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S iadies meet
Fellowship Hall
The Women's Missionary
Society of .St. Andrew's"
Presbyterian Church, Wing -
ham, held its monthly meet -
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WINGHAM, Ontario
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Date: March 17,1983
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ing last Tuesday in the
Fellowship Hall.
The meeting opened with
Mrs. J. Conn at the piano and
Mrs. William Ford wel-
comed everyone and led
in prayer. A hymn, "Praise
the Morning", was sung and
the scripture and meditation
were taken by Mrs. W.
Congram and found in
Numbers. Mrs. H. „Aitchison
led in another prayer.
The offering was received
by Mrs. R. McKay and
dedicated by her as well.
Rev., Paul Mills conducteda
chorus in song, "This is the
Day". Mrs. Ford gave the
study on the Pacific islands
and the history of Soma
Island and Pago Pago, also
how their way of life has
changed since the tourists
flew in.
Mrs. H. Bateman gave a
piano solo entitled "Jesus
Loves Me". Mrs. G. Wall, the
president, took charge of the
business part of the meeting.
The secretary, Mrs. R.
McKay, gave the minutes of
the last meeting as well as
the correspondence and roll
call.
The treasurer, Mrs. L.
Shickluna, gave her report,
followed by ashort
memorial service by Mrs.
Wall dedicated to the
memory of WMS members
who passed away last year.
The meeting closed with a
prayer by Mrs. M. Moffatt. A
social hour followed lunch,
served by conveners Mrs. P.
Mills and Mrs. T. A. Currie.
MRS. ALLAN GRIFFITH
Wroxeter 1
Mrs. Howard Wylie has
returned home after spend-
ing the winter months in
Toronto. It is nice to see her
home again.
Friends of Lyle Hart will
be sorry to hear he is a
patient in the Wingham and
District Hospital, but happy
to hear he is improving and
hope he will be home soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Powell, Colin and Jason of
Kitchener, called on her
father, Cliff and Mrs. Marks
last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter
,Isabelle, Jennifer and
Christopher of Mississauga,
accompanied by Mrs.
Isabelle's mother, sister and
brother from the Philippines
visited with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Clement,
last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Adrien
Poirier, Weston, visited over
the weekend with . her
mother, Mrs. Cliff Marks
and Mr. Marks.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Kitchen, Bluevale, visited
Mrs. Allan Griffith last
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Art Gibson, ac-
companied by Marcia
Gibson and Louise of
Stratford, returned home on
the weekend from an en-
joyable week's visit with
Mrs. Vivian Gibson at
Weekie Wachee Woodlands
in Florida.
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BELMORE SKATING WINNERS -Susan Wilhelm won
the silver medal in the novice ladies' competition; Kevin
Eadie won the men's novice gold; Sonja Wright won the
ladies' novice bronze; Linda Wilson took the junior
ladies' gold, and Paula Rutherford won the novice
ladies' gold medal at the Belmore club competition in
figure skating last week.
Mary Romanik believes in
holding onto .our heritage
What started as a simple
pastime for Mary Romanik
of Wingham has turned into
a real cause: preserving a
portion of Canada's history
and culture.
Mrs. Romanik and her
husband George own the
Wingham Motel, and being
in the motel business means
you must stay close to home
a lot of the time, which in
turn means you have a lot of
time on your hands.
Six months ago, to combat
boredom, Mrs. Romanik
purchased an old buggy out
of a barn near Ripley. In
those six months, that buggy
and its history have become
almost a passion for the
Romaniks.
The buggy, as they have
discovered, is a very rare
McLaughlin model, the
"Cadillac" of buggies, ac-
cording to Mrs. Romanik. • In
fact, it is so rare that
representatives from the
McLaughlin Museum in.
Toronto are coming to
Wingham April 5 to inspect
it.
When she first acquired
the buggy, it was "in pretty
rough shape'dvith pieFe-f
missing, the, seat ripped and
the paint worn off. So, she set
out on the task of recon-
structing the buggy p) its
original state.
