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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-06-26, Page 6rom World of Women Home tn. vale church setting Ross--Veenstra vows Kw* Presbyterian Church, Bbievale, was decorated with 'tapers in candelabra sur - r011144 by yellow and white Oldsigia _and blue cornflowers when Rey, Robert H. Armstrong 'United hilnarriage Bonnie Veen- stra and William John Ross, both Of Wingham, on Friday, June 6, at 7:30. Parents of the couple are • Mr. and Mrs. Joost Veenstra of • Clinton and Mr. and Mrs. Nor- man Ross of Wingham. Mrs. Hoggart, organist, pro- vided traditional and con- temporary wedding music and accompanied Mrs. Ruth Town- send andVis. Grace Campbell as they sang "Walk Hand in Hand" and the Hawaiian Wedding Song. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a gown of sheer organza over silk. Daisies trimmed the longsheer sleeves and high ruffled neckline and ex- tended in a V to the waistline which extended into an attached train. A wide ruffle added hem- line interest. A Juliet cap held her elbow -length veil also trimmed with daisies and she carried a bouquet of red roses, pink carna- tions, green ivy and baby's breath. Mrs. Greta deVos of Bluevale was matron of honor. She was be- comingly attired in a gown of light blue crepe with empire waistline, full skirt and bell sleeves tiimMed with a large ruffle on the bottom. She wore a white wide-brizruned hat trim- med with blue daisies and carried a bouquet of pink carnations, yellow and white daisies and blue cornflowers. • Brian McBurney of Wingham was groomsman and guests were ushered by Barry Hogg of Gorrie and Donald Ross of Wingham. Guests from Holyrood, Kin- cardine, Cochrane, London, Clin- ton, Toronto, Stratford, Sarnia REUPHOLSTERING Any type of furniture TONIIKESS. 357-2718 MATERNITY WEAR ill the SEPARATE SNOPPE Main Corner Clinton Open 2-6 Closed Weds and the Wingham • and Bluevale area were receivedat a reception which followed in the Wingham Legion Hall. The bride's mother wore a floral rose coat over a floor - length princess dress. Her cor- sage was yellow roses. The groom's mother chose a mint green princess styled floor -length dress with a corsage of yellow roses. For travelling in Northern On- tario, the bride wore a bone - colored pantsuit with red ac- cessories and a corsage of red roses. On their return, they took up residence at RR 1, Bluevale. Honored guests at the wedding • were the groom's grandparents, who will celebrate their 60th wed- ding anniversary later this year. 4. —Photo by Norm Hyde WI. presents page t for local group, guests A pageant, depicting different attitudes of Women's Institute members and outsiders' im- pressions of the organization,' was the highlight of the Wingham WI meeting which was held last week. Mrs. W. Elston, Mrs. W. Lock- wood and Mrs. Alvin Orvis .por- 0 0 0 0 ..... • St. Paul's Church (ANGLICAN) WINGHAM REV. T. K. HAWTHORN, Rector MRS. D. RICHARDSON, Organist and Choir Leader - SUNDAY, JUNE 29 • Trinity 5 8:30 a.m.—Holy Communion 11:00 a.m.—Holy Communion THE CLEANING DEPARTMENT will be CLOSED from JULY 7 a JULY 21 The clothing department will remain open as usual READMAN CLEANERS AND MEN'S WEAR Wingham • 357-1242 trayed three senior citizens, dis- couraged and non -interested in life, and presented the focal point of the play. One of the energetic WI members, Mrs. A. Lockridge, after listening. to their woes, per- suaded them to cheer up and join the Institute meeting. Three protesters, Mrs. D. Ritchie, Mrs. Roy Barrett and Mrs. George Drehmann, carry- ing placards and 'demonstrating their feelings toward work, pre- ferring welfare, were hastily sub- dued and escorted out by police- woman, Mrs. Robert Powell. Mrs. Ritchie, dressed in man's attire, told how he was so badly neglected by WI wife and what he thought of the organization. Mrs. Lockridge, president, opned the meeting and wel- comed about 50 ladies, guests from Blyth and Belgrave, as well as Wingham members. The ladies answered the roll call, "As an Institute member I re- solve — ", with some humorous quotes. During the business portion of the .meeting, it was again ap- proved that the group support an- other ,-Korean child. The next meeting will take the form of a free bus trip and picnic to Kin- cardine on July 17. It is hoped that the senior members will.par- ticipate and enjoy the outing. One of the highlights of the afternoon was the WI Band in full dress, comprising ten of the local members who played a few selec- tions on their instruments, wash- boards included, to the delight of the audience. Mrs. Charles Shiell spoke on "Resolutions", the theme of the meeting, which was one of the first convenerships in the WI and still has a place in today's pro- gram. She stated that an Institute needs leaders and each member should be given an opportunity to lead in her own