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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-08-24, Page 4Page 4—The Wingham Advance -Times, 'Thursday, August 24, 1972 atu rrs from Th. World of Women H Marriage vows exchanged in double -ring ceremony Rev. Barry Passmore offi- ciated at the double -ring cere- mony which united in marriage Gayle Louise Gannett and Donald Murray McArter on Saturday, August 5, at 3:30 p.m. in St. An- drew's Presbyterian Church, Wingham. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Wilfred Gannett of Wing - ham and the late Mr. Gannett. Parents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. Donald McArter of Brus- sels. Given in marriage by Toni Cornwall, the bride chose a dress of white polyester crepe with matching train. The dress and train were trimmed with wide Oa Belgian lace. Her three -tiered shoulder length veil was held in place by a cluster of roses and she carried a cascade of white carnations and yellow roses. Mrs. Brenda Griffith of Wing - ham was matron of honor. She wore a gown of green flowered chiffon over satin. A white velvet ribbon adorned the empire waist- line. Miss Donna Ross of RR 1, Wingham, and Miss Joan McArt- er, sister of the groom, were bridesmaids: They wore dresses identical to that of the matron of honor, the colors being pink and mauve respectively. They car- ried cascade bouquets of yellow --Photo by Snyder Studio so clear to a brides heart... The Bouquet Invitation Line Good taste needn't be expensive. Our beautiful Bouquet Invitation Line proves this with the most exquisite papers, type faces and , workmanship you could wish for! It features Thermo-Engraving=rich raised lettering—elegant as the finest craftsmanship — yet costing so little! Come see our unusual selection. One to two weeks delivery WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU AT Advance -Times PHONE 357-2320 mums and white gladioli. Murray Kellington of Bru sels was groomsman and the -g Tests. were ushered by Tom Deyell of Wingham and Dale Pletch of Brussels. A' reception followed at the Wingham Legion Hall. The bride's mother received the guests wearing a pink dress with white accessories. She wore a corsage of white and blue minia- ture cahnations. She was 'assisted by the groom's mother, wearing a blue dress with white ac- cessories and a corsage of pink miniature carnations. For travelling the- bride changed to a white and navy striped hot pant outfit with a cor- sage of red roses. Prior to her marriage, the bride was honored at two showers, where she received many lovely gifts. They were given by the groom's aunts at Brussels and by friends of the bride at Wingham. Applicotions me and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carson of Gorrie, Ontario, are pleased to announce4he engagement of their eldest daugh- ter; Larke Eleanore, to Mr. Neil Thomas McDonald, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. McDonald of Brussels. The mar- riage will take place on Saturday, September 16th at 4:30 o'clock in Gorrie United Church. (Photo by Russell Studio) are tom i n9 M guest at the weekend wedding of • —Mrs. Gordon Elliott was a • tfor day care Applications for admission of children to the newly -completed daycare centre here have been coing in steadily for the past week, reports Mrs. Lawrence Lane, centre supervisor. Personal interviews are now being conducted with parents and children in preparation for open- ing of the facility September 5. •The centre has been made available to serve working parents bf children from two to five years "primarily, with con- sideration given to others; de- pending on the circumstances and if accommodation is left. The centre can accommodate 25 chil- dren, and interested parents are advised to contact the centre without delay to avoid disap- pointment. Meanwhile work proceeds with the installation of office equip- ment and furnishings to be used in regular operation of the centre. No date has been set as yet for an official opening Ceremony and public inspection, for which plans are tentatively being made by the centre committee headed by Reeve Jack Alexander. The centre has been provided by the province and will .. be operated jointly with the Town of Wingham on an 80-20 percentage, basis. • her granddaughter, Miss Lynda Elliott, in Ailsa Craig. Miss El- liott is a daughter of Mrs. Mit- chell Elliott and the late Mr. El- liott of that 'town. —Mr. and Mrs, J. U..Stphens of Woodetock visited on the week- end with Mr. and Mrs. Garry Gibson and family, Summit Drit'e. Paul Stephlens, who had been holidaying with the. Gibsons,. returned home with his parents. —Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Fisher and family of Guelph were week- end guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Fisher, Patrick Street. —Mr. and Mrs. ''Gershom Johnston visited Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Gary Black at Clinton, Mr. and. Mrs. Charles Wood, Eg- mondville and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Johnston and family, St. Pauls. On Saturday they visited their grandson, Kenneth Wood, who is still confined to St. 