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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1960-07-20, Page 5MIN Vaingbam bantz-Zitriro VISITED NURSERY LAST THURSDAY Trousseau Tea DONNA COUPIAND WEDS Rs Cs BLACK NNE BELGRAVE — Mrs, Clarence Hanna Weleerned the members of the Evening Auxiliary to her cot- tage at Elliott's Grove on Thurs- day afternoon for their regular meeting and a picnic. There were 18 members, two visitors and 44 children. A short business meeting was conducted by the president, Mrs. Clifford Logan, The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Robert Granby with Mrs. John Nixon in charge of the worship service. A social time was spent and those who didn't mind the cold wind ventured to the beach, The serving of lunch brought a pleas- ant afternoon to a close. Miss Sandra. Charnney of Bel- grave spent the week with Miss BvelY11 Anne Stephens. 10 Mr, and Mrs. Harry Fuller, Janet tad Karen of Watford visited Sat- ' Urtiay with Mr, and Mrs. Gerald Galbraith, Mr, Mervyn Stephens, Goderich called on Mrs. A, L. Stephens on Friday, , Mrs. Frank Wright, who suffered loss of her husband on Saturday, as a patient in the Wingham Hos- pital, Mr. and Mrs. L. White, laevaelt, Miss Ruth McKenzie, Ottawa, Mr. and Mrs. J. Duncan and Jimmy of Uxbridge visited at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Ewart Whitfield. Evening Auxiliary Meets at Cottage WROXETER.--14414 ',IWO Sputa ling, in company with a couple of friends made a 280 mile round trip to Prooklia last Thursday and visited a nursery while there. They were impressed' and the following is• Miss iSparling'a account of the visit. Mr. and Mrs. John Ellesmere and their two sons, R.R. 1, Brooklin, Ont., live a mile off Highway No. 7 and own 150 acres of crop land and fruit treas., of which 27 acres zie In roses. They have approxi- mately 216 varieties, composed of hybrid tea, grandiflora, polyantha, floribunda, climbing and pillar, hybrid perpetual and, shrub roses. They also have numerous varieties of peonies, lilacs, evergreens, shade and fruit trees, hedges and flower- ing shrubs. They employ four steady men and at the peak season about 15, the extras being mostly high school age, Mr. Ellesmere recommends good garden soil and plenty of well- rotted manure. He never plants in the same location twice running. For best results he says to plant three or four lots a half mile apart in case of disease in any grouping, and therefore save the others. Specially designed tractor-drawn planters can plant 30,000 plants per clay, six to eight Inches apart. Last year they shipped over 100,000 plants from coast to coast and business is wholesale, Plants not sold In tire fall are lifted and stored flat in layers of ehingletoe in cold storage In the 'barn. We found the tree roses excep- tionally pretty, some with only a- single bloom, others with five or six to a cluster. and Mrs. Clare Hoffman and Bobby, of Exeter, visited Mr. and 4 Mrs. C. B. lloThnan last. week. =ea brace Stewart ,of Kincar- dine, visited at the home of Miss; Mary Duff last week, Earl Aitcheson, of Kitchener, visited his sieter, Mrs. Wm. Abra- ham, last week and renewed old acquaintance in the village. Mr. and Mrs. Alan Barnard spent a week at Niagara Falls and Buffalo and camped at Crystal Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Elm() Ogram and Miss Beta, of Toronto, visited Hr. and Mrs. Jon. Greenaway at the week-end. Mrs. Margaret Ogram returned with them after a. week's visit. Mr. and Mrs. Joe. Horton spent the week-end in Toro/Ito. Guests on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Smith were Mr. and Mrs. Neil MacLean, of Toronto, and Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Marshall and Eileen, of Listowel, Bernard Llilow, of London, has been visiting his mother, Mrs. Nellie Lillow, Mrs, Nora Moffatt, music super- visor, is attending summer school ill Toronto, taking a refresher. course. Pupils of Mrs. Nora Moffatt