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Goshen Women
Discuss Trinidad
Mrs. Elmer Hayter was hostess
at her home for the Goshen
United Church Women Thursday
night, April 15. The meeting
opened with Mrs. Berne IvlcKin-
ley at the piano, playing "The
Old Rugged Cross." An Easter
thought was read by Mrs. Bruce
Keys.
Mrs. Jack Hamilton read the
scripture, Prayer was given by
Mrs. Clare McBride.
Introducing the topic on Trin-
idad, Mrs. Claire McBride and
Mrs. Berne McKinley played
some calypso music. Taking
part in the topic were Mrs.
McBride, Mrs. Bruce Keys, ,Mrs.
Richard Robinson, Mrs. Jim Keys
and Mrs. Jack Hamilton.
Mrs. Jack Eckel conducted
the business in the absence of
Mrs. Arnold Keys. Minutes were
read and approved.
Twenty-five members answered
the roll call. A thank -you card
was read from Keith McBride.
An invitation was read from
Wesley Willis Church, Clinton,
to join them Sunday night, May
16, at 7 p.m.
Mrs. Berne McKinley suggested
the UCW pay a share for doing
the study and bedroom at the
manse. Mrs. Allen Hayter moved
that the group send the bale to
the 'Rescue Mission' in London.
Mrs. Elgin McKinley seconded
the motion.
A discussion was held on
making jelios and salads for
Caroline Robinson's wedding.
The meeting was closed with
a Hymn and prayer given my
Mrs. Clare McBride.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cecile
from Tecumseh , spent Easter
with Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Sween
ey, also celebrating Heather's
first Holy Communion at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Mozart
Gelinas.
rom my window
I really didn't appreciate the
humor in it until I had thought
about it a little bit and then I
realized why my associates at
the office had thrown their heads
back in hearty laughter when I
confessed what gift my husband
had given me for our 17th wed-
ding anniversary a few days ago.
"Did your husband send you a
dozen roses?" asked one guy,
fully expecting, I suppose, that
my wedding anniversary offering
from my husband would be some-
thing sentimental.
"No, " I confessed, "I got two
geraniums."
"Potted on not?" was the next
question after my friend had
gotten up from the floor where
he'd been rolling with laughter.
"Potted, " I answered, wonder-
ing why in the world he found
potted geraniums so comical.
"Where did he find those?" was
the next question, asked from be-
hind a large hanky with which he
was wiping the tears from his
eyes.
I was just a little miffed by all
this merriment. I was sure they
did not understnad my husband
as I did.
First let me explain that my
husband is very practical. I
doubt that he has a sentimental
bone in his body. He's the kind
of a fellow who signed his love
letters before our marriage with
his full name, Christian name,
second or middle name, sur-
name.
When I graduated from school
he gave me a fountain pen.
When we were married he gave
me nothing at all so that he
would have money to pay the
motel bill. When the babies were
horn he presented me with scrub-
bed floors and washed windows
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BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
on my arrival home from hospital
At Christmas, he buys ironing
boards and coffee pots and sink
stoppers.
Actually, when you come
right down to it, two potted ger-
aniums are pretty romantic com-
ing from a man like my husband
who believes Valentine's Day is
the launching of the campaign
for the Canadian Heart Fund.
But I suppose to men who thriv(
on love and romance, potted
geraniums sound pretty fun ny
as an anniversary gift. And I do
see the humorous side of it now
that I think about it a little
while.
I'm not sure my husband would
enjoy being the object of such
fun -making. He's a pretty ser-
ious fellow and somehow I feel
absolutely certain that those ger-
aniums figure very largely in
his plans for the future. And
that, my dear readers, is what
makes my husband so special to
me.
We've been wed now for nigh
onto two decades and I have
learned that if there ever was a
man who could make things
work out for the best, it is my
husband. Proof of that is the fact
that even though he married me,
we are still together --and reas-
onably happy - -after all that time
I was probably the worst risk
any man could take for a wife.
That's true. I couldlit cook. I
couldn't sew. I couldn't keep a
tidy house. And on top of all
of that, I am nothing to look at
when you are hungry, buttonless\�
and up to your knees in last
week's newspapers.
Somehow, I fitted into his
plans for a future. Being a very
practical man, he seemed to
recognize in me something that
was good for him. He knew that
we were the right combination
ati1on
and he set out in our marriage
to make it work even though
my own father predicted disaster.
Potted geraniums may not be
the language of love. They may
very well end up in one of our
three flowerbeds or hung from a
basket on our front porch. But
I'll give you odds that those ger-
aniums will be the healthiest
plants in the neighbourhood, they
will be joy to us and to our
friends for the entire summer,
they will be brought in very care
fully this fall and stored away
for a few months to rest, they
will begin to leaf out and bloom
and next year I will have four
or more geranium plants for the
garden and a heart full of mem-
ories from our 17th wedding
anniversary.
Somehow my husband's pract-
ical and not -so -romantic gifts
have a way of turning into the
most treasured possessions I own.
So readers, you may get a
laugh out of the two potted ger-
aniums I received as an anniv-
ersary gift. You fellows may
even call my man a cheap -skate
for selecting the lowly geraniums
when it is customary to give
gardenias. But smile away 'cause
my potted posies were chosen
for me by my guy and I know
they're special.
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New Minister
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Rev. Paul Packman, pastor of
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Brantford since 1968, has accept-
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Mr. Packman, a native of
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Notice: Re Daylight Saving Time
Daylight Saving Time will be observed in
this community, during the 19'71 season
'Effective Sunday, April 25, 1971
at 12:01 a:m:
GORDEN H. HESS, W. D. ARMSTRONG,
Clerk -Treasurer
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