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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-07-05, Page 18SERVED TEA AFTER TOUR - The ladies of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority provided iefreshments for the visitors after the home tour Tuesday. Here Marilyn Scott of Strathroy takes her tea and cookies from Mrs, Ross Dob- son and Donna Webster. ENJOY FOUNTAIN - Brenda and David Balsdon decided this fountain would be just what their house need- ed for a hot summer day. The fountain is Jack Taylor's house, one of the homes on the sorority home tour, Tuesday afternoon. Many visitors in Whalen Attend house-warmin SENIORS SQUARE DANCE - Exeter senior citizens have always been active and in the late 1950's or early 60's this picture was taken of the Exeter senior citizens square dance team. From the left the couples are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Duncan, Mr. and Mrs. George Lawson, Mr. and Mrs. Alf Hunkin and Mr. and Mrs. Wes Simmons. (photo by Doerr) °VW PINK ELEPHANTS Not only those people suffering from the night before saw pink elephants on Satur- day, in foot it was difficult to meld seeing one of the largest floats in the parade, a huge pink elephant, sponsored by Oreoson Farms Ltd, The float got honorable rnentien from the judges, (1-A photo) RARING TO GO - One of the entries in Saturday's Centennial particle was raring to go and hod to be held back, Above, Roy Lareport sits hi his high wheel tart while Dr. Gar. Boltdon and son David keep the horse Still, T-A photo King; Mr, and Mrs. Ed. Lin- denfield; Mrs. Eunice Stone; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Elliott; Mr, and Mrs. Alf Coates Mr, and Mrs. Robert Duncan; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Westeott; Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Sweet and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fraser. Many more worked hard in providing programs and lunches, to make the organization a success. It was classed as one of the best clubs in Ontario during those early years. Mr. George Lawson, the secretary also helped in the club's success, Some of the people attending have been known to range in age from four years to 96 years. The Jones boys started entertaining at the meetings when they were four and six. The entertainment is still fine. Different church organizations, other groups from town and even organizations from as far away ss. Seaford], Russeldale, Zurich, Crediton helped. The club also donates $50 per year to the Legion as a goodwill gesture for the use of their hall. There is no age ceiling on members and we need new members to take the place of those who worked so hard in years past. Senior citizens have a place in the world so won't you please join us once a month for a social time, We will welcome you and try to make you feel at home with your neighbour who maybe needs a lift in life. 13y -MAN,VCURTS GRr.ENWAY Over 400 attended the Anglican strawberry and ham supper Wednesday, coming from far and near. Among them was Bob Cook, a hockey player with the New York Islanders. Those from this area who graduated from grade 8 at the McGillivray Central School were Judy Lagerwerf, Cindy Hicks, Ricky Horner and Jeff Isaac. Harold McDonald, ,Goderich, was well enough to be at his home here on Saturday. Members of Grace Anglican Church will be joining with the United Church for worship each Sunday at 10 a.m. during the month of July. M r , & Mrs. Ron Soyeau, Brighton, Helen Brown, Toronto, and Laurence Brown, Talbotyille were holiday visitors with their parents, Mr. & Mrs. Ross Brown, Mr, & Mrs. Bud Ulens and family, Mississauga, and Lillian Ulens were Sunday visitors with Mr, & Mrs. Hugh Adair, Orno and Kim. Mr, & Mrs. Milian Smirle, Morewood were weekend guests with the latter's sister and husband Mr. & Mrs. Selbourne English. WHA hockey player attends recent supper WI hosts grandmothers, hold apron parade auction Due to an oversight, one ire- pertent article was omitted from the special centennial paper. We include it now for the benefit of our readers. Our apologies to the people involved for the error. ED CHAMBERS The credit for the inauguration of the Exeter Senior Citizens Club would seem to be shared by the combined efforts of the Recreational Council and the Rebekah Lodge of Exeter. At a Rebekah Lodge meeting on January 20, 1954, a committee, consisting of Mrs. William Cann, Mrs. Harry Cole, Mrs. William Chambers, Mrs. William Etherington, Mrs. R.D. Jermyn and Mrs. Steiner, was appointed to work with the Recreational committee to organize a club for the older residents of town. At a meeting of the Recreational