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The white-robed passenger.-
rarely •stroke as the bus bumped
Over the dusty road from Jidda
to Mecca., Only .occasionally dia. •
they turn- to each other with a
'Word or a •brief smile., It was.
too hot As One of riders put
it afterward: "The bus was an •
overSlzed .oven. Already we ...eta-
fereci the slow torture of thirst
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which was to go on till our re-
tttrn to
The time of the Great Pilgrime
age to 1Viecea this year coineided
with the end of May—and with
a cruel Arabian heat wave (122
degrees in the shade) which took
the lives of hundreds of the,
Moslem hajjis (pilgrims) who
traveled that dusty road. They
had come in record numbers, 1.2
million, from many parts of the
world, Arab, Chinese, African,
European, Latin American — all
joined together in the hajj (pil-
grimage), an - obligation for a
Moslem once in his. lifetime. The
ihram, the white, unstitched gar-
ment worn by all the pilgrims,
concealed differences of nation-
alty and race as well as class.
Months before, the poorest
Bedouins had started the long
journey from their desert homes
on foot, The more prosperous
came by ship, plane, or car, and
all converged on Jidda, This Red •
Sea port, 40 miles from Mecca,
became a mammoth bazaar, do-
ing en enormous business in
sacrificial lambs and camels,
prayer beads, silver necklaces
and rings, and souvenirs of all
kinds, (Altogether. the hajjis
spent more than $200 million in
Saudi Arabia.) Here many of the
pilgrims bought food, sugar, and
dozens of lemons to make lem-
onade against the parching thirst,
In Mecca, the devout began
the Great Pilgrimage, which
celebrates the story of Abraham,
Hagar, and their son Ishmael, by
walking seven times around the
Kaa'ba. This is the stone House
of God believed to have been
built by Abraham and. Ishmael.
After a night under tents at
Mina, 3 miles from Mecca, some
drove but most walked the 22
dusty miles to Arafat, where
Abraham was commanded by
God to eacrifice Ishmael. Um-
brellas gave little protection
from the yellow sun. "You could
buy chunks of ice $1.50," recalled
one of the pilgrims.. "But even
with that our lemonade did no
good."
Back at Mina, each one sacri-
ficed a lamb or camel, Next day
they "stoned the devil," repre-
tsented by a pillar, to commemo-
tate Abraham's action when the
devil tempted him to disobey
sod's command.. The pilgrims
completed the hajj by returning
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Back home, each man cottl0
now add the word "fiajj" to hie.
name (e.g., Aleha)j Abdullae
liteseein•il. In the poorer heuee.
holds of the Middle East, this
year's • p•ilgrims wore already
painting primitive picture storie:
of the momentous journey oh
their walls—the boats, the buses,
the crowds, and the Kaa'ba, itself-
.Some of thorn will undoubtedly
make the globe of the sun bigot
and brighter than ever before.
From NEWSWEEK
Daddy Very Generous
With Diana's Dough
In praise of Old Nassau, my boys.
Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!
Her sons will give, white they
shall live,
Three cheers for Old Nassau!
The only trouble with Prince-
ton University's venerable "Old
Nassau" is that it doesn't com-
mit the daughters of the sons to
give even three cheers and a
tiger, And the only trouble With
Shelby Cullom Davis (class of
'30) was that he wanted his
daughter to give his alma mater
not a cheer—but $3.8 million.
Until she was summoned to the
scheduled giveaway meeting at a
Manhattan bank recently, shy
and blond Diana Davis was hard-
ly aware of the fact that she was
wealthy. She had heard talk of
a trust in her name, established
by her father with $4,000 when
she was born 22 years ago. But
she had no idea that it amounted
now to nearly $4 million, or
that, under its terms, she could
have demanded it from the trus-
tees at any time since she reach-
ed the age of 20. The trustees •
are her parents, and they didn't
tell her until Daddy decided to
give it all instead to Princeton
—in his name.
