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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1940-02-01, Page 1WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1st, 1940Single Copies Five Cents Subscriptions $2.00 Per Year With Which If Amalgamated The Gome Vidette end Wroxeter New* 0 ft FEDERAL ELECTION " DAY MARCH 26th Nominations Will Be Held March 11 The election to name the members ■ of Canada’s 19th Parliament .will be held on March 26th, Nominations will take place on Monday, March 11th, . Although the election will be held on the 26th, many will vote prior to that date, as the soldiers both here and in England will mark their ballots prev ious to that date. Soldiers in the C.A. S.F. in England will commence to vote on, March 14th and those in Can ada on March 16th. In North Huron the Conservatives have selected their man. Elston Car- • diff, of Morris, was chosen, but the Liberals have yet to hold their nom inating meeting. It is expected that the present member, R, J. Deachman, -will again \be .the Liberal choice. Throughout the country many rid ings have yet to have the various par ties name their "candidate. The Lib erals have -only about a third of their •men nominated, the Conservatives .about a half and the C.C.F. have al so about a third. LIBERAL EXECUTIVE IS MEETING HERE ’ ___________ 5 Will Set Date of Nominating Conven tion The executive of the North Huron Liberal Association are holding a meeting in the Council Chambers here at 2.30 p.m. Thursday afternoon this week. At this meeting .the date will x Le set for the nominating convention to select a candidate for the coming . -election. I>t is expected that R. J. Deachman, M.P., present member, will again represent the party but other names have been mentioned. Remember the Spot Sale of heavy lace Rubbers $1,29 and $1.49, Friday and Saturday—Greer’s Shoe Store. HORTICULTURAL SOC. HAD SPLENDID YEAR •Officers Named at Annual Meeting on v Friday Night The 18th annual, meeting of" the Wingham Horticultural .Society was lield on Thursday evening. The pres- ’ ident, W. S. Hall, was in the thair, JHe tolid of the work that was carried >on the Park and said that by doing some work each year this beautifica tion scheme would soon be completed; and would be a good advertisement to the town and the society. The following officers ,were elected , for 1940;. , Hon. Pres,—Thos. Fells. President—Mrs. Harry Angus. 1st Vice Pres.—Mrs. Geo. Ross. ■ 2nd Vice Pres.—E. M. Snell. , Secretary—Mrs. E. J. Nash. Treasurer—W. A. Galbraith. Auditors—J. R. M. Spittai, -R. Sherboiidy. ■' Two-year Directors — Mrs. Thos. Fells, Wi T. Booth, Mrs. W. W. Armstrong, *Mrs. E. M, Snell, Mrs. J. O. Habkirk. - , • One-Year Directors—Mrs. T. Kew, W.:S. Hall, Mrs. W. Connell,, J. R. M. .•Spittal, Gordon Kidd., Parks Committee>—W, A. Galbraith, JE; M. Snell, T» Fells. Premium Commiftee —* Mrs. ’Geo/ R.Oss,.,Mrs. Kew, Mrs. T. Fells, Mrs E. Mh Snell, Mrs. W; Conwell. Delegates to Ontario Horticulture Association Cpnvention which will be held Feb. 29th and Mar. 1st, in Tor onto — Mrs. Harry* Angus and Mrs. ■, Gedrge 'Ross. The financial, statement for the year ending Det. 31st, 1939, is as^fol lows: L. Receipts 1 Balance from ,1938 .....3 51.48 Govt. Giant ..............................45.29 Town Grant ...................... 50.96 Members’ Subscriptions .... 136.00 Sale, of plants, etc. ................... 36.67 Bank interest..................10 . $ 319.64 Expenditure Civic Improvement 3 41,80 Expenses delegates.......... 16.00 Seeds, plants, etc..... 183.61 AffiHdtibn Pees .. h 2,43 Administration expenses .« 25.00 Postage and excise ... .90] ,53 3.00 4.00 42.27 Bank Interest m^m***^ Printing and stationery Miscellaneous ....... Balance on hand ....... $ 319.54 <r UNITED CHURCH HELD ANNUAL MEETING Reports Show a Most Successful Year The annual meeting of Wingham United Church was held on Wednes day evening, Jan. 24th, with Rev. J. F, Anderson as chairman and Dr. A. W. -Irwin, secretary,. After a short de votional .period, reports from different departments for the year 1939 were presented, The leader of the Junior Congregation reported having 49 ser vices with an average attendance of 20, The leaders of the Baby Band, the Mission Band and two groups of Can adian Girls In Training all showed that these organizations werq. doing excellent" work. The Women’s