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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-10-26, Page 6allge.404041, TtliwzdtVit October i 1972 features frwn The World of Women 0 e McKay -Blackwell ceremony Solemnized in Teeswater Candelabra of yellow candles and bronze and yellow mums formed the setting for the eve- ning wedding • Susan Jean Blackwell and bert John Mc- Kay, both of Ow ► und. Rev. T. J. McKinney and Rev. A. Proud officiated at the double -ring cere- mony in Knox Presbyterian Church, Teeswater, on Saturday, October 14. Mrs. Stella liking, or- ganist, accompanied Frank Ren- wick who sang "Wedding Prayer" and "Because". The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Blackwell of Tees- water. Parents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. Don McKay of Wingham. Given in marriage by her fa- ther, the bride chose a floor - length A-line.gown of white delus- tered polyester satin. The bride's dress was desk ned and made by Mrs. Jean McGlynn of Teeswater and featured a jewel neckline, long full sleeves and lace trim. Her floor -length veil was held by a pillbox headpiece trimmed with pearls. She carried a bouquet of orange roses and bronze and yel- low mums. Miss Sandra Blackwell of Tees - water, sister of the bride, was maid of honor and bridesmaids were Miss Donna McKay of Wingham, sister of the groom, and Miss Judy Reid of London, friend of the bride. They were gowned alike • in floor -length gowns of chartreuse polyester silk with standup collar and long full sleeves. Miss Carol Black- well, sister of the bride, was flow- er . girl and wore a white gown similar in design to that of tlr bride. All attendants carried bas- kets of bronze and yellows mums. Tommy Blackwell, brother of the bride, was ring bearer. • George Johnston of London was best man and ushers were John Blackwell of London, brother of the bride, and Rick McKay of Wingham, brother of the groom. A reception followed at the Formosa hall. Doug McGlynn was master of ceremonies . and the Candida provided the music for dancing. The bride's other wore a floor -length g wn of yellow crimpoline and a corsage of bronze shasta mums. The groom's mother -wore a floor - length gown of brown polyester with floral bodice. Her corsage was brown and yellow mums. • For travelling the bride chose a red, white and blue A-line dress and a corsage of white Sweet- heart roses. Mrs. J. McKague is Goforth speaker The Goforth Auxiliary of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, WinghamT was privileged_to_.be._ addressed by Mrs. Jack Mc- Kague of Teeswater at its fall Thankoffering meeting. Her theme was "Look Up'. In August 1942, the . RCAF sta- tions selected 30 girls across Canada to send overseas to see if it would be feasible to use them in the war effort. The speaker was '• one of the girls chosen. One day a veteran missionary wanted to -talk to . her. When she was about to leave, the elderly woman said, "My dear, remem- ber, Look up, always look up. daily problems, but remember to keep looking up". Mrs_McKague was introduced by Mrs. Redmond MacDonald and Mrs. Armstrong thanked her for her fine address. Mrs. MacDonald convened the meeting and opened with a call to worship. Mrs. Gordon Sutcliffe • read Psalm 100 and Mrs. Mac- Donald presented the meditation. A well-balanced prayer has four elements: adoration, confession, thanksgiving' `ani ssipphcatibtt. Prayer without action, though, is. incomplete. ``The Lord Is My Shepherd" was -sung by Mrs. Don Vair, who was accompanied by her hus- band. Mrs. Jack Alexander led in prayer. During the business period it was decided to use the Christmas expense money -collected in No- vcmber;o sent to the. Huronview Auxitiry, which requested either money or gifts. Mrs. Gerald Smith closed the meeting with prayer and a social hour was enjoyed. The Battle of the Atlantic was at its height in 1942 so she was subjected to many problems. Al- though she never saw the elderly missionary again, she always re- membered the admonition to 'look up'. She went on to say "We all fail as Christians and the sting, of failure hurts. Sometimes it is caused by a spiritual crisis