Rash Promise: Ostensibly, it
never occurred to Shelby Cul-
lom Davis, a New York invest-
ment banker, who traces his an-
cestry to John Alden, and is a
power in the Society of May-
flower Descendants and the
Sons of the American Revolu-
tion, that his daughter would
prove recalcitrant. As a matter
of fact, he already had promised
the money to Princeton, and had
a press release on his philan-
thropy ready for the Sunday
papers.
When the facts finally became
clear to Diana, she saw not
Princeton's orange and black at
all. What she saw was red,
Instead of answering her fa-
ther's summons to the bank to
sign away the fortune she never
knew she had, she hired herself
a lawyer, Julian S. Bush, a for-
mer instructor at Columbia, and
for 25 years a specialist in tax
law, Bush promptly filed for-
mal demand that the fund be
turned over to Diana, and said
noncompliance would mean suit
in New York's Supreme Court,
Stuck with one press release,
Davis quickly issued another be-
fore taking off on a business trip
to Europe. Through a public-
relations firm, he said of his
daughter that he "could only at-
tribute her unreasonable self-
ishness to the unrealistic materi-
alism prevalent among Ameri-
can youth today."
The preacher at the close of
hie sermon discovered one of his
deacons asleep. To teach a little
lesson, he announced, "We will
now have a few minutes of pray-
ers. Deacon Brown will lead."
'Lead?" said Deacon. Brown,
suddenly awaking, "I just dealt."
'SHADY LADY — Wendy Wagiitik
4tatries her Own supply o inJ
stant shade on Wit. SUtirti
You know how people always
say "the nicest part of going
away is the coming home", In
just that same way the nicest
part of leaving a district where
you have once lived is going
back for a brief visit. I had proof
of that last week.
About three weeks ago I re-
ceived an invitation, to the Fif-
tieth Anniversary Tea of the
John Milton Chapter, I.O.D.E. —
to which I used to belong many ,.
years ago. I thought it was so
nice of the members to send me
an invitation. But I was a little
dubious about accepting as it
came in the middle of a very
busy week for us. However, I
thought the only way to shoW
my appreciation — and my con-e
tinued interest in the work of
the Chapter — was to appear in
person. And was I glad I went!
Really I couldn't get over it —
everyone was so nice and so
pleased to see me. The only -way
I can explain it is they knew I
had. been quite ill during last
winter and probably thought I
had made a special effort to at-
tend this tea. It almost made me
feel as if I had risen from the
dead! Naturally the pleasure
was riot in the least one-sided.
There were many "old-timers"
there whom I had not seen for
years — and we all remembered
each other so well. Quite a num-
ber of them, like myself, are
now living elsewhere. I hope
they got as much pleasure from
this visit to their old Chapter as
I did, There were others who
had experienced many changes
in their lives during the inter-
vening years — some good, some
not so good, some even tragie,
A few were courageously fight-
ing their way back to health and
strength. Others who had led a
particularly active life — at
home and in the organization —
were now more or less retired.
There was even one member who
had a copy of this column in her
purse, ready to pass on to an-
other member.
And so the Chapter carries on
-- with the help and addition of
many younger members, It has
a fine fifty-year record, having
survived the incidental work of
two wars and assisted with the
aftermath of countless rehabili-
tation problems. One of its char-
ter members was there — able
and almost as active as ever A
lady who during the last ten
years has become an accomplish-
ed local artist, There you have
the secret of haw to enjoy the
leisure of one's later years. That
is, the development of a latent
talent to maintain one's interest
in life. It is the panacea for
many ills of the flesh arid the
boredom which sometimes ac-
companies advancing years.
The tea was held at the home
of one of the members — a past
Regent'. A lovely old home with
attractive lawns and shrubberies.
There was quite a line-up of
shining cars parked on three ad-
joining Streets on the older outs
skirts of the town. I looked
around arid couldn't help cornk
paring present conditions with
the tithe When I Was first a
member of the I.O.15.E. In those
days it Wasn't always easy to
get away from Ginger Patin to
attend the zeteetinga, And there
was- always• the problem of trarie
SPertation. Cars Were few and
ler between and We didn't Mete.
