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were then served and the remainder
of the evening spent
Thurs,, December 30th, 1937
GLAMOROUS BALI SHOWS WHITE WOMEN HOW TO STAND PROPERLY
Mr- and Mrs. James T, Shera and
daughter, Shirley, were Xmas visitors
pf Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fitch at Bel
more.
Mr. and Mrs, Wm, Wright spent
Christmas at the former’s home at
Wroxeter.
Mr, and Mrs. George Foster, Miss
Margaret and Mr. M, D. Irvine spent
thg holiday with the former’s daugh
ter, Mrs. Gordon Jefferson and Mr,
.Jefferson, at Owen’ Sound.
Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Edgar spent
Christmas with the latter’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Breckenridge at Wrox
eter,
Mr. and Mrs. L.. F. Ashton, Billy
.and Mr. Hector Hamilton spent
Xmas with Dr. and Mrs. Hamilton
in Brussels.
Mr. and Mrs, Jack Toner and lttle
son, of Toronto, spent the holiday
with Mr, and Mrs. A. E. Toner,
Miss Alice Ritchie, of Toronto,
spent Christmas with her mother,
Mrs. Ritchie.
.Miss Bessie Wylie and cousin, Miss
.Jeanette McKee, of Toronto, and Rev,
Geo. Wylie, of Benmiller, spent the
Christmas vacation with the latter’s
‘ mother, Mrs. JnoMVylie.
.. Mr. Harold Hyndman, of Toronto,
spent Christmas with his parents, Mr,
WMid Mrs. W, J. Hyndman. •
KMr; James Fydell of O’Brien, Miss
\Ruth, of Tara and Miss Jean, of
Brampton, are spending their Xmas
vacation with their parents at the par
sonage.
Mrs. Alex. Hamilton is visiting her
.sons, in Toronto. Jack.Hamilton who
had ’been visiting his grandmother for
the past few weeks returned home
With her.
Mrs. William Hastie is spending a
couple of weeds with friends in Ethel
and Wingham,
. Miss Marie Howes, of Toronto;" is
spending the holidays with her mo
ther at the hotel.
Mrs. Robt. Hastie, Miss Jessie and
Mr. Walker Hastie, also.Miss Mar
garet Fleming, all of Toronto, were
Christmas visitors of the former’s
son, Mr. Kenneth Hastie, and Mrs.
Hastie.
Mr, and Mrs. Victor Shera spent
Christmas with the latter’s .mother in
Guelph.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Sparling
spent Christmas with Mr. and
Harry Ferguson n.ear Lakelet.
Mr. J. Baiers, Mr. Howes and
M. Howes.spent Christmas Day
friends’ at Moncton.
Mr. and Mrs. Pennington
children, of Teeswater, were guests
of Mrs. J. T. Strong and Mr. Roy-
Strong'On Sunday.
Mr. and,Mrs. Gordon Barton spent
a couple of days last week with rela
tives in Detroit.
Mr. Clifford Harding and ’ Miss
Pearl Harding, of Toronto, spent the
week-end with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Phillip Harding.
iMr. John,Kaine, of Windermere, is
spending the vacation with his mo
ther here. ’
kU^lr. and Mrs. Fred Dowdell and
^pldren, Eleanor and Audrey, Tor
onto, spent Christmas Day and Sun
day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jno.
Hyndman. * While motoring up the
car went into the ditch near Teviot-
dale where the road was very icy,
and had tp be towed to Palmerston
to be repaired. They were fortunate
in not being badly hurt, only receiv
ing cuts,and bruises.
Miss Nlae /Watters, of Toronto,
spent the tVeek-end with her sister,
Mrs. Cliff.* Docfds, and family.
Masses Olive and Edna Lawrence
of Toronto wete week-end visitors
with their patents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
Lawrence. " ,
Mr. and Mrs, Percy Colmer, Tor
onto, spent Christmas Day and Sun
day with, .the latter’s parents,.Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest King and other relatives.
Rev. A. H. and Mrs. O’Neil were
guests pf relatives in At.wood Xmas
Day.
Ml and Mrs* Spencef Ashton, of
Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Strang
way, of Sarnia* and Mr. Leland Ash
ton, ,from Nova Scotia, spent Christ
mas with their mother, Mrs. I. Ash
ton. _ '
Beautiful. Christmas services were
V
O’Neil, at St. James Church on Sun
day evening. Special Christmas
hymns were used and the offertory
anthem was “Carol Sweetly Carol.”
