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w 18 second section georgetown ontario wednesday dec 12th 1951 second section ft mrs r h jones new st johns wms head the christmas meeting of womens missionary society of johns united church was held the afternoon of december 4th lq the ladies parlour mrs r- c adamspresided and mrs r h jones and mrs georg kidney were in charge of the de- votional and candle lighting service mrs kidney unaccompanied sang an indian carol twas in the moon of iwntertime mrs chester de- forest was accompanied at the piano i by mrs kidney in a solo i do not ask o lord refreshments were served at the close of the meeting election of officers was conducted by mrs a r vannatter and mrs victor mcdonald the new officer re hon pres mrs h l hurt past pres mrs r c adams president mrs r h jones 1st vice pres mrs george kidney 2nd vice pres mrs a m nielsen 3rd vice pres mrs clarence hayes rec secty mrs j mcdermld corr secty mrs a r vannatter treasurer mrs victor mcdonald community friendship secty mrs arthur speight supply secty miss mary savers and mrs isabel cleave associate members secty mrs g denham temperance secty mrs w g tyndall missionary monthly secty mrs g ward press secty miss h a staunton christian stewardship secty miss staunton pianist mrs kidney and mrs r h wright schultz family is moving to texas residents of town for the past four years mr ahd mrs fred schultz and daughters joan and glo ria expect to leave for texas- next week they held an auction sale of their furniture on saturday and this week are staying with friends while mr schiiltz completes some business details mr schultz moved here to estab lish an electrical business which he has operated under the name schultz electrical construction operating from his home at the corner of king and sarah streets for some time mrs schultz has been suffering from an arthritic condition and for rea sons of health it is necessary for her to move to the warm dry sou thern climate they will be mak ing their home in austin texas mr and mrs schultz originally came from montreal and had been living at mimio before moiing to town they attend st georges church where joan a first year high school student is a member of the choir gloria is in grade 8 this year mr schultz has been a good worker in the lions club- and oddfellows loage and will be greatly missed in these organiza tions saturday night a number of their friends staged a real surprise party t their home when presentations were made and good wishes expres sed for a happy home in a new douhtry j blu a j v a 2 gas- rfc n institute christmas party much njoy ed by members r vk 1 i t 1 shopping is a v pleasure 1 1 i 1 1 ft i in georgetown there are many good reasons for you to plan on doing all your christmasshopping right here in george town variety is die keynote which marks the holiday displays along main street these days whatever it might be from clothing to television jewellery to food delica cies toys to toiletries you can find endless variety on the well filled shelves of local merchants an darts true that prices not only compare with those of the big department stores but in many cases are actually 1 why not save that extra gasoline and bus money and use it for better and more gifts this christmas why not save the headaches of elbowing your way through the crowds in the city and shop at the more leisurely pace of a small town shopping in georgetown means that youll be shopping among friendly merchants who want to help and please you and who want to see you come back again after christmas so shop at home and make it a merrier thriftier christmas for all your loved ones this year mm8mmmam the jjecemletjaaeeing of ths georgetown womens institute at the h6me of mrs howard kentner 9fueen street on wednes day afternoon december 5 at 290 and was largely attended mrs se ward wilson was in the chair roll call was answered by a favor ite carol and while maw choices were given silent night seemed to be the favorite a report on bales sent to thrs crippled civilians and fscott mis sion was given by mrs normas snyder a hearty vote of thnnfc was given to mrs norman snyder and mrs j ballantlne for looking after thbk most worthy work in its entirety mrs fred mcnally offered her home for the january meeting which is to take place on january 2nd 1952 at 800 pm arrange ments for the christmas h were completed also sending of christmas card to shutins mrs w g bell and mrs jack williamson conveners of commun ity activities then took charge of the meeting the motto being if you give joy away it will corns back to you the carol o corns all ye faithful was sung mrs wm r cvomar delighted the gath ering with two very amusing selec tions a chinese auction was stag ed and proved very siiccessf ul add ing substantially to the christmas fund 1 lunch was served by the commit tee mesoames s wilson bausuv- tlne semple kentner and rfear christmas cake and all an ex change of christmas gifts was very thrilling and pleasing as each un wrapped the mysterious packages selected a hearty vote of thtmlra was given to thehostess mrs how