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the HERALD Wednesday Januarys lMi Community Page Inclement weather plagues Legion activities By G TUTTY PRO Branch Due to the inclement weather our Zone Commander was unable to be with us at our Thursday January 1692 meeting Brenda Archer and Alice Mac Donald were initiated into the Ladies Auxiliary and we welcome you most warmly Winners of the draw were Crystal Thorogood Vi King and Jean Gillespie was in Credit Valley Stoddard is in Sinia and Lilly Maybinks Georgetown Hospital We wish you all sunshine and flowers and many pleasant hours The Ladies Auxiliary Zone meeting was held on Sunday January at Branch After opening ceremonies Dolly Noseworthy President of Branch Ladies Auxiliary introduced Rose Green 2nd President On tano Provincial Command Ladies Auxiliary Eastwood Zone B7 Commander Jean Hasselfelt Zone B7 Commander Isabel James Zone B7 Sports Officer Dolly then Legion program still cares By PRO Br The Royal Canadian Still Cares Program This program wishes to ex press the concerns of the Legion that all veterans former service members and their spouses are aware of the benefits available to them and the changes in legisla tion which affect these benefits This program is designed to bring these facts to the attention of the following persons All veterans and former vice members with possible vice related disabilities who have never claimed Previous who have given up after a negative first decision Persons who have pursued their claim all the way previous to 1971 can now start over based on new evidence or errors within the law Disability pensioners who may not the potential of conse quential claims These would have to be attributed to the disability eg additional pro blems Note A further medical examination would be a A theatre of war veteran who is now receiving fractional entitle ment eg increasing problems existing during enlistment flat feet The pensionser who after be ing awarded a pension has mar for the first time and has never applied for additional pen re spouse A widow of a pensioner whose husband has had a negative deci during his life but never ap pealed Remarried widow whose hus band died to the introduc tion of proportionate widows pen sion Remarried widow unaware of the Resumption of Widows pension legislation Veterans and widows eligible for V A and do not know Persons who may be in need of help crisis situations may be eligible for Benevolent Fund benefits Imperial veterans appeals etc K Department of Social Security compensation which was amended in extending the compensation to 1 prisoners escapers evaders Those persons not aware of the Last Sickness and Burial expense aid We Emphasize Do it now Delays in applications for ser vice related disabilities may well mean financial losses The live date of any award is deter mined by the date of the applica or contact with the Pension Commission All information is confidential When stating a claim be frank and cooperative A claimant has the choice of representative Any person who has served in the Canadian Forces the RCMP or in the naval army or air forces of Canada or that persons dependent may apply for a disability pension through the Royal Canadian Legion the Bureau of Pension Advocates or directly to the Canadian Pension Commission Attention Look to future reports which will outline the Pension Act and other benefits available to the aforementioned persons handed the gavel to the Zone Commander Ethel Eastwood then went over the agenda touching on the following subjects inancial Statements Convention in Hamilton Applications for Life Members Workshops for the various positions in the Ladies Sports Programs We then had closing ceremonies Do you know the difference bet ween an Officer and a Chairman An Officer is elected and in stalled a Chairman s elected and not installed while a Chairman is nted Thanks Rose for that informa on Robbie Burns Dinner The Ladies Auxiliary Annual Robbie Burns Dinner and Dance is being held on Saturday January 2592 the Legion The following head table guests will be piped in at by Piper Stewart White Alistair Macintosh and Christine ad dress to the haggis 2nd Vice of the L A Monica Southon and Ian McDonald Hugh Shearer and Joyce White Immortal Memory President LA Sheila Hicks and Bnan Rev Peter Bar row and Carol President Bob McNeilly Br and 1st Vice of ti LA Elizabeth and Mayor Russ Miller and Gerry The Haggis Bearer will be Max Jack the standard Bearer will be Harry Bottoms Toast to the Lassies by Andy Syme and Say I saw it in The Herald The Harry shuffle Harry Allen of Georgetown showed them how it was done dor the Royal an Leg on Branch in house tournament held Satur day Mr Allen was one of participants in the on a year tournament The winner of the tour was presented w the Sam Gisby Trophy Herald Photo by Lisa Boon Pot the reply by Monica Southon The Scottish Dancers under the direction of Susan McCarroll All proceeds to go to the Talking Books for the Blind Car Club Draw January 16th No 239 Bob No Moe Deforest No Jim Jones No and Donna Diegal No Fern Boisvennue No Jim Glass Euchre January 1st Oliver Scragg 2nd Emily Sargent 3rd Jonathan Dakin Lone Hands Lois Richardson Booby Rod King In house Sam Trophy Winners Bob Tost Doug Logan Runners up Dave McNeilly Keith Ewing Co ordmator Bud Haines Assisted by Bill Barber Wayne Reid Meat Draw Winners January 18th 1992 Early Birds Monica Southon Alma Sargent Grace Hamilton Regular Mark Downey J Picket Bud Haines Norma Lawrence Keith Ewing Brenda Archer Keith Tost Wayne Joan Phillips Special Rob Platters Jack Pork Chops Gary Kirk Chicken Bakery Dot Richardson Reminder To all members General meeting will be held on Thursday January 23rd 1992 at p m Meat draw held every Saturday afternoon Rocking the board It was a shuffleboard showdown at the Georgetown Royal Canadian Legion Branch Saturday as Georgetown resident Keith Tost shot his last rock down the board The tournament is held on a year at the Legion and this year players participated Herald Photo by Lisa Boonstoppel Pot