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Thnradw February 14, 1952 THE McHEgOX PLAINDEAIXR r*m- Page 8tfW NEWS FROM Wonder Lake By Tumh Kelts Dorothy McEachren, Indian Ridge, will start a trip Feb. 29 such as most people only dream about. Leaving from Wonder Lake on the date mentioned she will proceed to New York and will fly on Sunday, March 2, to Madrid, Spain, to start a twomouths' tour of Europe. Besides Madrid, Mrs. McEacfifen will also visit Toledo, Seville, Granada. Barcelona and Carcassone in Spain. She will leave CarcaBsonne and proceed to Nar- . bptme, and on to Niuves, France^ She will tour Monte Carlo and *till arrive in Rome, Italy on March 20 and will spend four days in that ancient city. She will visit Naples and will spend a full day in Pouipeii. She will also ^risit Assisi, Florence, Venice, Ver- Hoa, Lugano and will arrive in Zurich, Switzerland April 4. After ? "a tour of Zurich, she will fly to Vienna, Austria, to spend two days and then will return to fcurich. In Switzerland again, she will make a'tWo-day visit to Geneva and then will go to Munich, Germany, and to Heidelberg. On April 14 she will arrive in JParis, France, to spend a week, ^ater she will go to Brussels, Belgium, Amsterdam, Holland, , and will spend a week the latter JM|rt of April in London. iiefore the Flight back to New York, she will visit Edinburgh, Scotland and Dublin. Ireland. She Will be back in Wonder Lake spine time in May. Two "bon voyage" parties were .given for Mrs. McEachren in Chicago last week. * Accompanying Mrs. McEachren oil the European trip will be her sister, Miss Dorothy Warner. Their father. Mason Warner, will accompany them to New York. €erol Ami Zttpel To Head Bromiles Carol Ann Zapel of Greenwood Was elected president of the Brownie Scouts at their meeting H Monday. Chosen to serve with Carol Ann were Bonnie Hunt, 'vice-president; Rosemary Roti, secretary; Joyce Motulewicz, treasurer; Mary Jane Gillis, sergeantat- arms; Jane Wrede, American flag bearer; and Carol Swanson, Brownie flag bearer. Sgt. Carl Cihos donated a first al<l kit to the Brownies, for which they are grateful. The girls voted to «tve~ all their £dues from the first of the year to Feb. 11 to the polio fund. They would welcome any additional do- : nations that might be in . their name. Fed Cross t Thc» Red Cross drive will be officially started at Harrison school Feb. 24. The cheerleaders of the school will assist in the -drive. w On Monday of this week a Red Cross film was shown at the school. Mrs. Woodward Receives Telephone (.'all From Austria -iMrs. Ruth Woodward is pretty proud of the special < birthday present she received1 from her son, Pelham (Pell), "who is stationed Jn Salzbe.g, Austria. The present #^as in the form of a long-dis- * tance call and the connection was better than the usual connection she can get between Wonder Lake and Woodstock. % Mto Party The polio party for the benefit of the Wonder Lake-Ringwood area portion of the March Of Dimes will be held Feb. l."> at the Lake View Ian. The public far Invited. Mrs. Grace Sellek, chairman of the party, said that nineteen cakes have already been promised for the event Mrs. Sellek pointed1 out that less than $1,100 had been donated from the Wonder Lake- Ringwood area to the polio fund since 1946 but that a total of $4,079 had been expended on Wonder Lake victims of the disease. The breakdown of the expenses are: Barbara Sellek, $2,673; Dorothy Heilman, $487; Paul Steinle, $885; and small payments on several other victims. St. Valentine's Day Traced To An Old Roman Custom Br Qelnby Schuyler Chicken Pox Hits Chicken pox has been running rampant in Wonder Lake, with some of the classrooms cut to half the regular attendance because of the disease. Douglas Sellek is one of this week's victims as is Chris Dunaway. Last week Jean Motulewicz was laid up with the disease and so were the children of Roger Hansen's household aud • Y-a* cula youngster. „' Scout Open House Tli§ Wonder Lake Boy Scouts held an "open house" Friday at Harrison school which included a spevial ceremony. Thirteen Scouts received' their tenderfoot pins at the ceremonies. Bob Cormier read the history of the new troop and Jim Mahal, Randy Sellek and Chuck Majercik gave a demonstration on artificial respiration. Arthur Frenssen and Charles Lathrop showed what to do if bitten by a snake. Dan Lundborg and John Wright showed the method of caring for a person who has fainted or one who is in a state of shock. Roy Meiswinkel, Scoutmaster, was presented with a service star by Percy Cormier" in recognition of Roy's eleven years in scouting. Refreshments were served at the close of the meeting, --vf?