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the georgetown herald wednesday evening july 23rd 1947 mrs dean leslie wcs prominent in church work a member ot knox presbyterian church where she belonged to the scotch block circle ot too wa and the home helpers of the wmb mra dean leslie died at her home r xl 5 milton on friday julyj8thj after a short illness formerly hazel elizabeth stewart she was a daugh ter of tbe lata- james stewart and annie mclean and was born at lot si 2nd line esquesing near acton bhe attended dublin school besides her husband mrs leslie la survived by five sisters and one brother mrs merwood steele jean of acton mrs robert cunningham bertha of milton mrs john wat- kins eleanor ot acton mrs harold dolson dance of chlnguacousy mrs david williamson annie of georgetown and alex stewart oak- vllle rev c c cochrane conducted private funeral service from the borne on monday with interment following in greenwood cemetery georgetown pallbearers were walter lawjbon g h gillies hazen graham win bowman neil mceachera wa- terlooand frank macintosh acton floral tributes were carried by her nephews and nieces mrs jack hare doreen steele jane and jacqueline watklas joan and gordon cunning ham mary lindsay and ted leslie floral tributes were from husband sisters and brother nieces and ne phews mr and mrs blake les lie mr and mrs kl c lindsay and family mr and mrs george leslie and ted mr and mrs- russell thompson mr and mrs ernest cur- rie and family aunt cass uncle tom and family mr and mrs win bow man mrs f cornell mr and mrs neil mceadbcro and family frank and roy macintosh mrs annie frank mr and mrs james crourke molly cutts mr and mrs walter lawson and family mr and mrs william cooper mr and mrs herb helwlg tommy green and art parker scotch block circle walker lodge af and am acton halton chapter bam georgetown scottish rite oielph out of town friends attending tbe funeral included mrs- grade shtep- panl toronto mr and mrs thomas leslie joseph leslie and mrs gordon thamesford ben mclean ottawa mr and mrs nell mceachern wat erloo mra frances cornell and bon ny london mr and mrs jack hare and susan montreal mr and mrs mbriey hill and bob detroit other friends were present from ouelph acton brampton milton waterloo and kitchener fob young travellers a wait between trains in a strange city with a couple of children in tow is a prospect grim enough to appal the most competent voung mother but from now on the new threeroom nursery in the canadian pacific rail way s windsor station in montreal will give both parent and youngster a chance to rest relax and freshen up before continuing their journey the nursery is in charge of a trained ma- ton and its playroom top is equip ped with an indoor slide blocks and toys with which the kiddles can be turned loose the quiet room lower left has cots for the children to sleep in and chairs for their mothers to relax two diminutive tubs are pro vided tn the bathroom lower right where a young lacy from northern ontario enroute to nova scotia ls seen bathing her 14monthold boy a hot plate bottle warmer and steri lizer are available for preparing milk and formulas and the rooms are all decorated with pictures and trans fers of animals and children miss euhi alexander rjj the matron- ln charge who can be seen in the upper picture keeps an eye on the children while mothers go about er rands in the station seeing about tickets or having a meal social and personal wm forgrav suciumbs tohtart attack at work shortly after he had started to work on the midnight shift at the provin cial coating mill on tuesday july 15th william r forgrave respected georgetown resident suffered a fatal heart attack a native of terra cot- ta where he was bom sbttfle ears ago mr forgra e was the son of the late james forgrave and margar et mcptiersoi he jspent his bojhood in cheltenham w ht re hi was em ployed with the interprovincial brick companv until movng to georgetown seventeen vears ago since uun he had been emploied with provincial paper ltd mr forgrav e wis a ltf r c rr m bcr of lox no 138 ch ti hjin hi leues his wit fomierlj actus traeev and two daughter mr fiton tan slev edna and mr- ralph press wood vorene bo n of oeorgetown one grandson md a brojier jack forgrave of chtitenhim the funenl service on th i sdiv from u i mcc ire funeral home wis cora ic d bv archdeacon w o o thompson pell btixers we l louis tracej donald latimer robert mc pherson ham shortill ear march mtrt and orval rajnor i i o mc u was in greenwood cemeterv ceorfic town beauttf il floral tributes cirried bv fellow emplovees at the mill were received from mr and mrs edwin hall dr and mr clifford retd mr and mrs alan norton kaj and george mr and mrs welbum marchment mrs a s wilson mr and mrs geo re martin