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The Wingham Advance Times, 1995-09-27, Page 10Gorrie Fordwich UCW evening seniors unit meet in school hall begin season GORRIE--The president, May Hyndman, welcomed members of the Gorrie seniors to the first fall meeting with a poem on "Au- tumn.". This was followed by the sing- ing of "0 Canada" and "Happy Birthday" to a member. Florence Gibson gave the treasurer's report and Ethel Brown read the minutes. Seventeen members and three, visi- tors attended. A donation of $25 was made to the Wingham Seniors' Day Centre. Janet Hogg invited all to attend an open house in the Howick Le- gion rooms earlier this month. On Oct. 18, the senior citizens are en- tertaining the residents of the Ford- wich Village Nursing Home and at Huronlea, Brussels, on Feb. 13. Mrs. Hyrtdman gave "A Few In- teresting Thoughts" and Elva Jacques had a humorous reading. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Audet of Palmerston showed films of their tour of Portugual, an interesting and picturesque country. Dorothy Elschner gave a reading on vacations. The Senior Krazy Rhythm Band, with Mrs. Hogg at the piano, entertained. A lunch was served and a social time enjoyed. Christian inheritance theme of service GORRIE--"A Christian inherits the infinite riches of Christ," pro- claimed Rev. Fred Neill of London at Knox Presbyterian Church in Gorrie recently. "If you will place Him at the centre of your life, you will have a new life, new hope, salvation and lasting fellowship," he concluded. Rev. John Zondag, interim mod- erator for the charges of Moles- worth and Gorrie, led the 131st an- niversary service. Mr. and Mrs. David Weber provided special mu- sic with Isabelle Scott presiding at the organ. Following the service, refresh- ments were served in the Sunday School room and a time of fellow- ship enjoyed with members of the Molesworth congregation, former members of the congregation and other friends. The Evening Unit of the Ford- wich UCW met on Sept. 13 in the Sunday school hall. Grace Sanderson, leader, wel- comed everyone back after the summer holiday and read several excerpts from an Observer article, "God in the Garden." The roll call, "A harvest thought," was answered by 12 members. During the business, we were advised to give our Smith valu- mart tapes to Minnie McElwain. The Evening Unit is to bring squares or tarts to the lunch follow- ing the anniversary service on Sept. 24. Members will visit the Fordwich Village Nursing Home on Nov. 8. Plans were made for the annual turkey supper on Oct. 24. Edith Gibson and Donna Krit- zer will prepare the worship for the Thankoffering on Oct. 2. Muriel Coultes will be the guest speaker. The worship program was led by Joan Stewart, Donna Kritzer and Marj Johnson. The reflection,, "What's in a Name?' was basedon 1 Chronicles, 7:18, and Psalms 8. Donna explained that many giv- en names have Bible origins and that popularity follows a definite cycle. Some names are passed from generation to generation, and sometimes we are named after a fa- vorite person or relative. Each member gave the history of her name. The meeting closed with the benediction. 'Go and Tell' was theme for fall rally "Go and Tell" was the theme for the fall rally of the Maitland Pres- byterial held in the Ashfield Pres- byterian Church on Monday, Sept. 11. The special speaker, Margaret Vanderzweerde, is living that theme as she prepares for her sixth trip to India where she works with different missionaries and visits schools, hospitals and colleges un- der Presbyterians Sharing. She shared her experiences with every- one present and showed slides of both the very poor districts and the better areas, such as the theological school which trains strong leaders for health, education and develop- ment. Mayme Wilkins, vice president, was in charge of the program and welcomed everyone and opened the meeting with prayer. Rev. Ruth McLean of Bruce Beach played several selections of Gaelic songs on her violin. These were enjoyed by all. June Wylds welcomed the ladies to Ashfield and the new minister, Rev. Chambers, brought greetings. Elizabeth Dadson was the accom- panist for the hymns sung through- out the evening. The worship service was con- ducted by Marilynne Gilchrist of South Kinloss. She read scripture from Matthew 10:38 -42. -She spoke on the verse, "Whoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, he shall in no wise lose his reward." Mrs. Gilchrist developed the "go and tell" theme by saying how easy it is to give a glass of water. The lit- tle ones could include anyone with needs which could be helped in many different ways. She closed the meditation with prayer. Following the gathering of the offering by the Ashfield ladies, Mu- riel Neilson of Gorrie gave the of- fertory prayer. The treasurer, Mar- jorie Wall of Wingham, gave an en- couraging report of the finances. Agnes Bregman of Teeswater in- troduced