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What is more tempting than a cup of hot coffee om a cold winter day? So plentiful has coffee been in this cra that we have taken it for granted that we always have had, always would have it The story of the discovery of the coffee bean is interesting, dating back to an early era when heardsmen tendâ€" ing their goats on the mountain side were mystified by the fact that the herd had strayed and found a strange berry which made them very lively. A speciman was taken to the monastery, but could not be found in the herbal. ‘The monks experimented with the berry, the flower and discovered an exhilerating drink. Arab, Persian and it dispelled fatigue and melancholy, refreshing the body. ~sye) Coffee played an important part in the early commerce of Venice; in the social life of England: a source of happiness and wit. ‘The history of coffee in the westâ€" <rn hemisphere is especially interestâ€" ing ‘to us. In the early cighteenth <entury coffee was cultivated excluâ€" sively in the French and Dutch Guiâ€" ana. Although rivalry existed beâ€" tween the two, both opposed having â€"other countries obtain shoots of the plant. In fact the death penalty was the sentence for exporting the berries. nally got to Brazil, now the world‘s largest coffee producer, is a ‘favorite in that South American: republic. In the middle 1720‘s, French and Dutch Guiana officials called in a Brazilian, Palheta by name, to help settle a terâ€" ritorial disput An personable man, Palheta found the wife of the govâ€" ernor of the French colony a pleasâ€" ant and romantic companion. She, to show her affection, presented him with a huge bouquet at a banquet her unsuspecting husband gave in honor of his Brazilian guest. In the center of the bouquet were some ripe cofâ€" fee berrics. The Brazilian tok them immediately to* Kis home, planting them in the fertile soil at the mouth of the Amazon where they flourished quickly. & now (he heart of the Brazilian coffee country, whereâ€"the soil and climate are excellent for production. In the early years of cultivation, slavery still existed in Brazil Plantation owners, therefore, found it cheap to clear huge areas of forest land and prepare the soil for coffee plantings. Wideâ€"scale development of coffee planting in this hemisphere did not bgin until after the berry found its way to Brazil. Even then it was half a century before the Brazilian beâ€" came interested in large production. Cultivation of the plant had by then spread.to.the platean of, Sao Paulo, "Coffee production has spread beâ€" yond Brazil. Mexico and the Central countries now cultivate the plant. In the West Indies, Haiti and the Domi« nican Republicâ€"produce considrable quantities. But Brazil has remained the largest producer, with Colombn second. In 1930, the total production of all the other Americans, excluding Brazil, was only oneâ€"sixth of the Braâ€" zilian harvest. 4 The following books are at â€" the Hfg:nd Park Public Library : of Coffeeâ€"H. E. Jacob. America Southâ€"Carleton Beals. Inside Latin Americaâ€"John Gunâ€" Economic Geography of South Americaâ€"R. H. Whitheck. Rioâ€"Hugh Gibson. ther Brazilian . Sketchesâ€"Rudyard ©Kipâ€" ling. f Lions Club to Hear Capt. Edith M. Davis of the W AAC * MH. P. Public Library Dr. Earl Fitch, amember of the enâ€" tertainment committee for the Lions club, announces that at their rgular weekly luncheon meeting being hid today, Thursday, at the Oper House ‘Tea Room, th principal speaker is to be Capt. Edith M. Davis of the W.AAC. A Capt. Davis is to speak on the duâ€" ties, activities, and training of her particular branch of the service; so this talk promises to be informative as well as entBrtaining to the memâ€" bers and their guests â€"of this local business mens club. Ravinia Woman‘s Club Greets New Members At Tea Jan. 27 The board of directors of the Ravinâ€" is Woman‘s tlub will welcome new members of the club at a reception and tea to be held Wednesday, Jan. 27, at the home of Mrs. Mason Smith, first vice president and chairman of the membership committee, at 1113 Lincoin avenue from 3 to 5 o‘clock. Officers of the club, together with various committee chairmen, will greet the following new members: Miss Helen Beach, Mrs. R. G. Bichn, Mrs. Henry Birren, Jr., Mrs. Herbert D. Sinter, Mrs. Gordon T. Edgrene, Mrs. Paul Fischer, Mrs. G. Ford, Mrs. Society â€":â€" Womens News â€":â€" Locals Mrs. Cordon Holland, Mrs.