Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), October 19, 1977, p. 5

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Arts and Crafts of Georgetown celebrates 35th with a facelift THE HERALD Wednesday October II 177 Paget men and wo men who have reached their year and begin to wonder what approaching middle age means there cornea a kind of be it new hairdo asportacarorjutt out of character with the result that some like It other don The same seems to bold true for Institutions such as the Arts and Crafts of a number of yean Us annual exhibitions were held In the village of Nerval at the Way Jay Club For the annual exhibition held at the North Halloo Golf and Country Club In Georgetown Saturday the second wan bright and positive step In the Ions of some but the girdle so to speak was too tight for the taste of others Almost 1 000 persons attended At the height of the mornings press the parkins lot was Ml and cars were lined up along Maple Avenue more than ever before for any event at the The best of the exhibits were displayed on a table where people could vote for their pick of what best home for couple married in Norval church A wedding of local interest was solemnized in Union Pres byterian Church on Aug 13 when Mary Jane Elizabeth McCIure daughter of Mr and Mrs John Georgetown became the bride of Bruce Barrett son of Mr and Mrs John Barrett of Both the brides paternal and maternal great grand parents John Eccles and George Lyons were members of the original building com of this historic church in 1883 Pedestaled arrangements of white abasia mums and yellow gladioli decorated the church altar when the Rev Ian Pnerson officiated at the ring ceremony The hymn Praise My Soul was the processional musk supplied by the organist Mrs Bern Ice Gowland A C who played through out the ceremony Given in marriage by her father the bride wore a gown of satin jersey knit with high sculptured neckline The modified empire waistline flowed into a full chapel train Her silk illusion veil was held by a Elizabethan cap The bridal bouquet was a cascade of while Roses while Baby Breath and Ivy Miss Clayton Brampton was maid of honour Mrs Suzanne Mai ton was bridesmaid and the brides sister Miss Islay McCIure was Junior bridesmaid The attendants all wore soft apple green crepe gowns with matching contour shoulder capes They carried yellow Daisies end white Chrysanthe mums fashioned with trailing gold ribbons Mr Jim Scott was best man Ushering the guests were the bride and groom brothers Mr Bill and Mr Ian Barrett The male attendants all wore walnut tuxedoa and sand fled shirts For the reception held at Georgetown Golf and Country club the bride a mother re ceived the guests In a mul berry sheath gown accented in the back with a full length cape Harmonizing velvet rose petals were worn In the hair She wore a shoulder nosegay of miniature pink Carnations and Rosebuds The groom mother chose a twopiece ensemble of gold taffeta chiffon The gown tured deep autumntoned accents complimenting the flowing chiffon coat was a corsage of crimson Rosebuds Following the wedding din Mr Brampton acted as toast master A letter of regret was read from Rev Lawrence and Mrs Phillips uncle and aunt of the groom who were unable to be present A dance and late evening buffet followed the wedding When leaving on their honey moon to Nassau the bride was dressed In a twopiece French blue crepe ensemble with a cape bodice and softly gathered skirt Ivory and an Ivory tipped corsage completed her travel ling costume The couple have taken up residence In Acres Mississauga Cousins attending from a distance were Mr and Mrs Montreal Professors Kennedy and Helen from St Anne Que Honoured senior cousins Mr and Mrs Elgin Lb in Prior to her marriage Mary Jane McCIure was honoured with showers and buffet lunch Those entertaining on her behalf were her aunts Mrs Betty of StreeUville and Mrs Anne of Tor Associates of the Toron to Western Hospital and of the Atkinson School of Nursing TWH also enter buffet supper and mlrcellaneous shower Those Mrs Suzanne N Mult on and Mm Lynn Aimer Toronto A dinner In her honour was given by classmates of University where the bride her final year for a Sc An mirror was presented to her A pre- wedding party was hosted by Mr and Mrs Del bcrt tree lie Following the wedding the bride mother held an at home week location said club manager Marlon Faulkner The main display of crafts by the members was In the clubs dining room ting members were along the wail and In a central core creating a circular mall pack with the best that could be shown In dried flower shell craft silver and pewter smithing leather can die and ceramic work draw paintings enamel rug hooking weaving in all crafts touching every aspect of texture colour shape and use fulness They re very la dies said one visitor from Guelph who has returned to the exhibit for many years The arts and crafts mem always provide some thing new to see she said declining to her name but adding former mem ber and painted with oils She and companion were en Joying a tea break In the club lounge niter having seen one quarter of the exhibits Both Indicated that at times the press of people was too great for comfort Hugh McFarlane and his wife enjoyed the show but felt that the village setting in Nerval was good for arts and crafts I m sorry it not In Norval Mr chairman of the Norval Com munliy Association sold There was more room there The change Is good said Agnes Oliver a potter and member of the Arts and Crafts executive The society need a face lift she said a nice bright new approach for our year But a facelift and a tight new girdle are not enough and new this year at the exhibition was a grant from the Ontario Craft Council to provide a prize far the best In the show and the best display The best of the show was on a table near which was a ballot box where public could cast a vote for their pick of cherry wood wine goblets a sterling silver tomato lifter tatting kind of lace fringe In this case on a linen handier chief water and oil paintings shell dried flowers and Jewellery Society member Ann Allen prize of a plant would be awarded to one of the persons who voted for the piece which got the most votes There were a total of pieces on display and the response of the public to the table was amazing she said The society was only more or less testing the idea she said Crowds were standing in line to view a closer look at the lapidary art of Ethel exhibits at the exhibition of the Arts and Bessem Crafts of Georgetown Above people bend for Town hall brickwork hard to match The bricks on the old Acton town hall which have went almost a century of summers and winters are not easily matched with available today In brickyards financeadministration com was told last week Its very difficult to ma ten Alan Zeegen the engineer who took on the job of repairing some broken brick work on the building He went to two brickyards and the subcon trader to three In an effort to match and ex lure he said Although it is not a very good match we gave it a damn good try One of the difficulties Is that the building has been painted once he said Another is the urgency of getting the job done He said they could try sand blasting to lighten up the color when the work is completed JOYCE BEATON Women need a kick in the rear end The United Nations decreed from to to be known as the decade of women Within that decade Sipila United Nations Assistant Secretary General Social Development Humanitarian Affairs urges that the role of women must become an Integral part of the establishment of new economic order She predicts slow progress of economic development in the world unless the condition of women as breeders feeders and producers arc Improved There is a great deal to be changed not only in the altitudes of men but also in the attitudes or women As long as women assume the whole responsibility for the children and for the homes without liking men to share It with hem they will find r sons to bo absent from the decision making bodies Women as a group have not responded to their political power or political responsibilities In the same way as men and as nations women need kick In the reur end We have everything going for us hero In this country when wc compare our living conditions to those of women in the develop I countries In India women arc still reluctant even though qualified and educated to accept jobs thai pay more than their husbands Turkish women have no problems reaching top professional levels as lawyers doctors or scientists Their representative to on Internal n Conference I attended recently was nuclear medical researcher with the foreign of Turkey She told me women have access to seats on he supreme court bench as justices but the women in Turkey who had the vote since continue to try to responsibility by declining election Women around the 1 1 no excuse from now on to be absent from the political decision making in any field or at any level During International Women Year more informa Hon was gathered about thcslluatlonif women all over the world than was ever done before At the world conference on women in Mexico the situation of women was stressed On one hand the problems of society such as population food shortage illiteracy unemployment continuous and increasing poverty and on the other hand we have the very slow progress of economic and social development It obvious that in the Interest of every government of every country developing or developed we must urgently improve the the situation of We must fully integrate women in on equal terms with men In all fields and at every level It the special interest responsibility of women everywhere to sec that the important the International Women Year arc fully implemented The female leaders In this community should be pressing for this It time we moved out of all female support gro into the decision miking arenas of our communities and our country Town team fo get crcits The the town s works and engineering departments who are two- time winners of the annual Post Office 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