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This i
On Monday, I
received a copy of Helen,
IJarker's colamn that
appears in the Stratford
Beacon Herald: newspa-
per. '
Helen .is, a sister of
Jean Elliott and was ih
town ' for the reunion
events.
She wrote that having
been away from townMfor
over 50,years, she didn't
expect to see many she
knew or who knew her.
Certain little things
wete emotional for Helen
during the 'parade. Like
watching her sister, Jean
and niece Helen wine
piped with the Five
Counties Pipe Band.
When I saw Jewel con
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what reunions are all about
fess to heving'a tiny
lump come up in :my
throat. 'Only seemed like
yesterday that Jean and. I
were youngsters listening
to' the Ltteknow Pipe..
Hand as the members .
rriarche i down Main
Street emery Saturday,
night in Me sunnier. And
here is a Jean', a mother,
grandmother and piper,
SO years later following
the same route as those
pipers of yesterday. It
was a. bonnie sound, and,
sentimental mimeo's"
Then, Helen had the
opportunity to chat with
Jim Henderson and wife
Mary; Jim was Helen's
Grade b.:teach'er. She
even met some. older
people who remembered
her as a ''little girl."
She wrote too Qf the
library where she spent
almost every Saturday.
afternoon; but for Jean it
didn't seem: as big as.
when she was '"selecting
books by Grace
Livingstone Hill, L.M.
llontgocnery and
Kathleen Norris.
lviemories came flooding
back for Jean as she
walked up the steps to
the library.
A tour of the United'
Church took her back in;
time to when she and
Jean were members of
the Junior choir.
"Looking at thea:.section
where we sat I was, for a
few minutes, young
again looking: out over
the congregation to fiend
mother and dad and feel-,
ing pride in being a choir
Then there was the
gent who remember she.
and her family. "I
thought you were the
happiest family I ever
knew,"
Those memories
Helen experienced Are
;just what teunions ate all
'about.
And do . you know
what she realty appreci-
ated? The words on. the
front of the official Pre-
gram - paw' mow Rothe;
- A. hundred thousand'.
welcomes.
Thanks to David Todd
of Stratfiard who faxed
the ekolumn so I Gould
share Helen's observa-
tions with out' readers,
antryman sha
Dear editor:
l:visited Lucknow lust weekend. With a
friend who, hid served w ili''rrte itt the British
, Army almost 50 years ago. ;
Our t'egimcnt,.Duke of Cornwall's Light
Infantry (32nd' Regt,.), curries' as its most
important' battle honor ','Lucltnow,", having,.
defended the residency daring the siege lasting
140 days. ' - .•
We noted- the streets in your town ,with the.
names Campbell, Havelodk; I nglis, Outram
all associatedin this action.. Since there is .a'
Scotch' tradition your community, we can:: only -
Letter Policy
The Lucknow
Sentinel: weleomes
'readers' view and
opinions.` All letters
must be sign" "arid
Include . the author's
address, wad tele'
phone nutib,er for
'voxifieatien, purpos-
es. Letters should be
topical and are. iiia_
titrety. edited ;for
length,.. style.area
clarity: Brief letters
which make a point
have more iwpact
and stand a better
chance of inclusion:
Personal attacks
eoriettmefi 'eCuril-
plaints and 'poten7.
Bally libelous:le.tters
will be rejected,
surmise that the
original settlers
were in Sir Cahn
Campbell's .relief
eoltlmn and were
given military land
grants in Canada. Hopefully+ a history in your
newspaper will shed sortie light on the found-
ing of your. town.
I enclose copies: of a few pages taken from
a short history of the ,Dente of.Cortiwall's Light
Infantry relating to the siege of Lucknow. The
Duke OfC iwall's f.ighe tifantry--wa; joiue
I.ICi110
with the Somerset Light Infantry to form.the
Somerset and ..Cornwall Light, Infantry.
Subsequently the, county names of light.
infantry'reg.itnents.were dropped ,and'they
were given' numbers 1, ,2 3, and, 6: However,
the Duke of Cornwall's regimental museum'
still. thrives it. Badmen, Cornwall; 'sig I wll'be
sending a ,copy .of the Lucknow Sentinel' to
Major R.Vyvyan - Robinson, MBE. who is the -
curator.,
I hope you have an enjoyablev 140th ccic-
bration,
d Derek Goodhat d, lbrontte
The Elaine. (McNay)
Harvey Memorial Trust:
Fund. Was established
19$0. at the Peterborough
Civic Hospital, where the
late Mr's, Harvey• was,
workcd.,is an. Intensive
Care, Nurse.
Accumulated interest.
from the trust fund was to,
provide , financial
resources for the cstablis:h-
ment of an annual Elaine
Harvey lvIeinorial
Education Day, with
emphasis an post -graduate
continuing education for
hospital staff. Since the
fund Was; established, .
n'iany educational days .
have been attended Ery:
Civic: k10 .i' ital staff,
In April 1996. the hose.
pita) e'stablished,a new
Intensive Care Unit.
Recently the faadily dez ids
'ed- to change'the' emphasis
of the trust fund and pre-
sented'5,12,640. the•bal-
anee of the trust fund, to
the Intensive Care. Unite to
sponsor a -staff education
and. conference ' room
located within the .unit. It
was a fitting tribute to
Mrs, Harvey's memory,
given that sheworked its
an IOU nurse and had a.
keen, interest in continuing
education.
A Cheque for $12,O, .. n ' memory . of Elaine
moN.0.) Ilervey, 440 :presented to the
Peterborough ..,,ivc Hospital Foundation to.
sponsor a staff education and conference. room:
to be located in the intensive care Unit. Making
the presentation; froth the lefts Mrs. Harveys
husband; Lionel; her sister, Joyce McNay; and...
siater Eleanor McNay - Garbutt. Jayne White
(Second from right), director of intensivee Care
Unit at ,Civic 'Hospital accepted _the. cheque. On
the' wall. behind them is a bronze plaque. deal-
oating,the room in. memory of Elaine, (photo
Submitted) ,
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visitor
,Last .:'Mcrttday, the,;
'Sentinel had a rather inter-..
()sting visitor,
Joan Marshall, of.
Oshawa, dropped: in to' say
M.re. 'Marshall wag'
bort. in, L u know, lodia.
filer trip to,Our =villtge.w'tls
to see her late best friend's
hometown When Mrs; Marsheill
moved: to Oshawa the first'
person she : met was:
Mildred (Spence) Cairn,
the daughter of a, former
doctor in' L�u.eknow Dr.
Spence . .
She recalled how the
two of them talked about
aur l,:ttcknow and hover the
streets were ,.named after
generals who had fought:.:
to the quelling of the
Indian Mutiny to
Lucknow, India.