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the acton free press thursday june 9 196a 50th anniversary of founding of iod e chapter celebrated three honored charter mem bers active members and for mer members from acton and outoftown met together tues day in a red white and blue set ting to fittingly celebrate the 50th anniversary of the found ing of the duke of devonshire chapter of the iode a special cake a guest speak- er from provincial headquarters the reading of a history and a series of fine toasts made the delightful evening complete lined with red and blue streamers red white and blue candles with matching serviet tes printed programs and tinv bcribboned baskets of candies the tables welcomed 60 indies in knox church basement the ladies aid was assisted by members of the daughters of knox in serving the fruit cup salads relishes pink garnished ice cream with small cakes fruit cake punch pineapple hal ves filled with small pieces of fruit tea coffee and mints the banquet proceeded slowly courses interspersed with mus ic greetings and toasts the traditional opening flan ceremony and- recessional were taken by standard bearer mrs j rol and pianist mrs r h elliott miss ruby clark said grace and mrs force proposed the toast to the queen i three members who joined the chapter when it began in june 1916 were seated at the head table mrs r m macdon- ald who is now proud of being 85 miss m z bennett whose continuing influence in the town is exemplified in the name of a school and mrs ga dills who joins the other two in having held over many years posts pn the executive of the chapter miss bennett and mrs macdon- ald cut the specially decorated birthday cake mrs v j beattv introduced everyone up and down the tab les names of deceased members were read by mrs j whitham followed by a moments silence mrs dills read the names ol all past regents and mrs h main prise read a history of the chap ter which she and mrs dills had prepared see separate ar ticle the toast to the chapter was proposed bv mrs w gowdy of madison wisconsin who spoke of her great joy at being hack recalling former times mrs bert mow at replied re calling the group was formed with high purposes especially education good citizenship was urged to combat present threats teach b precept our young people to loe this great land mrs w j beattv proposed the oas to the charier mem bers and vrh wit and verve mrs macdoriald replied for the hree ui them in deference to their ae che have been shift ed upstjirs srs executive posts sitc pored oil a highlight she vented o recall 3- a bazaar t she us ear o world war 1 hich cared j700 mrs mac- donald is he last living mem ber off a committee chosen to seiec a su table war memorial 2j the tc0 wjs gucr toward rrw szxo o of the- cenotaph mi ml s both chapters have helped wii cycr worthwhile project ir air uwn she assert ed the toast o national and pro- vinciai chapter was proposed hy mrs e wdkea ami the juest speaker mrs kcegan in reply declared the order is justifiab ly proud ol chapters such as yours three charter members ol lakeside chapter were guests mrs j adamson mrs 1errv watson and mrs d taylor ami mrs adamson recalled that first meeting ol teenagers al ways we had the spirit jand ijuidance of the seniorrfiein- bers representing lakeside regent mrs c nellcs mrs a j bu- ehanan trought greetings from the daughter chapter outlining progress from children of the empire lonnded just shortly after the senior chapter with mrs macdonald assisting to a junior chapter and then a prim ary chapter we hope we have lived up to the standards you have set us during ihe program jiltle in- jirid and colin maccoll tap danced in costume miss helen benton sang two lovely solos accompanied by miss mary belli elliott unci member mrs c heller played a line piano solo gifts were presented by mrs newton lo mrs young who was celebrating her wedding anni versary to mrs leslie whose birthday it was to the guest speaker and to the guest en tertainers a detailed and most inform ative breakdown of the educa tional work of the order was given by provincial education secretary mrs morley keegan mew projects she reviewed in cluded a junior chapter seminar and tour travel bursaries for grade 11 studeuiifor centennial the sale of centennial calendars and special portfolios of pic tures her facts included such im pressive ones as the number of adopted and assisted schools 121 in newfoundland and lab rador 71 in the northwest terr itories 37 in the british west indies and honduras and s62 in rural and isolated areas some times the iode sends the onh extra books and supplies creating pride in the work and presenting a challenge she concluded by saying just three things impede progress small thinking limited vision and un willingness to change she was thanked fittingly by miss m z bennett the memorable banquet was arranged by mrs w j beattv a past regent there were cor sages for all special guests and past regents outoltown guests were mrs morley keegan oakville provin cial educational secretary miss ann stalker georgetown mrs hazen graham georgetown mrs orland robbins st cath arines mrs kenneth knox oakvije mrs william a gow- i madison wisconsin mrs j m mcdonald toronto mrs o stoult guelph miss t