HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1963-11-14, Page 8Two Proud Bayfield Citizens at lie-dedication Ceremony
Practically the whole village turned out for the
re-dedication of the renovated cairn in Clan Gregor
Square on Sunday. The two villagers above had
special interest. George Weston, now 94 years old,
Legion and Villagers Participate
was one of the builders of the original cairn in
1933. Mrs. George Hopson was the energetic col-
lector of most of the funds to renovate the cairn
and grounds this year. (News-Record Photo)
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for prize winners.
Twb new residents of Bay-
field, Mrs. Fred Chit and Mrs.
Norman Rivers, joined Mrs.
John Cluff to decide this diffi-
cult and most important decis-
ion to the children. Mrs. Fred
Arkell recorded carefully the
names of the prize winners,
There was every kind of cus-
time, clowns, nursery rhyme
characters, black cats, ghosts,
brides and grooms, but the
grand prize for the evening
went to ten little Indians, all
in a group - with chief and
squaw.
Eight of them were grand-
children of Mr. and Mrs. Ken
Merner, with Mrs, Garry Mer-
ner as Indian squaw, and two
of them grandchildren of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Middleton, with
Mrs. David Middleton dressed
as Indian chief.
In addition to the prizes,
there were gifts for the 150
4 children present, of an apple, a
bag of potato chips, a bag of
Cheesies and a chocolate .bar.
Some of Bayfield's Main
Street residents could not get
to the party because there were
so many children on the streets,
knocking at doors, from sur-
rounding countrysides and high-
ways. It was hard not to run
out of supplies, and get to the
party, too.
In December the Lions will
put on again one of their an-
nual Feather Parties, the pro-
ceeds of which will help them
in the many fields of their
work.
Speakers at their recent
meeting were Mr. Harry Forb-
es, Goderich, this area's Emer-
gency Measures Co-ordinator,
who explained What should be
done in case of fall-out, hur-
riCane or disaster.
A speaker from the CNIB
showed Slides of the blind, and
Mr. Reginald Francis is chair-
Man of this part of the Lions'
obligations.
Prizes in the Hallowe'en
party were:
Youngest Child in cbstume, a
tie, Karen Erb and Danny IVIer-
nor; pre-school girls fancy cos-
tume, Fay Renner, Elizabeth
Fraser, Lynda Heard; boys,
Steven Talbot, Marvin Merner,
Bobby Kendal; pre-school girls
comic, Bonnie lVfakiris, Connie
Talbot, Patty Greer; boys,
Harry Heard, Blair Brandon„
Gordon Heard.
Ages 6-8, girls fancy, bebbie
Mundinger, LeAtme MacLeod,
Kathy Logan; comic, Karen
Brandon, Kai•en Mote, Kathy
Grainger; boys comic,Pat
Brandon, David Reinter, Harry
Talbot; boys fancy, Danny
Macteed, Paul Payne, David
McRae.
Ages 9-12, girls fancy, Susan:
Mundinger, Dare Scotchmer,
P'atsY Payne; boys, Michael
Eckert, hinny Grainger, Brad.
ley Turner; girls comic, Janet
Middleton, Bonnie Arinstrong,
Marlene Seotehmer; boys corbic,
Danny Johnstone, JatneS Le-
Bean,
Girls fancy, Over 12, Gayle
Turner, Bennie' Johnston, Penny
Howlett: Centie, Cathy WeSteri,
Linde Carol John-
ston, Phyllis Grainger,
Mn: .and Mrs. George N, Rive
ers spent Armistice, Day With,
relatives in London.
Mrs, J. E NOM, is spending
a few clays. with her sister in 1
Mitchell this week,
Mrs, R. J. Larson returned
on Tuesday night from Lora:lend
having spent the weekend_ with
her son, Mr, and Mrs, Clar-
ence
Mrs, Carmen Park, and her
daughter, Irene, Kirkton,
PO with Mrs, Charles Upshall
on Sunday.
Mrs. John Cluff and Mrs.
AlfScotc.hmer attended the
funeral of their -cousin, Mr.
Reginald. Cluff, London, on
Wednesday, Mr. Reginald -Cluff
was a son of the late Canon
Cluff, who summered in Bay-
field for many years.
Mr.- and Mrs, Fred Fraser
have returned from a week's
visit in Riverside, Windsor, with
their daughter and family, Mr.
and Mrs. George Fellows and
their son and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Fraser.
Mr. and Mrs, John O. Hugh-
es, Detroit, arrived on Satur-
day to spend the weekend and
see the progress being made on
the home they are building in
Jowett's Grove, looking for-
ward to.the days when they can
retire in. Bayfield.
