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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-04-10, Page 64,4 Adivance-Ttmea, Thursday, Apriit®, I9 75 featur.s from The World of Women Home and The Housewife__ Guests from other churches aiurG G�7ST�f 1 fEIL7f1KVTTef 119 BLUEVALE — Mrs. Glenn Gulley opened the Easter Thank - offering meeting of the Women's Missionary Society by reading from the 28th chapter of St. Matthew. The meeting was held in Knox Church. Guests were welcomed from Wroxeter, Wing - ham, Bluevale and Belmore. Mrs. Keith Moffatt led devo- tions and read scripture from Acts, chapter three. After the comments she read a poem about 'Easter and led in prayer. Easter hymns were sung during the wor- ship service. Mrs. Murray Gaunt and Mrs. James English favored the audi- ence with two duets, "The Old Rugged Cross" and "In the Garden". After a short business period, Mrs. Glenn Snell and Mrs. Gordon Mundell received the offering. Mrs. Golley gave the offertory prayer. Mrs. Golley then introduced Mr. and Mrs. Alex Robertson of Wingham who had been on a tour of Israel. They told of their trip Bluevale UCW holds Easter meet and showed slides. As their audi- ence ce journeyed with them, they noticed the buildings made of stone or cement, the vast hilly lands and the deserts, the shep- herds tending their sheep, the fishing boats and the sunrise on the Sea of Galilee, the River Jordan and the Dead Sea. All of these brought to mind the stories of Christ walking and doing His good deeds on this land. Mr. Robertson also pointed out that solar heat is the main heat- ing system in Israel. While in the Holy Land, Mr. and Mrs. Robertson also visited with Miss Laura Collar. Mrs. Alba Mundell thanked Mr. and Mrs. obertson for sharing the group's Thankoffering and making it a most interesting evening. She also presented them with a gift. The meeting was closed with prayer and a social time was enjoyed. Travelogue of Holy Land featured at UCW meeting BRUSSELS — The afternoon unit of the United Church Women was privileged to have as its guest, Mrs. Rutherford of Newry, when it met at the home of Mrs. H. Steffler with 20 members present. Mrs. Rutherford presented a travelogue on the Holy Land. She and her husband visited that country in February 1974 on a tour conducted by the Observer. Each picture she showed por- BLUEVALE — The United trayed so very clearly the land Church Women held their meet- - where our Lord was born, lived, ing on Wednesday, April 2, at 8:15 was crucified and rose from the in the Sunday School room, with\a dead. good attendance in spite of Inde- The highlights of her trip Were ment weather. the communion service at Geth- Mrs. Jim Casemore conducted semane and her personal bap - the worship assisted by members tism in the River Jordan. Several of Unit One. Easter hymns were articles made from olive wood sung and Psalm 98 was read re- were on display. sponsively. 'Mrs. Bert, Garniss Mrs. Steffler expressed the told a beautiful Easter story. group's appreciation to Mrs. Mrs. J. Nicholson conducted Rutherford for her inspirational the remainder of the meeting. and interesting presentation. Roll call was answered with A poem entitled "Springtime" Easter thoughts and verses. was read by Mrs. Steffler to open Mrs. G. Campbell and Mrs. W. the meeting. Mrs. J. Smith con - Peacock reported on the eighth vened the devotions. Her annual meeting of Huron -Perth United Church Women held re- cently at Listowel, . telling of the - celebration of the church's anniversary. flail ''in ` attend'' the diee't1n of'' the "Whitechurch United Church Women on May 7, was accepted. Announcement was made of the Bluevale church's participa- tion in the joint service of five United churches of the area, to be held in Wingham United Church as part of the 50th anniversary celebration. Some of the business discus- sions were abbreviated or post- poned until a later date so all could get home while roads were - passable. At the close of the meeting, Group Four served refresh- ments. The next meeting is to be held on May 28. overweight? JOIN counterweight Get ready for summer! HUNDREDS OF CLASSES! WINONAIM (Maitland Lodge I.O.O.F. Nail 213 Josephine Street Tiosdap, 7:30 p.m. lose weight with the Canadian Family Meal Plan Try Counterweight Foodt for the calorie -conscious. Available at your supermarket. 