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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1975-07-24, Page 94ilo The Anzillaryatarted inform in embet 110.0 as the Dranch, 4. In havtitte ladies felP. HaroId Turner whe was 'Oa Legion came to dies to_Sett ithey were willing- to form the There Was an election President -Mrs. Alice 'Meow_ (E.G.) Vice -Pres. „ MAY Os* s(Cap.) - Seco. treas. - Mrs. Tom Morgan • (Pilante)., - They met in the pastime club rooms over where Gordon Lawson's Pool Room was located do Huron Street. Then the Provincial tptn- mand Auxiliary and elected an executive group to help. This was given NOVember 1932. - Charter members were: Mrs. Thompson. Mrs. Lac Crce.,, Mrs. Tom Morgan, Mrs. G.M. Counter, Mrs. Cap Cook, Mrs. Norman Miller. Mrs. Theo Vremlin, Mrs. R. Tasker, Mrs. ilert Brunsdon. Mrs. -johns..Mrs. Nelson Cole, Mrs. T. Leppington, wIrs. A.S. Inkley, Mrs. J. \ppleby, Mrs. J. Butler, Mrs. .co. Cook. Mrs. 118. Combe. Jrs. Wm. Counter, Mrs. Gco. ooper, Miss Davis, Mrs. T. lerman. Mrs. Geo., Murdock. lis,. Winnie O'Neil. Mrs. H.T. Rance. Mrs. Dr. Shaw, Mrs. E. net(. Mrs. E. Steep, and Mrs 'oirdon Seribbins, ' • The 'ladies were helpers to he Legion men selling poppies ;rum door to door prior to Armistice Da j9y, which they have chine till a couple of .years ago. Mien the men took over the task. Fund raising was by having card parties. smite being held at Mrs. A.S.. Inkley's who ran the Graham Hotel 1 where the Jervis Apts, are now). Another means of raising money. each member was given one dollar and it was to be doubled over the summer months. The feeat time of starting were $1.00 per year paid, quarterly and each member received a members. hip pin with back. In 1939 II* 2nd World War broke out and the meetings were Old -in rooms over the Bank of 140ntreal (since 'torn „down anfzi. replaced). Real gootl'OCialS were held in 1941 and iilitt$0 on Saturday nights in the Town Hail', always Bazaar ire* a Year. The boys were rememhered overseas with cigarettes and .treats every now . • and then. Wits were assembled for -the Red Shield and the Red Cross, also an afghana, Pot luck suppers were a great thin* with' 'wonderful social timesI Sep- tember 1945 the Zone Rally was held at the Town Hall. Inthe Zone at this time were Stratford. Mitchell, Wingham, Paris, No.., 2 London, Duchess of Kent. Lon- don; Woodstock. " Lucknow, Ingersoll. Clinton. making ten Auxiliaries in ,the zone. Auxiliaries paid • 55:50 each toward the expenses of the gaily. On April Sth 1947 the Auxiliary moved to the Legion Hall an Ontario Street over where Frank Chapman'S Barber Shop is now. We had an Easter tea as an opening affair. Then in March 1948 we moved • hack over the Bunk of Montreal. In 1948 we gave a generous check of $225.00 to partly furnish a semi -private room at our Clinton Hospital. In -May 1952 it waSIlecided by the Legion men to build a new hall and we joined in with the men. and held our first meeting in the new Lodge Hall t Kirk Si.. en May 11. 1953. In 954 we had another 'Zone kat and ..till another in 1965 .ith a marvelous turn out of con rades. Once a year we take treats to the veterans at Westminster Hospital London. and also remember adopted vets. We also give a Bursary to a Grade 13 student (veterans child). also help with the Provincial Bur- sary's that has come to several in imr Zone at times. Now we Make mosi of our Turf club her The Turf Club originated in 1943. It was made up of a group of people interested in the sport df training and racing standardbred horses. and promoting a race circuit in this part of Western Ontario. The original Board of Directors started out with a $10.00 per year membership fee. They were as follows: Clinton Lions Club. Dr. G.S. Elliott. G.?. Elliott. Geo. C. German, A.M. Knight. L.W. Lavis. J.P. Manning, ,G.R. McEwen, OLL Paisley. T.J. Riley, Ernest Rozell, Jas. Shearer. Willitti•Virdlgtf."'-' The first race meet held by the Club wa.s =June 20. 1945. The" Turf Club rented the track from the Andrews lantilY. The track was located in the North-West corner of town where the Wil-Dex factory stands today. The classes and purses for ihts mem were as follows: Free For A 11 - $300.00., , 2 - $250.00„ 2:24 Pace - $250.00, 228 -$250.00. There must lave been a Int of high finance as the' Club ended with a credit balance of $7.95 for the year. A book to keep records of the Club was presented by Dr. J.W. Shaw in 1946 and has been retained by Mr. A.M. Knight. • The first race meet held at the new track In the Clinton Community Park was on August 21. 