ham- mi guelph mrs j adamson gait mrs a ironside clarkson mrs lome simpson burling ton mrs a mercer london mrs g mcdonald orangeville list of those who had sent i egrets at being unable to at- tend was read by miss ruby clark mrs margaret austin tucson arizona mrs dorothy baird jcnkintown pennsylvan ia mrs p a sawyer hespeler wife of a former minister mrs l b shorey napanee a former legem mrs vcixmica speck london mrs w clayton wil low dale t thorurinson toronto mrs ada matthews guelph lornier regent mrs i bailev oniemee mrs b w smith oakville mrs ud bil lon gunanuque and mis iv simmons guelph miss coop er a chillier member ol lake side chapter warden hinton also sent his congratulations expo acton library on iode program mr expo of ontario and mercury maude shared the spotlight at the tuesday meet ing ol the lakeside chapter of the iode allan rowan legge regional director ol expo and miss es ther taylor were both billed as speakers following the delic ious pot luck dinner enjoyed by 34 members and their guests mr rowanlcgge covers ev erything in ontario that is being done in connection with expo with him came his secretary miss erica de boer it was decided a meeting will be held next tuesday night at the home of airs marguerite taylor to transact business the fair board ladies fashion show of old costumes was announced the i largest layette assembled in many years for the save the children fund was on display there were several quilts mitts socks knitted helmets scarves bonnets and baby clothing more articles may still be add ed mrs e mirks announced speaking on actons library miss esther taylor began by reading a lew poems written by public school children several years ago the library was formed in april 1889 free press editor h p moore was its secretary over 30 years and mrs r m mac- donald was the first librarian the present librarian mrs per rv watson began in 1925 acton has a very limited ref erence section with progress in all departments badly needed mr rowanlegge told the au dience his first task was to in terest industry in participating in expo and to create general public interest he was expos first employee in ontario two and a half years ago expo will cost the same am ount as the seaway and is the first truly world exhibition to be held on the american contin ent its expected two and a half billion dollars will be left in canada as a result of expo the symbol depicting two fig ures in harmony and prayer won a design award he show ed slides of some of the beauti ful and striking buildings as he thrilled his listeners with a real ization of what canada is doing ebenezer trinidadian gives credit to canadian missionaries stuff pholo guest speaker ars morley keegan oakville right provincial educational secretary for the iode enjoyed a predinner chat with guest soloist miss helen benton and former duke of devon shire chapter member mrs w gowdy left from madison wis consin the 50th anniversary banquet was held tuesday call wrong brigade then fire was out acton firelighters took a long journey thursday niyht ol last week when they rode the lire truck to the larm home ol hugh lindsav eraniosa township to douse a tractor fire by the time lirelighlers ar rived the lire was out it was realized at this time the call should have been directed to roekwood fire department the acton fire area doesnt include the lindsay farm last friday firefighters dous ed a grass tire burning i reel y along the side of the town line in nassagaweya township manor bingo the womens auxiliary held a bingo game for hal ton manor residents on may 26 and prize winners were mrs burnell bill dewberry katharine smith mrs peet bel la richardson mr kozak 2 mrs m forbes mrs hartland mr folley and mrs mann the prize of si for a full card was won by mrs hartland after the bingo the auxiliary served coffee and fruit bread mohawk addition to cost 750000 building permits valued at 845200 were issued in nassag- aweya township during the months of april and may town ship clerk j c mclntyre re ports the largest single permit was s7s000rttor the addition to mohawk raceway work on the addition began last monday other permits issued in may included s5o00 for a carage is sued lo charles mitchell 400 lor a private garage si 000 for an addition to a swimming pool s2000 lor an addition lo a dwelling and two dwellings each valued at sio000 permits lor may totalled s788400 in april permits totalled 56- 800 and included four dwellings at s10000 14000 313800 and s14000 and a permit for a build ing for the ontario road build ers valued at 55000 the build ing will be used as part of the heavy equipment school on the sivth line ol nassagaweya which began last week george washington only pres ident of the us who never lived in the white house laid the cornerstone for the building on october 13 1792 chapter a huu tevieua tnanif ijeara eff aertice announced the acton freo press on june 29 191e a primary chapter of the imperial order daughters of the empire was form ed at the home ol mrs torrance beard- more on tuesday of last week mrs c everett huttman of berlin a life member of the national chapter toronto officiat ed at the organization the officers elected are honorary regent mrs torrance beardmore re gent mrs rev c h e