HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-04-25, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1990.
Many help celebrate couple’s golden day
Friends, relatives and neigh
bours gathered at the Women’s
Institute Hall on Sunday, April 15,
1990 to help Lewis and Helen
Stonehouse celebrate their Golden
Wedding Anniversary.
The biggest surprise of all was
two nieces, Ann and Janie Stone
house, now Ann Leake and Janie
Kersten of Scottsdale, Arizona who
spent eight months living with their
uncles and aunts Lewis and Helen
Stonehouse and the late Bob and
Ellen Coultes while their parents
Belgrave
Compiled by Mrs. Helen Stonehouse. Phone 887-9487
were living in Arizona due to the
poor health of their father Dr.
Gordon Stonehouse. At this time
Ann was five and Janie, two and a
half years of age.
Lewis and Helen were married at
the manse of Wingham United
Church by the Rev. J. F. Anderson,
April 18, 1940 with Harvey Edgar
their best man and Frances (Edgar)
Holland their maid of honour.
Following their honeymoon to
Toronto they took up farming on
the groom’s farm on the 9th
concession of East Wawanosh Twn.
now owned by Roy and Mary
Robinson. Here they resided until
1955 when they moved to their
present home in Belgrave, at 13
Jane St., when Lewis traded farm
ing for carpentry work.
Both have been active members
of their church and community. As
Euchre winners
Mm-mm
Little Lisa Weitendorf is far too busy eating a cookie to be
concerned with the rattle Mom Shannon is showing her. The
two visited the Belgrave Anglican Church Women’s Garage
and Bake Sale that was held at the Institute Hall on Saturday
morning. The event was so well attended that the ladies were
almost sold out within half an hour of opening the doors.
and
and
and
Residents host weekend guests
Sunday visitors at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hanna over
the Easter weekend were Mr.
Mrs. Brian Storer, Adam
Crystal of Kitchener and Mr.
Mrs. Ross Hanna of Listowel.
Mrs. Ruth Coyne of Windsor is
spending a few days with Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Taylor and other
Robinson relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Russell and
Sarah of Geulph recently visited
with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Pletch.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Vincent,
Carrie, Stuart, Alex and friend of
Milton, Paul Vincent of Burlington,
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Taff, David and
Linda Taff, Doug, Don and Jason
Taff of London, Mrs. Sharon Mit
chell, Jeff and Debbie of Hanover
spent Sunday afternoon with par
ents Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Vincent.
Murray McDowell of Cookstown
and Mrs. Kenneth Walsh of Milk
River, Alberta were dinner guests
at the home of their cousin Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Vincent, Friday, April
20. Other relatives who were
guests at the dinner were Mr. and
Mrs. Leslie Vincent, Mrs. Dorothy
Logan and Mrs. Murray Vincent,
all of Belgrave.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stonehouse
received a wonderful surprise on
Sunday, April 15 when Mrs. Ann
(Stonehouse) Leake, Mrs. Janie
(Stonehouse) Kersten of Scotts
dale, Arizona, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Smart (Shirley Stonehouse) of
Waskada, Manitoba, Mr. and Mrs.
Larry Ellis (Sonja Stonehouse) and
family of Whitevale, Ontario visit
ed for their 50th anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Yuill and
Miss Edith Stokes and Clarence
Stokes were Easter Sunday visitors
at the home of Mrs. Yuill’s son and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Elliott
of Arkona, Ontario, Sunday, April
15. Also visiting at the same home
was Mrs. Yuill’s daughter Mrs.
Linda Lichtenberger and family of
St. Thomas.
Barbara Coultes of Toronto spent
Easter weekend with her mother
Mrs. Janisa Coultes.
Mr. and Mrs. George Johnston,
Tara and Erin of Ilderton spent
the Easter weekend with their
parents Mrs. Laura Johnston, and
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grasby.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Leitch, Julie
and Jeff of Waterdown spent the
weekend with her parents Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Grasby.
Mrs. Allan McDonald, Adam
and Corey of Wingham visited with
their grandmother Mrs. Olive
Campbell and their aunt Mrs. Ivy
Cloakey on the Easter weekend.
