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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1953-01-28, Page 6,4e Six The Wingham AdvanceeTimes, Wednesday, jaw as, 1.963 NEWS. OF FORPWICH Local Churches Elect Officers at Annual Meetings The Fordwich United Church held. na annual meeting of the congrega- #04 in the basement of the chureir on, January 22nd, Rev. Mr. Tristram pre- !Wed and opened the meeting with hymn. Scripture reading from 1st. 'Corinthians 13, followed with prayer. Harold Pollock was appointed eec- .0etary for the evening and later was Made cengregationel secretary. It was decided to accept the Every family plan for the Observer. Reports were heard from all departments of the church. Votes of thanks for work done were tendered to Austin Stinson, as choir leader, Miss Violet Beswither- iek, as organist, to those having flow- ers in the church, to the Mission Band leader, the Vacation School staff and to the caretaker, Mr. Tristram announced that the Vacation School for um will begin on July 6th, A period of silence for those who had passed away during theyear, was observed followed by prayer, A vote of appreciation and thanks was tendered to Rev. and Mrs, Tristram fer their splendid work and leader- ship. The meeting closed with a hymn and benediction. Trinity Meeting Trinity Anglican Church held its annual Vestry meeting on Tuesday evening at which there was a fine attendance. A congregational supper was served before the meeting, The G. ALAN WILLIAMS Optometrist Patrick St., Wingham Professional Eye Examinations Phone 770 Evenings by appointment. Cee. 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Mrs, Win. Sotheran and Mr. Sotbvran, the evening and. lunch served. They in honor of their 34th wedding arii- received many gifts from nelghibors vorsary. Cards were enjoyed during and friends and from their family, SAVE ONEY hy P YING - Town of Wingham 19 5 3 Taxes Taxpayers may make payments on account of 1953 taxes up to 80 per cent of 1952 taxes. Interest at the rate of tour per cent, per annum veil be allowed on such prepayments. , Prepayments of taxes must be made at the Town Treasurer's Office, Town Hall. W. A. 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SALARIES commence at $200 per month for recruits 21 years of age or over, and at $110 monthly for those under 2L These rates will be increased, to $220 and $185„ per month, respectively., after Sitc4 cesdna completion of training. The Commissioner, R. C. M. Police, Ottawa, Ont. Vy***i. ••,:q41r1 AGE 1. 'fears Months Please supply me with full particulars regard- ing engagement in the Royal Canadian Mounted rolico. NAME: (PLIA410 PRINT) ADDIMSS: wardens, 1.41.0Yd Jacques. and Enarker- son. Ferguson were returned to office. A feature of the meeting was a pro, seutatien of a living room table to the Rev, G. D, and Mrs, Vogan, who are leaving next week for La Salle. Electe. The W.M,S, of the Fordwich United Church elected the following officers at their January meeting at the home of Mrs, W- Hainstoek; Pres., Mrs. Gordon Brown; 1st, vice pres., Mrs. Wray Cooper; 2nd, vice pres., Mrs, Ken Graham; 3rd, vice prose Mrs. IA Schaefer; secretary, Mrs. M. Allan; assistant secretary, Mrs, goo, ,Ashton; treasurer, Mrs, Carl Edinger. Treasurer's report showed MO fore warded to the Presbyterial, Taking part in the program were Mrs. E. Pat- terson, Mrs. H, Rogers, Mrs. Emma Williamson, Mrs, F. Witmer, Mrs, Giles, Mrs. R, Hibberd and Mrs. H. Pollock. W. I. Meeting Mrs. R. Gibson was hostess to the Fordwich W. I, at her home for the meeting on citizenship and education. Mrs. H. Haeris presided and Mrs. W. Cooper read the Scripture. Miss M. Spence presented the motto. The members decided to take part in the rug competition sponsored by a tea company, They also voted in fav- or of the Institute's annual concert to be held in the community hall in March. Program committees were named, Mrs, C. Sotheran and Mrs. G. Richards, Mrs. C. Carswell and Mrs. H. Pollock, Miss M. Spence and Mrs. S. Johnston. Members and visitors paged through an English cook book and looking over clippings received from the corresponding Institute in England. • REAFFILIATION SERVICE Tams and. Beanies C.G.I,T. and the the Fordwich W.M.S. Auxiliary held their reaffiliation service in the base- ment of the United Church on Mon- day evening, Jean Wallace, president of the Beanies, and Florence Forester, assistant-secretary, were in charge. The meeting opened withethe Nation- al Anthem, the Lord's Prayer and the C,G,I.T, purpose and answer. Mrs. H. Pollock, with the assistance of sev- eral girls, reviewed the study book, "Torchbearers in Angola." "God Call-: ing," Elizabeth Patterson sang a solo. "Lord of Light, Whose Name Out- shineth." Joan Hainstock read the Scripture lesson and Marjorie