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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1977-06-08, Page 14,. Page 2--T Le Wingham Advance -Times, June 8, 1977 SENIOR RALLY—A targe turnout was evident at the Senior Citizens` third spring rally held in Gorrie, Wednesday. At 1 T: 30 a.m. 110 people had registered. Special guest speaker of the day was Tom Smith, president of the United Senior Citizens of Ontario. E. T. Smith speaks at. senior citizens rally ' E. T. Smith, president of the United Senior Citizens of Ontario, was the guest speaker at the spring rally of the Southern Zone, Lake Huron District of the USCO, in Gorrie. Mr. Smith brought -greetings from the provincial board. He told the rally -of a senior citizens' documentary on television that he had helped put together. He reminded them of the national convention to be held in Niagara Falls in September and a trip to Spain in March that is being ar- . ranged for the seniors. Al'Sinclair from the Ministry of Culture and Recreation in Han- over, spoke on New Horizons, a program where senior citizens can apply for grants. He added that in a recent study to see if the 1 area could use a senior citizen housing program there was found to. be insufficent population to • . warrant the program. . John Smith of Arthur presided over the meeting which .opened with -0 Canada, with Mrs. Velma Mann at the piano. Rev. 0. Lara- mie of the Anglican Church gave 'the dedicatory prayers and Harold Robinson; reeve of Howick, Township welcomed the guests on behalf of the township and Gorrie. Lunch was held with the Gorrie group supplying lunch and bever- age for the head table guests. In the afternoon session, the president conducted an "Ih Memoriam" and a moment's silence was held for departed members. The election of officers was held and only .the' treasurer changed. The officers are as fol- lows: president; John Smith, Arthur; first vice-president, Miss Ruth Johnston, Fordwich; secre- tary, Mrs. Marjorie Sotheran, Fordwich; treasurer, Ernest Park, Arthur. . Howard Latsch of Palmerston led the group in the musical num- ber, "How Great Thou Art". Each of the clubs present at 'the rally gave reports on what pro- jects their club had done throughout the year. A sing song of old favorites was led by Miss Minnie McElwain with Mrs. John Freeman, piano. At the end. of the session, entertainment was provided b the Arthur Senior Citizens' Glee Club. A skit entitled "A. Little Old Lady in a Nursing' Home" was presented by the Wroxeter'club, two piano 'solos by the Wingham club,and "A Mock Wedding" by the Fordwich club. Mrs, Zerback, Stratford, a director of USCO spoke briefly explaining the senior citizens' flag. Mr. Smith thanked the executive and the Gorrie club'and the meeting adjourned with a poem "Grandma's Prayer" and "God Save the Queen". Mark D -Day anniversary GORRIE — The Ladies' Auxi- liary to the Howick Branch No. 307, Royal Canadian Legion, held its annual commemoration of D - Day •in St. Stephen's ;Anglican Church on Sunday morning. The parade was led ,by, the Brussels Legion Pipe Band, with Ladies' Auxiliaries from Brus- sels and Blyth and Legion mem- bers, from Brussels, Blyth and Howick also attending, over 60 members in all. Rev. 0. Laramie, 'assisted by Rev. Harry,Jennings, conducted' the service. A smorgasbord luncheon was held in the Wrox- eter Legion Hall following the service. 'SENIOR CITIZENS—John Smith welcomed the 110 senior citizens present at a spring rally in Gorrie. Clubs from Wingharn, Lucknow, Wroxeter,Gorrie, Fordwich, Clifford, Harriston and Arthur were present. Mr. Smith is president of the Southern zone, number 33, Lake Huron Distrjct senior citizens. v PRESIDENTS TALK—Torn Smith, president of the United Senior Citizens of Ontario (left) and John Smith of Arthur, president of the Lake Huron District of USCO talk at the third spring rally held in Gorrie, Wednesday. . Fordwich Personal Notes Harold Foster is a patient in Palmerston Hospital where he underwent major surgery last week. Mrs. M. Kirby is spending this week with relatives in Toronto. Mrs. Arnold Doig is presently confined to Palmerston Hospital. Mrs. Crosby Sotheran spent the weekend with Mrs. Walter Buttell of Blyth at her cottage at Bogey's Beach, Lake Huron. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bast of Listowel visited Sund0 with Mr and Mrs. Anson Demerling. Miss Lenora Beswetherick and Miss Josephine Charlesworth have returned from their tour with the Royal Ontario Museum to Ecuador. They spent one, week in the rain forest of the Amazon, one week going through south Ecuador and one week on the boat Iguana, visiting the Gala- pagos Islands. Mrs. Bill Haverfield returned home last week after being con- fined to Freeport Hospital the past three weeks. The sympathy of the com- munity goes to Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Hargrave and family in Toss of the former's father, Emmerson Hargrave of Listo- wel, formerly of Fordwich. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wendt of Toronto visited Sunday with Mrs. E. A. Schaefer. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Wray and Miss Grace Wray of Scarborough spent the weekend at their home here. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Finley and family of Acton spent the week- end 'fit'^their home here. A number from here attended the "D" Day church service Sun- day in St. Stephen's Anglican Church, Gorrie. Mill's Club tours Holy Land !; ORDWICH — Rev. 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