Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), May 19, 1976, p. 3

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Wednesday Mo 19 Upstairs Downstairs comes alive at Dundurn Castle North Halton Music Festival- From the mouths of babes by Not only did members and friends of the Esqucslng Historical Society step into another time period during their visit to Castle they stepped Into a popular television show They seemed to be on the set of Downstairs as their hostess dressed In a servant uniform led them below stairs to begin the tour of Hamilton a famous site The home of Sir Allan Me Nab Prime Minister of the Province of Canada in 1B55 Castle was restored in 1967 as a Centennial project The castle Is now completely furnished with pieces dating no later than the 1B50 There is such an impressive amount of detail within the house that the group wished it had been possible lo wander through slowly The toi permlltcd to indulge As he also had the key to the wine cellar his position as butler must have been quite agreeable At the other end of the servant social scale was the scullery maid young girl who had sole responsibility for arduous task of boiling waler and washing the many dishes Broken dishes found hidden under floorboards suggest she held a relatively insecure position The took was second to the butler and completely ran the huge kit with its two fireplaces A set of bells communicated with various rooms upstairs to inform the servants they were needed Upstairs Its a different world The forma pink drawing room contains spacious couches elaborate carpets and drapes a curved thorough beginning in the servant quarters with the dairy laundry wine cellar vault larders and kitchen The butter had command At that it the and responsible for the brew house where he brewed beer on weekly basis for the occasions when the servants would be fashionable for ladies delicate Protective screens win used to from hot fires They avoided the smokmc room where men engaged in drinks cigars and an versa on Nor did women use the ablution room a rather water heated on a stove Despite he temed Royal china basin the ladies preferred bathing in portable tubs in privacy of their bedrooms Such information was vividly related by ghe guide who accompanied the group throughout the entire castle giving a fully satisfying commentary After Dundurn hadrevcaledallitssecrets the group had lunch in Hess Village a few blocks of restored houses now as specialty shops and boutiques Hess Village is within Hamilton much like In Toronto The group dissolved to enable the in lo pursue their own interests A few hours appeared for the return trip to Georgetown The Historical Society has sponsored a of outings and finds then is public in crest such excursions New numbers are welcome and all arc invited to participate in their walk through Georgetown to be held on June The society can be con acted through library It was difficult to decide ho was having a better time Mr Lance McDowell of ministry of education or the students he was conducting In a chorus of Sing a at the North Music Festival held in the auditorium of M Z Bennett School Acton Between class adjudicator McDowell ex plained judging procedures and offered advice to the young vocalists well as leading them in song Reports constructively criticizing performances wire prepared by McDowell for the music teachers Said trophy convenor Jean McPhall The music teachers should be commended for their lime and effort they use recesses and lunch hours for practicing It good experience for the kids she because every time they get up and perform in front of an audience hey gain more self confidence McDowell agrees The ones who ore losers are the ones who don I participate However first second and third prizes trophies donated by local W I groups and the Music Festival were presented to the choirs which placed to give them the incentive to compete the best pcrforinnnte of the triple duet Rejoices the grades five and six from Martin Street receded the Vi 1 trophy from Mrs M Bennett placing second received in from Mr of the Music and Mrs Ewart the third to Little on behalf of the WI Grades one and two from Robert Little received lop honours for Itobins Break fast the John Milton I from Mrs Foster of GDI- plaqu Bennett received the I trophy from Mrs Dillon Robert Little and Intcrmcdnle rs tied for first place for their versions of The Horn and share the lakeside I D prize presented by Mrs Mrs lluven gave W award lo Joseph Glen Williams primary choir for Two Kites and a Ram Cloud next in lint trophy from Mr Allan Percy Mary took home the Block W I award from Mn for first in Sing a Rainbow open to junior choirs grades four Mrs Benton Trophy was taken home MZ Bennett who accepted it from Mrs Beer for top performance Ring Ring Banjo Runners up in choir for boys with unchanged voices was given theHultonWl Staddon Martin and Robert Little third both accepted the Music Festival Parent lives prize from Mrs Norton Mr Tom Gibson gave the Kenneth Harrison Memorial prize to Martin Street or placing first in the senior entry of the Lord s My Shepherd again this year Mrs Hunter representing first time donators the of Milton HIM HIM Till- IUNJU eh r from Bennett Sell st Smith Mil presented second placers with a trophy Robert Little third received the Music Festival award from Mrs When the Captain Comes In was best sung by the boys choir with changed voices from who accepted the Acton W I trophy from Mrs Mr presented the Music Festival Board Member plaque to second in line Martin Streel and third placer Robert Little look home another Music Festival award from Mrs M Z Bennett received the Bennett Memorial trophy from Mrs Evans for doah Tie senior choir placing second in this class Robert I accepted the I award from Mrs Gamble W I alive Miss D Powell made the presentation lo Martin Street for top honours In a triple trio of Believe Me In All Those Young Charms On behalf of the Music Festival Mr K Alger gave Ihe trophy to runnerup M Z Bennett The five hour North Music Festival of per formances and presentations was well paced and en tertaining Gibbons for placing second Another lie for third resulted in Ihe the 1estivil trophy from Mr Fisttr by both M Bennett and Martin Street Listen Inside Ihe altered by junior choirs grides three and four Little their rd first the Dublin from Mrs Bern nip Devonshire from Mrs third pine finishers M Ihe Musical Festival from Mrs in I Brook villi iceeplcd the Union I from Mrs lor placing third y 1 donated lup prize through Mrs Viilson ljmehouse W I prize to Glen Williams for second and Lnmhousc iccepted the Music Represen trophy from Mrs K for third Tw j choirs grades four to six entered the triple dm of i Ittle Morn from Howard Wrigglesworth The plated first third receiving Festival guards from Mr Met Mr Second prize wis to I irtj by Mrs ifal I Tli Smith Memorial Another TV show On The Buses Members of the Esquesing Historical Society head for home DM IttHUI wis the Hilton Music Festiv Trophy presented by Mr Met to Ihe grades five and ax choir from Schinl for the 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