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the georgetown herald seventyfourth year of publication wednesday evening august 13th 1941 5c a copy 2 00 a year a few of the donators to the georg stown hkrald war victims fund a pic above are some of themany donators to the herald war victims fund which is run in conjunction with the great fund sponsored by the toronto evenmg telegram left to right george farmer and harold gilmer whose refreshment booth near the bowling green netted 6 35 for the fund recently mrs k preston propne tor of the empire lunch shown with the quilt which she made to be sent to england 39 25 was reahzedfor the fund by selling name squares and messages peggy young beth connely and margaret connely turned in 5 50 from a bazaar held last month absent from the picture is toots murphy who also helped in the bazaar i war victims fund donations last week totalled 2895 25 was turned in last week to the herald war victims fund bringing the total amount received to date to 146227 the mbnab street neighbourhood club still keeping up the good work increased their already substantial do nations by another 12 00 mrs alex taylor used the time honoured method of saving odd pen nles which she dropped into a handy box at her home to gather 2 00 for the war victims while mrs k pres ton increased her original donation of 3680 on a quilt which she made to be sent to england by another 2 45 this was given by several people who wished to send messages to people o er there the messages were sewn on streamers attached to the quilt a lucky draw xor a blanket at the textile picnic last saturday realized the sum of 1050 which has also been turned over to the fund the georgetown herald britimh war vtcttms fund forwarded to toronto evening telegram 1 cash on hand acknow ledged mrs k preston pennant messages on quilt sent to england draw on quilt at g en wll hams and georgetown first annual textile picnic august 9th mr and mrs j d kelly mcnab st neighbourhood club mrs alex taylor 12 00 200 speersbessey vows at baptist church the georgetown bapltst church waa the scene of a pretty wedding at 730 o clock thursday evening august 7th when the reverend j e ostrom unit ed in marriage miss mary pearl bee sey youngest daughter of mrs john w bessey and the late mr besiey of georgetown and mr harry arthur speers son of the late mr and mrs thomas j speers of toronto the bride who was given in marrl age by her brother mr roy bessey toronto wore a beige ensemble with ginger brown accessories her shoul der corsage was of pink rosebuds the bridesmaid was miss christine semple of toronto who wore a white flower ed organza frock with black velvet tur ban while the groom was supported by mr james shook of toronto during the signing at the register miss dors bessey niece of the bride sang miss m young played the wed ding music after receiving congratulations and best wishes of their friends the happy couple left immediately for a short honeymoon prior to their departure for meota sask where the groom is a member of the teaching staff mr and mrs speers will later reside at markham ontario attended convention mr and mrs jack t armstrong and mr and mrs floyd hilts attended the annual canadian florists and garden era association convention held at the rojal york hotel toronto on mon day where mr armstrong attended the school of floral designs and mr hilts the growers lectures textile workers picnic at barbers beach saturday the first annual glen williams and georgetown textile picnic was held last saturday at barbers beach early saturday morning three trucks and about twelve cars filled with plcknlc jeers left town for a day at the beach where swimming games and a boun uful lunch were enjoyed during the day taking part in the picnic were em ployees and officials of glen textile industries ltd joseph beaumont brill hosiery mills and whiteley for ritt co ltd during the day a raffle was conduct ed for the herald war victims fund on a blanket donated by the glen textile industries ltd the winner of the raffle on which 1050 was reall zed for the fund was bert scott of glen williams in br semifinal men s softball game glen textiles defeated whiteley for ritt 28 9 playing off with a com blnatlon beaumont brill team glen textiles was leading 10 4 in the fourth inning when the game was called in favour of lunch in the girls softball beaumontbrill defeated glen textiles by the close score of 10 8 the second game was not played and may be played later this summer winners in the program of sports wre s legged race herb hancock and eileen mbquarrie throwing the rolling phi l mrs herb hancock 2 mrs dan norton soda cracker race 1 len whiteley 3 elizabeth wylle 100 yd- dash men i oord ora- 1 t bam 3 bui beaumont i 50 yd dash ladles 1 winnie wll lett 2 mrs monica hancock wheelbarrow race 1 bruce richard 2 mrs doris canmnell 50 yd swim race men elmer jor dan 2 gord graham 2o yd swim race ladles 1 jessie hilts 2 ruth smith sandersongreensward wedding at st georges a pretty wedding last friday unit ed in marriage evelyn may sander on eldest daughter of mr and mrs a sanderson of georgetown and george k greensward only son 6f mr a greensward of brampton rev w g o thompson performed the ceremony which took place at 6 00 o clock in st georges church of england the bride was lovely in a powder blue dress lace trimmed with white shoes and white silk hat she wore a corsage of sweetheart roses her at tendant was her sister jean gowned in tropic sheer with white shoes and hat and wearing a corsage of tea roses mr lloyd sanderson brother of the bride was best m following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of ttie bride her mother receiving gowned in mauve printed sheer the couple left on a northern honey- moon the bride travelling in a dress of navy sheer