4 x legion sponsored teen club attracts 100 sunday night after two false starts the legion tech gettogether has started to become an actual fact almost a hundred young people were at the legion aud itorium sunday evening where some danced while others were contented to just listen to the music several groups spent the evenjng playing euchre and cribbage others spent their time drinking jtop and talking roq lincoln and several mem bers or branch 120 who have head the committee of j evans f janssen n johnson and r been spending their sunday ev- ong the teens dave ifaflcvvavill enings in the auditorium have been successful in persuading teenagers to form their own committee and organize the suni day evenings so that there is a continuous program week after week i who me a grandmoth- theres no denying that when desylva it is hoped the rep you first get the word youre resentation from the twp groups aljout to become one its a bit last sunday the teenagers took time out to have a discus sion on the sunday evening programing interest was- keen discussion groups arts and crafts films cards darts and dances were some of the sub jects discussed committee was termed am- teen and legion will get togethj of a traumatic experience de er and have the sunday even- light in the prospoct of the ad- ings organized in the next few dition of a little newcomer to weeks j the family circle is strangely members of georgetown le ixed with the chilling thought that time has indeed marched gion who are interested in this project do not wish to run it they feel the young people should be responsible for the programing and administration but to feel free to approach the branch members if need be for advice or help and her baby arrived home for their visit i had made up my mind that my role would indeed be a gentle pne let there be no interfering in her ideas of how to cope said i sternly to myself but i neednt have wor- ried i coiildnt have agreed babies is nearly always done by more with her way of looking new mothers vvhojs a rule are afte the baby and id like to on howevergetting used to the idea is somewhat eased by the realization that your sense of personal dismay is based on a fallacy somewhere along the line you had formed an image of all grandmothers being old how sijly funny jjow id never sotieeri what a yojthful bunch iey really are anticipation not com pletely untinged with anxiety mounts as the birth day draws nearer and nearer and when the awaited grandchild finally appears on the scene im here to tell you joy reign uprcme aided and abetted by that never- failing sense of wonder in the oldest- miracle in the world how corny it sounds but how unique it is when it happens to you and yours needless to say be ing a new grandmother isnt nearly as hard on you as being new mother we have all the thrills without the discomforts but of course the catch is that its pretty hard to get to be one without the other i have always felt re gret that looking after small at such low ebb physically that they cant really enjoy their babies to the full but ive dis covered that if youve been short changed in that depart ment mother nature balances the score when she allows you to become a grandmother you may be older but youre feeling well rested that makes all the difference in the world to the way you can respond to a babys charms yea and demands a tell todays new mothers that theyre awfully lucky to be rais ing their babies under the per missive approach to infant care feeding them when they are hungry giving them a more satisfying diet and picking them up for a little loving when desired all helps take the ten- sion out of caring for a little i one the knowledge that thisi approach has been proven best for the baby leaves you mentally grandmother is hufine fettle to tree easy and relaxed to en- joy catering to his needs when- be entranced by it all seeing me in the role of grandmother provided an intrig uing source of entertainment for our son and daughter still at rome mum theyd say you are just unreal and to tell the truth i got quite a kick out of their reaction it didnt hurt them a bit to see mother cast in a shall we say gentler light before our daughter ever they occur how different it was when my babies were small and i blame mostof it on the little bluecovered book on ljab care given to all new mothers of that time before they left the hospital it instructed us to feed the baby on a strict four- hour schedule or a strict three hour schedule if the baby was real small no cheating even if the baby was howling its head off hours before the deadline for fear wed spoil him for life no food other than milk was allowed for many weeks and we must never but never commit the crime of put ting sucb an unsanitary thing as a comfort in our babys mouth if we felt nervous and weak before starting out on the scary task of caring for our first babythat little blue book was designed to reduce us to a complete shambles in short or der i cant remember who was responsible for it i rather nusj pect it was a government de partment and beliye me in torms of misery they have a lot to answer for ljljjcrc5ybvas far as can jivrtgc ralsgry has no parti in the spectrum of emotions in which a grandmother finds her- self involved itjis a state full of delightful surprises not the i least of which is finding that the 1 generation gap between yaura newmother daughter and your self has suddenly almost disap peared a parents role is not an easy one and after the strains that a childs adolescen ce courtship and marriage put on it the once close tics freq uently show signs of wear and tear becoming a grandparent strengthens those bonds once 1 more and you find youve not only gained a grandchild youve regained a daughter mowj much more can you ask who me a grandmoth er darn tootin i am and if- youd ever like to see some wonderful snapshots of the liv- ing proof just whisper the v word flash cab 11 8779914 witmf am at park milk store main st s annual meeting georgetown district memorial hospital association will be held in the hospital cafeteria at 830 pm on thursday march 13th 1969 honorary life members and 1969 members are urged to attend annual memberships obtainable at hospital monday through friday refreshments f d charles chairman georgetown youth find a haven- memorial donations help provide hospital extras by les clark we hope that all roads wifv lead to the hospital meeting next thursday evening march 13th full details appear this week in an ad loots see a big turnout for this very important meeting we promise a short interesting evening these past few months the hospital has received quite a substantial number of gifts a fact that your board views with a great deal of satisfaction it shows the continuing interest of many of our citizens and or ganizations in the uclfaro of the hospital i wo find too that more and more people are including the hospital in their thoughts dur ing and after a bereavement j and in at least three cases late- 1 ly donations have been rerei- ved in memory of some one who has passed away the kind though ls expressed at a time of deep personal loss are cer tainly appreciated and it is the boards earnest lesirc to see that all donations are used to upgrade our medical facilities and provide the best patient care possible some time ago a number of donations were received in memory of a well known local man bert haddock a domtar employee of manyycars stand ing he had taken a keen in terest in all facets of commun- ity life and took an especially i keen interest in the hospital r- one vry recent death that ofmrst myrtle scott happening it did while she was on vac ation came as a profound shock to the community and there again the hospital is most grateful to the many who con tributed to the hospital in her memory again we should like to extend our sympathy to the family and also our thanks for the donations received we should like to thank the members of the ii i club for their donation in memory of miss gladys mcgibbon miss i mcgibbon was an active main street businesswoman for many j years i the generous donation in memory of ross petch of an j emergency resuscitation kit is deeply appreciated the dona tion was made by his parents i mr and mrs frank pctch j the youngsters in town htfve certainly been busy in a multitude of ways in raising funds to bo used for equip ment for the hospital the do nations have ranged from a few cents to fairly large amounts and regardless of the size they show a wonderful community spirit by our citizens of tumor row verdun rebekah lodge rec ently purchased a hi lo leil for the hospital another dona lion from a group who have always been extremely generous and very conscious of patient needs halton hills ratepayers association recently gave a cheque to he used for thc burl ing fund when needed this is certainly a wonderful ges ture by a new association and is to he most highly eommeu- dcd once again too the union of public service employees at the gdmh have given a rath er large donation something that this group has been doinz ever since its inception mian ara finance hove also mad a much appreciated donation as have mr and mrs henry mar tin and mr and mrs frank hardy another group of rath er faithful supporters over the years georgetown womens in stitute recently purchased some arm chairs for the patienls rooms mr and mrs v hoskins and miss gertrude hoskins of norval each contributed rec ently these are some of the dona tions received in the past few months and a further list will appear in the future as a mat ter of interest to readers each donation is acknowledged by a letter from the hospital thank ing the donor and telling of the disposition of the donation barn levelled suspect juveniles several juveniles are suspect ed of causing a fire which level led a barn at the southwest cor ner of highways 10 and 7 sun day afternoon the chinguacou sy fire department said this week charges arc pending 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