HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1936-05-07, Page 7Thursday, May 7th, 1936
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GORRIE
About twe.nty of the members of
the Young People’s Union were
guests of the Fordwich Young People
on Friday evening.
Those in charge of the C. G. I. T.
group are endeavouring to get the
girls into more active training for
the summer months, and for this,
there is a meeting called for, on Fri
day evening of this week.
Miss Greta Hyndman of Wingham
spent the week-end with her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hynd
man.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Irwin and dau
ghter Miss Lucille of Long Branch,
were Sunday guests at the former’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Irwin;
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hyndman and
sons, Harold and Allen of Wingham,
were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
A. E. Toner.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Hamilton and
son Jack of Toronto spent Sunday at
the former’s home here, Mrs. Hamil
ton who has been visiting her sons
in Toronto for the past three months
returned home with them.
Mr. George McKee attended the
funeral of a relative, the late Mr. Bal-
lantyne in Atwood on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Mayberry of Tavis
tock, Misses Adythe and Norma Gra
ham of Wingham spent Sunday with
the latter’s parents Mr. and Mrs.
W. Graham south of the village.
Mr. and Mrs. William Wright of
Wingham were Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. R. F. Edgar.
The May meeting of the W.M.S.
will be held Thursday afternoon at
3 p.m. in the school rooms of the
church. Roll Call; My favourite verse'
of Scripture.
Mrs. Leppington of Harriston is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. L.
Stephens.
Mr. and Mrs. George S. King and
son Harold spent a couple of days
last week with friends in London.
The many friends of Miss Myrtle
Short will be glad to know she is
able to be home after spending the
past four years at Weston.
Mother’s Day Services will be held
in all Gorrie Churches next Sunday.
A large crowd enjoyed themselves
at the party given by Mr. and Mrs.
Earle Corbett on Friday evening
which was held in the hall here. T.he
music was all that could be desired
and. held the crowd of merrymakers
until -the small hours.
Miss Alice and Miss Bonnie John
ston of Guelph visited their aunt, Mrs.
S. Munro, one day last week.
Rev. H. Jennings of London spent
& few days the latter part of last
week at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Chas Lawrence.
MiSS Ivy Lawrence visited friends
in London the fore part of last week.
Miss Martha Kaine spent a few
days last week with friends at Clin
ton.
Mrs. E. Hastie, Mr, Sandy and Miss
Jessie Hastie of Toronto spent Sun-
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gives a graphic comparison of the ship
of the air and the ship of the sea. The
day with Mr .and. Mrs. Ken. Hastie.
The former remained here for a
week.
Mrs. Bell and Marian Clarke spent
the week-end with relatives in Harris
ton.
Messrs H. Cooke, C. Ramage and
N. Wade attended a special meeting
of the Masonic Lodge in Listowel on
Friday evening last.
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Holmes and
Miss Perkins visited friends in Hen-
sall last Friday.
Rev. A. H. O’Neil; also Mrs. Davey
and Mrs. Waller of Wroxeter attend
ed the joint Deanery Chapter held,
in St Paul’s Church, Clinton on Wed
nesday last week, when the special
guest speaker was Right Rev. L. R.
Sherman, Bishop of Calgary,
Mr. and Mrs. A. Butchart of Guelph
visited Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gregg and.
other relatives during the week-end.
Mr. Wm. Edgar and Mr. J. Robert
son of Woodstock spent Friday ev
ening with friends in Gorrie.
Mr. Delbert Clegg Mr. Walter
King and Miss J. P. Stinson visited
Mrs. Clegg at London on Sunday.
Miss E. Ross and Mrs. Ross spent
Sunday with relatives in Kitchener.
Delegates from here attending the
Annual Convention of the W. A. in
Cronyn Memorial Hall, London, on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
of this week are, Mrs. O’Neil and
Mrs. Holmes. Mrs. Armstrong and
Mrs. Hill, from Fordwich, also accom
panied them, 0
Rev. A. H« O’Neil spent a few days
this week with his parents in Lucan.
Miss Alma Hastie of Kitchener
spent the week-end with her father,
Mr, James Hastie, who is Seriously
ill.
The choir of Gorrie United Church
will firovide a program of music and
drama at a tea meeting, given by Rev.
George Wylie’s congregation at Ben-
miller on May 25th.
