HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1938-6-22, Page 5THE BRUSSELS POST
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2rnd, 1089
NEWS OF THE DISTRTC'I
Written,for the Post By Our Own Correspondents
WALTON 1 ETHEL
The U, F, W., 0, held thei4± June
meeting at the ]tome of MTs, An-
drew CouGts with an •a'Ltendanco or
22 ladies.
The topic "music in the hone"
was taken by Mrs. C, Cumming,
Papers were also read Icy Mrs. An-
drew Turnbull and Mrs, W, Leant -
Mg, A -sole was sung by Deree l
Coutts. Plans' were made to hold
a piovle on July 201;11.
,Mrs', Leonard' Adams of Grimsby
spent last week with her fat11er and
mother, Mr. and Mrs, David Living-
stone; Mr. Adams spent tihe week-
end iii the village and ,'St's, Adams
retuened home with him on Sunday
evening. Word has been received
by C. Settees from Inspector Nelson
that three of his pupils will be ex..
enspt from having to try their ea -
trance exam4nation. The pupils
are Jean. Farquharson, Betty Small -
don and Alice Stoddart.
Mr, and Mrs.. Henry Last of
Windsor spent the 'week -end with
,lir. and Mrs'. R. Hoy.
At the fotebell game played at
'Winthrop Friday bestween Nasion
and "Winthrop, the score was 1-0
in favor at Walton,
The Walton Comtmun•ity, have
been busy this, week hauling gravel
and jacking up the 'hall, ,gelling
ready to build the wall under the
new community hall.
Mre. Houle, 'Mildred and Ruth,
and 111, A, Brown of Heidelberg
spent the week -end with Mr, and
Mrs, C. Sellers; Mre. Isabel Bate.
man spent the week -end with her
Parents, Mr. and Ma. R. Hoy; Mrs,
MdGiney of Detroit is visiting her
aunt, Mies Ellen Coleman; Gordon
Murray who was injured in a tar
accident a week ago, is' hame from
1'1-ingham Hospital and able to get
around; Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Rut.
ledge spent Sunday at Farlwieh
with Mr. and Mrs. Rae.
GREY
Mies Versa Fischer spent the
week -end with 11,lssee IIelett tura
Dorothy Turnbull.
Mr, and Mrs. H, Glazier and Gor
don, of Stra13ord visited at the
home of lir. .and Mrs. W. E. 'l.'uen-
bb11 on Sunday,
Wesley and Harvey Steph:!i r'on
motored to Parini and Niagara Falls
on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bruce, of the
17th c'0uces'sion of Grey attended
the dance held in Blyth Hall, Wed-
nesday last week.
The annual anion picnic of 0.8,
4, Grey and V.S,S.i 16 IIowiak
and Grey, will be held on Thurs-
day, June 3011 alt SMODonald'a bush,
The ladles are requested to bring
lunch and each person to Tiring his
own cup, A meeting regarding this
picnic was herd on June 6th wheu
the following conml;lttees were 00 -
Pointed:
Sponte -rebs, .MacFarlane; Vc'ne
McDonald, Andrew \LacLentem,
Norman Mulligan, IC. Edgar an4 L,
Naylor,
Lunch -Mrs, Thos. Wilson, Mr:',
John. Eraser, Mrs. J, 1Laclearhllle,
Sirs. Arnold Brown, Mrs, 1im I•Iar-
die, 'line, Verne Ilrponald,
Coffee -'1'11101 .11lulligau ,slid .ill's,
MacLennan,
BooLls-ISandy Johnston and
Verne McDonald.
1Srnings-Tom MacFarlane, ltun-
a14 Mulligan,
Water-1.la\vren'ce Willis, Dane
MadLennan, Verne McDonald,
Planks-ISaud)y Johnston.
'Save -Dave MaoLennar►,
The ladles of Union United
church. held .their State meeting at
the hong of Mile, 11, Rolninson with
an attendance of 24, Mrs, Brown
led the meeting witch opened with
lihe benne "J31ost be 4110 'tie (bit
bhmhs,'' :followed by the Lord's
Prayer iu unison,
The roll call was answered by
"My leneotllite hymn: The minuses
of the .pravtous' meeting were read
and .adopted. The Sefipturo lite -
eon, the 15th Psalm was rend by
Mie. Machan,
A Tellpenancc prn01810 wars then
0Ou'ducleel I nthe form or a ttial011lie.