tak- ing Western Ontario music exam- inations were marked as follows: Rosemary (lowing, Grade III, first class honors; Gordon MacMurray, Grade V, honors; Carol ;Robertson, Grade VIII, pass, Mrs. Donald Street and Stephen visited at the home of Miss Mary Duff last week. jimmy Greenaway 'has been re- covering from an attack of pneum- onia in Wingham General. Hospital. At Taylor Home BIOLGRAVE —One hundred and twenty-five guests attended a trous- seau tea in honor of Miss Marilyn. Taylor, dm/getter of Me, and Mrs.. Harvey Taylor on July 0th, at their. home prior to her appreekhing marriage on Saturday, July 16 to Harry Brydges, of Belgrave. in Constance United Church, Guests. Were received by the bride-to-be, her mother, and grand- mother, Mrs. A. Cudmore, of Cliw ton, and the groom-elect's mother, Mrs. Wm. Brydges, of Belgrave. Baskets of summer flowers were arranged 'throughout tire house. The tea table was covered with a pink table cloth, and arranged with pink candles in silver hold- ers and pink and white roses in a silver 'basket. Pouring tea in the afternoon were Mrs. Willis 'Van Egmond and Mrs. Frank McGregor. In the even- log the bride-to-be'e 4-H Club lead- ers, Mrs. W. la Whyte and Mrs. J. 13roadfoot, performed the same. duty. Girl friends who assisted were Marilyn 'Riley, Connie Tref- fers, Edith Boyd and Louise Jef- ferson. Displaying the gifts and trous- seau were Phyllis Lontell, Ruth Crozier, Mrs. Jack Dodds, Laurel Dale, Joy Montgomery, Mrs, Don Andrews and Beth Cudmore, In the afternoon Helen and Beverley Cudmore were in charge of the register, and ,in the evening Mary Buchanan. Also assisting were Mrs.' Bert Hoggart, Mrs. Gordon Cudmore, Mrs, Reg, Cud- more, Mrs, Verne Dale and Mrs. Robert Jamieson, Guests were present frOm Clin- ton„ Belgrave, Lucknow, Seaforth, Hurondale, London, as well as friends and neighbours in the corn- Triunity. Marlene MacKenzie Weds Dr. Leedham BELHAVE ZT Mr. and Mrs. George Webster. —Miss Meta McLaughlin and Miss Mona Allen of Toronto have been on a motor trip through On- tario and Quebec and they are now at Amberley Beach with Mr. and Mrs, Keith McLaughlin and family. —Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dixon, of Batley, Yorkshire, England, Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Allan, of New Lis- heard, and Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Allan, of St. Catharines, spent Tuesday last the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. E, Fielding. —Mr. E. S. 'Ted" Gainey has been a patient in St. Joseph's Hos- pital, London since last Friday. • —Mr. and 'Mrs. Ernest Seddon of Toronto were week-end visitors with their son, Mr. and. Mrs. Ronnie Seddon and family. a-Misa I. Newell, .director ofa nursing .at" the iilingfram General Hospital was called to Mitchell last week because of the illness of her sister, who Is a patient in the Stratford General Hospital. —Mr, and Mrs. Francis Mills of Birmingham, Mich., were in town on Saturday. Mr, Mills was here on business and Mrs, Mills visited. with Mrs. H. A. Fuller. —Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lockridge, Lynda and Jeff ray spent the week- end in Niagara Falls. --Mrs. George Kerr, Mrs. E. Wellwood, Mrs. Chas. Carter and Mrs. Ethel Nicholson returned home on Saturday after spending a week at Point Clark. —Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Carter and family for the week-end and until Tuesday were her sister, Mrs. Gordon Grey and Mr. Grey, and her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Bailey all of London, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Seddon, —Mr, and Mrs, Ross Vogan and family left on Monday for a camp- ing trip. They expect to visit friends at Chapleau over the week- end, --Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barrett and four daughters of Windsor have returned home after spending a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Forbes, - Week-end visitors