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2 the acton free press wednesday december 6 1967 live in toronto obituary 1 jftti fjrcss jjomjim mop oldfashioned quilting bee was recreated at the united church womens thankoffering meeting last week in the amusing skit were mrs e ljdkea mrs j gibson mrs g w mckenzie mrs c l rognvaldson mrs t shields and mrs h r force with mrs h patterson standing as narrator staff photo early origins of womens organizations in the church in canada were related by partici pants in a short play at the ucw thank- offering wednesday of last week portraying a doctor and nurse front are mrs a long and mrs w coats in oldfashioned costume are mrs k allen mrs g musselle mrs c timbers and mrs c griese staff photo two short skits highlight ilcw thankoffering meeting the thankoffering meeting of the united church women was well attended by about 140 in the church thursday evening at last week mrs tom shields the hcw president welcomed church members and guests from other churches in acton and georgetown two church choirs seated in the gallery sang canada dear home and hosanna to the son of david the brass quartette from the citizens band played several selections both the choir and quartet are under the direction of the church organist dr george elliott the evenings program was highlighted by two short plays one told of the beginnings of womens work in the church beginning in 1816 with the meth odist halifax benevolent society followed by the methodist female society in 1821 the date was 1863 for the amusing quilting bee skit mrs h patterson led in a responsive prayer of thanks giving refreshments were served in the church basement to the large group duke of devonshire christmas supper mrs rh elliott opened her home for the duke of devonshire chapter of the lode for the christmas party a delicious turkey supper was served smorgasbord style from the dining room which was alight with candles and lively with christmas decorations a short business meeting was conducted by the regent mrs lidkemwho welcomed the membersandnoted only four were unable to attend mrs young reported there were 15 vases donated to the manor by members at the close of the meeting slides were shown which had been taken at the 50th improved breeding techniques have made todays pork meatier with much less fat than it bad even a decade ago this means more meat for your money and more high quality complete pro tein per serving it also means fewer fat calories which is es pecially important to todays health conscious people t wellcooked pork like all meats is about 98 percent dig estible anniversary of the chapter the centennial tea and other functions where members had assisted mrs mcleod showed slides of interest from their trip to scot land this year mrs young showed slides of italy portugal and other european countries from their trip last april the evening closed with a gift exchange christmas supper for mission circle members of the baptist miss- ion circle held their december meeting in the form of a pot luck supper in the basement of the church monday evening the tables were beautifully decorat ed with santa place cards and lighted candles after all had done justice to the sumptuous supper the regular meeting was held during the business session gifts for shut ins were discuss ed and a report given on the re cent sale of used clothing norma balule took charge of the devotions and balllle read the christmas story taken from luke 2 norma balule then gave a meditation entitled serve the lord with gladness janice harris conducted two contests and read a humorous poem the ladies aid after the exchange of gifts jessie coles showed pictures taken at recent church functions and some taken at expo which were very much enjoyed the evening came to a close with a cup of tea and de licious christmas cake served by the social committee the president thanked all those taking part in the program and in the serving of the supper quality ba products save you money gasolines 1 motor oils diesel fuel fuel oils stove oils m souui miat oil burner finance plan 10 years to pay small carrying charges dependable service thompson fuels ltd phone 8532370 acton after hours 8532174 reception in acton follows murraybraida city wedding mrs basil johnston was charter member of institute in a double ring ceremony in st peters church toronto mary braida of acton became the bride of francis william murray of point edward the brlda is with the depart ment of public health of the bor ough of york and the groom is employed by the combined sep arate school board of cooksvllle their parents are mr and mrs abele braida 173 main sts ac ton and mr and mrs francis w murray 307n arthur st point edward the couple are living in toronto rev father r troy officiated marquispassmor wedding in acton white chrysanthemums and candelabra decorated acton ev angel tabernacle for the wedding of mary catherine passmor daughter of mr and mrs ed ward robert passmor of rock- wood and james thomas mar quis son of mr and mrs tho mas valentine marquis of hes- peler rev sm thomas conducted the ceremony entering the church with her father the bride wore a coat and dress ensemble of white peau de sole her headdress a peau-de- soie bow held a shoulderlength illusion veil she carried three longstemmed talisman roses with white streamers and steph- anoos mrs kay whltaker of truro ns was matron of honor for her sister mrs janice sparrow of penticton bc was bridesmaid they were gowned alike in em erald green floorlength dresses they wore abovetheelbow white gloves and velvet hair bows their bouquets consisted of one longstemmed talisman rose with trailing white ribbons and steph- anotis robert marquis of hamilton was best man robert hodges of hespeler and alan passmor of rockwood brother of the bride ushered for the reception at the town hall rockwood the brides mother wore a twopiece turo- uolse ensemble brown access ories and a corsage of pink roses the grdjbms mother wore a chocolate brown sheath brown accessories and a yelloi rose corsage for a honeymoon to florida the bride wore tangerine and brown figured dress with a mat ching hat chocolate brown ac cessories and a corsage of white gardenias the newlyweds reside at pals- ley blvi w cooksvllle halton manor acton wi has special program by mrs m warbanks on friday nov 17 another enjoyable evening was spent in the auditorium whenthe womens institute from acton entertained the president mrs lindsay gave a short address of welcome and then