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the acton free press wednesday october 9 1968 mr and mrs victor roach are pictured with their wed ding party after their marriage jn st pauls anglican church ncwel august 31 duke tf devonshire chapter honors mrs jack mcgeachie on october 1 the duke of devonthne chapter i ode held then regular meeting with the regent mrs lidkea presiding a short business meeting was held the regent thanking members for their work on the tag days and plans uere laid for the next meeting a special eiening had been planned to honor mrs mcgeachie who will be leaving the chapter she has been treasurer for the year and has held other offices in the chapter mrs beany expressed best wishes and presented her with a cup and saucer in the trillium pattern joe letric entertained with a selection of classic music on his accordion which was enjoyed more as members have noted his progress from the time he was a small boy the hostesses for the evening were mrs force mrs beatty and mrs newton who planned a delicious lunch with many extras for the occasion mrs newell of british columbia is visiting her parents mr and mrs melvin walker p c and mr jack arscott md chddren of blind river visited with the formers uncle and aunt mr and mrs g s matthews last week dr and mrs david gohn and daughter lee ann of mount forest visited with acton friends on sunday they were former residents of acton mr and mrs norman small of niagara falls and mr and mrs tom holmes of st catharines visited on sunday with mrs smalls mother mrs r m macdonald friends and neighbors will be pleased to learn that mrs viola bartholomew 160 poplar ave acton will be coming home this week mrs bartholomew has been a patient in milton district hospital several times with severe back injury mmlaaml acww represents six million women acton wi learns acton w i held their meeting wednesday in tlicrhhrary with the president miss marjone hull in the chair mrs lindsay was convener agriculture and canadian industries the minutes of the last meeting were read and approved roll call was an ancient farm implement and a modern one miss marjone hall and miss lindsay were appointed as delegates to go to the aiea convention at guelph on october 2 21 an auction sale with all members contributing was a good success and a nice balance went into the lunds auctioneer was miss nora kennev a visit to the manor was divcuucd and it will be some time in november a reading by mrs 1 ryer on the queen mrs lindsay read a paper on how lovely ihe tjrm was at all seasons ol the year guest speaker was mrs john bird district president jnd her subject was associated country women ol the world their projects arc sellhelp and community betterment pennies for friendship help through the international organization teaching of nutrition child care and home management in remote areas she gave a quiz contest on what the members knew about a c w w how many country women does it represent six million was the answer its members come from 56 different countries in five continents and belong to 200 different societies it links you with country women all over the world it keeps the country womens point of view before the united nations miss hall thanked mrs bird for her inspiring talk and mrs lindsay presentid her with a gilt the meeting closed with the queen and the lords prayer a dainty lunch was served by the lunch committee tie a rubber jar ring to the end of a string on baby s pull toy its easy to hold and easy to pick up iinmimn rrrrrnimjtss pumpkins are coming meanwhile apples b sj aluhl y and up glenspeylruitlaarket we buy used containers hwy s 4 mum north 401 own every day from 1 6 pm jjjjjjinr- jjomim ml ladies fair board tours school for deaf at milton mary fricker victor roach married in st pauls norval in a double ring ceremony in st pauls anglican church norval on auguil 1 mary kathryn fricker anj victor larl roach were married rev richard rugglt performed the marriage jndaiidrew dewhurst played the organ white glads decorated the church the bride is tile daughter of mr and mrs gordon fricker englehart ontario and the groom is the son of mrs lisle halladay and the late leo roadi of acton the couple are living on longfield road acton the bride wore a floor length a line gown of while peau de soie bordered with chantllly lace on the hem neckline and sleeves her chapel train was attached with a large peau de daughters of knox mincemeatproject the daughters of knox held their regular monthly meeting on monday october 7 in the mary ellen anderson room living for jesus was sung and the mottos repeated the business was conducted by the president mrs diane spielvogel committees were formed to look after the making of mincemeat and the ordering of church calendars both annual projects of the group the worship service was in charge of mrs linda paul and her group the subject of the study was mission three study groups were formed to discuss christs mission the churchs mission and the groups mission lunch was served by the group in charge tea bake sale at music centre the citizens band auxiliary held a successful bake sale and afternoon tea saturday afternoon in the music centre the baking was sold out and the tea while not as well patronized was much enjoyed sole and luce bow the three tier ihouldci length illusion veil was lietd in place by a crystal down le carried a cntcudc of while cluster munis white cattloyu orchids and slcphanolls she was given ill marriage hy her lather her attendants were miss susan fricker iviglelmt her tistef as maid of honor mrs carolytl lcngley of brampton another sister as bridesmaid and miss catherine roach of acton sister of the groom as junior bridesmaid ys menettes guests thursday this thursday the ys menettes will be guests of the ys men when the sum raised in acton for the arthritic society is turned over to mauri vallee ross mckeown of cl l is guest speaker ins topic man made larthquakes nancy reid graduate nurse twgq ihoy were drexscd alike in a line moor length gowns of orungc brocjde with while und orange daisy trim around ihe hem their ifcadpicccc were while organu bows with streamers and flowers they tarried