One ourselves. So, on many de,
`bealona I walked two mileS to get
to a Meeting. Sometimes I drove,
our horse and buggy' — if Prinde
wits net reqUired irl the field.
-Later, it was Out first Car ee
IVIOdel T. that realty put us in
the luxury elaSSl But it-this ati-
GUESS WHO? — Actress Eliza-
beth Taylor, disguised as a
waitress, created havoc at the
closing show of her husband,
Eddie Fisher, in Las Vegas.
Stumbling around the dining
room, dropping crockery and
abusing Fisher in a highly
pitched. Cockney voice, she com-
pletely fooled him. It was only
when she removed her wig that
Fisher recognized her.
niversary tea I think our '53
Plymouth was the oldest car
there. That didn't worry me in
the least. It got me there and it
brought me back. What more
could I ask?
Not only that it took me over
to Bob and Joy's to supper and
from there to the local hospital
to visit an old friend in her
eighty-sixth year, and then
home just before the lights came
on.
Next day Partner went to
Dee's for a two-day visit. His
primary objective was to help
straighten up the front lawn aft-
er the city Streets Commission
had taken down a huge tree in
front of the house and of course,
left the spreading roots in the
ground. He took all his heavy
tools with him, several of them
relics of our farming days, for
which he still finds many uses,
As do our neighbours! The tools
are often on loan, for the average
home-owner would never, or at
least seldom, think it necessary
to buy a post-hole digger, an
iron spoon or a pickaxe. Gener-
ally it ends up with Partner ac-
companying whatever tool is re-
quired and putting it into action ,
himself, And that he is quite
happy to do. Like the
artist his many interests and ac-
tivitiee 'keep him from becoming
prematurely old, None of us can
help growing old in years but
we can remain young in spirit,
That is, if we so desire. Apropos
of family problems — of married
children and aging parents,
wonder how many saw "G.M.
Presents" — "Somethings Old,
Something New", It must surely
have given young and old alike
plenty of food for thought,
ISStittg. it4gi
How, Some Wedding
Customs Started
Many of the customs, associ-
ated' with weddings today, pre-
date-the Christian era, Some are
survivals of pagan rites which
were blended through the cen-
turies with Jewish and Chris-
tian rituals,
The Wedding Ring originated,
in the days of the caveman —
in a cord of reeds with which
the man bound himself to his
wife'S waist in order to make
their spirits one.
The Bridal Party stems from
the marriage - by - capture era
when loyal tribesmen and close
friends of the groom within the
tribe aided him to capture nis
beide. While he dashed off with
her, his friends stayed behind
to fend off or fight the bride's
outraged relatiVes. S u c h were
the first ushers and best man.
The Bridal Veil evolved out
of an Oriental custom from past
ages. It was believed that ed.I
spirits were especially attracted
to women so, as a protection
from the "Evil Eye" women al-
ways wore veils. The custom
continued although the feeling
behind it changed into a role of
modesty and obedience.
The Trousseati can be directly
traced back to the bartereprice,
purchase-price, and dowry sys-
tems,
Throwing Old Shoes after the
bridal party stems from a this-
tom among the ancient Assyri-
ens and Jews, When a bargain
was made, a man gave his sandal
as an indication of good faith.
A shoe was the symbol of
authority. When the Anglo-Sax-
ens hurled a shoe, it indicated
that authority had been trans-
ferred. Some authorities believe
that the throwing of a shoe can
be traced to the missiles which
the bride's father hurled at the
robber caveman,
Happy Surprise For
Ocean Voyager
Mrs. Elsie D. Cox of Mahatta,
Vancouver Island, has never for-
gotten the clay in 1929 when she
sailed from Southampton, Eng-
land, to live in British Columbia,
Nor is Mrs. Cox likely to for-
get the recent day when she
arrived in Southampton on her
first visit to England since leav-
ing there 32 years ago.
