Thursday, July 31, 2008

The Non Pariel Club


This just in from Pat Pate Molder:

In one of the blogs I read someone was asking about The Non Pariel Club in Cedar Vale. My Mother was a charter member of that club. They published a cook book (sorry I don't have the year). I have that cook book and use it often !! This a picture in the front of the book. 

I have them all correctly identified now:

    front row:  Nola Steward, Jane Cable, Gladys Napier, Vera Sheldon, Edna Bird

    middle row:  Helen Smith, Mary Bess Hankins, Viola "Albie" Ferguson, Melba Sartin, Catherine House, Virgie Buchele

    back row:  Marcella Cable, Mary Holland, Clara Marten, Nadine Pate, Mae Smith, Faxine Dunn

Twenty or so years ago I started going through the book writing my memories of the women who submitted recipes. Some of those writings I would share. Some I would not because they would be too personal.

For instance - On the first page for Beverages there is a poem written by Osa Webb and her recipe for Spiced Tea.......Osa and Faye Webb lived in Sedan, but drove to Cedar Vale to attend the Church of Christ. They were such elegant people to me. Helen Webb has a recipe for Spiced Tea. Helen and her husband, Ferdi, also members of the Church of Christ, were so special to me, as was the entire Webb family. Ferdi was such a funny man and teased all the time. Mrs. O.A. Hubbard has a recipe for Golden Ade. I worked in the bank with Owen - a great man. And, so my memories go.

17 comments:

Phil Foust said...

Pat, excellent memories of a leading group of Cedar Vale folks.
Thanks ...

Diane Archer Bradbury said...

I think fifth from left on the back row is Claire (Mrs. Wilbur) Martin. On the right end of the back row is Virgie (Mrs. Paul) Buchele. My mother, Opal Archer, became a member a few years later. You had question marks after Faxine Dunn but I'm sure you are right. It was fun to see this picture even though I didn't recognize some. Good idea to share it. It brought back memories such as my mother getting ready to be hostess at our house. Thanks, Pat.

Anonymous said...

What does "Non Pareil" mean or refer to.???

Anonymous said...

It was Clara, not Claire. And Virgie was Julian's wife. I think it is worth while for all of us to weigh in on these things, even if we can't figure out how to blog correctly. ------ Jim

DFCox said...

I assume (not sure) that the lady in the white blouse, between Nadine Pate and Mrs Maurice Smith is Mary (Mrs. Rolla) Holland.

Diane Archer Bradbury said...

I stand corrected on the names and I appreciate having them accurate.

Pat Pate Molder said...

Anonymous one - Nonpariel means "having no equal, peerless; a person or thing having no equal"
Thanks for all of your comments about the picture and for identifying some more of the women.Diane, I now remember Virgie Buchele and Mrs. Wilbur Martin. Don, I don't think the lady between Mother and Mae is Mrs. Rolla Holland. This lady had a son and daughter, they ran a cafe for awhile and then moved to California. I'm sure I've seen their name in a blog.

Unknown said...

It's funny, but I never saw Mary Holland in a skirt or dress. Whenever she and Rolla dropped by to visit,she was always in jeans or ?khaki trousers, ready to go to work. I can not recognize her with real clothes on.

Gary White said...

And Pat, when you get all the names straightened out, email me the complete list and I'll put it with the picture!

Anonymous said...

Is it Treva Sartin White on the far right?

Pat Pate Molder said...

I am pretty sure it is Melba Sartin between Mother and Mae Smith. Maybe Mary Holland is behind Mary Bess next to Clara Martin. I don't remember that Treva Sartin White was in the club. And, yes, Gary, when I get all the names straight I WILL send them. My sister is helping me with them and I'm thinking about sending the picture to Maxine Duncan Magnus for her help. Can someone tell me Mrs. Harold Cable's first name?

DFCox said...

Yes Pat, it would be Melba Sartin--the lady who ran a cafe. I don't know if it is her. Harolds Cable's wife was Marcella Walker Cable.

Pat Pate Molder said...

Well, duh! I meant Mrs. Marvin Cable's wife. I know Marcella was married to Harold. I guess I need to get out my Chautauqua County History Book and see if the Cables are in the family section!

Diane Archer Bradbury said...

I believe Mrs. Marvin Cable's name was Jane. Also, Sartin's did run the cafe, but I think Melba taught elementary school also. My mother went to California and spent some fun times with Melba in the 60's. I seem to remember that Mr. Sartin passed away but don't know if it was before or after the California move.

Diane Archer Bradbury said...

Oops! My comment got publishied and I wasn't finished! Only wanted to add that the son of Merle and Melba Sartin, Ronnie, is back living in Chautauqua county and he and Jolene Westbrook Sanders married fairly recently. The last I heard his sister, Janice, was living in or near Branson, MO.

Pat Pate Molder said...

Yes, Mrs.Marvin Cable WAS Jane. And, now I remember..... the last time we visited in Cedar Vale (Christmas '06) we visited Marilyn Holroyd and her husband. She told me about Jolene marrying Ronnie Sartin. Just a tidbit here - My Mother died February 14, 1984. Her car was a Ford Torino. Marilyn and her husband bought it for his parents. They are gone now, but when we visited Marilyn that December, '06, the car was parked in their garage and her husband still was driving it when they were in CV. Thanks, Diane. I always thought that "T.Fred" was the neatest name !

Unknown said...

It is amazing what a dramatic response there is to one little picture of a group of ladies from about sixty years ago. It indicates the interest we all have in some connections to our happy past. So maybe more of us should be submitting "items of interest" or just entertaining documents that would stimulate some thoughts and memories.
I knew all the women that were pictured but the only one I recognized out of hand was my "old" piano teacher, Catherine Holroyd. In my mind's eye, I can see them all as they were years ago, but they don't all look like the pictures. Pictures don't lie, so my mind's eye must be faulty.