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the georgetown herald seventyfourth year of publication wednesday evening december 10th 1941 5c a copy 2 00 a year british children will receive christmas cheer auxiliary fund well support ed bit georgetown as bwv fund total mounts christmas oheet for british child ren the auxiliary fund started last week by the herald in conjunction with the herald war victims fund received a number of donations this week bringing the total to 38 00 the mcnabb street neighborhood tub whose donations now total 110 earmarked their donation for the auxiliary while the other donations have ahbeen from private individuals meanwhile the parent fund con tinues to grow with a d last week totalling 1450 tbnrgeorge preston ho donated a pyrex saucepan and xmas cake for a lucky draw realized 950 lor this ray ben of glen williams was the winner the btewarttorwn aypa also turned in 500 from a special collection at one of their meetings united wms christmas program on tuesday december 2nd the de cetnber meeting of the women s mis aionary society of georgetown united church took the form of a christmas program and followed the suggestions in the missionary monthly for j canadian friendship carol service six members took part in the candle benfice lighting candles of rriendship for six groups of those who now make their homes in canada the election of officers was conducted by mrs howard hutt the report was adopted as follows honorary president mrs h i hutt presidertmrs a m nielsen vice president mrs a b speight secretary mrs harvey clarke treasurer mrs w deans supply secretary mrs w w tyn d christian stewardship mrs john mcdermid community friendships mrs c j buck literature mrs r h wright pianist mrs norman burns press secretary miss h a staun ton the secretaries fr assciate helpera are still to be elected 9 after an appropriate prayer the love 1ft was presented it was de dicated by mrs collin todd the story of the wise men was read by mrs clarke miss ehna king rendered t vocal selection the gilt very beau tlful slides were shown depicting the love of christ as a great light shin ing in the lives of people of many lands the singing of silent night and the benediction brought the meeting to a close snvid s ioi 8ui3jooj 31 rioa ho h p h nox asiueionff rif pire jioot b 33thj pub ui o3 o suiulxub jod 1 ubdop 3sb3d ipiljm 8jjiq 2uq333s ui 3qnoj jo jo b o e3a3sui3u nd 3abij sublpj3ui umoja3l03rj 383 if ji6 s3 umo33j03q ui 3131j hjslj eauo sip uetij u383jd seurjstjtq aajaq au puy ubd ii patirap aq jj pue ao pue ljsitf psjurnj sa j ua0138i03r- ef pue jja j lt61 h01 jaqu 3 h district man wins honours at chicago show w o brownrldge geo far mer won distinctive honours at the recent chicago livestock and grain i the georgetown herald british war victims i fund forwarded to toronto evening telegram 227754 cash on hand acknow lodged 4338 mrs george preston glen williams proceeds from draw on pyrex sauce pan and xmas cake do nated by mrs preston fl50 betty cudden treasurer per stewarttown ayfa 5m christmas cheer for brit ish children acknow ledged in another col total dec 10th christmas cheer for british children an auxiliary of the herald a w v fund acknowledged 600 friends mrs j crawford 200 odsm and mrs c s stacey 200 mrs c bumside anon 200 mcnabb st neighbour hood club iojoo total dec 10th 2800 show when he took top honours in mr t j brownridge headed the eas- the eastern division for alfalfa and tern division in the same grain seven won the reserve championship com i years ago he has received numerous petlng with winners from the other letters of congratulation since his divisions mr brownridge was cany i success ing on a family record as his brother laurier home becomes national historic site i the georgetown herald sorters comforts fund forwarded to georgetown soldiers comforts committee 16153 cash on hand acknow 9401 total dec 10th 206m rta meeting last monday icfced boxes for umfnbw naar serving w with tbe armed st john brigade inspected the first annual inspection of the georgetown division of tbe st john ambulance brigade was held on mon day night december 8th at the le gion hall the district officers were received by mrs t grieve divisional lady superintendent and dr o v wullams divisional surgeon mrs ritchie district lady superin tendent and mr nesbitt district of ficer inspected the division in ranks and dr bell the district surgeon then gave tests for bandaging home nursing and first aid mrs mocutch eon district lady officer and mr nesbitt examined and passed on the records after brief addresses on the brigade nrk b mrs ritchie mr nesbitt and dr bell the division members were dlsmifed and lunch was served inside and out the home of sir wilfrid laurier at st lin que has been restored as closely as possible to the condition in which it stood on the day 100 years ago when tbe great carta dlaa statesman was born within us humble walla decorated and furnished la the beat possible taste with authentic furniture and materials belonging to the period and typical of french canadian handicraft the house b a memorial to french canada of a centm great leader sir wilfrid laurier dedicated as a national his toric shrine uf the presence of smme minister maekeuu king and other national figures the laurier house contains many treasures of frenchcanadian art and handicraft old furniture of baa been renovated and the build the period was taken there from several parts of th province tex tiles from lileanxcouilres char levoix county other articles made about the time sir wilfrid was born from the isle of or leans the interior walla cov ered with hand made linen woven in quebec make as admirable backgr tor the torniaalags and plctnrea amoaa- the many clock with east iron store wtfift two desks large loos for pool beds a hsassuv wtth retaraffaie to aad bttgfctty ed handmade rugs and represon tatlve paintings by arthur lis mer the exterior of the house lng has been moved back into thn centre of the property which has been levelled and beautified a large boulder bearing a bronro tablet serve as a monument to sir wilfrid these pictures of the laurier home at st lin which is len than it mltoefrom montreal by canadian pacific railway show the front0t the honsp top tefl ltth eant aota in living