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UnveiIl Midland Regt. Memoriual ut Lindsay Saturday will- long be remembered by about 300 foiÊmer members of th e Mid- -Z' âd Regiment who gathered ai indsay for the 1975 reunion and unveiling of a memorial. The Midland vets began to gather from across Canada on Friday and continued to arrive ail day Saturday at the Royal Canadian Legion rilranch 67 headauarters where the reunion comtinittee, Laird Gamble, Gord Eberts, Elmer Lewis, Ralph Hodgson, Stubby McMurter. Bill Watson and Reub Bush had -prepared a worthwhile program. The main events of the day were, of course, the parade to the new memorial and the impreSsive service that had been prepared by Padre, the Rev. Donald Stuart. Partici- Sating in the parade were two ands, the Kinsmen brass band and the Kawartha Kavaliers, plus the 'Mad Midlands' who did their best to 'keep up their fine marching traditièn.- although most of them weren't quite as spry as they were 30 years ago The cenotaph service in- cluded a cali to worship, prayer of invocation, script-, ure, reading, a prayer of thanksgiving and a p rayer of confession, followed bv an address by William C. Scott M.P. Victoria-Haliburton, and the unveiling by Mrs. Audrey Williams, sister of R.B. Laitue of the Midlands who died in the Italian campaign as a member of the Seaforth Highlanders. Walter Grey, formerly of 'A' Company and a Hon g Kong veteran with the. Royal Rifles, read the naines from the Roll of Honor and C.H. McMurter sounded the Last Port and Réveille, followed by the laying of a wr eath in their mem-ory by Major Stan Gamney. Folliowing the ceremony, the parade marched bac kto Legion headquarters, with Lt.-Col!. J. G. Leuty taking the salute at the March Past. After an hour of renewing friendships, the veterans sat down to a delicious roast beef dinner served by the Ladies Auxiliary of Branch 67. Later, a dance was held and the mnemorable.reunion broke up in. the wee hours. A souvenir booklet had been prepared by the committee SO that each member attending would have a record of the event to take home with him and treasure. Soc ia Planning touncîl, Hiears Report "Volunteers in the commun- 'iy was the main topic at the Social Planning Council of Oshawa-_Whitby's May 6th meeting. A report in the United Way of Canada News- letter, summarizing the re- sults of an in-depth Chicago* study. of 14 agencies on the va lue of volunteer work, stated'that 22,006 volunteers, who averaged 100 hours each, and cost $937,686 to admin- ister, yielded $3,520,960.00 worth of professional and non- professional work. This in- dic.ated that for every $1.00 spent to administer a volun- teer program, $3.75 in services were obtained. Mrs. Adamson, Executive Director, said that these figures,-applicable as they are to most volunteer situations, are valuable for the concrete evidence they provide in favour of.such work. In line with this, Council responded to a request by- Miss Sharon McMahon and Mrs. Grace Heard of the Volunteer Action Centre for help in enlarging their Boared of Directors, by forming a comttet4 wr4it h preen Bord A- -lete a Conciý askedî Mr. are McCann to take this concern to the Coalition of Handi- cappýed Groups and to report or. their response. Smeeting was concluded. ain ovation for Marie McC_ ann, who has been named "Professional Woman of the Year" b y the Pilot Inter- national Club. Mrs. McCann, acting as a volunteer, has had a SIinificant impact'on the wefl-being of t he handicapped, and seniors in Oshawa. Recog- nition of her contribution added impact to the content of the meeting. BOWMANVILLE. ONTARIO. .WEDNESDAY. MAY 14.1975 Section Two A crowd of several hundred spectators watched the impressive ceremony at the new Midland Regiment The large parade of Midland Regiment members was led by two bands, 'with their color parties. This memorial. Those Midianders who attended the reunion and dedication service are- assembled in front of group is the Lindsay Kinsmen brass band that also playçd the music for the hymns. the memorial. Mrs. Audrey Williams, sister of 'Bud' Laitue, a former Midland Regt. member, Who died in the Itallin campaign unveiled the memorial, assisted by Lt.-Col. J. G. Leuty, while Laird Gamble who headed the Major Stan Gamey, brother of the late Col. J.G. Gamey,, M.M., E.D., who commanded the Midlands, reunion and memorial committee, saintes. lays a wreath before the cenotaph in memory of those who died in action. The Midianders, about 300 strong, were led by, Major P.F. Bigelow, left and Lt.-Col. J.G. Leuty, last commander of the Regiment. The Kawartha Kavaliers drum and bugle corps and their color party attracted considerable attenti 1on with their precision marching and colorful uniforms. C.S.M,. Ab Boustead of Dundas led the 'D' Company members who were mobiiized in this area, and More members of 'D' Company from ýthis area Who were on parade at the. reu nion and took Part in che included many men from Bowmanville and surrounding district. memorial service and the other events throughout the day.