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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), June 24, 1971, p. 7

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Ukrainians who entertained at the Spring Festival at the Ukrainian camp on the Fourth Line of Youth dancers entertain They were part of a group of young Ukrainians who AtUnd staged a concert and sports program at the celebration honouring poetess Ukrainka who died years Ukrainian Spring Festival In Setting Letla poetess of the Ukraine died 100 years ago but she Is still remembered by her countrymen at home and In adopted lands Ontario a Ukrainian Youth Association marked the of Leilas death at their annual spring festival Sunday June 13 ui northern Esquesing Township Blessed with warm bluesky weather until late afternoon the resounding salute brought a crowd of to the Ukrainian Youth Camp on the Fourth line A cast of young people staged a combined sports and concert show after morning mass celebrated by chaplain Bee RJ ETHNIC COSTUMES Colours were paraded In an Impressive march past high lights of morning ceremonies Dance groups from Toronto Mlsslssauga and St Catharines performed in ethnic costumes filling the outdoor stage with life and colour Ages of the dancers ranged from six to the teens A massed girls choir from Toronto and a boys and men choir from Hamilton shared musical billing with Ukrainian Youth bands GYMNASTICS Tares Toronto directed the concert phase of the festival University of Guelph student Steven Veley acted as emcee for the formal opening and Mlynarski filled the role of sports director The sports program featuring soccer gymnastics and races capped the allday festival NEW POOL Ukrainians from the S and many Ontario centres travelled the route to the youth camp which opens July for eight weeks of training and fun In the sun A new outdoor Olympic size pool was dedicated and opened last year Seek Lawyers Opinion On Problem Laneway The 30 laneway behind the townhouies being built on Mountain view Road cam in for more discussion at Committee meeting Monday night After getting as far as passing two readings of the by law to accept the price over Reeve Morrow and objections the matter has been thrashed out at two committee meetings without any decision Reeve Morrow suggested a full appraisal at an estimated cost of E A Mitchell did a brief appraisal last week ad milting they time to check it oil out Last week appraisal price was What you really want is not an appraisal of the land stated Cr Hyde you want an of what it worth to the Reeve Morrow blamed the developer for the confusion He started before he owned the land he stated Deputy reeve Art Speight came to defence The developer was put In on awkward spot by this council when we led him to believe we would sell the lane for We ve been kicking this around a long time stated Cr Ernie Sykes Let state what we want instead of talking about some more then upping price some more He reminded council the for another appraisal could be a waste of money and lime If we get another appraisal are we going to sell it for that he demanded ASK SOLICITOR Cr reminded council there was a town easement running all along the laneway She suggested two units could be left off making the unnecessary and perhaps leaving the town with on unsightly corner and a of land to be maintained for which the town has no use Phil Siddall contended council needed to know whether the developer could leave off two units or whether he had to stick strictly to tho plan approved We also must know if the whole laneway or half of It is necessary to complete the development The solicitor was instructed to give an opinion on this matter Foster Paces Royals to Win Soccer Sizzler Georgetown two senior so- teams met head on Saturday In degree heat The outcome was Tor Royals over the Falcons Bruce Cartwright corner kick proved a perfect pass to Dane Foster who scored Royals first goal on a header after 10 minutes of play Foster encored with Royals second goal minutes later forcing the ball past the goal keeper with the defense pressing Falcons spoiled Royals shut out five minutes before half time from a corner kick hut It became a 3 1 game two minutes later on Gord Barclay low shot scared Royals fourth goal from close range as the second half started A penalty kick produced talc on second score Near the end of the half Foster completed his trick when he lotted a header over the Falcon defense and keeper SILVERWOOD Mrs George Ironside Mrs Corbel I Mrs Anne Norton and Mrs George Burt accompanied the Arts Crafts members on a bus trip to the art gallery In Buffalo on Thursday Congratulations to Mr and Mrs A Wllhelm on the occasion or their wedding last week Wc wish them many more years of married life together Haying to be the main Nix More Guidance Counsellors A move to increase the ratio of dunce counsellors to students County high schools and senior elementary schools went down to defeat Inst week despite a strong defence from trustee L Palmer All trustees but Palmer on executive committee recommendation that the board not support the guidance council recommendations setting minimum counsellor to student ratios 1 in secondary schools and In senior elementary schools The executive sold It would mean hiring new guidance teachers for next year at a cost of Administrators said they support such a increase in any one area rather than reducing the pupil tenchci ratio throughout the organization Interest Tor the farmers at present Mrs George Burt No 6 Well Will Cost The construction of Number well on Princess Anne Drive will cost This will include new