The Rector chose as his text, -Gen.
49:10 “The sceptre shall not depart
from Judah, nor a lawgiver from be
neath his feet, until Shiloh come; and
unto him shall the gathering of the
people be,” from which lie delivered
a most inspiring Xmas message.
S.S. No. 2 Christmas Tree and
Concert
A very enjoyable programme was
given on Wednesday evening of last
week when the pupils of the school
section No. 2, assisted by some of the
older members of the section held
their annual concert. The children
gave recitations, dialogues, panto
mines, probably the outstanding’ feat
ure being the Christmas Bells, Drill,
Dialogues were also given by the old
er members of the 2nd and 4th con*
cessions, Mr. J, McTavish was the
genial chairman and iMr. Raymond
Elliott expressed the appreciation of
all to the teacher, Miss Deans. Santa
Claus arrived at the close of the pro
gramme and distributed treats and
gifts which made the children very
happy. The singing of the National
Anthem brought the evening to a
close.
and
SALEM
WROXETER
Gallaher and
spent
SCHOOL REPORT
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Lloyd
in the
Palmer and
spent Xilias
Miss
with
and
on
E, Ra'mi and sons, Jack and
of London, are visiting with
here.
week
Ont.,
with Mr. and Mrs- Rohl.
spent Xmas
Rann, BriiS-
Christmas Service at St. James
Church
Special Christmas Service and cele*
bralicm of the Moly Communion was
conducted by the. rector, Rev. A. H.
Christmas Services
United Church, its chancel bright,
with cut flowers in varying shades of
A Happy New Year to The Ad- I
vancc-Times an'd-its readers. I
j Holiday Visitors:
I Mrs. Henry Mcrkley, of Wingham, ■
with Mr. and Mrs. Wnv Merkley and
chison 62.9, Betty Heinmiller 62, Bill I
Heibein 61, Lucilld Underwood 60.5,
Elgin King 58.3, .Mac Hutchison 57.6,
Charlie Millen 57.6, Harry Zimmer
man absent.
Young People’s Union
Doris Musgrove presided over the
social evening of the Y.P.U. held on
i with straight backs, and to' women the
| world ovCr Bali -is becoming the Paris
of poise and carriage. (1) The Balin
ese way -of standing, as portrayed
It looks as though the romantic lit
tle isle of Bali down in the East Ind
ies is going to set the fashion for
posture in 1938. Dressmakers are al-jherc by Miss Rutlf Hurst ofvthe
ready designing gowns which go only 'Women’s League for Health and*
Mrs.
held in the three churches here on
Sunday with special Christmas hymns
sung, also anthems by the choir, and
a very inspiring Christmas sermon
preached by the respective minnisters
of each church.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Stewart and
family spent Christmas with relatives
at Trowbridge.
School Held Concert
The lower room of the Public
School .here was again crowded with
parents and friends on Wednesday
afternoon last week when the schol
ars of the school held their annual
Entertainment and Xmas Tree. The
children all took their parts well in
solos, comic and Christmas songs,
junior bands, dances, recitations,
monologues, drills, choruses apd dia
logues, Showing very creditably what
Miss Lennox has done as mu'Sic tea
cher in the school and the time and
patience of both she and Mr. Mundell
in training them for their parts.
St. Stephen’s Christmas Tree
St. Stephen’s Church held their an
nual Christmas Tree and Concert on
Tuesday evening of last week in the
town hall here, which was much of a
success. Each .child took their part
well in recitations, dances, songs,
solos, etc., and the 3-a'ct play “Dick
ens’ Christmas Carol”, put on by the
A.Y.P.A. was also much enjoyed, af
ter which Santa distributed gifts and
bags of candles and nuts to, all the
children present. Lois and Jack
Dodds also received special gifts for
perfect attendance at Sunday School
for two years. Other scholars in each
class Were presented with prices for
attendance and lessons by their S. S.
teacher, after which “God Save the
King0 Was, sung.
Beauty, requires the stomach to be
pulled! in and the shoulders pulled
back. (2) The women of Bali are
said to‘have the most beautiful back?
in the* world; the nearest the west
ern world comes to this mark is in
YOUR EYES NEED
ATTENTION
>Our 25 Eitamin-
you • ■
HOMUTH
GORRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL
* (Junior Room)
Honors 75%, Pass 60%. Nanics in
each group arranged alphabetically.
Grade IV-^-fHonours) Lome King.
