a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Conmbert Woolner of Everett, Mass.

Miss Louise Cliaisson was honor- ed at the St. Roch Baseball Club- house Friday eving when a large

linesilver W . . with

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number of friends assembled to tender a prenupltal shower. For the occasion the clubhouse was attractively decorated with multi- colored streamers and the seal of honor with paper flowers. Seat- ed with. the bride-to-be was her fiance. Mr. William Gavin of Al- berton South. In opening the gifts, M35 Chaisson was assisted by Mrs. Andrew Arsenauli. while Miss Lucy Chaisson read the accompan- ing verses. Rcfreshemenis were served by the ladies and a hap- py evening of music and dancing was enjoyed.

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd lumen and 3011 George have returned to their new home on Coronation Ave.. af- ter spending the summer months in Cape Breton.

Mr. and Mrs. H. MacDonald, Sydncy, N.S., are spending a week on the Island visiting with rela lives in Summerside and Murray River.

Miss Rena Mills, Ottawa. is spending her three weeks vaca- tion with Mr. and Mrs. J. Norman

MT. and Mrs. Mohler were married at Trinity United Church. Summerside. Thea bride was the former Helcn Jcant,

Iiuestls of Sunimerside. I FRONT ROW-Marina Doyle

MOHLER - H UESTIS' WEDDING

John sham-idan ibridesmald: Anna Rayner-flower

girl; Mrs. Mitchell Bell-matron

of honor.

BACK-Robert Huestls - best man; Mr. and Mrs. I-Iohler; Nor- man Quinn-usher; Iouist Philip. usher.

LET'S EAT

"My. but this test-kitchen smells wonderful. Chef," i said. "What's cooking?"

"Green-and-red pepper relish. Madame." he replied, "to use with frankfurtcrs at our patio barbecue next Monday."

Monday Barbecue Dinner (for Patio or Indoorsl: Vt-getable juice cocktail; mustard-grilled franks; green-and-red pepper relish; po- sliced peaches; oatmeal nutmeg crispies; hot or iced coffee or tea or milk. '

Green-and-Red Pepper Relish: Comblna 2 c. fine-chopped green bell peppers. 2 c. fine chopped red bell peppers. V4 c. fine-chopped onion and IV: c. uioiling water. Let stand 5 min. Drain off the water.

Then add 1-3 c. cider vinegar. X26 tsp. powdered dry mustard. V: tsp. celery seed. V4 tsp. ground black pepper. 2 tsp. salt. la tsp. ground ginger and V2 c. fine-chop- ped celery.

Bring only to boiling point. Re- move from the heat and cool.

Transfer to a jar. Refrigerate 2 days for the flavor to blend.

Serve with frankfurters, ham- burgers or cold meats.

This relish, when covered. keeps from 2 to 8 weeks under refrigera- tion. Use when frcsh; do not can

MacLeod. Charlottetown.

for future use.

ELEANOR ROSS

By August, unless you have air- condiiioning, the house is likely toi be serving up oven-like heat. it takes a bit of doing, plus some psychology. to make the home comfortably cool.

One way to make the room look cooler. Remember that an an uncluttered room is much more restful and comfortable in the hot weather. So if you have neglected to do so, why not put away alll extraneous furnlshingsfl

NEW SLIPCOVERS Invest in some new slipcoversl of serene. softly colored or floral- paiterned cotton that can go in and out of the washing machine in a jifffy. Keep the floor as free as pos- sible, putting even the smallest I

Husbands! Wives!

. Get Pep, Vim; feel Younger 'I1iouaandI ol couples an weak. worn-out as. Just because body lach iron. For new .Y'"-lie!" hell-x -her 40. by onm raaio

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picitiis

FAMOUS T00!

must on

Make Home Look Cool

rugs out of sight. Many women es. chew summer rugs, preferring to have a floor that looks shining bright and at its coolest best.

FRESH CURTAINS

Keep window curtains as fresh as possible with frequent suds- ings. There's nothing as fresh and cool-appearing as curtains or slip- covers that have just come out of the suds.

Bric-a-brac that collects dust bust serves no useful purpose might be tolerated during the closed - window season. but cer- galnly has no place in the sum- mer scheme.