mains along Park Street to Main Street and along Charles to Maple At committee meeting Thursday night a motion to prepare a by law to borrow the money was passed Mayor Bill Smith made clear that the new well expected to pcoduceover two million a day would serve the existing population only He said Number well would be the last drilled in the Princess Anne area We feel we should not tap that source any more he added THE HERALD Tt RSDAV Page CENSUS COMPLETED ON SCHEDULE District dominion census supervisor Doug assists Miss Cathy Mundy in checking over a completed at the end of local nose count and ace umulation of statistics The census conducted in the Georgetown area by a team of representatives under Fendley was completed on schedule with the final forms compiled Friday at the Main Street North The district supervisor said that while same local residents acted hostile toward the reps that kind of reaction was minimal 35th Blood Donation for Two Volunteers at Clinic HORNBY Get well wishes are extended to Craig Jackson who had tho misfortune to break bis left leg while playing ball at the Hornby ball pork He was ta to Memorial Hospital Anniversary greetings ore extended to Mr and Mrs Lor- no Chamberlain who will cele brate their wedding annivers ary on Sunday June 20 Christian Reformed Vows Bride In Lace Standards of mums and Rev A J officiated decorated the Christian and Mr H Braam was organist Reformed Church on April The bride who is the daughter of when Clary became Mr and Mrs Leendert the bride of Gerrie Vanderbyl 30 John Street East White Elephants Baked Goods at UCW Auction Week Left to Apply For Institute Award Halton County students reminded that applications are being received up until June 30th for the Halton District Women a Institute awards These are awarded annually to students completing high school and planning to further their education next year Two Women s Institute Bur are offered to girls or boys graduating from Grade or 13 To qualify the applicants must have completed at least H club units Homemaking or Agricultural or their mother mutt be an active I member The first prize Is with a bursary of HO provided for the runnerup This will be the first year for the presentation of the Ethel Chapman Scholarship of Applicants for this award must be active Homemaking Club members who have completed at least club units Application forms may be obtained from local branches of the Women Institute or from the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food 181 Main Street Milton as auctioneer followed the general meeting of the or St John United Church on June Unit B opened with devotions let by Mrs Clarence Hayes and there were readings on creation of the earth from Genesis The message of Creation In Reverse from the book A Worship An thalogy related how possible it woulobe to destroy our world In one week A short skit on pollution was read by two members of Unit C who also served refreshments At earlier meetings spring thank offering was highlighted with slides of Jerusalem and Bethlehem Gordon a church steward had visited there some years ago and took the slides Devotional was conducted by Unit G and lunch served by Unit A A delightful time of fellowship at a coffee party sponsored by the was enjoyed by women of the community also Home made muffins tea and coffee were served and babysitting services were sup plied More than a million person annually stroll through the Thomas Jefferson National Memorial and stand dwarfed before the statute of the third President was given In marriage by her father in the double ring ceremony She wore a floor length gown of lace over sole with lacetrimmed chapel train and shoulder length veil trimmed with pearl drops The bride s sister Mrs Nellie Scheeringa was matron of honour She wore a floor length gown of pale mauve chiffon over taffeta with cuffed sleeves standup collar and deep mauve roses In her hair Her slater In law Mrs Joyce was bridesmaid similarly gowned to the matron of honour Twd nieces were flower girls Shelley Lynne and Ann Bydevaate They wore long gowns of brocaded white crimplene trimmed with velvet ribbons and with daisy petals in their bair Mlke Boyd was groomsman and Tom Mack usher At a reception In the Odd Fellows hall mothers of the bride and groom received guests Mrs wore a walking suit in pale blue brocade and a corsage of pink mums Mrs Vanderbyl was In sky blue crimplene edged with white brocade and wore a corsage of while For a noneymoon trip to Niagara Falls the bride changed to a clue crimplene pant suit with a corsage of orange and white carnations The groom an American Motors employee is the son of Mr Mrs Park Avenue The bride a Royal Bank employee was honoured at a staff shower before her marriage and Mrs Bos was hostess at a shower at the home of Mrs Ann Van Ryn They are making their home at Mountalnvtew Road North Mr and Mrs Vanderbyl leave the Christian Reformed Church where they were married by Rev A J VandenPol They are living at Mountain view Road North Charles Rcnwlck and Robert Glrdwood mode their do nation at the blood donor clinic held June by the George town and District Branch of the Canadian Red Cross Soc iety Five donors received donation pins and 8 were pre sented with a loth donation pin Recognized donations were Mrs Helen Mrs Irene Mrs Mrs G and Mrs Gosling Ten time donors were J Taylor Mrs Catherine Glberson Mrs Dorothy Gillespie Mrs Kathleen Vickery F J White M Thomas Mrs M Bergsma and D Tucker 1 VOLUNTEERS With tho help of 120 volun teers blood packs were filled of which were need for Immediate use for em ergency surgery and heart op erations