Grade Ilir^CHon.) Clare Bolton,
Norman Carson, Greta Hyndman,
Mary Ritchie; (Pass) Clara Harper*
Leslie Miller* Alister Simmons.
Grade II—-(Hon.) Maxine Bolton,
Erland Gregg, Grace Harper, Paulino
Heinmiller; (Pass) Bill Ashton, Bob-
t by Harrison, Hattie Miller.
Grade IA—(Hon.) Lois Elsley,
Maxine Farrish, Tom Newton.
Grade IB—(Hon.) George Gregg,
Betty Harper, Stanley Hobbs, Helen
Strong; (Pass) Florence Anger, Lor
enc Weiler; (Fail) Jim Miller.
V, M. Lennox, Teacher.’
Senior Room
Possible 100%, Honours 75c%, be
low 60% is unsatisfactory.
Grade VIII—Phyllis Hemingway
72.5, Helen Anger 68.8, Jasper Far-
Kenneth Simmons 63.4,
Ed-
spent . Xmas with her parents, Mr,
and Mrs. Jas. Sangster.
Miss Rbna Van Velsor of Weston
is home for the Xmas vacation.
Mrs. Wm. Montgomery spent a few
days with friends in Toronto.
Mrs. Edgar, who has been spend
ing some time at the home of Mrs.
John Bush, spent Xmas with Toronto
friends.
iMr. and Mrs. Verne Denny and
family spent Xmas with Mr. and
Mrs. Alex. N. Edgar, near Fordwich.
Miss Mae Davidson spent Xmas at
the home of her brother, Mr. Watt
Davidson, near Bluevale,
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Wells and
daughter, Jean, and Miss Helen Gib
son, of Toronto., were Xmas visitors
with Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Wearring.
Mr. Wm. Patterson, Owen Sound,
spent the week-end at his home here.
Dr. W. A. and Mrs. Spence, Tor
onto, visited with the latter’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Rann during the
weeloend.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Moffatt and
rish 66.7,
Walter Hemingway 62.5, Bill
wardsz61.1, Kenneth Underwood 58.3,
Allan Hyndman 54.3.
Grade VII—Jean Heibein 82.3,
Bower Farrish 69, Harold Finlay 61.2,
Reg. Taylor 57.4, George Galloway
54.3, Jack Underwood 54.3, Kathleen
Elsely 53.8. A
Grade VI—Doreen Harrison 81.6,
Dick Carson 76.9, Wilma Heibein
75.8, Earle King 74.7, Lorraine Nick
el 60.5, Bernice Weiler absent.
Grade V—Emily Heinniiller 79.1, _______
Cameron Simmons 74.1, Hugh son^ Bnice LiT John, of London,
Mr. George Brown of the Ontario
Veterinary College, Guelph, is holi
daying with his parents, Ml and
Mrs. Tom Brown. '
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Hetherington,
of Toronto, are holiday visitors with
the latter’s parents, Mr, and Mrs. M
Sellers.
Mr, and Mrs. Earl Sproule
Xmas with Brussels fgriends.
** Messrs, Elmer Gallaher and
Weir who have been employed
mines in Northern Ontario are holi
daying with their -parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. Gallaher, and Ml and Mrs,
Waldo Weir,
Mr, and* Mrs. Norman Brandon and
daughter, Norma, of Toronto, spent
Xmas •
Stocks,
Mrs.
Barrie,
friends
Miss Jean Sangster who has been
in Toronto for the past few weeks
were Xmas* visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. B. Martin.
Miss Verda Newton, of Hamilton,'
’spent Xmas with her parents, Mr.
andMrs. Geo. Newton.
Mrs-. Ridley and two daughters, of
Fordwich; were recent visitors with
the former’s parents, Ml and Mrs.
Andrew Douglas.
,Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Rann and Dr.
W. A. and Mrs. Spence
with Mr. and Mrs. D. A.
seis.
• Miss Beatrice Howes,'
ton, js holidaying at her
of Learning
home here.
Mfs. Grimshaw and grandson, Mas
ter Buddie Stewart, of Dctro.it, are
holiday visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
, SaiidcrSon.
Cassie Harris, of Toronto,
spent Xmas nt her home here.
Robt. McLaughlin spent .Xmas
with Ifriottds nt Fordwich.
es Kate and Marjory Waller of
o spent Xmas at their home
A.
Toroi
here.
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bridg
Mr. ;
Mrs.
Mr.'
Xma
Mrs.
