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The Acton Free Wed October 17 1973 Mrs WilderspinWI life member By Wendy The October meeting of the Acton I was held In the board room of the library on Wed afternoon October 10 President Miss Simmons opened the meeting with a poem Smile to attend their fall display The past few weeks have been hectic beyond belief at and bazaar on Saturday Ties Almost every day either we ve been out or people have Oct In been here ve found myself sitting down for a cup of tea and Hall falling right off to sleep In a way I haven minded because It a taken my mind off Branch resolutions were an absence In the house We finally had Rip Van Wrinkle our read and approved by the old put down Everybody has been feeling a little branch Fifteen ladles an low the roll call by each I companion Beth and Jim were three and four when we drove to 11 years ago to get Kip and he a been a fairly faithful companion to them until his joints stiffened up two years ago and his sight began falling In spite of all their exasperation with his slow Note would like to state here that my brother Ian is not younger than lam and he does not provide all the recipes used in this column And he does have a Roman toe What made ita success the party not the toe from my viewpoint was I finally figured how to feed between IS and people with a minimum of fuss on short nam I notice It most of notice all the empty rug the To begin with extra dish and the vacant sun patches on the floor And no- one coming at the sound of plates being scraped When 1 wrote my first Painted Box column on Oc tober 16 1H68 Rip featured in We have an emergency cleanup crew for copklng catastrophes a Black and Tan called Tip HO pounds of perpetual hunger He nicknamed The Black Vacuum since he takes only one slurp behind a spilled glass of milk or a dropped peanut butter sand wtch sometimes 11 docsnt even get the chance to be dropped and the mess is gone think he tics in the kitchen just willing the recipe to go wrong so he can take care of the results Anyhow I guess it was a need to keep me busy and my mind occupied thai prompted an impromptu barbequc a few days later both that and the fact that head guide Mike Crawley was passing through Acton on his way from Alberta to Ottawa and then on home to South Africa We wanted to send him on his In style so a party we way had I think it was a terrific success but I can only remember bits and pieces the steaks burn only threw me Judo once 1 recall retiring to a corner in hysterical laughter at one time and I remember seeing heading off through the living room on his stick last wests left after lunch the following day Many from Acton attended the annual Georgetown Arts and Crafts show in Nona Saturday The attractive booths were thronged Acton members taking part in the show and sale were Mrs W Mr and Mrs and Miss Mr and Mrs Leslie Main St Acton and Mr and Mrs Frank Toronto spent a most enjoyable weekend on a trip touring Niagara Falls Rochester and back in Sunday Mr and Mrs Frank Freeman of Cedar Lake Farm returned home on Sunday month While in London they had a boat trip on the Thames to Gardens beside seeing many other historical places spent some time in Kent and where they found the scenery beautiful and piekntcked on the white cliffs of Dover While in Wales they visited in Abrrdare Swansea and Cardiff and had tea with the Member of Parliament of South Wales Then on to Hereford where Mr Freeman was bom and they were treated to apples and pears off trees planted by his father on the estate where he was head gardener at the turn of the returned home were treated lo an anniversary dinner complete with th anniversary cake and then a neighbor called with another cake with Welcome Home a very big surprise Patient care the day before I washed and waxed the floors figuring that what ever was left undone in the Mthcm And hat made for a great feeling accomplishment Then I ran into town and bought foil pie plates pa per plates and napkins two Spanish onions beefsteak tomatoes and a bag of ice and I was all set menu was recipe for a quick J- the report Tuesday October Is to be District Day held at 2 at the Master Feeds fall Nelson Institute to be the hostess branch Speaker is to be a lady from the Department of Indian Affairs The District Annual is to be held in United Church with Hornby the host branch Auxiliary to donate 1500 for residence LIFE MEMBERSHIP in Acton Women Institute was presented to Mrs left by Mrs Doris Fryer right Mrs Wilderspin has been a I member over 30 years Sne was given a pin and a specially decorated cake was enjoyed Photo by Lorraine Convener reports were given Agriculture and member of the Acton I for Canadian industries Mrs over years I Citizenship and Marie Margrave pinned a World Affairs Mrs Doris corsage of gold carnations Cook Family and Consumer and the lunch committee had Affairs Mrs Myrtle Lam decorated cake in honor of Mrs It was Highlight decorated in Institute colors The highlight of this of blue and gold and had on It Minestrone steak on Kaiser presentation of Thank you Mrs rolls with sliced tomatoes and for your years of work in onions pickles Dessert This pin was Acton I This coke was was pumpkin and custard pre8Cnlc Mrfl by all members Mrs was a tea pies apples and cheese Tea and coffee Interested in how it s done If the barbequc is for a Saturday night then on Friday night you dig amine in the freezer and come with and this is the hard part IS pounds of round steak I used five round steaks