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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-03-30, Page 2Page 2—The Wingham Advance -Times, March 30, 1983 DAFFODIL TEA—The local branch of the Canadian Cancer Society kicked off its 1983 fundraising drive last Friday afternoon at the annual Daffodil Tea held in the courtroom at the town hall. Mrs. Ruth Hueston, Annie Conn and Merle Wilson drop- ped by for a cup of tea and the chance to buy a bundle of fresh daffodils, the society's symbol for April, cancer month. " �pit.QA�WF Mrs. Harvey Aitchison and William Austin attended the funeral of their brother-in- law, Andrew Gibson, on March 24 in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Garry Mundell and daughters of Gibsons, British Columbia, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Rennie Goy and also visited Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Corrigan and family of Bluevale. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Bricker andfamily of London and Mr. and Mrs. Ron Goy and family, Godefich, also visited their parents on the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Farish Moffat attended the 101st annual convention of the Ontario Mutual Insurance Convention which was held in the Sheraton Centre, Toronto, March 23-25. Mr. Moffat is president of the Culross Mutual Fire In- surance Company, Tees - water. Rebekah shoot party Six tables were in play at Monday night's shoot party. Jean Crump was high lady and Jim Young was high man. J. R. Coultes had the most shoots and Irlma Edgar won the draw. The next shoot party is April 11. Whitechurch Personals A mistake was made in last week's column in a report about Mr. and Mrs. Bill Willis of Listowel visit- ing last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Art Burrows. The Willis' children are named Lyle and Jaret, not Janet as was printed. There will be a joint ser- vice of the Presbyterian and United congregations at the United Church this Friday evening at 8 p.m. Rev. Rea Grant of Wingham and student preacher Rod Lamb will be in charge. Mark Schneller " spent a few days at the end of the week with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. John Shill of the Teeswater vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Uuldriks visited last Saturday with their daughter, Mrs. Paul Campbell, and Mr. Campbell and family of Hamilton. Attending the wedding of Marilyn Maclntyre and Lonnie Whitfield last Saturday evening at the Wingham Pre Ebyterian church were Mr. and Mrs. Hector Purdon, London, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Falconer, Bright's Grove, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McMillan, Sar- nia, Mrs. Cassie Mowbray, Mrs. Isobel Tiffin, Lucknow, Mr. and Mrs. Wes Tiffin, Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Falconer, Mr. and Mrs. Angus Falconer and Mr: and Mrs. Alan Falconer. The wedding reception was held in the Blyth Community Centre where a large crowd was in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Hector Purdon of London spent the weekend with his sister, Mrs. Cassie Mowbray. Dinner guests Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Angus Falconer were Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Tiffin, Mr. and Mrs Hector Purdon, Mrs. Cassie Mowbray, Mrs. Isobel Tiffin, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Falconer and family and Mrs. Clara Cleghorn. Wingham Pentecostal Church 359 Centre Stptet. Wingham. Ontario Rev. Victor Grieco, Pastor EASTER SUNDAY . 10:00 a.m. - Sunday Bible School 11:00 a.m. - "THE CROSS AND CROWN" 7:00 p.m. - Film: "PEACE CHILD" A true story of what happened when a mis- sionary and his wife travelled into a can- nibalistic tribe to preach the Gospel. Listen to: . "MOODS AND THOUGHTS FOR A SUNDAY" CKNX-FM - 8 a.m. - 12 noon, Sunday St. Paul's Church (ANGLICAN) WINGHAM John Street at Centre Street The Rector: The Rev. John T. M. Swan, :_.Th. THE ANGLICAN PARISH OF WINGHAM AND BELGRAVE ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, WINGHAM ° MAUNDY THURSDAY ° 10.00 a m - Holy Eucharist in Commemoration of the Passion 7.30 p.m. - The Solemnity of The Lord's Supper followed by the stripping and washing of the altars ° GOOD FRIDAY ° 8:30 a.m - Mattins and The Litany 11 00 a.m. - The Liturgy, The Reproaches and Meditation 4:00 p.m - Evensong and The Way of The Cross ° HOLY SATURDAY ° 8:30 a.m. - Mattins and The Ante -Communion .4:00 p m - Evensong and Preparation for Easter Communion SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 1983 ° Easter Day ° 8:00 a.m. - Mattins 8:30 a.m. - Holy Eucharist_ • 10:00 a.m - Sunday School 11:00 a.m. - Procession, The Blessinb of the Easter Garden and Solemn Eucharist 4:00 p.m. - Holy Eucharist 4:30 p.m. - Evensong Last Saturday, a bake sale was held in the Whitechurch Community Memorial Hall by the girls ball club. The club members report a very successful sale. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Purdon and Kendra motored to Florida for the Easter break. The farm chores were looked after by Donald Irwin. The annual meeting of the Women's Institute, scheduled for April 13 will be held April 12, starting with a potluck luncheon at noon. Mrs. Johnson Conn, Mrs. Elgin Johnston and Merle Wilson will be the hostesses. A fee will be collected and the roll call will be: Give the maiden name of both your grandmothers. Reports . of the standing committeeswill. be given. Mrs. Alan Falconer will be in charge of current events and Mrs. Rena Fisher will preside for the election of officers. Preacher this Sunday at the United Church will be Jack Whytock, student preacher. Mr. and Mrsm E. W. Beecroft and Hugh Sin- namon visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ken Noble and family of Milverton. Mr. and Mrs. John deBoer visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Jamieson of Listowel. Mrs. Jamieson is the manager of the Blue Barn Restaurant. Last Wednesday evening, Mrs. John deBoer and Mrs. Jim deBoer attended a shower for Carolyn Din- smore of Wroxeter in honor of her forthcoming marriage to Richard deBoer. Sunday school classes will start at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Presbyterian church. An invitation is extended to all children in the congregation and any others who have no Sunday school to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rintoul spent last weekend in Kit- chener with Mr. and Mrs. Oberholtzer, Mr. and Mrs. Gutowski and Mr. and Mrs.. Campbell. Jeffery and Julie Oberholtzer returned home with them for a visit. Last Thursday, Mrs. Oberholtzer of Waterloo visited Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rintoul and Jeffery and Judy Rintoul returned home with Jeffery. Mr. and Mrs. Neil Rintoul, Steven, Scott and Stuart, and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Robinson, Mark, Tracy and Timmy of Belgrave, were visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rintoul. Vistors Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Gaunt were Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gaunt of Lucan and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Elliott and Jacqueline of London. - Mr. and Mrsm Ted Hewitt of Landsdowne visited with Mr. and Mrs. Rod Lamb Saturday. Visitors last week with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Purdon were Mrs. Donald Gaunt, Jennifer and Graeme of Chatham and Mrs. Barbara Carey of Kitchener, Mrs. Marilyn Murray, Rob and Jill of Acton. Rob played hockey at the Young Canada Week tournament with his team from Acton in Goderich. The Acton team won the championship in the A division. Riddell-Horsburgh vows exchanged at bride's home Brenda Mary Horsburgh and Stephan Thomas Riddell exchanged marriage vows on February 26 at the bride's home in Wingham. Brenda is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Horsburgh and Stephan is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Riddell of St. Jacobs. The bride wore a white satin gown featuring a chapel train. The dress had an overlay of lace and seed pearls. She wore a lace cap and fingertip veil and carried pink and white rosebuds. Julie Melton of Toronto was maid of honor and Melanie Obermeyer of Kitchener was bridesmaid. Both girls war? street -length dresses of pink sheer with white gardenia corsages. Acting as best man was James Rudy of Elmira. The wedding dinner was held at the Riverboat Dining Lounge in Wingham. The bridal table was centred with an arrangement of spring flowers and white candles. Similar arrangements centred the guest tables. For travelling to the Bahamas, the bride chose a red linen suit and black accessories. Brenda is a graduate of Lougheed Business College and is on the staff at the Ministry of National Re- venue, Kitchener. Stephan is a graduate of Fanshawe Col- lege, London, and is employ- ed at Edgar Martin Ltd., Wallenstein. Mr. and Mrs. Riddell will reside in Kitchener. Maitland Institute holds Branch Directors' meeting Thdf Br;!