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8,--THE BRUSSELS POST, MARCH 30, 1977
are topic at
Horticultural
The Brussels Horticultural
Society met in the Public Library
March 21st when Mrs. D.
Hemingway presided and opened
the meeting with a poem "Hope
for Spring", A tribute to the late
Mae Skelton was read by Mrs.
Hemingway and a minute's
silence observed,
Delegates to the District 8
•Convention to be held in Auburn
April 23rd are Mrs. D.
Hemingway, Mrs. A. McCall,
Mrs. N. McLarty, Mrs. C.
Hemingway . A. Knight. If any
other members care to go,
luncheon tickets are $4.00 and
please call Mrs.E. Cudmore
before' April 8th.
Mrs. J.Van Vleet favoured with
two solos. Mrs. C. Hemingway
thanked Mrs. Van Vleet and
presented a gift. Mr. A. Knight
gave the news letter.
The prize money for the roses
classed t the fall fair was
discussed and will be the same as
last year. The corn flower seeds
were given out.
Members had an Irish sing
song with Mrs Walter Kerr at the
piano.
Mrs. A. Crocker took the topic
"Care of House Plants" and
talked about temperature
watering, grooming propogating,
etc. Special point slip geraniums
in July or August planting by
parent plant , bring into house
before frost and you will have
flowering plants all winter.
Mrs. Crocker also mentioned a
number of good books that are
available. Mrs. C. Hemingway
thanked Mrs. Crocker and
presented a gift. Mrs. N. McLarty
won the door prize, coll. and the
Queen closed the meeting. Lunch
was served by Mrs. W. Miller,
Mrs. B. Hemingway, Miss L.
Lucas..
Flurahvjev4 has.
Irish program
The Clinton Christian Reformed Song Service was held on
Sunday evening led by Dick Roorda. Mrs. Elsie H enderson
accompanied at the piano for the singing with special
numbers by the Roorda Family.
The residents of the Bluewater Rest Home of Zurich were
guests at the Monday afternoon program and were welcomed
by the Administrator, Mr. Chester Archibald. Mrs. Maitland
Driver, Molly Cox and Norman Speir provided a half hour of
old tyme music for dancing. Mrs. Elsie Henderson played the
piano accompaniment for an Irish Program consisting of two -
numbers by the twenty piece rythm band. Vocal solos by Cecil
Skinner and Nelson Lear; duet and quartette numbers. Molly
Cox led a sing-a-long of Irish tunes and tea and cookies were
served to one hundred and fifty residents and guests. Mrs.
Percy Weston of the Bluewater Home thanked everyone for
the pleasant of ternoon. The Goderich Township Women's
Institute volunteers and Mr. Ed. Zeale assisted with the
activities.
Twenty members of the Clinton Old Tyme Dance. Club
entertained with several of the older dances on "Family
Night". Mrs.Marie Flynn arranged and accompanied the
program along with musicians Hugh Hodges, Frank Forrest,
Norman Speir, Cecil Skinner, Harold and Gerry Black. The
Club members danced the waltz country,broom dance, pati
cake polka, barn dance, seven step, French M inuet, heal and
toe polka, tag dance and waltzes. The residents enjoyed
seeing some of the dances that were popular in their day and
appreciated the visit very much.
The Ladies Orange Beneveolent Association of Clinton had
some lovely apples delivered to the Home last week and they
were baked for the supper meal and the rest were put on the
trays the next day. •
Charles Thomas is
opened . a new girls home
was now filled to capacity and
(C.A.S.T.L.E,) in July and that it
president Elsie Westcott was
returned to her post for another
Goderich offices recently.
Westcott noted that the CAS has
"running smoothly",
term when the Society held its
annual meeting at the CAS.
treasurer is William Alcock.
Charles Thomas and secretary
Huron Children's Aid Society
Vice president for 1977 will be
In her annual report Mrs.
grateful to them," she said.
these , children, and we are most
the Huron Foster Parents.
feel our Foster Parents are doing
a magnificent job In, caring fot
most effective and efficient
teenagers, however, is about the
all children in cam."
all our ftincls must be used in the
manner.. Our porcentago of
same as last year, 60 percent of
restraints", she noted, "it means
Mrs. Westcott also commended
"Ma Board, in this connty,, we
"With the financial
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