Mrs. Vanderzweede and she was thanked by Isobel Arbuck- le of Wingham. Shirley McCall of Kincardine expressed the apprecia- tion of everyone present to all who had taken part in the meeting. Ethel Baker of Molesworth closed the meeting with prayer. The ladies of Ashfield Church served refreshments to bring a suc- cessful evening to a close. Couple returns from visit to East Coast BELGRAVE--Bill and Muriel Coultes have returned from a trip to Labrador and Newfoundland. Rev. Ann Corbet hosted them in North West River and Rev. and Mrs. Paul Hutchison were their hosts at Happy Valley, Goose Bay. Mr. and Mrs. Coultes met represen- tatives of the United Church Wom- en in both places where they shared their stories of low-level test flights taking off from Goose Bay and the Coultes' recent trip to Korea. In St. John's , Nfld., Mrs. Coultes attended the National Consultation of Women conference, while Bill was able to spend two days with Dr. Ron Taylor, formerly of Bel - grave. The couple also met up with Mr. and Mrs. Bev Brooks of London (nee Mary Ann McKibbon) at a bed -and -breakfast and did some sight-seeing with them. A get -acquainted school and community barbecue will be held tomorrow, Sept. 28, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at East Wawanosh Public School. Interested parties are invit- ed to enjoy a meal cooked by staff members, as well as tours of the school with pupils and visiting with friends. Hotdogs, hamburgers, pop, coffee, doughnuts and doughnut holes will be available. For more information, contact the school at 357-2960. Frances Holland of Kincardine and Winnifred Johnston of Brae- mar, Wingham, visited last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stone- house. Other visitors included Nan- cy Daer and her daughter, Patricia Daer of London. Last Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. Maitland Edgar of Petro - Iia and Mr. and Mrs. Stonehouse visited with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Edgar of RR 4, Wingham. Jerry Higgins of Stratford visited last week with his sisters, Jean Pat- tison, Ruth King and Margaret Hig- gins, as well as other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Stopforth of Oakville and Alexandra and Peggy Stopforth of Liverpool, England, were weekend guests at the home of Beth Procter. They toured Gode- rich, Grand Bend and the surround- ing areas. Maxine Zettler visited with her mother, Mrs. Procter, last Thursday, while guests last Friday were Mrs. Llarry Mayberry of Lon- desborough and Mrs. Zettler of RR 4, Walkerton. Ashley Irwin of Ashfield Town- ship spent last weekend with her grandmother, Betty Irwin. Murray and Merle Underwood of Wingham and Allan and Marian Underwood of Kincardine were supper guests of Glenn and Marga- ret Underwood last Sunday. Bob and Dorothy Elschner visit- ed last Sunday at the home of Ar- nold and Isabel Harper of Mitchell. Tom and June MacEwen, ac- companied by Gladys Felker, visit- ed with Sandy and Karen MacE- wen of RR 1, Clifford, last Sunday to celebrate Lacey MacEwen's eighth birthday. Elizabeth, Jonathon, Joseph, Kaitlin and Ethan Strong of Kanata spent the week with their grandpar- ents, Bill and Jean Strong. They re- turned home with their mother, Vicky Strong, last Sunday. Reta Strong has been transferred from London Hospital to Wingham and District Hospital. Anne Cameron of Toronto visit- ed with Donalda Graham last Mon- day. Rob, Jeanne and Duncan Annett spent last weekend with Leonard and Christine Sanderson. Mary Sanderson and Michael Park were dinner guests last Saturday evening and the Sandersons and Annetts visited with Mary and Tom Park at Brantford and at Mary and Mi- chael's on Sunday. Leonard and Christine' Sander- son visited the International Plow- ing Match in Ayr with Sam and Luella Kincaid of Kincardine last Wednesday. . The Howick Legion branch held a very successful card party last Tuesday evening. The members of the New Hori- zon Committee met at Sandersons' last Tuesday evening. Bob and Karol Grainger of Wa- terloo visited last Saturday with Janet Grainger. Last Sunday, Mi- chael Grainger, Bevan and Morgan of Baden, visited at the same home. Allister and Gladys Green of Goderich visited with Eleanore Dane last Tuesday. Bob and Margaret Ferguson spent last weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Ken Ferguson at their summer Lime near Meaford. Rob Mann is convalescing fol- lowing surgery at K -W Hospital in Kitchener. We wish him a speedy recovery. Mildred Mitchell of Molesworth visited with Ethel Brown last Sun- day and they attended Knox Pres- byterian Church anniversary. Gordon and Margaret Mundell of Wingham were supper guests re- cently of Alvin and Marion Mun- dell. Lucy Arcey of Teeswater called on John and Helen Leppington last Sunday afternoon. A number of Gorrie and area res- idents attended the fish fry at Bel - more last Sunday evening. Bob and Margaret Ferguson vis- ited for a couple