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W.DNESDAY,, JUNE 14th, 1961
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CKNOWSENrL 141J..C.KNOWt QNTARIO,
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Ashfield Presbyterian W.M.S. 'Marked
70th Anniiierscii*
Members of Ripley and Luck,
now afternoon auxiliaries, past
• inembers and:friends joined with
Ashfield W.IVLS911: Thursday af-
.. trnoon June 8t11 in Ashfield
Church to celebrate their 70th
anniv.ersary• Mrs -D• ft• MacKlen-
• zie was_in charge of the program.
• and •opened with •prayer, • hymn
and the PurPose. Mrs:
Hector MacLean 'gave:the mech.,
tation and „prayer speaking pn
"Our Worthy Objective.:For
'Roll Caki: wass taken'each res
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Ponding, with a missionary and
•their field.
• Mrs. William Ross, president,
welcomed the guests. Mrs., George
Moncrief introduced the 'guest
speaker Miss Ida White of Gode-
, rich wh,o"has been home on. fur-
lough and expects' to return to:
India July 20th. Miss White gave.
loolisinsualinafinaniesnikuns,.
Get. Ready.. Early 'FO17: - • ..•
:The' Lioris'•Cluit).• •
BIG .PARADE
eard History Review
atthe
Holiday Celebration
•' at the
...• .LUCKNOW ARENA,
Saturday, July 1st
Entertainment
Games, Bingo, Dancing,
Both
tiday"::&:-Stittjeda
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Parade and Chicken Barbecue
•-"Y;On :Satnrday • •••
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• OREE ENTERTAINMENT
At The Arena Both Night* ;
a very •vivid picture of the work
in the Jobat field and told of her
work 4111911g the Biehls,a,s a nurse
with the '• Mobile Medical unit.
She spoke of our other mission-
aries in Jobat and the ways they.
are witnessing for the Christian
Church. She said. "often we, think.
of India, as a place of poverty,
but it also has its beauty,' and the
.people• haye • personality •• and
charm, They. have one thing in
common. with us in they need a
toying Saviour in Jesus 'Christ."
Mrs, D, A. MacLean thanked.
Miss White -~fOr her inspiring
message.
• Offering was received and de-
•didatory •Prayer •given by IVIrs.
.D. 13„ MacKenzie. A quartet Com-
pOsed of Mrs. Wm. lVfacDonald,
Mrs. Allan MacDonald,' 1VIrs.
'Donald Simpson, and Mrs. Jack
Collinson sang "The Shadows."
• -Mrs. Neil' G. MacKenzie gave
the history of Ashfield: W.M.S'.
;lrom .the time it was organized;
June 8th, 1891 to the .present
time.., The first Officers were:
President, ..Mrs. Robert MaeIn0.
tOSh; Sec., Miss'Ane, Chambers
(later Mrs. Murdoch MacKenzie);
Treas4 Mrs. 'Donald MacLerinr.i.
The first life membeithip 'wa.s.
presented in 1920 and ' to, date,
•there are 38. 'A.. roll call of ,past
presielen s 4as given each re-
porting a. highlight .of their term
of 'office., Ter of these were pre-
sent at themeeting. Mrs. Henry
MacKenzie 'prepared • and -had
framed the list"of:Life
Honorary: Life rrierin-
bers presented • to •the sly:MS!
members through the., yeara., 'A
moment of silence ,was,‘Observed-
'in'meinoty,.of .those who served
, and • had 'gone: on to ;higher ser-
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Mrs. Earl Howe' 1d ,in prayer.
Mrs. ...lack. MacKenzie favoured
with .'a sOlo. Mrs. Farrish Moffat'
,
eh b4,3,.rrient wnee t le table
was centered with the birthday
Cake, which Was cut by Mrs. Neil
Q. MacKenzie, and, who being the
oldest president present was giv-:
en corsage corsage by Mrs. D. R. IVIac-
Kenzie. A vote Of thanks was
extended to Ashfield ladies by.
Mrs.. Donald MacDonald. of Rip-
ley, Mrs. Morgan Henderson of
Lu:'know and Mrs. Alex AndreW•
• A great deal of credit for. this
happy occasion goes to Mrs. P•
MacKenzie and her committee,
Mr:s. Roy Gibson, Mrs, Ross Mac-
Kenzie, Mrs: Neil G. MacKenzie
and Mr's. Hector MacLean.