room lop rtjfit old f h croondfloor bedroom lower 1 sad lover right old time bin r ahttra optanlng wheel and brock harley and diane perrott l wed in lindsay cambridge slreet united church lindsay was the scene of a lovely wedding on saturday december 0th t 3 rijn when diane perrott only daughter of bandmaster and mrs a h perrott was united in marriage with brock johnston harley son of mr and mrs d s harley john street georgetown rev j j black per formed the ceremony the bride given in marriage by her rather looked charming in a floor length gown of tufted white floral satin with full length veil of tulle illusion caught up with a mary stew- art headdress of french net and seed pearls she carried a sheaf of calla lillles and a white prayer book the gift of her mother and wore an en graved silver cross the gift of her grandmother aie was attended by mrs ray harley as matron of hon our and two junior bridesmaids mrs harley looked sweet in aqua blue with matching hat and carried a bouquet of pink brlarcllff roses miss bessie harley as bridesmaid was very quaint in boor length maize taffeta cut on old fashioned lines and poke bonnet trimmed with white fur she carried a wee nosegay ot sunshine poms miss sheila whitley a little war guest stay ing at ftne home of the brides par ents was also a bridesmaid her dress being styled the same as bessie s but in charm pink with a nosegay of pink and white sweet peas the little girls preceded the bride down the aisle the attendants wore engraved lockets the gift of the bride mr ray harley brother of the groom was best man and the ushers were mr osmond perrott of brant tord cousin of the bride and mr nor man yexsmith of lindsay the wed ding music was played by mr charlee- murray uncle of the bride who wore tht dress uniform of the 1st midland resjment the bride s father was in bandmasters uniforrh of the rcoc kingston during the signing of the register mr murray played two organ solos mj diane and because the church was decorated with palms fe n and mums a reception was held at the hotel benson the bride s mother receiving in a period gown of light mulberry moire with fitted bodice and full weeping skirt she wore a french hat with veil and mittens of contrasting hade and a corsage of yuletide and sunshine poms the banquet hall was decorated with pink and blue the choice of the bride and a threetier wedding cake on a silver base adorned the head table guests included rev and mrs j j black miss jean harley of george town mr alex mckessock superin tendent of the llnday creamery where the groom is employed and the manager and staff of the arcadian grill where the bride was employed for travelling the bride chose s dress of french blue sheer with matching hat and black seal coat af ter a honeymoon trip to toronto and montreal they will take up residence in lindsay the bride is a former resident of brampton where she attended school bandmaster perrott was formerly bandmaster of the lome scots band mission band meeting womens rostttute twenty five members of the george town branch of the women s insti tute were present at the december meeting held at the home of mrs walter peck on wednesday afternoon december 3rd at 3 pm the presi dent mrs w g mcdowell occupied the chair and the meeting opened with the institute ode and prayer after the reading and adoption of the minutes of the previous meeting the correspondence was read and dealt with mrs w g bell gave a report of a very successful euchre held at her home since last meeting the pro ceeds amounting to 8 00 being hand ed in vote of thanks was given mrs bell for this splendid report and her hospitality mrs c hayes gave a humorous reading which was much enjoyed by mr roy peck accompanied by paul favoured the meet- the rosebud mission band of the united church held their christmas meeting on monday afternoon in the sundaj school room with a good at tendance of members their mothers and other interested friends of the band the call to worship was given by the acting president june cotefc after which the beautiful old yet ever j mrs new story of the first christmas was i wltn o delightful vocal told b mrs h c wrigglesworth in th mailer of christmas cheer to terspersed with the singing of carols the shut ffis was left inthe hands of the children then decorated a small t local needs and flower commtt- ewrgreen tree with gifts from thv tees mrs livingstone gave a report bible verses which have been the of the boxes sent to the boys over- comfort and treasure of christian the soldiers comforts corn- people for nearly two thousand years mlttee and read several letters from dorothy olney costumed as the spirit of christianity lit candles on the tree each one representing a nation to which our missionaries have carried the light of gods word a recitation by cory herrington and prayer by nan brown closed the worship ser vice mrs c j buck told a beautiful stor of a htue chinese girl who through her contact with the mission school had been able to lead her whole tamily to worship the christ chlm the attendance contest for t yea was ended when mrs a r speight presented prises to five m of the band three of ihese dorothy otoey betty clarke and donald bums had perfect attendance and june cofell and norma olney had missed only one meeting the meeting closed with prayer a treat of candy was served santa claus comes to town on saturday december 20th the boys expressing their thanks for these a vote of thanks was given the hos tess also those taking part in- the program and after singing god save the king a cup of tea was served thbologs spfca at united church the morning service at georgetown united church last sunday morning was taken by two emmanuel college students who spoke on their experi ences in practical christianity the two men both of whom are in their second year t course were arthur dayfoot son of mr and mrs c b dayvoot of georgetown and norman mackensle both of them served in adjoining mission fields of tbe united church in musfcofca during the summer mon ths mr dayfoot exxdalnecy the f or- msttonof a wosfcewnu a laralton school for district dhonrcki whero ta g ihucs w udxe -to- traction mr macfcenste spoke t the formation of a wdb oo- operauve which he was ubstnshstttal in imganluk m tola dbttsst toft of the remits acbievod