Other relatives visiting at the same
home were Mrs. Eleanor Campbell
and her son Geoffrey and his wife
Mary Anne of London.
Danny Thompson and friend
Holly of Toronto, Mrs. Marilyn
Thompson and Chester MacDonald
were easter Sunday visitors of Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Johnston.
Neighbours and friends of this
community wish to extend sincere
sympathy to Charles Cook and
family on the death of a dear wife
and mother who passed away in the
Wingham and District Hospital,
Tuesday, April 9.
Vincent Makas and daughter
Alicia of London were Easter
visitors of Mrs. Mabel Wheeler.
announced
Fifteen tables were in play at the
weekly euchre which was held in
the W.I. Hall, Belgrave Wednes
day, April 18.
Winners were: high lady, Mrs.
Leslie Vincent; second high lady,
Mrs. Clarence Hanna; most 2’s on
card, Mrs. Lloyd Appleby; low
lady, Mrs. Margaret Robertson;
high man, Ross Taylor; second
high man, Stanley Black; most 2’s
on card, Mrs. Edythe Coultes
(playing as a man); low man, Jim
Smith.
There will be euchre again
Wednesday, April 25 starting at 8
p.m. Everyone is welcome.
Card Cavalcade
raises close
to $2,000
The Auxiliary to the Clinton
Public Hospital (CPH) held its
annual meeting on April 9. It was
followed by their April meeting.
Annual reports of committee
chairpersons showed a most suc
cessful and productive year. Of
special interest were the results of
a new venture this year that
replaced the Vanishing Card par
ties ... the Card Cavalcade which
had proved most successful having
raised nearly $2,000.
Margaret Conventry, nominating
chairperson, introduced and in
stalled the slate of officers for the
1990-91 executive. They are Presi
dent, Patrician Carrier; first vice-
president, Leona Towton; second
vice-president, Bernice Jewson;
Secretary, Esther Wright; and
Treasurer, Rae McFarlene.
A new concept for a gift card was
introduced. These cards may be
purchased from the gift shop and
would state that a gift has been
given on someone’s behalf to the
Auxiliary in honour of their special
Birthday, Anniversary, etc.
The Auxiliary newsletter is being
revised and will be put together in
the near future and will be received
by all members.
Canada Health Day, Friday, May
11, will be the day of the Annual
Tag Day in Clinton and Bayfield.
Funds raised through this help
support the hospital. A new fund
raiser will be chaired by Margaret
Middleton. This will be a travelling
quilt on which tickets will be sold.
The Region No. 2 Spring Confer
ence will be held on Monday, April I
30, at the Conestoga Inn, Kitchener I
hosted by the Freeport Hospital I
Volunteer Association and will be ■
attended by 12 Auxiliary members I
from Clinton and Bayfield.
It was decided that next month I
the group would turn over to the I
hospital $7,000 of the $15,000 I
pledged towards the X-ray equip- I
ment. The next meeting will be I
Monday, May 7 at 10 a.m. I
well as being an elder of the United
Church, Lewis has been its trea
surer for over 25 years. Helen has
been a newspaper correspondent
for several years as well as volun
teering many hours to the Belgrave
School Fair, fowl supper and
United Church Women.
Following the Open House,
many of their relatives enjoyed a
pot luck dinner at the hall. After a
delicious meal, Edith Walker read
a poem about Helen and Lewis’ life
together. Lewis and Helen gra
ciously thanked everyone involved
with making this a fantastic day full
of many memories as well as the
many gifts and cards. Special
awards were received from the
Governor General of Canada, Pre
mier of Ontario, Prime Minister of
Canada and Member of Parliament
from Huron-Bruce.
Those attending their Golden
Wedding Anniversary came from:
Scottsdale,. Arizona; Waskada,
Manitoba; Whitevale, St. Cathar
ines, St. Thomas, Aylmer, London,
Cambridge, Listowel, Petrolia,
Brigden, Ilderton, Guelph, Water
down, Bayfield, Arva, Barrie, Lis
towel, Tavistock, Toronto, Gorrie,
Teeswater, Goderich, Brussels,
Bluevale, Blyth, Kitchener, Wing
ham, Lucknow, Auburn and Bel
grave.
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