Assoc iation raised $345 for local improve ments, wihile the Evening and^After- noon Auxiliaries of the Women’s Missionary Society! contributed $1004 for missions. The Sunday School pre sented a fine report, besides purchas-’ ing all their supplies, they .sent $145 to. missions and contributed to the . anniversary fund, The S. S. has a lib rary of 761 books, 34 new ones pur chased during the year. The Mizpah S. S, held at Currie’s School, had 27 sessions with.an average attendance of 26. The Young People’s Union re ported a successful year, the meetings held weekly were interesting, instruc tive and well attended. "They attain ed their special project, the complet ing payment of.the chimes which they had installed in the church the prev ious year-, at a cost of $535. From a standpoint of. faithful service, the choir had a fine report, they also rais ed $7'1.70, which was used to purchase music and supplies1. The Church showed, an increase in both membership and .givings over the previous year. A total of over $9000 was contributed fom all sources,.and out of this $2825.00 was sent to mis sions. There was an increase in the weekly offerings, also in the number of those using the envelopes. During the yfear 59 new members were added to the Church and 21 members were removed by death. The minister Sol emnized 14 marriages, dedicated 12 to God through baptism and conducted 32 funeral. Several major improve ments were |na.de to the church dur ing the year, Mr. Stanley' Hall expressed the sin cere appreciation of the meeting to Rev. J. F. Anderson, for the splendid Christian leadership which he has giv- . en to the congregation during his pas torate here, and fold of . the distinct loss which will .be felt when Mr. An derson leaves for his new charge in Sarnia at th§ end of Jyne. * The following were elected as mem bers of Session: Wm. Mundell, Wm. Field, Jas^ Mitchell, W. F. Burgman, Thos, Gilmour, Wm. Wellings. The following to the Committee of Stew ards: Dr; A. W. Irwin, Walter Van Wyck, Nelson Underwood, O. Hab- kirk, Wilbert Wellwood, Fred How- son, Harold Wild, Jack' Herd, tees elected: H. nE. Isard, F. R. How- son, J. J-.J Moffatt. Auditors.* Caph W. J. Adams, W. A. Galbraith. At the close of the meeting, lunch was served by the Woman’s Associa tion and a social hour spent. TORONTO MAN BUYS BUCHANAN BUSINESS Mr. Percy Stainton, of Toronto, Takes Possession February 1st REPRESENTATIVE OF DENTAL COUNCIL GAVE TALK HERE DURHAM PLAY HERE MONDAY ST. ANDREW'S HELD ANNUAL MEETING Trus- Free Motion Pictures Under the auspices of the Wingham Fish and Game Club will be presented in the Council Chambers at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Feb, 7th, These pictures will be of great interest and are on loan from'the Canadian1 Pacific Rail- wajr Co. Everyone welcome, Ladies especially invited. Admission free. Transient Given Suspended Sentence - Harold Justice, "Jumbo” for short, a transient who was arrested as a va grant here by attin'g Chief Forsyth some three weeks .ago, pleaded guilty at Goderich and was given’a year sus pended sentence. London police asked that Justice be held but after investi gation did riot lay a charge. Justice would not work for his’meals and was, picked up going from house to house. Shot by Brother Struck between the eyes by a bullet accidentally fired from a ,22-calibre high velocity automatic rifle in the hands of his brother, 14-year-old An drew Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilson, near St. Marys, was fatally injured. He died in Stratford General Hospital, two hours after the shoot* ing. Officeti’Douglas quoted the youjh ■as saying that he thought the maga zine was not in place and that the rifle would not fire. He pointed the rifle at his brother’s head and pulled the trigger. , / •On February 1st, the Buchanan Hardware will be taken over by Mr, Percy Stainton,,, of Toronto, who has purchased this .business.' Mr, Stainton has had eleven years* experience in this type of business, formerly em ployed by the H. Stainton Hardware firm of Toronto. We welcome him to. our community. Mr. Stainton is going to remodel the store and paint both the exterior and the interior of the store. He is also adding many lines which were not stocked previously, ^Mr. Stainton is a married man with five children, three boys and two girls. It is expected that Mrs. Stain ton and the children will take up resi dence here about March 1st, A ■ --------------■ —.......