A chapter 'tram the siud'y boost was
taken by tides. !Cox, Mrs, Snell and
mos, C. 'S'.potr1u contributed a very
pleasing piano •duet, The, meetlug
Closed. With. a hymn and prayer by
tho leader.
S.S. No. 3 and .S,S. No. 0, Gree
are holding .tt Monte on No, 3 school
grounds, of Thnreday, ,Tune nodi,
Races beget at 1,30, Pleal3t1 be 011
tame ascii' h1'lnl bMlt66s,
!Mr, A; Fletcher and Miss Irene
Pease of Stratton] were week.eatl
visitors at Mrs, Geo, Batelllau'e
Cl, A, Dunbar left Ethel Monda;✓
morning, June 200, for North Bay,
To attend a two-day session of Poste
anagtel's' eonventioa being held
there, Alter which, aceompanted.
by his family, will v'isih his brother
Roy and other friends at Timmins
and other points' enllomte.
Laet week Whine engaged in
lnalaing some adjustments at her
home in Ethel which neceseitated
the use at a step -ladder, Mss Eila
H!ansuid had the misfortune to
have on ankle injured severely. The
accident not only caused pain and
suffering for a time for Miss Hen -
mid, but dellaye(1 her schol work at
a very interesting period. ..•',;pec•
tally for the Entrance class in S,S.
No, 6 Grey, where she is teacher.
Mrs'. Wan, Gorden o1 Bru'swets
visited with her coasin Mrs, Geo,
Bateman during last week, The
time spent gave nehteal pleasure.
Road improvements are the order
of the day in this comnnnntty, both
county anti township work is being
done in drainage and resurfacing,
Roy Hall and fanldly and the Dob-
son families attended the Switzer
family reunion held last Saturday
at Stratford.
Nuls'e Bertha Parse while home
for a week -end holiday spent Salm-
day,June 18 at Gerrie set the fam-
ily reunion with which the Earl?
tamely .are a port.
At Baydeld on June 18 the Web-
ster family reunion was celebrated,
This was of interest to the Pearson
families at Ethel and Ethel vice).
icy,
A apenlal meeting of Court Ethel
No. 261 C,O,P was held Frida)'
night of last week for the Wheaten
of candidates, 12 new memubers join-
ed the order, x
A garden party at Cranbrook
uncle rthe auspices of •Cyan Crock
Pres'bytea'inn church was ,,an at-
traction for quite a number at
Mettles, Tuesday, June 21st.
Our football boys, played a los-
ing game to the Brussels-I:tisel
game at Brussels last week. How- 1
ever the team is not daunted. The
5(0000 was 2-1.
Quarterly Official Board of Ethel
United Church met Monday night,
when several important items of
busyness were concluded,
The Ethel Brandi of the Wo-
men's Institute lied toter June
meeting in the Township hell with i
a large attendance. It being the
3ti'tlt anuivensary of 'she orgalhhIn-
tion of the Society. The n)e eng
opened in the usual way by sin.q'ng
the Institute ode and all repeating
the Lord's - Prayer. After the
minutes of the previous meeting
were read autl adopted the following
program was' presented. The Rall
Can for 1902 & 1905 was read by
the Secretory, ,after this all Ju.ocd
it singing 'Blest be the tie that
binds.' li)s. J. King gave a hun,n'-
one reading entitled "Just like a wo-
man." Then the Roll Call of 1018
was• read, After this Mrs. Jag,
Pearson ga\e a reading entitled
"Pa, \•uta & the telephone" ell soloed
in community singing The Roll
Call of 1923 was, read, Misee
Jessie and, Joan Peeriiton tamed
with a x0(181 41101; an autobiography
of the Institute since orgauizali011
was read by firs, Wardlaw, The
Roll Call of 1935 wee read rider
which a mnemorial for the I'rcel-
dents' who had passed on took pl:ere
Mr's. Ames p10100Ing a flower in '1
v.
ell et basltct as 1'(11'1(1 nano was
as
read out, All joined in einei111;
"Abide with 111e" at this point Airs.
W. 14, Love who has beeu a mended
of the lnstittute every year slime
1903 was called to the platform 41111
MIS, J. Bremner rend a short ed•
dress and Mrs, Stan Speiren, the
President on behalf of the Institute
preccenteel MIS. Love 'with a Life
Membership ccrlttdcat11 and pin,
lethe1, Ont.
