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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-09-10, Page 11Th! ACWW CON.FERENCK Finds Edinburgh fascinating By MRS, WILFRED MACK EDINBURGH The seat of ancient Scottish royalty is such an interesting Cite' I would like to tell you some- thing about it, It is a tourist's paradise, a city in which to Linger and to wander. In the brief periods we, had between meetings we endeavoured to see as much as possible. However there are so many historic places to visit, so many interesting buildings to see and beautiful gardens fn explore that we felt we had seen very little. The present city covers 50 mine miles and is built on seven hills. The centre of the city is dominated by Castle Rock, 30 feet high, Which forms a natural base for Edinburgh Castle, the outer walls of which , have been built to follow the natural outline. of the rock. In these walls are concealed gun platforms, The origin of the castle is not known but an early record tees that in 45? AD a fortress was occupied by the Picts, The oldest building nn the rock is St. Mar- garet's Chapel built in 1073 and it is also the oidest building in Edinburgh, It is simple rectangle with three narrow windows on each side, Inside, it measures 17 by 11 feet and is divided by a Nor- man arch, a beautiful example of early Norman work, It has seating accommodation . for 26 people and is one. of the small- est churches in Scotland. ' The approach to the castle is by the Esplanade built early in the reign of Queen Victoria, a. bridge over the dry ditch, for- merly a draw bridge, and -mod- ern entrance buildings erected on the site of the old outer bar- rier. We were invited to the Beating Retreat given by the. massed Pipes and Drums of the 156 Infantry Brigade an the Es- planade. It was a program of music and exercises presented from 7.15 to sunset 'On the last day of our conference. Continuing through the first gate of the castle we see the Half Moon Battery and further up the hill the Portcullis Gate. and Argyle Tower which at one time had four barriers, two dou- ble doors, a portcullis and an inner double door. Beyond this and still higher is the chapel and Battery Wall and the an- cient Fore well, 110 feet deep. We continued our climb to reach the main buildings in the palace yard or crown square. . Here, we visited the crown room to see the honors of Scotland, which are older than the regalia si • in the Towee of London. The ta—e crow, remodelled by order of King James V in 1540, rests on — a velvet cushion 301) years old, the sceptre. the sword of state, the belt of the sword of state, the. 16rd high treasurer's mace and various orders and jewels are tm display. We also visited the apartments used by Mary Queen of Scots where James VI, the gest king of both England and Scotland was born. 12, The banqueting hall. eonteins an interesting collection cif ar- mor, weapons and other relics including the gun carriage used to carry the coffin of Queen Vic- toria. The roof of the hall. is a fine example of massive old Scottish carpentry. There, also on Castle Rock, is the Scottish National Shrine, a memorial for the dead of both world ware, which Scottish peo- ple from all lands helped to build. It is built on the site of an old chapel and the highest point of the rock which protrudes through the marble floor of the shrine and here on e block of green marble rests the sealed casket containing the name e of the Scottish. dead. In the Hall of Honour each regiment has its own alcove and book containing the roll of hon- our. The ineciiptien,s, insignias, colours of telt regiments and /inmate all. telr their story. The windows portray the picture of war. It is as noble and deeply moving tribute to Scotland's sacrifice. In Edinburgh Metes are two famous streets, One in- the Old Town known as The Royal Mile, the other is Prince e Street in the New Town, Between the old town and the new are the beauti, Ful west and eeist, Princes Street Gardens laid out in the hollow which was once the North, Loch (lake), The Royal Mile, so Called, because it runs from Edinburgh Castle to the, Palace of Hoileroedhouse, is a little over a mile in length. 