The Lucknow Sentinel, 1965-06-23, Page 9WEDNESDAY, JUNE .:23rd,_ 1965
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Spider mums and .`. pink roses
formed a pretty setting for the
eleven o'clock ' ,ceremony • in the
e.
Listowel : Christian `Reformed.
Church' when Alice Van der Veen'
and ;Jim:.;Osinga' exchanged wed-
• ding :vows.
• The bride is the' daughter of
Mr r. and Mrs. Lammert Van ; der'''
Veen, •Lochal'sh, ,and. the 'groom's
parents are . Mr. and. Mrs. John
Osinga' of. 'Listowel.. Rev, S. Terp-
stra officiated' while Lois Bridge
was ..soloist: •
VAN, der. VEEN
ed with gold. Bridesmaids . were
Miss Frances, Osinga 'and* Mrs.'
Florence. 'Featherstone, . both. of
Listowel. Their gowns ••.of:turquoise
silk were styled: 'similarly to that
of the matron of.: honor and • they
also ,carried . bouquets 'Of spider
mums and roses..
Groomsman was Peter 'Osinga.
Listowel Ushers . were Adrian
Streef 'and Harry'Vleuten, both of.
Woodstock
For the reception at. the , ..Blue
Barn, Listowel, the bride's moth-
er wore a light blue wool suit
+with• beige accessories- and a` cor-
sage 'of yellow :roses.. The groom's
mother chose a 'beige brocade
Given. .in. marriage by her
,father, the. bride wore a .. floor,
Length -model, of silk organza over
tulle' "& taffeta, 'the scooped neck-
line : of the. fitted' 'bodice accented
with, re -embroidered lace.. The sle-
eves: were long: lilypoint. Her, silk
illusion veil. was held with a. crown
of seed', pearls; : and her bridal
bouquet was of spider mums and
pink roses.'
:•Matron, of honor, Miss Ann. Os-
inga, • Listowel, wore a 'gown' of
turquoise silk with short sleeves,
scooped neckline • and . bell shaped'
skirt. Her bouquet of spider
mums and pink .roses was . spray
suit with brown ,accessories & •a
corsage of pink ' roses
For .a 'trip 'to. New York State
the bride donned a ,: three .piece
turquoise suit, with black access-
ories and • a corsage of pink roses
and.; white'. carnations.. °
'Upon their return they will , re-
side ' of .R.R. 1 Listowel:
Guests •were. present from ,Luc-
k n o w, .Dungannon. . Wingham,
Mount Forest; Port Elgin, ,'Wood
stock, ' Harriston, • Auburn and Sar-
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SUGAR
AND SPICE
by Bill Smiley
NEW , BREED 'OF PYGMIES
Well, father, how did you, en
loy
your, day? •
Personally„ Father's Day sad-
dened me, as it saddens me each
year, :. . '
The 'mere existence of such a
day. is an indication •of the new
low to which'the father has ,sunk.
in. 'the family unit. Just a : few
decades ago, every day was fa-
ther's day, and there . was no. fool-
ing about it. •
,When I was a kid,
there was
none of • this .n nse se of father
helping: around the 'house.. Nowa-
' days, fathers scrub the kitchen
floor' on .their.' day,. off, , and help
with the dishes after dinner, In
the . good old r days, father ' didn't
have a day off, in the. first place,
and mother wouldn't' have let him
dry the, dishes, in the . secdnd, be-
cause she'knew. her ,place, . and
his. • • • '
'P'erhaps :it's the increase in lei
sure time * that has turned the
• head of the house into . the. foot
of. the family: a substitute baby -
Sitter; an unpaid domestic slavey;
a handy wailing wall; and in gen-
eral, a ;pale reflection of. his 'dig-
nified, respected male •forebears.
Until a couple of decades ago,
father' • worked a six-day 60 hour*
week: 'Ent'' he; didn't get ulcers,
or drop dead at 45: And do you
,kno,w why? Because he didn't see.
as much ofhis family as the
poor, cripple -gutted creature Who
brings home the bacon: today.
Nowadays, father gets a day
.off. Does he potter in the, garden?
Does he ,go -fishing?' Does ' he, play
golf with ' the , boys? Would it
were so, He. is kicked in 'o , the
street with the children, while mo=
ther 'does whatever modern wo-
men do 'around home, with $2,000
worth• oflabor-saving machinery.
There is nothing more pitiable+
than the sight of a father, on his
da • off, wandering forlornly .a'
bout, a' • supermarket, trailed by
two or three whining kids,
When 'my,Dad got home , from
work, he .didn't have ta:. set::the.
table, run around • looking ;for. the
kids, then jump . in the car and
go to get a quart , of milk. ,Nor
.'did he have to "pick up. a few
be
things on the way home,
cause mother looked after her
own shopping •
`
No sir, en
Wh my load' got ,Motile
Lucknow .W. I. TO
BuyNew ag
"Historical Research," was the..
theme of the June meeting` of the
Lucknow -Women's. Institute, with
Mrs. G . Whitby.. in the chair.
