Times-Advocate, 1984-06-27, Page 5MR. AND MRS. GREG PARSONS
Carrie Lynn Blackburn and Gregory Wayne Parsons
were united in marriage Saturday, May 26 at Exeter
United Church, Rev. James Forsythe officiated. The
bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Blackburn,
Exeter and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Parsons, RR 1 Hay. Maid of honour was Joan Skinner,
and bridesmaids were Jennifer Core, Barbara Webber
and Brenda Martene. Amy Dearing was flowergirl. Rick
Parsons was best man and guests were ushered by
Brian Blackburn, Jim Romphf and Tom Steeper. After
a honeymoon trip to the Bahamas, the couple will
reside in Exeter Photo by John Dobbs
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TO MARRY — Mr. and Mrs. Jack Coates, RR 1 Cen-
tralia, are pleased to announce the engagement of their
daughter Lenore! Margaret to Antonio Allen Maffucci,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Mattucci, RR 1 Hay. The
wedding will take place July 7, 1984 at 2:30 p.m. at the
Exeter United Church.' Open reception to follow in
Exeter.
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India is a nation of many intecsting contrasts
Before we left for India we
were told we'd suffer from
culture shock. We did. People
said we'd neer be the same
again. And perhaps that's
true, too. It's pretty hard to
forget all the poverty and
crowded condition we saw
and not keep thanking our
lucky stars we live in Canada,
a country with spacious beau-
ty and great wealth. .
Not that India doesn't have -
great beauty, too. It does.
When we travelled through'
the foothills of the Himalaya
Mountains to the hill town of
Kalimpong, in sight of
snowpeaked Kanchenjunga,
we experienced some of the
most spectacular natural
scenery we'd ever seen.
Then, too, India's arts and
crafts rank with the most
beautiful and exotic in the
world. Much of its ancient ar-
chitecture is unsurpassed in
elegance and extravagance.
None is more extravagant,
of course, than the famous
Taj Mahal, in the city of Agra.
The city, itself, is nothing to
write home about, but the
Taj...well, that is something
else.
It was a very hot day, the
sun beating down relentless-
ly on our heads, as we walk-
ed through the large red sand -
stone gateway that leads to
the Taj. There it was, set in
the Persian walled gardens,
mirrored in the long reflec-
ting pool, just as we had
always seen it in pictures. On -
y this time it was for real. We
found a bench in some shade
and sat there to drink.in the
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winner of the province -wide
Bicentennial Quilt Contest
organized by the Ontario
Agricultural Museum near
Milton. Mrs. Bushnell's quilt
will be presented to Her Ma-
jesty Queen Elizabeth II when
she visits the province this
summer. Agriculture and
Food Minister Dennis Tim-
bre]] announced the top ten
winners at an awards presen-
tation on Sunday June 17 at ,
the Museum.
The Thunder Bay Quilters
Guild placed second; Mary
Russell of Oshawa, third;
Bonnie Weisman, Napanee,
fourth; Halton Quilters Guild,
fifth; the Napanee
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Tracy of Islington, seventh;
Ann Sanders of Guelph,
eighth; Quilt Tuesday Group
of Ottawa, ninth; and Norma
Boddy of Gilford, tenth. The
first prize winner receives
$500, second $400, third $200,
fifth $100 and sixth to tenth $50
each.
The winning quilt was
Thelected from 164 entries.
ey were udged by Kay
Phillips, were
of the
Canadian Quilters Associa-
tion; Patricia Ilarris, Royal
Ontario Museum; Steven Ot-
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mission; Dorothy Duncan,
Ontario Historical Society
and Marilynn Holowachuk,
Editor of Canada Quilts. The
judging was basted on 50 per-
cent quality of workmanship;
25 percent of design; and 25
percent representing On-
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The exhibition of all the
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BUSINESS GRAD — Mr.
and Mrs. Ted Van Roestel
are pleased to announce
the graduation of their
daughter Jacky. Grad-
uating from the School of
Business at Niagara Col-
lege, Jacky hos majored
in Industrial Management
and is presently employed
as assistant payroll clerk
at Canadian Conners Ltd.
in Exeter.
favourite wife, Mumtax
Mahal.
The paradise. ended,
however, when Mumtax died
giving birth to her 14th child.
