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Thursday, February I7th, 1972e WHITBY FREE PRESS of interest ýto wonen. MEMORABIL IA -things from the recent past and soretimes memores of chilId- hood, or past events and of peopl e. Such things as old greeting or call1ing cards, letters, out-of-date sheet music, dried flowers, or an old book of sacred songs can spark the 1 ight that Ieads down mem- oriels lane. Flick over the pages of this weath- ered littie book with me, the Methodist Bo ok of Sacred Song - thirty cents a copy wheni1t was new i n 1875. One of the most proli fic songwr iters of al 1 ti me, 1 'm sure must have been Fanny J. Crosby, w hose name appears repeatedl y as the author of one familiar tune after anoth- er - "INe a r the Cross"i, "Pass Me Not 0 Gentle Savtour", Rescue the Perish- ing", and "Ail the WayMy Saviour L ead s Me"I are just a few of the eight thousand songs she wrote between 1867 and 1909. In addition to, this, she taught f ui 1 time in a schooi for the bl ind, and m a na g ed her own home al though bi ind _ h e r s e I f. She was closeîy associated withDwightMoody and Ira Sankev. both Brock Building 101 Dundas St. West MARIO & MARIA PEDRETTI CUSTOM TAILORING end DRESSMAKING ALTERATIONS end REPAIRS Whiltby - Ontario SOCIAL NEEDS? Whitby Has Them Wihat can you do about them? find out at a GENERAL MEETING t. b. h.ld Thurs., Feb. 24 '71:30 pum Whitby Council Chambers Guest Speaker Mrs. R. Adamson Executive Director Oshawa Socil Planning Councli AIl intereisted- persons are invited to attend ANTIQUES by Helen lngram Methodist Evangelists whose music and songs have endured, and flot only in Methodi st song books, for close to a hundred years. Wherever our grandparents gather- ed, s i n g ing was part of the entertain- ment, and no evening ended withcyut a hymn or other sacred song sung, as one elI derly gentleman put it "lto smooth the homeward road."I imagine drifting dowvn a river just at dus k in a boat fuli1 of tired people who h a ve s pent the day berry-pi cking and p ic n ici1ng; they are softly singing to- g e t h er one oid song after another. As their landing appears ahead in the mcon- 1 i a ht., a voice suggests, "one. song f or H i m 11, the strains of a gentle old hymn drift across the water, the voices blend- in g and carrylng sweetly to the listen- ers on the shore. Theirfaithwasaneverpresent thing, a "sword and a buckler"I as the oId song s a id in times of adversity and a joy to be shared in good times. THE FRIEN DLV "We're young, but FLEA MARKET growving fast."I We 23 PRINCE ST buy and seli any- OSHAWA thing. 725-9783 IRi IPTICAL 1011BORE PRESCRIPTION EVEGLASSES, SUNGLASSESI, ALL OPTICAL ACCESSORIES - ALL THE LATEST STYLES FROM THE LEADERS IN EYEWEAR FASHION. 13 KING ST. WEST OSHAWA, ONTARIO PHONE 579-1242 KARL A. BLAKOLMER DISPENSING OPTICIAN Open Evenngs - Tuesday and Thursday I V A N'S (Ladies> HAIRSTTLING 1400 DUNDAS ST. E. - WHITBY "If you want to Iook your best" Whitby Scarborough (416»)668-4321 (416) 439-0241 ~116 BROOK ~ST., S.0 WIOBTBY 68=70 THE LURE 0F O'The Recreation Department of Whi tby is planning to paint the hall of the Ashburn Community Centre in the near f uture. *b Mrs. Jagers, leader of the 4-H Club iswilling to take students for the clas- s es "Sewing w it h Stretch Fabrics". ThI scourse is for young women ages 12 to 25. Please phone 655-3502 for further information. ID The Canadian Imperial Bank of Com- merce i s now open for business. Open House wilI be held February 19 at 2:30 p.m. tilI 5. Refreshments.wiîî be ser- ved, and'there is parking for custom- ers. This branch is Iocated across from the former one on-Baldwin Street. 'aN N N N ~ N '~ 'a ~. \'~ a '.a~.a'a'. = - r < ,~i'tjj:~ ~' ~ N, k?. ~'. a. ~II~ g; ~ 5a a..,', 4 *4~4 -' 14. Page 12, __________________with Eil.en Young SOCIAL NOTES *Th e larges t crowc! in the p a s t y e ars att'ended the euchre party which was held at the 1.O0.0. F. hall1 on Bagot Street, Brooklin on Friday night. Pr!- % were awarded for the high scores and 1lone hands withcioor prizes for' both ladies and gentlemen. A deliclous buffet 1luncheon was enjoyed by ail1. The n e--xt euchre i s schedul1ed tor March 23 at 8:00p. m. Tickets are aval lable from m e m bers or may be purchased at the door. Pri ce $ 1.000 10 Mrs. Lorne Parrott of Myrtle atn ded the 75 th anniversary of ail of the Women 'ls Institute, which was held at the Royal York on February 12. * "World Day of Prayeril service will be h el1d at the Brookl in United Church on Friday evening, 7:30 p. m. 90 A Crokinole Tournament will be hl at the Brooklin United Church by the Sen !or Sunday School members in the christian education centre of the church o n F r iday, February l8th, 8:00 p. m. Parents and friends are invited. Brookl in messengers wil11 meet in the christian education centre on Thursday directly after school. * Brooklin Tyros wlil1 meet atth Br ookl in United Church on Wednesday at 7:00 p. m. 10 T he Brookl in Uni ted Church oe h e Id t heir general meeting. The pro- grarn entitled "New Ways of Communi- cating"l was most interesting for ail. "Fi sh"I - emergency service for anyone began 24-hour service on Sunday, Feb- r ua ry 13. This organization provides r id es f or shu t- ins , emergency meal1s etc. Vol unteers are needed. Please N Phone - Bus. 668-8131 Res. 725-8978