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THEE BRUSSELS POST, JANUARY 31, 1979 13
Grandmothers are guests
of Cranbrook WI
Correspondent
MRS. MAC ENGIEL
887-6645
Cranbrook W.I.'s special
"Grandmother Meeting"
was held at the home of Mrs.
Harvey Smith. Mrs. L.
Knight, president, presided.
Prov. Constable G.O.
Gaeler, Community Services
Coordinator of the O.P.P.
from Mount Forest showed a
very informative film on
fraud. Members and guests
present may be a little more
wary and intelligent in
dealing with those who may
be looking for a great deal, at
their expense. Mrs. Cox
thanked Const. Gaeler for
taking time to show the
hazards anyone may fall
victim to.
.The conveners Mrs. Cox
and Mrs. Workman had
three prizes to give away.
The Grandmother with the
oldest Grandchild was Mrs.
Don Cotton, Grandmother
with the youngest
Grandchild or Great Grand-
child was Mrs. Belle Work-
mand and Grandmother with
a birthday closest to that day
was Mrs. Marion Smith,
Mrs. Workman a "prayer on
growing old". During the
correspondence, Mrs. Van
Donkersgoed and Mrs.
Ezewski volunteered to' be
leaders for the short course
on needlepoint.
A certificate for 1st prize
from the Tweedsmuir
History Kit competition was
received by the Cranbrook
W.I. The certificate was
given to Mrs. Engel to place
in the Tweedsmuir History.
The meeting was closed by
singing "The Queen."
Lunch was served by Mrs.
Workman, Mrs. Veitch, and
the hostess Mrs. H. Smith.
PERSONALS
Mrs. Lylle Gordon is home
from a pleasant two weeks
holiday accompanied by Mrs.
Gordon Peachey and Mrs.
Chas. Merry field of Atwood.
They enjoyed a Carribean
Cruise and a week at
Barbadoes.
Mr. Wes. McEachern and
son Winston, Galt, were here
on the weekend,
The Canadian Order of
Foresters held a well at-
tended card party in kthe
Cranbrook Hall on Friday
evening, Jan. 26 when 20
tables of progressive euchre
were in play. Prize winners
were as follows. High Lady -
Mrs. Jim Hart; High Man -
Lloyd Smith; Low Lady -
Mrs. Clare Veitch; Low Man
- Alex Cockwell; Most Lone
Hands - Jim Cooper and
Mrs. Wm. Beirnes; Lucky
Draw Mrs. H. Bolger, Mrs.
C. Long, Elmer McCourt.
Prizes were donated by the
Blake and Maitside Orchards
and the Foresters. They are
holding another euchre on
Feb. 9 in the same plate. Support, prayer needed
Indian missionary says
The Annual Meeting of the
Maitland Presbyterial was
held January 22 in St.
Andrews Presbyterian
Church, Wingham.
Mrs. Don Robertson of
Kinlough opened the meet-
ing, giving the theme for the
morning session as "Looking
Back Towards Accomplish-
ments and Forward to our
Challenge Today," with the
thought that "To whom
much has been given, of him,
much shall be required."
In the morning the
devotions were conducted by
the Bluevale Auxiliary with
Mrs. Golly reading the
scripture, Matt, 6:24-34. The
message derived from this
passage was the very prac-
tical one of living a day at a
time. If a young couple in
love, for instance, could view
their whole life with its joys,
difficulties and adversities,
stretched out before them,
they would probably not have
the courage to marry and
would miss many of the
blessings as well as the
sorrows. If one faces only the
cares etc. of each day, most
of the time one can cope
successfully with them.
In the afternoon the theme
of the meeting was "Looking
Ahead." What is this coming
year? - a door to explore
fields for usefulness. One
who does God's work gets
God's nay.
Ida W hite, who has
completed twenty-five years
of overseas service as a
medical missionary, was the
guest speaker. She is a
graduate of Alexander and
Marine Hospital School of
Nursing in Goderich. During
World War Two she served
as an officer with the nursing
service of the South African
Army and did duty in South
Africa, Egypt and Italy,
Recently she has been work-
ing with Indian staff as
Director of Community
Health Nursing within a five
mile radius of Jobat Christ-
ian Hospital. There eight out
of twelve villages have been
surveyed and some 6000
people reached through.
home visiting and health
education. ABout 65% of the
children in the area suffer
from second or third degree
malnutrition,
Miss White stressed the
importance of the work done
by the missionaries sent out
and maintained by the
W.M.S.; doctors who have
been trained in their hosp-
itals; teachers who gradu-
OTTO HOFFMAN
Otto Hoffman died in Lake-
land General Hospital in
Florida, on January 16, 1979.
A resident of Morris town-
ship, he was the husband of
Dorothy (Rutty) Hoffman.
Besides his wife he is
survived by two sons, Dr. •
Terry Hoffman of Ancaster,
Ontario, Grant of Kitchener
ated from their schools,
nurses who were trained and
babies whose lives have been
saved and are now contribut-
ing in meaningful ways to the
Christian community and
winning others for Christ.
Miss White stressed
the need to support them and
also the Christians in Taiwan
with prayers. Their need is
great and the Holy Spirit is
working mightily in both
places opening the hearts of
the people. At the same time
the forces against the Christ-
ians are increasing and
becoming more sever. Miss
White said, "Let us not let
them down in their time of
need. We have 'to claim the
promises of God for them
and pray for them."
Education Consultant,
Mrs. Munshaw, conducted
the installation of officers for
1979.
Mrs. Robertson brought
the meeting to a close.
and by six grand children.
Mr. Hoffman was an active
member of the Brussels and
Lakeland lawn bowling
clubs.
The funeral was held at
Ratz-Bechtel funeral home,
King St. W. Kitchener. Int-
erment in Memorial Gardens
Kitchener.
Obituary
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