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Officers* Wives Hold
Monthly Meeting
The regular monthly meetin
of the Officers’ Wives’ Auxiliary
of the R.C.A.F. station, Cen
tralia, was held in the Officers’
Mess on Wednesday evening,
May 3 at 8:30 with fifty-three
members present. The meeting
was presided over by Mrs. V.
Berg.
During the business meeting,
Mrs. F. H. Watkins, chairman of
the Tag Day Committee an
nounced that $201.67 had been
raised from the Officers’ Wives’
Auxiliary Tag Day and had been
given to the Huron Hospital As
sociation.
It was decided to aid a child
ren’s nursery which will be set
up by the R.C.A.F. Centralia on
Ail' Force Day only, June 10.
This nursery is fox' the benefit of
visitor’s children. Mrs. K. Dobbin
kindly offered to supervise the
nursery.
It was announced that base
ball teams would be organized
for the summer activities.
At the conclusion of the busi
ness meeting, the 'president, Mrs.
Berg, expressed the good wishes
of the Auxiliary foi’ a bon voyage
to Mrs. A. M. Halkett and Mrs.
E. J. McLeod who will soon be
accompanying their husbands,
F/L A. M. Halkett and Squadron
Leader E. J. McLeod to England
where they will take up resi
dence this summer,
The Centralia group entertain
ed the meeting with a variety of
comedy skits and latex* served
i*efreshments.
Catholic League
The Catholic Women’s League
held its monthly meeting Tues
day, May 2, at the home of Mrs.
Guillemium.
The newly elected president
opened her first meeting with
the league prayer. Business was
discussed and plans were made
for a bazaax- to be held in the
early fall. The league members
received Holy Communion in a
body at 9:30 Mass, Sunday,
April 7. Rev. Wight gave thanks
to the ladies for the good work
they were doing in the league.
The meeting closed and a
light lunch was served by the
hostess.
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OFFICERS’ WIVES’ AUXILIARY PRESENTS CHEQUE —
A cheque for $201.67 has been presented to the South
Huron Hospital Association as a result of the tag day held
Saturday, April 22, in Exeter. The project was sponsored by
the Officers’ Wives’ Auxiliary, R.C.A.F., Centralia. Mrs. F.
H. Watkins (extreme left), chairman of the tag day com
mittee, is seen presenting the cheque to Mr. R. N. Creech.
Treasurer of the Hospital Association, Mrs. R. F. Murray
(left) and Mrs. R. Hollinshead, tw0 other members of the
tag day committee, are pictured above when the gift was
handed, to Mr. Creech. (Last week The T-A published the
cut with reference to the Airmen’s Wives’ Variety Bandbox.)
Exchange Vows At
James St. Parsonage
The Janies St. United Church
parsonage was the scene of a
pretty wedding Saturday after
noon at 2 o’clock when Miss
Ruby Doi’een Gaiser, daughter
of Mrs, Gaiser of Exetei' and the
late Earnot Gaiser, was united
in marriage with Edgar Camp
bell Thayer,- son of Mrs. Thayei’ and the late Roy Thayer, "15
Yale St., London,- with Rev. H.
J. Snell officiating.
The bride was lovely in a
navy suit and shoes, white blouse
and gloves, and white flowered
hat made of white lilacs and
white rosebuds, and
bouquet was of white
and bouvardia.
Hei’ only attendant __ __
sister, Ortha, wearing a two-tone
gray .suit with navy blue acces
sories. Hei’ bouquet was of pink
roses and mauve sweet peas.
The ,groom was supported by
his brother, Donald.
A reception was held at Club
Monetta. The bride’s nxothei' was
gowned in a black flowered
dress with grey accessories and
with corsage of pink carnations
and white sweet peas. The
groom’s mother wore a grey suit
with black accessories and with
corsage of red carnations and
white sweet peas.
Aftei* a wedding trip to points
east, Mr. and Mrs. Thayer will
reside in London.
Varied Program At
Caven Circle Meeting
The May meeting of Caven
Congregational Circle was
at the home of Mrs. G. J.
lop.
