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MAIL ORDERS'ACCEPTED AT SAME PRICE AVAILABLE AT THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL A Sentinel Gift Subscription For that- Christmas gift, one which will be appreciated all year longz give a new or renew- al subscription to The Lucknow Sentinel. $6 per year in Canada, $8 for foreign, An attractive gift card will be gent. E$DAY DECEMBER 5, 1973 LOVE'S . LAST.. GIFT REMEMBRANCE Mbothor It's • • .MONUMENT • :MARKER • INSCRIPTION You Oro tinuMtherl011 a lOved THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO by Donna Johnstone . wife of the charter president. Charter chairman Mac Ritchie of the Wingham Club told 'of the events leading up to the charter- ing of the Lucknow and District Club. He spoke of the uncertain - ty of early meetings when only a handful of those interested turned up , but of the assurance by 'charter president Tony that the interest was definitely there. At the first dinner meeting 23,turned up and , this blOssomed to a club with 29, members on charter night. Mr. Ritchie said "This will be one of the strongest clubs in Can- ada in the future. We'll be there to help them as long as we are needed." Each one of the charter ,em- bets was 'introduced and eddied to the front Of the hall by chairman Mac Ritchie. District CO 7ordinator Bill Stowe explained to the new members. what Kin expects of them and . the history of Kin. The oath was repeated and presentations of new member kits was.made by Govern- or Peter Baird of Cayuga. Each one of the officers of the new club was installed by a differ- ent zone offiCer; bulletin editor Don Johnstone by district bulletin editor Jack Banks; directors Terry . Rathwell. Glen Porter Fred Flan- agan and Garry Koyle ' by ;one advisor Bill Kirkey; registrar Ken Johnstone by district secretary Graham Norval; treasurer Jim Pet- erson by zone treasurer Wayne Lamb; secretary Evans Helm by zone secretary Doug Norman; Vice presidents. Jim Morrison and Brian Johnston by zone co-ordin- ator Latry Cherrey; president Tony Johnstone by national treasurer Wayne poddy. Zone advisor Bill Kirkey led in, the Kin song. Charter president Tony John- stone accepted the following gifts for the club from the presid- ents of area clubs; A podium from Garry Robinson of Winghain; a gong from Tom Walker of Dray- ton; a minute book and toad signs from Bob McBride of Shelburne; a gavel and sgt. at arms band from Bev Bonthron of Henan; name badges from Brian Saunders of Exeter; a banner from Paul Baechler of iawlerichp a scrap book.from past president Doug NorMan of Clinton; flags from past president Bill Lowles of Harri stork; Wingham Club donated the new member kits; Walkerton Club presented $25 in cash. Co-chairman of the charter, Paul Rintoul of Wingliam, pres- ented charter president Tony Johnstone of Lucknow with a mug in recognition of his assistance during the chartering. The National President, George Irving of Galt , welcomed Luck- now as the youngest of 484, Kith- men Clubs across Canada. He said that this would not last long . as the following night , two more • clubs were scheduled to be chart- ered in British Columbia and Nova' Scotia. He also mentioned pos- sible clubs in the area as Palmer- stcin a tid' Mitchell. Mr. Irving who just completed a three week tour of clubs in Western Canada spoke of the great enthusiasm of Kinsmen across the country. He said that 260/0 of all money given to charity across Canada is raised by the Kinsmen Clubs, a figure released by Statistics Canada. Tony Johnstone , charter presid- ent of Lucknow and District Club, said that club members were, deeply honoured to have the national president at, their charter night. He expressed his thanks to all who had assisted to make the evening possible. Guests at the Charter Night were area Reeves George Joynt Of Lucknow , Leo Murray of Kinloss and Bob Lyons of West Wawanosh who all extended congratulations on behalf of their communities. Mr. Joynt said "We are proud to have a new' Kinsmen Club in the village , a new generation with new ideas and this is, what we want in our community. I am pleased to see that they have al- ready taken hold and have sev- eral projects in motion at present". Murray Gaunt, member for . Huron-Bruce in the provincial parliament , also extended his congratulations to the new club. Closing remarks' were' made by Kinette co-ordinator Anne Gam- mage of Blenheim; governor Pet- er Baird of Cayuga' who presented .the stork crest to president Gatry Robinson of Wingharn. It was reported that Mrs. Gam- triage has already 'received a request to' come to Lucknow to • discuss the formation of a Kinette Club, which comprises Kinsmen's r iv e s Telegrams of congratulations were received from Prime Minis- :er Pierre Elliott Trudeau;'Prime Minister of Ontario William Dav- is; Sutton West kinsmen; Jack Stubbs, district 1 public relations chairman; national major emphasis chairman; John . Carruthers, National co-ordinat- or R. E. MclCinley. M.P. for Huron; Ross Whither.' M.P. for Bruce; Wheatley Kinsmen; Parks- vine B.C. Kinsmen; St. John New Brunswick Kinsmen; Digby Nova Scotia Kinsmen. Zone advisor Bill Kirkey 'of Goderich was recognized, for his part in the formation of the Luck- now and District Club. It was Mr. Kirkey who first mentioned cknow as a possiblfty to Deputy Ro Wilkie of Harriston. Mr. Wi e , in turn. asked the Wing- ham Club to make the approach and it was through these efforts that the Lucknow Club' was form- ed . President Garry'Rc•binson of Witigham , Charter Chairman Mac Ritchie and his assistant. Paul" Rintoul did the ground work in the Wingham Club. Thanks was expressed to the ladies' group who catered' for the banquet and Mrs. Harvey Mole replied. ' Dancing followed ,with a draw staged by the Lucknow Club. Draw winners were Allan Willer of Langside , a club member . who won a flight bag and wine selec- tion; Cecil. Cranston of West Wawanosh, a club member, who won a set of goblets and Peter McGilloway of Wingham, a wine selection and candle. It was announce at the Charter Night that Wingharn Kinsmen had challenged Lucknow to a tug of war in Whitechurch to determine which club a Whitechurch resid- ent would join. Morley Abbott lf the' Lucknow Club was 'named chairman of the event. 28 CHARTER NTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ance. man for the evening was governor of Zone B. Ross of HalTiSt011. da was led by informa irman Jack Stubbs who in the Kin song. Kinette song was led 6y e convener Anne age. Grace was said by 'dent of the Wingham Gary Robinson: A toast to try arid flag was proposed 'et I secretary Graham wing the introduction of d table, and the introduc past district and national a toast to the assOciation posed by district treasurer Rubber. This.was replied national Kin potential n Wayne Boddy. to, the ladies was propos- national secretary Sam nand this was replied to