field. In closing, the speaker urged, "Let us, as members, take action and make our programs educational and interesting." Mrs. Ivan Wightman, district president, thanked the ladies for their efforts. The meeting closed with The Queen and Grace. The hostesses served lunch and a social half hour was enjoyed. —Miss Lois Black of Van- couver visited last week with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bennett and David; also with other cousins, Mr. and Mrs. S. J Walker. loccri, holiday slides shown BELMO E — The June meet, ing of the McIntosh United " Church Women was held in the% church basement with 13 in at. tendance. The president, Mrs.; Everett Dustow, opened the meeting with a poem, • "How church members are like bor.. ses". Devotions were conducted by Mrs. Mac Inglis and opened with the singing of "Faith of Our Fathers". The scripture reading was Psalm 63:1-8. For the meditation two short stories were read, "Daddy's Hand" and "What Is Your Paw's Name?". Devotions closed with prayer and the singing of "This Is My Father's World". The roll call was a 50th anni- versary item. Mrs. Jack Inglis gave a report from the manse committee. A stewardship report was given by Mrs. Oliver Dustow and Mrs. Alan Darling reported for the finance committee. The bills were presented and passed. An enjoyable feature of the meet- ing was a tape played by Mrs. Jim Busby of the "Chuckwagon Gang" singing "Fly away to During the business period plans were made for the ceme- tery service which is planned for August 10. The offering was re- corded and dedicated. The meeting was then turned over to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harkness who told of their trip to the west coast last summer and showed their slides of that trip. The Harknesses gave a most interesting and amusing com- mentary on the slides. Also shown were scenes of local in- terest including the • Beltnore Maple Syrup Festival, the Mc- Intosh Anniversary and Jubilee service, the Mcl3e1 Friendship Club reunion and slides of other local get-togethers. The president thanked Robert and Grace for the showing of their slides, and the meeting then closed with the Miz- pah benediction. Following the meeting a pot- luck lunch and social hour was held in the 'church kitchen. Deborah ($charbach). Whiteman, daughter of Myrtle and Jack Scharbach, York Lane, Wingham, gradu- ated from Trent University, Peterborough on June 6, 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts Honors Degree. She Was awarded the President Sy- mons' Medal for Academic excellence. Debbie plans to continue her education at the University of Toronto. Bluevale girl passes exam I3LUEVALE — Mary Anne Nicholson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al Nicholson, RR 1, Blue - vale, received word on June 20 that she has successfully passed the complete requirements for Grade VIII piano, in accordance with the standards set by the Royal Conservatory of Music, University of Toronto. The examiner* was Laurel Robinson who is assistant organist at the Timothy Eaton Memorial Church in Toronto. Mrs. Nora Moffatt of Wroxeter is .Mary Anne's music teacher. MR. AND MRS. GORDON GRANT of Brussels celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Saturday in the company of over 50 relatives and guests. The happy couple, formerly from Mount Forest, have lived in Brussels since 1958. Mr., Mrs. G. Grant married 50 years The golden wedding anniver- sary of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Grant of Brussels was almost an international celebration last weekend when the couple hosted over 50 guests from all over Can- ada and the United States. Pres- ent to celebrate with the happy couple were visitors from Van- couver, Southampton, Brantford, Listowel, Medicine Hat, Caro and Detroit, Michigan, Windsor, Burlington, Durham, Toronto, Mount Forest and Woodstock. The Grants also received con- gratulatory telegrams from Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, Governor General and Mrs. Jules I,eger, Ontario Premier Bill Davis, former prime minister John Diefenbaker, Robert Stan- , field and Huron MP Bob McKin- ley. The Grants have four children and 12 grandchildren; also at the celebration were Mr. Grant's four brothers and three sisters and Mrs. Grant's sister and two brothers. Mr. and Mrs. Grant were mar- ried in Port Huron on June 17, 1925. They lived in Normanby Township and Goderich for some time before coming to Mount Forest where they farmed for eight years. They went to Brus- sels in 1958. The couple rounded off the weekend celebrations 'Sunday with an open house for all their neighbors and riends in Brus- sels. bowls itible Cloks held next week • The Child Evangelism Fellow- ship of Ontario will begin its summer program in,manY t9wils and cities of our province on June 30. Two young summer mis- sionaries will come te this area and hold dull§ from June 30 Until July 4. The piogram is particu- larly suitable for children five years of age and over. They are invited to attend the club which is closest to them or the 'ones of their choice. The program of clubs will be as follows: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Mr. and Mrs. Baswick in Bluevale; Mr. and Mrs. L. Fex, 263 Shuter St., Wingham; 11 to 12 noon, Mrs. D. Cameron, Lower Wingham; 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Mrs. Terry Rathwell, Lucknow; Mrs. Murray Gaunt, 170 Diagonal ltd., Wingham; 330 to 4:30 p,m., Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Lanting, Luck - now; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Clug- ston, 54 Bristol Terrace, Wing - ham. Infant baptized at London church Joseph Matthew, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bechberger, Lincoln Place, London, was bap- tizedon Sunday, June 22, at Holy Rosary Church, London. Rev. Father M. F. White officiated. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gibbons of Atkinson Blvd., London, were sponsors for the baby. Joseph Matthew was born at St. Joseph's Hospital, London, on May 26 and has one brother, Paul Francis. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. George Bechberger and family of Chepstow, Mr. and Mrs. James Gibbons, Wingham, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gibbons and family, London, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Weber and family of Stratford and., Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cuillerier and family of Ailsa Craig. )Seniors meet.; FORDWICH—The Senior Citi- zens catered to a bus load of Sen- ior Citizens from Arkona. Dinner was served at 5:30 p.m. to 43 in the Fordwich Hall. The regular June meeting was held in the Fordwich Hall the same evening. A Canadian flag, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Johnson was on display. After the business part of the meeting, at which time various bus trips were discussed, cards were played. The meeting closed with a smorgasbord lunch. Induction Rev. Canon, G. H. Parke -Tay- lor, B.A., M.A., L. TH., B.D., D.D., Dean of Theology, Huron College, London, will be guest speaker tonight (Thursday) at 8 o'clock in Trinity Church, Ford- wich, when induction service will be held for Rev. William B. Park- er LL.B., M. Div., of the parishes of St. Stephen's Church, Gorrie and Trinity, Fordwich. The Ven. C. Robert Townshend B.A., B.TH., LLD., Archdeacon of Saugeen will induct Mr. Parker. Belmore INMS BELMORE — Eight ladies an- swered the roll call .at the June meeting of the Women's Mis- sionary Society with their favor- ite Bible verse. Mrs. Ralph Dick- son opened the meeting with "Just a Closer Walk with Thee". Mrs. Bruce Darling gave the scripture and meditations fol- lowed by prayer by Mrs. Elmer jeffray. It was decided to give a dona- tion to the Yokohama Nursery in Japan. Mrs. Elmer Ballagh gave a reading entitled "If Jesus Came to Your House". Mrs. Wayne Baswick con- ducted a study on "Lord of Our Personal Conduct", from Colos- sians 2:16-23. During lunch Mrs. Alvin Mun- dell conducted a short Missionary quiz. —Mr. and Mrs. I3arney Keemar of Toronto visited Mon- day with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Montgomery. —Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gaunt of Chatham and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Gaunt of Wingham returned Saturday from a week's trip to Tobermory, Thunder Bay and down through the northern states to Duluth, Mackinac Strait and Sarnia. Music pupils pass exams BRussas — Village mune pupils have successfully pasPed examinations **ten, recently in connection With the Royal, Con- servatory of Music. Brian Armstrong, passed the Grace V Pianoforte with first class honors, achlevio0 in Per cent, He was the only piano pupil to take first class honors at the Blyth examination centre in June. i Linda Machttn passed the Grade V PianofOrte with honors, receing 74 per cent. Linda will receive her Grade V certificate as she previously passed Prelim- inary Rudiments in Theory with 95 percent. Both are pupils of Mrs. Winona Martin Of Brussels. WHITECHURCH .‘th Mr. and Ws. 'It, Depitezhes wilmathlwrfalll.1113:441fte Sunda: BieNirisorr41$ 911** Woodstock. _ ,Mr. and N. Bev ICOY and • feaaMbli4Ytrahlalerve asPurChtheYapesranactrinegow* ing to the East Coast on their holidays, Lawrence King will nducthia farewell serVice at the United calomurmehunointySviiiity; jhulleim success Th e in the years ahead and will miss his messages 4n word and song. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ducharme (Joanne Laidlaw) returned home from their honeymoon on Satur- daievening to find that plane had been made for a reception in their honor to be held this Friday eve- ning in Whitechurch Community Memorial Hall. 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