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The Brussels Post, 1977-07-20, Page 2srT.:. L,•,s ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1977 Serving Brussels and the surrounding community. Published each Wednesday afternoon at Brussels, Ontario by McLean Bros. Publishers, Limited.. Evelyn Kennedy - Editor Dave Robb Advertising and Member Canadian Community Newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association,. *CNA .Subscriptions (in advance) Canada $8.00 a year. Others $14.00 a year, Single Copies 20 cents each. 111172 Brussels Post Good change Amen by Karl Schuessler Bridal visions She's not a princess, angel, saint nor an incarnation of some ancient Greek goddess of love and beauty. But„she looked. like all of these. My daug hter Laura was bride-for-a-day last Saturday. And as father of the bride-for-a- day I know now who weddings are for. Fathers, of course. I waited a generation for this moment. To take her arm in mine, walk down the aisle and place her, hand in David's and watch her walk to the altar. N6, I wasn't sad. Don't let my tears fool you. I wasn't crying, because I was losing a daughter. Or gaining a son. • That's not it at all. Those thoughts are absent at a daughter's wedding, I know now - for the second time -the taste of joy-tears.. Joy that rides like an elevator up and down your spine. • l'say second time because the first time happened 25 years ago when I saw my own bride come walking down the aisle. She conjured up visions of princess, angel, saint and goddess of beauty and love. And last week. I saw that same vision a second time. Weddings are not for the bride and groom. Sorry about that, David and Laura. Weddings are-for- all the rest of us. For recall. For re-visions. For bridal visions. I know what you're. thinking. You're saying these are oily momentary vision's, A fleeting glance. An ephemeral trance, You want me to admit that real life, married life, , hard Rick, 'hard work, fuming and fighting, changing diapers and changing life styles. You want me to get real. Open my eyes. See life the way it really is. Full of conflict and struggle. You want me to ride myself of all those romantic notions. Scour day the ideals and deal with the practicals, Well, excuse me. I'm going to see what I want to see. I'm going to see visions of princesses, angels, saints and goddesses of love and beauty. I'm going to trance with St. John when he saw the saints robed in white before the heavenly throne. For these visions are just as real to me as the hard times you want me to see. Visions are as valid to me as hard times are to you. This is my real world. And I rather suspect it's that way with some of you. D.rop in any Saturday afternoon wedding service. Slip into the back pew of any church when the wedding bells peal out over the countryside. If you can't see the vision yourself, then look at the faces of the people in the pews as well as' the 'bride and groom, And if 'you're still not convinced, then lOok,at the, father of the bride. Look at me, At the June meeting of the Huron County Board of Education, some procedural changes were approved and if carried through, should serve to keep the people of this county much more informed about school business. It appears that more business will be discussed in open session, and debate on that business will be encouraged through the provision of feWet "positive recommendations." It is gratifying to note that the board members are endeavoring to keep the taxpayers "in the know'' despite the wellknown fact that such a decision will mean longer meetings, perhaps more meetings. What's more, there will be many, many citizens of Huron County still uninformed because they simply will not make the effort to read and to learn about school affairs. But still, for those people who want to know what's happening in the school system, there should bear greater opportunity for them to keep abreast of the more important issues. Newspaper people know better than anyone how courageous a board or a council must be to open wide their sessions to the public. Anytime elected people allow taxpayers to know what's going on, to hear what individual representatives have to say, there's every li kelihood there will be troublesome moments ahead. i.t is much easier to function away from the glare of the public eye and so difficult to roll with the punches arid to say and do what one feels is best regardless of criticism or complaint. This newspaper has, in the past, accused the Huron • County Board of Education trustees of "rubber stamping" the recommendations. of their hired administrators. This is easy to do when administrators are working efficiently, preparing agendas and making suggestions after study and discussion among pr-ofessionals. Elected people tend to let administrators think for them and while this may not be all bad, it can make the elected representative dull for lack of .fresh ideas from the viewpoint of the electors. The board's idea to produce back-up material which contains more alternatives for consideration and fewer positive recommendations should stimulate the thought process and result in greater understanding for everybody. — In the Goderich Signal Star Ontario WI's celebrate 80 veers Under sunny blue skies, over. 1300 Women's Institute members from across Ontario arr ived at Birgeman Park, Kitchener, by bus and carloads, July 13th, 1977, to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of Women's Institute groups, The theme "W.I.Shows How an Idea Grows". The president, Mrs. Herb Maluske, Chesley, expressed the fact that this was a most memorable moment to welcome all to this function; to be 43,i lied by representatives from Other provinces and lands across the sea. "There cannot be a harvest of ideas, unless you plant seed," This seed has grown into a tree of many branches that has spread around the world, Eighty years ago Adelaide Hoodless had an idea of founding an organilation, assist women in the efficient operation of their homes. Encouraged and aided by &land Lee and wife Janet, she founded the first Women's Institute at Stoney Creek, Ontario, February 19, 1897. Branches increased in numbers throughout Ontario and the remainder of Canada Until in 1919 both the , Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario and the Federated Women's Institutes of Cana& were formed. By the zeal of Mrs. Mrs. Alfred Watt a Canadian, who organized the first W.I. in England and Wales, the Associatied Country- women of the World was founded in 1933. The W.I. has at all times stressed high Standards in studies, projects, courses alined at improving home and family life, in developing leadership in serving the community at home and abroad. Head table guests, for the Smorgasbord luncheon, was Mrs, Gordon Conant, who as a nine year girl, attended the very first WI. meeting with her mother, Mrs. E.D.Smith, first president. She cut the Anniversary cake assisted by Mrs. M .aluske, F.VV.1.0. president, For thiS special occasion, Mrs. Lyndsay Hacket-Pain Sussex, England, who is honorary treasurer of AssoCiated Country- women of the World was guest speaker. She has had a close association with the World of Finance, ]banking, is also a chartered accountant, and a financial director for an engineering group. Look Up and not down, she said. We must counteract the anti social behaviour of some members of society: Look forward and not back - There is a new thinking in the community. With the emergence of working mothers, there is a freedom of choice, those who choose home and family are equally odpar with those who choose a career. Look out and• not in - Member- ship in a branch also brings automatic membership in Associated Countrywomen of the World, and one is part of eight million women around.the world. It was during the war years that Mrs. Godfrey Ditaige, had difficulty balancing the books.. She had this dream, if every member gave one penny, with membership of 2,000, would mean $2,000.00. So the dream' materialized and is knoWn as "Pennies for Friendship`'' today. So from small beginnings it helps run the Central office in London, England, sup P Ole extension workers in underprio ledged countries where Nutritio Education helps raise the health and standards of family living, she said. Coffee Spoon' Mrs. Harvey Noblitt, past President of presented the speaker with an engraved Sterli ng silver coffee spoon and the Ontario W,I.StotY. M rs. Hacket-Pain will be' it Ontario fora three week periedt and many will have the privilege of meeting her as she totn5 Northern and Eastern parts of the province: Greetings and congratulatioas were . extended by Mrs. 5= Vol3irtle, Manitoba, Area Vice President for Canada' A.C.W.W,; Mrs. Joseph Nash ' Warspite, Alberta, president, Federated Women's Institute Canada. F F