First of all, the buggy is
constructed of basswood, a
light wood which is ex-
tremely rare today.
Therefore, Mrs. Romanik
was forced to scour area
barns for pieces. of the wood.
Also, the paint used on the
buggy is not on the market
anymore, but she was able to
buy some from Mennonites
near Seaforth. A man in
Wingham is re -upholstering
the buggy's horsehair seat
and someone else is doing
the lettering on the name
plate.
As a hobby, it is not so
expensive as it is time
consuming, said Mrs.
Romanik. But it grows on
you, site, said, until it takes
up many of your waking
hours.
When it is complete (in
about two weeks), the buggy
will sit at the Romaniks'
restored farm home at
Seaforth. Mrs. Romanik said
a neighbor there has a horse
they can borrow, but the
buggy really is too valuable
to be driven very much. It
even has been suggested to
her that she lease the buggy
for television shows and
commercials.
Mrs. Romanik always has
been a history buff, but now
she has delved whole-
heartedly into preserving
our historical heritage. One
of the first things she hopes
to do is find out about the
buggy's former owners, just
like she did with their house
at Seaforth.
What's next on the agenda
for Mrs. Romanik? Well,
Tuesday she went to
Waterford to pick up an old
hearse she has purchased to
restore. Also, her husband
has bought her another
buggy to work on.
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MARY ROMANIK is In the process of restoring a vintage McLaughlin buggy and
hopes to have it completely put together in its original form in two weeks. She bought
the buggy in Ripley and when it is finished, it will go to the Romaniks' restored
historical home in Seaforth to be on display.
MRS LEWIS STONEHOUSE
Belgrpve
Patrick Cull was chosen to
play the part of the farmer's
son in the play "Ready for
Slaughter", which was seen
on CBC on Sunday, March 6.
Patrick's friends in the com-
munity were pleased to
watch his .fine performance
on television.
Rev. John G. and Mrs.
Rob rts, Mr. and Mrs.
George Michie, Mr. and Mrs.
Ross Anderson, Mr. and
Mrs. George Procter, Jenni-
fer and Katherine attended
the Mission Festival in Mit-
chell United Church on Sun-
day afternoon to hear Dr.
Robert McClure.
A musical program was
presented by the Mitchell
High School Glee Club and
the Stratford Shiloh Group.
Displays showing the Mis-
sion and Service work of the
church were set up in the
church schoolroom.
Tom Black attended the
annual meeting of the On-
tario Blonde d' Acuitaine
Association in Oshawa, on
February 26.
The regular monthly
meeting of the Belgrave
Women's Institute will meet
March 15 at 8:15 p.m. in the
Institute Hall. The conveners
are Mrs. Ross Taylor and
Mrs. Bert Johnston. The
theme is Curator and Easter.
An unfortunate typing
error occurred in one of the
items in the Belgrave per-
sonal news last week. The
item should have read:
"This community extends
sympathy to Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Mason in the loss of
his brother, Lloyd Mason of
Lucan, who passed away
Feb. 24 at Victoria Hospital,
London."
The Wingham Advance -Times, March 9, 1983—Page 3
Mrsra Jake Versteeg hosts
meeting of Lakelet WI
LAKELET — Eleven
members and one visitor
gathered at the home of Mrs.
Jake Versteeg for the March
meeting of the Women's
Institute. In the absence off
the president, Mrs. Lyle
Murray welcomed the
members who recalled the
weather of the last March
meeting which was held
during a snowstorm.
A thank -you note was read
from the Children's Aid
Society for the 24 pairs of
mitts the members knit at
Christmastime and sent to
the Society. .There was
discussion about the craft
article to be sent to the
Erland Lee Home; final
decision will be made at the
next meeting.
Mrs. Judge gave the smile
for the day. Mrs. Hallman
reported on the 4-H project,
stating there are two Lakelet
clubs with a total of 13 girls.
Mrs. Judge gave a report of
a meeting in the District.