June 9th, 14.10 I
Dear Mrs, Linen-
Tt ,seemed to us, the members 11 '
the Ethel Women's institute cd 1,;
nineteve thirty-eight Met we (.nnld.
hit allow the thiels, arch anniversary
of the organization of this branch
to p,ls3. without paying tribute to
you,
You have the %miglle honor or be-
ing the only chanter Member to be
n pied up nreanber each Year tot` Orr, I
thirty -flue years' Ilse Instil ate hit
been An117111g, 01118 Qt)111 lAItii(y,
You have always beets intensely
intileeted 111 our cr0sulzatioe tutu
wi116ng
lo do 0(1 In your power ter
the Derr, intonate of "dome and
Country."
You kava atttnded• the meetiage
as regularly as health would Per-
mit heve been generous .in giving
your home for meetings, in prepare
leg topics, and laking part in the
discussions before the meeting and
in every worthy effort we were sure
of your co•operittion and help.
We look to you av an example for
any member to follow and so We
ask you to accept this life member-
ship eeetigcate and, pili a1' a token
of our appreoiation for your service
in the past and will hope that y0i1
may be spared to continue to work
with us for many years.
Signed 'on beheld' of Ethel Wo-
men's' Snettitu'te.
Mrs, S. 0, Speiran, Pres,
:111i. G. Kreuter, Seery -Trees,
Mee. Love taken completely by
S'iIITrise replies] thanking the mem-
bers of the Institute for their
thougb11culnese. Another interest-
ing feature was the. Birthday Cake,
made beautiful with the white icing
and 36 yellow candles in' holders',
Mrs, Geo, Addy thenext in line.
of membership lighted the candles
and Mrs. Dilworth the oldest mem-
ber cut the cake. The meeting
closed by singing "God Save The
King." Snapshots' were taken and
a dainty 1011011 served.
BELGRAVE
A very smcceseful garden party
was held atrthe Knox United Church
Belgrave, on Friday night wheu a
large crowd gathered to enjoy the
shlendt0 cold meat sultrier which
was served by the ladies in the
basement of the church, The Blyth
Cltszens+ Band was' Present and
played dhring the early part of the
evening, A good ball game was
also played down on the ball
grounds which was snatched with
Interest when ell had been served
supper, The band presented the
following program to the audience
assembled on the lawn of the
charch grounds. A selection by
the band; vocal solo by James
Sins; reading, Billie Stewart; snit+,
Mrs, Shaw; clarinet solo, 13, 1[c-
Eliroy; reading, Eva Stackhouse;
vocal Selo, Stanley Sibthorpe;
selection, brass quartette; vocfll
solo, Miss Bary Stewart; selec-
tions' by the band; piano solo, J.
1\'oitlaufer; selection by the or-
chestra reading, Billie Stewart:
solo, Miss M. Stewart; vocal duet,
Stanley Sibthorpe and Harvey
Mason; iarstrumeatal nolo, Helen
Kechnie; readings', Blva S"taOkh1nse,
solo Stanley Sibthorpe,11ore selec-
tions by the band closed a very en-
joyable program,
Anniversary Services Held
Very successful ntutiversary ser.
vices were held at Trick United
C'hur'ch on Sunday. The church
was filled' to rapacity, and Wa
large audience listt:ned to two
splendid serrilons delivered by a
former pastor, Rev, James Scottie
of Wilton Grove, At the morniug
services the choir contributed two
anthems' anti a sale by lie's. George
Taylor were nil (1111011 appreciated,
Alt Gm evening services an anthem
by the choir was contributed, also
a duet by lir, and sirs, Norman
Keating, A puartette with Gilbey:
Bee0n'nrt, Mary Dow, Lett le Pim co
and W'ilfned Reid also was 1'u'
joycd.
A Memorial service will be belt)
1.11 Suts'hin) e me1te•y Olt Sllrl slat y,
June 26, at 3 p,n1, The following
Sunday, July 3rd, memorial service
will be held In Brandon cemetery
at 3,30,
13r, and Mrs, James \Vigllturan
and children, of Lisiowei ,spent the
week -end with relatives here.
111', and Mre, Cecil Binek of
1l'nle1'w0t't11, visited here o1 Sunday.
Miss Agatha 0cultes, R,N, of
leergut Wetted at the home or her
pare (1111, Mr, and bins, ye, Coulte,e,
Mitchell :edible accemp.n1011 10,
fa, her h1(1' over the weelt•ei111.
Mrs, 13, W, Procter Is visiting
reionde' in London,' Detroit and
also her brother, Will 1lendersod
and Mrs, Henderson, in Indiana.