Council later in January, Mrs. Steiner and Mrs, Harry Beavers attended as representatives of the Rebekahs and said they were interested in sponsoring a club for the Senior Citizens. The Recreational Council welcomed the idea and agreed to help in the project. The Council agreed to see the Legion about renting the hail for a meeting place. The Legion graciously donated the use of the hall, free of charge, one night a month. The first meeting was held in February and the Rebekahs generously supplied the program and the lunch. Mrs. Secord of the Community Branch was invited to define the advantages of such an organization to an audience of 60 people. A committee was formed to arrange the program for the March meeting, One hundred people attended that meeting and it was proposed that a name be chosen at the April meeting. It was called the Exeter Senior Citizen's Club and Frank Taylor, Ed Lindenfield, William Passmore and Wes Simmons were named to plan the future policy of the club. They reported the appointments of president, Wes Simmons; song leader, Walter Cutbush; and secretary- treasurer, George W. Lawson. By MRS. RENA CALDWELL KI PPEN Grandmothers were special guests at the Kippen East W.I. meeting held in the Legion Hall Hensall. Hostesses were Mrs. R. Kinsman and Mrs. J. Drum- mond. The ladies looked attractive in the surprise packaged hats that they wore all evening. Mrs. Vern Alderdice read several poems about Grandmothers, The roll call was answered by "Something I bought that my Grandmother made," Members mentioned bread, butter, cottage cheese, vinegar, summer sausage and soap and wine. Gifts were given to Mrs. Vera Brintnell, the oldest grand- mother, Mrs. Vera Jackson, the grandmother with the most grandchildren, Mrs. R. Richardson the youngest grand- mother and Mrs. Alex McGregor, the grandmother with the youngest grandchild. Mrs. R. Kinsman contributed a musical number on the piano and Mrs. G. McLean gave the motto, "A priceless possession is a heritage," which was prepared by Mrs. D. Adams, Reports were given by Mrs. Alex McGregor on Citizenship It was the custom for several Couples to be appointed to arrange a program for the next meetings. Lunch was generally served by some of the ladies' organizations in town. For quite a number of years, it was quite Common to see over 100 senior citizens attending these monthly meetings. They provided talent of all kinds that you wouldn't believe existed in the country surrounding Exeter. At the meetings of the first 10 years of this organization, with George Lawson acting as secretary, some of the most familiar names found in the members' list were: Dr. and Mrs. Steiner; Mr. and Mrs. George Lawson; Mr, and Mrs. Cecil Skinner: and Mr. and Mrs. Wes Simmons; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Taylor; Mr. and Mrs. William Wright; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Powe; Mrs. Percy Passmore; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cutbush; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jory; Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Doupe; Mr. and Mrs. Warren Brock; and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Dougall were also faith- ful members. Other members were; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hunkin; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller; Mr. and Mrs. William Horney; Mr. and Mrs. Joe White; Mrs. Shapton; Mr. and Mrs. Horace Pfaff; Mr. and Mrs, Hilton Ford; Mr. and Mrs. Sid Sanders; Mr. and Mrs. Clay ton Frayne; Mrs. Frank and World Affairs by Mrs. J. Chalmers on Education by Mrs. J. Drummond on Family and Consumer Affairs. A skit, "Farewell to Uncle John" was presented by Mrs. Stewart Pepper, Mrs. Alex McGregor and Mrs. Grant McLean and there was a parade of aprons which were sold by auction. Take Tour Kippen East WI and ladies of the community enjoyed a bus trip to the Niagara Area recently. They visited Vineland Research Station, Marineland, Game Farm, Wax Museum, the Skylon Tower and other places of in- terest at Niagara Falls, Mrs. M. Connolly and Mrs. J. Drummond were in charge of arrangements. Reunion People who participated in the 1966 South Pacific tour led by Roy Jewell held their annual get together at the home of Mrs. Harry Caldwell July 1 with 23 in attendance. Under the direction of Mr, & Mrs. Robert McGregor, they visited the beef and hog operation at the home of Mr. & Mrs. James McGregor, the grain drying and beef operation at the home of Mr. & Mrs, Vern Alderdice as well as Homes open to about 300 Not everyone has a fountain in their family room, or an oxen yoke above the fireplace or a Chinese urn next