trimmed in white with white accessories on their return they wul make their home in bramp- acton chapter visits local i 0 d e the countess of strachmore chap ter iode held a delightful business nd social meeting at the home of mrs c v williams on monday aug llth the regent mrs s mackenzie presided in the chair and extended a ordial welcome to the guests of the t en iig the ladies of the lakeside ch pter acton the meeting was opened by all re pealing the prayer of the order the minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved and the treasurer rave her report reports were also tiven by the comenors of the navy league tag day and the candy and 1 ot dog booth at the red cross gar den party it as decided to have the iode refreshment booth at the fall fair again this year the results of the past years efforts had been so en co i raging the business of the meeting being attended to the ladles tried their skill and knowledge on contests planned by mrs a grelg after a sing song re freflnments were served an expression of thanks tendered by miss robinson on behalf of the ac ton ladles for a very pleasant even ing was given a vote of thanks was given mrs williams for the use of her home and the meeting adjourned with all unit lng in singing tfie national anthem davidsonrobinson wedding an event of last saturday sprucelawn the home oi m and mrs j l robinson millon as the setting for a lery prmy wtldirg on saturdnv am t 9th when ii ir on y da ithter mnnmret lois was narr td to cpc 1 davidson georgetown mn of mr j ii dnudson and the ul mr da klsoi re s r c j cbrook rector of si stephen ch nch of englai d hornby officiated given in marriage by her thcr the bndi wore a gown of dull powder rcpe with white and naj accessor ls and corsage of pink rose buds tht bridesmaid mis eh a wt ey of georgetown was costumed in a ros rrd ngote with white access les and cordage or pink rose buds jnir da i son jr brother of the groom wt best man at the reception which followed the service the brides mother received wearing royal blue embroidered sheer with white and navy accessories and white rosebud corsage mr and mrs davidson left for a trip through the komarbha lakes district on their re turn they w ill make their home ii georgetown salvage for victory phone d brill r llcata or the herald office for salvage collection he was an organist of arcadee by kind permission of mr edward w wodson whose summer residence in georgetown is welcomed each year by his growing circle of friends hre we reprint below his column music notes which appeared in last satur daj s toronto evening telegram comment by us on the story told by mr wodson would be superfluous sur i flee it to say that several readers nave phoned to say what a fine tribute i s o an rajf hero who is remembered by his friends in georgetown he was in organist of arcadee and if first things came first in this busy world his simple s would be an epic that canada might be proud to read and recite for ail tune but first things don t always come first even in canada s glorious land of promise and opportunity and that is why the simple story of this organist of arcadee is offered here n hopeful gratitude it is true in every detail names and places are omitted because this is what he would wish arcadee is only the pretend name of a pretty little township about thirty miles from toronto as the crow flies by imaginations yardstick it is a thousand miles away he came to arcadee from the big city full of enthusiasm and with many a gift of musical technique and tem perament in his early twenties ha was eager to live and learn to live more eagerly as the poet says he had scholarship enough of mathe malic and talkative sort but what he knew found best expression in what he did he was no talker but a doer of the wordand that he shoulo choose the ministry of music in the house of prayer was exactly what might have been expected from such a sensitive youth music to him was gods whisper that says things or which logic and speech are forever lznorant munich while he was settling in arcadee making a few frleads who loved him for what he was and his capacity for loyalty hitler and his sang were revealing their seoundrcssm leamed statesmen talked- about idealogies munich was hailed at a statesman s triumph the organist of arcadee was restless i musics prophecy best could show that men should be ready to fight for the idealogies that are so easily talked about he took training in a canadian fly lng field expecting that canada s fly int men would be wanted in thousands for the fight that was to come but there was nothing in canada for him in his preliminary training he had shown high promise and an eagerness that only the esprit of inspiration knows he would go to the motherland arcadee with its music and sunsets and rolling landscapes and distant hills of blue and valleys of delight were not for him on a cattle boa he worked his way to england he tolled at his illsmelling sweatcaress ed job with the gut of a rancher who didn t know a bach fugue from diminished triad and dldrn t blush for his ignorance in england in england they accepted him at once in the service of the royal air force he was the sort of man they were looking for and canada s won derful work in the sky these days and nights is proof of their wise discern ment in due time he got his wings as pilot the organist of arcadee was henceforth one of the few to whom so mnny owe so much meanwhile war had come the raf was doing its miracles of ser vice fighting against odds that sicken the memory to recall and fighting ar enemy whose hate was venomous and whose compassions- were more to bo dreaded than his hate and this is where the story of the organist of arcadee becomes one of a thousand that make the record f the royal air force such a breath taking one