smith kt viceregent mrs george havall 2nd viceregent mrs a l want 3rd vice- regent mrs charles c henderson secre tary mis a thurtell brown asst secre- tarv mrs d milton henderson echoes secretary mis dr j m bell treasur er mrs r l whitman asst treasurer mrs k b mclean standard bearer mrs e j hassurd councillors mrs wh- stewart mrs dr vr grav mrs murrav mcdonald mrs george chapman mrs wm johnstone mrs jas symon mrs win arnold mrs jas l warren miss mary kerr miss minnie bennett vthe first meeting of the iode was held in the parish hall on monday after noon two excellent addresses were giv en bv mrs john bruce and mrs murray clark two wellknown officers of the na tional chapter toronto these ladies ex plained the aims objects and work of the order mrs torrance beardmore has pre sented the chapter with a beautiful large silk union jack thirtwour members were enrolled at i heclose of ihc meeting membership fee was 25 cents then a few months later the following item appeared 3bout the young group the first of a series of chain teas under the auvpices of the duke of devonshire chap ter of the iode was held at the parish hall on tuesday afternoon an enjoyable social afternoon was spent knitting socks lor soldiers and general conversation em- ploved the time miss bertie smith the late mrs c l poole sang several solos with muth acceptance plain refresh ments were served the hostesses at the tea were mrs a o t beardmore mrs d m henderson mrs c c henderson mrs rev c h e smith mrs h p moore mrs dr bell mrs a t brown mrs r l whitman mrs a l wyant and mrs e j hassard a second tea will be held next month by another group- of members the chapter began with war service work continuing it in a second world war and itn community service has been re corded regularly in the pages of the free press since the group began included in the list of projects provision of milk cor school children presentation of awards and flags supervision of the girl guides in 1930 planting a maple tree to mark the coronation in 1937 gifts of piotures of the royad family entertaining war brides and then new canadians participation in community events and parades parriedpa- lion in the muiic festivals high school scholarships commonwealth day awards in the schools began as empire day awards in 1917 now film strips are giv en each class proficiency awards to stu dents have continued since 1920 a scries of moneyraising events since those first chain teas included bazaars euchres and bridges teas tag days gar den parties bean and pumpkin pie sup pers carnivals bake sales cooking school treasure mart and raising of talent monev regents through the years from 1916 through in order to 1966 have been mrs c h e spiilh mrs mcniven mrs r m mcdonald mrs storey mrs c a con- wav mrs wm johnstone mrs amos mason mrs mcclearv mrs wm cooper mrs f s blow mrs f e barr mrs v j beatty mrs j c matthews mrs r n baird mrs w j wolle mrs a long mrs o robbins mrs j whitham mrs b mowat mrs k knox mrs b mowat miss m mainprie and now mrs h r force read mrs mainprise tuesday but there was much more than fundraising ceremonial observances and regular meet ings there were many social functions enjoyable programs excellent speakers officers teas and visits to other chap ters the 25th anniversary was observed with a banquet when mrs g a heather of kitchener through whose efforts the chapter was formed was a guest the 30th anniversary was a dinner at the unit ed church when six charter members were present this gathering too shall fulfill an important role in the future history of the chapter census here half done census commissioner for 5192 i la hon area mrs pat wal- die this week reported about 51 per cent ol the census taking has been completed id date by saturday she expects most of acton and milton will be i in- ished is well as a large portion ol the larm areas although the census taking is not sched uled to be completed until june 22 mrs vvildie noted it appears the area will be wound up bv june 20 the census commissioner ex pressed appreciation to the pub- lie lor the courteous and co operative manner in which the census lakers have been greet ed in the absence of the presi dent ihc vice-president- mrs don joss presided at the re cent ucw meeting opening with the verse not till the loom is silent tventyone la dies answered the roll call with a verse containing the word compassion the committee for our strawberry supper was named the date being left until we see when the berries are plentiful the conveners for the eve ning were mrs joss and mrs john henry mrs henry read the scripture from psalm ii and mrs joss read a short ar- tlelc on the meaning of pente cost the fiftieth day after the resurrection when the disciples became conscious of great power mrs henry led in pray er mm dunbar introduced the speaker of the evening harold bremchand mahatoo from tri nidad who is teaching at brook- ville school trinidad and to bago arc 2000 square miles in urea the longest distance being 100 miles and ihc shortest dis tance 40 miles the population is almost 1 000000 on columbus third voyage alter many weary miles with out sighting land i a trinata was encountered named lor the father son and holy spir it it was a spanish possession negroes being brought