Rev. A, L, Thompson, of Belmore,
has been appointed director of the
United, Church summer school which
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meets in July at Port Elgin.
School attendance figures for this
community are on the up-grade. With
nine beginners in Gorrie school after
Easter, the attendance is now fifty-
six; with thirty-one in the junior
room and twenty-five in the higher
classes. There is an entrance class of
six. At Miss Hick’s academy, north
of Gorrie, the school population is
thirty-nine. Easter saw ten children
added to the roll, five being begin
ners.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Jefferson and
children, Helen, Gwen and George,
were week-end guests at the home of
Geo. Foster.
W.M.S. Were Guests of Auxiliary
The Evening Auxiliary entertained
the members of,the W.M.S. at their
April meeting, which was held in the
school rooms of the Church here on
Thursday evening, April 23rd. The
program, which was ably prepared by
Miss Evelyn Stephens and Miss Laura
Hicks, Was conducted by Miss Annie
Douglas, opened with quiet music
played by the former, and a solo by
Miss Alexandria Hamilton, entitled,
“Prayer Perfect’’. The Scripture les
son, Luke 10: 25-37, was read by Miss
Stephens who gave a very fine ad
dress, basing her thoughts on the les
son. Miss Lennox followed with the
solo “Others.” The topic “The Great
Commission” Was given by Miss L.
Hicks, and proved a very interesting
one. Miss E. Dane, president, took
charge of the business, and in a few
words, welcomed the guests. Items
of business were transacted, and foil
call answered by a verse on “Serv
ice,” Tim meeting closed by prayer
by Mrs. Fydell And all joining in the
Mizpah Benediction. During a social
period lunch was served.
Sacrament of the Lord's Supper
Waft observed in the PrcSbytettAn
Church here on Sunday afternoon,
when five membfits joined with the
Church.
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crew of 1,200 and has a passenger
capacity of 4,000. The diagram is by
G. H. Davis and is reproduced by per
mission of the Illustrated London
News. In (2) is shown a cross sec
tion of the interior of the new Zep
pelin Hindenburg.
Mrs. Fraser has returned home to
Henfryn after visiting a few days
with Mr. and Mrs. W. Whitfield.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Stephens, Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. Stephens and Mr.
Mervin Stephens were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. D. W. Hicks, in Harriston,'
on Sunday.
BORN—On Sunday, May 3rd, in
Listowel Memorial Hospital, to Mr.
and Mrs. R. G. Newton, a daughter.
The morning theme at the Moth
er’s Day service in the United Church
will be “A Generation that Knew not
God,” and the evening subject will
be “A Mother’s Sermon” based on
Ian MacLaren’s story in “The Bon
nie Briar Bush.” Special Mother’s
Day music is being prepared b.y the
choir.
Mr. and Mrs, Edward Galbraith of
Orangehill, spent a few days last week
with their son, Mr. Anson and Mrs.
Galbraith.
CHURCH CLUB HELD
FINAL MEETING
Fifty members and friends attetid-
the season's final entertainment of St.
Stephens Church Club, which was
held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F.
C. Taylor on Thursday evening of
last week.
In the season’s attendance compet
ition, of which Harold King and Carl
Dinsmore were captains, the former
side won out by a small margin
therefore they supplied the program
for Thursday evening last, while the
losing side supplied a bountiful lunch
eon which was served at the close of
the evening.
The meeting opened with prayer
by the President, Miss ivy Lawrence
and Hymn “The Church’s one Foun
dation is Jesus Christ,” followed by
a reading of the Scripture Lesson, St,
John, 15th chap. 144 verses by Joe
Earn gey.
Very encouraging reports wete then
made by the seetelafy, Miss Nellie
Dinsmore and the treasurer, Robert
Wade, after which Rev. O’Neil spoke
a few words of commendation, and
also inspiration for the future.
He also introduced Rev. Jennings
of London, and his subject, after
which Mr. Jennings spoke on condit
ions and missionary work in the far
North and to which he expects to
go and preach very soon, having ac
cepted a call to go about 2,000 miles
north of Edmonton and north of the
Arctic Circle. Miss Nellie Dinsmore
Miss Blythe Underwood and Mrs.