When Mrs. Cox sailed from
Southampton in 1929 she clasped
a bouquet of red roses that her
family had given her eas the last
goodbyes were said.
Then early this year, Mrs. Cox,
whose husband died in 1959, de-
cided it was time to visit Eng-
land.
Before she left Mahatta for
Montreal and hte ocean crossing
in the liner Saxortia, Mrs. Cox
bought a bouquet of red plastic
roses.
"Por sentimental reasons!" she
confided to her long-time feienci,
Mrs. Louise Hetigland of Mahal-
ta River.
Then, unknown to Mrs. Cox,
Mrs. Haugland arranged with
the Cunard Line to have a bou-
quet of fresh, red roses presented
to her friend aboard the Saxohia
as the liner berthed in South-
all-n:1ton on June 9.
Cunard Carried out Mrs, Haug-
' lath instructions and as Mrs
COX, .Prepared to' 0,68116re, a
Ship's official presented the ant-
prised and delighted Mts. COX
With a dozers red roses. Attached
Was a card bearing good wishes
from Mrs. COX's friends id
Mahatta.
AS a finishing tench to the
happy occasion, press photogit-
pliers, a television camera crew
and a reporter trein one of Bri-
tain's national Women's raga-
tines dog,
A Grand Occasion.
For The kenys
The mists foamed around
Croagh Patrick — the :holy
mountain where Saint Patrick
himself had prayed and fasted
for 40 days and nights — on
the day that young John Kelly
left .the auld sod, He .was 20 then,
a ruddy-faced lad with a gloat
cap and ft. battered trunk. For
the last time, he looked at tile.
stone-floored cottage where he
had been reared. Then he trudg-
ed. on to the village of West-
p o r t, scarcely hearing the
scream of gulls as they swept in
off Glow Ray. Like many al17.
other lad, John Kelly was leav-
ing for America, and there
were dreams in his eyes,
ire the course of two genera-
tions, John Kelly's ten children
4.4a their children made those
IriSh dreams come true, This
month Ireland got its first look
at the most famous of all John
Kelly's descendants — a grand-
daughter, Her Serene Highness
Princess Grace of Monaco, re-
turning to Ireland with her
Prince and throwing the 50,000
Kellys into an uproar.
Outnumbered only by the
au,rphys, but now twice as
noisy, the Kellys fumed over
a strike by theater employees,
which would prevent ex-actress
Grace from seeing. Dublin's plush
Theater Royal. There was con-
cern . too over how President
Eamon De Valera and other dig-
nitaries might comport them-
selves in welcoming a royal
chief of state for the first time.
since the Irish republic was este-
Wished,
Down in the late John Kelly's
native County Mayo, in prepar-
ation for an informal visit by
Princess Grace, her husband
Prince Rainier, and their two
ehildren, Albert and Caroline,
the cottages were getting fresh
coats of whitewash, The Kelly
clan prepared a welcome in the
presbytery of the Westport Ca-
tholic Church, but this brought
up the problem of who would
shake the royal hand and mono-
polize the royal ear, "If she
shakes hands with every Kelly
around here," one villager ob-
served, "she won't get away for
two years."
The key to these problems was
held by one of the Princess' se-
cond cousins, who possesses the
only extant record of the Kelly
family tree, According to her,
there are only ten bona fide,
second cousins of Grace's in all
the county, and they would get
special treatment, "no matter if
there are people who think they
can't be left out of things."
At the thatch-roof cottage
where john Kelly once 'lived,
there waited a new owner, an
apple-checked widow 'who wears
gingham gowns and hobnailed
l?.00.14. "I'll have a plain lc* arid
• my own t.ocia bro,h1 and cakes
before the hearth," elle said, Site
also had prepared a wele&ming
verse:
Sic comes ta.treland, for her
grenelfetiter'S. Sake.
And to visit his cottage down
by the lake,
"Ikhe widow was sure that the
Princess would call on her be-
cause a gypsy told. her yeam.
ago: "A beautiful woman will
visit you from Europe, and her
all dripping with diemonds."
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