1 had hoped to walk down this street but had In be content with two rides down iii a city bus. /t begies With the Esplanade and Castle Hill, then Lawn, market and High Street. Along this IROyal Mile are famous Newts and lands each with its own etory. This was one the fashionable quarter Of. Edinburgh And With it have been associated Most Of :Scotia mi's great writers. Allen Ramsay lived an Castle Hill end here walked Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, James B 60411, Thomas Carlyle, Hebert Stevenson,Luis James Berrie arid Conan Desele, Abotit half way along [hie street steeds eit, Gitee Cathetleel, the High Kirk o Ediebtlegh With e long and interteling history which eatjno1 h told li e tew Words. It has been enlarged from 'HMO to time and today is lefty imposing Gothic biilding diinfy lit bet liteaittifid gentled glees Wirichisve. The epee Spite forest * crown Which i erie Norman and date e from' IMO. If IA este tin foie' betagenal Which Are the oldeet M the Pere it was, that thete attending the ACWW Gieliferenet gathered for A eetieite of Wet. To Mt the Meg beautittiI part of the building is The Thistle Chapel, begun in 1909 and used by the Order of the Thistle, the Most ancient Order of Chivalry in Scotland. The knight's stalls, ranged around the walls carry the arms or many famous Scots- men, past and present members of the Order. It is the most ornate building of its kind to be erected in Scotland since the middle ages. Outside the west door of St. Giles stood the Tolbooth — the meeting place of the town coun- cil and the town prison. A heart shaped in paving stones shows where the prison door once stood, This is the scene of the opening of Scott's novel "The Heart of Midlothian." . We continue down Canongate to the, boundary of Abbey Sanc- tuary. On the right is a small building said to havebeen the bath house of Mary Queen of Scots. In 1128 David I founded the Augustinian Abbey of Holy - rood and later James IV built Holyrood Palace. Bath buildings were destroyed. The palace was rebuilt a number of times, The present building was restored by Charles 11, For the last 100 years the palace has been regu- larly occupied by kings and queens during their visit to the Scottish capital. The state ap- artments are open to the pub- lic except when the Queen is in residence. In the long gallery which is used for receptions dur- ing the queen's visits, there are 111 portraits representing Scot- tish Kings. One morning we visited 1.he Royal Botanic Gardens, a beauty spot in the heart of the city. The gardens were first started in 1670 by a young Scottish doctor as Physick Gardens for the growing of medicinal plants. Twenty-five years later the' King's Garden at Holyroodhouse also became a phypic garden so the connection of the gardens with the crown goes back to this period. At the time of William III they became connected with the university when the keeper of the gardens was appointed professor of botany. The rock garden is one of the largest in the world. We enjoyed the attractive arrangement of beds in the rose garden where there was a magnificient display of Peace and Queen Elizabeth roses. Another interesting visit was to the Royal Scottish Mu- seum. I stayed until, the build- ing closed at 5 p.m. but had only seen a part of the exhibits. On the main floor was the museum's entire collection of Wedgewood pottery and porcelain, set up to commemorate the bicentenery of the firm of Josiah Wedgewood and Sons Ltd. This is one of the beet museums in Britain with splendidly arranged collections and a maximum of day light. I saw the zoology section where the displays were truly wonderful and beautifully ar- ranged. The first to meet your eye as you enter the east hall called The Great Mammal. Hall is an exceptionally fine adult m,ate African elephant. In an ad- joining case is a, female Indian elephant. In the wall cases the animals are, arranged in their various farnilies in systematic order and suspended over the centre of this room is the skel- ton of a blue whale 78 feet in length and the skull of a Sperm whale. Upstairs were birds, in- sects, spiders, orabs and shells and on the next floor reptiles and fishes. You wander from case to case mated at the real- istic displays and the number of them. It was indeed a bird's eye view of the animal kingdom. WINS BURSARY—Eleanor Hod- gins, Centralia, a SIIDUS gra- duate, who is entering .the school of nursing, Victoria Hos- pital, London, on Mendes', re- ceives the bursary given by the Ladies Auxiliary to Smith Hu- ron Hospital each year to a girl commencing training for nur- sing. The bursary is valued at $300. Clerk's wife takes post Mrs. E. P. Chesney has heen appointed acting clerk -treasurer oe