Clinton News-Record, 1979-11-29, Page 10The First Bayfield Beaver Colony held their in-
vestiture last Saturday morning in the village.
Joining the new club are, back row, left to right,
leaders Lorraine Fisher and Serena Chilton,
Darryn McAsh, Jason McAsh, SteveLGoodman,
Danny Verhoef, Doug Reid, Bobby Fisher and
leaders, Mildred McAsh and Joanne Layton. Centre
Beavers formed
First Bayfield Beaver
Colony, with a com-
pl4nent of 18 Beavers,
,held their Investiture
ceremonies Saturday
morning in the basement
of St. Andrew's United
• Church where they meet
regularly. The boys
under the capable and
devoted leadership of
"Bubbles" Lorraine
Fisher; "Rainbow"
Mildred McAsh; assisted
by • "Tic -Tac" Debbie
Siertsema, Joanne
Layton and Serena
Chilton, who help with
games and instrucSion.
Following the official
ceremonies, the Beavers
along with family and
friends who attended
were treated to a lovely
lunch prepared by the
Ladies' Auxiliary to the
Scouting movement in
the village. The young
girls and some of the
Beavers acted as servers.
The Beavers are the
youngest members of the
Scouting movement
rangingin age from 5 to 8
years and are being
prepared for their entry
into Cubs. The leaders
and boys should be
commended for their
efforts as they are cer-
tainly a very well-
behaved group • of
youngsters.
Anglicans honor St. Andrew
Morning services in
Trinity Anglican Church
were conducted by the
Rector, Rev. William
Bennett. Andrew
Erickson was Crucifer at
the 10 a.m. service,
leading the ,choir, Sunday
School teachers and
children up through the
•church with the beautiful
Processional Cross. -
Jackie Johnston was
organist with Eric W.
Earl directing the choir.
Pat Graham read the
'lesson from Hebrews,
and Harry Baker and
Philip Du Boulay acted as
sidesmen.
Following the
children's moments when
the Rector spoke to them
about Advent, meaning
the coming of Christ and
singing "When He
Cometh", the children
were led to the Sunday
School by their teachers,
Cindy Cluff, Mary
Pounder and - Cathy
Fisher.
Next Sunday will be
White Gift Sunday.
Through the •efforts of
social workers and in-
terested citizens, the
Family and Children's
Services, they try to see
that every needy child
receives gifts such as
toys, new and good used
clothing, cash donations
to purchase items such as
winter boots, warm
jackets, shoes, jeans, etc.
It is imperative that each
child in Huron County
receives some new gift so
he or she knows that
someone cares. As in the
past we ask' yoli to
respond to this appeal.
On Friday, Nov. 30, St.
Andrew's Day will be
observed in Trinity
Anglican Church at 11
a.m. by the celebration -of
Holy Communion,
followed by a pot -luck
luncheon. Guest speaker
will be Mrs. Howell who
will tell of an Indian
Village today and show
some Indian bead work
and crafts. All ladies of
Trinity are welcome and
a special invitation is
extended to the ladies of
the sister church of St.
James Middleton.
The 1980 church
calendars have- all been
sold but a further order
has been placed for those
who did not get their
calendars.- They are
particularly well-suited
to anyone who has
relatives of friends
overseas as they depict
the north in all its beauty.
Smile
A weary father com-
mented to his wife about
their four-year-old child,
"Talk, talk, talk. Thank
heavens, in a few more
years he'll be a teenager,
and we won't be able to
communicate with him."
row are, Andrew Dunn, Duane Siertsema, Mark
Johnston, David Hayter, Paul Hill, Jeff Westlake,
and Doug Roy. Front row are, R.J. Hutchings, Jody
LaPorte, Chris Veysey, leader Debbie Siertsema,
Peter Gowers, and Dennis Roy. (News -Record
photo)
The, room was packed
on Monday nigfit with
rnore than 50 residents
and •neighboars in-
terested in village
history: They. came to
hear Dr. Michael Bird,
professor at the
University of Waterloo,
who came to tell about his
research into he life and
work of Bayne Id pioneer
John Gemeinhardt.