colonial bouquets of while xltustu nulms and liny curls- of orange chenilles the bride had made the dresses ior he wedding party alfred ritacli brother of the groom i ruin acton was hes man the ushers were david langley ol brampton and bill fricker of i nglchart the reception was held in the parish hull in the evening the brides mother wore jn a line dress of gold italian crepe with matching purse and chocolate brown accessories with green and brown cymbidiurn orchids the grooms mother wore a twopiece green and gold knit dress with matching accessories and a corsage of golden yellow sweetheart roses the couple left on a trip to mamtoulm island and sudbury the bride wearing an ahne dress of imported linen in muted shades of gold and green with dark brown accessories and a gardenia corsage guests were present at the wedding from georgetown brampton limehouse norval glen williams fergus erin kirkland lake englehart new york toronto port credit and acton the ladles of acton fair hoard thoroughly enjoyed a tour of the school for the deaf milton thursday evening october 1 there ure 00 children attending the school 440 ure in residence und 60 children from brampton oukville und surrounding districts arc being brought hy bus dally their ages range from five years li ih years with one or two over this age after the tour the ladies were invited tis ihe home of mrs i rognvaldson for a short business meeting sixlccn members und one visitor were present the imilcss had coffee und light refreshments ready for the ladles on their arrival at her home und this was geutly appreciated after all the walking involved in the tour mrs w liiihurn jill- president was chairman and mrs d mutthews secretary read the minutes of the last meeting und five the financial statement ach convener of live different classes of the fair had written statements ready so that they were quickly dealt with some of the classes were down a little but the quality was definitely up the district annual will be held at the presbyterian church acton october 22 the tickets for the ontario hydro small appliance demonstration to be held in the robert little school november 12 tuesday evening 8 30 p m are ready for sale and may be obtained from members of the ladies fair board mrs w j mcdonald was courtesy convener the next meeting will be held at the home of mrs w linham lunch committee mrs e archibald mrs e smith and mrs w linham holiday magic cosmetics proper skin care and application of makeup will be given without obligation by our consultant who are trained in this art demonstrations monday and thursday nights at- 730 prn 337 queen st e acton adjoining bp snack bar if interested phone 853ill4 holiday magic f bazaar upcoming events discussed by auxiliary beta studio photo nancy reid graduated on september 4 from the guelph genera hospital school of nursing she is the daughter of mr and mrs jack reid of montressor dr toronto and formerly of acton the legion ladies auxiliary held their october meeting in the legion hall thursday october 3 president com mrs g james in the chair the auxiliary chapter was draped at the meeting in memory of the late comrade thompkjns provincial president the ladies welcomed a new member mrs j milne of rockwood a letter of thanks is to be sent to the tawnawanda legion for the lovely supper and entertainment local members enjoyed when they visited them on their trip to buffalo a donation of 50 is to be given to the soccer club to help them in their first year a social evening will be held october 17 in strectsville the bus will leave the legion hall at 7 30 members wishing to go are asked to get in touch with mrs b fowler by october 1 5 dress will be optional for halloween members were reminded that october 19 is the bazaar and asked to please come out and help at this annual affair after the meeting a lovely lunch and a social hour was enjoyed by the members thanksgiving sunday ay maple a venue baptist church georgetown oh that men would praise the lord for his goodness and for his wondorful works to the children of men psalm 107 verse b make this sunday more meaningful attend the church of your choice our services 945 bible claites all ags 1100 am and 700 pm bible ministry welcome to all r tv missions emphasis week make special not of these dates and speaker sunday october 30 rev edwin tomlinson can sec sudan interior mission wednesday october 33 mr lorne thomas shanty men christian association sunday october 37 rev and mrs hardy saunderwoid bible christian union germany we invite you to attend these services u r rruijjjj talk about farm fresh pick your own apples at chudleigh bros rr 3 milton 4168782725 from now to october 20 no 24 hwy free picking containers weekdays 100 pm to dark sat sun dawn to dark i qj5w bronte dwarf apple tract no lad ders to climb bring the family apple 40 below retail store price a1so potatoes oraptf kafts ssssssssssft vwaal iff youre planning to modernize your home heres the place to begin i mcintosh red delicious northern spy russet and golden delicious apple cider and other products available drop in for a special treat farm fresh ice cold apple cider and warm cinnamon donut modernizing your home can be a delightful experience home improvements can do a lot to help make your way of living better than over but before you start to modernize you should take care of one thing first your household wiring if you begin your modernization programme by re wiring almost everything about your home will suddenly seem better you ii have all the electrical outlets you need your appliances will perform better and you can add all the new one you re ever likely to need without the annoyance of overloaded circuits or blown fuses re wiring will let you take advantage of the new ideas in household lighting with decorative exterior lighting you ii be able to enjoy patio living on pleasant summer evenings you will in fact be opening the doors to the joys of all electric living including tho quiet comfort of electric heating start modernizing your home by ro wiring the hydro finance plan will let you re wire your home right now call a qualified electrical contractor for details or ask your hydro x k