3 Fourteen attend Ac.W,meeting1: ; "Thoughts for Easter" were based on scripture from the 28th chapter of St. Matthew's Gospel. She pointed out very clearly that Easter is a time of hope, promise, fulfilment and joy. A hymn was sung and prayer was offered by Mrs. Smith. The Thankoffering service will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, April 20, in Brussels United Church. Mrs. Steffler closed the meet- ing with prayer. Mrs. E. Welwood presented with life membership Mrs. E. Welwood was pre- sented with a life. membership certificate when the'members of the Women's Missionary Society of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church held their monthly meet- ing in the fellowship hall on Tues - "day of last week. Mrs. G. Fisher made the presentation to Mrs. Welwood. President Mrs. R. Armstrong opened the meeting with the call to worship and led in prayer. A hymn was sung with Mrs. J. Conn act ailinp ii?iiiig bathe piano. Mrs. Armstrong conducted •the business. Mrs. V. Young, Mrs. M. Hast- ings and Mrs. W. D. Congram conducted an Easter service of worship. Mrs. Hastings read scripture from the 24th chapter of St. Luke's Gospel. The medita- tion editation was given by Mrs. Young and Mrs. Congram led in prayer. Following the singing of an Easter hymn, the offering was received by• Mrs. 'Fisher and dedicated by. Miss Verna McLaughlin. Mrs. Harr Bateman played an appropriate piano solo. Mrs. Young introduced Mrs. Alex Robertson who, with her husband, toured Jerusalem a short time ago. She showed slides which were of great interest to everyone. The meeting closed with the singing of another hymn and prayer by Mrs. James McInnes. A social hour was enjoyed by all. BE`LG$AVE The April meeting of the Anglican Church Women was held at the home of Mrs. Robert Higgins on Tuesday afternoon with nine members and five visitors present. Mary Isabel Nethery led -in the opening prayers and the Lord's prayer was repeated in unison. Mrs. Hugh Rinn read the Scrip- ture lesson. The minutes of the last meeting and the correspond- ence were read by the secretary, Mrs. Clare Van Camp. The treasurer's report was .given by. Mrs. Alex Nethery. The roll call was a verse about Easter or spring. ., Plans were made for the confirmation service to be held in the church on April 4.5 at 8 p.m. Lunch will be served at the arena rooms. It was decided to enquire about purchasing a new cloth for the communion table and new num- bers for the hymn board. The dues were paid, the apron and birthday box passed and the draw was won by Mrs. John King 'of Wingham. Rev. Carson conducted the Bible study on th\th chapter of the gospel' according to St. John. Get well cards were signed to send to Mrs. Archie Montgomery and Miss Nora Van Camp who are in the hospital. Mrs. Robert Procter read an article "Let's Think It Over" and a poem, "By the Lakeside". Mrs. Hugh Rinn gave a humorous reading. Dianne Scott played her guitar and, sang several numbers and led in a sing -along. Everyone enjoyed the music and gave Dianne a hearty applause. Rev. Carson closed the meeting with prayer. Grace was sung and lunch served by the hostess. 1 1 1 to 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 St. auChurch (ANGLICAN) WI.NGHAM REV. T. K. HAWTHORN, Rector MRS. D. RICHARDSON, Organist and Choir Leader SUNDAY, APRIL 13 EASTER 2 8:30 a.m.--Holy Communion 11:00 a.m.