Helps You Overcome

FALSE TEETH

Loosonoss and Worry

No longer bu annoyed or feel Ill-IF because or rain un.a.raa1'nrrn, an improved alts- llne (non-acid) powder Iprlnllld on platen holds

Green And Red Peppers Make Delicious Relish

.3: Ida Bailey A1

NEW COOKIES

"I have a new recipe for oat- meal nutmeg cookies. Cher. I'll

bake some right now. while the kitchen is cool. No rolling to these

cookies - they're the quii:k-and- easy kind.

"As the recipe turns out 6'5 dozens. I'll wrap-seal half of them in a polyethelene bag and freeze to serve with fruit drinks.

"They are especially good with lemonade lvcetened with honey or a combination of cranberry and pineapple juices."

measurements are level:

Oatmeal Nutmeg Crisples: Com- bine IV: c. sifted enriched flour and 3 c. quick-cooking oatmeal.

Cream 1 c. shortening and 1 c. sugar together until fluffy.

Blend in 1 tsp. each soda and salt. and IA tsp. nutmeg. Beat in 1 egg.

Then beat in 1 c. additional sugar.

When creamy. boat in 1 addit- inal egg. Stir in W. e. chopped nuts. 1 c. raisins, 1 tsp. lemon rind and 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice.

Gradually add the flour and oat- meal mixture. Chill 30 mln.. or until stiff enough to handle.

Shape into 1" balls. Place 2" apart on oiled cokie sheets to al- low room for spreading.

Bake 12-15 min. in a preheated moderate oven. 250 degrees F.

De Luze Skinless Frankfurter: from the Chef:

Slash frankfurters at 1'2" inter- vals before cooking for more at- tractive appearance. quicker cook- ing and easy eating.

Serve in split rolls spread with green-and-rod pepper relish. with a long green onion for snapp zest.

MARY. HAWORTH V Man Ponclcfs Wisdom Of Accepting Gifts '4

:33-"'.sl-"7-l'y"i.l'.'t'.".;& 3321' t:

work for a very nice company.

wbera-'Iio has steadlly P9t39lV'll promotioarud my r-I-em Th-

' formerly h. 3': 1:1: train I alull

After a few weeks of working with Rod. my husband told lllpl one ev with a worried air. that Bod accepts money,-small percentages on the "t-I-t -"WI anialllab firms ito whogihetlle 3:: pany ven bua nessa. e centaggeia" aren't Iollclted: they an just the smaller coinnanles way of saying "thank-you for business directed to them. I When I pressed for details, Bill said the business is Elven. 0!! It strictly competitive basis. to firms- doing the best work at the lowest. prices. Bill feels the "thank-W11",

atult isn't quite right: and I 3.; relieved when he said be ex- pected to refuse any such money offered him. . .

CLEAR OFFER. WITH 3085

Now both men have been of- fered. through Rod. I Illlbk 311111., or money from a fellow to whoml they had recently given a great deal of business. My husband was tempted, but then decided it just wasn't right. Rod, on the other hand, intends to acccept; and his wife is very worried and frankly says so; but he takes the attitude that "everybody does It.''' so why shouldn't be .

Bill andl have told Rod cand- idly that lt lie Wel'9ll'l ll!V9lV9d- ed trophies. little Heather Rhynes Bill W0!-Ild Mlle ll" Wllllll l'"3"-9' and her sister Margaret make a to his employ” and K93 lll5 V9" wlnsome pair. Margaret, who is dict on whether Q83 "P9:&I9ll.l'.. just five, was judged the best H895" are lCC9Plllbl9 - - - N "'3 dressed Highland dancer at the We say mill” WY lmPl'9ll5l”ll 9" Prince Edward Island games this Rod.: but I do wish we could get yum him to discusss this with his em-a For the second year Margaret ployer.

Proudly showing their well earn-

BONNIE LASSIES

has claimed the trophy for chain- pion Highland.danccr for P.E.I. She also won a first and third medal at the Rothesay Highland Gathering at Saint John, N.B. She placed first in the three sen- ior classea at the Charlottetown gathering.