The theme for the District
Annual is, "Growing and
Living With Green". The fall
rally will be held in Bluevale
with Lakelet responsible for
morning entertainment.
Roll call, thoughts on plays
seen at Blyth, showed that
many plays were enjoyed.
The WI will entertain at the
Fordwich Village Nursing
Home on March 17.
Mrs. Forler introduced
Mrs. Elaine Gray who
discussed and demonstrated
oil painting. She had on
display some lovely pain-
tings she had done. Mrs.
Huth thanked Elaine and
presented her with a gift.
Conveners are asked to
have four copies of their
reports ready for the next
meeting which will be held at
the home of Mrs. Judge.
There will be a pot luck
dinner and members are
asked to bring their own
dishes.
Bluevale WMS meets
at Harry Elliot home
BLUEVALE — Mrs.
Harry Elliott was hostess for
the March 2 meeting of the
Women's Missionary
Society. Ten ladies and two
children were present. Mrs.
Glenn Golley opened the
meeting with the theme
being "Prayer".
Mrs. Keith Moffatt spoke
about having a healthy mind
and maintaining an even
temper even ' when
something vexes us, to keep
a religious faith and actually
put our trust in God. Mrs.
Lola Mann led in prayer.
The minutes of the last
meeting were approved and
the roll call answered with a
verse mentioning an animal.
The offering was received
with a prayer by the
president.
Plans were made for the
Easter Thankoffering which
will be held April 10 when
Captain and Mrs. Marshall
of the Salvation Army will be
the guest speakers. Mrs.
Elliott read a short reading,
"Story Time".
A few more plans were
made for the bake, plant and
bulb sale and tea to be held
April 8 at 2 p.m. "New
Persons in Christ" was the
theme of the World Day of
Prayer held last Friday.
Mrs. Golley was in charge
of the topic and said prayers
can't be answered if they are
never prayed. People can
talk to God any time and any
Voice for Life
group plans
annual banquet
The Wingham and area
Voice for Life held its
monthly meeting Feb. 28.
The group made plans for its
annual dinner meeting which
will be held Wed., April 13 in
the Lucknow Community
Centre. Members hope to
show the film "The Slippery
Slope" and will have the
children's choir from the
Belgrave area to entertain.
An invitation was received
from the Walkerton Right to
Life to attend the first Grey -
Bruce Regional Pro Life
Conference to be held in
May.
New members from
Teeswater, Lucknow,
ley, Blyth and Brussels
Wingham areas attended
and some generous dona-
tions have been received
from various organizations.
Thank you for caring about
the unborn, the elderly and
the handicapped.
place and it does change
things. She told of Shirin, a
Christian`girl-who had polio.
She and her relatives and
friends prayed daily. Slowly,
she recovered enough to
walk, but asked us to pray
for her. Mrs. Golley con-
cluded with a poem, "When
Father Prays".
The Lord's Prayer was
repeated in unison, followed
by a hymn, to bring the
meeting to a close. Lunch
was served by Mrs. Mann
and Mrs. Elliott.
Seniors hold
potluck dinner
FORDWICH — The March
meeting of the Fordwich
Senior Citizens opened with a
pot luck luncheon last week.
About 30 members and three
visitors attended.
The business was con-
ducted by the president,
Mrs. Clare Harris. Birthday
greetings, the roll call and
treasurer's report were
given and members were
reminded of the meeting in
Listowel in connection with
the seniors complex being
built in Listowel.
A motion was made that
members in charge of
sending cards and
correspondence be paid for
postage. - Also it was
suggested that the group
send a letter to Voice
Magazine informing it of the
Fordwich club.,
Entertainment consisted
of a reading by Mrs. Wray
Cooper on Ireland, as well as
a discussion on the country,
Mrs. William Wilson and
Mrs. Marian Kelly gave
readings, followed by
several Irish selections on
the piano by Mrs. Freeman.
Bingo also was enjoyed.
The April meeting will be
held in the hall also and will
feature another pot luck
dinner.
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