—Morning Prayer MEETINGS Wed., Apr. 16—Board of Managt vvi . parish hall 8:00 p.m. Thurs., Apr. 17—Euchre party in parish hall 8:30 p.m. 1 1 1 1111 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LISA RITCHIE "Tiny Tot Twirler" SUSAN BROWN "Princess" JUDY HANULA "Sweetheart" All winners, no losers in majorette. competition There were no losers in the Second ,;Annual Majorette Competition in Wingham recently, when approximately 65 "Deb -u -Ton" majorettes twirled, pranced and paraded. to „ win prizes, awards and titles. The event was organized by teachers Patti Robertson, and assistants Lori Biggins and Michelle Rin- toul. Everyone won something: there were trophies for the first three ' places, ribbons for th fourth, .fifth and sixth places,, an�_ seventh -place certificates for everyone else. Judges for the day -time events were senior corps members Lori Thompson, April McBurney, Marjorie Nixon and the corps teachers. The day -time events included classes in basic marching, solo parade majorette competitions, solo twirling, flag and fire solos, duets and'dance and twirl solos. Classes were divided by age and ability, so everyone got a fair chance. In the two classes open to the male corps members, five-year- old Michael Cameron won in the marching category, while 10 - year -old Phillip Rintoul captured. the twirling title. The most successful majorettes of the day, with four to nine trophies each to their credit, were Julie Mc- Donald, April McBurney, Susan Brown, Karry Ann Taylor and Joelle, Reavie. The highlight of day -time events was the competition for the title of "Itsy Bitsy Batoner of Wingham ''75" with five Contes- tants, all under four -years -old. Kelly Day, Shelly Barger, Christie Curzon, Hailey Robert- son and Lori Anstett marched, followed the leader, put on a fashion show and underwent an interview as part of the require- ments. The successful title winner was three-year-old Christie Curzon. • To round out -the morning, the 34 contestants of the "Miss Majorette" division displayed their various talents to qualify for the pageant. Judges for the pageant were Mr. and Mrs. Don Vair, Mr. and Mrs. Al Skelton,. and teacher Patti Robertson. The criteria included high marks for: majorette ability, modeltkng of gowns and street attire and talent exhibitions. Michelle Rintoul, Susan Brown, Angela Walker . and Jennifer Strong won gold loving -cup trophies for their ability and style in the modelling contest. In the younger class, winners of the talent category were Lisa Barger and Janice King. Lori Thompson won the senior talent title for her rendition of Dorothy from the "Wizard of Oz", while Susan Brown won the junior division title with a song and dance routine ' from "Thoroughly Modern Millie." The four top majorettes of Wingham for 1975 and winners of the ultimate titles were : six-year- old Lisa Ritchie, crowned ",Tiny Tot Twirler"; eight-year-old Judy Hanula, crowned "Sweet- heart Baton Twirler"1-- 1 -year- old Susan Brown, crowned. "Prin- cess Baton Twirler"; and 16 - year -old Marjorie Nixon, crowned "Miss • Wingham Majorette Queen." McIntosh UCW Easter meeting MOUNTAIN CLIMBING ANYONE? Or everyone, as the case was last Thursday and Fri- day when high snowbanks lined the !thein street of Wingham, turning brave pedestrians into mountain goats as they alternately scaled the mountains or sank waist high in the drifts. MARJORIE NIXON "Queen" BELMOJIE -- The March meeting of the McIntosh U ' , ted Church Women was held in the church basement with a good at- tendance. The presiut nI , Mrs. Everett Dustow, u penes : the meet i ng wit t a poem, "A Look at Calvary' . Devotions were conducted by Mrs. Alan Darling. The hymn, "Beneath the Cross of Jesus", was sung and a meditation con- cerning the Easter story was given. Devotions were closed with prayer and a poem titled "That Day at Calvary." The roll call was an Easter poem. The minutes were read and approved. An interesting study period was presented by Mrs. Robert Wood. The subject was "Good Friday Points stressed in the study of Good Friday were redemption, propitiation, reconcilliation and justification. These are the words that come to us from the hill out- side Jerusalem's gates. A poem, "The Rest of the Story", was read by Mrs. Wood to close the study period.. Mrs. Walter Renwick gave a report of Bruce Presbyterial which was held in Hanover re- cently. The offering was received and dedicated. The bills were pre- sented and passed. Mrs. Ivan Mawhinney gave an Easter read- ing. 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