New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 26, 1926, Page 17

CHEROKEE ROSE AN 1TS NAME Traced Back to an Old Indian Romance Atlanta, Ga. March 28 (®—Spring- time, which will begin to break in Dixie before March has flown, s re- garded by flower-lovers as the time of roses. Almost all varietles are rafsed in the open In this latitude and farther south, almost the year around. Rose-bushes are to be found in profusion and especially in Georgl where the Cherokee rose rules favorite, This tlower takes {ts name from the Cherokee nation of Indians which made the mountains of the northern portion of the state their habitat. There {8 no authentic account of the origin of the rose but a legend handed down from the Indians, still lives. It involves a romance between a Cherokee maiden and a Seminole brave from Florida. The younge bra taken prisoner by the Cherokee, doomed to dle by torture, after which Ii§s body Was to be thrown into flames. But before the sentence could be carricd Into execution he was stricken by disease, A tradition among the Cherokecs was that no fos ever had besn put to death unless he was in tha pink of condition. Consequent was taken by a Chero! his own hut, who set his daughter to nursing. As the Seminola improved, Ther feeling for him increased and short- 1y before t ime he was to be put to death, she found she was in love with him. 8he pleaded with him to escape with her help and ma way home. He reciprocating love, refused to do this unles accompany him, At midnight they stole awar, when a short distance, ths Ind £irl sald ehs could not go on wi gome memento of her old They returned and she broke a beau- tiful rose frem a bush by the hut of hier father. Carrying this in land farther south, she her new home. It too flourished, and its milk soms with goiden ce her childhood days mountains of Georgia From that tims, been known as the C ‘Elfi_scour_ NEWS | | About three nundred girls are ox- | pected to take part in the New Brit- in Girl Scout rally tomorrow after- noon at 8 p. m., at the Y. W. (. A The program will be of unusual in- |lerest to all parents and those in- terested In the girlhood of today. Following the patriotic opening cer- emony and selactions by the Girl Scout drum corps there will be a |home making demonstration, A {seven room house will be furnished 4 and the various home activities dem- | onstrated by the girls of various | groups. Troops 8, 10, and 11 will |demonstrate hostess badge in the 1ving room; troop 5, home service in the hedroom; troop 6, hostess at a birthday party; troop 2, child nurse in tho nursery; troop 4, cook in the kitchen; troop 1, first aid in {the sick room: and troop 7, laun- dress merit badg Mrs. L. A Sprague, commissioner, will be pre- siding officer of the rally. All councll members have been invited to attend. ond class, attendance and merit bac will be presented to those scouts having completed these tests. The following captains will be in charge af the rehearsal: Mra Carl Hewett, Mrs. Camille Stevenson, Mrs. F. J. G , Miss Ruth Perkine, Miss Doris Williams and Miss X w. Mrs. Charles Spring and R. T. Chapman will have charge of the scout line-up. All girls taking part in home ma! demonstration should be at the Y. W. C. A, for rehearsal at 12 o'clock. All couts should repor promptly at 2:45 p. m., by troops re invited to attend and erved seats will be held till p. for those who have secured ts Scouts have been 2 s at the Comm s this week The following troops pledges for the Community drive: Troop 1, South church, $7; Center church, $10; Troop , $10; Troon amp school, Troop 6 Junior High John's (small troop recently 23 Reporter, at 86 He Sets Fast Pace for Youngsters Fort Worth, Tex., March 26 (@ y of most has ir deske or holding visory positions. It not apply to T, Kalker, now is market “run” for egram and Record-Tele- | “Uncle Timothy' For twenty years he published his the stock yards and he keeps up and |own paper, the Bloomfield (Iowa) often ahead of the younger men.| Democrat. Later ho worked on daily He writes three extensive interpreta- | papers at Des Molnes and Burling- tive articles a day on livestock move- | ton, Towa and also on newspapers at ments. He scorns use of a cane or | Marshaltown and Eldora. 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