— SALVATION ARMY W^R CAMPAIGN Local Officers Attended Conference in Hamilton The officers of the local Salvation, Army attended a Nationad War Con ference in Hamilton last week at which plans were discussed .for the forthcoming $100,000 drive for Home and War Service. A committee, will be formed shortly. Mr. R. H. Lloyd 7has consented to be chairman .of the campaign. The Salvation Army will be. setting up office in the old Ad- vance-Tirijes office within the week. . The quota for Wingham and dis trict has been set -at $2,000. The work of the Salvation Army during the war 1914-18 is well known and they are endeavoring to do more in this war. Your co-operation in this campaign will be greatly appreciated. ' Thanking you in anticipation, Edith Goodale, Adjutant, Officer in Gharge. next Spot Sale — Heavy lace Rubbers for Men and Boys $1.29 and $1.49 Fri day and Saturday, Feb. 2nd and 3rd. Greer’s Shoe Store. . • Brother Passes * . ■ Mrs; Robert Hopper was called home to Hanover Tuesday, as her bro ther had passed away. 20 Below Tuesday Night . The-thermometer registered 20 de grees below, zero during Tuesday night. •Sonic said that their’s regist ered 22 but it appears 20 below is close to being correct. To Remain as Ontario Member Premier M. F. Hepburn squelched rumor that he would resign as leader of the Ontario Liberals and run as a federal candidate in his home riding of Elgin, a rumor ,that was flying ar ound thes Parliament Buildings. The premier said there was nothing to It. Apps to Contest Brant Sylvanus Apps, centre ice star of Toronto’s National Hockey League club, declared that he will be Conserv ative candidate .in Brant in the ’federal election on March 26, "regardless of anything.” Apps was nominated last spring. Misses’ and Children’s Fur Trim med Velvet Golosh — Cut, Prices — Real Bargains at Greer’s Shoe Store. HIGH SCHOOL QPEN LIT. NEXT WEEK Splendid Program Will Be Presented The annual • treat, the Wiugham High School Commencement Exercis es will be held in the Town Hall on ^Thursday- and Friday evenings next 'week. The’first evening besides the regular program the presentation of diplomas, scholarships, athletic med als1 and other awards will be made. On Friday evening the Valedictory Address, will be given. TJie program this year should be exceptionally fine. There will be gym nastics by both boys and girls. The High School Orchestra will play un der the leadership of Mr, Schatte. The Glee Club will present "The Toy Shop” which will be a most pleasing number, The play entitled "Scenario by Julian” is a one-act com edy by John Kirkpatrick and would be welt worth going to see oven if there was no other items on the pro gram. March 7 th Was Named As Pental Health Education Day for Wingham A preliminary meeting of represen tative of Wingham organizations to plan a Dental Health Education Day in Wingham was held- in the Town Hall on Friday evening, when Dr. Harry 5. Thompson, representative of the Canadian Dental Hygiene Council, was the speaker. Dr. R. L. Stewart, Medical Officer of Health, was chair man. The meeting, Dy resolution, request ed Dr, Thompson to return to Wing ham on March 7,th, when he will ad- * dress the pupils of both schools also one or' two other meetings. A com mittee as fallows was named to make the necessary arrangements; Dr. R. L. Stewart, Gordon Kitld, W. S. Hall, Mrs. W. Jos, Henderson, Mrs.. M, Griffin, Mrs. J. Gibbons, Mayor J. <H, Crdwford, W. F. Burgman, Miss P, Johns, Capt. W. J. Adams and Dun can Kennedy. Dr. Thompson gave an informative address.,on “The Dental Health Edu cational Program of the Canadian Hygiene Council,” whose aim is to tell the story of preventive dentistry td every man,' woman and . .child through , an intensive,’, 'educational pro gram. The Canadian Dental Hygiene Council is a Dominion-wide organiza tion and the program for Ontario-is under the" auspices of the provincial departments of health, and education. The project «is made1 possible (through financial’ assistance given by the fed eral and provincial departments of health and the active co-operation of the .health and service organizations' • in the province, The object of tiie campaign is to teach better habits of living' .through increased knowledge of diet, hygiene.'and