the braisbv familj the famllj mr and mrs charles gtbbs local 474 alliance paper mills mr and mrs harry presswood marion rteta and en le forgrave engineer pals mr and mr orval raynor mrs l m harvey viola and gladys mrs j hoare and mrs a lowe mr and mrs dice licata marie arm strong the neighbours john and iaobel forgrave mr and mrs wm presswood mr and mrs gordon spence mr and mrs angus mcdon ald mr and mrs albert presswood ur and mrs walters and family mr and mrs maurice httkx and mr and mrs h j blyth of milton visited friends in town last week bui james and ace bailey are vac aliening this week at waeaga beach mr and ms clarence bain and gloria left this week for a vacation trip to nova scotia mr and mrs william long of ot tawa have been vacationing with their families here mr and mrs bliss and miss brown of toronto spent sunday with mr and mrs joseph hall mr and mrs c chaplin are spen ding two weeks at otean n v with his aunt mrs mary chapman miss jean elliott of edmonton al berta spent the week end as guest of her aunt mrs john mcdermid amongst visitors with mr and mrs edward wodson during tbe weekend were mr and mrs alfred red path of toronto s t faram and his son inlaw gra ham farncll joined a fishing parti at pomiaubareu for a few days this week miss elsie bird of prince edward cuuntv hospluil nursing school u spending a couple of weeks a her homt on the 7th line mr thomas ooodlet ls on an ex ended trip to wls orn canada he took in the cnlin stampede and vv i going from there to bmft pt bruct co lins has bttn tijis eied from fo t churchil manitobt c imp borucn he has rented an ipirtmcnt a angus near the camp and mr col ins will join him there mrs georg mckiv ind mrs oor on cinnlngtiim of coinpton i 1 mi visiteu tficlr brolttr mr o h bljth ajid heir ononis mr and mis ci ire wi son over uic weekend mrs divld saxc stephen and ca i ru hui left to spei d the sum mt r u uun cottage a pit svdntv htr motliet mrs florence curtis is e list w th her a f er i i ct ebnting ins tnird birthdaj montv hide son of mr and mrs e 1 hvde had a part on tuesday julv l5ui c ildren present included barbara and john finlaj bobb and i linda hvdc dannj golden catherine hunter dour mi chil nd karen mr and vp mi nice hillock di- anne and glenwright spent the- week end with relatives tn brougham mrs a wnght who ha been holl davtng thee wtth her brother mr b beer for jw past ten weeks returned home with lhem sundav evening mr sidney hunt was home for the weekend from sunnybrook hospital where he has been a patient for the past four months mr hunt a vet eran of both wars entered the hospi tal for treatment following his dis charge from tbe army in april a miscellaneous shower tendered by girts of the smith and stone office stafrfor a recent bride mrs joe wuoox took the form of a picnic supper at the home of miss may hl- ckan mrs wuoox was also presented with a trllight floor lamp bj the of flee staff rev j u self of norval is leaving on saturday to attend a voung peo pie s camp at glen mohr beaverton for a week while he is away his brother rev russell t self will be looking after affairs in the norval charge mr self will be on vacation tn august and supply preachers dur ing the month will include his broth er dr thomas green of barrie and rev alex mclean willow dale prior to her marriage on saturday mrs john seeleu imargart cooki was tendered sjevenl showers bj tier f lends mrs j e ostrom was hos s at i ml see ineous shower at her home aid mrs dennii wright en l eitilnod il slmiar evtnl at her h me o i george street at the home i i mr prink woods tlu wonnns vcie of the bipl hi th tehdtr id i slijwer and h s me evening mrs see ev re eivid i coft e im from lumber of the church choir she his w i onranist i tin eh ir h fo- lu i t few cei s the sui dav scho- 1 t c c in w i j f d limehouse m no kindergarten teacher hired yet despite extensive advertising tht public school board has as yet been unsuccessful in hiring a kindergarten teacher for the school and present indications are that no teacher will be available for the fall term the board decided last spring to inaugur ate a 4drtdergarten at the school and equlpmert for rt has been ordered but obtaining a teacher has been the stumbling block as qualified teachers are scarce miss mary thompson was lifelong fin resident miss mary eliaabeth thompson a life long resident of glen williams died suddenly a her home there on saturday evening july 12th eighty vears of age she was a daughter of the late james wallace thompson ind isabel shaw she is survived bv two sisters mrs j d mcgibbon of glen williams mrs fred tost of georgetown and one brother fmnk thompson of de- rot michigan archdeacon woo thompson conducted t le f intril service from he home on tuesdij jul 15 pall btircrs were s nephew