They listened with rapt
attention as he told the
story of his discoveries
during his trips to
Bayfield and Goderich
last summer and
illustrated his finds with
slides of Gemeinhardt
family photographs, tools
carefully preserved by
his grandson Doug and
great-grandson Phil,
pages from his sketch-
books and examples of
his hand -made, hand -
carved furniture. Four of
his proud descendants
were in the audience,
grand -daughters Ethel
Knight and Evelyn
Sturgeon, and great-
grandchildren Phil and
Monica Gerneinhardt.
It was a schOlarly
presentation proving the
knowledge, capabilities
and thoroughness of the
speaker. He emphasized
that we have a great
tradition of little known
artists in Canada - a fact
which, is now being
recognized and which will
require mtich diligent
research. It was a call in
the dark when he found a
Gemeinhardt name in the
phone book last January
and got Phil on the line.
Phil said "We're having a
blizzard here but you are
welcome to come up".
Prof. Bird did not make it
until July when he soon
became greatly im-
pressed with the wealth
of material available for
his story of a little known
gifted craftsman.
John Gemeinhardt
carne to Barfield in ,the
early 1850s, having ap-
parently completed his
apprenticeship in the
cabinet-making
profession Bavaria. His
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Around and about the village
Many relatives and
friends were in the
Village for the weekend
with their families and
also attended the open
house for Mr. and Mrs.
Rheney Larson on the
occasion of their '60th
wedding anniversary.
Among those were Mr.
and Mrs. Stan Smith and
Lisa, North Bay; Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Larson,
London; Mr. and Mrs.
John Pounder, Kyrstie
and Shane, St.
Catharines; Mr. and Mrs.
Glen Smith, Paris; Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Rowse,
London; Mr. and Mrs.
Keith Leonard,
Willovvdale; Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Reid, Varna; Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Reid,
Wallaceburg; Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Parker, Dor-
chester, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Parker and Jennifer,
London; and Mrs. Dennis
Bisback, Clinton.
Celebrating the U.S.A.
Thanksgiving at their
cottage in Bayfield were
Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Martin, Lucy and Glen,
Detroit, Mich. with their
° guests Mr. Eric Plater
and William; Mr. Robert
Plater, Colleen and
Bridget all of Detroit,
Mich.
Mrs. Noreen Ludlow,
Mississauga; Mrs. Carol
Lynn, Etobicoke, Mr. and
Mrs. -Frank Gerracci,
Windsor visited during
the weekend with the
former's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Lynn.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald
Burt, Kitchener were at
their home in the Village
for the weekend.
Mrs. Myrtle Pease and
Irvin, London spent the
weekend at their home on
Elizabeth St.
Mr. and Mrs, Stu
Sturgeon and family of
Hespeler entertained his
family to a pre -Christmas
party in the . Royal
Canadian Legion Hall in
Hespeler on gunday.
Family members in-
cluded, his Mother, Mrs.
Maude Sturgeon of
Bayfield; sisters
(Jeanne) Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Anderson and
family, St. Marys;
(Helen) Mr. and Mrs.
• Dennis Bisback, Clinton;
brother, Gerald 'and Mrs.
Sturgeon and family
Preston; nephew, Mr.
and Mrs. Francis
Anderson and children,
yar(astra as well
well-wishers who called
during the afternoon and
evening. The family were
entertained by a Scottish
piper and comedian and
also by Stu's sisters: on
the piano and harmonica
and niece Barbara on the
violin. A delicious
Christmas dinner
complete with all 4the
usual trimmings was
enjoyed in a festive at-
mosphere of decoratiOns
and Christmas tree.
If you *are looking for
Ken Scotchmer on his
scooter these days, 9Du.
will not see him, as twe
are sorry to report that he
is again a patient . in
Victoria Hospital in
London. We are rooting
for you Ken and hope to
have you :back again
soon.
Figare skating will
begin between 11 and 12
a.m. on Saturday.
Anyone interested may.
register at 10:30 a.m. The
charge will be $15 for 12
weeks. Janet Huntley will
be the instructor.
Executive members of
the Bayfield Historical
Society metat the home
of Gwen Pemberton to
welcome Professor
Michael Bird on • Monday
evening prior ;to 'his ad-
dress to' the Society. Mrs.
