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VaORS,DAY, AUGUST 16th, 1956
MacDONALD
CLAN REUNION
FOX the first ti i 27 years
the annual reunion of the Mac-
Donald Clan was rained out for a
white.
arty on Civic Holiday afternoon
the descendants of two .brotheis,
Murdoch and Donald McDonald,
o came from Scotland in 1844,
b gpx, to gather at the aceustomed
place of 'meeting, at the MacDonald
Cedars in Ashfield Township. But
an bean fall and continued,
with not even the skirl of the
pipes able to clear the sky; the
Chiefs led the way to the shelter
utail Hall, where the "golden
!of the hamlet was given them,
and a happy time enjoyed, with
frieikdly greetings exellarq,ed. D.
A. MacDonald was on and with
the vpgister to enroll 110 members.
Dam Stewart, U.S.A., of Toronto,
presided for a program of Scottish
Sandy MacDonald and P.
A. MacLennan Played their fa:Vernet
tunes to the wiggle -wag& of the
kilts, and young Finlay MacLennan
stepped off the Highland fling and
other dances. A splendid, exhibi-
tion of Highland daneing was givon
by Mr. and Xrs. John MacRae,
not so long here from the land of
the heather. Mr. MacRae also fav-
ored with 4 gaelie song. 1.4ttle
Sharon West sang "Doiluie Lassie"
in her sweet voice.
The founder of the clan, Aunt
Jennie Lennie, who died last winter
at a ripe old age, was tendered a
loving tribute, and a minute of
Sallee wa',5 observed foxviier and
the late Joe AgneW o Liteknow,
who passed away during the year;
The serious Illness of Jelin Carap.
bell In a Hamilton hospital
regretted.
.Igleetion of office= followed,
Finlay MacDonald; the:capable pre-
sident for the last two years, re-
signed, and Robert Simpson was
appotntetl. Mrs. Finlay. MacDon-
d, a very helpful seeretarY, also
withdrew and Ws. Robert Simpson
was appointed. Vice-president is
Mrs. Bab Lennie arid the treasurer
,David MacDonald.
The oldest person Was D. A.
1VIacDonald, and youngest Alexand-
er Finlay MacDonald, infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. David MiteDonaki.
The two coming the farthest were
THE GODERIOH SIGNAL -STAR
ISlarJory and Isobel UneL'ay grcm
Cattelae, QiIebee, at anddaughtiers
of. Mrs, Joe Agnew. Mrs. Donald
MacDonald had jut returned /rein
a visit With)relatives_the'past year
in the Canadian West and Cali-
fornia.
The usual 'good lunch with an
abundance of ice cream was enjoy-
ed after which dancing, again fel-
/owed. The oldesters stepped off
the *square dances to music by
Alex MadDonald accompanied by
his 'sister, Mrs. Donald MacDonald
and Tom calling off lilting Scottish
airs.
Some of those from a distance
were Miss Sadie Matheson, Mr. and
Mrs. Lyle, Mrs.'11, Agnew, Mr. and
Mrs. J. K. Agnew, Mary Edith
Agnew, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Wider,
Marjory and Isobel Igndsay, Bain,
StewArt, Mrs, Ocore Blue, Mr„ and
Mth: 4. 14 Verne, 'Joint and Bob'
Levine, Bob Lennie; Jr. ' and Mr.
and Mrs. ICielY, Salina iand 140ilise
MacDonald, . Mr. 'and' Mrs. ThonV..
son, Tillsonburg, Miss Jean Mac-
Donald, Ms. lizabetb Rose and
Daiariy,', Jack Allan, W. John ».
P11111, Mrs. Ladd, Dill Johnston,
also the Andrews and Richards, the
HalTis, the Munns and Tom Harris
smiipg tluoughout.
Festivities elosed, with all join,
ing hands 'and singing thein reep•wnts o
t"Auld Lang Syne." — The
Sentinel.
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A puzzled small girl fwatched a
party of anglers putting off in
their boat. -
"But MunilnY," she asked, "do
the gam like all that heerr
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CANCER SOCIETY DISPLAY
Many attended the open house
held reeenaly by the Goderieh
•branch of the Cancer Society in
its roams in the Town Hall. Dem-
onstrations of making dressings
were held -and many ,articles of In-
terest were on display, including
a gift cuPbeinvl with numerous
items.
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Fine view of a finny Orli.- lir'!a`gritndgrisup offishermerr,
it e:asy after a busy morning lan-the lake. And their Pontiac
fits 'right into the scene. You'll Oa longi long' mik before you find
a mor e pleasant, more exciting 04 togrt from herb to there.
even nicer, of course, with trout in the trunk.