--" Women Voters The Leayue of Women Voters would like the public reminded of their bake sale at Paul's Variety store Feb. 16 starting at 10 a.m. and the board aae«Ung -Feb. 19 at Ruth Kolar's, Wonder Woods, at 8 p.m. The annual meeting of the League will be held March 18 at Lillian Plotner's home in Shore Hills. COUNTY SEAT PLANS FOR CELEBRATION OF CENTENNIAL The planning committee of the Woodstock centennial commission has announced plans for the inaugurating- of an organization to be known as the Brothers of the Brush Members of this new organization will refrain from slaving from the time of their acceptance into the group until the week of Woodstock's 100th anniversary celebration to be held June 10, 20, 21 and 22. The inauguration ceremony will be held on the square on the evening of Feb. 29, at which time "Rudolph Razor" will be fittingly interred with a suitable speech by one of the city dignitaries. Honorary pallbearers for the occasion will be barbers of the city A Ladies Auxiliary to be known as the Sisters of the Swish will also be organized and rules of conduct for this organisation will be announced later. Rainbow At Tour Shoulder A striking modern room, which has the colors of the rainbow as its tnain feature, has walls and woodwork painted forest green. Oh two long, pale gold divans, there's a parade of pillows, each in a different color of the rainbow. The rug is beige and the ceiling a paler tint of it. The draperies, with a deep green background, also echo the rainbow colors. ) US? ALEXANDER'S - BUDGET PLAN - To Repair or Improve Your Home. INSULATION AND STORM SASH . . . .". . KITCHEN MODERNIZATION NEW FLOORING, SIDING AND ROOFING . . . . . . NEW PORCH -- NEW GARAGE . . . ANY ADDITIONS OR ALTERATIONS . . . ALL MATERIALS AND LABOR MAY IE MCLUDB 10% Down -- Balance In 36 Monthly Payments It's Easy To Buy On Budget At ALEXANDER LUMBER CO. "The Best ol Everything For The Builder" 547 MAIN STREET - VIHONE S HSmrn Salnts and' sinners attke, it seems to me, have helped Dan Cupid to weave a web of romantic customs and historical controversy around the origin of St. Valentine's Day. The "romantic customs"^ are of particular interest, since 1952 is Leap Year--when the rules of courtship can be sidetracked without notice. The "historical controversy" rages over these three questions: 1. Who was the original St Valentine? 2. Why was February 14 chosen as St. Valentine's Day? S. How did the Valentine custom come to America? Apparently. St. Valentine's flay has always been considered the best time for sweetheart's to "pop I he question." Nevertheless, millions of Valentiues are exchanged each year between friends- and relatives, as well as those for sweethearts, wives and husbands. Like a sensitive barometer, their colorful designs and sentimental verses record the nation's romantic temperature and its degree of friendliness. Yet, comparatively little is known about how this quaint old custom began. Maybe I can explain . . Most scholars agree that St. Valentine's Day was named lor a young priest who refused to accept the traditional gods of Rome. But seven different Valentines are listed in the Calendar of Saints. So some spoilsports will probably say, "It was really six other guys!" According to the experts, however, St. Valentine was jailed for his faith in Christianity. There he cured the keeper's daughter of blindness, but was beheadftjl soon afterwards. Following the execution, on Feb. 14. 