Forster led in prayer. The reaffiliateon service was carried out. Mrs. G. Brown, pre- sident of the Auxiliary and Ira Schae- fer, vice-president, for younger groups, represented the W.M.S, Auxiliary, Marilyn Cooper, president of the Tams, Mrs. C, Carswell, leader of the Beanies, Margaret Allen, Marlene Johnston, Reta Harding, Ruth Rib- herd, represented the C.G.I.T. groups. Elizabeth Patterson, treasurer, pre- sented a gift for the W.M.S. Mission- ary work to Mrs. H, Pollock, Huron Presbyterial secretary for C.G.I.T. groups, Mrs, Stan Bride gave an interesting talk on the subject "Be Ye Doers of the World." In it she told the girls and their mothers that not only must they read the word in the Bible but that they must be doers, She said "There are great depths in Jesus Christ that have never been discover- ed, They are waiting for young souls, eager, ardent, receptive, submissive, active youth willing to be doers of the Word, willing to make their faith a living thing. You have only one life to live, you have only one time in which to live it; let each one take from here and by the Grace of God really start living. No one can live this life for you. Great living is yours for the taking in Jesus Christ. Be ye doers of the Word." home, ThL$ service Was the first of a series designed to lead the members to a more intensive study of the Bible and to encourage private and family worship as a means of Grace, Mrs. E. Patterson was the leader and she was assisted by Mrs. Rogers, Mrs, Willianion, Mrs, Witmer, Mrs, Giles and Mrs. Hibbert, The study period, which dealt with "Healing and Health" from the Afric- an study book, was convened by Mrs. H. Pollock and she related many astounding facts, In Canada our life expectancy is 70 years, in Africa it is 20 years. In Canada we have a doctor for every one thousand people. In Africa a doctor for every 100,000. The remainder of the program took the form of an interview in charge of Mrs. 0, Giles and assisted by Mrs. C, Wil- son, Mrs. W. Craig and Mrs, S. Bride, who represented Missionaries at the various mission stations, and gave some intimate accounts of their ser- vice there. The reports of various secretaries for 1952 were most encouraging, show- ing an increase in givings and mem- bership and renewed interest in every department. The treasurer's report showed over $360 forwarded to the Presbyterial treasurer. A most impressive installation ser- vice was conducted by the past presi- dent, Mrs. W. Wilson. Mre, Gordon Brown was returned as president for her fointh term. The slate of officers *for 1953 is; Honorary Pres., Mrs. W. Tristram; past pres., Mrs. W. Wilson; pres., Mrs, Gordon Brown; 1st, vice, Mrs. Wray Cooper; 2nd. vice., Mrs, K. Gra- ham; 3rd, vice, Mrs. Schaefer; secre- tary, Mrs. Mel Alien; assistant, Mrs. Ashton; treasurer, Mrs, Carl Ettinger; associate members, Mrs, W. Wilson; Literature Sec., Mrs. C, Wilson; Christian stewardship, Mrs, Stinson; Miss. monthly sec,, Mrs, Pittendreigh; Community Friendship, Mrs. Tristram and Mrs. Williamson; supply sec,, Mrs. J, Warrel and Mrs, N. Harding; Temperance and Christian citizenship, Mrs. S. Bride; Press secretary, Mrs, H, Doig, assistant, Mrs. Devitt; pianist, Mr. Graham and Miss McElwain; Supt. Baby Band, Mrs. Colwell and Mrs. Harrifield; stnt. Mission Band, Mrs. Hainstock, assistant, Mrs. Pol- lock; Supt. of C.G.I.T., Mrs. Pollock, and Mrs, Carswell ;nominating corn., Mrs. H, Doig, Mrs. Hainstock and Mrs. W. Wilson, Mrs, A. Dernerling convener Of the program introduced the guest speaker Rev. Mr, Tristram, who spoke on his adventures In Africa as a teakwood dealer.. He showed colored slides taken Mostly around the Gold Coast. Mrs. F. D.errierling thanked the speaker, Mrs, C. McKee of Kurtzvllle, gave a lesson in English smocking, Mrs, J. Thompson of Clifford, vieit- ea"lien a-e. r,-Mrs,a6r-riEed Mr, Taylor, recently, Mrs, Mae Corbett and two children of London, have been visiting with Mrs. Corbett's parents. Miss Christine Becker left last week to visit the western provinces. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Vittie were enter- tained at the home of their daughter, ‘1111111111111111011111109111111162MSWINW 11 Games were enjoyed and lunch was served by the ladies. The evening clos- ed with taps. United W.M.S. "The Beauty of Holiness" was the theme for the Worship service when the W.M.S. of Fordwich United Church met for their first meeting of the New Year at Mrs. Hainstock's We realize our obligation when we fill your order for a Mem- orial—and we provide only ma- terials of unending serviceabil- ity. Design and workmanship are of the finest, and our prices are most moderate. CEMETERY LETTERING Promptly Done ALL MODERN EQUIPMENT WINGHAM MEMORIAL SHOP 'Phone 256 R. 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