MORRIS
111:111 Mnrh' halter, Ethel and
Messrs 11111 'Crlrttitnli and 11111 i1:e
TeStgal'l. Welton spent SIM 1ny 51111
Mi3i1 Margaret Tu1"fny, 8040011 11110,
CRANBROOK. I
'file June meeting of the Tenni
Women's Acv Maly was held 11' tla.'
home of Miss Genie Pride with the
pre eideut .ills;, ,11,01' Fiedler Arc:•
siditrg, lust Thursday 0tternooll, The
meeting opened with singing et
hymn no, 169 and repeating to
Lorrl'11 Prayer in tintst111, The
Sc'riptur'e )eetson token from St,
John 14:6.20 wee react by sirs.
James Teeyu, The roll call was
answered with a verse of scripture.
The minutes' of the April meeting
titere read by the secretary Miss
Jean Cameron, Hymn 545 Was 11(10;:
A very interesting story was reu:l
by Miss Jean 'Cameron. After the
offering Wee received the buainesl
was discussed, The topic was read,
taken from ''11141a on the (1111011,',
The current events were read by
Mrs', Alvin Hauler, Hiss (lecke
Pnide, Mrs. Williams and Mrs. C.,
K'eal'agllan, Mrs.( A. Ctuplorce.
Hymn no, 666 10110• surtg and Ma's.
(Rev,) Wllttams closed the meet-
ing with prayer. After a socia?
boor a dainty lhnch was served,
The July meeting of the Auxiliary
will be held at the home of Mee,
Mae' 'Fische'.
A large number of young people
from this, community attended the
band concert MBrussels $0111107
evening,
'Miss Verbs Fischer :nein the
week -end with Misses Dorothy and
Helen Turnbull on the lath conr-es-
slot of Grey.
Mrs. A. I-Iiggins and daughter
are visdtlog with Mrs. Higginx' par-
enls, Mr. and sirs, James Noble,
The Cranbrook Presbyterial' An-
nual Garden Panty was' largely at-
tended 00 Tuesday evening, The
Lucky Seven Cowboys of Fergus
provided the program which was
greatly enjoyed by all.
BLUEVALE
Mr. W''m. Thornton is' vi3Ltilg
with. !fiends at Gaulle -1d and sue m!.
soli,
'-11r, John Messer is spending a
couple of weeks \rite Ilr. and 1Irs,
Harvey Messer cud Mrs. and Mrs.
Chas. Messee in Toronto.
Miss May Davidson of Wroxeter
spent Sunday with Mr, and Mee
Wetter Davidson and took in the
Presbyterian Anuiversary at Blue
vale church,
Hiss Jattet Robertson spent the
week -end at her hone on the 1',':
line and took to the Presbyteran
Annlvers:lt'y 011 Suncluy,
Knox Presbyterian church, Bete,
vale, observed the eightieth anni-
versary
nn:versary at its organization on San -
day, when one -vial services' were
held morning and evening, conduct-
ed by a former pastor, Rev. W. ,J,
\fieot, M.A., Stratford. The ser-
vices of the choir under the leader-
ship of Mrs, J. C. Higgins, welo
much appreciated, Solo and duct
part; were taken by Miss Jal'et
Robertson, Mrs. Parker, Mre. Mow-
bray and lir, Ramsay. The church
was tais'tefully tlec10atel, the rotor
scheme being. ccurried out mos: ly w
pink and White.
The evening eervhe in the 1'ni-
ted Church was' 51111(iratvn is1
order that members, could attend
the ollniversary services, The hca-
edtotion was pronounced by Rev,
A, 0. Robb.
Visitors: Miss' Ruby Duff, Reg.
N., and dletition at the Woman's
College Hos'gldal, Tcrorto, spelt the
week -end with -Flies Duff and llrs.
Alice Allele. She was' ac•compau-
fe'cl by her 421)1)11111, Mrs. J10ep11
Shaw and son, Douglas, of ileg:na,
Sask. elee, Shane was comers'
Mies Via Duff, eldest daughter 01'
the
late ,111, and Mrs. W. G. Caul.
131, Duff was a former teacher in
the Blnet-41e school,
Guests at the home of elr, and
lits, Peter S. ela(Eeven on Sunday
Included: Mrs,, A, Y, YOtttnans and
son, Jaunts, I'letr'oit; 11i's', Genrge
ltrl'Rknulld. Clinton; 111, and Mrs,
Nelson Caa'ciiff; Alex l'nili, Thug -
til; Robert, Thomas and Miss Jes-
sie Sirurban, 14'1'usns'els, and Will
111111 .101,51 llnssge :\Cases, .liOt•ris,
TIM areaien was 1110. 31st 1111111.
vu'sary of Mt, 01111 MI's. 1Cac'hlw,at's
marriage.
