The Goderich Signal-Star, 1980-02-28, Page 69i:rtered in 1947
THE
nsmen Club a
OF GODERICH
AR TER NIGHT
THURSDAY, MAY 15
Nineteen Hundred and Forty-seven.
THE BRITISH EXCHANGE HOTEL
-More than one hundred
were present at the
banquet and ceremonies
og . Goderich Kinsmen
Club's charter night at
the British Exchange
Hotel last Thursday
night. Visitors were
present from London,
Kitchener, Waterloo,
Hanover, Chesley,
Stratford, Kincardine,
Woodstock, St.
Catharines, Hamilton,
Chatham and Fort Erie.
for more community
work in Goderich;,
George Hosie, of
Stratford', zone chairman
of. expansion, Earl
Ashton, " chairman of
expansion, ' and J.K.
Hunter, president of the
Goderich branchof the
Canadian Legion, --ten-
dered greetings.
Jerry Knechtel, of
Hanover, a past national
president, presented R.H.
Cornish, president of the
Goderich---Kinxrrren Club -
with the charter. Ed
Freeland, of Fort Erie,
governor of district No. 1,
extended a welcome to
the-Goderich-Club.
.Installation of the of-
ficers was conducted by
Banty Bantick of
Toronto, general
secretary, who was also
the guest speaker. The
officers are: R.H. Cor-
nish, president; F.
Skelton, vice-president;
W. McGrath, secretary;
S.H. Shenton; treasurer;
D.J. Patterson, W. Ross
and G. Bannister,
directors. The charter
Mayor D.D: Mooney
extended an official
welcome to the newly -
formed Goderich Kin-
- snie i -Cl -iib. Panting -out
that the club stands for -
community service, he
stated that there was
need for community
service in Goderich, and
he felt the new Goderich
club would do good
service here'as the club in
general had done in other
communities.
Jack Coates, president
of the Goderich club,
extended a welt me,
stating there waom
members .are: S. Carter,.
R. Bellamy, W. Larder,
W. Westbrook, J. Whaley,.
K. Pennington, J.G.
JMacdonald, " B.R.,
Robinson, K. Aitken, C.
Bridgewater, N.
E:asterbrook, J.L. Lee,
E.W. MacLeod, C.
Larder, R. Nelson, J. A.
Linfield, R. Bentley, B.A.
Sully.
-Secretary Bill McGrath
read a score of telegrams
of congratulations from
Kins mPn..._-.Pluha from
coast to coast.
H.W. McClatchey,.
president of the Stratford
club was chairman, and
presented _a__gaYel to the ._
Goderich club from the
Stratford club which
sponsored the program.
Two large birthday
cakes, the gift of Mrs.
Dorothy Cornish
decorated the head table.
Jack McDonald was
pianist.
"Pop" Rogers, father
of Hal Rogers, founder of
the Kinsmen Club, was
present. During the
summer months he lives
in Bayfield.
Kinsmen launch drive
to build new hospital wing
Goderich 'Kinsmen "This is not the last of
our donations by any
means," said Kin.
president Bill Hanly,
He added: "Our motto
is, 'Service for the
community's greatest
need', and this, is the
greatest need at the
;have donated .a token
$1,000 to officially launch
the drive to raise $100,000
by public subscription to
build a new wing to
Goderich Alexandra
Marine and General
Hospital.
present time."
A.M. and G. Hospital
board officials were on
hand to accept the cheque
in a brief ceremony on
the hospital's front steps.
Vice-chairman Jim
Britnell thanked the
Kinsmen and Kinettes on
behalf of the hospital.
The first Goderich Kinette Club members in 1948
Our sincere congratulations to the
Kinsmen Club on your 60th Anniversary
Former Kin Robert Buechler,
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