Each of the Grandmothers receiv-
ed .a corsage, ,and Mrs. J..Mac
Naughton was the. recipient' of. a'
prize for : being .• the youngest.
grandmother with the .most ;grand-
children Mrs. N. Gr. . MacKenzie:
received .a prize fore having the:,,
youngest grandchild, ; Plans :` were
made to:. go , up. to Walkerton. on
June 23rd for the course on "Nev-
er :' a Dull Meal." It was moved
:that our R next donation to"the Re-
tarded Children. be . sent • for the
purpose of sending a child to
summer; camp. The;Institute pic-
nic is; to be •held on,June •22nd, .at
the Fisher cottage at Point Clark,
The Institute display for the Fall:
Fair was' discussed The visiting
committee gave their reports. The
roll call: was answered by' "bring-
ing a.. tea towel"; and'. it •;was decid-
ed to buy a. new flag for' our, meet
Mrs, N. •: J. MacKenzie took thee.
chair for the following •program,
sing song with Mrs. J. Emerson
at'the -piano; . and a `reading ""The
Old:'Wooden' Tub," by, Mrs. N. G.
MacKenzie. Mrs.. W •: F. MacDon-
ald and Mrs. N. J . • MacKenzie
gave reports on the South.Bruce
District Annual : at . Bervie. A solo..
by' Mrs. Philip Stewart, ,',accom-,
paned • by `Mrs.. J.Emerson, was.
enjoyed, and Mrs, J. MacNaugh
ton: ,read two poems : `on `'Grand
`mother:" `.. Miss ' Mary MacLeod
prepared ' a paper en the "Early
Settlers' which was read- by ` Mrs.
N, J. MacKenzie,
ASHFI.ELD
Services in Ashfield Presbyter-
ian 'Church will be at'11:15 for
'June . and July because of : Ripley's
early ,:summer service.
Mrs, John West of : Don '.Mills'.
visited. with her brother Wm. Ross
last ., week -end - •
Sharon West of•London was.
home. for the week=end'
Mrs.. D A.MacLean and Mr.
and : Mrs . Ewan . MacLean visited
with Allan MacLean in'Coiling-
wood on Sunday.
The Blyth community has de-
cided to proceed .with the instal-
lation of. artificial ice in Blyth. 'at.
a cost of $25,000.
from , work,;'•. he . was ;greeted'. af-
fectionately,. but politely, and: •left
alone. He retired to HIS chair,
and read HIS paper, until he. was.
called . f o 'r , supper. " • During the
meal; he was not forced to listen
to a 30 minute monologue • about
the terrible .day mother had, Nor
did ' he haveto break up quarrels
among, the 'children. They would'-.
n't have dared squabble
And on the weekend, my Dad
wasn't expected to turn into : a•
party. boy. He was tired on Satur-
day night, and he went to bed.
•If he felt like going to. church
next day, he did. If he didn't, he
didn't. But he wasn't pestered all
day Sunday by kids wanting to be
taken swimming, or wife wanting
to go for a drive or. "have some-
body ,in." He made the decisions.
'If . he just wanted to sit. on the
verandah 'and look at the grass
growing, 'he did. . •
• Not that. he was an ogre.. Usu-
ally, we went for a picnic on Sun.'
day. But there wasn't any 'dam'
.foolishness about, Dad doing the
cooking on an outdoor grill. Mo-
ther made the lunch; and' Dad
would 'sit ona stump, in his. Sun
day ' best, •gazing with dignity: and
a ' certain amount of distaste,• at
nature. After lunch, he would re-
cline on a •blanket, ' in the shade.
He was relaxed, that man.
Another reason. for . his unques-
tioned head -of -the -house 'status
was that we didn't ..argue wjtly
him. Now you. have to discuss:
everything with the brats.. To-
day's father can eget into a 20 -
minute argument with' any kid'
over the age, of .five, at the drop
of a suggestion. And come out
whimpering.
Onegeneration has, turned fa-
thers .from• giants to pygmies.
And now, if you'll pardon me, I
have to go ,,and make the beds,
while my wife dries her hair and
watehes a little TY.
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An 'interesting .report ,,on the Of-
ficers
fficers • convention at Guelph was
given • by Mrs. George Whitby.
Miss Liella ' Finlayson: read a pap
er ' on the "Canadian, Indians:.
'July 15th' was the date set for the
:nstitute to serve tea at the' South-
ampton Museum: • A contest on:
"birds" was conducted by' Mrs.
N. J. MacKenzie and following
'the singing of. the Queen and,
,"'Grace," lunch was; served.
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