The, History Of The •Society
It waswith interest that. the
gathering heard 'a: resume of the
history of the Auxiliary as pre"'
pared and read. by Mrs, Neil G.
MacKenzie of LucknOw.'
This .Auxiliary was Organized
June 8th,,1891 by Mrs. (Rev.) A,
Sutherland of Ripley and Mrs'.
• (Rev.) John MacNab of Luck -
now. President, MrS. Robert Mac-
intosh; Secretary, Mrs.
MapKenzie;.• Treasurer, Mrs. Don-
ald MacLennan. , •
.; We have no record of 'who/the
Charter , mernbers, .were:
(Rev). MacIntosh of Lon-
donis the. Only one still living.
At that tiine there Were -two
societies in • the. Presbyterial, ,the
Foreign Mission • 'Society and the
HotheMission Society. ' .
On • May 1914 the Presbyterial
ing, the amaigathation � these:
:two 'societies was consummated.
Mrs. .(Rev,) J. S. Hardie: of Ash:.
field was President Of one. Soci-
and I haven'the name. of.
.the :President Of the other Soci-
ety. One. Was narned PreSideht of
the •neW: :Society and the •Other
Vice -President • ,Of 'the Maitland
Presbyterial. We have no ,reeorcl
of which •Society. Ashfield
be-
1.onged to.. '
••, The.' rninitte books have been
lost and for; .several years there• '
wai no records cif -the meetings
the W.M.S..report appeared,
'brought greetings from the Huron
-and:Maitland Presbyterial. Rev.
Neil Macon-1We brought greet:.
ings. :•:Letters ..were read frOM
past mmbers: Who were not, able
o be •present on the' oceasion
the 70th .anniversary,' The •Meet-
ing OloSed with the Do'xolOgy, •gc
•
prayer... : • .•
,A hour follOwed in the
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re.
The: SALVATION 'AR
BLITZ 'CANVASS
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i..ucknoskt and Community
will be conducted by methhets of the Lucknc*
• and Distkict Lions Club.
THIS THURSDAY and 'FRIDAY
Jun� 15th and 16th
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Give. As: denerously- As You 'Can!
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Mr• and Mrs.. Ben " McCieag-
han home after spend --
jag' two months 'at the heme. af
their daughter,i Mr. and. Mrs.
Stanley' Leeson in Nanainio,.13•C:
and a short stay in Montreal,
Mr, and Mrs. Carl McClenag
han visited • Friday evening at
the ,horn of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Keller in Toronto and at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin
McClenaghan on. Saturday •
Waterloo. '
Mr. and Mrs, Carl PattersOn
Of 'London 110;YPUreflaSed the:
home of Mr. A. E,, Buckton.• '
.The Fordyce school children
and their. Parents went to Kit -2
• chener and Stratford on a bus
trip on Thursday last. ,
Mrs. -.Jim Richardson and Mrs.
Clifford ,Heiffer visited on Sun-
day at the home of Mrs. Florence ,
Tanodrono.
Mrs, Margaret,Moirer in
• Sunday visitors it the' home of
'Mr. and Mrs. Albert Coultes.were
Mr; and. Mrs; Lawson Majury of
Paisley, Mr. and r Mrs. Bill Tdt-
tenliarn, and baby of Owen Sound,
Mr. .and • Mrs. Jack • Coultea, , Mr,
• and :Mrs. Alex Leaver p of Wing-
hani, Mr.. Jack Coultei of Bell-.
grate, Mr. and Mrs.
of Brussels and Miss % Marjorie
Coultes of Wingham.
hi the Church Annual Report.
The !first Life ;Member. is: re••••
ported in. 1920, ,since thenthere
have.. been one, Sirne4tir,nes two
Or •• three, each • year uiitil noW.
with .3.8 on the list. 01:lite ,a num-
ber• of these have been preser0.-
•ecl by the Auxiliary., ;' • • '
„Mrs.A. A. J., Simpson whoWas
•a meinber of ,the Eitecutive 'of
the 'Presbyterial received a :I:lop-
orary Mernber.ship., Certificate.
'Thi4AUxiliary gave' her the •gold.
bar for her nierriberShip
Quitea number of the mem:
bers.Of this Auxiliary have: .been
on the•Execlitive Of.. the Presby-
terial,. • •
1919* the' first •SectiOnal
in
in thii: district was beld.%in•
Ashfield with on from Ilucknow,
a.outh. Kinloss Kinlough, Pine.