or sometimes an accumulation of The bride is a graduate of Vic- toria Hospital School of Nursing in London and is employed at the Owen Sound General and Marine Hospital. The" groom is a gradu- ate of Fanshawe' College w Lon- don and Es employed ay Conklin Lumber in Owen Soundey are residing at 605lith St. W. in Owen Sound. Honored guests were the bride's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Rettinger of For- mosa and Earl Blackwell of Teeswater; and the groom's grandmother, Mrs. Pearl McKay of West Hill. Honoring the bride at showers prior to her marriage were Miss Judy Reid who entertained at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Reid •of Wingham; and Miss Sandra Blackwell who held her shower in the television room of the Vendome Hotel, Tees - water. Following the rehearsal a party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don McKay where a birthday cake was served in honor of the groom's birthday. Native European is WI speaker e'~ The regular meeting of the Wingham Women's •Institute was held last Thursday in the council chambers.its good at- tendance. The Opening Ode and Mary Stewart Collect began the meeting and Mrs. W. Elston pre- sided. Mrs. Charles Shiell gave the re- ports. Program conveners were Mrs. McKinney and Mrs. Gowdy. Mrs. Gowdy conducted a .,pelling math. .Guest speaker was Mrs. J. Mulak who gave an interesting account of past experiences in her European homeland. Lunch was served by Miss M. Johnson .and her committee. COOKING MONSTERS WINGHAM — The fifth meet- ing, at Mrs.' Jacklin's home, had as roll call "an interesting edible' addition to your school lunch." Discussion was held on variety in carried lunches., Group work was makingsandwiches and freezing them. Debbie Hull and Barb Montgomery demonstrated wes%LL ern sandwiches which were en- joyed by all. The sixth .meeting was also held at Mrs. Jacklin's home.. Roll call was "your favorite sandwich and what it includes". The girls discussed points to re- member when • planning meals: nutrition, ' variety, eye . appeal, texture, go-togethers, tempera- ture. Mrs. Qrien demonstrated four kinds of fancy sandwiches.: .checkerboard, banana, ribbon - and open-faced sandwiches. —Mrs. E. Ziegler of Kitchener spent the weekend with her sis- ter, Miss Agnes Williamson. Sun- day visitors at the same home were Mr. Ziegler, Jim Arnott of Ingersoll and Jack Hutt of Strat- ford.- JWIO CONVENTION—The Junior Women's Institute Convention held at the Blue Barn in Listowel over the weekend, had as one of their special guests, Miss Jean Scott, centre, who is a former Hone Economist in Perth and Huron Counties. Also in the picture are, left, Mrs..Marion Feldskov, immediate past president of the JWIO and right, Miss Sharon Passmore, the newly -elected president (Staff Photo) , ' Mission .doctor tells of work in the remote areas of Canada A° rancher's wife badly mauled by a grizzly bear, a fisherman with - a ruptured appendix, a badly burned Indian child, these are the kind of cases a doctor serving in Canada's outpost hos- pital might 'see. The work of the medical staff in these hospitals was • outlined to over 100 women by Dr. Donald Watt at last' Thursday's •Nbrtl'/ Huron UCW regional rally in , Brussels United Church. Dr. Watt, superintendent of hospitals and medical missionary work for the United Church of Canada was guest speaker for the afternoon session. In seven outpost hospitals, four in British Columbia, two in the prairies and one in Newfound- land, the United Church ,supplies • the staff for these government - financed hospitals. Dr. Watt, who himself was a mission doctor on the Queen Charlotte Islands and in Bella Coola, B.C.; for eleven years, told the women of going by boat, air- plane or truck to treat injured loggers,' Indians, fishermen and ranchers who live in the remote areas of Canada. Half the work in British Colum- bia is with the Indians who live in these • areas, he said, and many members of the nursing staff of the hospitals are Indians. The 23 doctors and 100 nurses who work full time in these hospi- tals are not all from the United Church, Dr. Watt said, but all are highly skilled in their profession, providing the best of care to their patients. After his talk, Dr. Watt showed slides of the medical work and answered the many questions of his audience. Mrs. Milian Moore, regional president, presided over the day- long annual -rally which brought together women from eleven area United Churches., During the .morning, session,, the worship service, led by Mrs. H. Doig.. atnd °Mrs. B. GibAn of. , Fordwich,'followed'the theme for the day, "The church is alive and active in today's world." 