Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), July 30, 1947, p. 2

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the georgetown herpld wednesday july 30 1 947 leslie clan hold 11th family reunion summer buy t on saturday july 26th at the beautiful home of ms- and mrs wil frid leslie k r- 4 georgetown- the eleventh reunion of the leslie clan was held one hundred and fiftyone enjoyed dinner from tables set on the awn under the beautiful shade trees they were descendants of john leslie who was bom in county tyrone ire land and settled on crown land lot 32 lotti line esqueslng in 1821 mr leslie was twice married his first wife being letty win bote and his second wife catharine sloan he died in 1042 at the age of 76 the wilfrid leslie farm has been in jtfce leslie family for 49 years tho mas l leslie qfgeorgetown the for mer owner and now his son wilfrid have always practiced the most up- todate farming methods and the farm is one of the beauty spots in the county george h leslie the president welcomed those present minutes of the last reunion were read by the se cretary mrs peter dick brampton it was decided to hold the next reunion in two years and a suggestion was left with the executive that it be in july at the home of mr ed pearen a new family tree is to be compiled for this occasion this year the reunion had origin ally been scheduled for miles park but when it was found that several other picnics were planned there that day mr leslie offered his home for the occasion a message of greetings was read from mrs- ella comfort of ste anne speeches were given by george leslie thamesford roy les lie and thomas l leslie and a mo ments silence observed for family members who had passed on followed by prayer led by leslie stewart officers appointed to arrange the next reunion were honorary pres george h leslie president ed pearen 1st vlcepres wilfrid leslie 2nd vlcepres frank leslie tor onto secretary mrs p a dick bramp ton winners in special feature contests conducted by walter torrance were oldest person john leslie 81 tbamesford youngest person ethel iowne macdonald 10 weeks most recently married mr and mrs hugh leslie oldest married couple mr and mrs j h heed acton 54 yrs greatest distance vem pulling bristol tnd largest family george h leslie six lucky draw person attending every reunion herb dolson birthday nearest july 26 enid thornton a ball game and races were enjo yed by the younger members present among the guests were four genera tions of the shook family mrs el- ifflbeth ann shook mr howard shook mrs- chester strohm and robert chester strohm those present at the reunion inclu- ded mr and mrs george h leslie mr t l leslie mr and mrs fred j thompson miss agnes leslie mr and mrs lloyd crichton mr and mrs vera thompson dorothy jane thompson rny thompson mr and mrs william campbell mr and mrs eric leslie terry leslie mr and mrs i t l macdonald mrs wilfred bird evelyn bird marion bird george bird elmer bird mr md mrs wil liam fisher mr and mrs wilfrid leslie tommy iai leslie keith les- b leslie of acton mrs- george leslie etuiiiosa road mr and mrs gvorge leslie james leslie margaret leslie mr and mrs william gibson mildred gibson mrs bertha jessop of guelph mr anamts roy leslie lloyd les lie marion leslie george leslie r r l rockwood mr john leslie mr george leslie thamesford vem pulling bristol indiana usa mrs cecil burrill agues burrill grafcam burrill cecil burrill r r 2 burgess- vllle mr walter leslie lansing mr c l gamble miss hattie camp bell brantford mrs joseph leslie belmont mr and mrs earl alexan der earl alexander jr thedford mr and mrs d h rogers tommy rogers betty ann rogers stoney creek mr and mrs james leslie rr 5 simcoe mrs ruth hope timothy hope hlusburg mr robert h shook mrs dorothy shook charles r shook mimico mftand mrs chester strohm robert c strohm westiuli mr and mrs william lyons chel tenham mr and mrs w torrance margaret torrance george torrance bobby torrance dorothy torrance joyce torrance i visitor burlington mr and mrs jack miller gordon miller streetsville thompson may wedding at eden united church standards of gladioli and kegai li lies were the setting in eden united ohurch on saturday july 19th for the wedding of lois marion elder daugh- ter of mr and mrs elmer may of hornby and charles robert