Irene Wright, of hear Brace-
is holidaying with her parents,
d Mrs. Alex. Wright. Ml and
Wm. Wright, of Gorrie, also
id Mrs. Allen Munro spent
with their parents, Mr. and
L.. Weir.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Hetherington,
Toronto, are guests of Mr. and Mrs.
M, Sellers and other friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Green and fam
ily were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Finlay, Listowel, on the holiday.
Mr. and Mrs. Mac Allen and son,
George, of London, were Sunday
guests' of Mr. and Mrs. George Alien,
Mrs. Lucille Rann and sons, Jack
ahd Barry, are visiting friends in
town this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Brandon and
daughter, Norma, Toronto, spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Stocks.
Mr. and Mrs. Blake Young and
children, Mr. Albert Young, all of
Pleasantdale, Sask., also Mrs, A. C.
Hutcheson, Fordwich, spent Thurs-i pink, was a lovely setting .for the
day of last week with Mr. and Mrs. | Christmas service, when the pastor,
N. T. McLaughlin.
Mr. George Brown, a student at O.
A. C., Guelph, is spending the holi
days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Brown.
Mr. and* Mrs. D. S. MacNaughton
and John spent Christmas Day with
friends at Fordwich.
Holiday guests at the home of D.
D. and Mrs. Sanderson were: Mr. and
Mrs. Stuart Sanderson and Catharine,
London, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Mercer
and sons, Markdale, also Mrs. Selby
Dobbs and children, Beeton.
Mr. and Mrs. N. T. McLaughlin
and family spent Christmas Day with
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hutcheson, Ford
wich.
Mrs. John Nicholson returned home
on Friday last from Toronto General
Hospital where she underwent a ser
ious operation. Her many friends
wish her a speedy recovery. (
Mrs. George Faulkner, Toronto, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Clarence
White.
Mr. z\,lan Finlayson, of Toronto,
I
Monday. -
, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Sanderson and
their guests, Mrs. Grimshaw and Mas
ter Buddie Stewart, spent Xmas with
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. G. Gibson.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Allen spent a
few days recently with friends at
Teeswater.
Mrs. W. S. MacKercher is not as
well as her many friends would wish
i Rev. A, M. Grant, delivered a fine
Christmas message, while the choir of
girls contributed a splendid anthem
and a duet by Misses Elva Stocks and
Minerva Higgins. In the evening a-
pageant “Simeon’s Dream Fulfilled”
was much enjoyed. Rev. A. M, Grant
took'the part of Simeon, Mrs. George
Allen was Reader; Miss Elva Stocks
“Mary”, and Mrs. D. S. MacNaugh-
ton Angel spokesman, Jack Maclean
took the part of Joseph, while Clif
ford Denny, Crawford Gibson and
Reggie Robinson, took the part of
the Three Shepherds, a choir of ten.
girls made up the Angel Chorus sing
ing Christmas Carols. The pageant
by song and story depicted very
beautifully the Christmas story of the
coming of Christ.
the prize-winning back of Gertrude
Niessen. (3) All the women of ■ Bali I called on old friends in the village on
carry heavy objects on their head
rather than in their arms, an exercise
that seldom fails to produce perfect
posture.
Annual Social Evening
The United Church on Wednesday
evening of this week will hold their
annual social evening, commencing at
7.30. There will be games for the
children followed by a programme
and refreshments, to which members
• of the congregation are asked to con
tribute.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Allen and fam
ily, of Brussels, spent Xmas with
friends here,
Mrs. Ross, of Gorrie, was a recent
visitor with Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Allen.
Messrs. Gordon Gibson, Carl Smith
and John and Clarence Taylor, who
have been employed near St. Thomas,
spent Xmas at their homes here.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira McLean and fam
ily, of Brussels, were week-end vis
itors at the home of the latter’s mo
ther, Mrs. Agnes Earls.
Miss Margaret Durst, of Clinton,
and Misses Vera and Agnes Drust, of
Ingersoll, are visiting for a few days
during the Xmas vacation with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. Durst.
Mis Eleanor Douglas, of Lebanon,
is spending the Xmas holidays with
her mother, Mrs. John Douglas.
Mrs. FI. Bullae, of Kitchener, is vis
iting with her mother, Mrs. J. Hoff
man.
Mr. H.. Knight, and Misses A. Arch
ibald and E. Gilkinson of the local
Continuation and Public School staff,
are spending the Christmas vacation
at their respective hoines at Ethel,
Seaforth and Winghanj.