'Mrs. 'C. Wey of Walton intro- duced the new study material on India and other books of special • interest to.the women. Her litera- ture display table was a very busy spot at the noon hour. Mrs. A. L.., Stephens of Gorrie presented the highlights of the London conference four-day con- vention at Alma College last Aug- ust where 175 women shared art inspiring, never -to -be -forgotten time together. •' Greetings from Huron -Perth Presbyterial were brought by the vice president, Mrs. Roy Galway of Listowel, who also announced the 1973 UCW Presbyterial will be held on February 28 at• Seaforth. In her treasurer's report Mrs. Walter McDonald of RR 1, Gads - Irs. H: Ai#c elected no Majestic Rebekah Lodge met in the IOOF hall oh Monday eve- ning. The officers for 1972-73 were installed by Mrs. H, Needham, District Deputy President of Dia. trict No4, 244 South, and her staff, of Bervie. Sisters from Ripley, Bervie, Brussels and Kincardine attended, The following officers were elected: Noble Grand, Mrs. H. Aitcheson; Vice Grand, Miss Edna Mitchell; Chaplain, Mrs. C. Jones; Conductor, Mrs. E. Merk- ley; Warden, Mrs. O. Holmes; Musician, Mrs. D. Ritchie; Color Bearer, Mrs. H. Bateman; Treasurer, Mrs. W. Austin; Fi- nancial Secretary, Mrs. D. Mont- gomery; Secretary, Mrs. H. Ger- rie; supporters of Noble Grand, Mrs. W. Bain, Mrs. H. Brooks; supporters of Vice Grand, Miss Greta Harris and Mrs. C. Tiffin; Outside Guardian, Mrs. H. Mc- Burney; Inside Guardian, Mrs. V. Sanderson. . Mrs. Jean King was presented with her jewel and was installed as past Noble Grand. Mrs. Needham was presented with a gift and a bouquet of pink carnations. She spoke briefly, emphasizing the need for co- operation and team effort. Other visitors brought greetings from their lodges. ' During the business portion it was decided to purchase two more walkers since the six walkers•and four wheelchairs are in constapt.'t On November 6 a new ember this to belodge' instalwill gled_.o ' oven 1veer to 13 , Meet.- -the. presider .f Of the Rebekah assembly, Mrs. Mavis Slater. International' p-oprnent needle your hMp . f you pan help through OXFAM SHAREF't.Afii For Irtformation contact: OXFAM DIE o�ca. �ii�+ereoO 97 Eglinton Ave,i ENO Toronto 515, Ontario Sore throat? Chew Aspergum. Asperguni's medicallytecognized pain reliever effectively"soothes the sorest throat. And it's so easy to take, children like it too. For soothing relief from a sore throat, chew Aspergum Cherry or Aspergum Orange, /thelps. rM spergurn MARJORIE'S SHOPPE 1-72 Main St. W., 291-1011, Listowel Drestup--forum: Cuidi ey Ahead in a New World of hill •encouraged her listeners. to be cheerful givers. At present 3/4 of the mission and service fund is spent in Canada with the remain- ing going to overseas ' projects. She felt the overseas amount should be higher. Presidents from five UCW groups put on a skit relating to Me need for leaders and workers in elle UCW. In the discussion which followed it was suggested there were a variety of ways women may serve their church today.. Mrs. James . H.ummei of RR 2, Lucknow, program convener for Huron conducted a short quiz on India today which showed there is still much to Iearn about that great country. Mrs. George Underwood of Wingham closed . the morning session with prayer. After .luncheon, served by the Brusssels UCW, the Wroxeter women conducted a lively sing- song. Music by a trio from Gorrie provided a special treat for all present. Mrs. McPherson of St. Helens gave the closing courtesy re- marks. Next year's regional rally will be held atFordwich. LADIES' FASHIONS They're Exciting They're New. 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