jick tost dine in t s prink tost rav piomps n ind willi e thompson of morcct wti ind grovur thompson of ditrw interment wis in glen wil- i n cenu terv rt wor bro e v maccormack elected deputy master the weather r editor yes sir the weather cool but what a relief for a day or two just to assure you that summer is not over i checked the weather for the corres ponding date last year and it dipped to 70 but was soon in the upper 80s again so perhaps hot weather will return ern batkin date max mjn rain jury 14 82 65 34 july la 79 63 july 16 81 64 i july 17 83 64 trace july 18 81 68 01 july 20 74 43 32 average 78 14 6058 tot 67 vacation bible school conducted at churchill a very successful dally vacation bible school was held in churchill united chuch on the following days the 10th of july and the 14th to the 18th inclusive rev o r and mrs fllndall conduced the school of 28 pupils eight in the primary fifteen in the junior and five in the senior mrs fllndall was in charge of the primary junior classes mr fllndall bemg m charge of the seniors the school was held during the mornings only from 9 o clock to 1130 and the bible was the main text book studied the opening period was a devotional service the address ot which was il lustrated as much as possible by pic tures models and posters then the classes began handwork was em phasized and almost every method of visual education wbs brought into use the children learned not only by hearing but by seeing and doing as well and there was the keenest interest shown throughout the dura tion of the school on thursday the children were treated at recess to toe cream cake and chocolate milk con tributed by interested parents and friends on friday night there was a closing session to which the parents and friends were invited a service of worship was held at the close of which an exhibit of the work of the school was given the children were pres ented with prizes for attendance and memory work they were also given all the various articles they had made during the school such as book marks mottoes and posters mr and mrs fllndall iw d sur prised at the close of the service when the children presented them with a 33 piece set of lovely dishes a bouquet of roses to mrs fllndall and a tie to mr fllndall in appreciation of the splendid leadership and comradeship during tbe six day day term of school the bible deserves to be taught in as interesting ways as possible and our bov and girls need and are wor- thv of the best possible teaching of the book of books for the second time m ito 75 ypar history a member of credit lodge af and am gjrc has been elected district deputy grand master of wellington district r wor bro e v maccormack georgetown drug gist was accorded this honour at grand lodge convocation in toronto last week and will take office for the coming year previous holder of th office was the late e y bsxractough of glen williams who was ddom in the convocation was held last wednesday and thursday at the cen tral technical school in toronto wellington district comprises twenty lodges including guelph 3 kitchen er 2 gait- 2 georgetown acton erin fergus elora waterloo pres ton hespeler new hamburg ttahff drayton and ayr rt wor bro mac cormack has appointed wor bro wakefield ford as district secretary and very wor bro w g o thomp son as district chaplain a- mason fcr nineteen years the new ddgm was raised in algomm lodge sault ste marie arrtlfat with credit lodge when he moved to georgetown he is a past master of the georgetown lodge holding tibia office in 1943 he has taken an ex tremely active interest in local affairs being a member of orion lodge iooj chairman of the pubije school board and chairman of geor getown recreational council during the war he served as chairman o sales for several victory loan drives mr maccormack is following in the footsteps of his father the late w j maccormack who was ddgm of lambton district in 1916 while be was a member of liberty lodge sar- nla it is unique too that mr ford ls following in his fathers footsteps the late george ford having been district secretary in 1b26 hornby resident ms samuel trimbe deah mr d lis s v wi ktl sv shi lev a ith u i d rea he- b im nt on s i t di j ilr i 1 mr- i irk i in iv er bc i i ik lit nth ms k s nil n a scotsman was told by his doctor that his wife hould hav e had her tonsils taken out when she was a lit- tle girl he had the operation per formed ard sent the bill to his father inlaw family local 481 provincial paper mills mr and mrs stan lyons mr and mrs alvln starrett victor and douglas provmctal paper mills l lie mr ind mr m irrn nd children ml mr lint ot iniri fills v is ted mr itd mrs f t ttuoi lat week mrs v or ind tdriv ire holl diving i viijiri fi ind fort eile i mr ird mjs gordon grieg and