The Citizen, 1989-12-19, Page 7THE CITIZEN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1989. PAGE 7.
Auburn WI hears of Philippine Christmas
Compiled by Mrs. Mildred Lawlor. Phone 526-7589
Auburn UCW holds
pot luck dinner
delicious meal, all enjoyed a Christ
mas poem and took part in con
tests.
In business a new slate of
officers for 1990-1991 was present
ed to Mrs. Marilyn Verbeek. The
offering was donated to the Inter
national Blind Mission.
Mrs. Dorothy Grange extended
thanks to Mrs. Joyce Bean for her
leadership over the past two years.
Joyce responded and wished all a
Happy Christmas.
People
Mrs. Evelyn Crawford of Wing
ham visited Tom and Ruth Jardin
on Monday, December 11.
Silver Tops
hold dinner
of
A Christmas pot luck dinner was
enjoyed by the members of Auburn
U.C.W. on Monday, December 11.
President Joyce Bean and Anne
Vincent were in charge. After the
5 tables
at euchre party
The weekly euchre party was
held at the Community Hall on
Tuesday evening, December 12
with fi - e tables in play.
Winners were: high lady, Nancy
Slater; low lady, Alberta Stevens;
high man, Jane Giousher (playing
as a man); low man, Ted Mills;
lucky chair, Mildred Lawlor.
Euchre parties are held every
Tuesday night at 8 p.m.
Concert night
a social event
Continued from page 5
who got the wonderful job
handing out the gifts to all the
children. Mrs. Lyon’s school board
supplied the money for her stu
dent’s gifts while Mrs. McNair
drew names for gifts, and Mrs.
Ireland found herself dipping into
her pocketbook to supply a gift for
all the children in the class. “You
spent a lot of your own money in
those days,’’ said Mrs. McNair.
Once the night of the concert was
arranged (it had to be held on a day
when the music teacher was avail
able), it became a social event.
“The ladies of the community had
a lunch and tea; it was kind of a
jolly time,’’ said Mrs. Ireland.
The Christmas concerts were a
little different than today’s Christ
mas concerts. Mrs. Ireland says
that with so few kids in the class,
they had a lot more time to fill and
it allowed time for individual
recitals. “It’s impossible to do
recitals with all the children in
schools nowadays.’’
The time factor was another
difference said Mrs. Lyon, who
compares preparing kids in one-
room schoolhouses for the concert
and the kids in her third-grade
class at Walton Public School.
“The concert seemed to take more
time out of the schooling (in the
rural schools)’’ she said. “Now, the
grade three’s part of the program
only takes 15 minutes but then you
had to prepare an hour and a half
program.’’
Mrs. Ireland said the concert
really was a • big event in the
children’s lives. “Back then, the
children weren’t involved in hockey
and figure skating. The children
sort of played on their own
these things would make
concert more important.”
Mrs. Lyon agreed that the
cert was a big event in
community but that “it still is a big
event.”
On Wednesday, December 13
the Auburn Silver Tops had their
Christmas dinner at the Classic
Restaurant, Blyth when 18 sat
down to a delicious turkey dinner.
They then returned to the Auburn
Community Hall to play shuffle
board and euchre for the afternoon.
On Tuesday, December 12 at 12
noon 12 members and five guests
sat down to a delicious pot luck
dinner held at the Community Hall.
Rev. Ramirez of Blyth United
Church opened with prayer. The
hostesses were Mrs. Len Archam
bault and Erma Cartwright. The
tables were decorated for Christ
mas.
Mrs. Archambault had a contest
in which the members were divided
into groups and had to make up a
song about Institute to the tune of
Christmas Carols.
Mrs. Cartwright introduced the
guest speaker Rev. Ramirez of
Blyth United Church who told of
their Christmas in the Philippines
compared to those here in Canada.
Their celebrations begin on Decem
ber 15 and continue on December
23. A bag containing soap, comb,
apple and orange were given to
each one in their families. Their
decoration is a star or lantern (of
which he showed one) which is
hung in windows of each home.
They also have family gatherings.
In the Philippines they have pork,
chicken and beef there on Christ
mas day and through the week they
have fish, shrimp, etc. Their des
sert is sweet beans, yams and
coconuts. Their Christmas tree is
not evergreen or spruce but a
mango tree from the swamp with
even branches and the leaves taken
off. They wrap every branch in
white paper fringe which he also
demonstrated. Their decorations
were birds and boxes made from
white paper and also their garland
are of paper. He made boxes and
birds to show and everyone made
one or received one.
The people of the Philippines are
very religious and their churches
are full and have large choirs. This
talk was very interesting and the
demonstrations great. He was
thanked by Erma Cartwright.
The meeting portion started with
Mrs. Kay Lapp reading the min
utes, Tina Empey giving treasur-
er’s report. The correspondence
was read and dealt with. Christmas
cards were signed by all for the
shut-ins.
The roll call was a gift or money
for the Children’s Aid Society. The
card report was given by Jean
Plaetzer. Prizes went to Marian
Haggitt for closest birthday to
Christmas and to Evelyn Merrill for
the closest birthday to Betty Ar
chambault which was April. The
meeting closed with The Queen.
East Wawanosh council
wants recycling support
At their meeting of December 6,
East Wawanosh Councillors sup
ported the resolution from Bathurst
Township requesting the Ministry
of the Environment to take more
initiative in supporting recycling
efforts.
A by-law was passed releasing
one foot reserve on the westerly
side only of the Hutton Heights
subdivision, located on Part Lot 42
of Cone. 14.
Council received a request from
the Wingham Pentecostal Church
concerning a roadway for the
development of five lots on the
easterly side of the property.
Council gave permission for a road
to be built north on Crawford Street
to accommodate the development
and will install proper drains on the
condition that front end financing
be provided. This is subject to a
developer’s agreement by the
township and Wingham Pentecos
tal Church.
A by-law was passed updating
the weight restriction on Potter’s
Bridge to five tonnes.
Ken Dunn, a professional engi
neer from Burns Ross of Goderich,
has been engaged to spot survey
from Westfield to County Road 25.
It was agreed that January 1990
would be declared Crime Stoppers
Month and ads will be placed in
area newspapers by the township.
A building permit was issued to
Warwick Holdings Ltd. for a resi
dence on Lot 4 Plan 500.
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