in as slaves later it was in dutch hands then french in 1797 the british came due to wm wil- lxxlbrces el forts slavery was abolished throughout the british rlmpire in 1834 the british then turned to in dia lor cheap labor in 1845 mr mahatoos greatparents came these last indians now turned into west indians were inden tured labor lining in barracks paid a salary and after years riven the option ol buying land roman catholic missionaries brought education lo the ne groes in 1869 the canadian pres byterian church sent the first missionaries to trinidad to the east indians today the ma jority of the cmi canadian mission lor indians are east indians in 1946 adult tranchise was granted in 1961 lull inter nal sellgovernment und in 1962 independence the united church supports the schools mr mahatoo said all my education i attribute to missionaries most of rnv teachers were canadian teach ers if not for canada i shud der to think what ihe condi tion of the east indians would be like in trinidad except for the winter cana da is beautiful in trinidad the temperature never drops below 70 degrees the heal in the tro pics is not sticky mr mahutoh had high praise for people in ottawa and mont real who made him and his wile and family leel at home the trinidad dollar is worth only 62 canadian cents their young er son was born in montreal so is a canadian citizen whether or not ihey leave canada mr mahatoo said i would pet to the top ol the- mountain and shout at ihe lop of my voice canada is a wonderful place at age 10 years and six months or 1 1 or 12 pupils trv a common entrance exam of 30000 who try there is room in ihe high schools for only about 4000 or 5000 trinidad children appreciate education more than do canadian child ren roman catholics an- in i lie majority lollowcd by hindu ism protestants moslems prts hvteriaiis are a small minority by 1969 it is hoped that local men will he able to run the church ministers go to the- uni versity ai jamaica the princi pal is called ihe headmaster high school means secondary school lor girls the boys se condaryschool is called a col lege there are 76 primary schools and five teachers colleges a student can go to teach as soon as he leaves high school at tached to a regular teacher la ter he applies to go to teachers college it is 22 miles from trinidad to tobago trinidad is noted lor its pitch lake when the as phalt is taken out the hole fills up again in 8 hours tobago is more beautiful than trinidad a good place to spend a honey moon mr mahatoo then plavetl typ ical music on the recordplayer including if i had the wintis of a dove and the moonlight sonata with the steel drums the slides which followed were also very interesting including a banyan tree which grows 300 trunks and a lien which is a ropelike vine drill test holes at new library site f e johnstons drilling ma chine was at the proposed site for actons centennial library ihis week taking soil tests first holes drilled went to the 12 foot level when rock was struck normally holes are made to ihe is loot level it is expected a full report of the findings will be made to the centennial committee at a later date al the special meeting of council tuesday architect don ald skinner said these tests weie quite satisfactory and there would be no difficulty building the new library there mr mahatoos wifes god mother was the late grace beat- tie a cousin ol our mr fletch er mrs toss moved a vole of hanks lo mr mahatoo for a most interesting and informa tive evening lunch was served bv mrs price mrs george ro bertson arid mrs diamond on sunday morning mr l-e- inon posvd the question at what moment can a person say that he is a christian one may be horn into a christian home haptied confirmed jes us told nicodernus you must be bom again paul said that in spile ol all our good deeds we are nothing without loie wc cannot be ciliycrw of heav en if we hold a grudge ayaint any brother it is quite pouible to be brought up in a mante and still not be a christian mr john kitching va the soloist mr bui earlys many fricndi will be glad to know that he showing improvement at sunn- biook hospital toronto- mrs waller freeman is home from the general hospital in guelph following surgery next sunday the 4kt anni versary of the formation ol the united church of canada will be commemorated there will be a special offering taken for the relief of indian famine vic tims mr mahatoo is a definite ex ample of ihe value of giving to the missionary and maintenance- fund of the church this splen did clever young man fills the breach in the scarcity of native canadian teachers and brings a refreshing new outlook to our daytoday lives the official board meets at arkell on monday june 13 at 830 sure the price has to be right but so does the car your first jetsmoother ride tells you that 11 chevrolet is jm the right car impala sport coupe your next trip to the bank will remind you how great the deal was i have you taken that first ride yet if not see your chevrolet dealer today it wont take you long to discover that chevrolet is the right car and that the price is right too you see this is the hottest year in chevrolet history the year when mora canadians than ever 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