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• 13y W. E: Eiiiott
lan of his work on this and other
going buildings created him a Knight
Sixty 'years old arts still go
strong,like Johnny Walker, the CoclFinander of the Order of St a
Gregory the Qreat,,, M ..
, Menesetung Canoe.Clubleisurely . Mr, Pigott writes: "I recall
pursues its accustomed routine• being a member of the Menese,
and can afford to look indulgent. tung Canoe Club in Goderichajaont
ly uppn service clubs.Lif the town, the time that you mention. It
' all much younger. Canoes brought peas during my stay in Goderich
about its organization; bridge and while the Guelph and Goderich
billiards kelp it going. No mem- Railway, later owned by the CPR,
ber , is skiplier of a powerboat; was under construction, that this
certainly none paddles a canoe, Canoe Club wa$ formed and, as
They enjoy an afternoon game in I recall, I was an officer in
the ;Best street room syand a mon. :some capacity Which at this inotn-
thly card party' and social even. ent escapes me;, but I 'do'remem-
ing, ber at least one regatta held
¢ In years gone by, the Club sent on the maitland•River.
men to two wars; participated in
wartime community enterprises
and even fielded baseball, hockey
and basketball teams. Although
the present age limit for mem.
bers is said to be "18 ,to 85",
the lower bracket is not such as
to justify aggressive participa=
tion in sports involving hard
checking.
- ATTRACTIVE
In its attractive clubrooms, the
organization has an asset which
even the largest service clubs
lack -•unless you take in theR,oyal
"Canadian Legion and this has
certainly been a cohesive factor
through the years. Present mem-
_ bership is,. about 40; there is of One of the canoes in the group plenty, of room for more, and the ure.._..tQ._ a�lu b_ r....2. gott ire- a�-member ddrnof teho'eIn—Afeeeo Club.a;q�F- -
ef�fieer"s�=say apA�l-i�catiortswu'i�°i 13e�� . _ Vis'
welcomed., fers. - . 'part of the tab/et:: Major C. E.
In the earliest years of this The Club met first in rooms on Sale, 18th Battalion; A. G. ,
• century, young business and pro. the north side of West street,Nisbet, '71st Battalion; Cecil J.'
fessional rnen fouhd recreation known as the Saunders apart. _ Earr, 222nd Battalion, and A.
and exercise in paddling to Att. ments. In 1914, it obtained spac. Roy Adams, 29th Battery,.CFA. .
rill's Point or to D`, F. Hamlink's ious quarters on the second floor Members ,ori active service in
of the- Masonic. Temple. An im- d War 11 ' included;: J. K.
Meneset`�ng Park, next on the , Wo•r�,
_ . , d portant part of moving operations _. Hunter (president at the time), ,
MEMORIES
"Other members of the Club that
I recall include Lionel Paxson$
and a friend •of4,his Iv the name
of Sturdy; Dr,„, Mabee, Dr,, Sale
and Russell Kelly (a jeweler)...
As to the clipping you enclosed,
I do no t see my own picture
but I do recall Joe Doyle and
Tom Nairn, and I suspect Dr.
Walter Turnbull in the canoe at
the left."
The Sturdy here, mentioned
those dav`s, f ualifted netriM
begs snowshoe4 to Pualop,, QtlleT$
Might tratel by busthBenm41er,',
CLOSED PAINT
, P.uring the 'years the club"Was
afloat`,;'" members -descended to the
harbor by a flight of steps at
the north end of, Waterloo Oreet,
built in 1910, the year W,,L. Horton
(of Goderich Elevator) and FAff R.
Wigle, (druggist and MLA) came
in as members. Attrll,'s Point
was open to the public for picac,S,
bat Oscar E. Fleming, aWindso
lawyer, bought R idgewood Park ih '
1913 arid in the following Year •
closed off the Point from publio
use.
4 • - THE 'BIG WAR
By that time the Big War was
on. Before it ended the club had
on active service Walter Buch•
anan, Louis Carey, Basil Kelly;
Angus McNevin, Reg, Platt, Will-
iam Proudfoot, K. C., Ernest
Pridham, Arthur F. Reid, J. M.
Roberts, Wm, J. Salkeld, H. .C.
Sutherland,, Edo' Spahr.; Alex.
