HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-12-16, Page 11New library
books arrive
Mrs. John Schroeder,
librarian, reports many new
books arriving at the library.
Among them are: Shrug:
Trudeau in Power by Walter
Stewart; Not After Midnight,
Daphne Du Maurier; Nemesis,
Agatha Christie; Sounds of
Home, Ilka Chase; Code 5, F.
Slaughter; The Night We, Stole
the Mountie's Car, Braittkivaite\;
Do You Sinderely Want to be
Rich?, Charles Raw; ABC of
Driftwood and Dried Flower
Designs, F. Schaffer ;June Platt's
New England Cook Book,
Mrs. Schroeder also reports
there is new material on
Canadian history,
BUSY AS SANTA'S ELVES, sorority members and friends held a work night to create lovely Christmas
decorations to cheer shut-ins and hospital and nursing home patients. Novelty gifts were also made for
the CAS. T-A photo
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TIME OUT FOR REFRESHMENTS — Alpha Pi member, Mrs. Harold Smith, serves punch for Mrs. Earl
Russell, left, and Mrs. Al Scholl at the Sorority's Christmas work night last week. T-A photo
Party at Pineridge
Sorority spreads Christmas cheer
Santa and his elves had nothing
on Beta sigma Phi, Alpha Pi
members and their guests who
met at the home of Mrs. Bill
Batten for their annual Christ-
mas craft and work night last
week,
The project, planned by the
Ways and Means committee, was
so successful last year that
members decided to make it an
annual event.
Each member brought a guest
and contributed odds and ends for
making Christmas decorations.
Showing ingenuity and
creativity, the forty . young
women divided into groups to
produce clown candy canes,
small, jolly Santas filled with
candy, door swags and table
centre pieces,
The idea of the project is to add
to the Christmas cheer of those
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Tuesday evening, the Alphi Pi
members and their husbands
held their Christmas party at the
Pineridge Chalet at Hensall when
they danced to taped music.
A beautiful buffet table with
other decorations enhanced the
room, The members brought
humorous gifts for their secret
pals husbands and there was a
gift exchange among the
members as well.
The door prize was won by John
Wraight and Mrs. Don Webster
won the ticket draw of a wine and
cheese basket.
needy families.
Mrs. Tom Duffy and her
committee were in charge of a
punch bowl and the Christmas
refreshments that were served.
. So She Gave
Them All
The Annual Christmas fair, an
event which gives the residents
an opportunity to do some
Christmas shopping, was held
Monday. Each resident is given a
credit slip to select gifts from the
several tables which are
arranged in the craft room with
tea and cookies served in the
auditorium.
This project is sponsored and
arranged by the Women's
Auxiliary with contributions
from various organizations.
Resident-members of the
C.N.I.B. were guests at the
regional Christmas party which
was held on Wednesday evening
in the Mitchell United Church.
One hundred and twenty-five
members and their escorts from
Huron and Perth attended the
dinner which included turkey and
all the trimmings followed by a
sing-song and musical numbers
by the Stratford Barber Shop-
pers.
Laura Inglis of Clifford
arranged and directed a program
presented by the Hi. C. group of
McIntosh United Church on
Family Night.
The Family night program will
'be held on Wednesday at 7 p.m,
December 22 instead of the
regular Thursday night for next
week only,
Elect slate at
general meeting
A smorgasbord supper was
held at the Exeter United Church
Monday night when the general
meeting of the U.C.W. held its
Christmas program,
Following supper a sing song of
Christmas carols was conducted
by Mrs. Earl Russell with Mrs,
Frank King at the piano.
Mrs. Wellington Brock chaired
the program. Lenore Coates sang
two numbers accompanied by
her mother, Mrs, Jack Coates.
Danny and Bob Heywood
presented several musicial
numbers and Mrs. Hector
Murray read a Christmas story.
Business was conducted by
Mrs. Beth Batten and reports
were given by various com-
mittees indicating a successful
year.
Worship was lead by Mrs. Chas.
Snell assisted by Mrs. Les
Thompson.
The following is a list of officers
for 1972: president, Mrs. Robt.
Coates; first vice president,Mrs.
R.E. Russell; recording
secretary, Mrs. G. Fisher;
treasurer, Mrs. R. Murley;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. D.
Hooper.
Unit Leaders: Unit I, Miss
Verna Coates; Unit II, Mrs. R.
Batten; Unit III, Mrs. R. Dinney;
Unit IV, Mrs. G. Godbolt.
Committees: citizenship and
social action, Mrs. C. Cann;
friendship and visiting, Mrs. M.
Gardiner; Christmas education,
Mrs. L, Porter; finance, Mrs. E.
Harvey; flowers, Mrs, H.
Skinner, Mrs, N. Brock.
Literature, Mrs. R.E. Pooley;
program and leadership
development, Mrs. W. Pin-
combe; membership, Mrs. H.
who are not as fortunate as most
and the completed decorations
were later delivered to Children's
Aid Society, the Davis and
Queensway Nursing Homes,
South Huron Hospital and to
persons who are shut-in because
of age or illness,
A truly Christmas spirit per-
meated the decorated room as
the girls worked with seasonal
music wafting through the air,
A long table held other
Christmas articles brought by the
members which were auctioned
off during the evening by auc-
tioneer Mrs. Jim Newby.
Each member also contributed
a dollar towards buying gifts for
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DOOR SWAGS to brighten someone's Christmas were made by Mrs. •
Doug Ellison and Mrs. Earl Wagner. T-A photo
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May; social functions, Mrs. A.
Lindenfield,
Supply and social assistance,
Mrs. Hazel Snell, Mrs.Lois Snell;
press, Mrs. Wm. Marshall;
decorating for special Sundays,
Mrs. Allen Rundle.
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