'Joseph's Hos- pital, London, following an auto- mobile accident some months ago. —Lawrence Willis was able to return to his home on Edard Street this week after being. hos- pitalized for some time. —Dean J. W. Baxter of Eastern College, Philadelphia, Mrs. Bax- ter and son John spent their vacation at the home of Mr: and Mrs. G. R. MacKersie. -Mr. and Mrs. Keith McClure of Brantford renewed" acquain- tances with friends in town on Saturday, —Friends and relatives from town attended a miscellaneous shower held ,in honor of Miss Patti Doll at the •home of Mrs. William Stephenson Jr. in Brus- sels on Sunday afternoon. Miss Doll's marriage takes place this Saturday in Wingham. s. —Mrs. William Henderson of Edward Street is a patient in the local hospital, having been ad- mitted earlier this week. —Mr. and Mrs. Maitland Ed- gar and family of Petrolia visited relatives in the area on the week- end and called on his mother, Mrs. Arthur Edgar Sr., who is again hospitalized.. . —Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Heughan spent the last two weeks with their daughter and 'son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. a. C. Gorrell of Port Credit. The week of July 25th they were in Shelburne attending the funeral of Mrs. Heughan's sister, Mrs. Ivan Edwards, who died in the Shelburne and District Hospi- tal. —Mrs. Warren Hunt of. Sault Ste. Marie has been a guest with her sister, Mrs. Minnie Parker. Mrs. Parker's son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and , Mrs. Elton • Mahood of Stoney Creek visited with her last week and Mrs. Hunt returned home ' with them to spend some time there. Residing near Brussels In.a setting of white delphinium and roses, wedding vows were exchanged by Marlene E. Arm-• strong and James D. Leishman in the Donnybrook United Church. Rev. Stanley McDonald and Pastor Alfred Fry officiated. Or- ganist Mrs. Hilliard Jefferson accompanied the soloist, Miss Marion Armstrong; sister of the bride, who sang "0 Promise Me" and "Wedding Prayer". The bride is the daughter of. Mr. and Mrs. Torn Armstrong of RR 2, Lucknow. Parents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. James H. Leishman of RR 5, Brussels. Given in marriage' by her father, the bride chose , a floor - length gown of polyester crepe, trimmed with.braid and featur- ing a detachable train. Her short veil Was trimmed with seed pearls and she carried a white Bible topped with yellow daisies and mums. Miss Noreen Armstrong of RR 2, Lucknow, washer sister's only attendant. She wore a floor - length gown of purple and white organza and carried a bouquet of yellow daisies and purple mums. Frank Leishman of RR 1, , Au- burn, was his brother's grooms- man and guests were ushered by ,John Leishman of Gait and Terry Armstrong of RR 2, Lucknow. A dinner reception was held on the lawn at the home hof the bride's parents • following the wedding. Honored guests. attend- ing were the bride's paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Armstrong of Belgrave; 'her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Hiseler of Mont- real; and the groom's paternal grandfather, Henry Leishman of Huronview. . For travelling to. New Bruns- wick the bride wore a red, white and' navy crimplene dress with navy and white accessories. Mr. and Mrs. Leishman are re- siding at RR 4, Brussels. WINGHAM AREA club leaders attending the"Third Meal" 4-H homemaking club project at the Salvation Army Citadel were given a quick course on.gingershap baking at the Thursday session last week, by a guest home economist, Miss Joyce Canning of North Bay. Club leaders attended from Belgrave, Lucknow, Wingham and St. Helens. (Staff Photo) S 1 Mrs. Ross in charge of meeting WHITECHURCH — Chalmers work to fulfil His plan. Presbyterian WMS met last Wed- Mrs. Mewhinney gave an ar- nesday in the Sunday School ticle on "Work", which is a cure room with Mrs. Bill Evans as for mental and physical ailments. hostess. In the absence of the Mrs. Ross closed the meeting president . and past president, with a hymn and prayer. Mrs. Russell Koss presided, Mrs. Mrs. Wybenga offered her Dawson Craig taking Mrs. W. R. home for the September meeting. Purdon's part. All were welcomed and the meeting opened with the call to worship and prayer. Miss Lila Emerson read the scripture. Mrs. Victor Wyt enga gave the meditation, "Dynamic Kernels", telling the story of the kernels of a head of wheat being planted. The second year enough grain was on hand for porridge for the preacher with some left for plant- ing. Each year there was more; one-tenth was given to the church and the other nine -tenths was planted. Mrs. Mewhinney led in prayer and Mrs. Wesley Tiffin gave an article, "Spring Glory", telling how the shepl►ierds received glory on the hills of Bethlehem, the dis- ciples received glory in the Upper Room, Mary Magdalene received glory after the crucifixion in the garden. The minutes were read by sec- retary, Mrs. Dawson Craig, who also read a letter from FEBC (Far East Broadcasting Cor- poration). Mrs. Wesley Tiffin re- quested all articles for the bale be in by the end of September and may include hospital gifts, used clothing for men, women and children. The roll call was an. 'swered by a Bible verse which names a grain. Mrs. Elroy Laid- law conducted a quiz. . Mrs. Russell Ross gave an ar- ticle "The Lord's Offering", ,after which the offering was received and dedicated by Miss Annie Laidlaw. The topic, "Matthew", was given by Mrs. Dawson Craig. 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