at the home of Mr. Robert MacKenzie, Edward St., were Mr. and Mrs, Ernest E. Smith, Royal Oak, Mich., 'Mrs. Hel- en Christie, of Brantford, Mr. Kenneth. MacKenzie, Toronto, and Mr. and Mrs, Robert C. Hill, Lon- don, They all attended the Leed- ham -MacKenzie wedding on Sat- urday. --Mrs. Harry 'McNiff, of Chat- ham, is the guest of her sister-in- law, Mrs. George Cameron, Sr., Victoria Street East. —Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tiffin, Mrs. Tiffin Sr., Langside, and Miss Jeanette Johnston, litelgraVC,•Were .visitors with Mr. and Mrs, Perry Pennington, second concession Cat ross on Sunday, --Miss Margaret Keale, Miss Margaret Jamieson, Miss Helen Ford and Miss Mary Scott left last week-end for a two weeks' motor trip. Miss Marjorie Coultes and Miss Dorothy Krug, who were un- able to leave then, left two days later and went by plane from Tor- onto to join the others- at Ottawa. From 'there they took in the sights at Montreal and Quebec and on through the Maritime Provinces to Prince Edward Island, and in Nova Scotia to Halifax, They will return home this week-end, coming by Rochester arid Buffalo. Mr. Hugh Sinnamon and Mr. Douglas Sinnamon returned home on Saturday from a motor trip to Halifax, where they visited with WROXETER—Miss Donna I. Coupland, daughter of Mr, and. Mrs, Harvey Coupland, of Wrox- eter, became the bride of Robert C. Black, son of Mr, and Mrs. Charles Black, in a ceremony per- formed by Rev. Ewart Clarke, on the lawn of the 'bride's parents on Saturday at 1 p.m. She was given in marriage by her father. Miss Anne Douglas of --„Wroxeter was the pianist and Bill Jeffrey of Whigham sang "Because" anti "I'll Walk Beside You". A floor-length gown of alencon lace and imported tulle was the choice of the !bride. The bodice was fashioned with a sabrina neck- line embroidered with pastel se- quins and had long, lily-point sleeves. The bouffant skirt had a' cascade of pleated tulle frills in front, and an apron effect of lace at the back. Her veil of French illusion was caught to a tiara headpiece and she carried a white Bible crested with Talisman red rose buds. Mrs, John A. Edgar of Kitchen- er, sister of the bride, was the mat- ron of honor. Her dress was ro- mantic; blue French mist organza over taffeta with a scooped neck- line, short s]eeves and a full skirt. She carried a nosegay of pink carnations. The bridesmaids were Mrs. Ro- bert Cathers of Barrie and Mrs. Stewart Coupland of Toronto, Their gowns and flowers were Id- entical to that of the matron of honor. The best man was the bride's brother, Stewart 3. Coupland of Toronto. The bride's mother, gowned in a multi-brown 'flowered organza, over taffeta with green and brown ac- wearing a corsage of Mrs, Robert •Stonehonse and Mr, Neil McCrea have both returned to their homes after being patients in the Wingham General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Les Shaw and Sharon and Mr, and Mrs. Lloyd Anderson, of London, spent the week-end with 'Mr. and Mrs, Tohn Anderson. Mr. and Mrs, Goidie Wheeler and family, of London, visited over the ‘yeek-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Wheeler. Mr, and Mrs. Harry Rinn and family visited over the week-end with relatives in the Midland district. Mr. Roland Marks is a patient the Wingham General Hospital suffering from an injured leg and ankle which happened while Mr. Marks was loading baled hay. He slipped and fell, and the wagon ran over his leg. cessories and yellow . carnations, received the guests at the reception in the community hall. She was assisted by the groom's mother in a two- piece figured blue dress with black and blue accessories. Her corsage was pink carnations, The guests were from Barrie, Toronto, Kitchener, Fordwich, Ger- rie, Wroxeter, Bluevale, Wingham, Lucknow, Brussels and Dixie. The bride's going-away ensemble wee a „areasaaaerePe acket riress With white accessories.