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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1973-03-22, Page 6• from The World of Women To li.Id annual next month EVALE --- Mrs. Charles M"at r was hostess for the Marth 'fleeting of the Women's Attu, held in the community laSt Wednesday afternoon. Twenty-six members, five "Vbiltors and three children were „Pfeeent Mrs. Mel Craig presided and the meeting opened with the usual ode and collect. Mrs. William Peacock, "a secretary - treasurer read the minutes and correspondence. A,. St. Patrick's card was signed by the members to send to Mrs. Alice Aitken who is still a patient in Wingham and District Hospital. A metal filing cabinet . was presented to the Institute by Mrs. Mathers, in which to keep the records. The annual meeting in April will be held in the United Church Sunday school looms and will begin with a pot -luck dinner. Conveners of the standing committees were asked to have their reports ready and the nominating committee was asked - to bring in a slate of .officers. Mrs: Ross Nicholson and Mrs. Cecil Sanderson, agriculture and Canadian industries conveners, were in charge of the meeting, Each member named the type of flower carried at her wedding in' I.adies'. Aid Lords meeting BLUEVALE - The Turnberry Ladies' Aid group of the Pres- byterian Church held its March tneeting, Tuesday of last week at the home of Mrs. Glenn MC- Kercher. Mrs. Jack Willitts, president, opened the"meeting by reading from Proverbs. Mrs. Glenn Snell read the minutes of the last meeting and gave the treasurer's report. Six ladies spent the after- noon :quilting. ' The next meeting will be held in May at the home of Mrs, Joe 'Walker. Mrs... Mc ercher served a delicious .luncht the close of -'„the meeting S. Sch.fter mooed president •f Gsrrie group GORRIE — The United Church young ladies held their second meeting at the home. of Mrs. Mary. 'Templeman. Scripture reading and a meditation were given by Margaret .Sach. Officer's were elected and the group decided on the name, "The Fifth Addition". President is Marion Schefter; vic president, Margaret Such; secretary, Bar- bara Thornton; treasurer, Jane Heipel; secretary -treasurer, Donna Latronico. Leta Stirling is unit representative and planning program conveners are ,Mary Templeman, Wanda Roth, Linda Pyke and Dianne Mino.. All interested young married and single Iadies are welcome. The next meeting is April 2 at 8 p.m. at the home of Margaret Sach. _. Denture wearers smile. Ansodent is the demure cleanser that Ins you smile with'confidence. Specie! Whiteners and brighteners clean denturu fast—in minutes .: without bpjshing or overnight soaking. One capful removes stubbom'stains .. . • helps keep your mouth fresher, laiisodent er. it gives you a lot to smile about. answer to the roll call. Mrs Robert Fraser gave the motto, "His garden will be fragrant who has sown it with sweet thoughts." A comedy skit, "That Nasty Mother Goose” with Mrs. Gordon Mundell and Mrs. Charles Mathers taking part, provedvery entertaining. Mrs. Ross Nicholson in- troduced the guest speaker, Mrs. Roy Sanderson who told ,About her gardening and caring for flowers. She was thanked by Mrs. Harry Elliott and presented with a gift. Lunch was served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. William De Vos, Mrs. Alex MacTavish and Mrs. Cecil Sanderson. Guests attend UCW meeting DONNYBROOK — The March meeting of the United Church Women was held Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Hil- liard Jefferson with a good at- tendance. Mrs. Ernest Snowden and Mrs. Margaret Leddy were in charge and opened the meeting with the hymn "Take Time to Be Holy". Mrs. Snowden led in prayer. Psalm 714 was read in unison. The topic was on India and Mrs. Leddy read interesting extracts from letters which Mrs. Hugh Jeffersonhad written of India where she and her husband are living at the present time. Mrs. Wesley Jefferson con- ducted the business. The Auburn UCW is sponsoring a fashion show in the Auburn community hall on March 28th. Mrs, Stuart Chamney read the minutes and the offering was received: "In the Cross of Christ I .Glory", was sung and Mrs. Snowden closed the meeting with the benediction. Miss Sharron Jefferson then Showed pictures taken on her holiday trips to England, Nor- way, Sweden, Denmark, Holland,, Germany, Italy and Switzerland which .everyone . enioyed. Mrs. Snowden thanked her and lunch was served by the hostess assisted=,yby Mrs. Wesley.. Jef- fersomand airs. Sam.Thompson. —Mrs. Roesmary Herd Yed- demi and Mrs. Susan Gale, who are both on the staff of St. Joseph's Hospital, London, visit- ed Wingham one day last week to help celebrate Harold Herd's birthday. The girls brought with them a lovely birthday cake with the traditional candles. —Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mitchinson of Niagara Falls spent the week- end with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Montgomery. They also visited her mother, Mrs. McMichael, at Brookhaven Nursing Home. II Ink 0 0 LADIES WITH A SPECIAL interest in nutrition wete guests of Wingham Lions Club last week when Pharmacist Tom Axier of the Rexall Drug Co., Toronto, gave a fascinat- ing ascinat ing discourse on the need for vitamin supplements in the daily. diet. From the left are Kathy Kios, home economics department, F. E. Madill Secondary School; Lorna Douglas Public Health Nurse; , Sheila Lancaster, Victorian Order Nurses; Barbara ,Green, home economist, F. E. Madill S.