It is told that Shahlahan clos-
ed himself away for eight
days, and when he reap-
peared on the ninth, his black
It seems
to me...
by Gwyn Whilsmith
picture before us. Gently,
smiling.ladies, their gossmer
saris floating in a warm
breeze moved slowly and
gracefully through the
gardens, beside their hand-
some, dark companions,
while little black eyed
children romped behind
them.
Out on an expanse of green
lawn, a young man, dressed
in white cotton pants and
shirt, leisurely guided two
lazy oxen drawing a crude
grass cutting machine behind
them, while two other fellows
half heartedly raked the grass
into piles. We felt transported
back in time to the 1600's
when Shah Ja1{an lived so lux-
uriously among his splendid
Mogul gardens and palaces,
inseparable from his
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hair had turned white.
The emperor chose the site
of his mausoleum beside the
Jumna River, within sight of
his palace windows. For 22
years, 22,000 laborers worked
24 hours a day to create a
work of art, that to see it, even
today, is an emotional
experience.
Besides the magnificant,
graceful architecture of the.
white marble tomb, it is
embellished with 28 different
types of semi-precious gems.
An exquisite filigree marble
screen surrounds the
cenotaphs of both Mumtax
Mahal and her husband, Shah
Jahan.-
He hadn't planned to be
buried with his wife, but had
designed a tomb of black
marble which was to be con -
FORTHCOMING MARRIAGE — Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Str2ud and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon McRobert are pleas-
ed /a announce the marriage of their children, Pennie
Loreen Stroud to Raymond John McRobert. The wed-
ding will take place on July 4 at Exeter United Church.
Taped conversation
features UCW event
"in our responsibility as
stewards we should not be
concerned only with what we
give. or do,- or become but
also, and perhaps more im-
portantly, why and how we
carry out this responsiblity."
This was the message
brought in a short talk and
taped conversation by Beth
Batten and Hannah Lamport
at the regular June meeting
of the afternoon unit of the
Exeter UCW.
To introduce this topic,
Marzetta Earl read the Scrip-
ture story of the talents told
by Jesus to illustrate our
responsibility and correspon-
ding reward as faithful or un-
faithful stewards.
Velma fluff chaired the
program section of the
meeting which included two
much appreciated solos by
Mrs. Zivkovic accompanied
on the piano by Mrs.
Wildfong, an opening prayer
poem by Velma and prayers
by Celia Thomson and Jean
Pooley.
The Unit leader, Jean Mur-
ray, was in charge of the
business. She gave a report of
the General Meeting where it
was decided: to restore the
front entrances of the church
with Betty Watson and Elaine
Skinner in charge; that Bob
and Jean Crawford he our
-representative on the
Menesetung Board; to give
$1500 to the church; to use the
card money to finance a
library' corner; that Dianne
Ilackwell be accepted as
volunteer auditor. It was
decided to not place an entry
in the fall fair.
Olive Thomson, Ellen For-
syth and Leila F'inkhiener
reported from Westminster
Weekend. The topic studied
was "An Everyday God." The
women in groups were asked
to prepare parables on such
topics as garbage bags, curl-
ing irons and porridge.
- The September meeting
will be held September 13 at
12:30 beginning with a potluck
luncheon. Ladies are re-
quested to bring plates, cups
and cutlery.
CORRECTION
in last week's account of
the wedding of•Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Green, the marriage
dale was May 26 and ushers
were Matt Miklovic, Bob
Green, Sam Wallis and Craig
Desrochers.
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structed beside the Taj.
However, his son, over anx-
ious to take the throne, depos
ed his father and held him
prisoner in bis own palace, on
the other side of the Jumna
ver.
he full emotion* impact
of the Taj Mahal 't strike
me until we were touring
through Shah Jahan's palace,
which is also a fort. It's a
building, the former grandeur
of which, almost stupifies
you. Although it has suffered
the ravages of time and van-
dalism, one can still see the
beautifully carved pillars and
walls, the elegant arches, the
ancient fountains that made
up the imperial glory of the
place. We, moved to one small
circular chamber with a
domed, carved ceiling, sur-
rounded by delicate marble
arches. ICs balcony faced the
river, and there in the
distance, shimmering in the
heat waves, was the beautiful
Taj Mahal, like a vision rising
from the river. I was covered
with gooisebumps as I thought
of Shah Jahan sitting here,
captive, looking, dreaming
and remembering. It is said
his guard found him dead, his
eyes still open, fixed on his
jewel, on the other side of the
Jumna River.