Mr, and Mrs, George Cull,
teachers at Central Huron Sec-
ondary School, who- have been
occupying one • of the Jowett
cottages -for the past two
months, have now moved into
their apartment in Clinton.
Mr, and Mrs, Frank Ander-
son and family. Science Hill,
spent the weekend with Jean's'
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
turgeon.
Mr. Carl Diehl visited Mrs.
Diehl at Victoria Hospital in
London, on Monday, Accomp-
anying him were Mrs. George
Hopson to visit her husband,
who has been a patient for five
weeks at Westminster Hospital,
and Mrs. Edward Sturgeon to
visit her daughter Eva, who has
been ill, and her sister in Lon-
don.
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Flowers.
returned last week from a trip
through Algonquin Park, and in
Brent, called on Mrs, Adam
Boyd, sister of Mrs. John How-
ard, a native of Bayfield, Mr.
Flowers was on the search to .
buy some old time buggies for
'Ms horses.
Guests with the Ferguson
feraily over the weekend were.
their son, Ken and family of
London; Mrs. Ferguson's moth-
er, Mrs. D. H. Raymond and
Mrs. A. G. Molitor, with her
three daughters, all froin
Strathroy A sister, Miss D,
Raymond, Toronto, also joined
them,
Mr. and Mrs, Brian Grime,
Guelph, with young sons Derek
and Barry, stient Saturday and
Sunday with Mr, and Mrs.
George W. Bellchamber,
Mr. and Mrs. John Atkinson,
Detroit, were at their cottage
over the weekend
Miss Berthena .Cruickshank,
who visited her aunt, Mrs. John
Hammond last week, is now
with her aunt, Mrs, Edward
Florian, Clinton, who was able
to return to her home from
the .Clinton hospital this past
week.
Home From Germany
Among the many visitors for
the weekend were Mr. and Mrs,
Richard Moore, Detroit and
Bayfield. They have just re-
cently returned from a visit to
Germany to visit their daugh-
ter, Claudia (Mr. and Mrs. Nor-
man Smith) and their grand-
son, Richard.
They enjoyed so much the
drives around Switzerland, and
Mrs. Moore stayed an extra
week, to visit Scotland.
Plan Party
Trinity Club met with Mrs,
T, J. Cobb for their November
meeting and after the business
session all enjoyed a game of
cards.
It was decided to hold again,
some time in December, the
Christmas party for children
of pre-school age, and Mrs.
George Bellchamber was nom-
inated to be chairman.
Announcement of this will be
made later.
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BRIJCFFIELD
(MRS. I. F. BERRY,
Correspondent)
Mr. Robert Allan. Jr., is in
Toronto for a week or more,
assisting with the Royal Winter
Fair.
Mrs. A. Paterson, Gwen and
Beth Hill, Brucefield; Mrs. B.
Sholdice and Mr. C. Sholdice,
Exeter, spent the weekend with
Mrs. Paterson's brother, Mr.
Ken Sholdice, Windsor.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dalry-
mple, Bonnie and Betty, spent
the weekend in Michigan.
Mrs. Walter Moffatt is spend-
ing some time in Gravenhurst
with her sister, Miss Eleanor
Fisher and Dr. Murray Fisher
and family.
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To MEET WEDNESDAY
The Ontario Street Couples
Club will hold their monthly
meeting on. Wednesday, No-
vember 20 at .8:30 p.m. at the
church.
.1.3.AYFIELP,—.CorresPentlents
of the press will be writing, Pp
the service at -St. Andrew's.
Church, Bayfield, and the ser-
ViCe at the Cairn on, Sunday, .„
but to the many citizens, visi-
tors, neighbors _and children of
the village, to all those who
have ever lost loved ones in.
war, never will be forgotten the
lesson it stood for, "Remem.
brance"„
This service through the
years has won its way intq so
many hearts. Some times the
day would be stormy, and Lake
Huron's winds blew strong.
This year we had a wonderful
day,
There was a stirring impres-
siveness about the parade, with
the Clinton. Legion Kiltie Band
leading the parade, followed by
so many of Clinton's. veterans,
to join members of the Legion.
here.
Then came the members of
Bayfield's two proud orgarriza,
tons., the Scouts and Cubs, the
Guides and Brownies. The two
new leaders of the girls' group
marched with their children as
trained soldiers. Every child
seemed to feel the solemnity
and character of the day.
Bayfield's children, who car-
ried their flags in the color
party, who so reverently lower-
ed and raised them during the
prayer of silence, and who- took
their part in the laying of their
own special wreaths . at the
Cairn, will carry memories of
this very special and impres-
sive service.