and one was for ser um extraction Preparations for the clinic were made fay convener Mrs Geraldlne Walsh and commit tee chairman Mrs Erica Thompson Mrs Marilyn as sisted by Mrs with tel lephone volunteers to Contact over 1 donors Members of the Georgetown Volunteer Ambulance Services unloaded and reloaded the cli equipment Screens werei transported by Movers and Storage J CLINIC NURSES Dr A Furness was doctor on call Nurses at the clinic were Mrs Myra Brilton Mrs Gerry Mrs Joyce Clarke Mrs Nancy Field end Mrs Assis tance was given by Red Cross Home Nurses Mrs Audrey Austin Mrs Mao Wheeler Mrs Jessie Bunton Mrs Mrs Pearl Stat- turd and Mrs Nora Price On tho day of the clinic do nors could contact Mrs Evelyn Coleman for transportation to and from the clinic Driven were Mrs Dorothy Allan Mrs Mrs Linda Clipahum and Mr Bob Jones Typewriters and Coca Cola for the donors were made av ailable free of charge The Red Cross smocks were laund ered by Mrs Brands and Mrs Blanche Goudeket- ting The ironing was done by Mrs Eva and Mrs Mary Hornby With tho Increase in popula tion In town the commit tee feels that there must be surely a large number of new residents who would glad to waist toe Red Cross la their efforts for the benefit of man kind The Committee members will be looking forward to see ins them at the next clinic en September IS TomToms To Telephone Georgetown Sorority at Beta Sigma Phis Convention Brantford tho home of the Six Nation Indians as well as the birthplace of the telephone was the site of the 1971 Beta Sigma Phi Ontario Convention June 4 and Approximately delegates from Ontario and points as far away as Halifax Nova Scotia and Kansas City Missouri Joined for the weekend together Both Georgetown Chapters Zeta Alpha and Zeta Phi represented the town Eleanor Cawley and Pauline Hughes went from Zeta Phi and from Zeta Alpha Mary Ellen Bridge Jcannlne Ellis Helen MncLachlan Joan McDonald and Cynthia Partridge After registering at the Holiday Inn chief headquarters for the convention all delegates were given a true wigwam welcome in keeping with the theme of the convention Tom toms to Telephones Skits songs and general entertainment from future convention cities as well as started off the evening s activities Most of the delegates were dressed in Indian costume and this made a friendly setting as the main feature of the evening the Six Nation Indian Dancers came on stage Dressed In full regalia the dancers performed a large number of ceremonial dances and toward the end of the evening the audience Joined the dancers on stage One highlight of the evening as the presentation by tho convention delegates of a hand some Chief tan a which was made by a member of he Six Nations Reserve This presen was made to Miss Virginia of the International Of of Beta Sigma Phi in Kansas City Miss then proceeded to model the headband while joining the dancers in their performance The remainder of the evening was spent touring the hospitality suites furnished by the larger cities Brantford North Bay London and Toronto where wine and cheese were served for the enjoyment of the delegates After Saturday morning business It was back to the the Holiday Inn Great Hall where the Woodland Wonders Luncheon was served Seated at the head table was the Hon Robert Nixon and the guest speakers Mrs Robert Williams and Mrs Stanley Jonathan of the Six Notion Reserve invited to demonstrate their Indian dicrafts Mrs Williams who teaches her skill on the reserve brought various articles with her Including an outfit that she had Just made for her daughter complete with mocassins and leggings Pottery in the Mohawk tradition is made on the Brant ford Reserve A side trip In the afternoon took members to view the entire creation of a work of art from the clay to theflnlshedvase all done within the confines of the Six Nations Reserve birthplace of Pauline Johnson the gifted Mohawk Indian Poetess was last Erected in 1B53 by Chief M Johnson Pauline s father Chlefswood Is the only Indian mansion In Canada of historic significance to survive from PreConfederallon days Here Chief Johnson played host to such distinguished guests as King Edward the high government officials from Canada and Alexander Graham Belt to name only a few It was in was born in 1861 The Parched Pallet Hour a cocktail party preceded the formal banquet which was en titled Pallets to Portraits Dinner One special attraction for the evening which is reflected in the title was the sketching by Mrs Lewis a Brantford Beta Sigma Phi during the dinner Guest speaker of the evening was Miss Virginia Puztka who spoke of the work of Beta Slgmn Phis throughout the world and of her own years in the sorority The evening came to an end as Brantford and Gary entertained with folksongs Mohawk Chape the first Protestant Church in Ontario was built In 1785 and over of the delegates attended services here on Sunday morning This church is the only Indian Royal Chapel In the world The stained glass windows around which the Canon W J merman built his sermon depict the role of the Six Nations In the history of this country In keeping with the theme of the convention Tomtoms to Telephones Bell Canada sent a representative to speak at the luncheon as men was the birthplace of the telephone It was here that Alexander Graham Bell spent his summers from 1870 onwards in experimentation In 1B76 he came here to test his nearly perfected telephone over a distance and on August of that year made the first long distance telephone from Brantford to Paris The convention closed with a candlelit ceremony

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