Miss A. Bchaab spent Xmas at her
home in Elmwood.
Miss Joyce Wray, Toronto, spent
Christmas with her mother, Mrs. Jno.
Wray, returning to Toronto on Mon
day accompanied by her mother, who
Will spend the winter months in the
city.
Mr. and Mrs. West
Miss Muriel Henning
with friends in Gorrie.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
family called on friends in town on
Sunday.
Messrs. John and Robert Harris, of
Turnberry, were guests of Mr.
Mrs. James Harris, of Howick,
Xmas,
Miss Iva Gallaher, of London,Miss Iva Gallaher, of London, and
Mrs. Actcson, of Goderich, called on
friends in town on .Sunday.
Miss Elva Hupfer, of North Bay,
is spending the holidays with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs, Robt. Hupfer, of
’Xtirrtberry.
Watch Night Service
The Annual Watch Night Service
will be held on Friday evening; New
Year’s Eve, in United Church. The
meeting will commence at 9 p.m. for ;
a social time, at 11.00 all will retire
j to the auditorium where the Pastor,
Rev. A. M. Grant, will conduct the
service.
Mrs. David Walker
Word was received here last
of the death in Niagara Falls,
on December 20th,. of Mrs. David
Walker, who was well known in this
community. The late Mrs. Walker
had been in failing health for some
time. She was the eldest daughter of j
the late John and Allison Gibson, one
tiihe residents of Wroxeter. Some 60 ■
years ago she was married to.David ' Minnie I
Walker, who for a number of years
prior to his-retirement, taught in the .
Collegiate in Niagara Falls. Mrs.
Walker is survived by her husband,
two sons and one daughter. The fun
eral was held on Thursday, December.
23rd, with interment in Niagara Falls
Cemetery.
and Blanche Weir .aft'd' Mr. A. Golds- ■
worth, of Toronto, - with- the, former’s ’
parents, Mr. arid Mrs. D*. T. Weir; *
Miss Feme Bennett, of-Toronto, and ;
Mp Dick Bennett, of Northern On- |
1 tatio, with their mother,'Mrs. Edwin 1/
Bennett; Miss Eve McMichael of Pt. /
Burwell, with her parents, Mr. and r
Mfs. Thomas McMichael; Miss . Iva
Gallaher,(of London, andz-ML Rimer ..
| Gallaher/ from ■ near ' Sfadbury; with !
th^ir parents, Mr. and Mrs. A., E. Gal-
Monday last, and opened with the 1^/Miss* Edythd ^
singing of Christmas Carols. It was EaUs# and Mr Lloyd Weir, of Toron- .
an all-members programme and in-; wkh thek parentSj and Mrs.
eluded songs, musical selections, read- w £Mr. Davjd yogan and
ings, games and contests. A Baked tWQ S0nS) from near Molesworth, with
Bean Supper was served by the com- ¥r and Mrs-> John Gowdy; Miss
mittee in charge, and the Mizpah ben- Ma^y Fraifck, 6f Winghain, ^vith her
ediction brought an interesting t^et-/^^^ aU^llah Fralick. Mr. '
ing to a close. I and- M-rst - Jacob'-Gathers although ad-<
j vanced in years had their sons and
S. S. No. 9 Christmas ^Concert f daughters, withx their'wives and hus->
Ihe annual Concert ana ChpStnias bands- -•’Ntnli^/bay and enjoyed
Tree for S. S. No. 9, Turnberry, was f.hejr presence very tntich.
held on Tuesday night of last week., number from this locality at-
Mr. Gilbert Howes .was chairman. A t,en(jed the,>Howick nominations on. ■
splendid programme of Recitations, Monday ill Gorrie.
Songs, Drills, Choruses, Dialogues by.,
the childfen were much enjoyed. A
stunt, "The.Ford:Car” given by the
young people of the section, was very
amusing. Mr. Isaac Wright and Mr.
Greer Wylie were called dh and they
brought the season’s greetings, also
paid a tribute to the teacher, Miss
MacDonald, for her efforts, an ap
preciation which was endorsed: by .all
present. The section journal was read
by Mrs. Graham Wray, Rians were
made to hold the first literary of the
new year on Friday evening, Jan. 2,8.
Then followed Santa Claus, who dis
tributed gifts front the tree and de«
’lighted the children. Refreshments
FRIDAY
STATION
10 p.m. E.S.T.
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