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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-11-20, Page 8Marriage vows are recited during candlelight ceremony Jane Elizabeth Bateson, Wing - ham, and Robert Murray Corri- gan, Bluevale, exchanged wedding vows at St. Andrew's Presbyterian church on October 25. The church was decorated with a lighted candelbra of white and yellow mums for the seven o'clock candlelight service. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. F. John Bateson, Wing - ham, and Mr. and Mrs. Alex Corrigan, Bluevale. Rev. Robert Armstrong, minister of the church, performed the cere- mony. Miss Sandra Currie played the organ and Miss Sandra Lee sang "The Wedding" before the bridal party entered the church. During the ceremony, Mrs. Mary Lee sang "The Lord's Prayer" and during the signing of the register, a duet, "Walk Hand in Hand with Me", was sung. Given in marriage by her father and mother, the bride chose a dress of traditional ele- gance. The satin -backed chemise gown featured a man- darin neckline, a softly tucked bodice accented with guipure lace, and a camelot sleeve with the upper part in small tucks matching the bodice. The A-line skirt draped into a full-length ca- thedral train with a wide ruffle adorning the entire hemline. She chose a matching Juliet cap which held in place a short hand - rolled silk illusion veil. She carried a bouquet of cascading yellow Sweetheart roses and baby's breath. Mrs. Glenn (Julie) Ruttan of —Photo by Snyder Studio counterweight. *Italian Dressing *Jelly Powder *Sugar Substitute' *Soft Drinks *Instant Chocolate Mix *Orange Spread *Ice Cream *Soup Mix OPEN MONDAY -SATURDAY TILL 9:00 P.M. WINGHAM FRUIT MARKET Phone 357-2240 A NEW BREAK -THROUGH IN WEIGHT CONTROL Counterweight Weight Controls Ltd., the leading and most respected name in Canadian weight reduc- tion Introduces the Revolutionary "NEW CANADIAN FAMILY MEAL PLAN." 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Hall 213 Josephine Street Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. No registration fee charges for current members of other weight control organizations during the month of Novem- ber. Also look for the 24 delicious low calorie foods by /As counterw i hit® London was matron of honor. Mrs. Jon (Betty) Bateson, Mrs. Ed (Karen) Blackwell, both of Wingham and Mrs.- Jack (Joanne) McPherson of Kitch- ener were bridesmaids. The girls all chose coral silk jersey sleeveless dresses with fitted jackets. Special features of their jackets were hoods and the wrists of the jacket had soft coral maribou fur for trim. Their bou- quets were made of white and yellow cascading mums. Master Jason Batesgn, nephew of the bride, acted as ring bearer. Groomsman was Bruce Corri- gan, brother of the groom, and guests were ushered by Jon Bate- son, brother of the bride, Glenn Ruttan of London and Norm MacLennan of Waterloo, friends of the groom. The father of the bride and the groom and his attendants wore dark brown Windsor tuxedoes. The bride's mother chose an autumn rust rib knit- sleeveless gown. The long sleeved jacket was accented with rows of dyed - to -match seed pearls. Gold ac- cessories and a corsage of white Sweetheart roses completed her ensemble. The groom's mother chose a long gown of peacock blue with an elbow -length sheer cape and a corsage of white Sweetheart roses. The guests were invited to the home of the bride's parents between the wedding and the reception which was held at the Wingham Legion Hall where the tables were decorated with flower pots of coral colored roses made out of crepe paper by the bride. For travelling, the bride chose a brown and beige at -the -knee length skirt with a matching fitted jacket. She completed her ensemble with- a beige blouse, brown scarf and brown accessor- les' ii ti" fir'i'cifl age- 'of yellow Sweetheart -roses.. ' Honored guests at the wedding were the bride's special grand- mothers, Mrs. Elizabeth Fuller 'and Mrs. Stafford Bateson, both of Wingham. Prior to her wedding, the bride' was ,honored at a miscellaneous shower at the . home of Mrs. Cal Burke hosted by Mrs. Ray Walker, Mrs. Audrey Currie and Mrs. Jack Goodall; at a stag and doe at Lake Conestoga given by Mr. and Mrs. Jon Bateson; at a girls' party at Bruce Beach given by Miss Ann Welwood; at, a shower hosted by 'Mrs. Verne Galbraith held in her home with the help of Mrs. Ted Elliott, Mrs. George Joyi1 , Mrs. Bert Mathers and Miss Darcy Mathers; at a girlfriend shower hosted by Mrs. Karen Blackwell, Mrs. Julie Ruttan, Mrs. Joanne McPherson, Miss Sandra Lee and Mrs. Betty Bateson;. and she waswined and dined at the Turnberry Tavern by the staff of the Wingham Day Care Centre. Jane is a graduate of Fanshawe College in Early Childhood Education and has been em- ployed at ,the Wingham Day Care Centre. Bob is also a graduate of Fanshawe College , and is em- ployed by A. M. Spriet and Associates, Consulting Engineers of London. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Corrigan will reside at 80 Huxley St., Apt. 301, London, Ontario. Guests attended the wedding from Orillia, Calgary, Detroit, Simcoe, London, Lion's Head, Kitchener, Toronto, Walkerton, Owen Sound, Port Elgin and the Wingham area. THIS EMBLEM S Mir SIGN Or GOO DU*. NESS AND . OOD. FRIEND'S. For informailoo oafs: Phone 35T42754 COUNTY HONOkS certificates were presented Saturday to these 4-H members: front,Bonnie Walker, RR 5, Wingham; Dianne Scoff, Belgrave; Carol Kieffer, RR 2, ,Teeswater; back, Trudy Taylor, RR 1, Belgrave; Glenda Ballagh, RR 1, . Wroxeter; Joy Rutherford, RR 2; Wingham; Judy Dickson, RR 1, Clifford. Karen Armstrong of RR 4 Wingham was . also the recipient of• a certificate. Mrs.. Wm. Miller named unit president BRUSSELS — Mrs. Watson Scholdice, representing the nominating committee, pre- sented the new slate of officers for the year 1976, when the after- noon unit of the United Church Women met at the home of Mrs. Jean Taylor. Mrs. William Miller is the 1976 president and Mrs. C. Heming- way is vice-president. Other officers are: secretary, Mrs. V. Hupfer; assistant, Mrs. J. Taylor; treasurer, Miss M. Skel- ton; pianist, Mrs. H. Thomas, Mrs. W. .Turnbull; program committee, Mrs. H. Steffler, Mrs. Hemingway, Mrs. J. Crocker. Nineteen members and one visitor answered the roll call with a scriptural verse containing the word `peace'. Fifty visitations were recorded. Mrs. Steffler called the meet- ing to worship byreading a poem, `f 1Qet God intthe, Mornif"- MH }L. Lucas based her .program around "Remembrance Day Thoughts" and the favorite Paul's writings basis for talk Pastor Ross Smith spoke on the characteristics of a local New Testament church when he con- ducted -the morning worship ser- vice on Sunday at the Wingham Baptist Church. His scripture text was taken fro, the first chapter of PauI's first letter to the Corinthians. Guest soloist was Mrs. McKenzie of Hanover who sang "I Know a Name" and "I Heard the Voice—of Jesus Say". Doug Thomson played the organ throughout the service and Sylvia MacLean presided at the piano keyboard. At the evening service, Pastor' Smith continued his studies in the book of Revelation, speaking on portions of the third chapter. Next Sunday,, guest speaker at both services will be Dr. Denzil Rayrhore, Dean of Central Bap- tist Seminary, Toronto. On De- cember 7, Rev. Harry Percy, a representative of the Sudan Interior Mission, will speak at both services. At the evening session, he will also show the latest SIM film, "The 'Magnifi- cent •Missionary Multiplying Machine." International Women's Year topic BELMORE — An attractive display of crafts, in the Institute Room at the Community Centre, added interest to the November meeting of the Women's Insti- tute. Mrs. John Stokes explained some techniques used in making her beautiful quilts, one of which won a red ribbon at"Howick's 1975 fall fair. Following the opening proce- dure of the meeting and business matters, Mrs. Don MacAdam re- ported on the fall rally held in Whitechurch Hall October 16, and Mrs. Walter Woods told of the highlights from the area conven- tion at Westside United Church November 3 and 4. Mrs. Don Wallace, convener, then chaired the meeting. The roll call, "A Hobby for Retire- ment Years," was answered by various and interesting plans. In speaking of International Women's Year, Mrs. Dave Eadie said that it is the duty of all women to encourage young women who are entering profes- sions formerly reserved for men, such as veterinarians and poli- ticians and see that they get equal recognition for their good work. Reference was made to the importance of making wishes known, by writing letters to members of Parliament, radio and television stations, and news- papers. "A woman of today needs to be a real woman, a feminist, not an activist (women's lib.) ; one who can look outside her own com- munity and see the needs of women throughout the world," the speaker said. hymn, "0 God Our Help in Ages Past", was sung. Mrs. Thbmas read scripture from the book of Genesis. A read- ing, "Remembrance Day", hrought to mind many events ,of war years which touched our lives very closely. Even so, all were advised to forget memories of bitterness and revenge for one of the Lord's greatest teachings was that ills followers `forgive and forget'. Prayer was offered. Mrs. Steffler "convened the business on the agenda. Miss M... Skelton reported on the group's mission project on the west coast. Sunday, November 16, was set aside as the unit's special Thank - offering service. Mrs...Steffler and Mrs. Hupfer reported on the zone rally which was held' in Kurtzville. The Bible study on the book of Leviticus was concluded by Mrs. Smith. Study sheets on the book of Numbers were distributed and members were asked to read that book during the month of Novem- ber. Thanks were extended to .the hostess and conveners of the meeting and the leader closed with prayer. Toe # SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23 Sunday bnfor. Advent 8:30 a. m,, -Holy Communion 11:00 a.m.—Morning Prayer (Broadcast Sunday) St. PauI's Church (ANGLICAN) WINGHAM- REV;T. K.,HAWTHO1N Rector MRS. D. RICi ARDSON, Organist and Choir Leader ORTREL 0- oi,thers ti. < at r. ORTREL Clever mixes to create a holiday stir. Just In Time For Christmas. We have added two new colors to our Paris. Star collection of fine fashions.►.. Grenada Blue and Pole Green. 4 • WINGHAM