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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-07-03, Page 6ti gbaarn Advance -Times, Thursday, July 3, 19 features from The World of Women Home an Institute sponsors bus flp ti 1 MRS. STEWART FORSYTH, a past presi- dent of the Legion Ladies' Auxiliary, pre- sented 25 -year pins to senior members of the Auxiliary at Monday night's .meeting. N. The recipients were Mrs. W. T. Cruick- shank, Mrs. Scotty Ross, Mrs. Andy Scott and . Mrs. George Tervit. —Photo by Strong. Exchange vows at Trinity Anglican Cheryl Anne Baylor, daugh- ter of Mr. and. Mrs. Raymond Baylor of Fordwich, and Brian Dennis Scammell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alf Scammell, Pal- merston, were married June 20th at Trinity An g l i c an Church, Fordwich, by Rev. Harold Jenkins. The organist was Miss Elva Foster a,td the church was .decorated with candelabra and fern. The bride was given in mar- riage by her father. She wore a floor -length Swiss lagoda gown with detachable train. The dress had a mock turtle neck and long .sleeves. She wore a double tiered shoulder - length veil and carried a bou- quet of pink roses and whit e mums, Miss Ebtisf B0.14 u =*� Forest, maid of honor, and the bridesmaids, Miss Janie Mc- Gill of R. R. 1, Rothsay a n d Miss Kim Baylor wore floor - length gowns of silver wh,i t e lace over taffeta. David Franklin of Moore- field was best man and the ush- ers were Maurice Baylor and.. • Rodney Lambert. The •reception was held at the. Kurtzville community centre. Guests were received by the bride's mother who wdre • a blue lace over blue crepe dress and white acgessories, and the groom's mother. who chose a dress of apricot lac e over crepe with matching • ac- cessories. Mr. and Mrs. Scammell will live in Fordwich. --Dr r F: AA; Parker spentla :4 n A week in Victoria Hospital; Lon- don. WE WILL BE OPEN DURING FIESTA DAYS. FROM 11 a.m. to 12. Midnight THURSDAY - FRIDAY • SATURDAY Enjoy the best meal north -of -the - border in our ,fully air-conditioned dining room. • Relax and eat in com- fort surrounded by the gentle sound of stereo. •�. A MEAL .AT DANNY'S DURING FIESTA DAYS WILL BE A MEAL YOU WILL REMEMBER. SENOR DANNY'S RESTAURANT Highway 86 PHONE 357-3114 Closed all day Monday THE CLOTHES YOU WEAR TOMORROW - - - SHOULD BE CLEANED TODAY By Us! WINGHAM DRIVE-IN CLEANERS Or Contact SM1 H` ` in BELGRAVE Auxiliary honors senior members • A special table'for senior members was decorated with flowers and favors on Monday evening when the Ladies' Aux- iliary to the -Royal Canadian Legion held a'pot luck supper. About a dozen senior members were at the dinner. Bingo was played while the dishes were being washed. Mrs. J. King, president, conducted the • meeting and an application for membership was read from, Mrs. Bert Morin. Mrs. W. T. Cruickshank, Mrs. George Tervit Sr., Mrs. "Scotty".Ross and- Mrs. Andy Scott were presented with 25 - year pins by Mrs. Stewart For- syth,. a past president. Mrs. Forsyth, who is leaving. Wingham to move to Walker- ton, received an auxiliary broach. The presentation was madevby Mrs. David.Crothers. h ers. • Rc drnBeatcf rtfratikri goodsrime 'was enjoyed on the bus trip to Niagara Falls and • that Mrs. Ted English had won the bridge prize in the Zone. C pray -offs held recently in Listowel. Mrs. John Strong reported for the sick and visiting com- mittee. It was also announced that the auxiliary will sponsor a blood clinic July 23, to be held at CKNX1rom 3 to 5 in the 'afternoon and:7-9:30 in the evening. A donation was made td the Branch for payment of the pi- ano and a thank you note was sent to Jack Lewis for his gift of a dozen bud vases. • Baptist Mission Circle picnic A bus trip to New York, sponsored by the Women's In' stitute , proved to be a very enjoyable holiday during which members saw the prominent buildings, museums,, monu- ments, parks; churches