River, Lanes and Port ,Albert.
. Ori ;the evening of Miss Dorothy.
,DOugla,s' designation as a ....mii-
sionary. Forniosa .this Auxili-
ary, presented her, With a -Purse
of . money., • This Society , has.. a
special interest in Miss Douglas
as she :is a great ,grand -,daughter
• of 'Rev: .• Alexander Grant the
first minister of Ashfield cern,
• gregation. '
:During the second war he with
'other missionaries. carne hOine•
.Went :tO do Missibn • Work in.
British Giiiiara. This Society,• sent
hcr goodly. number' bool0.&-
Malazines 'to . help' her' in' her
,,x,*ork there. ; •4 • '
The 50th anniveci-sary of this
Society was held at the home .of
Mrs, NeirJ. MacKenzie, and the'
(30th at MtSs: Sadie JohriSton'S:'
,lipire...TheSe meetings 'had special
nrogramMes and many letters of
...:Ongvatulations • from.' former
niernbers were -read, also dona-
tions given to help with•the work,
• On: January 12th, .1924;• a, Mis-
;.;i on Band Was opganized by. Rev,.
.with a full staff of•
offers, Miss Jessie MaeRao/(latel,
Mrs. Penety) was the otily meifli• .
b;learttoiin, •
r:.ceive. ,
a. ta
Srft
tt.
• The C.G.I.T. group have been'
• very active, also The Explorers
arid .,1Viission Band. . Each have
very Capable' leaders,.
There -Ts: More interest taken
iri 'the Auxiliary Meetings: Since
"each lady'.in the congregation is
asked to take some part in one'.
• Meeting in the year, The'Sceiety
•' ,MTsChalie Gillespie of Ton• -
onto and Mr. and .Mrs. 'Donald'
Gillespie and. fainily; Janet and,
• Shirley 'Bushell of Kinlough
ijis-
ithd at the hOrne..of Mr. andMrs.
Garnet, Farrier on Sunday ,and.
• with Mrs. Gibson Gillespie. ••
•Mr. , and Mrs: Andrew Gaunt,
Mr. ;and ..Mrs. Russel Farrier. of
Wingharn and Miss :Winifred
Farrier.: 'of . Tororito, ''viSited on
Sunday at ,the home of Mr. and
"Mrs... W. R. Farrier. .
aui :''Groskorth.. and Karen
,Groskorth of :Toronto visited • On:
Sunday at the'hoine of their par-.
exits,' Mr., and•lyIrs.Iglwood' Gros -
Korth, • • . ' . •
Mr. . and :Mrs. William Parker'
:arid. family, of .Expter. visited', o'n
Sunday at the' 'home . of Mr. 'and
Mrs: Ben Mcdlen.aghan. : ,
Nat Thoirisoni•s' a, ,patient in
.Wingharn..qonetal
.4 Mr: ,Oscar *Schester of Mildmay
is ..noW errinloyed in the White-'
'chur....h :feed mill owned' by. S.
• Watts. . • •
'arid. 'Mrs. :trbriard Dirstein
of ElrantfOrd' and. Mr. and Mrs.'
john L. Dirstein,,Visited .04 Sun-
day at the hotne. of -Mr: and. Mrs
Gaunt. •'
Mr. and Mrs, Walter James of
Woodstnck sbent' ',the weekend
at
.at the...hpine of her parents, Mr
.and. Mrs. Arthur Mooire, 4'. •
Gordon .cif TOrontoi•
TudyiHars. arid Francis Henry
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of. Lcrifinn Mrs: Walter -Jetties' of
WoOdstcek, Mr. and Mi'. Russel
R�ss, Mrs.. George Wades ;and.
Andy of; Teeswater were week-
end visitors t the. hCrrieof
and.
Barbara and Jean 'Campbell :of
London 'ViSited ..orT &friday att the
home of, Mrs,. R9bert 1.13oss.
