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4 wd w ich ; FILE E 28 8 THE TI S8-GAZETTE 1 3 I Ay) Tomorrow's Bride Honored By Friends Miss Vivian Mary Steele, a bride- elect of tomorrow, has been enter- tained at a number of prenuptial hy John , Gibbons Street, entertained at a miscgllan~ eous shower, where the gifts were arranged on a decorated table. Games were played. The hostess shower. A pink and white basket held the gifts, Miss Angela Powers assisted with the contests and the refreshments. A third miscellaneous shower was moreland Avenue, and was attend- 'ed by neighbors and other friends. A white and pink basket contained many gayly wrapped gifts, All the guests hemmed dusters, which were presented later to the bride-elect. The rooms were decorated with pink and white streamers and white wedding bells. Mrs, Theo PFishleigh tea at a beautifully decor- ated table centred with a mock wedding cake, Miss Ann Grigg as- sisted the hostess in serving lunch. Mrs, Eric Burton, Park Road North, and her flance, Willlam H. Badg- ely, at an evening party, when the couple received many gifts con- tained in a decorated basket, The decoration scheme was carried out in red, white and blue, Many of the guests come originally from the QGaspe Peninsula, which is Miss Steele's former home, The hostess served a dainty lunch, assisted by Mrs, Cecil Burton, Y Lifelong Residents Are Fifty Years Wed Mr. and Mrs. T, J. Shortt, Centre Street, were at home to their rela- tives and friends last Sunday after. noon and evening, the occasion be- ing the fiftieth anniversary of their wedd iy! Shortt was the former Eliza- ys Mr, Shortt has lived in Oshawa since he was 18 months old, coming assisted by their daughter, Mrs, E. , Simmons. During the afternoon presentation of a large wall mir- of money was made a i Hit ¥ s g bd 4 1 id i £ 1 EC i i 5 FEE i 35 g i : 1 Sg LJ Ha i il li 4 gad ef fas HHS ythll t. A be the Horticultural 80 wa of wich Mr. and t were active members, In : EE gad 2 g > 24 g § : g § g po 1] 5% 2K N 52 g 25 5: i £ H A i gr 5 33 § 3 i £8 : : : ; E E § | ; E g § z : Ex y { E Hd 3 2 E i E Er = i entertained for Miss Steele - Married in. St. Andrew's Church MR, and MRS, ROBERT SMITH whose wedding took place on Friday, August 30, in 8t. Andrew's United Church. The bride, the former Doreen Burch, is the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. John Burch and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, all of Oshawa. --Photo by Oampbell's Studio Baptist WA Decides . For Harvest Home The Women's Association of the First Baptist Church, which met at the home of the president, Mrs, H, J. Weir, McMillan Drive, last Thursday evening, decided to hold Harvest Home services on Sunday, Sept. 22, and to decorate the church suitably for the occasion. A letter was read from Mrs, Rowntree Clifford, London, Eng- ' | land, acknowledging the receipt of the crib quilts sent to the Ohild Haven and thanking the Associa- tion for its gift. In celebration of the Association's birthday, the latter part of the eve- g took the form of a birthday party. Mrs, Weir, the hostess, took charge of the enjoyable program of games and contests with prizes be- ing given to the winners. Mrs, Mur- ray Eaton was planist., At the close of the evening the hostess and her daughter served re- freshments which included a lovely birthday cake. For the next meeting, which will be held in the Sunday school room, the watchword chosen was "Thanks." Ontario Zionists To Meet in London Toronto, Sept. 6.--Hadassah wo= men from all parts of Ontario will attend the first post-war confer ence of the Ontario Zionist Region on Sept. 15 in London, Ont, it was announced today by F L. Fingerote, executive director of the region. The members of the women's division of the Zionist Organisation of Canada will attend as delegates and take part in the one-day conference. "Grave problems will face the as- sembly as the clouds over the Pa- lestine political horizon grow more ominous," said Mr, Fingerote. "The Jrutent political aspects of the Pa | Miss tine question will be reviewed most thoroughly and political reso lutions adopted. Strengthening of the centres in the region through a more intensified organization will be the keynote of the conclave." Conference delegates will be enter- tained at a reception on the pre- vious evening, Sept. 14, by the Lon. don Zionists. The London Zionist society, will take charge of the men delegates and the London chapter of Hadassah will entertain the wo- men. Guests at the conference will in- clude: Mendal Fisher, of New York, executive director, Jewish National , [Fund of America, who will be guest speaker; 8. J. Zacks, Toronto, presi- dent of Zionist Organization of Ca- , | nada, and Rabb! Jesse Schwartz, Montreal, executive director, Zion ist Organization of Canada. From Oshawa there will be pres- ent Mr, Bernard Black, Mr. Saul Einhorn, Mrs, Samuel Schwartz, Mr. Sidney Topp, Mr. Edward Wilson, and Mrs, Maurice Marder, . DON'T NEED PAINT Cheltenham, England -- (OF) -- 'Girls just leaving school are the only ones