ard kentner mrs wm r cromar and the committees and all thoss who helped to make the afternoon such an enjoyable one the institute wishes to take this oppvwtunlty to wish one and all a very- merry christmas and a happy new year and to thank all for their various activities for the year 1951 back in the 1600s king charles of england obtained from a french manufacturer the art of making ice cream and paid the seller a yearly pension to keep the recipe secret from others mtmzmtetmmmmt branch 120 li tree a i w canadian legion i christmas 1 1 i i thursday december 20 1 t 700 pm 3 there wilfte a present for every child age 10 and under g giffr f 61 a legion member have you turned in you christmas draw tickets yet upstairs in the legion auditorium akihrovk candlelight service at wms meeting the w ms meeting was held on tuesday afternoon december 4th at the home of mrs george nurse with the president mrs hector bird op ening witli t hymn and a prayer roll call was answered with a bible verse containing the word praise dcvotlona was fn charge r mrs john ruddell who used a lovely christmas carol service with candle lighting she was assisted by mrs frank ruddell who lit the firstcandle of goodwill and friend ship for the jews of canada the race into which christ was born mrs bruce brigdcn lit the second candle for the canadian indians mrs frnnk wilson lit the third candle for the french canadians mrs vcrn picket lit the fourth candle for those from africa and asia mrs thos giftcn lit the fifth candle for all newcomers to canada and mrs john bellboddy lit the last candle of christian love to symbolize n lan guage all nationalities can under stand mrs hector bird sang the lovely indian carol twas in the moon of winter time mrs c b dick gave a paper describing how other lands celebrate christmas mrs frank ruddell gave the report of ithe nominating committee and th officers for 1952 are president mrs hector bird 1st vice mrs frank wilson 2nd vice mrs leslie one of mans oldest crafts is the giffen secretary mrs l glffen making 6f leather and it came to assistant mrs john ruddell tress- canada with champlaln and mais- urer mrs c b dick temperance onneuve more than three centuries secretary mrs clayton wilson ago basically the craft hasnt ebsn- stewardship secretary mrs john ged much down through the years bellboddy community friendship stkwarttown congratulated on 84th birthday congratulations to mr john bird who celebrated his 84th birthday last sunday mr bird is in good health and able to keep up with his work ann humphreys chose the hymn wc pray for little children and led in the worship service at jun ior wa meeting this week our saturday pledge was remembered in prayer our missionary chil dren also the sick arrangements were made to hold the annunl meet ing the school children are very busy practicing for their christmas con cert which is to be held in the hall frday evening december 19th the community hall board held euchre and danoe in the hall last friday evening there was a good attendance 1 st johns giiilj held their meet ing last week at mrs barclays home next tuesday december 18th they will- hold their christmas party at mrs john murrays home at a short vestry meeting sun day afternoon it was decided that church services will be held the 1st sunday at 730 pm and all other sundays at 3 pm sunday school at 2 pm mis frank ruddell supply secre tary mrs j hvhunter missionary monthly mrs bruce brigden lit erature mrs thomas giffen assoc iate helpers mrs george nurse pianist mrs thomas brownridge mission band mrs wilfrid bird assistant mrs charlie austin baby ami mrs vein picket the bright star misison band held their christmas meeting on sunday afternoon at the home of ann and bamjnafan r 5050 club play presented here the play aunt tillie goes to town presented by the 5030 club from georgetovn in the hall wed nesday night was fairly well recei ved the different characters wers exceptionally well presented and created much hearty laughter mrs alex mckay has returned homo after undergoing an opera tion in guelph general hospital and is progressing favorably mr duncan ferguson is at pres ent in general hospital guelph where he is undergoing treatment mrs a lawr has returned horns after spending the past week with mr and mrs walter mendham near hagersville miss agnes gibb of gait was a visitor at the manse for the week end fred barnes the three sweezls children gave a recitation and mrs leslie giffen told the story from tbs last chapter in the study book mrs stanley gowland of george town spent the weekend with mr and mrs frank wilson and marilyn v v y y y v y v y s v y y y s y y y y hey kids im coming to georgetown on saturday december 15 meet me at the community christmas tree at the mill and main street corner at 230 pm tell your dad and mom hot to forget to buy tickets on the annual lucky draw sponsored by the george town lions club there are prizes of turkeys and chick ens and a special priie of a doll dressed in 100 bills proceeds from their sale helps to pay fatjny visit to georgetown see you saturday december 15th v mwmiaiswhhmm mm i