Best catch" of the day' Oh, we're not talking about the fish .
it's only. averagt; It's that Pontiac that stands so proudly in the
picture,. And we're sure that the smiles you see are for the car,
not the ILA' It's the way you'll feel, too, first time you take the
wheel of your Pontiac. You'll seal
Two pets—both friikyl Perhaps "Ddchsy" can amaze you
- with his tricks, he's really quite a performer. Butthis Pontiac has
some tricks up its fenders, too. Pleasant tricks with your budget,,
for example . . . and some truly startling mad performances. Your ,
dealer can show you with a Demonstration Drive.
Seems like everyone's looking for the perfect .
"compleat" . . car Actually you don't have to go
very far to find it. No farther, in fact, than your neareat
Pontiac dealer. There you'll find proof indeed that only
Pontiac combines grace, beauty, prestige and perform-
ance and reasonable price so well . . . a "compleetness"
that goes far, far deeper than mere looka or accessories I
You're welcome to a Demonstration Drive in this
car of cars, to see for yourself everything that Pontiac
offers. Believe us, you'll relish the way it hugs the
curves, slides smoothly up or down hills, takes every
straightaway with supreme confidence. The ride's the
thing . . and with Pontiac what a wonderful ride it is.
All this is very exciting . . . but the best. part of all
in this "compleat" Pontiac is its price. With all that
Pontiac gives you in pleasure and prestige, it's atill
easily within anyone's budget, priced right down with
the lowest. Yes—just like a trout to a "Royal Coachman"
. that's how you'll rise to a Pontiac. Be sure yol
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Only a minute from pool to Pontiac! We almost wonder how
this fishennan can turn his back on that Pontiac. Those clean lines
can catch . . . and hotd. . anyone's eye. Colors, in a host of
Pontiac matching combinations, are bre,atholdng. And Pontiac
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A GENERAL MOTORS VALI!.
As Izaak
Walton
put it;
"Tis a wondrous
tne catch to be sure':
IS- MOTORS
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SCOTCHMER—PORTER
Anna Xlizabeth Porter becauf`e
the bride of Robert, John RaPnond
Scotelimer in.a pretty ceremony in
Si, Andrew's, 'united Church, Bay.
Saturday, August 4, at
1. pan,*‘ The bride is the eldest
4aiglitr of EJi P t and the
late Mrs. Porter, of ytkhi eon-
4T-ssion. Road, $tanley Township.
The groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Scotehmer, jr, of Stan,
ley illownship.
CO:yen in marriageby'her Sather,.
the Ibride was beautiful in a floor
length strapless gown. The crino-
Lined skirt was ef net with bee
applique panels, over ruffled net
and satin underskirts. The bodice
was of lace and thelace jacket
was fashioned with a small rounded
collar edged with seed pearls and
iridescent sequins, and long lily:
point sleeves.
Her shoulder -length veil of silk
illusion fell from a tiara set with
iridescent 'sequins and seed pearl
and she carried the groom's gift,
a white Bible, crested with red
roses.
Miss Peggy. Elliott, Thedford,
was her COMM'S maid of honor,
and the junior bridesmaids were
Margaret and Kathleen Porter,
sisters of the bride. The flower -
girls were Marion Porter, sister
of the bride, and Lynda Scoitchmer,
sister of the groom.
Robert Talbot was groomsman.
The ushers were Gordon Porter,
brother of the bride, and Ronald
Sootchmer, /brother of the groom.
Mrs. D. Kingsbury playe-d the
wedding music and accompanied
Miss Clara Clark, Varna, who sang
"0 Perfect Love,' and "Because.
For the reception which followed
in the church parlors, the grand-
mother of the bride, Mrs. William
Reid, we a navy silk dress, navy
and pink' accessories and a corsage
of pink carnations. The groom's
mother chose dawn blue with pink -
accessories and a corsage of pink
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Renaniller—F. Allin's Store,
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llolmesville—D. E. Gliddon
IC,Ingsbridge—G. P. AleKen-
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Kintall—W. J. MacDonald's
Store.
Nile—Nile General Store
Port Albert — Roy Petrie's
Store
Saltford—Tom Morris Gen-
eral Store
Sheppardton—F. Rising's
Store.
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carnations.
Guests were present from Wind.-
sor, 'London, Guelph, Thedford,
Goderieh, Clinton and Bayfield.
On their return from a honey-
moon trip, Mr. and Mrs. Scotchmer
will reside in Rayfield
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No polio eases have been report-
ed in Huron County so far this
year, says Dr. R. M. Aldis, MOH
and director of !Dimon County
Health Unit. Last year, one case
had been reported by this date.
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