• She had a, red rose corsage. When they re- turn from a wedding trip to Nor- thern Ontario they will 'take up residence in Toronto, Mrs. Margaret Lowry and Art Edwards, of Dundas, are spending a, few days and Mr. and Mrs. Alec Styles, Billy and Patsy, of Mimic°, spent the week-end, With Billy re- maining for a week, with Mrs. Cora McGill, Victoria St., and will move there at the end of this Month, —Lyle Gauley and Doug Mow- bray left on Tuesday of last week for Kintail. Presbyterian Church. Camp. They will return home on Friday, —Mr. and Mrs. Reg. McDougall of Vancouver. B.C., are visiting with Mr. and Mrs, Les McDougall for three weeks. --Mr. and Mrs. la 41. Kerr and • family of Montreal are visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mr's. J, Kerr', Minnie St. —Mr. and Mrs. Earl Young left Saturday for 'Winnipeg for a visit. e-Mr. Percy E. Paterson of To- ronto spent a few days last week with his sister, Mo. Ed Harrison and Mr, Harrison. --4.Ma Art Affleck of the Toron- to-Dominion Bank staff spent the week-end at Ills borne in Harrow. --Mrs. James S. Hall of Port Colborne and three sons accompan- led by Miss Ingrid Koisterman, are .holidaying Amberley Beach. Mrs, James Currie and Ansley are holidaying with the Halls. —Miss Anne Smeltzer, Mr. Darcy Melon and Mr. Earl Eastman of Regina are visiting the Fitch rela- tives. •- •Mr, anti Mrs. Lloyd Montgom- ery and Mrs. Jim Fitch were in London on Friday to visit the lat- ter's husband who was a patient in Victoria Hospital. Mr. Fitch was able to return home on Sun- day. —Miss Karen Cerson of Flint, Mich., is visiting at the borne of her brother, Me and Mrs, Ken Cerson and family. --Mrs. Roy McLeod of Pasadena, Cal., .has returned home after spending a week with Mr, and Mrs- Alex Reid. --'Mrs. Smith, of Manchester', Eng., is enjoying an extended visit with her daughter, Mr's. Ray Mey- er and Mr. Meyer, Carling Terrace. -Mr. R. E. McKinney visited for a few days with his son and daugh- ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mc- Kinney, at Colonel Rudolph's is- land cottage on Lake Joseph, in the Muskoka. area. -Mrs. Janet Walker of Wing- ham and Mr. Bill Walker, London, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wright and family of Turnherry. They all spent Sunday afternoon at the Palace Gardens, Formosa., . „ • Mr. and Mrs. John delland of Moncton, N.B., visited a couple of days last week with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Lev. Bal- ser and family. —Mrs. Martha Warwick and Mrs, Lloyd Hingston left Sunday from Melton airport to spend a few weeks in the Western prov- inces. Mrs, Warwick is going to Vancouver and Mrs. Hingston is stopping off at Regina, where she will visit with her son, Kenneth, and family.' --Mr. Stafford Batesm was a week-end visitor with his daugh- ter, Mrs. Jeffrey Hawkins, Mr. Hawkins and family, in London, --Mrs. D. Nasmith is visiting with friends on Little Lake Joseph, in the Muskoka area. —Miss Lynn Seddon of Welland is visiting with her grandparents, -"Mn, and Mrs. David Rae and daughter Linda of London spent the week-end- with Mr. and Mrs. .Don Rae, lChristine returned with 'them holidays. mto spend the remainder of h - Mr, and Mrs. Bay Richard and Jamie of Stratford spent the week- end With her mother, Mo. Matt. Bell, and Mrs. Doug' Ritchie, Jeffrey and Paul of Kingston and Miss Betty Fitzpatrick of London spent the past week with Mr. and Mrs, Ed, Ecl. (d Miss 'itzpatr Albertphicsko. l4Boss r Fitz- patrick o Walleceburg spent the week-end at the same 'home. —Mrs. Edna Boyle of Toronto Ls spending a temple of weeks In town visiting friends and relatives, IMlss Vazaela Sanderson of Toronto is spending a few days with her two brother's, Vance and Lorne Sanderson. Lorne suffer- ed a stroke last Monday and is in the Wingham Hospital. -Misses Penny and Barbara Bell of Petrone, are spending a vaca- tion with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs, Frank Edgar and Mrs. Matt, Bela --Mr. and Mrs, Debbert Bailey of Roseville, Mich., visited last week with Mr, and Mrs. N. 1'. McLaughlin. -Mr. 