Frank King sang a very pretty trio,
accompanied on the piano by the lat
ter, and also music by Harry King
on the banjo and Mrs. F. King on the
piano. A contest and games were then
enjoyed. The meeting closed by sing
ing “Auld Lang Syne.”
YOUNG PEOPLE HAD
FINE MEETING
The regular meeting of the Gorrie
Young People was held in the school
rooms of the church on Wednesday
evening last week, and was opened
by quiet music played by Miss Ev
elyn Stephens.
The theme of the worship service
was “Living” and was led by the vice
president, Miss Dorothy Edwards,
and opened the meeting with the
hymn, “Saviour Blessed Saviour.” The
Scripture Lesson was taken by Miss
Bernice Day read the Beatitudes,
followed by prayer by the leader
after which the hymn, “O Life that
makest all things new” was sung.
Miss Dorothy Edwards read a poem,
entitled “Life in Ourselves,” which
was in keeping with the theme, and
was followed by the familiar hymn,
“He Liveth Long who Liveth well”
which was read in unison. Mr. Harold
Robinson then gave a splendid ad
dress on the topic for the meeting
“Practice.”
The meeting closed by singing
“Abide with me,” and prayer by the
pastor, Rev. Fydell, and all repeating
the Mizpah Benediction.
INSTITUTE TO
MEET MAY 13th
The Gorrie Women’s Institute will
meet at the home of Mrs. Frank Cole
on Wednesday, May 13. The guest
speaker for the day will be Mrs. Earl
Toner who will speak on “House
Plants.” Roll Call will be payment of
fees and an exchange of flower seeds,
slip or roots will be another feature
of the meeting. Visitors are always
welcome.
WROXETER
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Rogers of De
troit were week-end guests with the
latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Paulin. Miss Jessie Paulin accompan
ied them to Detroit where she will
visit for a couple of weeks.
Messrs G. A. Wearfing, D. D. Sand
erson and Wm. Gibson were Toronto
visitors during the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Martin and
daughter Edythe, spent Saturday with
London friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Timm aud son
Gerald, and Mr, and Mrs. Robt.
Stocks visited friends in Toronto on
Sunday,
Messrs Arnold, and Alvan Edgar
of London called on friends in town
on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Cooper and
family of Listowel were Sunday visit
ors with Mr .and Mrs. I. S. Durst.
A play “The Road Back” a comedy
drama in three acts, will be presented
in the Town Hall here on Friday, May
15th, by members of the Listowel
A. Y. P. A., under the auspices of the
Ladies’ Guild of the Anglican church,
Don’t fail to see it.
Mr. John Muir of Stratford is at
present visiting his brothers in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Robt. McAllister and
daughter of Ethel , were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. Kitchen.
Messrs Dr. Ball, V. McDonald, E.
Ball and Cliff White went on a fish
ing trip up North recently.
Mr. Andy Canada the gardener who
spent the winter in Bruce County,
returned last week and is now busy
at gardens.
Two car-loads of stock left here on
Saturday for Toronto.
Miss Margaret McTavish, Toronto,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. D. Mc
Tavish.
Mr. Stanley Fraser and Mr. Will
Fraser, both of Ridgetown, were
week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jos.
Lovell.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Elliott and
son, Guelph, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Hooper on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hainstock of
Fordwich, were Sunday visitors of
Mr. and Mrs. D. S. MacNaughton.
Miss Enza Gibson, R.N., also Mr.
Charles Schaefer, both of Fordwich,
were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. MacLean.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stocks, also
Mr. and Mrs. Harney Timm and son,
Gerald, spent Sunday and Monday in
Toronto.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Rann spent the
week-end in London with Mr. and
Mrs. Ed. Rann.
Mrs. Alex. MacLeod and daughter,
Margaret, are Toronto visitors this
week.
Dr. and Mrs. Spence, of Toronto,
spent the week in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Edgar, of
Gorrie, were Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Breckenridge.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Munroe, also
Mrs. Janies Stutt attended the Mun
roe - McDougall wedding in Hamil
ton on Saturday.
Congratulations and good wishes
are extended by many friends in this
community to Dr. John Munroe, of
Copper Cliff, and his bride (nee Miss
Alice R. McDougall, Hamilton) who
were married in Hamilton on Satur
day.
We regret to know that Mr. Jim
Harris is seriously ill at his home,
and trust he may soon improve.
