East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-03-18

since the estate was originally granted to
levin. a cook, by no less a person than Will
lam the conqueror This curious rental orob-
ably explains the origin OF the duty imposed
on tenants OF making porridge on coronation
day ss
or curious ceremonies similar TO the above
which have obtained In America there may he
mentioned the following
In The town of Flint. Mich. an arrangement
was made whereby one clover blossom q year
was fixed as the rental OF a uinety-nIne-year
lease of the site of tho Flint High school
Tho owner OF the d made the novel propo-
slton. which was cepted by the School
Board. the only proves being that 80
land for other than sensol purposes shall .es
inmate the lease. The Bosrd decided to mAss
a ceremon.ous feature OF the rental each asr.
The members select sss Of their number every
spring to pluck clover blossom In one OF the
lots owned by the School Board and carry II
70 the owncr or ono Of his heirs. 81,
Perhaps ono OF the most cuiicus rs itais 70
be found anywhere IN the world IL fst ny
shica me tre,n1efsL - the famous Schuy:xiu
rushing Company pay fis rcpI O; their
castle" In :Fe form CT tbres sun p.rei de-
iwered ora pewter platter. This anciept of-s
Eaaizatiou. which is lid 10 hs The oldest OF lite
kind in existence. has its home on the Deia-
York Division OF the Pennsyivania gsiirosd.
William Warner. because Of hsss slit of the
use OF the clubs land at a nominal rental and
the right to build upon It. was dubbed by bis
fellow members of the colony ''ssrony war;
ncr. which. II must be admit ted. was . high
sounding title for n modest Quaker. ~
Those who were privileged TO witusss the
ceremony of paying the rental On May never
forgot the picturesque sight. Wearing broad
brimmed hats with white braids. headed by
the Governor, they marched to the ''barouialrr lrrf
mansion and there formally delivered the
rent-three sun perch laid crosswise on q
pewter platter. Now. however. the citizens OF
Pennsylvania. In Schuylkil. Own ther own
lands. which fact has. of course. DONE away
with the ceremony of the sun perch. Net his
least interesting feature OF the rent paying
was the fact that the men who carried ths
plebeian sun fish were usually n,illisnna!res y
A most picturesque ceremony Ia csnue~tioH
with curious rentals in that part of the United
States consists OF the annual "Tesst sf
Roses" which takes place early in Jnns of
every year at Mannheim. Pa. There ar. three
churches in that State where the ceremony II
an annual event. One is the zion Lutheras
Church at Mannheim: another. the Tulpe-
hocken Church at Reading and the third Is
the First Reformed Church at Lebanon. ~
This curtom has its origin in tina early DAYS
Of the settlement. when the founder OF thsi
place. Baron Henry william Stiegel OF Manns
helm. Germany. presented TO the congreSa-
tion a site for church. The decd was exv-
cuted December 4. 1T2. and In stu q matter
OF record
Ths consideration exacted was an annusf
rental Of "one red rose, payable in June. rhes
the same shall be lawfully demanded" The
stipulation lapsed' until 1891. when fhs Feast
OF the Roses was revived through the ef.
forts of DR.. j. II. Seling. OF York. Since that
time the rose has been annually paid to soma
descendant OF the Baron. Tho exercises bring
numerous persons from the surrounding dlss
triets