~ Hayden Jones, Mrs. G. S. Laing, Mrs. A. W. Lawrence, Mrs. Rolagd G. Maus, Mrs Fred Gleim, Jr.. Mrs. C. W. Haupt, Peterson; Mrs. Robert S. Prasser, Mrs. O. G. Smith, Mrs. Philip Sparâ€" ling, Mr3. William R. Stewart, Mrs. John Stempf, Mrs. Gilbert C. Thelen, Mrs. Frederick O. Toof, Mrs. W. R. Waxler, Mrs. William C. Wenninger and Mrs. Francis M. Yager. Muelier, Tea will be served by the ship committee as assisting hostesses, with Mrs. Cilbert K. Hardacre, presi« dent, and Mrs. Nathan Corwith, Jr., director, pouring. « Girl Scouts Hold Joint Meeting January 15 ? A joint meeting of leaders and counâ€" cil of the Girl Scouts was held Friday afternoon at the Community center. Tea was served. Officers of. the Girl Scouts for this year are: Mrs. Carroll Bartlett, proâ€" gram chairman, retained, Mrs. Allan B. Dicus, chairman service bureau, reâ€" tained; Mrs. E. C. George, Julia Lowe representative retained; Mrs. Edwin M. Hadley, Jr., Brownie repreâ€" sentative; Mrs. George â€" Hartman, leader‘s representative; Mrs. Waiter J. Hodge, publicity chairman. Mrs. J .M. Maxwell, Community Chest representative; Mrs. Philip MacFarland, secretary; Mrs. Barton Pope, finance chairman, retained ; Mrs. J. S. Priddat, registrar, retained ; Mrs. tained: Mrs. Leo J. Sheridan, treasâ€" urer, rétained; Mrs. H. Bowen Stair, senior representative, retained: Mrs. George R. Strucker, membership chairman ; Mrs. Harry J. Van Ornum, camp chairman; Mrs. H. W. Winton, delegateâ€"atâ€"large; Mrs. R. O. Nerâ€" cim, delegateâ€"atâ€"large,, retained, and Mrs. C. Eugene Pfister, commissioner, retained. 4 Midâ€"Winter Dance To Be Held Jan. 22 In Evanston â€" . > One hundred fifty reservations have been made for the midâ€"winter dinner dance of the University Club of Evanâ€" ston which is to be held at the Club House on Saturday evening, January 23rd. Among those who will be in the President‘s receiving line and laâ€" ter dancing to the music of Pinky Arset‘s orchestra are Dr, and Mrs. O. E. Scott, Professor and Mrs. Tracy E. Stevey, Dr. and Mrs. Gail Soper, and Mr. and Mrs. Spencer S. Willison. Take Registrations Registrations are being taken from now to February 1 for courses in adult education offered ‘by the new . Sheil School of Social Studies opening Feb. 1 at the C. Y. O. center at 31 East Congress street in Chicago‘s Loop. Courses are offered frce, and the only requirement for admission is interest in the future of American democracy. To register, call at the office of the registrar, Room 602 and 607 of the Congress and Wabash building, or teleâ€" phone Wabash 1114. A For Class Offered © By Shiel School Jt., Clare Jaynes to Address Writer‘s Group January 28 a ‘The North Shore Creative Writers when "Clare Jaynes" the authors of "Instruct My Sorrows" and many short stories will be guests of honor. The name, Frederick Highâ€" uMflhlfi‘Ifl'.jt.