270 A. D„ it was learned he had thoughtfully written a letter to console the little girl, signed "From Your Valentine." This act of. kindness fired the imagination of people everywhere. T o k e n s o f f r i e n d s h i p , w h i c h neither implied nor encourageti a fluttery heart, were still exchanged on St. Valentine's Day more than 1.000 years later, when diminutive Dan Cupid finally took over. Actually, the Romans had lavishly celebrated this date several centuries earlier, as the pagan Feast of Lupercalia. The ceremony itself blossomed from a pseudo-scientific belief that the birds of Italy began mating on Feb. 14. Romantic significance was attached to this popular notion by the emperial drum-beaters, and a good lime was had by all. "Love lotteries" were set up at central locations, usually in the public square or an old-style town hall. There, on a onevslip-per-customer basis, the name, address and zone number of every "eligible" maiden was placed in a large urn. Roman swains then started drawing to determine their "blind dates" for the current year. As the years passed, this willynilly approach to romance was bitterly opposed by church authorities, who wanted to substitute' the name of a guardian saint for these impetuous young people. Despite the wisdom of this alternative, It was never as popular as taking a chance on love. So the pagan Love Festival continued to flourish. Finally, the day of reckoning came. Rome had fallen on hard times. The old ways of courtship grew more formal--and expensive! St. Valentine's Day, which was truly "an old Roman custom," reappeared as the Dark Ages ended-- a sentimental holiday full of friendly chuckles and heartthrobs. It was during Revolutionary War days that the first flurry of Valentines broke out in America. Records show, however, that sweethearts had been exchanging Valentines for over 300 years by then. It took a Frenchman, naturally, to get the ball rolling. According to the British Museum, where it is now on display, the oldest Sweetheart Valentine existing was designed by the Duke of Orleans in 1415. Imprisoned in the Tower of London after the Battle of Agincourt. he bribed a guard to smuggle it out. It was a cute trick, and other French gallants soon set out with scissors and pastepot to improve on this idea. During the reign of Louis XIV, handmade Valentines reached a peak in elegance and sheer craftsmanship that was ur^>, equalled until modern graphic arts processes were developed. Dan Cupid appeared on Valeu* tines for the first time. Gilt papet| jewels, gaily colored ribbons, cutout hearts, and expensive Venetian lace were also used to create unusual effects. i Meanwhile, across the channel, stern English fathers told their daughters that a > Valentine was the equivalent of a proposal of marriage. Eligible suitors were frequently judged by the ingenu* ity their Valentines revealed. As the 19th century began, however. many publishers assigned their best artists and* verse-writers to do, a professional job. More and better Valentines were the re^ suit. Beautifully printed and enibossed and die-cut, the Victorian era is still remerfibered for its. frilly, fussy Valentines. H e r e » i n A m e r i c a , c o l o n i a l sweethearts improvised and made their simple pen-and-ink Valentines as best they could. This continued'- until 1840. when Esther HoWland designed and printed a batch of English-style Valentino* for her delighted classmates at Mt. Holvoke College for Women. It was Leap Year--just 28 Leap Years ago, in fact--and the unexpected demand encouraged her to "open shop" on a larger scale. After her college days ended, Miss Howland became the head of a firm specializing in Valentines. By 1858 humorous verses and designs, as they are today, were as popular as the strictly sentimental Valentines. About that time, too, greeting cards popped up for other sentimental occasions -- birthdays, anniversaries, Easter and especially Christmas. But the Valentine custom, which began in Rome almost 1700 years ago, is now acknowledged as "The grandaddy of them all!