The silence in the large gath-
ering, as the Last Post and Re-
Veille were sounded, when all
heads were bowed in prayer,.
made God's presence seem very
near to us in Bayfield, and
Bayfield seemed far from the
world of today.
It is good • and' thankful we
should be that the "spark" that
started in a soldier's wife's
heart, "to hurry up and get to
work with the restoration and
beautification of the Cairn"
was backed up by so many,
veterans and friends, both
old and young.
They gave so generously of
their money and labor and time
that Bayfield today is proud of
our Cairn, and we are proud to
be citizens of Bayfield, too.
BAYFIELD — The annual
Hallowe'en masquerade party
held each year under the aus-
pices of Bayfield Lions Club,
in the Town Hall, was once
again enjoyed by a large gath-
ering of children, and their
escorts.
Lion president Russell B.
Kerr, acting as master of cere-
monies, for Lion Adam Flowers,
chairman, of the boys and -girlS
committee, announced the pro-
gram, ably assisted by Miss
Jacqueline Weston at the piano.
The Grand March was most
interesting, and presented as it
always does, a moving picture
of gaiety and color and a most
difficult task for .the judges to
decide who were to be chosen
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Seventy-five members of
Clinton Branch 140 of the Roy-
al Canadian Legion supported
Bayfield citizens in the re-dedi-
cation ceremonies. The Bayfield
members of Clinton Legion
were largely responsible for the
veterans participating.
Prior to the rededication, the
Legion, Bayfield Scout and
Guide groups, and many villag-
ers attended a memorial service
in St. Andrew's United Church.
Headed by Clinton Legion
Pipe Band, the veterans and
scouting groups paraded from
"downtown" Bayfielcl to the
church. The. Legion attends a
Bayfield church every seventh
year.
After the call to worship and
invocation prayers, Malcolm
Toms placed a remembrance
wreath at the altar and • the
minister, Rev. A. G. Pease, re-
ceived the colors of the veter-
ans and childrenZs groups.
Rev. Pease preached a mem-
orial service on "Hope Renewed
by Memory".
Before the singing of the
hymn, "Faith of Our Fathers",
Rev. Pease returned the colors
to the standard hearers, and
after benediction the color
party marched outside to form
a color guard at the church
entrance.
Legion color sergeant J. D.
Thorndike was in charge of the
color party and Legion stand-
ard bearers were Harold Black
and Les Nice. Color bearers
for Bayfield Scouts were Ro-
bert MacVean: and Terry Mc-
Clinchey; Cubs, Bradley Turn-
er; Guides, Gail Turner and
Janice Merner,
Sergeant - at - arms George
Campbell of Clinton Legion was
in charge of the church parade
and the rededication parade.
Bayfield Scouts were in the
charge of assistant Scoutmaster
Howard Scotchmer, and the
Cubs were led by Cubmaster
Jack Gallant; Mrs. L., R.
Maloney, captain and Mrs. Don
Warner, lieutenant, headed the
Guides; Mrs. Elaine Brandon,
brown owl, and Mrs. Jean Lind-
say, tawny owl, were in, charge
of the Brownies.
Rev. D. S. Lane, D.D.; veter-
an chaplain of Clinton Legion
and a former' minister of Bay-
field Presbyterian Church, con-
ducted the re-dedication cere-
mony.
During the re-dedication, Rev,
Lane requested those asSernbl-
ed to join with him in reading
parts of the act of re-dedication
from the printed programs.
The cairn. was re-dedicated to
the memory of 11 Bayfield men
who lost their lives in two
World wars; as well, the reno-
vated cairn and additions were
also dedicated,
Rev. E. J. B, Harrison, of
Trinity Anglican Chttreh, Bay,-
field, gave the re-dedication
rrieSsage to hundreds of Veter-
ans and Villagers aSsembled in
the square.
Rev, Lloyd Vander Heide,
Toronto, guest preacher at the
Bayfielci Baptist Church, said
he owed a great debt to Cana-
dians who fought and lost their
lives in the Second World War
"It was these men who set
my country and myself free,”
lie said.
Rev, , A, G, Pease read out
the hones inscribed on the two
plaques!. World War It 1914..
1918, Harvey Currie, Kenneth
Currie, Wilfred Toms, Robert
McLeod, Allan MacDonald, Vic-
tor Evans, Edward Adley and
Arthur Clark; World War II,
1939-1945, Richard V. Weston,
Charles Stewart Cann and Ro-
bert David Hopson,
R. Roy Fitzsimons, a Legion
member from Bayfield, officiat-
ed at the laying of wreaths at
the newly dedicated cairn.