Visitors: Mrs, Neil MeliInei een,
Aire, ('has, Witsiade, 11r. and sirs.
Nall 13, licl,enchcrn, Louise and
Gilbert, Mount Payee with 31r. and
Mre, 10, h', Chemise; Miers' Mae liav-
itle011, Wroxeter, wait lir, and 'etre,
W, t3, Davidson; lir, and Mrs.
Edgar 11'eNl hael and daughter.
'rosette), with 3i0, and 'Niro, Wit-
limns
it-
t rn s 31t!eMieherl; elks Tliide Fow-
ler, Louden.- 119111 Mise Florence
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ANNUAL PICNIC IS
HELD BY HURON
COUNTY COUNCIL
Harbour Park, Goderich, Scene
Several Happy Gatherings
Saturday Afternoon
of
The annual plen'lc of Hurn11 ('oun-
ty Council was held iu eiarli;,rr
Park, (loclerich, on Saturday after- j
noon and was largely attended by
the members, their families and
friends', Warden Wilmot Haaeke
and a colnmi-tee composed of
Reeve .R, 1:;•, Turner, chairinaa,
County 'Treasurer A. H, F,r,•dcin'', t
Reeve Feagan and Harry Edwards, 1
assisted by Ccunly Engineer R.
Patterson and J. R, Reynolds, were
in charge of the arrangements,
Owen Geiger, former reeve and
ex -\Verden, 1111 Hensall; Alee.
Young, former reeve of Colborne,
veterans in county affairs and lcets-
lation, were present.
A full program of 50001s was
run off and a bountiful basket slip-
per provided. Generous treats of
ice cream cones and bars were sup-
plied to all. Grace wits' said by 1Ir,
Owen Geiger and after the meal
Warden Ilaecice presided over a
brief program of speeches,
Mayor H, 3. A. Macl;wen ex-
tended a civic welcome and others
called on to speak were Owen
Geiger, W, D. Saunders, Mr. Begg,
of Mesas, and Quinlan, comity e0(1111 -
More and R. E. Turner.
A prize for the oldest lady mere
on was, given to Mrs. Owen Geiger,
and to the oldest gentleman, Mr.
Alex, Young, Colborne township,
The snaky prize ems: won by 11.:1.100
Roland Grain, of Turnberry.
During the afternoon, for those
wishing a saIi on the lake, Bert Mc-
Donald's boat made frequent trips.
The weather was too cold for bath-
ing butt ninny wandered down ti the
beach and piers,
Sports Events,
• The results' or the sports were:
Clothespin talt'e, ladies' -S t
Mrs, W. Hatt:ke; 211d, Mrs, G•large
Feagan; 3rd, Mrs. Erie Kenae'ly;
40, )ties Irene McKay.
Gentlemen -R, E. Turner, L. E.
Cardiff, R, ,Shaddick, J. M. Eckert.
Boys' race, 8 end under -Bruce
Shatidlc"k, Bruce Ersleine, Chester
Finlay.
- (lithe; 8 and under -Harlon Stew-
art, June Kennedy.
Boys, 10 and under ---Don Shep-
hard, Ross Kennedy.
Girls, 10 and under --Pauline 1'ttt-
teeson, Teresa Eckert,
Boys 14- and under - Douglas
Fraynei, stems,' Feagan.
Girls, 14 and under --Pauline POs•
lers'on, 1411na El'kert,
A game of softball was played
Three ehee1'' and a tiger were given
for the Warden, and the gathering
sang the Notional Anthem,
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BLYTH•
Service 1n Anglican Church wee
11e1d on Sunday 'morning with Rev.
R, 11, Weekes in charge. In Untied
Church Rev. R. A. Brook took as
his subject, "The Magna Carta of
the Human Race." The baptism
of 111e infant daughter of Mr, and
Mrs, Franklin 1381110011 (Gleu,s
Marjory) took place at this service,
On 'Sunday next, Rev, R, A.
Brook wild preach his farewell ser-
mon to 71111' congregation here,
leaving in a few days toe Hensen.
On Saturday afternoon the Hor-
ticultural Society, served a tea at
the home of Mrs, H. Young ad-
joining Memorial Park, which was
well patronized,
Blyth Citizens'' Baud gave their
first Sunday evening concert on
Sunday evening. They also pro-
vided the programs, for the United
Church garden panty, Belgrave, on
Friday evening.
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