• Mr; and Mrs, Toni Jarnieson
will, n2.Ove'ln. this -Week' t.6 ,their
new, home in Whitechurch:
Mr:, arid. Mrs.:Xiarry •SWari and
arid Mrs, Leonard of
Winctharri..:' visited On. Sunday'' at
.the horm...., of 'Mr: and
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has bean, yerYfortunae in be-
ing, able th are gust' i,peakto,
&Pecially in 'the, sUinnier time:
When 'the Kintail::Carrip
The..leaderS'froin the Camp have.
been very good to coine to the
meetings and. tell of. their 'work..
The • records ' show that' great
quantities "'pi neW, and used cloth-
ing, quilt's, Chtistnlas toys arid
Money have been sent to the Sup -
Illy Secretary; also t the :City,
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Mission. • • •• " •
th "Family Night has now
become :an • annual affair. w,hen:
tbe, men, woe n and childrenof
cOngregatior,...are, invited to
:pend an evening in 'the:church.
This is usually in Easter. week.
To us. who are. left -
May it,•sorneti.me be said
W.laet-1 our days upon 'earth are
but few • ." • • .4
That into our iservice we' alvOays
put soul' / • •
Like the old ipors'4i-ens..that we
•krile% '
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STRONGER. .
Made from carefully selected
. "...blends of hard fiber . — uniform
• from and to end , . i no. bunches
or thin spots'.• .• • , ', • •
. . . SMOOTHER.
Pi-eventsthroughknotter withoUt tangling':
or
.breaiondge. delaysbyrunning 0gaitrt, . ..
•, insekts, iodents and,rot. Top gaol-
' itY tine at a ,laiu Co-op p0c.06.,
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Swan of Bervle.
lyIrs,..Jrphe PatIersOp of: Tor- . •
!onto visited •with her. 'Mother, .
Mrs. Annie 'Taylor , at' the.hothe Of
Charlie Tayldr..
John McKerizie of. West' WaL
wanOsh spent A few days ;last
week; at his,home. ernploy-
ed on a' grain boat on. the great
lakes, . •• s • •
WED RECENTLY AT, OLIV1T''
A :wedding of focal 'interest
was .Solemnized recentlY, when
Mr. 'and Mrs. 'Leo • van .difTLey:
exchanged thar.riage vows i1 a. .1
cerembny. in QIivet . *United'
Church. The bride, • the ,fOrmer
Greta GeertSma, is the daughter:
Of Mr.: anpi Mrs. Eldert Geertsma,
R.R. 6; LucknoW, , and the groOm.. • .
the son Of :Mr. and Mrs.: Peter •
van der-Ley:if AShfield.
Miss Wilma Dale, 17 -year-old
• daughter of. Mr. and, Mrs. William..
J. bale of R R 1, Clinton, has.'
been chosen :Huron County 'Dairy
Princess: One Of, the. judges Was
P. y S. MacDougall, of •Owen' • •
Sound and formerly of Kinloss,'
dairy brandfi fieldman for •Grey,., •
LOCHALSH
• The \V.:1/1.S. Ashfield. •Presby-
terianChurcli,et.'.1elbrated tho.,
70th anniversary of:their fr•iintt-
on Thursday afterribori.,Gties•t, . •
sPeaker was Miss Ida Whfte•
returned missionary, frOrn India,
•noW vicitincr•-• Go?.lerich. Over •
100 rriernbers and •ri-ierid3 'joined • '
together 'to tii.-4.1e .013 meeting
ane to 'be reineMbere1.•
COricfratulations .go .cut to Bar- -
bara Fn1aysoi. dater Of Mr.
a,nd Mrs, Gordon Finlay who ,
'rrd that,',She :had pas=
8ed class honors' at • ••
MacDonald • Institiite. at 'Guelph.;
.Emile MacLerriari sperit.
TuQsda in 'Toronto. • ' ... • .
D,aisy mccharies .sponi a
feW clas. in Lucknow her
sister. . Brooks.
'Word received ,frorn Mr. and
Mrs, 'Walter • nextei', holidaying . .
'n England is ti the effect *that •
• they are havii-fg a rriOst enjoyable
• Teacher, pupils and pareilts 'of..•
City Schobl enibved a
trip te ' Walla deburg oh 1V.Iorlday,• •
Diane Ruth Mael<eniie:
ter of mt. and Mrs,' Jack Maes
is holidaying in.liarnilton,
with r. and Mrs. Ceorge
Gregor..... • ; •44 4 •
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'Finlav and', j.•ack .'„\IS",••Letinan .
are both employed•at theNuclear
plant at ti ottgilAg Pint
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