and the historical and the'modemscenes that combine to make New York City the world's centre of com- merce, life and culture. A guided tour made up a full day of thrilling sight seeing. One of the many places. wor- thy of mention was the• statue of Liberty. This was .a gift of the people ofFrance, located on Liberty Island in New York Harbour. The figure itself is 151 feet high and stands on a . pedestal 152 feet high. A torch Is uplifted in her right hand while her left hand holds a tablet symbolizing the Declar- ation of Independence. She has become the symbol of the. ideals of human liberty. The Empire State Building boasts being the tallest build- ing _. i,n the world, soaring more than mile into the atmos- phere above the heart of Man - ,patten and'has been called the Cathedral of the skies. It was erected in 1931 (102 stories) and is 1,470 feet high including the huge television tower. From the 86th floor and the 102nd floor observatory, .one witnesses the grand spectacle of Greater New York spread out for miles around. In the United Nations Build- ing, 39 stories and built of glass and steel, representatives of the nations of the world meet to seek international peace and understanding. The Cathedral • Sixteen ladies attended the annual picnic on Tuesday of last week at the home of Mrs. ,Glen. Scheifele, where a buffet dinner was served. The president, Mrs. Frank Collar, conducted the meeting. Everyone joined in singing a number of choruses. Subscriptions to the Baptist Fellowship Magazine are now due and will be taken by Mrs. Alvin Procter. Volunteer ladies were asked to visit= the Ontario Regional Children's Centre at Palmer-, ston, August 27th at 7 p. m. for the purpose of providing a birthday party for a number of children celebrating birthdays. during the month. Each volun- teer will provide a gift for one child and sandwiches for lunch., Mrs. Art Stapleton conduct- ed the first half of the lesson in the study book "Gods Word ,in Your Life". The remaining half will be reviewed at the next meeting held in the home of ,Mrs. Henry Ten Pas on Aug- ust 14th. Games and contests were enjoyed, . conducted by Mrs. Scheifele's group. Apprecia- tion was extended to the host- ess for opening her home and Mrs. R. Neill closed the meet- ing with prayer. N� of St. Jan the Divine. Gothic in style began constrncti ' 1892 and when completed will be the largest cathedral in the world. Also experienced with this lectured toot was a glimpse of Times Squard, Greenwich village, Wall Street, Rocke- feller Centre, Harlem, Central Park, Radio City Hall,, Paw,. Am Building, Yankee Stadium, Madison Square Gardens, The Bowery, Skid Row, and many other great buildings worthy of note. A boat trip around the. Is.- lands s-lands showed more of the breath taking skyscrapers. New York is almost entirely situated on islands. Manhatten. common- ly called "New York", is only one of five boroughs which conn prises New York City, four of which including Manhatten are islands or part of an island. There are some 50 odd bridges throughout the city. The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, newest of the city wonders was named after its founder who discovered the harbour in 1524. This is the longest mainspan suspension bridge in the world linking Staten Island to Brook- lyn. The bridge is 3 miles long with a centre expansion of 4,260 feet, The George Wash- ington bridge, the world's only 14 lane suspension and the world's second largest, connects New York to New Jersey over the Hudson. , The growth and change in the City of New York from the days of early Dutch settlershave contributed to the grandeur of this modem metropolis that is populated by ,citizens whose or- TEACHERS RESIGN, RECEIVE .GIFTS The teachers of the public , school held a luncheon at the school recently to honour Mrs. ° Marie Douglas and Mrs. Isabel Wheeler .who: have resigned4 D has tr, I gg�� �� ,the highschool full, ti During the luncheon th+eli�e Sorg -in-law officiates for wedding Rev. G.