'Kenneth McKenzie, To- ronto, is holidaying with his fa- ther, Mr, Robert MacKenzie. --Mrs. Harold Burrell is a Pat- ient in 'Victoria Hospital, London. She was ,admitted on Friday, •Mr, Kenneth Holmes, of Sar- nia, spent last week with ,his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Holmes Don Fitchett of London was a week-end visitor at the same home. —Mr, and Mrs. Merrill Cantelon and family spent last week at their ;cottage at Amberly, Mrs, Cantelon and the children remain- ed for a second week. Attending a. ten-day Girl Guide Camp from July 16 to 26 at Camp Keewayden are Brenda Hall, Anne Mcl(ibbon, Peggy Rae and Susan Sell. •--Mr. and Mrs, Allan MacDon- ald, of Paris, spent the week-end with Mr, and Mrs, Walter Brown. —Mr. and Mrs, Charles Popejoy laid week-end M rs.P guestsPei° Popejoy, 'Sr" °o M of Windsor, r. and were Mrs, W. E. Fielding. —Mr. Ernest Wallace of Paoli, Pa., who is an annual visitor With *elatifes- in Myth and Wingham district, visited with Mr. and Mrs, Perry Pennington, second conces- sion of Cuiross, on Saturday. Mr. Wallace is 86 years old and drives his own station wagon. He tra- vels alone and does all the driving himself, —Mr, and Mrs. Archie Hertel and Mary of Kitchener spent the week- end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh .Sinnamon, and Mrs. Hertel remained for a, few days this week. --Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Purdon and Mr. and Mrs. Perrie Holmes and Trudy were in Tobermory for two days last week and visited on Sunday with Mr. Harris Purdon, who tame from Espanola, where he has been .working for the past month. --Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Laid- law have purchased a new home on Shower and Dance For Newlyweds BELGRAVE — A shower and dance was held in the Foresters' Hall on Friday evening, to honor Mr. and Mrs. Bill McCarter, Mrs. McCarter is the former Florence Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Armstrong, Cook. Reta and Kenneth 'have returned A pleasant time was spent dane- from Port Elgin 'where they spent ing to the music of Tiffins Orches- a week's holiday and are visiting tra and during lunch time, Clara with Mr. and Mrs. David AV-Sil- ence Hanna called the young strong and other relatives in the couple to the platform and 'gave district. Mr, and Mrs. Jack Arm- an address. Sam Pletch presented strong, of Hamilton, , spent the of 'money. Bill of himself and week-end here and all attended the Gibson reunion held In Listowel on Sunday. them with a gift replied on behalf Florence. —Photo by Connell cummerbunds, with headdresses of darker mauve and matching shoes. They carried baskets of white Shasta mums, Miss Deborah Leedham, St. Wil- hams, niece of t,he mom., was the flOvier girl, and her dress was similar to that of the bridesmaids and matron of honor, Dr., Beverly RichardSon, of El- mira, was the groomsman. Ush- ers were Ross Leedham, St. Wil- liams, brother of the groom, and Kenneth MacKenzie, of Toronto, brother of the bride, ' A reception was held' in . the basement of the church, when 70 guests were greeted from London, St. Williams, 'Woodstock,. Prescott, Toronto, Elmira, Belgrave, Brus- sels, Bluevale, Brantford, Ridge- town, Seaforth, the United .States and Wingham. Mrs, Helen Christie, Brantford, aunt of the bride, was hostess. She wore a light beige dress trimmed with mauve and matching mauve accessories. Her corsage was mauve chrysanthemums. The groom's mother assisted in receiving the guests. Her dress was powder blue, with a matching hat. She wore a corsage of pink car- nations. For a wedding trip to the East Coast, Mrs. Leedham donned a pale blue dress with matching jacket and white accessories, and wore a white orchid corsage. The 'bride is a graduate of Lon- don Teachers' College and the groom is a graduate of the On- tario Veterinary College, Guelph. They will live in Wingham. Candelabra, white candles and white *glees formed the setting at Winghdm 'United .Church on Satur- day at four o'clock for the double- ring ceremony, when Dr. Stewart Giles Leedham. of Wingham, took Mealdria Elva as his bride. Rev. T. Garnett Husser of- ficiated. Providing traditional wedding music, A. D. Bennett, organist and choir leader of the church, pre- sided at the organ and accompanied the soloist, Miss Ruth Procter, of Btussels. 