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In its early years, the chapter "seemed to be involved in the social whirl," writes historian Marg McGillivray, a ‘member since 1947. There were the annual garden parâ€" ties, the Hunt Ball, and the Halloween Ball. During the 1960s, the chapter held Spring Bonnet Teas, and currentâ€" ly, it‘s the Marathon Bridge. "All this was soon replaced during the war years" observed McGillivray, as the emphasis switched from being just a social club to functioning more like a local service organization. During World War II, the women organized a Scrap Drive. Victory bags were distributed to The Angela Bruce IODE, named after the wife of a former lieutenant governor of Ontario, was chartered with 24 women. The IODE chapter was organized by Mrs. Ryland H. New, a former member of the national IODE and the White Oak IODE chapter. Five of the founding members â€" Anne Lefebyre, Ruth Folland, Jessie Maxwell, Isabelle Black and Ruth Auclair â€" remain in town. Of the five, Jessie Maxwell is the only continuing active charter member, driving others to meetings, working the IODE Opportunity Shop on Kerr Street, and playing in the Marathon Bridge. Kitty Pearce was among 120 past and present memâ€" bers at the afternoon gala, including eight of the 14 surâ€" viving charter members. ne founding member of the 60â€"yearâ€"old Angela | Bruce IODE came from Newfoundland to be at * Tuesday‘s Diamond Jubilee dinner at the Oakville Club. Focus Editor ‘Looking over one of the many scrapbooks kept by the Angela Bruce IODE are,Jessie Maxwell, of Oakville, the chapter‘s only active charter member, and Ruth Auclair, of Oakville, a former charâ€" ter member. Eight of the 14 remaining charter members were guests of honor at the chapter‘s 60th anniversary gala Diamond Jubilee Luncheon at the Oakville Club on Tuesday. (Photo by Peter McCusker) Angela Bruce IODE celebrates 60 years By WILMA BLOKHUIS A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 31 No. A FRESH WAY TO SAY HAPPY MOTHER‘S DAY. â€" sf‘/"‘" * v" It‘s time to say "I love you, Mom" with a freshly baked Mother‘s Day cake from your .neighbourhood Tim.Hortons. ‘"Our steadfast support of the hospital has grown from $30 a month in the early ©30s to several thousand dollars a year in the ‘80s and ©90s, along with a growing $18,000 that is earmarked for our OTMH expansion commitâ€" ment." Last year, close to $11,000 was given out in bursaries, over $10,000 was shared by the FareShare Foodbank, Salvation Army, CNIB, Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital and its LifeLine program for shutâ€"ins, the Oakville YMCA, and Oakville Transit to prowde transâ€" portation for the physically disabled. Most of the money channelled into the community by the Angela Bruce IODE has been raised in the shop staffed by members who work as volunteers, six days a week. The first shop was located in a small house procured from war assets on Randall Street. From there, it moved to five other locations across town before moving to its present location on Kerr Street. "With each move our profits have doubled," comâ€" ments McGillivray. "Because of the success of the shop, we have been able to meet all of our IODE commitâ€" ments." This ‘recycling‘ project led to the opening of the IODE Opportunity Shop in 1943 to raise funds from the sale of used articles, mostly clothing, "articles collected that were not suitable for salvage, but were of some sale value." households across town, and once filled with scrap, the bags were picked up, sorted, and the scrap sold to dealers to raise funds for the war effort. 54 FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1993 (See ‘Sixty‘ page 7) In an earlier interview with reporters, Manning said he hoped his "zero in 3" deficit reduction plan would heighten the visibility of the Reform Party â€" a party which he acknowledged had sufâ€" fered in the media in the past six months or so. "When our visibility is up, we (See ‘Manning‘ page 10) "The deficit is a job killer," said Manning. "Canada is in a debt hole and the traditional politicians are digging it deeper. If we really want to save medicare, create jobs, and all the other social programs, we must insist that we get the federal debt under control." And he raised questions that NDP federal leader Audrey MacLaughlin may take the federal party "down the same path" as the provincial leader Bob Rae. "This is not a PC leadership debate where you can avoid the specifics... it is time for those specifics," he said, claiming all the leadership contenders have sidestepped the specifics of a deficit reduction plan. As to the Conservatives, whose estimates of the deficit rise with every budget, he said simple, "That promise is not believable." Pointing to Federal Liberal leadâ€" er Jean Chretien‘s track record as finance minister from 1977â€"1979, he said the debt soared by 60%. "Why, then, would Canadians believe the Liberals would reduce the deficit with a track record like that?" It is up to the Reform Party â€" who vow to whittle the $35â€" billion deficit in three years to zero â€" to get Canadians out from the debt hole. Tuesday, Manning told about 1,000 people in Oakville that all the other politicians from traditionâ€" al parties were not to be trusted when it came to the deficit. kraditional political parties can no longer be trusted to cut the staggering deficit that threatens to erode the social programs Canadians cherish, says Reform Party Leader Preston Manning. By DIANE HART Special to the Beaver Don‘t trust other parties to control deficit: Manning 28 Pages FRIDAY FILE, BUSINESS....... Today‘s Paper _ traditional . politicians are digging it deeperand i â€" deeper.‘ SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Consumers Distributing ‘"Ganada is in a debt hole and CALL845â€"5585 75 Cents (GST included) Preston Manning