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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-10-30, Page 14es, Ttalar64434 OgtOber Q945 JACK GILLESPIE undergoes transformation during a make-up session for his lead part as Joseph Flack in the play "The House Not Made with Hands" presented at the Wingham United Church Sunday evening. The play was written for the 112th anniversary of the church in Wingham. • MARILYN WOOD as Mrs. Joseph Flack had one of the most critical roles of the play "The House Not Made with Hands". Her most moving scene came at the end of act two. The play was presented for the anniversary celebration of the Wingham United Church Sunday evening. nam to sing Haydn's Mass rehearsals began last week in Kitchener for three MR - cert performances of Haydn's The Creation by the Mennonite Mass Choir II i i Elmira on Nov. 8,9. The project is being sponsored by the Menno Singers, a Kit- chener -Waterloo choral group that this year c l Vibrates its 20th year of con tnuo L ts�dperation. Abner Martin of RR 1, Atwood, the director and founder of the Menno Singers, will conduct the mass choir and the Kitchener - Waterloo Symphony Orchestra which will accompany the sing- ers for the Haydn concerts. Besides Mr. Martin, 12 choir Fordwich Miss Ruth Johnston visited for a few days last week with Mrs. A. B. Lindsay and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Hartwick in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mulvey, Cindy and Jeff of Belmore visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wel- lington Hargrave. Mr. and Mrs. Selah Brecken- ridge of Belmore were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sothern. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Johnston spent Saturday and Sunday at Port Hope and on Saturday night attended the Ontario Roadster banquet. Mr. and Mrs. Wray Cooper visited Saturday with Mrs. Jack Brown at the Hanover Hospital. Friends here tilt" berry to learn of the death of Mrs: , William Parrott, wife of Re!NiW. Parrott of London and formerly of Ford- wich. Rev. and Mrs. Parrott re- sided here for some time when he was the minister of the Fordwich and Kurtzville United Churches. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Robinson and Mr. and. Mrs. Frank Leppington visited Thursday in Kitchener with Sam Robinson and with Mrs. Robinson who is in the K and W Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Jim McGuiness of Toronto spent • the' weekend at their home here. Our hairdresser, Mrs. Lyle Foerter wishes to tell her cust- omers that she has moved her beauty parlor' to Ray Zimmer - man's house. Everitt Cooper visited his sis- ter 1Q jToi onto on; S!nnday., �. Mr.. and t'Irs4., Lorne Wilson of '\ Downsview and Tom Holsey of Toronto were weekend guests with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wilson. About 40 friends and neighbors gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Anson Ruttan Friday night for a farewell party for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Connell, who have sold their home in Fordwich and moved to the home they recently purchased in Hanover. Euchre was played and the guests were presented with door chimes. Walter Harrifield spent the weekend in Hagersville and at- tended the funeral of a relative, James Rutherford. George Ashton is confined to Belgrave Personal Notes Mrs. Walter Scott is a patient in Victoria Hospital, London. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Walker and Bonnie visited with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Griffin of Gorrie on Sunday. elgrave Library will be open from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., starting November lst. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hibberd visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Kenaieth Lichty and Wayne of RR.1, Milverton. Mrs. Robert J. Campbell/' Dianne and Douglas of Winthrop visited with Mrs. Robert Hibberd last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. I.ewis Stonehouse spent a couple of days last week with Mrs. Norman Stonehouse. The . , nal church service sof Loyal e Lodge No. 642 was held in \Anglican Church on Sunday, with Rev. T. K. Haw- thorn of St. Paul's Anglican Church of Wingham in charge. A good number were in attendance and the speaker took for his theme, "Joy of a Christian". Mrs. Mary Edgar of Parks- ville, B.C., is spending a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nor- man Coultes. • Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coultes visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harman Mitchell of Roth- say. Miss Ruth Ann Pletch of Owen Sound spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Pletch. Mr. and Mrs. Alan MacKay of Wingham, Mr. and Mrs. Harry McGuire, and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Pletch called at the funeral home in Lucan to pay their respecf to the family of the late Mrs. Sandy Young. Mrs. John McCormack, Chris- tie