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Page THE HERALD Wednesday December IMS Hallelujah Christmas is near Ttw spirit of Christmas Is live and well and living In the heart of a few hundred more people thanks to he In provided by the Georgetown Chorea Society a annual Christmas concert A full house greeted the popular and sacred In received for their hard work voice choir each night of their rational pieces of the Rehearsals for special weekend performances of festival season The choir evening began last September Prelude to Christmas held under the direction of A Dale with the music chosen by the at Knew Presbyterian Church Wood gave an outstanding director The selection of Christmas performance and deserved the Guest organist Barry music offered combined both standing ovations hey provided excellent accompanlemcnt on the pipe organ Ills feeling for the music and talent combined to be one of the contributing factors In the success of the evening Dale Wood is not a stranger lo George low n people a a he Is currently organist and director of music at St John a United Church Mr Wood holds three music degrees from ihe Unlersity of Toronto a School of Music and Is a private teacher of music In voice piano organ and theory The many who attended the Christmas saw a an n Wood the members experienced under his direction The laienled choir director wilh facial and hand gestus coaxed each word and phrase from the choir mem at each rehearse In order lo achieve the perfection Hint shared with so many this past weekend Come Alt Ye Faithful was the first prescntat on of Ihe society with the last verse open for public participation and according to Mr Woods the public did an excellent Job The Christmas classic Do You Hear Whal I Hear was Ihe second presentation of Ihc evening as the group blended the strains of the familiar carol Members of the audience found it difficult to refrain from Joining in during the presentation The Little Road to Away In A Manger Hark The Herald Angels Sing The Blessed Son Of God and Jubilate Deo were the offerings In the two part evening Organist Barry opened Handel Messiah with Ihe historic overture on the MONTHS OF HARD WORK paid off as the member of the Georgetown Choral Society presented their best concert in their history Machine to diagnose cancer being developed Cancer Society hears Over members and friends of the Georgetown Branch of the Canadian Cancer Society met for Ihelr annual banquet last Thursday at the North Golf and Country Club Doctor Macintosh Introduced the guest speaker Dr Richard Miller of PCs select convention Members of the Burlington Progressive Conservative Association gathered last week lo elect delegate to attend the up coming federal leadership convention In February The meeting held In Milton wa to provide the group with an opportunity to hear from those Interested in representing the people of the Cancer Institute who ex plained some or the new techniques used in the fight against Ihe dreaded disease Canada has become one of the leading nations In research methods of treatment for the disease Miller reported lo the group that a new machine federal delegates riding at the convention Ken Allen Fran Balnea Mai Thorn and John Ham were elected by the registered members present Louise and John Cham berlaln will attend as youth delegates from the Toronto office served to chair he of flclal meeting being developed by the in will provide prompt and efficient diagnosing of can ccrous tissue and could assist in prescribing medication to combat the effects of the cancerous Until now treatment was a hit and miss procedure as the effects of he drugs on in dividual cases could not be predicted until by ihc attending physician Miller explained This new machine which operates as an analytical computer would perm I the prompt medical treatment or immediate results Breast cancer and leukemia are two areas that will benefit from the machine explained the In his brief address the doctor explained the truly Canadian venture to the society members Mrs Joy Noble and Mrs received appreciation awards for work done within the society by Bill 0 Connor district representative of he Canadian Cancer Society A TALENTED TENOR Martin Vcltman entertained full house at Sunday con cert A FITTING OVERTURE for Handel s Messiah was of by organist Barry at Georgetown Choral Society Christmas Concert this past weekend Come- to Church HALTON HILLS PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLY Traliijjjr And No Rev J to a Family School Mam Morning Worship BAPTIST CHURCH Holding forth THEWORDOFLIFE Church Ham Morning Worship Communications in Ihe Wed p m Service EVERYONE WELCOME Evangelical GEORGETOWN ALLIANCE CHURCH Main It Pastor Paler Ralph m Sunday School Horn Morning p Evening Worth Everyone Welcome Come our church churl Immanuel Lutheran Church Windsor Road at Carole St Rev Harold R Social