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Page 16 OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL Thursday, June 22, 195) HEE Si [= CHURCH NEWS = | picnic to Hidden Valley on Wed- nesday, June 28. Cars will leave the church at 4 p.m. The annual sumer bazaar of Knox Ladies' Aid is being held on the church lawn this after noon, with tea being served from ST. ANDREW'S Rey. Father Hari pastor of St. Andrew's Church for the past ten years, who is leaving for his new appointment at Teeswater, said goodbye to his congregation at the Sunday masses. At the last mass a presentation was|3 to 5.30 made to Father Harris by Peter| Knox Women's Missionary So- Watters on behalf of a number | ciety met at the home of Mrs. F. of his parishioners. Rey. James|A. Mollison, Navy Street, Tues. Kirby, formerly of Kenilworth, [afternoon. Articles for the bale Ont, newly appointed pastor of [were on display. St. Andrew's, will begin his du-| This coming Sunddy will be the last time service will be held in Knox Chwrch until August. Union services will be held in St. ties on Sunday CALVARY BAPTIST J. H. Winnett, of Oakville, was the speaker at Monday evening's|John's United Church during meeting of the =~ Young People's [July, in the mornings only. Society. ST. JOHN'S Norman Bryer, Hamilton, was| Members of Oakville Odd Fel- the soloist at Sunday evening's|lows' and Rebekahs' lodges, ac- service. Morning and evening | companied by several visitors services were conducted by the [from the .St. Catharines cantons, held their annual church parade Sunday morning to St. John's Church. Between fifty and sixty were on parade, accompanied by the Legion Pipe Band. Following the service, which was conducted by Rev. Harry Pawson, the par- ade moved to the cenotaph in George's Square, where Noble Grand William Scade deposited a wreath in memory of the fallen. The Evening Auxiliary of the W.M.S. held an enjoyable picnic meeting at the home of Mrs. Fred Hotson on Monday evening last week. The devotional was taken by Mrs. H. Smith and Mrs. C. M. Morris, the theme being "It is better to know God's help by heart than by memory. Mrs. Cushnie, Miss Dennis, Mrs. Ink- ster and Mrs. Hotson reviewed the study book "Growing with the years" and outlining the work accomplished by the church in the 25 years since church un- jon. Mrs. Norman McLeod, the president, thanked the hostess and those who took part in the pastor, Rev. A. A. Stoll. A number of members of the congregation attended the funer- al of Dr. E. Ralph Hooper at the People's Church, Toronto, on Saturday. The late Dr. Hooper was a frequent preacher at Cal- vary Church. Tomorrow evening's cottage prayer 'meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Kennetli Sims, 72 Stewart Street East. KNOX "What the Presbyterian Church stands for" is the title of Rev. Mr. Nicolls sermon this coming Sunday morning, when a special service will be held to mark the 75th anniversary of the Presbyterian Church in Can- ada. The evening service has been cancelled in order that members of the congregation may attend a united service under the auspices of two Toronto pres- byteries in St. Andrew's Church, King and Simcoe streets. Cars will leave Knox Church for St. Andrew's at 5.45 p.m. Church being held to Hidden Valley, near Aldershot, tomorrow after- El 8 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY On Sunday, June 25th, service and Sunday school will be held at 11 o'clock, the subject "Christ ian Science," and from the cita- tions "He' that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father." John 14.12. The Wednesday evening meet- ing will include testimonies of healing, and experiences and re- marks on Christian Science, CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY The flowers on the Altar were in memory of Mr. B. F. David- son. They were given by Mrs. Dayidson and children, The soloist Sunday Grace Osborne. The Deanery service and re- ception for the Bishop will be held at the Lowville Park Sunday was Miss July 9th. ST. JUDE'S The grounds of St. Jude's Church swarmed with a huge, festive crowd of people of all ag- es Saturday afternoon and eve- ning, when the men of the church held their widely heralded annual garden party. It was a wonder- ful success, the best the versatile males have ever held. Young and old came by the hundreds to en- joy the entertainment, patronize the various booths, and partake of the dainty fare provided by highly skilled men cooks. "Little Olympia," the gym display given by the boys' and girls' gym teams in this scene of the Peace T COLD DIGNITY AND inviting beauty are combined Hill and its border of colorful blooms. During tulip sea- son, nearly half a million Dutch bulbs sent up their vari- -- For... * Cigarettes Tobacco Soft Drinks Ice Cream Magazines | Hot Coffee --Drop In At-- Ed. Slater's 38 Colborne St. W. # * * # -------- Russell Drug Co. 