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the acton free pratt wednesday march 20 1968 qornjlm yo4l special projects highlight lakesides program jfree flrtss 4h girls visit greenock wi finds film on flower arranging helpful greenock pl ynet at the noma of the treddaoi mrs condon usua for the march meeting last wednesday evening vtcpresldent mr g wal lace opened the jneeung tth a teasing on spaing rates followed by the od and collect taarje wis a food attendance ol iu members and la visitors in- chidnf th ftrls of the local 4h ebib roll call of uttla courtesies jeortb knowing and observing received excellent responses a program oonvener mrs ralph sinclair very ably pro- aentad the mnto the most important thing yon wear is your expression so smile she said the search for happiness is often dnrawardlng but many times it come unbidden stealing overthe shoulder of those whose chief aim is in providing happiness tor others she closed her remarks with a smile provoking news- clipping of scrambled reports of a wedding and in auction sale melodies played on the piano accordun by misses leah and sharon leslie were much enjoyed by all most are looking forward to the coming of the spring flowers so found the film on flower ar ranging vary colorful and with many helpful hints plain con tainers and use of oasis or needle holders an useful in miking interesting arrangements one must keep in mind the placement of the bouquet when choosing and arranging the flowers as a table centre mu it be low and attractive all around while a teller on slovdgrouplng can be more interesting against e living room wall tin 4h girls are studying this art in their ourrent project following the fllrri shown tiy mrs sinclair sob conducted a flower quiz the winner being mrs h jansen the entries of mrs chester allan and mrs e pajtsrsoq were declared first and second winners in contest for whole wheat buns mrs allan will bake buns to enter in the content at centra wulllngton district an- duel intlay mrs w milton and mrs a milton judged the baking contest on behalf of the wl members who have enjoyed and profited from the baking with yeast pro ject mrs c altken thanked the leaders mrs a gates and mrs g wallace for the capable man ner in which they had conducted their meeting and thuspromoted enthusiastic participation in the project pretty glass cake plates were presented to those two ladles in appreciation mrs g wallace conducted a lengthy business period con cerning many coming events four ladles will be attending the 50th anniversary of bannockburn wl and others hope to accompany members of ospringe wl on a visit to the st law rence starch company tie april meeting will be held at the home of mrs g wallace and will include annual reports and a contest for a lemon cheese cake at the close of the meeting the whole wheat rolls were ser ved with a cheese and rdllsh tray followed by delicious des serts the hosteuwasasslsted in preparation and serving by the convener mrs e johnston and vrs william johnston mri t hemsley thanked the ie director of the ontario wvi- hostessahd conveners for a very jfoo of cancer society showed pleasant meeting slides and spoke on his trip to the annual report of the 49th year of the lakeside chapter lojxk acton during the 1967 year the chap ter held 10 regular meetings in the legion auditorium and two executive meetings with a total membership of 46 including four outoftown members the av erage atte was 22 four new members were welcomed into the chapter during the year membership was divided into six groups each being respon sible for programming and lunch for meetings i we enjoyed three guest speak- erst a demonstration two pot lyek suppers tildes talent table and a bemembrancedey and christmas programs mr maurice grimes execut- town assessor bill ersklfw is in hospital after being taken ill this week mr and mrs wilfred wilholni paul and brenda of waierford mr and mrs edward hawes of r r 1 umehouse visited with mr and mrs fred lemon and family on sunday laurie moore a daughter of mr and mrs george moore r r 1 llmehouse is spending her winter vacation in nassau bahamas with her grandmother two grade four classes from the mz bennett school toured the free press friday after noon as part of their studies of a newspaper teachers shep herding the groups were miss fern small and mrs rourke mr and mrs ernest west accompanied by mr and mrs fred west spent two weeks mot oring to florida visiting fort lauderdale and returning via washington a weeklong conference of sales and manufacturing person nel of the plastic prodicts division of building products of canada ltd was held at mohawk inn campbellvllie last week several staffers from the acton division micro plastics were among the 40 j to so personnel from across canada attending lh3 lectures and demonstrations key speaker of the week was warren flanagan vicepresident of imperial oil co ltd and chairman of tty board of bp canada which s a wholly owned subsidiary of imperial oil he spoke thursday