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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1961-11-02, Page 13i otc MARK Ai4NiVERSARY .— The Woman's Missionary Society at Eliniville United i'‘ Church harked their 50th anniversarywith a special meeting in the e chu •ch iff\ pi last 7 � e ne '1 d sda afternoon, neo n The ie i lad es hosted several , _ a former • . Pictured members at.the meeting. above in front of the birthday cake are: left to right, Mrs. Hugh Wilson, Mrs, Charles Stephen, president; Mrs, Everett Skinner, oldest member; Mrs, Wil- liam Routly, .sectional vice-president, and Mrs, L. A. Ball, St. Marys, guest speaker,. • BETA SIGMA PHI RITUAL—Three prospective ritual conducted by Beta Sigma Phi Sorority at the'Towne Monday night. Above, from left, are Mrs. C. Wellington, Wooden, president; Mrs. Norman Amos, Kirkton, vice-president; Betty Goudie, Miss Norma Westgate and Miss Maxine Reeder. members took part and Country director; Mrs. the pledge Restaurant Joseph Ellowlife 5 marks Its fiftieth. The Elinrville WMS ,celebrat- ed the fiftieth anniversary of tonda Wednesday E ovie Uni Church, The Augiliaries front 'Whalen, Zion and '.shames Road were .entertained,. President Mrs, .Charles Ste- phen presided for the opening devotional assisted by Firs, Philip Fier,n., Mrs, Stephen introduced, the guest speaker, Mrs. L, A,• Ball, of St. Marys, who. ,spoke on her recent trip to japan, In her message she told of leaving by plane ;from Mallon. Airport in the latter part of March, The i plane was to land at Aleutian ',islands but due .to high winds bad to fly to the Anchorage IAirport in Alaska, the fifth largest airport in America, The next stop was TokYo, where the plane landed on Fri- day noon, leaving Thursday out by the time zones, They stayed at modernhotels where fish and rice were serv- ed at every meal. "Tokyo," she said, "is the largest city in the world today. They saw ;the emperor and empress' I palace inside the stone walls and also attended a graduation day at the Women's Christian Collegewhere re 500 Japanese p Christian girls graduated, She Ladies hear missionaries WMS hears missionaries• At the WMS Thanksoffering service in Caven Presbyterian Church Sunday morning Miss Jane Kirsch, a missionary in. the Congo, was 'the guest spea- ker. Miss Kirsch was forced /to leave the Congo in February leaving all her belongings be- hind. She has been promised that all her possessions will be sent home to her. She told of her experiences in the Congo and the great un- rest which prevails there. Attend rally Ladies of Caven WMS at- tended a rally of eastern and southern part of St r a t f o r d. Presbyterial in St. Andrew's Church, Stratford, Monday evening. The special speaker was Miss Bessie McMurchy, a mission- ary of the Bhil field, India, who is presently taking a ' course in nursing administra- tion at the University of West- ern Ontario. Miss McMurchy illustrated her talk with pictures and showed a number of sari a which are now made of nylon d "floppy" and worn in a loose,. t manner instead of "fitted" as previously worn e Attending were Mrs. Norman h Stanlake, Mrs. Marie Harrison, and pledges Miss Mrs. S. H. Ayton, who sang a IF —T -A photo solo, Mrs. C. Erman, Miss, m Lila Oke, Mrs. Ross Oke, Mrs, nt F. Whilsmith, Mr. E. Stew- d art, Mrs. M. Herr and. Mrs. I g Harry Strang. told how neat and pretty these girls looked, all dressed alike in black suits and evert high ;heeled shoes. The "older ladies were gowned in their .Japanese costumes of lovely brightly - colored kimonos. Ono :custom she was Ver,Y impressed with was the way of bowing very lowly three times when being introduced. On Sunday the ,party left Tokyo to tour some farmlands which she stated was similar to ours, but she noticed their rice fields and fancy Japan. ese gardens. They visited the YWCA for four days where they were entertained by one of the ladies at her home, She was impress- ed with. their neat hones with everyone leaving their shoes at the doorstep. "'''hey don't have any fancy furniture ex- eept a low table in the centre and you sit on cushions on the floor and the tea was served in dainty wee .cups," she said. They also visited `rota and Hiroshima where they attended the Easter service and .she said if she remembered any- thing about her trip it was the minister's sermon that morn- ing, "Fear Not", If the Lord is for us, the could be against. us, During this service a bap- 'tismat was conducted with the grandmother in her fancy ki- mona, carrying the baby during the ceremony, Also four young girls were presented with pens at this same service for teach- ing Sunday School for four years. Other places t visited were the Red Cross hospital, Shinto Shrine and Office of the Shrines. ary sang .a solo and Mrs,. William I Rohde gave an instrumental, -1 Mrs. William Iioutly thanked everyone. for taking part and closed the program with Rev. 040 .announcing the benediction, A tea and luncheon was served in the classrooms that yei'e beautifully decorated Svith j;old .and bronze mums and anarigolds. The tea table was adorned with gold tea services. yellow candles and centred with the anniversary cake l':v which was cut by Mrs, erett Skinner. .Several visitors, past minis- ters and wives and former members were present. One part of her talk was about the bombing of Hiro- shima during the last war, told by the reverend. The people were warned four weeks in ad- vance to build shelters so the reverend stayed at his summer home in the hills which was about two miles from the city itself. He carried the hymn books and bibles and also a piano in a wheelbarrow to his shelter where they could wor- ship.Then one morning this bright glaring light appeared when the reverend was at his shel- ter's ,doorway. He was thrown to the ground unconscious for several hours and when he came to his senses he said the world had changed. The air was so hazy with men laying around wounded, mothers and babies crying, with Hiroshima completely destroyed. On the return trip borne, they left at six o'clock Satur- clay night, flew by way of Hawaii and up to Vancouver rriving at four o'clock Satur- ay afternoon. So they made up be extra day returning home. Mrs...Franklin Skinner thank - d the speaker and presented er with a small remembrance. Mrs. Hugh Wilson and Mrs. ranklin Skinner conducted, a emoriai service when. flowers 'ere placed on a cross for th'e eparted members who have one on to higher service. Mrs, Wareham, of Woodham, Sorority dinner honors pledges A pledge banquet for three. new pledges of Beta Sigma Phi, Miss Maxine Reeder, Miss Bet- ty Goudie and Miss Norma Westgate, was held at Towne and Country on Monday eve- ning, Mrs. Norman Amos proposed a toast to the pledges to which Miss Westgate replied. A toast to the sponsors, Mr's. Clara Wellington and Mrs. M. C. Flet- cher, was given by Mrs, Wil- liam King and to Beta Sigma Phi by Mrs. A, Gascho. Mrs. Wellington. and. Mrs. Amos assisted the president, Mrs. Joe Wooden, with the pledge ritual. The evening concluded with a recreational period of games. BACKACHE When kidneys fall to remove 01;0431 acid( and wastes, backaohe—tired feenne— dlsturbed rest often may follow. Oodd's Kidney Pills stimulate kidneys to normal qty. You feel better, Glean better, work better, es NEW! NEW! 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