Mrs. J. Taylor presided
the meeting, which opened
the singing of the hymn “O
Master, Let Me Walk With
Thee”, followed by prayer. The
devotional exercises, prepared by
Mrs. W. Sillery, were taken by
Mrs. F. Whilsmith, Mrs. D. Mil
lar and Mrs. E.
program fox' the
the direction of
smith and Mrs.
greatly enjoyed
A quartette, composed of .Mrs.
A. Whilsmith, Mrs. H. Simpson,
Mrs. G. Mason and Mrs. H.
Laing, all dressed in fashions of
yesteryear, endeavoured to take
the listeners back to the by
gone days. Aftei' a reading on
“The O1rt-'R,n<sIiinnpd Wnnfl Riniro"
the i
Miss :
sang
gave
titled
Tell Me Your Dreams'
“Missouri Waltz were then sung.'
Mrs. A. Whilsmith told about
“Huldy Getting A Beau”. An
other selection by the songsters,
“Silvei’ Threads Among the
Gold”, was followed by a read
ing by Mrs. Simpson, portraying
a nxan who, some eighty years
of age, minus teeth and hair,
was still quite spry in many
ways. The program was brought
to a close by singing “The
Church in the ’Wildwood”.
Hymn 571, “Blest Be the Tie
that Binds”, was sung and the
meeting closed with prayer. Miss
Brown moved a vote of thanks
to the hostess and all taking
part. Lunch was served by Mrs,
J. Taylor and Mrs. R. McInnis.
held
Dun-
ovex'
with
Johnston. The
evening, under
Mrs. A. Whil-
H. Laing, was
by -all present.
Old-Fashioned Wood Stove'
quartette, accompanied by
Norma Knight at the piano,
'“Dearie”. Mrs. Mason then
a humorous reading en-
. ‘‘Forty Years Ago”. “You
and the
James St. W>A.
Reviews History
The regular
James St. W.A. was held Thurs
day afternoon
meeting of the
with the Brest*
dent Mrs. Witmer in charge. The
meeting opened with the use of
Hymn 441, after which Mrs. Jas,
Squire read the Scripture lesson
and led in prayer. Miss Shirley
Anderson favored with a very
delightful solo which was enjoy
ed by nil. The study book “Grow
ing with the Years” was very
capably taken by ’Mrs. William
Allison telling of the work and
the growth of the W.A. since
Union. This was most interest
ing, Mrs. Allison made a list of
the presidents of oxtr own W.A.
since Union. They are as follows:
Mrs. Enoch Rowcliffe, Mrs. Wel
lington John s,
Sheere,
Mrs. E. S. Steiner, Mrs. Clarence
(Dutch) Kestle, Mrs. F. A.
Mrs. H, L. Sturgis, Mrs.
Coates, Mrs. Wes Witmer,
The flower committee has
busy during Eastei’ remembering
the sick and shut-ins with flow
ers, candy and cards,
It has been decided to have
our June meeting June 15, and
go to the Huron County Home
and put on a program and take
treats to the inmates, to be fol
lowed by a picnic supper. The
ladies are asked to start to work
on the birthday calenders as
soon as possible..
Mr, Snell was present and re
ported that the Huronia Male
Choir will have charge of
service Sunday evening May
A good attendance Is hoped
The meeting closed with all
peatlng the Benediction.
Bridal Couple Visit
States On Honeymoon
Beneath a beautiful pink, and
white arch banked with spring
flowers, Eleanor Mary, younger
daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. Alfred
Hunkin, Thames Road, became
the bride of " ‘ ~
Hendrick, son
S. Hendrick,
Saturday, May
Mair, Thames
the ceremony
the bride’s parents. Miss Agnes
Bray played the wedding music
and accompanied Mrs. Wilfred
Hunkin as she sang “Because”
prior to the ceremony and “I’ll
Walk Beside You” during the
signing of the register.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore white
fashioned on Princess lines
panels of French chantilly
The skirt extended into a
train. The shirred yoke
caught with orange blossoms
and the sleeves ended in lily
points over the hands. Hex’ full
length satin embroidered veil
was held in place by a headdress
of pearl« beaded flowers.. Hex*
only ornament was a rhinestone
necklace with matching earrings,
the gift of the groom. She car
ried a
Better
The
Arnold
bride,
cousin
larly styled gowns of taffeta in
spring tones
green. Their
nylon net in
their gowns,
bouquets of
carnations.