Ethel Knight was on hand
to greet him as well as the
president, Dr. Grov
Shepherd and Mary
Shepherd, the vice-
president Brig. Fred Clift
and Margaret Clift,
Program Convener, the
Rev. George , Youmatoff
and Flo Youmatoff;
Archivist Miss ,Dorothy
Cox, and Huron County
Historical Society Board
Member Mrs. Elva
Metcalf.
The Ever Young Club
will hold their regular
meeting on Thursday
Nov. 29th in the
Municipal Bldg. Their
annual dinner takes place
on Tuesday, Dec. 4th at
St. Andrews United
Church •
Lions and Lioness
aise funds
A littiveminder of,the
Bayfielf,Lioness Bazaar,
Bake sale and crafts from
2 to 9 p.m. in the Bayfield
Community • Centre,
Saturday, Dec. 1. For
those of you Who would
like to attend functions in
the Community 'Centre
and find the stairs
onerous, you will be
pleased to learn that an
elevator has been in-
stalledfor your comfort.
Bayfield Lions Club
members are presently
canvassing on, behalf of
th' C.N.I.B., so please
welcome them w Len they
call at your home.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman
F. Cooper, Mount
Clemens, Mich. spent
several days at their
residence on Clan Gregor
Square. Visiting Satur-
day with them was Mrs.
Margaret Day of Bir-
mingham, Mich. A recent
Sanday guest with the
Coopers was • Mrs.
Cooper's mother, Mrs.
J.M. Atkinson of
Goodells, Mich.
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John reportedly *roWfOr
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Married to gv4 Sophia
Katherine Hagarop July
--nth, MO, Tttfq ha:d
seven children, four
daUghters and three sons.
To quote front Professor
Bird'spurdaddress
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discussion to provide a
glimpse into the career'
and craft -of this little-
known cabinet-maker
whose importance far
outreaches his modest
productivity. His shop
was never large - his only
employee was his oldest
son Philip, who worked
briefly in the shop until a
premature death at age
26.
His quantitative output
was comparatively
slight, and his clientele
probably did not extend
beyond the tiny village of
Bayfield and the
surrounding rural
population of Stanley and
Goderich Townships.
But, in retrospect, his
craftmanship was of a
truly high order, ac-
companied by a shrewd
inventiveness as to
technique, as well as
imbued with a won-
derfully synthetic at-
titude toward matters of
style."
Pref. Bird said that the
astonishing diversity of
products fashioned from
the hands of John
Gemeinhardt can be
determined from -four
categories of evidnce;
surviving pieces or
remnants; family
recollections; tools from
-the workshop; three
surviving sketchbooks.
To quote him again "It
is one of those rare events
in material culture
research that a
significant represen-
tation of the work of a
craftsman has been
preserved for present-
day study. It would be
impossible to exaggerate
the importance of the
service rendered by a
grandson (Douglas
•Gemeinhardt) and a
great-grandson (Phil
Gemeinhardt) who have
assiduously collected and
preserved furniture and
other products, as well as
almost the entirety of the
cabinet -maker's
workshop, includi.ng
tools, templates and
Oth r Materials. Rarely
has 'it been possible to
have such an open win,
dow on the life and work
of a 19th century craft.
sMan as is the case of
John Qemeinhardt.
The furniture can be
divided roughly into twq
categorieS irs a firstwide
range of pieces made for
sale in the surrounding
community, prPcluced to
satisfy an external
public. This included an
order for 100 chairs for
the Bayfield Town Hall.
In the Council Minute
Books a , motion is
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Carried."inpiNov.ded a odbf number
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The second' category
specialty pieces,, Made
for hirnself, ,hs im
mediate, farnil4 vand. as
wedding gift's' for each of
.his daughters. Each was
Other.-
iret4c1:41neUrcirefetlptcltm'aieeb;i: and11. bnight
ira4with at.
parlour table, a cdpta.m's
chair (for thehusband:tp-
be?) and as a special
expression of his cabinet-
making craftsmanship, 'a
side chair with sabre legs
recorded as follows: (klismos) and a harp -
"Moved by F.A. shaped back splat, These
Edwards, seconded by A, chairs exemplified his
Erwin, that John Fraser love of his European
be appointed to see Mr.- tradition and training.. If
Gemeinhardt regarding he copied It
the purchse of 100 chairs temp or a r y `G r a*1
for the Town Hall and, if Rapids' style, it w4s
price satisfactory, to
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