Tuekersmith Township suc- ceeding her husband, who died suddenly last week. Mrs, Chesney was also ap- pointed ta.x colleetor, relief ad- ministrator and clerical. assist- ant to the road superintendent for the remainder of 1959. WMS introduces new study book The new sleety hook for WMS groups on Africa was introduced. by Mrs. ,Hector Murray at the September meeting of James Street, Evening Auxiliary held in the church on Tuesday. The study Is taken from the book "Africa Disturbed" which deals more particularly with Africa south of the Sahara Des- ert. Interviews with native Af- ricans on economic, religious, educational and family life prob- lems shows Africa to be a dis- turbed. nation. "The Christian church fleet awakened the desire for freedom in Africa", said Mrs. Murray. 1The theme for the devotional was "Fellow workers with Gorr! and was taken by Miss Verna Coates, Mrs. Howard Truemner and Miss May Jones. Mrs. Percy McFalls, Mrs. R. E. Pooley and Mrs. Hugh Love sang two trios with Mrs. Andrew Dougall as ac- companist. Miss Cokes and her group ar- ranged the program, and the pot luck supper which. preceded it. Mrs. IC Murray in reporting for the cancer society announced the local cancer unit would meet on September 21 and, the Huron unit in Clinton, September 25. The October meeting will be the thankoffering one with Mrs. William Thomson convening the program. Pot luck supper launches season Ca v en Congregational Circle commenced fall activities with. a pot luck supper in the church Tuesday evening. Mrs. Harry Strang was hostess. During the business meeting which followed, plans were made for the annual fowl supper. The tentative date set' was October 21. Mrs, Mary Ann Misener led in the devotional period. Long, hot summer fine for cantaloupes galore Whether or not this summer pulp into kettle; for each cup establishes any weather records, add V4 cup of sugar, 1/4 cup of it's Jikely to go down in history corn syrup. Add salt, mix well. as an unsurpassed melon year, Ontario -grown cantaloupes are large, plentiful and excellent Paint A Mural quality right now, having thrived on the "long, hot summer". Food specialists of the Home Economics SerVite, Ontario De- lf wade in the play/nom or pertinent of Agriculture, empha. nursery are bare and uninterest. sue the fact that cantaloupe ie an excellent source of Vitamin ing, Why not paint a moral? C, so it is wise Lb buy and serve Anyone who een draw a line can it frequently, adorn a Wall in this way: If choosing a ripe cantaloupe First of all, choose a simple puzzles yOu, look for a yellowish design in a book or magazine rine covered with a network of The Easy Way grey veins. The stem end should and trace it Milo a sheet �l be smooth, One of the most ac- paper. Now mark oft the draw - curate guides is, yoer nose, kr ing into squares. With a piece of the fragrance of ripe cantaloupe chalk and a yardstiek, square off is distinctive. They should be the wall with the same arrange - stored in a cool place and wren. ment of squaees es on the. paper. ped hi waxed paper in the re- (The wall squares will be large, frieereter, to keep t he. aroma of course.) Now simply transfer item permeating other foods. the meat bleck onto the wall, leusefout, ie-celet melons are use lege4teenty charnel fee tempting with any warm wea. both the background and design. Shivaree, family dinner marks golden wedding Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Ballan- tyne, Thames Roads who vele- heated their fiftieth anniversarlv Tuesday, have seen a lot of -changes sine -e they were . mar- ried but they are not sure thes.'re all for the better. Take the switch from the horse to the car, for example. "Noboest was ever killed by the horse," says Mr. Ballantyne. "New they're never done being killed." But mechanization has made farming easier, he admits. "Far- mers MR sit on the seat of a tractor all day now. When I was married, we had to sweat it out on our feet." Another change is the popular shivaree, used mainly to fete newlyweds. But Mr. and etre, Ballantyne gct a taste of it Tuesday night. "They called at the house just after we'd gone to bed," explained Mr, Batten - Lytle. "We got up and got dressed and had a good time un- til nearly three in the morning. They never did that when I was young." Besides the shivaree, the cou- ple . were honored at an open 'house Wednesday at the home in which they were married. It was Mrs, .Ballantyne's h ome, now owned by her brothel., Edgar