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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-04-18, Page 9„f? 1,4 re t ter; the• mHL o*Ininit4t, y Darling and • YPa report.• ost. officers.wili:contjnue in their current OgettiOnS for the coming • GRADE 6 WINNERS in the recent science fair at Howick Central School are: 'bacic, pbysical, Mark Dosman and Trevor Smith, first, Michael Greig, second, Jennifer Howitt and Carol licIrcling, third; front, biological, Kelly Bradshaw, first and Corrie Weber and Kerrie Dickert, third. Absent is second -place biological winner Corey Kilpatrick. Mrs. G. Wall named president of Institute Whitechurch—Mrs. Gordon Wall was elected president of the Women's Institute, succeeding Mrs. Helen Currie. The new officers were installed by Mrs. Rena Fisher, at the annual meeting held Wednes- day, April 12, at 12 noon in the community hall. Other officers are: vice-president, Mrs. Jean Tiffin; secretary -treasurer, Mrs. Agnes Farrier; assistant secre- tary, Mrs. Jean McGuire; public relations officer, Mrs. Jean Rdss; District director, Mrs. Currie; alter- nate,Mrs. BOW Armstrong; branch directors, Mrs. Elgin Johnston, Mrs. Fred Tiffin, Mrs. Norma Rintoul; pianists, Mrs. Ross, Mrs, Jean Tiffin; program committee, Mrs. Ross, -Mrs. Gertrude Durnin, Mrs. William Purdon, Mrs. Farrier; audi- a roxeter Notes. .ttett.if Richard and Manfred Worner WaVe 'retu rn crti ni Ge r in ca rty where the former has spent the past five years and, along with Richard's friend, Volker Lange, have been vis- iting with Mr. and Mrs. Helmut Worner. Mrs. Cliff Marks and Mrs. Allan Griffith were Sunday dinner guests with Mrs. Isabelle Scott of Gorrie. Weekend guests with Gordon Gibson -were Mr. and Mrs. Gary Gibson, Oshawa and Mrs. Bonnie MacDougall of Burlington. Mrs. Helmut Worner spent last weekend in Montreal with daugh- ters Hilda and Christine and their families. Mrs. Cliff Marks and Mrs. Allan Griffith callecl'on Mr. and Mrs. Wal- ter Eaton in Seaforth Thursday m.orning. Mr. and Mrs. George Gibson, Wingham, visited with Gordon Gibson one day last week. Friends are sorry that Geoffrey Woollett is a patient in a London Stewardship is meeting _theme Whitechurch—The United Church Women met recently at the home of Mrs. Pauline Adams. The topic was ''Stewardship and Finance" and leaders were Rev. and Mrs. John Neilson and Mrs. Adams. Mr. Neilson ve the call to wor- ship and led in prayer. Scripture passages were read by Mrs. Adams and the Neilsons. They also read letters from missionaries in China, Jamaica, Angola and Malawi, telling of the work in each 'coun- try. Ten answered the' roll call by naming a hymn containing the %voids, 'dme" or "talent'. The offering and Least Coin were received and Mrs. Neilson gave the offertory prayer. Following the busitteis, Mrs. Farrier closed the meeting with prayer. Mr. Neilson said Cisme and Mrs. Acarus served lunch. hospital and Mr.s,.WalterCh A-IatiOTAWRIWOM4f pital. Richard Worner and olker Lange have started a new company,::., WL Ltd., in New Hamburg where they will manufacture tilt -and -turn vinyl windows and roll shutters custom-made. Mrs. Robinson hosts meeting GORRIE—Mrs. James Robinson was hostess for the April meeting of the Women's Missionary Society of Knox Presbyterian Church. She opened the meeting with the poem, "Each Life Is a Candle" and all joined in singing a psalm. Mrs. Glenn Underwood read a conversation between Peter and Jesus as recorded in the 22nd chap- ter of St. Luke's Gospel. Mrs. Alvin Mundell then gave a meditation .on Peter's faith, written by Miss Clara Henderson who is presently work- ing with the CCAP in Malawi. Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Gordon Moir and Mrs. David Lockie gave sentence prayers and a hymn was sung. Members were encouraged to ,attend the May Presbyterial to be held in Ripley.on May 8. Mrs. Underwood and Mrs. Mundell shared some anecdotes about South Africa told by Rev. Jock Tolmay at Molesworth on Tuesday night. Mrs. Moir presented the study of Job and his three friends in the form of a drama entitled "In Whose Court Shall Judgment Be Passed?", Mrs. Moir was Job, Mrs. Mundell was Miphaz, Mrs. L/ndervvood, Bil- dad and Mrs. Robinson, Zophar. After discussion, Mrs. Moir also shared an interview with Rev. Wal- lace Little following his six-week stay in Malawi. The meeting concluded with singing a hymn and prayerbyMrs. Underwood, The Presbyterial book display was examined during the fellowship hour, .04 tors, Mrs. Dave Gibb, Mrs. Rintoul; nominating committee, Mrs. Tom Day, Mrs. Fred Tiffin; curator clip- pers, Mrs. Durnin, Mrs. Purdon; delegate to convention, Mrs; Wall; alternate, Mrs. Rintoul; curator, Mrs. Currie; resolutions, Mrs. Jean Tiffin; coordinator, Miss Merle Wil- son. Mrs. Currie stepped down after mare than five faithful years as preMdent. The group welcomed Mrs. Wall as new president. The meeting' followed a potluck luncheon, shared by 22 ladies and one child. The Operiing,Ode, Mary tewart Collect and Lord's Prayer pened the meeting and Mrs. Ross led a sing -along. Mrs. Currie asked for the reports of the conveners and two new me , best:, welc9rned iitale4, ft':At avea report of the District' directors' meeting held in Tiverton in March; A meeting of the conveners will be held AP,ril 26,*,7 p the home of Miss Merle1gilson16 plan the programs for the coming year. .; • Tire* include: president, Mrs. Doreen MacA ativ vice president Mrs, Eleanor Johann; secreterY4rear surer, Mrs. Jean, Rutherfor4district director, Mrs. Mildred Dickson; public relations officer, Mrs. Mabel Bos; pianist, Mrs. Eileen Johann; program co-ordinator, Mrs. Doris. Hays; resolutions, Mrs. Eileen Johann; curators, Mrs. Darling, Mrs. Eileen Johann and Mrs Janet Inglis; assistant curators, Mrs. Eunice Newans, Mrs, Myrtle Weir and Mrs. Helen Eadie. The curators hope to have con- siderable input from the neighbor- hood to update the Tweedsmuir book. In charge of providing cereal boxes are Mrs. Eadie, Mrs. Mary Wallace, Mrs. Inglis, Mrs. Darling, Mrs. Florence Dickson, Mrs. Marlis Hoffman, Mrs. Isabel Gamble and ° ELECTRIC ROAD A public meeting was held in the Wingham town hall on Dec. 18, 1895, with Mayor Brockenshire in the chair. Mr. Pew, the promoter of art electric road from Port Perry to Kincardine, with branches from Walkerton to Meaford and Owen d and Wlkerton t Cc4en gave hrievirs'Ort the prole& the municipalities along this route were expected to take stock in the enter- prise to the extent of $500. The townspeople seemed to be favor- ably impressed with the scheme. tom The euclue attendance over the w small- profit being re? the Costs of rent and gi Mrs. Betty Stafford and Mrs,, rence Dickson are planning a trip Listowel for the May meeting to visit Malcolm Furniture and Spin - rite Yarns. It was decided to make a dioriar tion to the parks board- to •provide flowers for the summer bOxesattlya main entrance to the community centre. Mrs., Hays gave a report on the, district directors' meeting at Tiver- ton on March 18. After the Members indulged in coffee and a few of the left -over desserts, the meeting was closed; Image Consulting The Career of the 90's! ...Toon* apeoplicontrol Image Con- sultant analtiangetves!=.startoom your own!" Do you want flexible hours and unlim- ited income potential? 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