1946. There were four classes: 2:28 Pace - $300.00. 2:24 Pace - $300.00. 2:24 Pace - '$30000, 2:20 Pace - $300.00 Free For Afl saaosto The Aorses, were stalled in tents becarse there Were no barns in the area. The Club donated money to - the Clinton Park Board for a new grandstand at the (Immunity Park. They abo donated $50000 to the Park Board for track ex- penses. 1947: Race Day July vlft Cfintontorntrittnity Park -OA; Race Day Sune,23. 1$611: Race -D0 Jane 22:1111 Turf C mut Spring Pair Board to cutch *bds and Ueda ittliO Tba slaarad tba costs 8140, e in '43 On Nov 18 the first meeting was held in the "Tack. Room- in the new barn. 1950: Race Day June 21; Requested steel roof and judges stand be added to the new grandstand. 1951: Race Day June 20. 1952 : Race Day June 18: October 18 - 5500.00 to the Park Board for track re -building ex- peose. 1953: July .22 and • Thanksgiving Day October 12. 1954: Race Day June 16: Booth privileges sold to Kinette. Club. 1955: Race Day June 15 1956: Race Day:Juno-12: Club members ' assisted in seeding -north-blink-of-racetrack_ „ 1957: No races due to poor track conditions. 1958: Race Day June 18 1959:. Race Day June 20 1960: Race Day June 18 No races during the time period of 1969 to 1966:. The Turf - Club re-erg/00400r through the, efforts of Bruce Nkholson. Directors for 1966. Geo. F. Elliott, G.R. McEwen, Wilbur Welsh, Bruce Dupee. Jack Holmes, Charlie Brandon, H. Gibbings, W. Pepper. Geo. German. Frank MacDonald. Wm. German. Wilfred Ross. Bruce Nicholson, C.W. LeBeau. Charlie Johnston. Lorne Brown, Fred Fowler, A.M. Knight, Eric Schellenberger, Don McLean. Doug. Thorndyke and August DeGroff. 1966: Race Day August20. 1069: No races due to other part commitments on available nice dates. 190: Race Day July 12 , 1970: Sundays, racing started , by Clinton Kinsmen- Club operating as Clinton Kinsmen Raceway. The Turf Club spon- sored a Stake Race on July 12 in cooperation with the ItinSitteu. Since racing on an extendt4 basis has been taken over„ the Clintrin Turf Cluv Is still active In stnall way. Itt 1975 there ate *bald IS paid up tnefaberit. -Compilt4by Harold Gibbings money, from the good .banquets we put on at the Legion Hll. We are 01159 Yen, active in the fieldof sports, suelt. as Bowllng, Cards andlOarts. • - ‘ We have helped t4e men la. a lot of ways with the expenses of the Hall as this Is Our Main concern to,see a nieehotne here. Our Zone nowconsists of 12 Auxiliaries ' Kincardine, 4,401,trtow, Ripley, Wingham, Brussels, Oederich, Clinton, Hensel', ,Seafortit, and Exeter, ' with Clinton being the oldest in the Zone. Margaret Thorndike the office of Zone Commander at this time, the first time the honour haseorne to Clinton. ' The Legion Provincial Bursary was first started in 1950, and we OMft 4um Of now we give oleo generous amounts MOO. Past Presidents of the Auxiliary; 193234 Comrade Alice Thompson 193$47'Comradekfaecook 1938-41 Comrade Verna Heard t942-43Comrade Pita Seribbins 1944-45 CentradeMehle Miller 1945-49 Comrade liabyRaddy 1949 • ComradeAlmalpitley 1950451 Comrade Margaret MacDonald 1952:53 Comrade Grace Castle 19541-5.5 Comrade Betty -Stanley 1956 Comrade Beatrice Cooke 1957 Comrade Laura McAlpine .4 4.4, ,•• '1958-59 Comrade Marle Proctor 1A,H 1W -comrade MarionTiuefl 1901 -corrode GhtdY$,Chatnhers LVOV Comrade- 014ttureen W1964atk-Itnosrnra. de Doris Burke 190 -Comrade' Marion Andrews 1964 ',Comrade Frances Porter 1967 -Comrade Dorothy McLean, 1969 Comrade Jean Colquhoun 1969 - Comrade Helen Bisback • 1970 -Comrade Resale Black 1971 - Comrade Betty Brown (6 months) 1971-72tomrade Lena Kingswell 1973-74 Comrade Margaret (MacDonald)Thorndike 1974 - Gladys East Compiled by Margaret Thorndike Zone Commander „:. Okt Heine Week in ISIS was welt attended *********************************** * * 46 Remember the old * * * * fire engine? . * * * * * , * * , 1 * . , --- - ; • Dennis Fleischauer. Lorne Love, Carl Cox, Wayne Hartman 7.! • Well we think it looks agsgood-as it ever did! We are point% to hive been called an to do the reskiratkm. INT OW:BODY SHOP 13 NARY fri. cum,. 442.0531 * * ************* ******************* *