cut up into all shapes and sizes With a meat mallet pound the heck out of them until your husband gets a headache then send him outside and pound a bit more Marinate them In a large plastic container until party time Combine the following cup chopped onion cup lemon juice cup salad oil each of salt celery salt pepper rose mary 1 clove garlic minced bo much for the steak for now More Instructions and recipes to follow next week surgery in Hospital Many passers by felt whosuffcrcdn fainting spell on the street He was treated by Pun and taken lo hospital by ambulance Mr and Mrs returned home fallowing a weeks vacation with her sister Mr and Mrs J J Valby and family in W Antique quilt fine handiwork At the anniversary of Acton Baptist Church to be held Sunday October there will be on display in one of the classrooms an antique quilt This quilt with white background has names beautifully embroidered in red In excellent condition It was done In the early 1890 and was the handiwork of Miss Jessie Warren with the assistance of her sister Barbara The Warrens were early members of the Acton church The quilt is loaned by Mrs Helen Wood daughter of the late Mr and Mrs James Warren and a niece of the Warren sisters Send donation to Guyana workers The Afternoon Auxiliary Christian workers in W S of Knox Church Guy ana- workers trained met for its the late Miss Fllcn Thanksgiving Service on Anderson Oct in the A All enjoyed slides of a trip Stewart room After the taken by some of the mem opening coll to worship by Mrs Isabel president Miss Anderson McDonald and Mrs talked briefly on what Thompson Thanksgiving means The meeting was turned over lo the convener Mrs A Near her committee Mrs A J Buchanan and Miss a ark Led by Miss Clark the members Joined in a Thanksgiving service and making of candles to mem meditation which included of Lakeside of the passage of scripture the 1 D at their meeting Molthcw 1934 prayer and Oct 2 Mrs Thomson also dialogue given between brought stuffed animals she verses of the hymn Wo had imdc to show the Thank Thee All our God and members closing with a Litany of Some of the articles were Thanksgiving The usual given out as prizes in draws reports were read and it was Members are planning for decided to send donation to their annual bazaar Nov Candles Arthritis and Rheumatism Society has supplied these Interesting abort Its care to Canty of there were Admitted to the Rheumatism IteMseUn ware treated and home You asked MORE PHOTOGRAPHY COURSES AT SHERIDAN In answer to your requests Sheridan College will offer 3 additional evening courses at the Oakville Campus starting next month Baiic Photography Fee 32 Intermediate Photography Fee 32 Photography Theory History of Photography Fee 26 Check your Fall brochure for course descriptions All three courses will be held twice a week Monday and Wednesday evenings beginning November 5th Duration 5 weeks For further information call 8459430 8232110 for Community Service Sheridan College Community Services Club auction raises 400 Altogether 85 articles were Hunk of Nov Villi auctioned off Tuesday night window and reserve bids id of Inst week bringing in been placed there about to tub well is Oh mutes A busload of about from from other countries there joined the Alton club their wives guests for the special evening Acton Meadows golf course The project was for in work of the local club and had been sent lo clubs around the world tire items by Itolarliin llliidinL was lively tin highest hale imnimtmg lo Old families The blocks consist of names of former Acton families such the Manns the the Cooks the Warrens and the Gambles as well as names from Georgetown Toronto Hamilton New York St and Washington The services of the Baptist Church will be held Horn and p with Murray MacLeod of the Ontario Bible College as speaker He also spent in India as a missionary He will bring along with him quartette who will supply the special music for the day wis as off the unusual articles Steaks wire barbecued ikmg for unique items lo be outside before the and Arbk provided display in music for afterward They had been on 1 Auxiliary met he home of Mrs Patricia with nine members present The total amount donated in the lowers of Hope was Mrs dart on will present the ehequc for this lo the North Association In Hornby lo be used for the future residence I tie acres of and have been recently In Hornby for this residence which will accommodate ipproximitcly adults derlhi guidance of two house rents Memlwrs hope to sec tin plan motor aliped In the near future Due to the gem of the Acton community the total surpassed both Mil ton and by over A report wis on the I- air and thcnuxll iary was very pleased the Interest shown by the in the films and ceramics mad by the Adult Itch Centre Indus trnsinllornby A large qua of eernmies were sold Miss Acton drew the winning tickets The first i grocery for Mike Kinal who Save up sehool students arc pi mother paper enlleetinn for Saturday roceeds ire for Hit Students are giving notice in so householders their old papers for Hit money garage stile of their old toys generously half of his prize to the Tinkcrljcll Nur scry Second prize of a hand and pnpslclcs hooked rug made and donated Hie next monthly meeting Mrs Vcrna Cannon of will be held at home of ton presented to ln Mrs Fatriel i 1 Isher more Drive on October at There whs unexpected intonated In of 19 contributed Hie activities of 1 iry is welcoim to at HAMILTON TRUST AND 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