Straiton and A. F. Sturdy. The
names are on anbona' roll "on
the clubhouse wall, high over
would be Harry 0. Sturdy, first the fireplace, artistically decor.
vice -commodore andprobably the a.ted by Tom Pritchard, an origin!.
only surviving. member besides., al member of Princess Patricia's
Mr. Pigott. He appears in thebaW Ci.naclian Light Infantry *and still'
CANOE CLUB HOCKEY TEAM, 190940—Standing, from left
(with positions as then termed), R. Lloyd; rover; A. F. Sturdy,
manager; J. Tait, .left wing; C. W. Feick, secretary4reasurer;
R. W. Craigie, right wing; seatedp from left, R. W. Henry,
point; C. A: Rumball, cOverpoint; Dr, W. S. Turnbull, prosi-
dent; H. Polley; goal; R. J. Roth, centre.
SHORE .EERTH—Cande Club members shoot a game in the
billiard room or enjoy a bridge foursome, in' their Comfortabla
West Street rooms, occupied since 1914.
esetung Canoe Club. Dr. Walter
Turnbull, who chaired the organ-
- ization meeting, was electedpre-
sident and held office until 1910.
Ftrst commodore was' Lionel
Parsons. In subsectent years that
honorable post was held insucc-
ession by• Frank Saunders, Jack
• Platt, Robert Craigie and others,
Tom Campion and Ted White
succeeding, to the presidency.
Sorne_of the older members re.
call a "Joe" Pigott, winch. in
vieW of the connection of that
name with the construction of the
worth following up.. As of 1967,
"Joe" turns out to be Joseph .
chairman :of the board of Pigott
Construction Company, Limited,
of Hamilton; a director 'of the
Canada Permanent, Toronto Gen-
eral Trust, etc., .etc. Son of M.A.
:Pigott, contractor, he has six
sons, of wnoro three are associat-
.ed with him in the. construction
business. UPon completion of the
Basilica of Christ theKing, Ham.
MOIL Pope ,PiuS XI in recognit.
WHEN THE CLUB WAS AFLOAT—This
picture was taken by the Brophey Studio
about 1906,'when the rails of the -Guelph
and Goderich Railway had not yet been
laid on the concrete abutments. Identifiable
are Hairy Sturdy- and Lionel Persons in
the canoe on the left,.Dr. Walter Turnbpll
in ihe last canoe. Joe -Doyle iS also supposed
to be there somewhere.
members in years long gone,
some in group pictures, otherS in
Canoe 'squadrons, along *ith, old
dance programs and dirult
menus.
- When members fir st looked out
the Wesi street wiridowS of the •
present quarters, ihey would see
the office. of. the Goderich Star,
Saults' liquor store, Ernegt
restaurant, Snazel's shoe repair,
and farther west the Bank of
Montreal.
NO BOATERS
Although no club member oper-
ates- a motor launch.today, there
,were at least four • powerboats
when can,oeing was active. Dr.
,Matee is believed to have owned -
•the first; Robert Cra:igie recalls
and Air Vice -Marshal John •A.
The Club initiated the.'intive;
erich; and the town couneil and
other organizations took it up.
The club made an initial donation
of $100, and held a ministrel show
and a benefit performance in the
.Model .Theatre. Tom Pritchard
. was aa. member of the civic corn.
of the memorial now in court.
honse park._
CLUB DRIVES
In the early days of motor.
cars the „club organized drives.
It sponsored 'the first eastward
It aided,,the Red Cross, donated
a fracture bed to the hoSpital
an,0 decorated a ward; gave pre.
that his. was second, Bill Sturdy
skits. t9 little children .at the
built one, and Williani Marlton,
ship builder built a bigger One, Sonheeltehrerea.s.thion1g9557 uthoteihreg wthaast
"Dr. Mabee and I and several
-organization, had' been under way
others had boathouse's on the
river,"' 184,r. Craigie recaiis, in .1905, the club celebrated its
oand would take them up everyr, 50th anniversary with a dinner
fall and take the boats arouncrtO apnrdeSaitdteedndoevderhyby83'A.rgc,hFi.ecWhailpkmahins,
the town warehouse at the south
was master of ceremonies.
CWL St Patrick s Event
Red and white streamers, flags
'and a centennial symbol decorat-
ed the hall for the annual St. Pat-
rick's supper sponsared by "the
CWL and convened by Mrs. Jim
Sherratt.
The hall was decoratedby Mrs.