There are many beautiful
buildings, still standing, from
India's colorful past. In Old
Delhi, we spent an enchanted
evening experiencing the
Sound and Light Show at the
Red Fort. Under a half moon
and soft breezes, we listened
Farewell at
Ailsa Craig
By ALICE DICKENS
Ailsa Craig
T Ailsa Craig, Brinsley
and Carlisle congregations
a embled in the United
hurch Sunday morning this
being Rev. Beatrice Ash's
farewell service before she
takes up her new duties at
Ni gara-on-the-lake.
Welcoming the large crowd
were Ron Walker, his wife
Ann, son Stephen and infant
daughter Katie.
The joint junior choir with
Nancy Harmer at the piano"
and led by Janice Karr, sang
two anthems.
After a deliciops picnic
lunch, Mrs. Gary (Nancy)
Hansen, on behalf of the
Pastoral charge, presented
Rev. Ash with a gift and Mrs.
Jack (Marion) Hodgson
presented a gift from their
U.C.W. (Brinsley). The reci-
pient made a suitable rep-
ly, The following conducted
an excellent variety of sports,
Jackie Wells, Mary
Truemner, Marcia
Trevithick, Nancy Hansen,
Mrs. Ramsay, Mrs.
Dykeman, Mrs. Ruth Mcln-
trye, heather Karr, Mary
Walker, Mary Clark and
assisted by other Sunday
school teachers and helpers.
All the young fry and adults
enjoyed the activities.
Mrs. Don Clark and
Margaret Wilson attended
Kee -Mo -Kee Camp, near
Komako, Monday.
Winners at the Happy Gang
seniors Wednesday were
Sybil Stephenson, Laura An -
ford, Jean McCallum, Car -
mon Stewart, Anne Stewart
and Lorraine Neil.
The noon meal will be July
4 followed by euchre.
to bloody battles, Muslim
prayers and harem girls sing-
ing and dancing while colored
lights played over the old
buildings, and a narrator
strung together the history of
. Delhi from the 12th century to
the independence of India in
1947. At the close, the crowd
rose as one, to sing India's
stirring national anthem.
Our hotel was in New Delhi,
a cif y designed by the British
with wide, tree -lined streets
and parks. They made it the
capital, with impressive
government buildings, but ex-
cept for a few other strut-
. tyres, there's not much left to
say that the British were ever
there. All the statues came
down many years ago, and
the city streets have gradual-
ly been changed to Indian
• names.
It's almost impossible to
know when you cross the line
between New Delhi and Old
Delhi, but it doesn't take long
to discern the difference. The
narrow streets are a sea of
people, tour buses, old cars.
Donkeys, oxen and camels
pull dilapidated carts on
which whole families are pil-
ed. Skinny men pull
rickshaws through clogged
roads where traffic is tied in
knots and where everything
imaginable is sold and
bartered for. It is in Old Delhi
where we saw extreme pover-
ty and where little naked boys
clustered round, pulling on
our skirts and begging for
coins.
However, it's in Old Delhi,
too, where Gandi's memorial.
stone sits in a beautiful park,
the walls covered with flower-
ing boganvelia. It's where the
famous Delhi University is.
situated that has turned out
thousands of India's
intellectuals.
It seemed to us it's a city
where you must lift your
disturbed eyes trim the
poverty, crowds and dirt and
look into the quiet eyes of the
patient, Indian people.
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Times -Advocate, June 27, 1984
Puye 5
MR. AND MRS. STEPHEN FINKBEINER
Theresa Jean Dietrich, daughter of Harold and Doreen
Dietrich of Zurich and Stephen Daniel Finkbeiner, son
of Allan and Irene Finkbeiner, Crediton, were united
in marriage April 28, 1984 at St. Boniface Church, Zurich
with Father Mooney officiating. The maid of honour was
Betty Vandergunst, friend of the bride and bridesmaids
were Lorraine Dietrich, sister of the bride, Marlene
Dietrich, sister-in-law of the bride and Karen Erb, friend
of the bride. The flowergirl was Michelle Finkbeiner,
niece of the groom. ' Tie best man wds Raymond
Mathonia, friend of the groom. Guests were ushered
by Jim Dietrich, brother of the bride, Rodger Fink-
beiner, brother of the groom and Jeff Forrester, friend_
of the groom. Ringbearer was Jason Finkbeiner,
nephew of the gr4e2m. After a short honeymoon to
Toronto, the couple ore now living in Crediton.
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