'Miss Protter sang "Wed- ding Prayer" and "I'll Walk Be- side YOu". ibride•is a daughter of Robert .7.:,MaoKe.nzie, of Wingham, and the o MacKenzie, and the rt6 . Mrs. .; • rebm's parents are Mr. and' Mrs. , liarry Leedham, of St.: Williams. ,:The bride was given in marriage )by her father. She chose a floor- length gown of silk organza over satin. The softly moulded bodice had' a portrait neckline framed by lace rose petals and softly draped yoke. The billowing skirt of or- ganza over layers of tulle and satin had the same low petal motif around the hipline. The sleeves were short and she wore white gloves. The bride's bouquet was a White orchid and stephanotis. Her fingertip French illusion veil was attached to a crown ofeed pearls. Attendants were Mrs. Robert Hill, London, sister of the 'bride, as " ma- tron of honor, and Mrs. Leslie i.Shaw, of London, and Miss Linda Clark, Wingham, as bridesmaids. They were dressed alike in mauve Dan River gingham with matching Relatives Receive descendants on farms today, The variety of occupations of their des- cendants would be enough to ser- vice a good-sized .town, It was interesting to note that almost all of the living relative; came to the re-union. Joe Brophy and his • family came from Nova Scotia, '75 relatives came froM the United States and the others Caine frOm various cities arid towns In Ontario, The ;family tree Was compiled by !Miss Ada Brophy of Toronto, Mrs. Stafford Clement of Detroit and Mrs. Owen King and Miss Anne McDonald of Wingham.. Copies of the tree, In thook form, were dis- tributed at the picnic. The prize for the oldest relative in .attendance was wort by John Pollard, 88, of Toronto Gore. John had to leave a little before the conclusion of the reunion to .get back to his 'farm ih time to Milk 24 ''cows. The fleet reunion will be held in July, 1961, again at Stratford park. Shirley Snelgrove, Sarnia; Jeanette Bobbins, Sarnia; Margrit Mertke, Ritealenet; Charlotte Nichols, Steathroy; Mary Bulleekv Brigden; Clara Bette, Eden Grove; Machen Stewart, Len/tort; Carol (bark, Sarnia; Maryanne Jeanine/a Lentillak AdVititee-Tilites photo groups inelude from left to 'right, back rate: Eleanor Jackson, Terietwille; Vane Houghton, Clinten; Stella Summers, Markdale; Donna Claxtoe, London; Jane hIcleagize, Gwen Walpole, alarkdalea Mary Robinson, Tent; Margaret Gielbove, Point eltheard; Greta. laritisniet, 'Clinton; Judy Henteeltell, Netenia. Front row, GRAVITATING CLASS.19 gills were honored last Wednesday et a special ceremony at the Wiegteno General hospital marking their graduation from the ten-medal course Vie Certified Nursing Assistants, The pleasant event was held Ont-61.-decors With Many 6f the parents and friends of the graduates in etteltdearaa The Family Tree Copies At First Reunion On Sunday over 200 attended the King-Brophy reunion at Avon Park in Stratford. This was the first reunion this family has ever held. Highlight of the day was the ex- planation of the faintly tree by the master of ceremonies, Frank MIT, of Toronto. Among other statistics ;he pointed Otxt that at the rate the family is growing, in 150 years there will be 51,268 direct descendants Of Catherine and Ed. Ward Brophy, .The couple were early pioneers 'Western Ontario. They Caine ion! Tipperary, Ireland, about 1880 and having survived ship- wreck and scurvy, settled at Tor- onto Gore, The price of land was tclo high, so they moved to the St. Augustine area. Although most of their eleven children ',settled on farms, there are now only a few