thomson only son of mr dewar thomson and the late mrs thomson of milton rev m t butler officiated mrs harry lowden was at the organ and mrs h c wriggles worth was soloist given in marriage by her father the bride was charming in a gown of white satin with sweetheart neckline and a fitted bodice her skirt with peplum fell into a graceful train her halo was of matching satin trimmed with orange blossoms and she wore a floor length veu she wore her grandmothers brooch and carried a shower boumie of red roses and ba bys breath her attendants were mrs maury andrew as matron of honour and misses olive uahon and joan may sister of the bride as brldemaids their gowns were fashioned alike in blue and pink brocade- they wore floral headdresses and carried mat ching nosegays the junior attendants were miss marilyn leslie cousin of the bride wearing yellow nylon over taffeta with floral headdress and car rying a matching nosegay and master paul may brother c the bride in e light grey suit with carnation bout- onnlere the best man was griffin now and save mens for example regular now swim trunks 450 319 diamond socks 275 195 t shirts 165 129 sport shirts 3j95 275 fine pants 995 795 suits 2995 2000 raincoats 1625 1195 baseball spikes 585 450 swim suits 250 175 sport jackets 1650 1298 straw hats 33c and u all ties 350 3 250 2 now 150 womens regulaf nov womens shorts bathing suits beach coats misses shirts cotton shorts smocks childrens swim suits childrens sun suits childrens dresses 2 piece cotton suits plastic tablecloths all womens swim suits reduced by 20 c see these values for yourselves i it pleases us to please jou exclusive representattve of hudson fur mfg co georgetown phone 167 b thompson roes brown and roy a turner ushered the reception was held at the brides home prettily decorated in pink and white assisting in receiv ing with the bridal couple were the brides mother gowned in navy with white accessories and corsage of red roses and mrs dr dixon cousin of the groom in beige sutt with m tnd comse of ro por travelling the bride cboee a navy dress and american beauty shortle with navy accessories and cor sage of roses on their return they will reside in milton have you renewed your rubscriptlco yet appointed fort william rector rev w biuce jennings former rector of trinity anglican church port credit and at present rector of st marks church parkdale has been appointed by the bishop of algomn as rector of st pauls church fort william induction services will be held september 14th during his ministry at port credit mr jennings enlisted in the rcap serving as a chaplain overseas wth the rank of squadron leader he is a grandson by marriage of mrs sydney young of georgetown being married to s daughter of mr and mrs w x diet of muton ehcl lesi and mrs owens lower micdoril thur jacknne mr and mrs mrs bld blrwp robert leslie mr miionilti eh mr tra mrs ar- murray mrkune starr tu lerdie catherine bishop lesie bishop krl iisn howard doi n mr and mrs hugh leslie lyrni leslie huith graham mrs j jes- ward law leslie wardlaw bryoii wardiaw tedry wardaw mrs leslie i young george leslle young mr and i mrs albert doljon all of george town j miss sadie leslie mr and mrs dei- ward calon mi and mrs p ter i dint violet dick of brampton mr and mrs thomas smyth flo- rerte yniyih diane smyth miss myrtle leslie mi s ajex leslie mrs e near mr and mrs h l brignall mrs elizabeth ann shok mr and mrs rows allan marie allan john allan mrs mibe tn niton enid thornton of toronto mr tad mrsr jr fa6tewartrmrr -ftne- ilrs elmer johnston dorothy john ston roy johnston mrs charlotte mcdonald of hamilton mr and mrs richard johnston mr and mrs edward pearen elva pear- en mr and mrs qeorge l leslie ted leslie donny ouxrle mrs basu johnston mr and mx james ht need mr hwood johnston mr and mrs cbeater allan laveroe allan dorto tsan helen alton muriel al ton oordon allan mr and mrs joel green jvr or bottles rrh aim i iona1i a ale lias always been distri- billed in green hollies but owing lo the present shortage of green glass some ale is being bottled in white or amber bottles this is a temporary measure and does not in any way affect the quality of the product published by the brewing industry 0ntftri0 please return empty bottles promptly

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