Montieth, near Thames Road church. A family dinner was held at Armstrong's restaurant. Thomas leallantyne, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. dames Bat- iantyne, and Mildred E. Mon - Meth, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Montieth were wed September 8, 1909, by Rev. Colin Fletcher at the Montieth hem eel ea d. , The couple established their. farm across from the Batten- tyne's homestead, one mile and a quarter east of Farquhar. Twenty-three years ago they moved to the 50 -acre farm near Thames Road on which they still reside, A member of Thames Road church all his life Mr, Ballantyne served the congregation in nu- merous capacities and Mrs. Bal- lantyne was a member of the WMS and WA. Mr. Ballantyne was active In the Usborne and Hitibert Mutual Fire Insurance Co. for 21 years, nine as director and 12 as agent. During those two decades he missed, only two meetings. Never in hospital in. his life, Mr. Ballantyne suffered only one serious injury and that came from playing baseball, a sport he participated in for many years. He damaged a fin- ger catching a ball while he was playing for the Farquhar team. The Ballantyne's have three children: Lloyd, on the Thames Road; Roy, who recently moved to London and Mrs. Ted McIn- tyre, now of Sago Beach, Cab- fornea, nine grandchildren and one great grandson. Mr. Ballantyne bas three bros Minister's wife addresses WA "Women's Work in the Church" was the topic discussed by Mrs, S. E. Lewis at the September meeting of James Street WA held in the church on Thursday after- noon. She reviewed the part taken' by women from the beginning of the early church and followed the advancement of their week in this and other countries, "Women have assumed more and more responsibility but it is be- lieved desirable that men and women. should work together and that. women should serve on church hoards — under all cir- cumstances women should wit- ness their faith" said Mrs, Lewis. Mrs. J. A. Traquair led in the devotional and Mrs. Arthur Rundle gave a reading. Mar- garet Heist and Marie Powe favored with vocal duets ac- companied by Elaine Powe. Mrs. Earl Shapton and her group arranged the program and president. Mrs. William Kernick conducted the business. There are only two rivers at Three Rivers, Quebec. The name derives from the fact that the St. Maurice River empties into the St. Lawrence through three chan- nels at the city's site. Cook rapidly, stirring constantly to prevent scorching, until of de- sired thickness. A small amount, by the way, will thicken tin a cold saucer, Fill hot sterilised ;jars and seal at once. Thie make e about 7 half-pint jars. PEACH AND CANTALOUPE CONSERVE 2 cups diced peaches grated vied and juice of 2 oranges 3 ceps sugar 2 cups diced cantaloupe 1 tbsp, cherry jain or canned cherries. Cook these ingeedients Until they ere thick, stirrieg frequent. ly. ther meal, whether breakfast, t lunch or dinner, Although canta- earl toupee are less frequently pre- again without Rising any of it be washed over and over Cathy s It conies in brilliant &sloes and served than many other local lustre, fruits, here are two reeipee The theme for the mural eat ' Beauty Lounge which will enable yea to extend he anything teem Donald Duck the season COnsiderablY;, t° a panoramic View of "1° PERMS—artS—sttt—TINT CANTALOUPE PLUM *UTTER Rocky eintintaine. An intereeting inural painted by three Marian- 147 Main Street 2 large, ripe cantaloupes apolis Cellege students in Mont- e,HONt 645 ;11/2 pounds of ripe plume sugar real depicts landmarks heti pro- EXETER minent 'buildings in and around light corn syrup the eity. The girls visited A 14 teaspoon salt t Weeli acid peel the, ntaThtpS1 phie(,s given there. they ehose remove seeds, and stringy parts; the subjects for the inurale dice and 111611stitd 10ttia.