Bride and Groom Showered
A large jmlnber of ^neighbors and
friends gathered at the home of Air.
and tytrs. A. J. Hooper in honor t>f
theit/son, Alfred, and his bride, (h<e
Daisy Nicholson, of Bluevalc), Many
gift.4 accompanied the good wishes
expressed, showing the high^Cstedtn
in whfljh the young cogpK arc held.
Dancing Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Hooper will make their home
on 2nd of Turnberry,
Young People’s Union
Missionary Work among the Ind
ians, was the topic ably given by Miss
Betty Hopper at the regular Mon
day evening meeting of the Y.P.U-
.Howard Leggitt presided and opened
the meeting .by the singing of Sun of
My Soul, The Scripture lesson was
read by Minerva Higgins and Rev-
Mr. Grant led in prayer. “All the way
my Saviour leads” was the second
hymn and the meeting closed with,
the Mizpah Benediction.
Mother’s Day Service
On. Sunday morning next at 10
o’clock, Sunday School hour and also
the morning service, will be special
for Mother’s Day. All are cordially
invited to both services. The follow
ing Sunday will be observed as Fath
er and Son’s Day. The pastor, Rev.
A. M. Grant, will be the speaker on
both occasions, and there will be spec
ial music by the choir.
LAWN BOWLERS
HAVEORGANIZED
Mr. T. G. Hemphill Is President
Devotees of lawn bowling in Wrox-
•eter, held an enthusiastic meeting and
organized a club, also electing the,
following officers: President, T. G,
Hemphill; vice-president, Dr. A. Mc
Leod; secretary-treasurer, J. L„
Hembly; grounds and social commit
tees were also appointed. It is some
years since lawn bowling was carried
on in Wroxeter as an active sport*
and the players are anxious to revive
it. Mr. Hemphill has donated a free
site on the river bank and. has prom
ised a water supply. The fees were
fixed at $5 for gentlemen and $3 for
ladies, with a charge of $7 per married
couple.
WROXETER INSTITUTE
ELECTEDOFFICERS
Mrs. J. Adams Elected President
The annual meeting of the Wroxe
ter Women’s Institute was held at
the home of Mrs. J. Lovell, with Mrs.
J. Adams in the chair. Mrs. Mc
Naughton took the chair for the elect
ion of officers. Instead of the usual
ballotting a nominating committee
was formed at the last meeting. The
following officers were nominated
and elected: President, Mrs. J.
Adams; first vice-president, Mrs. W.
McLean; second wice-president, Miss
Hazelwood; sec-treas., Mrs. Russell'
, Rae; branch directors, Mrs. Stocks,.
Mrs. Denny; district directors, Mrs.
I J. J. Allen; press sec., Mrs. McNaugh
ton; pianist, Mrs. J. N. Allen; lunch
committee, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Wylie;
program, Mrs. Legatt, Mrs. White;
flower committee, Mrs. Waller. The
hostess, assisted by Mrs. McLaughlin
and Mrs. McNaughton, served lunch.'
A. Y. P. A.
The regular meeting of the A.Y.P.
A. which was in the form of a Liter
ary evening, was held at the home of
Miss Edythe Martin on Tuesday ev
ening of last week. The meeting con
ducted by the president, opened with
the singing of the hymn “Spirit of
Mercy, Truth and Love,” after which
Mrs. O’Neil led in prayer .The Scrip
ture lesson,. Acts 10th chapter was
read by Jessie Paulin.
During the business period which
followed, the treasurer gave a most
encouraging report and the result
of the attendance contest showed the
side with Lily Waller, as captain, the
winners. It was decided that the A.Y.
P. A. quilt would be put on display
and the ticket on this quilt would be
drawn at the play being held on May
15th. Jeanette Adams gave a reading
entitled “Lost—An Appreciation of
Beauty.” The topic on “Tony Wons”
was in charge of Lily Waller, while
Rev. A. H. O’Neil gave a short talk
of Sir Walter Scott, and Margaret
Davey read Some poems by Edgar
Guest. Edythe Martin favoured with,
an intrumetital.
The singing of the hymn “Come
Gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove,” and
prayer by the rector brought the
meeting to a close. A social time was
enjoyed while a contest on “Proverbs”
was tried and lunch was served by
the hostess.
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