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jtheficorgetown herald wednesday feb j 3th 1946 tfijfc gojgpef owjeijild i oommonaleh otjbe hobnby osbba otta bukubtown nobv stkwaettown a3hgrove ballinafad bwuiuiltiltoti rate 200 a year single copter 60 each advertising rates quoted on application wauter o biehn publisher and bdltoi oarfleld l mcouvray staff leslie clark reg btoonhhead harold davison be herald is printed each wednesday afternoon at the offloe on main st mgetown authorized as second class mall post office dept ottawa t member of the canadian weekly newspapers association and the ontarioquebec division of she cwna the editors column pipe band had unusual beginning in the short space of three and a half years we have been struck with the rapid growth and the increas ing popularity of a local group which has brought pub- licity to themselves and to georgetown in the person of the georgetown girls pipe band we can recall the first time that mr roy magloughlen mentioned to us that he thought the idea had good possibilities and it was not long after that this was translated into action an the pipe b was organized mir magloughlen recalls how mary cummins now second in command had mentioned wanting to learn the p f some fime and was willing to sell her bicycle to buy the instrument mary was em p a t ba of comm a the time and a fellowemployee alice costigan also became interes ted the two girls said they would buy their own pipes and uniforms and look after all expenses if a band could be organized with this request in mind jimmy valentine was brought in on the idea it was arranged that with mr valentine teaching the drums and mr magloughlen the pipes a band would be organized with a fee of 25 cents a week for each member to be divided between the instructors fees to terminate as boon as the band made its first public appearance the band gets underway the initial organization being underway in oc tober 1943 the members soon included bertha shel bourne ethel kemshead dons shepherd mrs bert raymond helen shepherd mrs noel cloutier geraldine tyers muriel hewson mrs w emmer son mar j one harlow mrs c laws and marjone schenk planning to work with practice chanters until the arrival of pipes at christmas time plans were de layed when the shipment of pipes was lost at sea and the first three or four sets were not able to be purchased until april 1st 1943 times shirley fai ik and renee diggi fcwscpi joan lyon sill marjoriej 1 dfum rfpijort j the financial efld of the business and thisns no small one afterover two ypars of successful engage ments and money raising projects is in the capable hands of president g w mclintock and treasurer ce cil dobie as decided the 25 cent fee was discontinued after this first public performance and the girls began to pay 1 0 ecnts a week into their own treffsury to re place drum heads reeds pipe bags and make any nec essary repairs to their equipment th band is particularly proud that one of their members marjorie schenk was a member of the c w a c pipe band which has just returned to canada after a tour of army camps in england and on the continent you tak the higfti road in the 2331 miles travelled by the girls to play engagements outside georgetown the band has journ eyed to many parts of ontario and has been particular ly in demand during the autumn fall fair season proof of their popularity is evidenced in the number of re turn engagements booked and two engagements in june are already scheduled for this year one being at oak vi he places visited include guelph 5 orange ville 3 brampton 3 huttonville 3 brampton army camp 3 twice at erin oshawa streetsville acton and port credit and once at milton tottenham norval malton lindsay bobcaygeon fenelon falls christie street hospital no 2 district depot bolton nia toronto cra l and l house the pipe band played at the reception for pre mier and mrs george drew and members of the gov ernment which was held at mr stan halls last sum mer and we must not forget the three paid engagements at georgetown fair as well as a number of charitable events in town and district periodically the band has held its own carnivals and entertainments the last being the mid winter revue staged at the gregory theatre a eaxlg organization the band is grateful to the generous people of own and ommunity who have patronized their enter tainments and made it unnecessary for any personal do nations to be sought approximately 2500 in instruments and uni forms has all been bought and paid for from the funds and there is money in the bank to purchase a 21 pass enger bus to provide ransportation for this season the band has a set jee for engagements being 5 per member per day 3 per afternoon or 2 perev ening transportation and meal e are extra to this the fee is paid to members when on parade at the next rehearsal this schedule of fees has been in effect ever since the inauguration of the band and on it was then that the work really started and o avoid curious spectators and early publicity he group journeyed to the rural districts for practices happy memories are s ill recalled of isits to the homes of john newton hazen graham fred charles george leslie j j thompson don reid dan mclaughlin angus lawson vern picket and jos ross a coup e of bourstjf practice on pipes and drums were invariably followed by delicious refreshments served by the iiosts and it so astf the farm ladies were hav ing a contest to see who could serve the most delicious lunch those were the days it was during this period that the uniform mat erial was bought and made up in secret by mrs william roney and sgt alex smith of the 48th highlanders the first engagement on july 1st 1943 everything wwe ready and headed by chief w g marshall as escort and shirley wright as drum major the band paraded from the home of e b tyers to mill street where a steet carnival was in progress to aid band finances playing one of the six tunes which had been mastered by the girls this first appearance was an outstanding success and many were the favourable comments reported the pipe band was on its way and personnel the present make up of the band includes twenty young ladies from georgetown and district the pipe section is headed by sgt mary cummins and includes cpls ahce costigan andgioce beerman and ljcpur inez scott bertha shelpourae eieanor smith shirley wright joan marcrungtott helen shelboume- betty hunter and kay tyers the drum section includes sgt more than one occasion the band has received one hun dred dollars fpr an engagement a boost for georgetown we can think of no single group which has done more to advertise the georgetown community than the girls pipe band publicized both in canada and the stages it has received mention in english newspapers as well and will undoubtedly be one of the features when the canadian national exhibition reopens in tor onto next year that is if a different type of engage ment doesnt deplete the already thinning ranks of older members lady pipers are not immune tol cupid and al- rady several of the original members have married or movd to other towns their places are filled by new recruits interested in learning the pipes each new member is chosen with care and must be voted upon by the other girls before she is invited to join the group she must show that she ha a real interest in music and that she will do credit to the band a new high school if the opinion of a representative group of citi zens who gathered in the municipal building last night can be taken as representative of the towns opinion on a whole it would appear that georgetowns war mem orial will take the form of a new high school with more and better facilities for educational and recreational fa cihries for our young people withjhis we are in full agreement it is impossible to ever repay those whose lives were sacrificed and frtose whose best years were given to the defence of democracy and if the town can provide better education for the child it will be at least a partial payment on 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according to those in close touch with them are behind a high school project and if we all are pre pared to help pay for it both in taxes and private do nations there should be no obstacles towards an early planning some details of course remain to be settled trie question of remodelling vs a complete new build ing what extra facilities such as a swimming pool should be embodied in the building to name but two but these are matters which can be dealt with in com mittee once the project is definitely adopted o