the development of the body with special reference to the teeth. Good health and sound, correctly articulated teeth are import ant qualifications for the attainment of any sphere in life to which a girl or boy may aspire. “The most important times in the life of an individual,” the speaker said “is nine months of the pre-natal life and between eleven and nineteen years of age. At this.adolescent period boys and girls require four titries as much calcium as ordinarily. During the past eight years more attention has been paid ’to diet ,than formerly.” He ad vised an early diagnosis and treatment for dental disease as defective teeth frequently- lead to serious conditions in the body. WINGHAM LADIES ON COUNTY W.C.T.U. The Woman’s Christian Temperan ce Union met at Hensall United Church recently. The County officers for 1940 are: Advisory presidents, Mrs. R, J. Tindall, Wingham; Miss Jean Murray, Hensall; Mrs. A. E. Lloyd, Wingham; Mrs. A. T. Cooper, .Clinton; vice-presidents, (Mrs. B. W. F. Beavers, Exeter; Mrs. W. C. Pearce, Exeter; cor. sec., Miss Mur ray; recording secretary, Miss Con sist, Hensall; treasurer, Mrs. Walter Hern, Goderich; L’t.L. secretary, Miss Eva Penrose, Exeter. First Class Shoe Repairing .And Skate Sharpening, promptly Shoedone at lowest prices. Willis Store. Spoke to Reeve gave the Lucknow Men’s Bible CfSss. Named Senator Hon. J, E. Elliott, of London, is one of the six Senators newly appoint ed by the King Government. Mr. El liott resigned last year as Postmaster- General due to til health, He is well known' here having spoken here sev eral times, on one occasion he opened the Fall Fair, .He was the only On tario appointment. Taking Up Residence Here Mrs. R. W. (Cora) Hoffman and son, Donald, of Toronto, have moved to Wingham and are residing in the Elliott home on’ Victoria Street. Her other son is attending O.A.C., Guelph. Hdr husband, Dr. Hoffman, Is a Cap tain in the Canadian Army Dental Corp, so the family will iive here for the duration of the war, Mrs. Hoff man is no stranger to Wingham, her mother is Mrs. John Kerr, and Mrs. Benson Cruikshank is a sister. Lucknow Class R. S. Hetherington, K.G., address on Sunday to the United Church Young Juniors Take On Fast Seaforth Kids /Thursday Reports of Activities Show Church Had a Splendid Year. LONDON DEGREE TEAM VISITED HERE Exemplified First Degree at Maitland Lodge t d ' ■ ■ The game on Monday night between Durham and. the Indians should pack the Arena, In the first round the game at Durham was a tie and here the Indians won 6-3. In the .second round Durham have taken Walkerton twice and the fast Owen Sound once. The Durham team apparently are travelling faster than before,. The In dians are determined to win this game —so it should -be a dandy. Don’t miss this one—it’s a natural. On Thursday night this week the Seaforth kids take on the Junior team here. Seaforth have a fast skating gang of lads and -our boys’have shown great improvement this past week, so the game will be one of those crowd pleasers, Give the kids a lift, turn out and cheer them (to a win. LIBRARY BOARD * ANNUAL MEETING W. Stanley Hall Named Chairman the Public on Friday The mem- The annual meeting *of Library Board was held with all members present, hers are: Mrs. F. A‘. Parker, W. H. French, W'. H. Halil Gordon Kidd, Agner Cospns, Mayor J. H. Crawford, Rev. Kenneth MacLean. Mr. W; Stanley Hall was elected chairman for 1940. Rev, Mr. Mac- Lean has been the chairman for the past two years and retired at this time. Miss Emily Holloway vvas re-engag ed as Librarian and W.'A. Galbraith' re-appointed Sec.-Treas. The book sel ection committee is Rev. Kenneth MacLean, Mrs. F. A. Park'er, Gordon Kidd. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Armitage and R. E. a few days in Tor- R. J. Deachman will Skating Outfits—Cut Prices —• Real Bargains at Greer's Shoe Store. Messrs C. B, Armitage spent onto, Mr. and Mrs. return to Wingham sometime during the present week. Rev. Frank Powell, of Toronto, was a visitor with his sister, Mrs. J. A. Wilson last week. .Mrs. C. Yeomen, of Kitchener, is visiting this week' with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. Carter. Mr. and Mrs.,A. B., Adams spent a few days in Toronto the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs, J. J. Traill. Mrs. Norman Muffitt and baby son, Teddy, of Kirkland Lake, are visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Walker. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Fox, of Guelph, were week-end visitors with their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Fox and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Walker. Shoes and Rubbers Repaired, bring along your Shoes and Rubbers and let us make them like new. Lowest Prices. Greer’s Shoe Store. Special Discount Off All Lines Of Fall and Winter Footwear be ginning February 1st, at Willis Shoe Store. Held Ski Hike The second Ski Hike of this season was^held on Friday night by the mem bers of the Ski Club. They travelled across country to third bush and fol- lowing the hike had lunch at Jean’s Tea Rooms. PUBLIC SCHOOL DENTAL REPORT Fewer Cavities on Second Examina tion The result of the Dental Inspection held at the public school, which was completed in December, is given be low. It will be noted that there is a decrease in the number of cavities as compared with the previous year. of charge by our three local dentists. Permanent Temporary Cavities Cavities 1938 1939 1938 1939 Grade 1 ......... 10 21 87 121 Grade 2 .......... 21 30 122 80 Grade 3 .......... 19 16 94 79 Grade 4 ........ 33 31 71 60 Grade 5 .......... 54 50 53 52 Grade 6 ..... .... 82 44 19 31 Grade 7 .......... 78 55 11 9 Grade 8 ........... 87 36 1 3 Total............. 384 283 458 435 These examinations are done free It was disclosed, at the .annual meeting of St, Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on Wednesday evening last week, that the congregation enjoyed a most successful 1939, Rev. Kenneth MacLean, the minister, opened the meeting with a devotional meeting and ,Mr, Gordon Machan was chosen*chair man and conducted the business of the meeting. Messrs. David Currie, Geo. Wilson, John Raby, T, Y. Smith and N. Pic- kell were re-elected to the Board of Managers, The other members are: Gordon Machan, IJ. C. MacLean, |M. Graham, J, W, McKibbon, Donald Rae, W. A. Miller, D. Kennedy, Geo, Olver and W. H. Haney, who is Sec,- Treas. The trustees were re-elected. .They are: W. Jos. Henderson, Donald Rae and R, H, Lloyd. The auditors, Mrs. G. Scott and Mrs. G. Godkin will act again in- this capacity. The Session report showed an in crease in membership during the year of 11, the roil now being 433. It also made mention .that Mr. Harold- V. Pym has become organist during the year and welcomed .he and ,his family to the congregation. The passing of Mr. John Gray, who was an elder of the church since 1890, was also, ■drawn to the attention of the assembly. The total receipts of the various so cieties was- $6276.62 an£ showed the different societies had been successful ly active during the year. The budget report showed a total of $954.88 remit ted to the church offices. The Wo men’s Missionary Society had receipts of $423.30, a bale was also sent. The Goforth Auxiliary .also had a very suc cessful year, they exceeded their allo cation as did the W.M.S. The receipts of this society were $218.97. The Mar ion Williamson Band and the Happy Gleaners’ Mission Band had active years. The former raised $50,00 and the latter $33.05. The Ladies’ Aid Society held two teas and one supper,’’during the year they carried .on much useful work and1 have a balance of $33.12 in the treas ury. The Sunday School had a good year also. The attendance was high er than the year previous and a bal ance of $30.35 was carried over ,to the new year. The Westminster Guild ■do nated $’25.00 to the budget account al so a like amount to the current ac count and have a balance of over $11. The Cradle Roll membership was the same as the year previous, 35. The Junior congregation was held .through out the year except Mother’s Day and on Communion Sundays. Bargains in Footwaer For all the family. Buy now Spring prices will be higher. Willis Shoe Store. Hospital Auxiliary Meets Feb. Sth The regular meeting of the Wo men’s Auxiliary to Wingham General Hospital will be held in the Council •Chamber on Monday afternoon, Feb. 5th, at 3.45. Walk On Left Side of Road Now that the streets of it own are being plowed, the roadway is .being used for walking by most people. In order that accidents may be avoided it would be well to observe the rule of walking on the left side of the road facing the on-coming* traffic. Hepburn to Continue Attack