who can use cosmetics a: og Ethel Dass' pg rn y at a Guidance conference here. Marriage -------------------- SENSITIVE PLANT Soll, climate, altitude and season affect the quality of the tes leaf. Y.W.C.A. Officials At "Summer School" By KAY REX Canadian Press Staff Writer Hamilton, Ont, Sept 5--(OP)~-- The Young Women's Christian As- sociation "summer school" at Mec- Master University brings "YY" sec- retaries from all over Canada for an annual two-week orientation course on the structure and philo- sophy of the Association and on the work they will handle in their various jobs. The course was atarted four years ago for women new to the organi- zation, with a view to familiarizing them with Y.W.C.A. work, Every secretary has been urged to attend during her first two years of em- ployment. Students this year include: Fre- da Patterson of Halifax, who will go to Saint John, N.B.,, as senior girls' work secretary; Miriam Rite cey, Newport, N.S, to Kitchener, Ont, as general secretary; Kath- leen Fownes, Moncton, N.B, to Ottawa, as girls' work secretary; Florence Joy, North Bay, Ont, to treal, as director of 'teen-age ivities; Mae Harman, Temper- anceville, Ont, to Winnipeg, as general girls' work secretary, Others at the school are: Alex andra Scott, Winnipeg; Gusdal, Brandon, n; Clarice Scarffe, Regina; Phyllis Trotter, Saskatoon. Sponsored annually by the Na- tional Y.W.C.A, Council, the course is designed to ald In the profes- sional development of qualified staff members who now are, or will | degr be employed by the "¥", The Council makes substantial grants each year to those attending. "In Canada we are in the unique position of being the only paid professional people in most come munities working with young wo. men in their lelsure time," said Rae Abernethy of the National EE: gmas Van Marries Annie Reeves Topping Saas! melding look SEs Jakt Mrs, Annie Reeves Topping was gated in marriage with Mr. | 77 8 E a wedding trip to Toronto | Our Cheap Peaches Surprise Newcomer "I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the peaches," sald Mrs, Al- bert Waite, one of the English wives of Canadian servicemen re- cently come from England on the Queen Mary. Mrs, Waite, wife of L/Cpl. A. E. Waite of Grayburn Avenue, then went on to say that peaches in England were selling at about 85 cents each, nearly what we in Oshawa are paying" for a whole basketful, This remark of hers led on to groceterias which are a novelty to English people, Mrs. Waite is en- {ontng shopping, carrying around a et and selecting what she wants. Tomatoes are another sur. prise for when she left England they were about 35 cents a pound. No wonder Canada seems a land of plenty to the newcomers, A reporter soon finds that one safe question to ask an English wife is about her family's war service. It's a safe bet that the father ser- ved in the first Great War and. bro- thers have served in the second, Once more the bet was a safe one, Mrs, Waite told of her father serving in the army In t first war and two brothers in thé second, one in the army and the other in the RAF, Mrs, Waite did war work too and of a sort of which we Canadians have read but know little, At the railway station in her home town, Burnham, in Buckinghamshire, she was one of the four girls who re- placed the two men porters who entered the services. The girls worked on shifts of two each, and did not find the work too heavy, she remarked. Later in the war, she was employed with an engin- eering firm, Mrs, Waite, the former Kathleen Wheeler was married in the Angli- can Church in Burnham last Jan- uary and on Friday night last a re- ception was held by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Waite, Grayburn Avenue, in honor of the young couple. The bridegroom's family presented their wedding gifts and the other guests gave n miscellaneous shqwer of many lovely gifts. Daneing was en- Joyed and lunch was served. Council, who is director of the course, Women interested in "Y¥" work are required to have a University ee or its equivalent. Salaries for "Y" secretaries range from $1,- 400 to $3,600 a year, A group work secretary is re- quired to give leadership in initia- ting, planning and carrying out ed- ucational and social activities with 'teen age girls, young married wo- men, girls in industry, professions and mixed groups. Arrival From Sussex MRS, FREDERICK TAYLOR who arrived here only one week ago. She is the former Renee Broughton- West of Brighton, Sussex, and the wife of Sgt. F. 8. Taylor, 200 Drew Street, She served for three years in the W.R.N.S.. Mrs. Taylor and her 14-month-old daughter, Marg- aret, sailed on the Queen Mary, English Wife Likes Canadian Kitchens "Your kitchens are the nicest I've ever seen, I actually enjoy eating in them, At home, we had only nasty little scullerles with one tiny window." This was only one of the many praises of her new home, voiced by Mrs, F. 8. Taylor, who with her 14-month-old daughter, Margaret, arrived here from the Queen Mary last Tuesday. Mrs, Taylor was enthusiastic even about her trip over. "The Red Cross is a marvellous organization, We didn't have a worry from the time we left England." She enjoyed her trip through Canada immensely but admitted that "it was terrifying to look out of the train at Montreal and see the vast expanses of coun- try." . 