Placing the 11 wreaths were,
Mrs. George Hopson, for the
Province of Ontario; Mrs. Ed
Weston, the village of Bayfield;
Harold McPherson, president of
Clinton Legion; Mrs. Russet)
Kerr, for Bayfield Baptist
Church; Bert Dunn, for St
Andrew's United Church, Bay-
field; Alf Scotchmer, for Bay-
field Trinity Church; Mrs, Ar-
chie t Armstrong for Bayfield
Presbyterian Church; Malcolm
Toms, for Bayfield Loyal
Orange Lodge; Russell Kerr,
for Bayfield Lions Club; Neil
Bellchamber and Michael Eck-
ert, for Bayfield Boy Scouts
and Cubs, and Marion Francis
and Mary McFadden, for Bay-
field Girl Guides and Brownies.
Bugler Doug McCann of the
Clinton Community Concert
Band sounded the Last Post
and the gathering observed a
minute of silence, During this.
the flags of the Legion and
scouting groups were lowered
and raised.
The Cairn had been recently
renovated by a volunteer group
of Bayfield war veterans and
citizens.
Funds for the renovation had
been collected practically single
handedly by Mrs. George Hop-
son, who was referred to in
last week's "Rambling With
Lucy" as "a small whirlwind of
energy".
The Cairn was built in the
summer of 1933 and the unveil-
ing and dedication took place
at a Zone 10 veterans picnic
on Wednesday, July 26. 1933.
According to Malcolm Toms
the idea and completion of the
original cairn Just grew out of
suggestions and ideas from vet-
erans and villagers. The present
renovations to the Cairn were
the outcome of similar sugges-
tions,
The veterans parade at the
July 1933 unveiling and dedica-
tion was headed by Clinton
Kilty Band. Morgan J. Agnew
sounded Last Post. and Frank
Mutch played Reveille.
The Cairn WaS designed by
Rev, F. H. (now Canon) Paull,
rector of Bayfield Trinity
Church at that time.
It was built by Weston bro-
therS., and village veterans.
George Weston, now over 90
years old, was present at the
re-dedication last Sunday.
The, plaque bearing names of
World War I servicemen who'
lest their lives overseas WaS
removed froth the Bayfield
town hall and imbedded in the
Cairn. The plaque had been or.
iginally erected in the town hall
by Bayfield Patriotic Society.
The following persons took
part in the Unveiling and dedi,
Catkin on July 26, 1933 prayer
by Rev. R, H. Gifie; lesson
read. by Mr. Gordon Peddie,
Presbyterian student minister
at ]Bayfield acid Clinton; ad-
dress by Major, the /UV. Can-,
on AppleYarclf M,C4 dada,
Lion. by Rev. If, Pauli and
.Andreves 'LUCY(
amp Committee
o ':Choose Slate.
BAYFIELP---Tbe UCW unit
one of St. Andrew's Linited
church met at the herrie of
Mrs, Charles. Bell on Thursday,
November 7. Mrs, Lindsay
Smith presided in the absence
of Mrs. Lloyd Makins.
Following the devotional,
Mrs. Ivan Steckle presented
•her secretary's report .and Mrs,
LeRoy Poth the treasurer's re,
port.
Taking the study book, Mrs.
Poth. gave an interesting talk
on the book "The Word and
the Way', Mrs, Bell then took
the business session.
Three members, Mrs, A.
Pease, Mrs, LeRoy Poth and
Mrs, Bell, were the committee
to bring in a slate of officers
for '1964,
The meeting closed with the
benediction by Mrs. Smith and
a social hour followed.
On Tuesday evening, a goodly
number of members from units
one and two from St, Andrew's
UCW were guests at Kippen.
The occasion was their annual
Thankofferrig meeting.
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The October meeting of
Stanley Community r Club was
held at the home of Mrs. John
McGregor on Wednesday, Octo-
ber 2.
A donation of $10.00 was sent
to the CNIB and a party was
planned far Friday, November
22,
The December meeting will
be held on Wednesday, Decem-
ber 4 at the home of Mrs. Arn-
old Taylor.
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A true act of remembrance
to (Bayfield boys who lost their
lives in two world wars and a
tribute to those responsible for
remodelling the Cairn in Clan
Gregor Square, Bayfield, was
displayed on Sunday.
unveiling by Mrs. Currie and
Mrs. Toms who both lost sons
in the war.
After the second World War,
a memorial Plaque was erected
on the cairn, The following per-
sons took part in the unveiling
and dedication of the World.
War II plaque;' prayer, Rev.
Laverne Morgan; lesson read
by Rev. F. G. Stotesbury; ad-
dress and dedication by Rev.
F. H. Paull; unveiling by Mrs.
Weston and Mrs. Hopson, who
lost sons in World War II; Miss
Maud Sterling and Gordon
Scotchmer placed memorial
wreaths.
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