- L : fish of St, An was . a presentation. Mrs. , oug-r" las received a attache case and Mrs. Wheeler, corning ware. • Open house at Woodeden The annual Open House at -Woodeden Camp for crippled children will be held Sunday, July 6th between 2:30 p. m. and 5:30 p. m. All residents and visitors to the area are most welcome to drop in and observe one of the most comprehensive camping programs for crippled children in the world today. Woodeden is one of f iv e camps owned and operas d by the Ontario Society for Crippled Children and financed through contributions to the annual East- er Seal Campaign. The camp is located between" London and Komoka on Spring- bank Drive. --Mr. Murray Olmsted of Los Angeles, Calif.. and his sister,, Mrs. Calder Ferguson, Mr. Ferguson and Kenneth of Toronto, visited recently with • their sister, Mn, Cecil Wal- „ pole and Mr.,Malpole, Minnie Street. / Ba# to ©f l •'vird'•= 1phia, officiated for the wed'ding of Margaret Pearl. Mc- Burney, Wingham, and George Russel MacKersie of Nipawin, Sank. , at the Presbyterian Church. Prof. Baxter is Mr. MacKersie's son-in-law. The bride wore a blue dress and coat ensemble with white accessories and pearl necklace and earrings, the gift of the groom. - • The reception was held in the fellowship hall of St. An- drew's where dinner was .serv- ed by the ladies of the church. The tables were decorated with garden flowers, the bride's ta- ble centred with a single layer wedding cake and candles. Guests attended from Kin- cardine', Belgrave, Guelph, To- ronto, Saskatoon, Philadelphia and Wingham. NNW --Miss Merle Wilson, Min - nie Street, is a patient in Vic- toria Hospital, London. Her aunt, Miss Hannah • Wilson of. Shuter Street is visiting in Lon- don. . INIMIONOMMINOMINIMOSOM MRS. STEWART FORSYTH, an active worker of long stand- ing in the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion, received a gold pin Monday night. • The presentation was made by Mrs. Dave Crothers, right, a past president. Mrs. Forsyth is moving to Walkerton.—Photo by Strong. CIt ions eau berowed to every nat#as and euitnre on. eittth.. Among, those from Wingha n 1.430 took in the trip were Mrs. Lauri. lbraittt, Nits,' Vera- Casemore,, Hattie 'W`i1eyr Mrs. hobert: Powell, 104, Keith, Mars. Frank Sellers, Mrs.. ltelen Mc. Burney, Mrs. Jardine, Mrs, Olive Walkeir, Mrs. ,Austin and Elizabeth, Mrs, Hazel Harper, Mr. Hollinger., Mrs. Ha z e 1 Hardy, Mrs, Anger, Mrs. New- ton, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Noble, Mrs„ Chris Tofting and Harry, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ireland, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shiell and Mr, and Mrs. Alf Lock- ridge. ock-ridge. Peny collections monthly support Menlal Health BELGRAVE--The Rev. Wil- liam Craven of Goderich was guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Belgrave Wo- men's Institute. The theme of the meeting was "Citizen- ship" and was convened by Mrs. Edna Procter who introduced Rev. Craven. His talk centred on the meanings of "Citizenship" and 'ways and means of being agood citizen. Miss Connie Nethery enter- tained with selections played on the accordion. Mrs. Garner Nicholson gave two readings, "Strangers Within Our Gates" by Edgar.Guest and "The Ef- ficiency Expert". -The roll call "One Way to be a Good Citizen" was an- swered by 21 members and two visitors.: Mrs. "Yvan Wightinan presid- ed for the business and programs for the coming year were given out. Plans for. the graduation banquet were finalized. Mrs. Stanley Cook gave an 'Interesting report on thdis- hieh: Oen life in `GO.defich. ;It was de cided to have the piano in the Institute rooms tuned. Pennies will be collected each month to go to Mental Health. Tent-' ative plans for the Institute bus trip to C.N. E. in August were discussed. Lunch