Francis Sherratt. The .dining
room tables were centered by
dozens of shammrock plants:
while the pie table was tenter!,
ed by a bentiful centre' piece
of red and white mums, and car-
nations, compliments of Den-
ornine's flower shap and flanked
by silver tapers on a white table
cloth, The red and white oen-
tennial aprons were made by Mrs.
Lou Cunclari for the ladies ser-
ving the supper. The tickets were
- in „charge 'of Miss Carte 0'.Neil
and Mrs. Char,les Gibbons. '
OLD FASHIONS. -
The guests were shownto their
likables by the dining room hos-
tess, Mrs. Leo Walzak and ser-
ved by' the ladies 'dressed in old
fashioned costumes of the1800's.
1900's.,
THE STAFF
• .Mrs: Jim Nthrphy, Mrs. tarry
were in charge of the dining room
assisted by Mrs. , Clem, Steffler,
Mrs. Al Selinger,MissflelenMc.-
Miss Mary Campion, Mrs. 'A.
Judias, Mrs. Wilf Reinhart, Mrs.
Ted McLean, Mrs. Don Fisher,
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yrs. Leo IVIiller, Miss Roselyn
yiller," Miss Judy Beattie, Mrs.
Helpers with the meal and in
nahan, Mrs.' R. ti uchatian, Mrs.
J. Lassaline, Mrs. J. Connelly,
Leddy, Mrs. H. Beattie, Mrs.
Harold Allin, Mrs. E.Stinnisen.
The centennial ciraW was made
by,Karen Melady. The bond was
won-by–Mrs. Bill Clancy, Jerry
Whaley the .$15;00 voucher and
Mrs. Harvey Lassaline the $10.00
Voucher„ which was in charge of
Mrs..Fichard Buchanan and Mrs...,
John Buchanan,
All-Star Game Prize List
Larry Jeffrey, wOn by B. Ainslie:
A hockey stick donated by Paul
Henderson was won by, Mrs. A.
Smith. A pen and pencil set,
donated by Sheaffer 'was won by
M.:s. A. Ross. An electric kettle
donated by MacDonald -Electric
was won by James Kingsley..
Ten dollars donated by Joe Barry
. Was wan by Doug Sowerby. A
lady's wallet donated by Canadian -
Tire was- won, by 'Helen Riley.
A ham donated by Ainslie's
Market was won by H. G. Arbour.
A car blanket donated by Dom.
Road Mach. Co. was won by scott
Jenkins. Bathroom satles- don.
ated by Woolworth?s was won by
John Varice, Household Aids don.
ated by Sifto Salt Ltd. was won
by Karin McLean. A hockey stick
donated by Gary Mak, was won
by, Mrs, Helen Rieck, A radar
light. donated by Vhite's
was won by, Lynda Baechler.
was won by Mark Barker. A r nt's
Comfortable quarters offer dub members days.slifora, when vigorous, athlotics were..
HONOR ROLL—Fourteen club members wereln active service.
in War 1; foul' names are listed In Memoriam. Others served
in War 2.
wallet donated by Canadian Tire. won by Corky Harris. A Tri
Square Leyel donated by J. Jeff-
ery and Son was won by Lynne
Rivett. _A case of salt donated
_*,by Sifte Salt Ltd. was wOn by Mrs'.
K. a. Mullen. A Fla.shlfte don-
ated by Gord's Sport and Cycle
was won by Olive'Rean. Barbells
't donated by Whipper 'Watson was
won by Bill Kkrkey:
shaving kit donated by •Ilunlop's
Drugs was. won py Ben Botz. A
bushel of apples doaated by Laith..
ewaite Orchard was won by"John
Bisset. A meas. tape donated by
Conklin Lumber Co. wa'S won by
Doris Little. A case/of pop don-
ated by Tuckey Beverages was
Lots Of Scope For Crafts
The Gooerich and District
Craft Group, which is a part
of the Community Programs Div.
Towa Hall, March 9. .
The president, Mrs. Guy Enter.
son, -reported that the rug hook.
ing classes would be completed
on Wirth 14, and thataham radio
club had been organized, and that
a group of ladies (sin6ing for
fun' is being organized.
Mrs. Embrson stressed, that
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any group. of crafts- could be
.started in this area. The pro.
blem is finding those interested
at present or* in the future, and
findineThe crafts, er hobbies in
which people would -lab interest -
The uSe or'the room at the tOWn
hall and the help the group hal
received; is much a.Pnreciated.
Anyone interested in. crafts -
.or hobbies would be made we].
come at the next meetingdkpril
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