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Building Materials and Millwork + « « You Need agg I 1 EITHER DROP IN AT OUR PLANT ON DUNDAS ST. NORTH, OR PHONE 76. TCERIRLT] Tf] WE ARE IN A POSITION TO LOOK AFTER YOUR NEEDS . . . Chas. F. Doty & Son DUNDAS' ST. NORTH After. Hours: 558-W or 670 Phone 76 y y. Syd Fearman was general convener of the event. Contributions from members of of the congregation to the Mrs. Garland Guy Disaster Fund are still being received by the rector. A total of $27 has been contrib- uted to date. The annual children's outing is being held this coming Saturday afternoon to Miles Park at Erin- dale. Children and others wish- ing to go on to outing are asked to be at the church not later than 2 o'clock, when the cars will leave. MUSIC ALBUM BY IRVEN FELL It often seems to me that we laud certain musical organiza- tions to the skies which perform miles away from us, like Europe or New York or some other large city, and never think about what we have practically in our own midst. I have in mind the Mendels- sohn Choir of Toronto. We can hear this choir several times in alyear and that being so, it be- comes commonplace. However, it is a fact that this choir is a world famous choir, and certainly ranks as one of the best, if not the best on the American continent, In this case, choir means an or- ganization capable of performing what are recognized as the great choral works such as the Bach B Minor Mass, Beethoven's Mis- sa Solemnis, Verdi's Monzoni Requiem, Balshazzar's Feast by Walton, Berlioz's Great Requiem and many other difficult works. Yes folks, from time to time we are only a few miles from hearing all these great works, performed by a choir equal to any, under a world renowned musician, Sir Ernest MacMillan, The Mendelssohn Choir is one of the oldest choirs on this con- tinent. It was founded in 1894 by its first conductor, the late Dr. A. S. Vogt, Toronto. Ontario and Canada undoubtedly enjoys a cer- tain amount of musical prestige and "Mendelssohn™ has certain- ly contributed a large share to- wards acquiring that prestige. At first the choir gave unac- companied concerts, but in 1900 Dr. Vogt reorganized with a view to performing great choral works which called for orchestra and soloists. A couple of years later, in 1902, there came a co-opera- tive movement between the Pit- tsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the choir. Victor Herbert was conducting the Pittsburgh or- chestra at that time. A milestone was created when "Mendelssohn" made its first trip over the border to Buffalo in 1905, then shortly after this it performed in Carnegie Hall in New York City. Trips to Cleve- land, Chicago, Boston followed before 1915. In the days when I was privil- eged to be a member, we journey- ed with the choir to Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit and Buffalo. Other Oakville members at the time were Mrs. Clarence Byers, Mrs. W. A. Chisholm, Mrs. Ed. Keller, Chas. P. Tuck, Mrs. Kil- gous. In 1917 Dr. Vogt retired and under the direction of Charles Plippance, held the throng spell-| colored blossoms. The bulbs were a gift from Holland. bound 'With admiration, and the| - clever sleight tricks of a professional magician provided [was succeeded by Dr.. Herbert additional thrills. There were |Fricker . of Leeds, Yorkshire, pony rides for the little folks, and | England, who conducted for about 25 years, and if it was pos- sible, added to the prestige which the choir held. During these years the choir was associated with the Philadel phia Orchestra under Stokowski; the Cincinnati Symphony under Reiner and the Detroit Symphony under Kolar. Failing health caus- ed Dr. Fricker to resign. His farewell appearance with the choir being for the momentous performance of the "B Minor Mass." During Dr. Fricker's regime, the choir performed many choral works which had never been at- tempted by a Canadian choir be- fore, and consequently were first performances in Canada. Sir Ernest MacMillan assumed the leadership in 1942. At that time he was conducting the Con- servatory Choir, mostly students, but they were gaining a great reputation. No one can doubt the fine quality of leadership which is being given by this extraordin- ary musician and scholar. The choral number is not writ- ten which the "Mendelssohn" cannot sing. To my mind, any choir which can sing Walton's "Balshazzar's Feast" can sing anything. I happened to be in the choir when this was given its premiere in Canada under Dr. Fricker, and it is a tough num- ber to crack. Walton, incidentally, is a con- temporary writer of music, being born in 1901 in Oldham, Lanca- shire, England. 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