‘ of Glencoe, will lead a practical disâ€" cussion of how. writers can find time for war work first of all and still keep on with their writing. Both of these authors give two full days each week as Red Cross volunteers. . ‘The new term is a practical demonâ€" stration of how writing and war work can still be crammed into everyone‘s week for the spring term of the class by vote was changed to an every other ‘Thursday morning at ten session. ‘The tickets are interchangeable so, if on Thursday morning, Jan. 28, at the are invited to to the informal luncheon following account of weather and gas rationing some commuters wish to save their ten sessions for double use later on in friends. the same time, some of a week between classes to polish their manuscripts. Members of. the group include a U. S. O. Salvation Army worker, a publicity writer for Highland Park U, S. 0.; many who are active in proâ€" grams for the Service Men‘s Wives club, as well as the Officers‘ Wives club at Fort Sheridan, officers of the Service Men‘s Mothers‘ club, many who are doing active war work, in adâ€" dition to‘ writing. Among those who are already signed up as members of the class for the new term and who would be interested well as writing to join them, are Mrs. Donald MacGibeny of Lake Forest, Edith Lovejoy Pierce, Verta Wood, Mrs. George Parker, Belle Turner of Chicago, Mrs. C. C. Lade and Mrs. Eugene Benge of Wilmette, Mrs. Geoâ€" rge K. Bowden, Mrs. Mildred Haesâ€" sler, of Ravinia, Misses Alberta and Marian Swift, Mrs. Edgar Jenkins, Mrs. John Lemmon, Mrs. Lester Olson, Mrs. E. W. Sundell, Mrs. Fred Gieâ€" quadale, Miss Laura Cross, Mrs. Evâ€" secke, Mrs. George Rodgers, Miss Mirâ€" erett Fontaine, Mu;‘; George Hicks, of of Waukegan, Pr. ?.ulith Shouisky of muamhhhdtom]-. 28 and hear the material and the critiâ€" cism Rowena Bennett directs in this her fifth year as leader. Reservations Y. W. C. A. (H. P. 675) for the lunchâ€" con which Mrs. Louis Schemmel of the Sunset Valley Golf club is catering. Victory Gardens Held Monday First Meeting of ta those present on the subject of Vicâ€" tory Gardens. The matter of fertilizâ€" ing gardens now was discussed and plans for plotting out gardens explained by Mr. Leech. Pictures of Victory Gardens supplied by the state chairman were shown. At the open forum following the neeting, members were told what vegeâ€" tables were grown successfully in this section and planting dates were discusâ€" The first Victory Garden meeting was held Monday night in the Comâ€" munity center, at which time the proâ€" gram for the year was planned. C. Eugene Pfister, chairman of the Victory Garden committee, presided, and introduced Bert Leech, whoâ€" spoke should be run north and south instead of cast and west for best results. ‘The next meeting of Victory Garâ€" duuwlhldlh&dlfluchyh February, At the March meeting, Milt Carleton of Vaughan Feed company will speak On in.the Park board office uam- ‘different spots where community Gardens are Iouulhw k. Niels Clauâ€" sen is in charge of the gardens. Anyone interested in attending lesson of Miss Marie Weldin To Show Garden Class Mexico Camera View s Color camera studies of Mexico, the land where the wild orchids grow, will be shown to members and guests of the Garden class at the Highland Park ’w-'udd-M.J-.l.n p. m. * Miss Marie ‘Weldin of Highland Park, whose camera was frequently clicking throughout her tour of Mexiâ€" can villages and gardens, returned with a pictorial record of her experiences. Retracing her journey before the Garden class, Miss Weldin will show m:hm&d-d " ‘These gardens were made by submerging soil on mats on branches of tries. Huts rest on top of these manâ€"matle garden islands which float about in the canals of this quaint villâ€" which thrived in Mexico long before tops of these pyramids where today Mexican churches stand. A social hour will follow Miss Welâ€" din‘s taik, Hostesses will be Mrs. Willâ€" iam Denzel, Mrs. C. A. Sanborn, Mrs. C. G. Schlege! and Mrs. Letha Udell. Students Return to N. W. Military And Naval Academy Students of Northwestern Military and Naval Academy, Lake Geneva, Wis., from numerous Chicago area communities have returned to their classes in military science, and other phasels of modern warfare following the recent winter vacation, Colonel A. B. Lewis, superintendent, announced this week. ‘The academy, one of the pioneer military schools in the Midwest, was featured during the recent vacation on the Treasury Center:Bond Wagon raâ€" dio program, originating in Chicago, for its part_in the development of America‘s forst armored automobile, forerumner of today‘s war tanks, in have returned to their classes are: John A. Archambault, 2200 S. Sheriâ€" dan Road ; Elisworth L. Mills, II, 376 Announce Marriage Of Former Rresident Ravine Drive © Wilma Elizabeth Mr.