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Thursday, April 27, 1950 yearning to become the best. dressed girl in your school, why not join them? With a few pointers you might be able to turn last year's dream (Continued on Page 11) been really working at their sew- ing, or have been taking advan- tage of special teen-age sewing classes at your local sewing} center, If you have a secret| Sewing Now Must' In Clothes Program For Feminine Teens Once upon a time it was con- sidered quite "genteel" for young ladies to sew. But in this day and age keen teens know that gentil- ity has nothing They realize practical and interesting way to do to that ing with it. is a Nelson Crushed Stone | | Various Sizes of Clear and Crusher Run Stone 1 . 1 stretch a slim clothes allowance. Halton W.M.S. Hold University Women's Club Returns [ric "ovis: "aie En . ing at home "sewing a fine : Annual Pres. Meeting S| A E C A Roads and Driveways To ate, Announces Essay Contest|=: Cwioer inet meene: ect New: ICerS| The annual meeting of the|then presented the constiution|pouring over pattern books, or ry The Annual Meeting of the|oayyille Branch of the Univer-iand announced that the next|loOKing over the new spring ma- Woman's Missionary Society of Halton Presbyterial was held in St. John's United Church, Oak- ville, April 19th, with Mrs. W. Bridle, president, in the chair. There was a good attendance and the ladies were welcomed by the Rev. H. Pawson. The morning worship service by the Milton Evening Auxiliary was conducted by Mrs, A, Wood- ley and Mrs. R. Cole. Mrs, K, O. Foster sang during the service, ' The theme "A Meditation on the Omnipotence of God." Mrs. E. B. Clements, Milton talked on the "Bookshelf," assist- ed by Mrs. A. Blanchard, Apple- by, and Mrs, G. DeCoursey, Oak- ville, Ballinafad won the Book- shelf for 1950. Mrs, F. Hotson of Oakville sang "Rock of Ages," which was enjoyed by all, Miss A. Bishop, Supply Sect'y. of the Dominion Board, Toronto gave a talk on her work, how it has advanced from just Canada to that of embracing the world, SISTERS A LL MUST GO . Readhead, Corresponding . gave a talk on measuring the WMS Advance in all sections By Joon Love Calloway REDUCED $1.69 of the work in the Halton Chur- From $2.98 8 ches since the Union 25 years Oakville = ago. THE BIG RED MOVING VAN brought us swiftly from King-| about sewing? Or do you sit and REDUCED $2 39 After a delicious lunch served | 5ton to our litle place in the woods near Oakville which is called |listen enviously while your|| From $3.98 ................. ® by the Oakville Evening Auxil-| TANGLEWOOD. Right this minute, a more appropriate name would | friends disc inverted pleats iary, the afternoon session open. |be TANGLEFOOT . . . And could we strangle all those people who|and nylon matelasse material, 5 .ed with a worship and memorial | tell you it's easy to move, bec and wonder how they became BURROS SPECIALTY SHOPPE service conducted by Mrs, N,|BY the time you've sent the van off with both your gazes girales gh enperic? Chances are gost Stins z before realizing that there you are in your housecoat ready to dress, [the girls who are turning out the ee ei _ with absolutely NOTHING to hitch your stockings to . . . and when | smoothest looking clothes have 136 Colborne St. E. Phone 423 "Traveller's Psalm 121st." you come to give the landlord's sink the last really good scour, you The afternoon speaker, Miss | Temember that you forgot to hold out the Old Dutch . . . yes, and A. Rampersad of Trinidad, spoke| When you find a Spanish onion in the refrigerator and in despera- of how the Church in Trinidad has advanced. She said "In meas- uring Advance we must not rest on past laurels but must reach out for greater things," Miss A. Bishop conducted the Installation of Officers. The slate is as follows: We made for a corner of the]room, No oil painting, no techni- Hon. President, Mrs, J. W.|attic with the trusty portable to] color .movie could match that Chapman Aylmer, Ont. tap, out a story with fur-lined beautiful sight. Past Pres, Mrs, W. Bridle, [gloves on. Baby! Was it COLD up|, pp v1 GONCERNED Freeman, Ont, President, Mrs. A, E. Pickard, Bronte, Ont. wouldn't function. The phone was|You buy?: Does the hole in the 1st. Vice-Pres, Mrs. F. N,|disconnected. Th as no hot [Package sometimes pour forth Brownridge, Georgetown. water, The electric clocks were | Mol powder than you need for 2nd. Vice-President Mrs, F,|both as tight as a stock broker the few breakfast disho Here's Beaumont, Carlisle, Ont. on New Year's Bve; they gained|the answer Get your hus Recording Sect'y, Mrs, [an hour and a quarter and we band to punch holes in the metal Peers, Kilbride, Ont. hadn't been at Tanglewood a fon of an smaty jam jar. Fill . Corresponding Secct'y., Mrs, B.|whole day; hydro must the jar with soap powder. When M. Readhead, Milton, Ont. jtely be more powerful closer to pou want dishpan suds, simply Treasurer Mrs, Ross Segs- | Niagara. ssl small jar like a salt worth, Freeman, Ont. And then we got up and look- | shaker. Keep the jar right on Sectly. Christian Stewardship, |e out the attic window, There, | the sink and it will save steps and Miss A. Blanchard, Freeman, |Sure enough, was a big fat male |504p. For softening bath water, Sect'y. Mission Circles, Mrs, A.[Ppheasant sliding down the lane, keep another jar at the bathtub, Speight, Georgetown, (Continued on Page 11) sity Women's Club was held on Wed, April 19 at the home of Mrs. Andrew Scott with the pre- sident Mrs, F. Davies in the chair. Mrs. L. Elson announced an essay contest by the Federa- tion of University Women's club, the prize being a month's all-ex- pense trip to Lake Success. Re- solutions passed by the Leth- bridge and London branches were read and endorsed by all present, namely; that town planning should be encouraged in every communit; that Canada as a member of the United Nations and a signer of the Bill of Rights should urge enforcement of Ar- ticle 26, that education in public institutions be on merit, not in- fluenced by prejudice of race or colour. Mrs, J. Barnett was ap- pointed delegate to the London regional conference to be held April 28 and 20. The president meeting, an open one, Would be held May 17 at Victoria Hall The speaker Mr. John Clark of 'the Department of Agriculture who would give an address on "Continuous Bloom in the Gar- den." The present slate of officers was returned in full: Hon. Pres, Mrs, M. Smith; Pres, Mrs. F. Davies; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. L. Elson, Mrs, Hunter Reid; Secty., Mrs, D. Tough; Asst. Sec. Mrs. L. Minshall Treas, Miss H. Mc- Dermott; Convenors, Social Mrs. R. Helmer; Programme, Mrs. J. Maxwell; Publicity, Mrs. J. Blakelock. Annual reports were given and study groups formed under the various convenors, Music, Miss M. James, Interior Decorating, Mrs. W. B. Fox, Cur- rent Events Mrs. S. Martin, Book Circle Mrs. R. Young. get iro Delivery men kept arriving body's guess. and the Spanish onion. the lighter radio was on cigarette there! The blink. 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