Mr. Elgin Hendrick, brother of
the groom, was best man,
After the ceremony the recep
tion was held at Club Monetta,
Exeter. The bride’s mother re
ceived in a navy dress with navy
and white accessories and a cor
sage of pink carnations. Mrs.
Hendrick chose turquoise crepe
with black accessories and cor
sage of pink carnations.
For a wedding trip to the
United States, the bride wore a
navy wool gabardine suit with
pink hat, and navy and pink ac
cessories. Her corsage was a
white
Mr.
reside
Grand
Hugh Turnbull
of Mr. and Mrs.
Grand Bend, on
6. Rev. William
Road, performed
at the home of
satin
with
lace,
long
was
fan bouquet of dark red
Time roses.
matron of honour, Mrs.
Lindenfield, friend of the
and Miss Mabel Selves,
of the bride, wore sixni-
of yellow and
headdresses were
the same shade as
They carried arm
snapdragons and
Her i
gardenia.
and Mrs. Hendrick
on the groom’s farm
Bend.
will
near
Mrs.
M r s. Nelson
W. R. Goulding,
May,
Tom
been
the
21.
for.
re-
Shower And Tea
Given Marion Cowen
Mrs. H. L, .Sturgis and Mrs.
Harvey Pollen were joint host
esses to a shower and tea on
Friday evening in honour of
Miss Marion Cowen, bride-elect
of this month.
Prior to the shower, a mock
Wedding was solemnized. To the
strains „of the wedding music,
Mrs. R. Russell, as the winsome
bride, and Mrs. B. Tuckey, the
handsome groom, were married
by Mrs. H. Mahonney, the minis
ter. Mrs. W. Seldon, the bride’s
stern father, and Mrs. H. Laing,
the anxious mother, assisted the
bridal party.
To introduce the shower gifts
to Miss Cowen, a maypole of
pink and white streamers re
vealed the identity of the gifts
throughout the house in rhyme.
Marion received many lovely
gifts, and she thanked everyone
for remembering her at this
joyous occasion.
Pictures were taken of the
bridal party and the bride-elect.
Mrs. H. Cowen poured tea
from a table centred with daffo
dils and lighted candles. Mrs. H.
Pollen and Mrs. R. Hopper as
sisted.
Guests Entertain At
Ma in St. Auxiliary
The May meeting of Main
Evening Auxiliary was held
the Sunday School room follow
ing the supper provided by them
fox* thb Mission Band, an annual
event which the kiddies enjoy.
Following the supper the reg-
ular meeting took place with the
president, Merna Walker, presid
ing and leading the business dis
cussion. The first vice-president,
Joan Harness, had charge of -the
program that followed. Hymn
48S was sung and Elsie Parkin
son read a
Mrs. Frank
ter, Marie,
which was
encored.
Miss Jean McDonald, a guest
of the evening, sang two solos
very sweetly, “The Stranger of
Galilee” and “Softly and Tender
ly”. Rev. H. Mahoney played
several selections on the accor-
dian which everyone appreciated.
Mrs. Marjorie Tomlinson was
another guest artist and gave a
reading, “Curfew Must Not Ring
Tonight”. A brief report on the
highlights of the Huron Presby-
terial held at Clinton last month
was given by Connie Wilson.
The singing of Hymn 286,
“Deax* Lord and Father of Man
kind” and the Mizpah Benedic
tion brought the varied and de
lightful meeting to a close. A
lunch was served by the mem
bers of the executive.
St,
in
passage of scripture.