of days with Stu- art and Eletta Aitken of Kincar- dine. 1995 75th School Fair...Belgrave's 75th annual school fair was held Friday, Sept. 15, in the hamlet. In the top photo- graph, Olive Bolt of Belgrave, shown with her daughter, Lorna Brown of Wingham, examine the display of flowers at the fair. Featured below is a photograph of little boy raising his arms in exclamation when he learns he has won a prize at the fair, while his proud mother watches. Complete results from this year's Belgrave School Fair are included in this week's edition of The Advance -Times. Belgrave Community Club conducts first fall meeting BELGRAVE--The first regular meeting for the fall season of the Belgrava. Community Club was held on Sept. 8 in the community centre with the president, Jack Tay- lor, presiding and 24 members in attendance. The meeting opened with the singing of "0 Canada", accompa- nied by Freda Johnston at the pia - Couple celebrates 50 years WROXETER--On Sunday, Sept. 17. Clarence and Mildred Yuill, Olive Bolt of Belgrave and Clar- ence Stokes of Wingham shared in the celebration of the golden wed- ding anniversary of John and Jean Stokes of Rik 1, Wroxeter. It was held at the home of their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Fitch. Other relatives in attendance were the celebrants' older daughter, Carole, along with her husband Eric Shaw and sons of Orangeville, as well as Jean's brother Jack McBurney and his wife Olive of RR 1, Wingham. Following a scrumptuous dinner at 1 p.m., everyone reminisced about days gone by as they viewed photo albums and gifts received by the couple. Mr. Stokes graciously presented each of the visiting ladies with a red rose arrangement. A scroll expressingthe girls' appreci- ation was donated to each by the Fitchs' grandson. All their friends and relatives wish Mr. and Mrs. Stokes many more happy occasions. no. The nominating committee re- port was presented by Lois Cham- ney as follows: Past President, Mr. Taylor; presi- dent, Bob Grasby; secretary, Ross Anderson; assistant secretary. George Michie; treasurer, Mary Taylor; assistant treasurer, Gord Bosman; Social committee, Lillian Apple- by, Louise Bosman, Jean Pattison, Ada Taylor, Mabel Wheeler, Lois Chamney; program committee, Fre- da Johnston, Doris Michie, Barbara Anderson, Arnold Bruce, Alice Nicholson; Game committee, Laura John- ston, Ivy Cloakey, Harold and Edith Vincent, Annie Cook and bus trip planners, Laura Johnston and Freda Scott. The minutes of the previous meeting were read by the secretary and adopted. The treasurer's report was read and adopted. Correspon- dence was read from various organ- izations. It was decided to have a delegation atended the United Sen- ior Citizens of Ontario fall rally at Exeter on Oct. 5. The following September birth- days were recognized: Ora Bruce, Mr. Grasby, Freda Johnston and Lloyd Appleby. Anyone wishing to attend the musical production in Clinton on Oct. 1 I at 7:30 p.m. and Belgrave School Fair celebrates 75 years BOYS' WRITING Class 178, Jeffrey Elliott, 1st; Justin Baarda, 2nd; Jacob Rouw, 3rd, all Blyth Public School; Zachery Horne, 4th; Andrew Procter, 5th, both East Wawanosh Public School; Josh Al- brechtas, 6th, Blyth; Class 179, Danny Cullen, 1st, Blyth; Tim VanCamp, 2nd, EWPS; Nicholas Stryker, 3rd; Brett Mason, 4th; Kyle Please see 75th/16 Fordwich United Church Women FOR DWICH—The Afternoon Unit of the Fordwich United Church Women met Sept. 14 at the church school rooms. Everyone en- joyed a potluck dinner at noon. Rosemary Magill welcomed eve- ryone and opened the business meeting with a verse, "Friendship Group." Lovina Ruttan read the minutes of the last meeting. Roll call was answered by 10 members. Ms. Magill reminded the group of visitation and program at the Ford- wich Village Nursing Home. Plans were discussed for the fowl supper on Oct. 24 at the church. Clara Gibson and Rosemary Ma- gill gave the worship service, with Scripture readings from 2 Corinthi- ans 6: 1-13. Devotions on attitude control were given. Members were advised whether criticized or commended, be hon - sponsored by the Huron Adult Day! est, try to live in harmony so no Centre is asked to contact the secre- °'bne will be offended or kept from tary for ticket information. The following donations were approved: $1,000 to the Belgrave Kinsmen Club to assist with the paving of the arena parking lot; $100 to the Belgrave, Blyth and Brussels School®Fair and $25 to the Wingham and Area Seniors' Day Centre. The meeting adjourned. The next meeting is Friday, Oct. 6. being God's messengers. Continuing with thoughts on atti- tude, religious, personal and social attitudes were studied. It was stated people often think of attitudes as bad. However, there are also friendly attitudes, express- ing feeling and opinions. People; can easily take on the attitudes of those with whom they work, groups they belong to and those they associate with in any way. . A.