unmatched for courage and glad devotion to duty agalrat terrible odds lejtens addressed to his mother in toronto dated january and march of the present year have been re produced in arcadee s sunny weekly paper what follows is from one sent from egypt cairo is a lovely city they eall it the city of contrast where the east meets the west it made me continued on page 8 new minister for georgetown and limehouse presbyterian churches in our mail bag georgetown ontario tuesday aug 12th 1941 mr editor last saturday a man came to my door with the tale that he had a job to go to at the pease stove foundry on monday morning and could i give 1 lm a little mone to have his shoes mended so that he could go with half way decent looking teet i told him that i had no money to spar bit would give him a good pair of work ing boots that my husband wore before he joined the army he thanked mt very much and went away with the boots on saturday night i saw the same man on main street drunk and with his old shoes on this morning tues day my boy came into the house with the shoes i had given away he found at a meeting of the presbytery of toronto held in richmond hill pres byterian church on wednesday even ing august 6th a well signed call to the rev c c cochrane from the congregation of knox presbyterian church georgetown and limehouse prtsbyterian church was presented the presbytery approved the call and placed it in the hands of mr cochrane who accepted it the date foi the induction was set for tuesday evening september 9th at 8 pm mr cochrane graduated from knot college in 1940 and has spent the past yeai in the northern ontario mission held being located at geraldton he comes from the kingston district the weather we have been favored with another week of ideal summer- weather owe during the week the temperature i reached a maximum of 90 degrees bat w v j i the whole the temperature has mem behind a bush at the back of been 4 7 degrees lower than the pre- the united church where they nad vious week been thrown cloudless skies have been the rule this man didn t want money for a good purpose he wanted it for beer and it lsn t likely we would find him working either if we went to the trouble to investigate soldiers wife card of thanks we the employees of the glen tex tile heartily wish to thank mr stein- burg for the enjoyable picnic at bar bers beach also to thank mr and mrs lederman and mr knoepfll for their kind help all week until last monday when we had the first light shower of the month following are the local records far the week date tues aug 5 wed aug 6 thurs aug 7 fri aug a sat aug 9 sun aug 10 mon aug 11 h and l temp rain fall capt a j williams killed in maritime plane crash richardson searle wedding at burlington standards of pink gladioli against a background of ferns and palms pro vlded the setting- far the weddtngin st lukes anglican church burling ton on saturday afternoon of miss floence w richardson daughter of mr and mrs sinclair g richardson elphlnstone port nelson to mr wll fred s searle wetland son of mr and mrs wilfred c searle rev g w tebbs officiated the bride wearing a white silk net gown embroidered with silk daisies carried a bouquet of shasta daisies and hlu cornflowers the skirt of her gown formed a train and the long jeeves were leg o mutton in style she wore finger tip and face veils of net caught with orange blossc mrs austin stanley toronto was her matron of honour gowned in aqua marine with pale yellow accessories and carrying gladioli petals of the same shade mr jack whittafcer rc a f toronto was groomsman and the ushers were mr frank brabant to ronto cousin of the bride and sergt william murphy mr murray hall jr was at the organ and miss joan brabant toronto cousin of the bride sang the guests were received afterward at the hotne of the- brides parents mrs richardson wore a french model of lace and crepe the bodice and long sleeves of heavy lace and the skirt of crepe in aquamarine shade she wore a matching turban the bridegrooms mother wore a dusty rose shadow lace gown navy blue hat and corsage of delphinium petals and rosebuds for the wedding trip by motor the bride wore a becoming french blue crepe dress printed in raspberry and white her small turbun was fashion ed of raspberry velvet petals and her accessories were in matching shade formeb georgetown bans leader w at to atfebo captain alfred james williams w killed in a pi near monctoa nb airport on sunday august 3rd born in leominster england ha came to winnipeg at the age of 31 learned to fly with the winnipeg fly- lng club and obtained his private and commercial pilot s licenses in that city in 1932 he noved to toronto and join ed the toronto flying club in addi tion to his flying ability capt w11- lams was known as a firstrate musi cian he conducted the toronto irish regiment band and served for a time as leader of the lome scots band in georgetown in 1940 he successfully led the band to first prise at the waterloo band festival and second at the canadian national exhibition he was an out standing cornet soloist about two years ago he became aa instructor at malton airport later transferring to london airport and early this year he joined the atlantic ferry organisation known as atfero and began piloting bombers to britain at one time he was employed by the toronto meteorological bureau flying into the air for data for weather re ports in the crash in now brunswick radio operator frank c godfrey of olencoe was also killed and the na vigator sgt o a l webby was seri ously injured capt williams who was 38 years of age is survived by his widow in winnipeg the couple will reside near fonthill the bride is wellknown in george town where aba has often visited she is a wellknown contralto soloist and has sung ontnanyqqcaat a fit georges church of 1