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Times Advocate, 1995-03-29, Page 7F A tAi Y Times -Advocate, March 29, 1995 Page 7 Good crowd _attends bridal fashion show Wedding gown *ash - ions from as long ago as 1911 were mod- elled. By Muriel Lewis GRANTON - 'Wedding Fashions Throughout the Years' was a very successful presentation sponsored by Unit two at the Granton United Church on Thursday evening, March 23 with a capacity audience in attendance. Judy O'Neill was the commenta- tor and the program commenced with two solos 'Wedding Hymn' and 'Because' sung by Ann Bryan, self -accompanied . on the piano. Over fifty wedding gowns and nu- merous bridesmaid dresses were modelled during the hour which followed. Some gowns on display dated back prior to 1911 and of special note was Jessie Shipley Bi- lyea's gown (married in 1918), which was modelled by her grand- daughter Maurleen Oliver. The gown had been made by Frances Righty of Granton. The 18 models v escorted by Don Benner, Mate ea and Bill ltiscn. show was proceeded with a dessert tea served in the Masonic Hall at 7:00. Prizes weird won by Mary Brint- nell, Rudli Cook, Cathie Bilyea, Marjorie McColl, Lillian Riddell, Betty Dann, Shirley Sheep and Lynn Lee. Anglkan church news At the St. Thomas' Anglican Church on Sunday, March 26 the Rev. Stephen Emery's lenten mes- sage was "Jesus teaches about God's unconditional love, accep- tance and forgiveness. United Church news At the Granton United Church on Sunday Pastor Normalie Voakes' sermon was about "Our Prodigal God" based on Luke 5. Jenna and Bradley Cook helped prepare the baptismal font for the baptism of their brother Steven Robert Cook, son of John and Che - Quilt set up at Queensway HENSALL - Last week at the Queensway Nursing Home, the Hensall Legion Auxiliary members provided a bingo program. On Tuesday afternoon John Boyachek from the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Exeter was the minister for the weekly church service. Special guests who assisted with the service included Eva Laing who played the keyboard, Sandy Boyachek and Ryan Ruttledge. Later in the day a group of residents gathered for their supper club. They enjoyed a fresh garden salad, sloppy joe squares and strawberry -rhubarb pie for dessert. Thursday morning was the traditional baking day, and while residents nibbled and sampled rice krispie squares, they reminisced about the way they baked without today's convenience of mixers and microwaves. "Lassie" was the star of Thursday's afternoon matinde. Everyone en- joyed seeing the heroics of Lassie as well as the beautiful scenery show- cased on the big screen. Friday afternoon there were some happy quilters as a crib size quilt was put up in the activity room. Marg Cole engineered getting this quilt pre- pared to work on and Joyce Pepper assisted in setting it up in the frame. This is a long term project which the residents will work away at. Upcoming Thursday, March 30 at 7 p.m. their will be a party to celebrate March birthdays; Friday, March 31 the Resident Council will be at 11 a.m.; and on Monday, April 3 at 10 a.m. the Volunteer Auxiliary will meet. �2.4f • re!" a 71 r A Tradition'' of Family Service .16 since 1887 The family of 1)inney's Funeral Home Inc. can relate to families Jeeliug sorrow because we've been working with people in times of grieffor years. Our special talents are comforting people and acting responsibly on their behalf Our flintily is frilly prepared to meet any situation with delicacy and tact. Perhaps a visit by your family to our funeral home in a relaxed hour might be the best way to establish our credentials with you. Call or visit us today to arrange it. ryl Cook, who was baptized by the minister during the service. The choir sang 'Life High the Cross' and 'Forbid them not'. Granton WI Florence Bryan was the hostess for the Granton• Women's Institute meeting on Tuesday afternoon, March 21, which commenced with a dessert tea. The roll call was answered with a hint from a green thumb to a green horn and the motto was 'sow seeds of kindness and reap a wealth of happiness.' Florence McRobert read the 'In Memoriam' poem for a deceased member and also convened the pro- gram on the topic of Agriculture. An article on 'meat is just a part of the pork industry' was read and poems entitled 'The Milk Produc- er', 'For Sale', 'When I was a kid', 'Just a line to say I'm living' and 'Inflationary Farm Wisdom' were also given. Muriel Lewis chaired the meet- ing and opened with a reading Promises of Spring'. Business in- cluded a donation to the next Gran- ton 4-H club project which will be. about skin care. Personals Get well wishes from the com- munity to Margaret Oakley of Granton and Mary Bowman for- merly of Granton, both of whom are recovering in St. Marys Memo- rial Hospital. The Granton Minor Ball Regis- tration will be held at 10 a.m. until noon on Saturday, April 1 at the Granton Community Park Pavilion. Gordon and Doreen McRobert spent six weeks during the winter at their place in Florida. Chum and Joan Hayden enjoyed a winter vacation in Arizona. 447i Day Friday, March 31 $3.00 a bunch Flowers available on Main St. and next to Something Special (courtesy of Jack Taylor) All proceeds to Canadian Cancer( Society. 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