** Schedule Is Win A regular painting schedule actually simplifies property protection. One wise farmer does a fourth of his buildings each year. In %it way, each gets its necessary coat of protecti6n every four years without fail, and each year's painting project can be fitted in as other outdoor work permits. While city dwellers do not have as many structures to safeguard, they are wise to look on painting as prop erty-value insurance and to follow a regular schedule Reach In your pocket and pull ont aH your spar« change. Don't count it. Give It to the March of j with banana slices that hav Dimes! BANANA GELATIN HEART DESSERT ON VALENTINE'S DAY Of i The origin of Valentine's Day is obscured in pagan myth. No one seems to know quite how it all began, this charming day of red hearts, lacy frills and tender messages. But no one. minds its mysterious origins, just so we have the day. Whether you buy a big, beautiful Valentine card or whether you make one yourself, there will be at least one person with whom you will exchange the sentiments- of the day. and perhaps more, if you include friends in Valentine's wishes as well as beaux, sweethearts and husbands. Your family will find it fun to have St. Valentine influence dessert. Pretty, shimmering cherry gelatin, made in a heart shaped mold, and studded witlv niello# slices of delicious creamy color banana, Is so attractive yet so easy to prepare. Bananas have a full, distinctive tropical flavor that is delightful in gelatin desserts. Choose bananas at the right stage of ripeness for this dessert. The kind that have yellow peel flecked with brown are the kind that are fully ripe, with the sweetest and most developed flavor. Garnish your pretty gelatin heart fluted edges for real Valentine frivol- KING SIZE Q U A U I "f V' SNAPSHOTS ALL PICTURES ENLARGED AT NO EXTRA CHARGE! iM VAUUM STYLE PER ROLL Six* Ktm* Stu m Coktmt Sttrf 12 U HI* 994 | IF ITS WORTH DOING It's Worth Doing Right 4 Wattles Drug Store "THE HOME STORE" Main Stmt PHONE 358 McHenry, I1L ity. Just peel the banana, and run tlie^ tines of a fork down all sides of the banana. Slice, and you will have ; crinkly-edged rounds, so pretty for garnishing. Banana Gelatin Dessert 1 package cherry-flavored gelatin 2 ripe bananas Dessert topping Mix gelatin according to package directions. Chill only until slightly thickened. Partly fill 1 pint-sized, heart-shaped qiold with gelatin. Peel bananas, slice and arrange on top of the gelatin. Fill mold with remaining gelatin. Chill until firm. Unniold. Garnish with additional slices of ripe banana or other fruit, if desired. Serve plain or topped with, cream. liiMiiiiiiiiiMi custard sauce or fruit sauce. Four to six servings. Important: Four to sis individual molds may be used in place of 1 large mold. » Variation = BANANA GELATIN SALAD* Serve with sour cream, mayonnaise or a tart French-style salad ^dressing. Garnish with crisp salad greentf Toni, the first company to market home waves on a large scale, has sold over 1,000,000,000 kits in : six years it has been in burinedfe ' ew Classified Ads AppedR Old Ads Disappear. -- Reason -- Quick Results IMPORTANT NOTICE To The Voters of McHenry County Only properly registered electors may vote in the Primary election to be held* April S, 19*2, as provided by the Permanent Registration of Electors Law of Illinois. Persons who are in Military or Saval/Servire, If otherwise qualified, do not huve to lie registered to vote at the realif Prlmury. Applications for absentee ballots for Military Per* sonnel can be directed to the undersigned. County Clerk, a ad made by any mother, father, sister, brother, husband or wife of any one in Military Sen ice, who desires to vote absentee ballot. Last day to apply for an absentee ballot by mail Is April 3rd, 1952 and the last day to vote an absentee ballot hi person at the office of the County Clerk Is April Sth, llii. You may register at the County Clerk's Office and for your coinenience, with any of the following Deputy County Clerks and Deputy Registration Officers in your community, to-wit: Ollie B. Nelson, Riley Mrs. Harold Hyde, 241 Locust St., Marengo Mrs. Anna E. Phillips. Dunham Leoria B. Wise, 1(12 w. Park St., Harvard E. R. Gast, Alden Mrs. Mamie Tornow, Harlland P. W. Andrews, Seneca 0 . Claude Rudy, I'nion Mrs. Margaret E. Dwyer, Huntley Roscoe L. Douglas, Lakewood Walter Reed, Kidgefield : Harold S. Thayer* Hebron Leo Karte Richmond Charles J. Freund, Spring Grove Albert Krause, McHenry Justus Kellner# Wonder Lake x Mrs. M. E. Ehrhax& Lily L«k* Gordon E. 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