‘be-‘ came the bride of Lynn Gordon Brenne, in a simple ceremony in the( chapel of the Lawson YMCA, Chiâ€" cago, on January 9th. . The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Polderboer of New Hartford, Iowa, and attended Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Mr. Brenne is the son of Mrs. Emma Brenne of Cleveland, Ohio, and attended Yale University. He is now attending the Army Signal Corp School of Chicago, and until he is ‘transferred to active service, the couple will make their home at 228 East Huron Street, Chicago. Photographs of the Mexican pyraâ€" ids, relics of an ancient civilization Mr. Brene is a former Deerfield resident. Lieut. Robert Wood, MtssP:zgy Beattie To Be Married f The wedding of Lieut, Robert Macâ€" pherson Wood, son of the R. Arthur Woods, ‘ 537 S. Linden avenue, and Miss Peggy Beattic, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Samue! Marshall Beattie of Greenville, S.â€"C., will take place Janâ€" uary 23 in Christ church, Greenville. Capt. Arthur MacDougal Wood of the army air forces will come from Washington, D. C., to attend his broâ€" ther as best man. ‘ The bridegroom‘s mother and father are in South Caroâ€" lina for the wedding. _ â€" _ _ The young couple will make their home in Greenville, where Lieut Wood is in the army air corps and is an instructor pilot. Students from Highland Park who COLONEL A. B. LEWIS Swing Club to Hop Saturday Evening ~ ‘The largest collection of hobos seen in Highland Park in recent years will The Highland Park Woman‘c club will play hostess to this vagabond gang. They will be welcomed, warmed and fed and treated to three hours of hopâ€" Woman‘s club around 9 s‘clock this swing band. Promptly at 12 o‘clock this minature Coxe‘s army will be turned out into the cold to find haven in their Somesâ€" in other words, the entertainment ends along the lonely road" may bring him or her as a guest for the usual fee by club chairman, at H. P. 4080. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pertz, Mr. and Mrs. Robin K. MacFadden and Mr. and Mrs. Linâ€" dell Petersen will assist Dr. and Mrs. Alonzg Tenney as hosts and hostesses. Chicago Commions Auxiliary To Meet January 26 Helen Taylor Carr auxiliary of the Chicago Commons will hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, Jan. 26, promptly at 1:15 o‘clock at the home of Mrs. Guy B. Finlay, 523 S. St. Johns avenue. Farrells Announce Birth of Baby _ A baby girl was born to Ensign and Mrs. James S, Farrell on November 28 in Cincinnati, O. Mr. Farrell is a former resident of Highland Park. Any hobo who has "picked up a pal of Park| Welfare society will be held at : . this hdm*lfluiqlfll onual :.um-u-u.h-.s.- _club| Assisting hostesses will be Mrs. F Infant Welfare to j Install Officers A tâ€" _ Jan. 25 Meeting § ‘n‘-”. ni ‘hudo!thcfl‘- En iess m o o m Welfare society will be held at the home of Mrs. Robert Herbst, 160 Raâ€" wine drive. on Monday, Jan. 25, at H Assisting hostesses will be Mrs. Kelâ€" logg Patterson, Mrs. Bruce Parsons and Mrs. Konrad Schreier, ‘The follâ€" owing officers and board of directors for 1943 will be installed at the meetâ€" Ira Matthiesen; luncheon chairman, Mrs. H. S. Vanderbic; %fi- man, Mrs. Willard Medway, L L. Howe and Mrs. Mason Armstrong; telephone chairman, Mrs. Walter Rietz; publicity chairman, Mrs. Louis Schâ€" ults} membersâ€"atâ€"large, Mrs. E. M. Hadiey Jr. and Mrs. Elmer Fi i )Wchh-u.un.liu-l& recording secretary, Mrs. William Walsh; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Jones ;