the program was handed ov er to mrs fryer pictures of lake louise banff the rockies and expo were shown by mr heeley c landsborough played two coronet solos then the golden age club entered the auditorium dressed in centennial costumes forming on stage all eighteen of them they played and sang some old favorites the carpenter tap dancers and duets sung by miss simmons and mrs veldhuls followed af ter the concert a delightful lunch was served by the institute miss l moore gave a vote of appreciation to the visitors on behalf of the residents with an invitation to return at a future date at the afternoon ceremony on october 14 and h ogrady was organist the bride wore a floor length gown of peau de sole with finger tip sleeves and a line skirt the bodice adorned with lace a train fell the length of the gown her shoulder length illusion veil was held by a peau de sole satin flower she carried a cascade bouquet of gardenias and orchids her attendants were her sis terinlaw mrsl patricia braida friend mrs ruth currie and sisterinlaw miss wendy mur ray as bridesmaids they wore floor length gowns of peacock blue peau de sole with bell sleeves and aline skirts their headdresses were of matching rosebuds and they carried nose gays of pink carnations and white daisies the bride was given in mar riage by her father groomsman was thomas murray brother of the groom and ushers aldo braida brother of the bride gary obrien friend of the groom and william murray brother of the groom the 64th scout troup of st peters parish formed a guard of honor guests came to acton for the reception in the music centre when a dinner was followed by a late evening buffet guests were welcomed from toronto barrle point edward sarala cooks vllle oakvlue port credit kingston and clarkson mrs braida chose aqua crepe and lace dress with white carna tions tad red roses the grooms mother wore a dress of yellow topped with a chocolate brown coat brown accessories and a matching corsage the couple left on a trip to the laurentians and points in quebec the bride wearing a kelly green suit with matching hat and black accessories before the wedding there were several gatherings in honor of the bride showers were held by former nursing classmates at st michaels hospital toronto mrs anthony canzano mrs keith currie and mrs william tajer the nursing staff of the borough of york department of health mrs raymond arbic and miss elma braida mrs ollwyn butchart and the secre tarial and teaching staff of run- nymede collegiate a party for the bridal party was given by dr and mrs ray mond braida toronto hi and two former neighbors kerwln mcphall acton and roy mckeown nelson nine grandchildren acted as flower bearers kent hugh faye sylva and nell graham marjorle barbara doreen and keith johnston after two weeks illness cath arine jane gray johnston pass ed away in guelph general hos pital in her 79th year she lived tor about 30 years on the farm at rr 3 acton for 11 years with her daughter and her family at georgetown and for the past nine years at 3 mill st w acton mrs johnston was bora oct- her 14 1889 at guelph daught- ranh tahiac er of isabella orr and wy gray ua vj cjvjiv5 she married basil c johnston w on june 24 1914 at erin and he enioy uinner died in 1939 she was a charter member and rarih fvm lrf asriic4- e first secretary of the green- wwuii yyiii5i the first secretary ock womens institute a mem ber of the golden age club she was pianist tor the rhythm band she was also a member of the u cw she is survived by daughter laura mrs gr graham wll- uamstown ontario and elwood rr 3 acton a brother wes gray prede ceased her funeral service on november 11 at the rumleyshoe maker fun eral home was conducted by the rev gordon turner and inter ment was in fairvlew cemetery pallbearers were four neph ews harold reed oak ridges clarence gamble acton orwell johnston acton alan gray del- acton citizens band ladies were treated to a delicious chick en and chinese food dinner at the music centre last friday night twentythree ladies at tended and enjoyed the dinner to recorded music men of the band were invited as guests later and couples play ed court whist winners were ab irwin and gord gibbons in keeping with the location a musical background for the court whist was supplied by ted tyler jrs tape recorder heather buchanan looked after the recorded music for dinner and she and patricia sampson gave the ladles a real night out by cleaning up haitatiflihy its miladys duty to make you a beauty by popular request we repeat perms reg 20 for 1450 reg 1050 for 75f for appointment phone 85 30 2 90 mary braida and francis william murray were october 14 in sn peters church toronto they are their home in toronto married making groups combine christmas meeting the ladies aid and the after noon auxiliary wms of knox church combined in theirpresen- tation of a very pleasant and in spiring christmas meeting in the church hall mrs wrru mclntyre president of the ladles aidpre- sided the christmas story was the theme of the service of worship led by mrs f anderson and mrs rm macdonald with miss b roszell contributing a solo a most delightful story the christmas pageant was read by miss isobel anderson in this story a group of children un accustomed to the mysteries of the christmas story for the first time participated in the pageant and sensed the universal wonder that christmas brings in an atmosphere of seasonal festivities white gifts were pre sented and personal gifts ex changed a special gift from the members of the home helper department was presented by mrs c hansen retiring after many years as their secretary a festive lunch was served by the committee in charge robert r hamilton optometrist i 16 mountainview road s georgetown 8773971 for party fashions visit moniques fashionable salon and choose from the exciting collection of new shoe fashions silver and gold brocades and kid leathers in illusion high or stack heels 73 macdonrrall stiwet guelph ont satin periwinkle and mystic tinted specially to match your gown for elegance in fashion footwear visit monique today delight her christmas morning with a gift certificate from monique fchristmas dance m at i acton legion i i i saturday december 9 music by j gay notes orchestra admission 200 per couple everyone welcome imperial styling features supersurge mobile dishwasher top loading with pushbutton controls i extrapowerful 4way supersurge washing action 1 16 table setting capacity cama loads 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