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sfipfwssw fr tha acton ft prats wednesday december 20 1967 centennial project completed dublin vv learns at party wtth the traditional christmas decorations and christmas tree the home of mrs gaorge robert son ho asstoaroadnassagaeya was ike setting tor the christmas party of dubttn womens institute en tuesday december 12 mrs m nelus the president oeospted the chair tor a brief business meottnc commencing vtth the usual opening exercises a good attendance of ladles ans wered the roll call a proverb road by the secretary mrs dun can motfal many words of wisdom and pre- dlctlpns were revealed in the ans wers to make an interesting roll can a letter was read from stanley allen superintendent of thohatton centennial manor advising that the plaque had been installed oh the door of the visitors room thereby completing the centennial project of dublin womens instit ute payment of the plaque was approved as the final instalment in this project a liberal donation was made tor the work of the tb association a token gift was presented to each of the sales committee mrs wulard brttton mrs char les thomson and mrs k wilson for their untiring efforts looking after the booth at the auction sales rooms at stewarttown their work rmrohtbi ntm dodos from old mr claus shows his son theres little to fear staff photo has been most rewarding to the tutttute treasury notice ofthe two helton achieve ment days was read by the sac- retary the first one will be held on january 13 at st pauls united church milton and the second one on january 20 inballlnafad community hall the subject tor this training school has been sleeping garments the meeting was turned over to the christ mas party program com- mtttee composed of miej e wil son mrs e pierce and mrs h blyth they provided an excell ent program of contests and games with winners being reward ed with prises all enjoyed the fun very much with the hostess mrs robert son at the piano a happy time was enjoyed singing the old but ever new beautiful christmas carols santa claus arrived and dis tributed gifts to each lady from her pen pal of the year it was only then that in many cases was the identity of the secret pal mado known as it has been considered an interesting feature during the year it will be continued in 1968 a hamper generously filled by the ladles will brighten the homes of some less fortunates on christ mas morning a delicious smorgasbord supper convened by mrs p mccarron and mrs n douglas which includ ed all kinds of good food was en- joyed by everyone christmas cookies tarts shortbread candy and christmas cake made a good finish to the meal mrs ed norton as courtesy con vener thanked mrs robertson tor her hospitality the party commit tee and the lunch conveners for making the evening an outstanding success on december 12 dublin wl sponsored a short course on fashion cues for you in the acton community arena a tew of the ladles from thebannochburn branch also ahendel on account of conflicting activfhee the at tendance was not large but those that attended felt they had obtained useful information from the in structress from the womens in stitute branch in toronto at mae from imd cas adopts four more babies four more babies from the from london and were soon london area arrived in halton placed in foster homes awaiting county looking for adoptive homes bringing to nine the total of infants the halton county childrens aid society has plac ed for the london ca in the past two weeks on december 7 the first five arrived via rented limousine transfer to their adoptive homes all five have been placed and homes are being arranged for the second shipment of four babies there is a good chance we will get them all placed in perm anent homes before christmas beamed dr gordon k askwith the halton cas busy director youngsters barbershoppers entertain gokkn age club an evening of music and sev eral special presentations ended the year happily tor the golden age club their last meeting of 67 was in the y last thursday evening firsttime guests were the georgetown barbershoppers who delighted the members with their songs and pleased them with their friendliness a repeat performance was by joyce and jack car penters peppy young singers and dancers their seasonal contri bution was a group of carols with marianne coles singing o holy night as a solo golden age club members joinedlnsome ofthe carols presentations were made to the club president r l davidson and treasurer mrs kennedy in appreciation for their efforts secretary mrs don reed is in hospital there were also gifts for the guest performers a christmas lunch was en joyed highlighted by christmas cake made and donated by mrs george young a good crowd attended the special meeting the transfer of nine small children here from london re sulted from an emergency situ ation at- london the cax there just couldnt find adoptive parents for the rash of newborns on their hands and sent out an appeal for help halton county has a large number of foster homes willing to take in the in fants for anywhere from a few days to a few months while place ments are arranged and halt- on has a waiting list of couples anxious to adopt a child halton c a s handled 101 children last year and 50 per cent of them were placed in per manent adoptions a record for the province this was the first time the society has taken wards of another society and treated them as halton wards it was explained son of parish takes mary and joseph played by diane timbers and sandra patterson are surrounded by members of the cgit at their annual vesper service sunday evening in the group are julie smith linda perry roberta and gaye nessett debbie and diane bousfield carol masalcs donna mccabe sheilo shayne experimental form of worship used for cgit carol service an experimental style of wor ship was used this year for the annual cglt christmas vesp er service at trinity unlted church sunday evening the 15 girls conducting the entire ser vice had been well