Premier Hepburn served warning in the Legislature there will be cessation of hostilities between the Ontario and federal Liberals. The hard-hitting On tario leader smote Premier King once more as he unlimbered a torrid on slaught on the Federal Government leader for his action in calling a Do minion election and dissolving Parlia ment. Cubs Receive Badges At the Senior Cub Pack meeting last week, Bill Kress was presented with the proficiency badge for swim ming and toy making. George Town also won the badge in proficiency in swimming. At the Juhior Pack meet ing, Maitland Breen, Sixer for the Brownies, won the neckerchief pre sented to the six winning the sixers’ competition. Several members receiv ed the first year service star. Scout Master Carl Deans instructed a group of the Senior Pack in knot-tying. Cub Master K O, Gallagher made the above awards to the members of the' Pack. The Imperial First Degree Team, of London, exemplified the first de gree at a meeting of Maitland Lodge No. 119, 1,0.0.F,, Saturday evening. This team is noted throughout Wes tern Ontario for (the excellent manner in which they perform this ceremony and the marfner in which they carried on here was no exception. The local Oddfellows were very fortunate to have a visit from this lodge, This vis itation was arranged by Mr. Ezra Merkley, who is a member of Imper ial Lodge, The degree Master was the Noble Grand, C, Hutchinson and George Neal was Captain -of the Guard, The team is composed of from 40 members and their work' was wonderful, Prior to the degree work Grand Marshall Bert Walsh gave a. history of the first degree. When the visiting brethren arrived they were treated to a lunch and fol lowing -the work a social hour was held at which the following program was enjoyed: readings, Mrs. Walter VanWyck; solo, Jack Reavie; solo, Richard Roberts; selections, CKNX Hill Billies. to 50 truly* Past PUPILS HELD SKATING PARTY On Thursday evening, the Public School rink was the scene of the an nual school skating party at which Grade VJ.II pupils and pupils who have been members of the Students’ Council, attend. This year the’ com mittee of pupils in charge, also invited the Staff. There was a full attendance, even though the weather was unsuitable. After skating for an hour, competi tions were held to select graceful skaters. Prizes were won by Elizabeth Hare and Jim Sanderson in the cou ple competition, by Madeline Mellor in girls’ singles and by Jack Pym in boys’ singles. Afterwards, lunch was served in the school, and a sing-song was held. Photo Finishing Special Beginning at once until April 1st,, we will give a FREE ENLARGE- ment 4x6, in easel mount, with each film brought in for developing and printing, made from best negative on the film. McKibbon’s Drug Store. Played With Broken Skate Jack Gard played the final 5 min utes of the game on Monday night against Walkerton with a broken skate. He ornly had about three in ches of the front part of the skate to use. This is a good trick at any time .but when in ‘ a fa.st game one would imagine it would be almost impossible to carry on, Information re Play-Offs There is considerable talk that no arrangements were made regarding a play-off series in the intermediate “B” group. This is not correct, as it was decided at the meeting when the schedule wTas drawn up, in fact before the business of drawing the schedule, that the second and third teams play off, the winner' to meet the first place team in a best two out of three series the third game, if necessary, to be played on neutral ice. INSTITUTE PLAN RUG-MAKING COURSE Talk On Agrciulture Given The regular meeting of the Wo men’s Institute was held in the Coun cil Chamber on Thursday afternoon, January 25th, An address was given by the Convenor of Agriculture and Canadian Industries, Mrs. R, E. Laid law on the subject of "Agriculture - Canada’s Basic Industry.” Solos by Mrs. Geo, Williams and Miss Lois Burchill, and a recitation by Miss Alice Laidlaw, were much enjoyed. Flans were discussed for a course of lessons on Rug-Making, which is to commence on February 12th, and which all are invited to attend. Mrs. Clarkson Martin had on display two finished quilts and a number of gar ments made by Institute members for Polish refugees. At the close of the programme, tea was served by the hostesses, and a social half hour followed. <