evening stamps sheets pins put to use by ucw a busload of united church sunday school students teacher mrs a long rev and mrs gordon turner and other friends crippsleslie lioroon turner ana ocner inenos travelled to toronto saturday at wywc afternoon for the matinee ner- w vuws bait 2 of the ucw of trinity united church was invited to the lovely home of mrs marguerite taylor for the monthly meeting tad to spend the afternoon with mrs mabel symon it being her birthday ed by 25 members one new mem ber and one visitor thirtyfive visits were made during the past month mrs shoemakers report on sick and shutins was very thorough as usual aa invitation was read from st andrews united church georgetown to a hat show on march 18 all members were asked to save their old cotton sheets to he made into bandages for the lepers and safety pins to be harrington had the attached the bale is to be pick- readings and mrs ed in april the date to be set mrs eaton president was in the chair and opened the meeting with a prayer of faith and all repeated the ucw creed mrs shoemaker was in charge of the devotional mrs warne and mrs scripture shoemaker took as her topic liter whirls my neighbor mlssslm- mons sang a lovely sola a short prayer ended this part of the meeting minutes of the last meeting ware read and approved treas- mgt a bake sale will be held at simpsonsears march 29 from 10 am and all members are asked to supply baking they have been asked to cater for a wedding in july plans tobe urers report was also read and approved roll call was answer- a card was received from the mission on lepers stating thai afternoon for the matinee per formance of youre a good man charlie brown fiftyfive cents of each ticket went as a donation to the northern corps of teach ers 312 tons of used stamps had been collected the past year and 4200 was received for same making a wonderful contribution to the work these stamps other wise would be thrown away so save your stamps and turn them in to miss annie aitklns mrs force and mrs eaton showed slides on india for the remainder ofthe business period lunch was served by the group of the month a lovely birthday cake was made by mrs taylor fof the birthday ladles of the month four in all mrs eaton thanked mrs taylor for the use of her home and was delighted to see so many out in such inclement weather the collection was taken and the meeting closed with the mir- pah benediction bethel tabernacle bracebridge scene hanchermacnaughton vows bethel tabernacle braco- brldge was the setting of a very pretty wedding saturday march it at s pm of ann elizabeth dsjwmer of mrs freda hancher of orillia and douglas lelghloa wl nkbntbs bannockburn w i eekbrates its 30th anniversary today wed nesday with a luncheon at lime- house presbyterian church and program story and picture next week bronze medal uofg student a special university of guelph award el merit was presented to mias janet rognvaldson from the students union council at the major societies banquet at the university friday march 15 the bronu award is given to individuals who have given freely of their time andenergy to student affairs durughhslr undergraduale years janet is la bar final year of arts si wellington couege ska was chairman of the course erahtshftn secretary of the union council and active in various i activities mabnaughtan son of mrandmrs dan macnaughtan of brace- bridge rev a gallagher of mac tier officiated given in marriage by rev austin godcke the bride looked charming in a street length gown of silver brocade with white accessories and carried white and yellow mums her matron of honor was mrs ken redman dressed in a pretty green crepe with sequins and white accessor ies she carried red roses and white mums the grooms attendant was kan redman wedding music was played by mrs austin gedcke the wedding reception was at the grooms bonw a dinner pre pared by mrs gladys griffith mrs gertrude oliver and cathy macnaughtan the grooms parents were un able to attend the wedding at the church the father having had two serious operations at western hospital toronto and had been allowed home the day before the wedding the mother has not been well for the last couple of years wayne jackson nephew of the groom a cbc photographer from kingston took the wedding pictures neighbors and friends came with eitts to cooeratulate the happy couple and everyone had a most enjoyable evening the bride and groom are spending this week in hamilton muton 878 3272 show times sun thru thura 8pm- fn a sat theatre tr oxu yhuksmi say el dorado john wayne robert mitchuaa taks mi to you oinea cart march 11mm color sun mon tues maich 34353 island of terror color all star action show yhj ntojfcfed man cu wedthursml sat march 17lj0 fastest guitar alive color roy orbison joan weeman 3 stooob caiiev quiit back1t ttxas tom cartas i tokyo for the international can cer congress mrs lobb of west pakistan now teaching in georgetown spoke on her native land and ita customs miss jean little of guelph a writer