coached in advance by leader miss fern small there was a large congregation for the annual service which is combined with the sunday schools presentation of white gifts the service included conver sations among the girls illus trated by posters they had made which represented the thinking of girls their age their concerns were placed in the context of the christmas message and resolved into the goal of all services of worship the adoration of god and inter cession for the family of man the junior choir which led in the singing of carols sang as an anthem a west indian carol with a strong calypso beat the baby board laaies enjoy christmas party gifts service the rev laurence duby will celebrate the 1030 am euchar ist on december 24 at st albans church this is the first oppof tunlty here to see this son of the parish in action as a priest december meeting of acton ladles fair board was held at the home of miss elva pearen on thursday evening dec 14 the meeting which was to be held on thursday dec 7 was postponed on account of fog the home was beautifully dec orated for the occasion the president mrs m mc- cullough was in charge and called the meeting to order mrs wj mcdonald read the minutes of last meeting and also gave treasurers report twenty members were pre sent it was moved and seconded that the ladies have euchre again in their homes this winter or any other project any of them care to do mrs a near mrs a robin son and mrs s matthews were in charge of the committee for knox program the junior and intermediate departments of knox church sun day school held their christmas gathering sunday afternoon in the church during the service which began the program there was carol singing mrs bin nettes class sang joy to the world in harmony and rev a h mckenzle read a childrens story a 25mlnute film the guiding star was excellent and was fouowed by entertaining home movies taken by the minister rev mckenzle at expo games the entertainment when were played different ones win ning prizes an exchange of gifts followed mrs walter linham offered her home for the january meet ing pot luck lunch was enjoyed and a social time spent mrs gordon leslie was court esy convenor tickets had been sold on a pink elephant toy and mrs dave lind say was the lucky winner boy a cglt quartet sang another catchy folk music carol the bornlng dty words from the gospels were read by rick llvermore of the hic group linda perry and julie smith acted as readers and gaye nes sett as the candle lighter sand ra patterson and diane timbers took the parts of mary and jo seph taking part in the timely con versations were carol masales bonnie jones roberta nessett debbie bousfield and patricia- sampson ushering and singing in the choir were kathy cook donna mccabe sheila shayne faye titus and diane bousfield boys of the hic group oper ated a spotlight brackets with candles lighted the centre aisle and the advent wreath with its three lighted can dles was joined at the front of the church by two ughtedchrist- mas trees during the final hymn and ben ediction the cglt girls with glowing candles circled the con gregation leader miss fern smalls practice session left the girls perfectly capable of conducting the service themselves with clar ity and confidence george ell iott accompanied the singing patricia sampson kathy cook faye titus and bonnie jones staff photo legion ladies enjoy dinner legion ladles auxiliary members enjoyed dinner at the legion friday night legion men prepared and served the meat for the group at their an nual christmas event oh the cutftf we extend beat wishes to all our readers for a very merry christmas if your centennial project isnt finished youve only got u more days an actonlan who took the bingo bus to kitchener saturday came home 500 richer the christmas concert at the christian reformed church is friday evening its gener ally held christmas eve stock in local stores is go ing noticeably down and down this week as shoppers reach the end of their christmas lists fog and rain cancelled the united church explorers and cglt carol singing axpeditloa monday evening they had a christmas party in the church instead n- there were so many people at the band concert sunday one of the ladles serving refresh ments remarked they ware try ing hard to repeat the story of the loaves and fishes bulbs were all replaced la the towns bright swags and loops of lights the end of last week the seasons greetings sign above the town office outlined in greenery is an attractive fo cal point ladies slim and trim classes registration for next season thursday january 4 1968 8 pm acton ymca four seasons florist acton ontario artistic floral creation specializing in funeral hospital arrangements and large selection of christmas plants free local and metro toronto delivery phone 8531 6q3 all work guaranteed x god bless everyone we wish you a merry christmas and a very happy new year thanks to our kind customers business has exceeded our expectations as our christmas gift to you we are offering 10 off all items for your christmas shown acton mini shop i j margarct slaven entertain ed the golden age club with some fine scottish dancing at their meeting last thursday this is a delicate nuance in the sword dance staff photo slue spring tturjerij it jttuter kcp rri acton 8569713 where every customer and order receives personalized attention specializing in all types of christmas plants and fresh cut flowers live holly and fresh flower arrangements wreaths and artistic designs all types of christmas corsages christ trees order your new year corsage early we wire flowers anywhere for prompt service phone 8569713 proprietresss elsie swift i v v v v christ ma j jit for the lady or man in your life j yardley gift sets shulton gift sets chanel no 5 gift sets evening of paris on the wind maja gift sets hair dryers shop at our grftware island see our selection of laura secord candies cakes chocolates acton pharmacy 2 main st n 8531620 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