Council for north being planned A meeting is to be held tomorrow night Thursday to discuss the possibility of establishing a social planning council for north The meeting o be held In United Church on the Seventh Line at a pro la organized by Human Services Council A social planning council would co ordinate and Integrate all needs In the social services area Such councils already exist in and Burlington majestic Ken tea organ A hearty round of applause followed the organ solo followed by a solo from tenor Martin Veltman with Comfort Ye My People The clear resounding voice of the tenor could be heard clearly and distinctly throughout the sanctuary of Knox Church The coaxing and prodding done by Mr Wood paid off In he excellent performances by the other soloists who took part In the famous Messiah Soprano soloist McNeil graced the performance with And the Angel Said Unto Them and Come Unto Him Baritone soloist BUI Brush further served to expound the story with Thus Salth the Lord Sandra alto for the choir presented Behold A Virgin Shall Conceive He Shall Feed His Flock and Then Shalt the Eyes of the Blind The Hallelujah chorus closed the concert with a standing ovation by the appreciative audience A special round of applause was given to pianist Joyce Haywood of Milton for her work with he choir and the suited from organist Barry One member of the choir commented that It waa a little difficult to start thinking of Christmas carols In Sep timber but as the time grew closer to the holiday season the hard work and talent began to rise to the occasion for the final presentation last weekend The Choral Society was formed In 1971 and has since that time progressed each year to a new high of polished performance and technical quality With the Joining of Mr Wood In of the group look another step and with Joyce Haywood as accompanies I they proceeded to produce the yuletide con cert hat delighted so many Members of the soprano section Included Vivian Milla Claire May Beaumont Crystal Onalec Be vans Geralee MacMltlan McNeil Sandra Greig Anna Burke Lynn Harlow Joan Groskorth and Doris Lindsay Also adding their voices In the soprano section are Shirley Young Sue Jeanette Thompson Isobel Joanne Jean Hancock Audrey Duff Audrey Houston Carol Barrow Rosemary Wliemann Joan Thorns and Gladys Mountian The members of the alto section are Betty Ha gen Sandra Donna Robin Jill Sandra Nairn Jean End Uriel Judy Riven Zena Lancaster Joyce Betty Parry Vera Walker Mulder Joyce Marilyn Bell Ida Long Mary Livingstone Helen Atkinson Kay West and Jeanette Hall The small yet might tenor section Is made up of Lynda Cllpsham Doreen Merrill Martin Douglas Peck Dewburat Thomas Mary Lou Brock Gerry and Rick West The baas section Includes Douglas Cole BIB Brush Paul Schwartz John Long Brian Stephen Thorns Norm Mountain and Bill Chaplin One of the reasons for the success of the night was the close tie between the director and the members of the choir As the powerful strains of the familiar carols were sounded It was evident that each member putting tbelr all into each syllable and each note Mr Wood a Interpretation of the music and the choir in Woodledto the success of the occasion and those attending the per formance could not help but leave with the spirit of Christmas STREETSVIUE SAT DEC A ran a ST JOHNS UNITED CHURCH Rev Martin BA DIV Mr DalaWood ARCT Mrs Shirley WORSHIP 11 WHITE at Georgetown conducted by the Sunday school Church school NURSERY CARE FEMALE SOLOISTS Sandra alto and McNeil soprano provided an excellent rendition of the Christmas story depicted in famous Messiah Missionaries tell of Peruvian visit BOOKS I IMITED Why would anyone spend their In Peru with missionaries Ted and Eileen Cluley or Stoney Cr k Ontario not only did that but prepared a ape presentation of their trip to share with fellow Canadians Sunday evening In the Georgetown Alliance Church ST GEORGES CHURCH Rector ThsRavdft DA The Family Chgral Eucharlit Alliance Church honors mother oil present were treated to these pictures of Peru and an account or what ia happening there As well a season of praise enjoyed as the CI leys showed a series of slides of nature s beauty linked a soundtrack from Handel immortal Messiah Returning to Leo rge town on Monday December for the second time Mrs Elizabeth Barton mother of newly released Vietnamese missionaries Norman and Joan Johnson addressed the annual Husbands and Wives Missions Banquet at Ihc Georgeton Alliance Church Mrs Barton was here In September with a message of confidence In God power to release her loved ones from a Communist prison Many anticipated hearing her again since the release of her children In early November The banquet was sponsored by the Women a Missionary Prayer Fellowship of Georgetown Alliance Church TOP SHOPPE MOORE PARK PLAZA PreChristmas Sale OFF ALL STOCK CLOSING AT YEAR S END ALL GOODS REDUCED Sift TOFRI SAT