HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1997-06-25, Page 14PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25,1997
UCW donates quilts to shelter
Maureen Bean welcomed every
one to the UCW meeting at 8 p.m.
on June 16. The devotional service
was based on vanity. This was
taken from Ecclesiastes, chapter 3,
verse 1-11. It speaks of moral
obligations and of vanity of people.
Vanity means empty value of
inflated pride in one's self.
' Illustrations include work, wisdom,
pleasure and riches. A person must
do what they say they will do to the
best of their ability.
Maureen closed with a J. T.
Bolding poem "The Good Talk".
The hymn At Calvary was sun?
with Ila Cunningham as pianist.
The scripture on vanity was read by
Grace Cartwright. Joyce Bean
continued, saying that it is best to
say nothing about a person unless it
is good. She spoke about a person
who was noted for being late for
meetings. So people then began to
speak of this person's faults.
However one spoke up about her
good points and they realized that
the good outweighed the bad. "We
must realize that no one is perfect,"
she said.
Offering was received and prayer
given.
The business portion began. The
secretary gave her report and Ruth
Armstrong gave the treasurer's
report which showed a substantial
balance of $3,848.49. Grace
Cartwright gave the card and gift
report. Numerous thank you letters
had been received as well as a
special from the Haines family.
Marj McDougall sent a gift to
Grace's husband, Jim, who had
recent surgery.
It was decided to give quilts not
needed for the Manitoba Relief to
the Women's Shelter. Two new
mattresses are to be purchased for
the cabin at Camp Menesetvng.
Cookies are needed there. Contact
Shelley Worsell regarding
donations and remember send the
recipe with them.
Shelley is planning a junior choir
party. The UCW will pay the costs
for this event.
It was agreed to have a booth at
the Threshermen's Reunions.
Maxine Seers will be in charge.
Marg Bakker spoke on upcoming
events, the national celebration at
McMaster, Hamilton on July 10
and July 19 at Siloam United,
London, a one-day event. Note
cards with pictures of old locations
are for sale at $2 per box.
A number of old Bibles were on
display that members had brought.
There were some large old family
Bibles, some small ones and even
one in Dutch. Maureen thanked
members for these.
A delicious lunch of assorted
fruit breads, cheese and grapes was
served. The meeting closed with a
social half hour.
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Groups tour Spinrite
The SilverTops and the WI met
at the Auburn Hall on Wednesday,
June 18 at 8:45 a.m. and several
carloads continued on to the plant
at Listowel.
The participants went to the
Cafeteria upon arrival and were
introduced to the host and hostess
(two people who had worked there
previously). They were divided into
two groups and off they went to the
factory.
Now the building is actually the
size of Noah's Ark and is four-
stories high. It is filled with
numerous large machines. The raw
material wool, cotton or synthetics,
are in large bales.
They watched the bales being
untangled and converted into rope-
like strands with the carding
machine. The yarn continued on
through various machines where it
was drawn out and made suitable
for use down to the correct size and
type. It is also dyed and tied.
Batches done in dye baths cannot
be mixed - the exact colouring is
not the same.
The last machine makes the yam
into balls or skeins which are
labelled with washing instructions.
There are very few wool factories
in all of North America, so the
material from here goes
everywhere. They make the Mary
Maxim and other special yams.
Visitors went to the cafeteria
where tables were reserved for
them. There was an excellent
choice of foods and a good meal
was enjoyed. From there they went
to the Craft shop where yams were
purchased. It was certainly an
enjoyable time. Appreciation was
sb^wn to their guides.
After returning from Spinrite the
WI members went to Bernice
Anderson's home for a business
meeting. The Opening Ode and
Mary Stewart Collect were done.
Marjorie McDougall was the
pianist. Evelyn Flett read the
minutes which were approved and
the treasurer's report was given. It
wa decided to give $25 to the
library for the upcoming children's
hour this summer. Plans were also
made for upcoming events.
Several guessing contests were
held. Jean Plaetzer, Eppie
Lawrence and Marion Haggitt were
the winners. Betsey Verway,
Teresa Roetcisoender and the
hostess served cake and ice cream.
A social half hour closed the busy
day.
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Tasha Lee drops a marker in the bucket at the Blyth
Legion's penny sale, June 20, hoping to be the lucky
winner of one of the numerous items available.
Seniors travel to Paris
About 40 seniors from
Londesboro, Blyth, Clinton,
Brussels and Ripley enjoyed a one-
day bus trip on Friday, June 20. It
was arranged by Reta Kelland. The
main point of interest was the
dinner and the entertainment by the
Walters family near Paris. It was
very much enjoyed.
Congratulations to Reta Kelland
and Josephine MacGregor who
won gold for the euchre tournament
at Parkhill on Tuesday, June 17.
Congratulations to Ray and Betty
Fisher for winning at contract
Bridge at the Senior Games last
week.
Ted and June Fothergill attended
a 45th wedding anniversary party
on Sunday, June 22. The part was
held at the home of Marion and
Jack Simpson, Wingham. The party
was in honour of Jack and Janice
Marks of Wingham.
Happy Gang Seniors will meet
June 25 for supper and the last
meeting of the season. Members
whose lasts names start from A to
N bring first course excluding
potatoes and meat. Names N to Z
bring dessert.
Age 55 qualifies for membership.
Cheerios meet
The June meeting of the Cheerio
Club was held on Wednesday, June
18. Lunch was enjoyed at tne
Hillcrest Restaurant, then members
proceeded to the home of Geraldine
Dale. Geraldine welcomed
everyone.
Roll call was taken up and
minutes of the May meeting were
read. Collection and draw money
were taken up. The draw, donated
by Vietta, was won by Geraldine.
Vietta gave a reading.
Cards were played.
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Guest speaks to UCW
The June meeting of the
Londesboro UCW was held on
Monday evening, June 16 at 8 p.m.
at the church. The purpose was
repeated in unison.
The worship service was
conducted by Margaret Good,
Betty Hulley and Cheryl
Trewartha.
Members sang It is my Father's
World. Margaret had a reading.
Cheryl gave the scripture, Psalm
104. Betty did a reading on church
camp. Cheryl had a reading on
going to camp. Margaret led in
prayer. The special speaker was
Thelma Dougherty. She spoke on
camping at Camp Menesetung as a
host family in 1996. Betty Hulley
presented her with a gift.
Helen Lee read the minutes of
the May meeting. Reta gave the
treasurer’s report. Correspondence
was read from John and Barb Jewitt
and the Huron Day Centre.
The next meeting will be at 8
p.m. on Monday, Sept. 22. Lunch
was served by Margaret Wright,
Hazel Watkins, Bernice Norman,
Dorothy Tamblyn and Margaret
Anderson.
Jamiesons greet at United
Greeters at Londesboro United
Church on Sunday, June 22 were
Jim and Ramona Jamieson.
Balls memorial service is
Sunday, June 29 at 3 p.m.
The sermon topic was "Tell me
more about Prayer."
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energizing, healing, invigorating, strengthening,
nourishing, restoring, stimulating.
Define your activity.
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Forthcoming
Marriage
Fred and Sharon Stephenson,
Brussels and Dr. Alex and
Gwen Strong, Wingham, are
pleased to announce the
forthcoming marriage of their
children Corrlnna Nadine and
Peter Alex John.
The wedding will take place at
3 p.m. on Saturday, July 5, at
St John’s Anglican Church,
Brussels, Ontario.
Open reception at BMG
Community Centre at 9 p.m.
Please accept this as your
personal invitation.
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