$lc,h Directkrs' meeting of, the Maitland Women's Institute was held Tuesday, March 22, in the council chamber. The motto for the meeting was "Minds are like parachutes; they work better when open". Members and guests answered the roll call, "a new food product I have tried and my opinion of it". Because of the stormy weather, the guest speaker was unable to attend. However, Mrs. Bevan Brown gave several appropriate readings. During the business meeting, members were reminded of the Simple Home Repair course to be given April 20 at St. Andrew's Church by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Pre -registration is required. A discussion took place on the proposed trip to Gravid 'bend- in July to visit the Heritage Quilt Show and the Huron Country Playhouse. A request was received from The Livery, a new theatre and community centre in Goderich, for an ap- propriately embroidered quilt block. The request was referred to Group Two. A resolution was read from South Bruce District, con- cerning the quality of Ontario potatoes sold in heavy paper bags. Members were reminded of the 35th anniversary tea of the Tiger Dunlop WI to be held in Carlow on April 13; also the District WI executive meeting on April 14 in St. Helens. The meeting closed with the WI Grace and a social hour was enjoyed- by members and guests. ruce., cCall speaks o ,Biuewater Shrine BRUSSELS — The Blue - water Shrine Club held its March meeting in. the Legion Hall last Wednesday evening. The meeting began with a banquet at 7:30 p.m., served by the Legion Ladies' Auxiliary. Everyone enjoyed their famous pork chops with all the trimmings and dessert. - There was a good at- tendance of Shriners from S. Thomas, London, Goderich, Clinton, Kitchener, Waterloo, Exeter, Grand Bend, Seaforth, Wingham and the surrounding villages. After the business meeting, the speaker, Shriner Bruce McCall of Brussels, was introduced. He spoke on the principles of good citizenship and how to find true happiness. A few of the ideas mentioned were dedication to great service for the good of our fellow men, the willingness to give and forgive for the cause of good, the supreme worth of each individual and his rights and responsibilities. He also said everyone should have the opportunity to make a living and must believe in truth sand justice and render useful service to mankind by sacrificing time and money to find happiness. Those present expressed appreciation to Mr. McCall for his address. Shriners clubs specialize in Rebekahs hold a hot luncheon BRUSSELS — The Morn- ing Star Rebekah Lodge met in the Lodge rooms last Monday afternoon. Mrs. John McArter welcomed the members and visitors and led in singing grace. Then everyone lined up to help themselves to a hot caserole luncheon provided by the ladies of the Lodge. There was a good at- tendance regardless of the weather. The entertainment was progressive euchre and the prize winners were: high scores, Mrs. George Davidson and Patty Sheldon; low scores, Fred Thuell and Mrs. John Simpson; most zeroes, Mrs. Mac Shaw; lucky cup, Mrs. Mary Clark; and, door prize, Mrs. Annie Thynne. The proceeds went toward helping the Rebekah's welfare projects. The Morning Star Lodge has a hospital bed and walker which are available for anyone in the community free of charge. The ladies are to be complimented on their good work and en- joyable meetings. humanitarian work and one of their specialties is the expression of brotherly love to crippled and mentally handicapped children. They seek out the families o— need help and see the child gets to the best hospital and assume all financial responsibility for his care and treatment. Shriners also help out in their communities when welfare help is needed. They have a good time at their meetings, but the public should remember that they care about their fellow man as well as for the special children they help. AI.1. AROUND 1111 1101'4 254 Josephine St. Wingham Ph. 357-2993 nniversary Sale Continues Colour Co-ordinated Accessories for BED - BATH - KITCHEN SHOWER de WEDDING GIFTS THANK YOU To all my customers and friends, thank you for making my business the success it is. I am moving to Ferndale in the Bruce Peninsula Easter weekend and will be associated with my daughter, Jo -Anne McGuire in our new shop "The Now and Then Shop" specializing in anti- ques, silk arrangements and weddings. We will be happy to see anyone from this area anytime. Phone (519)793-3995 Sincerely Marg English The Hap -E -Nest THE TEESWATER EX=TOGGERY Re -Opens for the Spring Season on Thurs. March 31st Due to our limited space we can accept ONLY GOOD, CLEAN, SEASONAL clothing. The Ex-Toggery is sponsored by Coronation Rebekah Lodge, Teeswater and their commission is 30%. All items MUST be priced and listed before being brought in. Hours Thurs. 10 - 12 noon and 2 - 5 p.m. Fri. 2 - 5 p.m. Sat. 2 - 5 p.m. Open Easter Mon. April 4, 2 - 5 p.m. For further information call - 392-6173 392-6988 357-3058 FAMILY BUCKET 15 PIECES FRIDAY SATURDAY & SUNDAY �ntticky - Chicken J, .. ephine Si, Zehrs Plaza ., Corner •.f Hwy. 4 and 86, Wingham APRIL SHOWERS—Costumed as April Showers for their role in the Delmore Figure Skating Carnival last weekend are Sally Douglas, Judy Kamrafh, Michelle In- glis, Lorie McKague, Shannon Newans and Jennifer Haelzle. J tel! L.,1 I