of childrens books spoke about reading and its influence she autographed two of her books which the chapter presented to our local library throughout the year the chap- tar was busy locally aiding the centennial committee by sending out hitters re the towns centen nial plans at the fall fair members convened a hospitality corner serving tea and cookies as a centennial gesture mem bers a centennial costume took part m the talr parade with assistance from be rot- i arians of acton christmas ham- pars ware prepared for the needy farolues in the- vicinity a bake sale was boldln february in april a very successful centen nial tea was held at the home of mrs marguerite taylor with overl7sattending family heir looms antique dolls and china and many interesting articles were on display the members assisted at the blood cunlc the cancer drive and the c n l b canvass throughout the year we bad a most successful sale of centen nial and canadian spoons again we had many entries in the local fall fair which helped boost our funds our annual november bazaar wagthe most successful in a number of years a canadian flag and framed picture of the queen- werfcre- sented to our new library and two flags were donated to rob ert urie school rjngs- were awarded to the high school boy 4h homefnakers complete project the acton 4h homemakers completed their project featur ing fruit march 2 at this meeting plans were discussed for our afternoon tea and a trip to college royal on saturday march 11 mrs lynch and mrs macnaughton took our group to college royal in guelph of most interest was the fashion show where we saw everything from sleepwear to bridal dresses the tea will be a summing- up party for the group it is to be held on march zl at the home of shirley savers each mem ber will bring a fruit bread- cookle or square which they made themselves to be served with fruit drinks tea or coffee around three oclock mr hln- ton will present the mh hlnton challenge trophy which we won judith anne leslie daughter of brigadiers mr and mrs les lie of north toronto corps of the salvation army was married to cpl gordon allan cripps rc asc son of mr and mrs jc cripps r k 2 acton the wed ding took place at the barrio chapel of the salvation army on february 6 the bride is employed as a federal government auditor at army bases the groom is presently stationed it camppet- awawa tiny are living at pem broke at the pall fair last year the display was entitled treasure trove our 4h record books will also be on display for the parents and other guests to look through this club was worthwhlletoall of us we enjoyed working with our leaders and the other girls and feel that we have accomplish ed a lot making frultbreads cheese trays and table arrange ments are only a few of the many things the club girls have learned and girl with the highest stand ing in middle sod upper school and a 12500 scholarship was also presented twentysix nev erlate neverabsent certificates were also presented donations war given to acton community services the chor- sller fund helton music festi val decoration day committee canadian legion poppy fund and a remembrance day wreath the sick ware remembered with cards and flowers were sent to bereaved purine the christmas season members attended christmas tea at helton etiuwam for a most enjoyable afternoon vour regent attended the ah- nual meeting in ottawa ori the national scene we doo- afed to the following funds xray for korea common wealth relations overseas re- lief fund peace garden fund national shipping korean pro jects wllhelmlna gordon found ation provlnclally our donations went to lucy morrison memor ial fund special representatives fund canadian scene services at home and abroad shipping under the very able leadership of our services at home and abroad convener the chapter had a most successful year a bale of 148 articles including 14 quilts was shipped hospital gowns were also made pocket books were shipped to armed services overseas andeye glass es were collected for the lions club the members express sincere thanks to their regent mrs c e nellie for the leadership which made im7 such a successful and rewarding year for lakeside as members of imperial ord er daugbtera of the empire may wa begin our new year our 50th anniversary with interest and enthusiasm and a desire to work for the alms of the order andthe betterment of our chapter submitted by regent grace nellis secretary elizabeth dpwotnr march field t fjr scott now he old foldem sww shrinks from black earth nqw js thrust forth heavy and still the fleldfs dark furrow not yet the flowing the mouodstirring nor yet the inevitable flow there isawarm wind stealing from blunt brown hills loosening sod and cold loam round rigid root and stem but no seed stirs in this bare prison under the hollow sky the stone is not yet rolled away nor the body risen owned picture the old photograph of miss mamie masales in ths photos from the past two weeks ago 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