$.; Mrs. Leneita Statia, Wingham hospital dietician; Mrs. Janet Reid, public health nurse. The ladies enjoyed some nutrition as dinner guests. (Staff Photo) • Speaker describes services of VON • The March meeting of the Wingham Kinettes was held Mon- day at Lee's Tavern with 14 membersand two guests present. President Mrs. Alex Strong introduced the guests, Mrs. Howard Lancaster and Miss Margaret Wood, who are the local staff members of Victorian Order of Nurses. Miss Wood stressed the fact that the VON ..wants to make more people aware of the services in this re- gion. She said that theyfeel it majority of the patients in hos- pital could convalesce as well at home with their are and the patient would be more content. This year the VON is celebrating its 75th anniversary as an estab- lished order in Canada: Miss Wood also explained in detail their Home Care,program and what services they provide. ':. %gllowing a question session, Kieette Mrs. Leroy Jackson Irish program for senior citizens The Wingham Senior Citizens met in the council chambers on. Tuesday evening of last week. The meeting opened in the 'usual manner. wjth.. "Thel Lord's Prayer", "The Queen" and\ the "Theme Song", and the minutes of the previous meeting. It was decided to sponsor a bus to attend the Stratford festival on May 28 to see "The Taming of the Shrew", if tickets could be ob- tained. Miss Ann Wilson and Mrs. -Mary Armstrong were appointed to send for tickets at 'the reduced price. • A letter was read urging citi- zens to contact their representa- tive at parliament about the urgent need for improved trans- portation in this area. R. Mac- Kersie and Mrs. Olive Lewis were named to write the letter. Members of the committee re - thanked the guests. The president read the corres- tondence, including a letter from the recreation department, ask- ing the group's opinion as to whether the . Kinsmen wading pool should be continued. They were informed it would cost approximately, $1,500 to meet the public health standards. After a discussion it was decided to sponsible for the next meeting are Mrs. Alice Taylor, Miss Ann Wilson, Mrs. Wade, Mrs. Ethel Stewart and' Miss Agnes Willism - son. The. tie*" tedple a. dt '_ ic4' "Voice" were distributed.' The program committee 'then took charge of the program with Mrs. Olive Boss as leader. Mrs. Brydges gave two humorous readings. Mr. Wall played some old-time music on the violin accompanied on the piano by Mrs.. Elizabeth Irwin.. Miss Lavonne Ballagh, in Irish cos- tume, sang softie Irish songs, "The Same Old Shillelagh" and "Dear Old Donegal" with Mrs. Cora Robertson as accompanist. Everyone joined in the sing -song led . by Miss Ballagh with Mrs. Walker at the piano. The happy evening closed with lunch and a social chat. esiding in Lower i own Mr. and Mrs. John L: Stacey are residing at RR 2, Wingham, the former Lower Town school house, following. their February 9th marriage at 7:30 in the Wingham United Church. Rev. Barry Passmore officiated at the ceremony and wedding music was provided by H. Swatridge. Mrs. Stacey is the former Thelma Purdon, daughter of Mrs. John Pardon of Listowel. Parents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Stacey of RR 2, Wingham, Art Wells of Lloydminster, Sask. gave the bride in marriage. The bridal gown was floor length and A-line with Tong bell sleeves, rounded neckline and Empire waistline. She carried a heart -shaped bouquet of red roses with trailing rosebud streamers. Lorie Carter of RR 2, Wingham was maid of honor. She was gowned in a royal blue crushed St. Paul's Church (ANGLICAN) — WINIG HAM REV. T. K. HAWTHORN, Rector MRS. HARRY BRYDGES, Organist and Choir Leader Sunday, March 25 Lent S 11.00 a.m.—Confirmation Service Bishop H. F. Appleyard hisetinail Mon., Mar. 26 --St. Paul's Teenage Girls will meet at that Rectory, 7 p.m. velvet floor -length dress and car- ried a white fur muff. . Flower girl Helen Chandler of Whitechurch was also dressed in floor -length royal blue crushed velvet. Her gown was trimmed with white fur and she carried a fur muff. Ken Snowden of Wingham was best man and guests were ushered by Milton Purdon of Lis- towel. A reception followed at the Wingham Legion Hall where guests were received by mothers of the bridal couple. The bride's mother wore a long turquoise blue chiffon dress with a corsage of pink carnations. The groom's mother chose a floorLlength flowered dress with a corsage of white carnations. For travelling, the bride wore a blue velvet jacket with white satin trim and matching white satin baggies with blue velvet cuffs. Out-of-town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Rel Falconer of Sarnia; Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Stacey, Wyoming; Mr. and Mrs. Bill McDougall of Petrolia ; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bottom, Delaware; Art Wells of Lloydminster, Sask., and Mrs. Phyllis Westwood of Lloydminster) Alta. advise the board that the Kinettes would do a survey to learn the needs of the pool and they would try to keep it functioning if the public requires this facility. Mrs. William Hanula asked for volunteers to visit the Brook- haven residents this month and asked them to take their children to help entertain their friends at Brookhaven. �r �ening. unit h:oi' FORMICA!— The evening unit of the United Church Women held the March meeting in Sunday School rooms with Mrs. Jim Thnperley, presides); and Mrs. Cart D'Arcey I,chacge. Mrs, D'Arcey read thaak-you earda train members, who were sick. Rolf call was ansa by members donating agift for Bra- zil. The program committee was Mrs. Carol Donaldson, Mrs. Joan McCann and Mrs. Bill Hutchin- son, the topic being on folk,. Joan McCann gavea reading, <of just don'tknow what I s'h'ould do". Carol Donaldson read several verses from the study book on ds nterettn pI*0410111 Incilat. Joan and gni. za wei's as to whatthe II doing abs` � dru ,prob- lone I Wil . Cart D'Arcey gave a per!, °Season of En - da wt#4 , S 5 ' ",b' aa` r �' �. Mrs M Allan and . 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