Wildfong and daugh-
played a piano duet
enjoyed and heartily
Hold Tro usseau Tea
On Wednesday evening, May
3, Mrs. Alfred Hunkin Held n
trousseau tea in honour of her
daughter, Eleanor, bride of Sat
urday.
Mrs. Hunkin, Mrs. Hendrick
and Eleanor received. Misses
Mabel Selves and Barbara Mc
Naughton attended the door. Mrs.
Arnold Lindenfield displayed the
trousseau; Mrs. Alec McBeath,
the wedding gifts; Mrs.'Leeland
Webber, the bedding and dishes,
and Mrs. Wilfred Hunkin, the
linens and shower gifts.
Mrs. Amos Darling and Mrs.
Harry Cole poured tea white Mrs.
Gilbert Johns, Mrs. Mac Hodgert
and Miss Alice Passmore served.
Those assisting in the kitchen
were Mrs. Percy Passmore and
Mrs. William Gilfillan.
Main St. \VA Meets
The May meeting of the W.A.
was held at the home of Mrs.
Russell Hopper with Mrs. Glenn
McKnight’s group in charge. Mrs.
Hopper read a call to worship
and Hymn 60.9 was sung. Mrs-
Mahoney led in prayer. Mrs. Earl
Russel read the scripture lesson.
Mrs. Hopper gave a very good
article on “Mothers”. Hymn 394
closed the first part of the meet
ing.
The president, Mrs. Ben Tuc-
key, took charge of the business.
Mrs. A, J. Sweltxer read the
minutes of the last meeting and
the roll was called. It was decid
ed that tlxe W.A, would bring
clothing donations to the next
meeting for the Children’s Aid
of Huron County. The president
will see that they are forwarded
to the South Huron representa
tive, Mrs. Kenneth Johns, Wood
ham. The material purchased for
the fali bazaar was distributed
among willing workers. A de
licious lunch was served by the
group in. charge.
The June meeting
at the home of Mrs.
with Mrs. Percy
charge.
Mrs. Hanson Heads
Granton Institute
Granton Women’s Institute
Branch held its annual meeting
at the home of Mrs. Wm. Cook.
The 'President/Mrs. 'Geo. Wilson,
presided.
Reports of all conveners were
read and adopted. Twenty-five
dollars were voted to St. Mary’s
new hospital, Mrs. A. Knox, dis
trict director, announced the dis
trict annual to take place at
Brinsley, June
dealt with by
A reading
Naughton was
household hints by Mrs. Norman
‘McNaughton, and a solo by Mrs.
Ronald Squire. The president
explained the Federated W. I.
scholarship fox* junior institutes
and Granton voted in favoi’ of
supporting the scholarship for
North Middlesex.
The 1950 - 51 slate of officers
was presented by Mrs. B. Han
son and accepted as follows:
Honorary president, Mrs. A.
Knox; president, Mrs. Beecher
Hanson; vice-presidents, Mrs. D.
McNaughton, Mrs. N. Riddells,
Mrs. K. Gunning; secretary trea
surer, Mrs. H. Wallis; assistant,
Mrs. D. Tuttle; district director,
Mrs. A. Knox; directors, Mrs. W,
Rodd, Mrs. D. Spence, Mrs. Mc
Naughton, Mrs. C. Dann; honor
ary directors, 'Mrs.
Mrs. J. Dykes, Mrs.
Pianists, Mrs. R.
Mrs. T. Gunning.
Sunshine, Mrs. D.
Lambert, Mrs.
M. Wells; press reporters,
B. Hanson, Mrs. F. Crouch,
N. McNaughton; auditors,
F. Crouch, Mrs. K. Gunn-
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H. Stanley,
A. 'Chattick;
ClatWorthy,
■Dann, Mrs.
G. Smith,W.
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ing;
vener, Mrs. Geo. Wilson; assist
ants, historical research, -com
munity activities, and public re
lations departments, transporta
tion, Mrs. B. Hanson, Mrs. D.
Tuttle, Mrs. F. Crouch, Mrs. G.
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