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was shown. on the London
Television show FYI last
Friday evening
demonstrating how a
disabled person can use a
wheel chair to obtain
books in a public library.
A few years ago when
Sharon was seriously
injured she devised this
method to help. herself.
Sharon hopes that other
disabled, persons will be
able to do likewise.
The Olivet United
Church women's group
met on Tuesday af-
ternoon of last week at
the home of Mrs.
Katherine Coiling in
Ripley where they were
welcome guests..
Ur. and Mrs. John G
McLean, Catherine and
Shannon of Agincourt
spent the weekend with
Mrs. Steve Irwin in
Ripley.
Among those attending
the recenthorse sale in
the colise,um. in
Exhibition Park in
Toronto was Stewart
Needharn--of Ripley as a`
spectator. Amongthe
buyers was Ernie Walden.
formerly of Pine ` River
.and now of Owen. Sound.
Ernie bought a Belgian.
horse and so will have a
heavy team for showing
at the fairs next fall.
St. Andrews
Unit 2 of St. Andrew's
U.C.W. met in the church
Feb.6.
The president,
Christina Robertson
opened the meeting with
a prayer and , suitable
poem. Mary Culbert
conducted the worship
period. Lenore . Hooey
prepared an interesting
paper on. `=Understanding.
Human Rights' She dealt
with many aspects of this'
timely, subject and also
told us about ' the fine
work Murray .Meyer
Goldstein has been doing
in Kirkland Lake,Ont.
Violet McKenzie
presided at the piano; and
Christina took charge of
the business. ,Lunch was
served by Mrs. Dot
Culbert and helpers.
Mrs. Grace Peet of
Ripley has been con-
ducting a class in
needlepoint for the past.
few weeks. There are 36
attending the class.
Group one of St.
Angirews U.C.W. met at
the home of Marjorie
Reid on Tuesday af-
ternoon Feb. 6
. Margaret Gemmell
took4- charge of the
meeting opening with
prayer
Gladys Mason readthe
scripture from the 31st
chapter of Proverbs.
Anne McCosh as con-
venor called . on Mary
Worthington who gave an
excellent talk on the
theme "Human Rights",
Joyce Farrell conducted
two contests "Scripture
Cake" and "The fruit of
the Spiriti"
Irene Boyle led in
singing rounds
Get well cards were
si'gned for Helen Cornish,
Gertie .Kidney and Mrs.
A, E. Forest.
Janet Needham gave
the courtesy remarks.
The meeting closed with
prayer and lunch was
served by the hostess.
e.
Unit 5 St. Andrew's
United Church, Ripley,
met at the home of
Katherine Coiling on Feb.
6, at 2.p.m.
Blanche Hamilton
opened the worship
service with a Poem
followed by scripture and
comments. Ethel White
gave the mission study
"Understanding Himan
Rights and what' it has'to
do with missions" Doris
Blackwell offered prayer,
Mary Black closed the
worship part of the
meeting with a Valentine..
Poem. -
The president. Evelyn
Coiling . opened the
business part of the
meeting with a prayer
In the absence of
Secretary, Lorraine
McGuire, .Judy Coiling
read the minutesof the
last meeting. Letters
were read from two of our
adopted children. The
Smorgasbord Luncheon
scheduled for April 19,
was discussed. World's
Day -of Prayer will be
held in .the Knox
Presbyterian Church,
Ripley on March 2.
Offering. ; was received
and . dedicated. Lunch
was served and a social
hour spent.
RIPLEY W.M.S.
The W.M.S. of Knox
Presbyterian in Ripley
met at the home of. Mrs.
Ellis Gossel on Tuesday
Amelia Cumming opened.
the . • meeting with the
"Call to Worship" and'
prayer; . also words • of
welcome to everyone and
especially to Mrs. Donald
Gillies Jr. who is our new
recording secretary for
Maitland Presbyterial.
The devotions' were given
by Effie Sutherland.
The second chapter of.
the "Study Book" on
China was well given -by
Donalda . Gossel. The
headingof her topic was
"A Revolution Is Not a
Picnic."
An offering of
fifty cents per member
was taken for the
"Expense Fund" of the
Maitland Presbyterial.
Our 1979 allocation is nine
hundred dollars and our
"Bale" • allocationis.
sixty-three dollars. A
letter of appreciation
from the "Dock Project"
for one hundred dollars
sent in was read by Effie
Sutherland. A full report
of the "Annual Meeting"
of .Maitland Presbyterial
held in Wingham - was
given by Amelia Cum-
ming. The minutes of our
last meeting were read
by Violet Martyr'. Thirty
six visits were reported
and four pounds of used
stamps were sentto the
"Leprosy Mission" in
Toronto. The books from
the Presbyterial were
well displayed and orders
were taken for some.
The courtesies were
expressed by Adeline
Hackett; Grace was sung
• and a cup of tea served by
the committee Donalda
Gosset and ` Effie
Sutherland, ,
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