8he found our styles of hou- ses queer at first and had some dif- ficulty adjusting herself to the sight of the houses without hedges. Mrs, Taylor is the former Renee Broughton-West, daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Frederick Broughton- West of Brighton, Sussex. She ser- ved for three years in the W.R.N.S, and it was then that she met her husband, Sgt. Frederick 8. Taylor, 200 Drew Street, who served in the Canadian Artillery for six years. Mrs. Taylor was given a warm welcome when she arrived at the home of her husband's parents, Mr. and Mrs, George A. Taylor, The latter is also English and so found much in common with her daughe ter-in-law. She is enchanted by blonde and dimpled Margaret, who is her first granddaughter, Mrs. Taylor has made a trip to Toronto with her mother-in-law and finds that Eaton's and Simp- son's are much like London stores. Oshawa stores please her because the clerks are so friendly and spend 80 much time attending to the cus tomer's demands. She and her husband hope to set- tle in their own home soon, but un- til then she is becoming acquainted with Oshawa as a whole and is cer- tain that she will be equally happy in any part of it. NATIVE KILLS OFFICER Nairobi, Kenya--(OP) -- Major Hugh Grant, a district commission er in the reserve for Benvws Jism tribe, was killed by a spear wn by a native. The government of the East Africa colony reported that the incident was isolated but that precautionary measures against un- rest had been taken If you do not get your new Ration Book this week, you will not be able to get it until after September 30th. DO YOU KNOW THAT the first coupons in the new book will become valid September 19th? Failure to get your new Ration Book now, during "Distribution Week" will mean that you will be without coupons when you may urgently need them. THE WARTIME PRICES AND TRADE BOARD 4 N \ SEERA Mrs. Conant Speaks At Caux Conference addressing the week-end sessions of the European Assembly for Moral t here, ,spoke larly of pn es before Cana- dian youth, "Canada, a great country," she said, "has become the ba and tool of wrong forces. The time is urgent and youth is our strong. est asset." Declaring that she has dedicated her life to the youth of 'her country, she stated that she Is to the world conference of help, but with a passion for the ideology of moral rearmament, Countries trying to down Scout and Guide ements want to eliminate the law, "I to do my duty to God and country," and would substitute "A Cuide is noble" for "A Guide is pure In thought, word and deed," Other speakers included George Simmons, M.P., Commissioner of the Treasury for Britain, and Plerre Carteron, president of the French insurance companies and former member of the Allied Control Com- mission in Germany, > Port Perry Bride Has Garden Wedding In a double-ring ceremony per- formed on the spacious lawn of Mrs, Jean Goode, Port Perry, last Wed- nesday by Rev. F. G, MacTavish, Marion Elizabeth Gordon, daughter of Mr, and Mrs, A, R. Gordon, be- came the bride of Ross Lloyd Wil- son, son of Mr, and Mrs, G. C. Wil- son, Cannington, Given in marriage by her father, the bride was gowned in white sa- tin, styled with a bouffant skirt and train, Her veil, which had been worn by her mother, was caught to a coronet of orange blos- soms and she carried a bouquet of red roses. Miss Jean Gordon was maid of honor and was attired in rose silk Jersey, Miss Anne Goode and Misses Fay and Joy O'Neill, brides- maids, were gowned in yellow, lime green and copen blue respectively. Miss Cathy Goode was flower girl and wore a frock of pink taffeta. Mr, Leo Wilson was best man, Mrs, Gordon received, wearing a gown of turquoise blue crepe, and the mother of the bridegroom as- sisting, chose flowered jersey. For the wedding trip to northern Ontario, the bride donned a copen blue wool suit with black accessor- ies and a corsage of red roses, SEAMAN WINS MEDAL Canberra, Australia -- (CP) = The Governor-General of Australis, has awarded the British Empire Medal to an Australian merchant seaman, Jack Sheather, who navi gated a 25-foot open boat 2,500 miles across the Indian Ocean with 47 surviyors of a torpedoed ship, Shea- ther said that, although 47 began the voyage only 10 were alive when they reached Madagascar on July 28 last year. EY TRS Wi | Welcome... | | VISITORS ¢ =| to the FAIR! ' Here's wishing you a delightful time, visitors to the OSHAWA FAIR, We shall be happy to serve you in any way we can; so when you're around seeing the City, do walk into our conveniently lo- cated store at 21 SIMCOE ST. SOUTH M. D.- WYMAN Manager of Zeller's in OSHAWA It's no trick at all fo tum "hopeless" gloomy surroundings info an enchanting, cheerful Rented room room. Yes, even on g slim-Jim budget! 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