to the couch. But these were just a few of the highlights on the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority home tour held Tuesday afternoon. Close to 300 people followed their maps to see the five homes owned by Mr. and Mrs. John Burke, Mr. and Mrs. Len Veri, Dr. and Mrs. Gary Balsdon, Ben Hoogenboom and Mr. and Mrs, Jack Taylor. The unique fountain is located in the Taylors' house. Jack built it himself, using an old bathtub for the basin and stones from his fields for the rest of the structure. With temperatures in the high 80's the homes of John Burke and Len Veri were popular places as visitors cast longing glances at the cool water in the Backyard pools. As the people passed through the many rooms there were comments of "How beautiful!", "Gorgeous" and "Well done." The Sorority ladies themselves provided decorative touches as dressed in centennial gowns they conducted visitors through the homes. In the Exeter United Church parlour tea was served af- terwards. Many women could be overheard discussing the merits of so and so's color schemes or how homey that family room had looked. Music was provided for the ladies' enjoyment by Mrs. Peter Cannon on the piano. Members of the Sorority have been working for many weeks in preparation of the tour. As part of their contribution to centennial they are also sponsoring a display of character dolls from Office Overload Ltd, The display is in the window of the Municipal Office on Main St. Vtie‘lagoiew aew-ct The final tally of visitors registering during Senior Citizens week was 461 which is well above last year's total. Prize winners in Saturday's games were: for ladies high in euchre, Miss McEwan; ladies low, Mrs. Leybourne; mens high, Dave Elliott; mens low, Dan McKinnon. Gladys Stanlake had the high score for ladies in crokinole with Henry Leishman having the highest score for men. Mrs. Ryan won the prize for the lady playing games who had celebrated the most birthdays (97) with John McCallum winner for the men, (90). Aire Van Der Ende led the Christian Reformed song service on Sunday evening with special music by the congregation. Marie Flynn along with Mrs. D ile and the Christian Reformed volunteers assisted with the Monday afternoon get together , Four new residents were welcomed to the home, Mrs. McCartney, Mrs. Peachy, Mrs. Robins and 'WS. Buchanan. The residents had a real treat of music on Thursday when Doris McKinley joined Mary Taylor, Norman Spier and Jerry Collins to provide an hour of old time tunes during the afternoon in the TV room, with a variety program arranged by Marie Flynn for family night. Harold Black was master of ceremonies for the program and joined his son Gary, Norman Dale and George Spier for some old time nunibers. There were step dance numbers by Debby and Cheryl Flynn, vocal and instrumentals by Sandra Dale, ken Dale and Earl Flynn, By MRS. HAMILTON HODGINS Mr. & Mrs. Allan Hodgins attended a house-warming party for Mr. & Mrs, Bob Harloff, Granton Saturday. Mr. & Mrs, Walter Gee, London and Will Miners, Fort William were Monday guests with Mr, & Mrs. Allan Hodgins. Robert Scott, Aurora spent the weekend with Mr. & Mrs. John Scott. Mrs. Margery Morley attended the senior citizens picnic in Grantor! Wednesday, Mr. & Mrs, Davies, Jeffery and Gregory, Guelph were weekend visitors with Mr. & Mrs. MacLeod Mills, Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Scott, King City and Mr. & Mrs, Murray Peters and family, Nashville were Sunday visitors with Mr. & Mrs, John Scott, Mrs. Earl French had a sur- prise birthday party for Earl Saturday with many of his friends, Mr. & Mrs, Jim Foster and Three cut from glass Recreation director Alvin Willert issued an appeal this Week to Exeter parents to im- press upon their youngsters the need for more consideration around the local pool, lie said broken bottles have been tossed into the pool and three youngsters have been cut and been taken to hospital for stitches, Willert explained that it is almost impossible to see the broken glass in the bottom of the pool, He asked parents to advise their children of the dangers involved in such unthinking acts. In addition, he advised that if the culprits are caught, they will be banned from the pool for the duration of the summer, family, Stratford spent the weekend with Mrs. Margery Morley. Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence, Hodgins and family Lucan called on Mr. & Mrs. Hamilton Hodgins Satur- day. Mr. & Mrs. Ken Hodgson went to Rock ton to the African Safari Sunday. Mrs. Margery Morley went to a trousseau tea for Vicki Berden Sunday evening. Mr. & Mrs. Fred Mardlin, Louise, Lynn and Lisa, Mr. & Mrs, Gordon Mardlin Wesley and Mrs. Minnie Mardlin, Granton were Sunday guests with Mr. & Mrs. Hamilton Hodgins and Berton. Mrs, Margery Morley attended Mr. Mrs. John Walker and Scott, Downsview were dinner guests with their vele tives, Viola,. Evelyn and Manuel Curts, Sunday, Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Eagleson were Sunday visitors with their daughter and husband, Mr. IS= Mrs. Gerald ;Werner and Stephen, who have moved from Toronto to Greenacres, Grand Bend. David Mainchey, son of Mr, & Mrs. Ken. MeLinchey has returned to his home following e tonsillectomy last week. Mr. 4: Mrs, Clare Reid, Weston were holiday visitors at their summer home here, Mrs. Grace stewardson at- tended a birthday dinner at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Wilbur McLinchey, Sunday. By the way: Some women say they have nothing to wear; others demonstrate it, Police evict 158 at park During the week ending Sun- day, July 1, officers of the Pinery Park Ontario Provincial Police detachment evicted 158 persons from the Pinery park for various reasons. Of the 130 occurrences reported, 39 liquor charges were laid and 18 persons charged for violations of the Highway Traffic Act. Pea 1i) Tinles«Advocate, July 5, 1973 People, who made history formed senior dub in '54 touring the surrounding district and the mills at Hensall, Mrs. Grant Johnson, Aylmer and Clarence Down , Exeter showed pictures of their recent trip to Iceland, Lapland and Norway. Roy Jewell, Dutton called on A and W Tremeer Sunday. Mr, & Mrs. Gary Cooper, Detroit visited with the former's parents, Mr. & Mrs. Vivan Cooper. Mrs. Hazel Long, Owen Sound and a former resident, visited Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Hood and other Kippenites. Mr. & Mrs. Steve Pine, Sault Ste. Marie, spent the holiday with Mr. & Mrs. Ed McBride. Congratulations to Mr, & Mrs. Ross Faber on the arrival of a baby daughter, One of our neighbors is an avid football fan and spends every Sunday afternoon in the fall before the TV set to watch the games. One Sunday just before the kickoff, his wife, who doesn't share his enthusiasm, was vacuuming the living room. Concerned that she would in- terfere with his reception, he asked what she was doing. She replied grimly, "I'm cleaning the stadium!" a retirement party for Mr. Alfred Lister, Lucan in Lucan Public School Monday. Dave Moffatt is a patient in St, Joseph's Hospital London, Mr. & Mrs. Andy Lankin, London and Mrs. Lillian Stewart and Mrs. Helen Mills St. Marys were Sunday visitors with Mr. & Mrs. Ross Duffield. Mr. & Mrs. John Marshall and family and Mrs. Myrland Duf- field, St. Marys were Monday visitors with Mr. & Mrs. Ross Duffield. Mr. & Mrs. Larry Hern are spending their holidays at the cottage at Nine Mile Lake. Mr. & Mrs. John Scott were Friday visitors with Mr, & Mrs. Allan, Hodgins. Bishop comes to centennial A great homecoming service celebrating Exeter's Centennial was held at Trivitt Memorial Anglican Church on Sunday. The congregation numbered between 300 and 400 people, The bells in the tower rang out joyfully for half an hour before the service, They were played by Gary Middleton and the Rev, I tarry Jennings. The Bishop of Huron, the Right Reverend Carmen J. Queen celebrated the Holy Communion and preached an appropriate sermon, lie was assisted by the Rev. George A. Anderson, Rector of the parish. Mrs. Peter Connon played the organ while Patricia Cannon sang a beautiful solo "How lovely are Thy dwellings, 0 Lord God of Hosts". The music was set by S. Liddle. Ian Doidge carried the Bishop's staff. A feature of the welcome home was that each lady whose wed- ding had taken place in the church was presented with a fresh floral corsage by the Rector's wife. The ushers were Messrs. Nelson Monteith, Ralph Gentt- ner, Hugh Montgomery, Louis Day, Murray Greene, Joseph Wooden, E.L. Gibson and Allan Elston. Each was provided with a boutonniere. The flowers on the altar were given by Miss Charlotte Byrue of Detroit. On display in the church were pictures of early times in the parish, also a booklet giving a short history, entitled "Trivitt Memorial Church". It was especially prepared for the Centennial and is on sale, Also on sale are recently taken colored photographs of the interior of the church. One of the pictures of an early choir taken around 1911 is also on display. Four of those members, Harold Boyle, Beverly Acheson, Gordon Wells and Bill Davis were in church on Sunday. During the Middle East war our rabbi introduced his appeal for the Israel Emergency Fund with these words : "I have been designated this evening to deliver the sermon on the amount."