i mr william grtp of brantfod vlstj ted mrs gilr i d mis ivins on sun j daj mrs alex currle ls under the doc tors rare following injuries resulting from i motor car collision on the 7th line si urdaj evening the arrow smiths of toronto visited miss swackhamer on sunday i mrs w mitchell and mrs e san- i ford attended the funeral of the late j mrs robert bearhope at shelbume i ttp tuesday mr and mrs a hall are holidaying i at their cottage here i mr and mrs wm- mcdowell of toronto are spending a few w at her girlhood home here of esq eslni township 1 t imble piv d iwiv at i 1 me near h mibv on thursdav i lv ith i i htr hh i it she wis f mc marthi brown daughter i lu li e mr ind mrs j hn brown mrs trlmb is sirvhed bv he ll isbuid md a fanitlv of seven call- dnn mr ilnrntd beat le emilv- st et swili m s sam devlin viola w ton harold clan nco and gordon of miit n j soph pf slrretsville ari hugh of hamilton she also leaves two sisters in tormto and a sis er in the united states the f meral serv ice wis conducted from the presbyterian church hom- bv rev g porter being in charge of the service pallbearers were alvln anderson john williamson gordon brlgden jack rbv e stanlej ayre md elgin asktn interment was hi the cemetcrj adjoining the church clartence davidson was glen willliams native assoclucd w ith the kov al bank of cinada for 28 years clarence johnson davidson died on thursday jtih 17th at his home 325 brookdale avenue toronto mr davidson was born fortv fo r jei s iro in glen v hums he tolned the bank in in l1 wood ind wi rinsfcrred to tor- t o hor h ifterwards he liter w s m oshiwa returning to toro ito fourteen v is apo he was 1 a membtr of ciledon lodge af and am and wis kunlv interested in woodcraft surv iv ing u e hi wit formerlv ivjthleen cv nlin a diirlwr joanne wo sirs in ic md mtlvi and two bn th di li m nd ind li d da vids maigaret cook and john seeley married last saturday at the baptiit parsonage on satur day july 19th rev j e ostium of ficiated at the marriage of margaret edith cook daughter of mr and mrs leon cook and john seeley son of mrs william seeley of brampton and the late mr seeley the bride wore a streetlength white jersey dress with white accessories and oar- sage of red roses miss elizabeth cof fin as bridesmaid wore blue crepe wiht pink rose corsage the grooms brother william was best man a reception followed at the oddfel lows hall mrs cook receiving wear ing a grey flowered heavy sheer dress the grooms mother assisted wearing black and white crepe both had corsages of sweet peas following a wedding trip north the couple win take up residene in brampton stewarttowv mrs h jenklnson of st catharines and miss frances jenklnson of chap- leau are spending a few dars with mr and mrs a grant and visiting old neighbours and friends in the village glen williams mr and mrs jack frv sr returned i home on siiurdav after spending i three wveki holtdivs in winnipeg mr and mrs oeorgc preston and gordon were holldavlng last week in midland and taking in the thousand island cruise i mr and mrs wm bennett mr and mrs harold bennett and donna j mr and mrs harold thompson and children mr and mrs raj robson and dannj spent the weekend in meaford roger guyot of toronto was visit ing last week at the home of mr and mrs jack crawford mr and mrs wm logan and miss olive logan spent the weekend at their cottage in meaford mr and mrs harry compton and wayne have returned home after spending a holiday tn barrie engagement mr and mrs wesley lane wish to announce the engagement of their daughter ethel to delmar beaumont son of mr md mrs matthew beau mont of glen williams the marriage to take place quietly on saturday julj 26th engagement mr and mrs j a thompson wish to announce the engagement of then daughter miriam ruth to richard shortul son of mr and mrs richard shortul baulnafad the marriage will take place in august tonellimcdonad wedding turdayr knox church twhs rev c c cochrane officiated at the wedding last saturday of doris isobe mcdon ud daughter of mr and mrs wllmam mcdonald maple avenue and robert tonelll son of mr and mrs alex tonelll of milton the ceremony took place at knox prefibvterian church manse the bride wore a st reet- length dress of white silk jersj with shoulder length veil and corsace of red roses her ittendant mrs william hunter norvil wore i light blue silk jersey dress with corsage of pink roses the groom s attendant was his brother akx tonelll of milton following tre ceremony a recep tion was held at the home of the bride s parent- where her mother re- rclv ed dressed in limegreen figured lersev the groom s mother chose an ensemble of nav blue and white the couple left on a honeymoon trip to wasaga beach they will live in mil ton on their return herald advertising brings result