and Eimilie and Janson Lott of Orangeville were Friday visitors with Mrs. Clarence Chamney. Chamney. Mrs. Claire Rainer of Scar- borough spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Clarence Chamney. Miss Grace Dewar and Mrs. Robert Stone of Atwood were recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Jamieson. Mr. and Mrs. William Yorkston of St. Catharines visited with their cousins. Mr. and Mrs. Clar- ence Hanna and 'Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Jamieson. On Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Jamieson and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hanna attended the 60th wedding anniversary of their uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Master of Stratford. They also called on a cousin, Edwin Doadt of Stratford who is a patient in the Avon Crest Hospi- tal, Stratford. On Sunday they visited with relatives and friends - in Kitchener. I Bruce Hanna of Listowel spent a few days last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Jamieson. Mrs. Jean Wills of Milton visited on Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Ross Anderson, Ernest Michie and Mrs. Elizabeth Leslie. Mrs. George Michie is a patient in Wingham and District Hospital following surgery on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Vint and Mrs. Grace Cook visited on Sun- day with Mrs. Telford Cook. Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Taylor were Mr. and Mrs. Art Hager- man of Beeton and Mrs. Eric Cone and family of Burlington. Robert Gordon was able to return home on Sunday from Wingham and District Hospital. Mrs. Muriel Bosman of Sault Ste. Marie visited with her mother, Mrs. George Cook and er relatives on the weekend. umber of ladies of the Bel - grave U.C.W. attended the North Huron Rally in Kurtzville United Church last Wednesday evening and the Thankoffering meeting of the Auburn U.C.W. on Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. John Evans of Sarnia were weekend visitors of Miss Nora Van Camp and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnston of Blyth. Dinner guests on Sunday with Mrs. Art Edgar and Murray were Mr. and Mrs. Maitland Edgar of Petrolia, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnston of Blyth, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Edgar, Don and Joanne and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stone- house. They attended the Wing - ham United Church anniversary evening service. NIFTY STITCHERS WHITECHURCH — President Wendy Kay opened the meeting of the Whitechurch club which was held at her home on Tuesday of last week. The minutes were read by Kathy Purdon. Roll call was answered by each girl telling what she is making for a free - choice article. Discussion centred around a historical outline of embroidery. Leaders. Mrs. Elliott and Mrs. Purdon, reviewed with the girls color and design for their free - choice articles. Demonstration was how to do the satin stitch and sheaf filler stitch, also how to make twisted cord. It'' att1 -are their tickets earl members are from the I,istQWeI. area. The concerts will be be d; ate. Elmira District Secondary, : School on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 8. p.m. and on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Mennonite Mass Choir II brims together 292 singers from central and western Ontario who began rehearsing in five separate regional groups early in Septem- ber. No auditions were held for the choir. Instead all members of the first Mennonite Masi Choir re- ceived an informational memo and registration form in May and new members were invited to Personals Listowel Memorial Hospital. Jack Winter returned home on Wednesday after spending sev- eral days with relatives in Collingwood. Laurie Cooper and Laurie Ste- phenson of Toronto and Everitt Cooper had a holiday in the Ni- agara Peninsula over Thanks- giving. r arin ea Mei through tiie r+. All whet reed before r tions were clt :d. In J 1y werq ae• cepted because the ea,t'tdea of the mass choir :is to create au opportunity for anyone who wishes to be part of a quality performance OI a major work in a concert setting, The fact that rehe'sal groupS are formed wherever there is a large enough cluster of interested singers and where experienced choral directors can be engaged, further facilitates grass-roots participation. Mr. Martin himself directed the Elmira rehearsal group. Bill Janzen of the music Faculty of Conrad Grebel College of the University of Waterloo was in charge of the Kitchener group. Bob Shantz, music director at Rockway Mennonite School, led a group meeting at Baden. Secon- dary school music directors Earl Brubacher and Henry Boldt directed the regional choirs in Toronto and London respectively., It is these five choirs, joined by the Menno Singers, which met at Rockway Mennonite School last OreetOr three by the Me491044 to perform with the ago Constance Newlands nn .::: • :.:•.v:•:.:•.:v:: ; v ti',:•}:•:•y t:;}:•.: