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imokwmtown hrmd lashmovf nam mrs bklumody mission oftoup mtlsimnt oh how very bare the trees are the sky grows steely and the earth becomes cold our world will be white with the falling inow and then winter will have come to stay the christmas meeting of the wms was held on thursday wter noon december 4th st the home at mrs george nurse with a spten did attendance 6 ladles 1st vice president mrs john bellboddy opened with a christmas message and the hymn gentle mary laid her child secretary mrs clay ton wilson read the minutes of the november meeting and called the roll which wss answered with a bought or verse on the birth of christ the secretaries of the different depts gave their reports and all were very gratifying and showed a very successful year also we went over our allocation a lovely christmas devotional was given by mrs frank wilson which included the grand christmas hymns she was assisted by mrs c b dick and mrs arthur rud dell and sweet christmas solos bj karen brigden prayer for chosen issiunary was given by mrs ohn bellboddy after which mrs wilfrid bird presented the nom mating committee report and the new officers for 1959 are presid int mrs john btllbodd 1st net mrs w bird smtar mrs lcc11 wilson assi unt mrs lta ton wilson triasiirti mr ilittoi bird titer iluri s cieun mr rank wilson sti wardship miic iar mrs j m w ickson conimu mu irundship mrs hart urse supply mrs frank rud dell li tranship mrs thos if fin ssociati ikrptrs mrs ward br mnridgc mismonar m mthlj an 1 w rl i frit n i mr bruce bnj i n mis ion band mr mur rj bridi n assistant mrs jjs larm bab band mrs bruit mccluri pianist mr- thomas it own 1 li auditor mrs frnnk w is n and mrs ar hu itudrl 11 the bnht star mi tun bind nt t n sunda af trnoon at tht i ntt of janict c uxt for tluir hn inus nuctin with thirtttn hildnn and fi a lulls prrsent ar n b i ien rca i the m n ius ma ar t brownrulgt plat i a pi 1 sulo bobbie br it n san a in a minjir accompan e 1 h his s stt r kir n mrs r i nurse told th st sonw hit mi hjmns wu sin and tl 1 allcction was laktn tip h mu rav brownri u an 1 d mil m clure and d lira t 1 h it it brirtkn thilma carm tl sid the nuelin with praer halton dressed mens x limited f v r 4 georgi jlown cusfsm killing aim cutting fillour frejer now choicavbeend pork readbtffu and frozen hind jew 60h frqfr bf 43l siwe beef 51 male hog 32i fftloay and saturday retail at loices y please phone vow order tr 73tw f or call and tak yaat choka k local cgit joins in christmas service in big city churches and in small centre too this month groups of teenage girls are getting ready for the annual christmas vesper ervicc of the canadian girls in ining it i a service which has become a sjmbol of the nat tonal strength and unity of the cgit movement groups everywhere in all the ten provinces will take part in this rededication to the ideals and pur poses of the movement dressed in the white middies and the navy skirts of the cggit uniform the girls will sing the familiar christ mas hymns and join in the read ings and prayers in most churches the climax of the service comes with the light ing of three candles to symbolize the meaning of the cgit purpose sometimes the processional is also in candlelight many groups arc assisted by a choir with special christmas music and some hjjvc a speaker but all of them follow the same rdcr of service which is prepared by the national cgit committee o give thousands of members this pportumt of worshipping togc her during the christmas season canadian girlsin training is an nterdenominational movement under the canadian council of churches lis activities arc manj and varied but its chief purpose is to present the christian way of life to teen age girls the christmas cspor sericc is not for members alone in ever ommuniu where this beautifu erviec will be held the public is nvited to attend and take part in georgetown it will be held this sunday at 7 p m in st john s united church with the cgit sirls of the church conducting the crmce club midtown by dr hi gang the midmtcrs were in top form friday night as they rocked out the music the crowd was a good one and we really en joyed ourselves in just two weeks we will be holding our big xmas dance it is not formal or semi formal as i mentioned before jack train and the manhattans will be there the midnlters will also pay us a vtsll don t forget friday desv 10th for 1 really wonderful time my pick hit this week is by jack scott and it is called bye bye baby well that s it for another week don t forget midtown this friday when we 11 be rockin once more to records law firm christmas part at old mill members of the staff of tht hewson ord helson law firm and tenants of their main street building attended the dinner dance at th old mill last thursday for their annual christmas party mr and mrs jack armstrong enter lained at their tiome on parkview blvd prior to leaving for the city the party of thirty people inclu ded mr and mrs john ord mr and mrs george c hewson mr and mrs fred helson mr and mrs arthur suddabj mr and mrs logan macdonald mr and mrs chris walker mr and mrs dave mcldrum mr and mrs peter dut ton mr and mrs maurice herbert mr and mrs wesley fiebig mr and mrs jack armstrong mr and mrs walter pope mr and mrs rov hansen barry tim leek and sandra brad1e bill mclean and jean pcnnce seniors attended a party in the evening when the same films were again shown and skits were presented by the classes of mrs s h phillipps and mrs eric timros heather meades accompanied her sister rosemary who sang a christ mas carol there was a piano solo by ann lorraine noble and a vo cal trio mary mcchntock carol ann barber and ellen biehn roy cock played accordion accompam ment for carol singing and after candy was distributed there was a short period of dancing douglas meades sunday school superintendent was chairman for both concerts and rev kenneth richardson spoke briefly at each the junior choir sang a carol id the evening remembering that christmas is a time for giving children attend ing the concerts brought gifts and it was decided to send them to springhill ns to brighten the holiday for children who lost their fathers m the mine disaster