„ke 8 l'hie unique wall decoration Is eups WaSh and It the eilltne, the feature attraction in the measure to Melte 8 cups, Cook si'nalt bateltellt Ittechiesem which coveted ih a large kettle about the girls mitierteok to brighten 30, minutes until Solt, stieebig themeelvee. flue the room Often. Remove froth heat; !rub was rather dingy the girls wash. Intoligh pees oi ettarae sive. ad the Walla end painted there If pulp eeeine leo thin, yeti tee hi a gay pink tillatriti, Then enOk if, etifrieg .6'0100111y Wail With Reek tittel iltoy skorhol .thiek enough to round tip on the Ole etttlities Of the. buildings, etMen, Cooking at this stage Will PrOviditig a draittAtle eoettast ttt save tithe Weft, Measttre the the filtik atL there and two sisters living: Jainee, former MLA, London'. William, Fort William; John, also of London: Mrs. Will Ham- ilton, Cromarty; Miss Lily Bal- lantyne, Exeter. One brother, Robert, and one sister. Mrs. Wal- ter Kerslake, both died in re- cent years. Besides her brother, Edgar. Mrs. Ballantyne has one sister, Mrs. Gertrude Wisemah, Thames Road. Another brother, Wililam Mantieth, is no longer living. The couple received many cards, flowers and gifts in honor of the occasion. Carmel church scene of vows Carmel Presbyterian church. Hensall, was the scene of the marriage on Saturday, Septem- ber 5 of Miss Gladys Isabelle Moir, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Moir, Hensall, and Dal- ton Maxwell Skinner, son a Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Skinner, RR 3 Exeter, Be, D. A. Macmillan of Gode- rich heard the vows in a double ring ceremony. The bride selected for her wed- ding a ballerina -length gown of Chantilly lace over silk taffeta. The long fitted bodice was feet). ioned with a jewelled and se- quined sabrina neckline and long lily -point sleeves. The full skirt had a pastel of lace with peplum trimmed hack over tulle illusion. ruffles. Her shoulder -length veil was held by a tiara of seed pearls and sequins. Her bou- quet was of red roses and stepha- notis. Attending the bride was her sister, Mies Margaret, Moir, Hen- sall, who wore a dress of tur- quoise blue nylon over net and taffeta featuring a cummerbund and wide bow at the back. She carried white mums and pink Beverley Skinner, Exeter, ars tended his brother as best man. A reception was held at ,Arm- strong's Restaurant, Exeter where the bride's mother re- ceived guests wearing a gown of dusty rose rayon lace over taffeta with white accessories and corsage of white mums and blue carnations. The groom's mother chose a sheath dress of white decree laee over turquoise silk with plain jacket and ac- cessories in pink and pink rose corsage. For their honeymoon to be spent in the East the bride travelled in a powder blue jacket. dress of embossed cotton and rayon bengaline, blue feather hat, black accessories and pink rose eorsage. The bride and groom will re- side, in Hensall.. by tho..,e.to teao.7r-o of GENERAL FOODS KITCHENS What's autumn without grapes? And what jelly cupboard is com- plete without Grape Jelly? Why not make your own, using this successful recipe? GRAPE JELLY 4 cups juice (about 3 quarts ripe Concord. grapes) 7 cups (3 lbs,) sugar 1/2 bottle Certo fruit pectin First, prepare the juice. Stem about 3 quarts fully ripe grapes. Crush thoroughly. Add V2 cup water; bring to a boil. Simmer, covered, 10 minutes. Place in jelly cloth or bag and squeeze out juice. Measure 4 cups into a very large saucepan. Now make the Jelly. Add sugar to juice in saucepan, and mix well. Place over high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Stir in Certo at once. Then bring to a full rolling boll. Boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, skim off foant with metal spoon. Pour quickly into gimes. Cover at once with Vs inch hot paraffin. Makes about 10 medium glasses. What is pectin? It's the jetting substance found in all. fruits in ranting amounts. Certo is pectin extracted from fruits rich in this natural, substance, then refined, concentrated. and perform,aree- controlled. Your jant and jelly set exactly right when you use Certo and follow the tested Certo recipes. . Preserving Pointer. Never open e jar after sealirtg, to ell the space which may appear at the top. If the sealer is completely air -tight and has beetle:stool:1y and suffici- ently processed, the fond will ' keep perfectly. Breaking the seal and adding more fruit may easily Cause spoilage and waste the whole jarl This is trig last column for the veer, 'What ,in it's been visiting with you! I know that gou and gour farstilg wiii trutg atitjoy all the good things *at) a heee ehle to prcseree $o successfully hy fellowitte these tested Carto recipes, STARTNOW! t °fleet yew. tef EitAUTIruL import -fed Rep MILL OHINAWARE Iry telt-Ct IN EVERY BIG 1UAtit' EIA.6 V.L.i.A..14. _i... SHH. ladies plan events Fall .aetivities for 'the Ladies' Auxiliary to South Buren lioss pital were discussed at the Sep- tember meeting held in the Aux. Biers' rooms on Tuesday after- noon. 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