was served by Mrs. Clifford Purdon, Mrs. Clarence Hanna and Mrs. Jack. Taylor. Lucknow doctor addresses meeting Dr. Jack McKim of Luck now was the guest speaker at the general meeting of the United Church Women at Wing - ham United Church on Wednes- day °of last week. • A good. attendance of the .. five units, plus a group of teenagers were guests, at the pot: luck supper. • Mrs. John Strong, Mrs. Gor- don Beard and Mrs. Albert Rin- toul of Unit 2 were in charge of the worship service. Mrs. Ken Wood introduced Dr. McKim who spoke on the different types of drugs, • their beneficial uses and misuses in today's society. A question and answer per- iod followed in which the teen- agers took part.. Mrs. Jack Reavie thanked Dr. McKitneand Mrs. JackGor- rie closed the general meeting •with prayer. Refiring teacher homed by staff BELGRAVE--A luncheon was held by the staff, former teachers and Mr. and Mrs. Wit- tram Black in East Wawanosh Public School on lune 19, in honor of Mrs. Beth Lansing who is retiring from teaching. • Mrs. Isabel Henry read an address to Mrs. Lansing and Mrs. Marilyn Brydes pinned a corsage on her as well as pre- senting her with a sterling sil- ver brooch arid earrings. Mrs. Lansing expressed her apprecia- tion. Mrs. Black was presented with a sheath of pink and white carnations by Mrs. Louise Bos- man, in appreciation for what she had done for the staff in the lint two years. Y• te News Item,. Mr*. and: Mrs. Robert Wade. Paul and Kathy of Point Claire, e, , visited over the week- end and holiday with Mrs.. Nor- man Wade. Mr. Wade and his totter visited relatives in St. John, Mich. , Sunday and Mon- day. Mrs. Robert Wade and family visited her mother in Sarnia. . Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Hull and Michael of Tuseon, Ariz, and Mr. Kevin Dickey of To- ronto spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Strong, Mrs, Lynn Coghiin. of Winni- peg visited Tuesday and Wed- nesday with Mrs. Glad Edgar. Mr. Birks Robertson, Teeswater, visited Tuesday at the same home. Mr. and Mrs. George Brown and Jean visited Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Brooks -of St. George on Sunday. Visitors at the home of Mrs. W. C. King were Mr. and Mrs. J.� 1(;' Burnham of Lan s in g, Mich.,. Mrs. Norma Henry, Jackson, Mich. , Mr. and Mn. Frank .McBride of Vancouver, Mrs. Fleming Grainger of Brus- sels, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph El- liott, Ripley and Mrs. Arnold Edgar, London. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Miller, Detroit, Mrs. Grant Miller, Vicki Jo and Kevin of Onaping spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. Archie Miller. Mrs. George Barr, Anne, Jo Ellen, Elizabeth and Lisa of Kemptville °and Mr. and Mrs. George MacDonald of Moles- worth visited Sunday: with Mrs. Jean MacDonald.. Mr. a rs. Orval Harrison of Moncre' and Mrs. Ben Miller of Listowel' visited' Mr. and Mrs.. Bert Hub- bard on Sunday. • Miss Jean Sparling. is a pa'. tient in Listowel Memoriaj.: pital. . mr,. and Mn. Clifton ° Coulter, yhited Mr. and, Mia.. Delmar D'ickert of Clifford on, Sunday evening. Mir',' and Mrs. Barry Jones: of Hamilton who just returned from a four weeks' visit with, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos.. Jones, 'Cheshire', England, spent the week -end With Mr. and Mn. Goldwyn Thompson. Mr.. Ian Campbell, Cheshire, Eng land, who is spending some time in Canada was also .gamest Recent visitors at the same home were. Mrs . Owens Byers and Mr. H. Diarner of Port, El in, Mr. and Mrs. Gary CIM farnily.of Port Elgin and Wand Mrs. Bruce Clayton, 'Ripley. Har. and Mrs. Victor Hill, Kitchener, visited Monday with Mrs. Glad Edgar. Mr. Peter Keil was a.guest • at the Martin -Pink wedding ' at Burk's Falls on Saturday. CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP BLUEVALE--Mr. and Mrs. C. B. 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