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Page 4 The Claringion/Courtice Independent, Bowmanvillc, Saturday, July 4,1998 Werry Family Holds 125th Reunion On Saturday, July 18, the descendants of John Werry and Ann Congdon will meet for their 125th family reunion, which began with the first Werry family picnic at a Tyrone farm in 1873. Registration will begin at 11:00 a.m., followed followed by a pot-luck meal of sandwiches, salads and desserts. Beverages will be supplied. We will have our official opening at 1:30 p.m., along with activities, games and contests. If you have any entertaining talents you would like to share, please inform us. A catered dinner and dance will get under way at 5:30. We would appreciate appreciate that you inform us if you are attending the dinner by contacting Ralph Werry at (905) 263-2383. An updated edition of the family tree of John Werry and Ann Congdon traces the family back to 1683, when Thomas Werry married Jone Geacke. A new genealogy, genealogy, listing all subsequent Werrys, has been published published and will be available available at the picnic. Mr. Everson Norton deserves credit for updating this latest edition. The first picnic was held at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hancock (Sarah Werry) to gratify the wish of her father, Peter Werry, who wanted to see all his family together again and to fulfil a promise Sarah made to her niece, Katie, to giver her a picnic picnic and invite their cousins. Over the years, the picnics were usually held at farm homes, alternat- Canada, Provinces Launch New National Benefit Program for Children in Low Income Families WERRY CLAN GATHERS -- Marguerite Wright, Doug Woods and David Worry look over a gcncology of their common ancestors, John Werry and Ann Congdon of Cornwall, England. Seven of the couple's 11 children settled in this area, starting in the 1830's. The book has a 97-page index listing eight generations of descendants, all of whom are invited to join in the 125th annual Worry family picnic to be held in Blackstock on July, 18th. Children in low-income families across Canada will benefit from a new federal, provincial and territorial territorial initiative launched today by Canada's Minister of Human Resources Development, Pierre S. Pettigrew and Ontario's Minister of Community and Social Services Janet Eckcr. The ministers, cochairs cochairs of the Federal- Provincial-Territorial Ministers Responsible for Social Services, celebrated the launch of the National Child Benefit (NCB) at St. Paul's on the Hill Child Care Centre in Pickering. The NCB includes an enriched Canada Child Tax Benefit combined with provincial strategics to help low-incomc families. families. Minister Eckcr also detailed Ontario's plans to create a new child care supplement for working families as part of the NCB. "Co-operation between all levels of government is key to the success of initiatives initiatives like this one," said Minister Pettigrew. "Governments across Canada have come together together to improve the lives and future of disadvantaged Canadian children because we know that their wellbeing wellbeing is critical to the future of our country." "I know other provinces and territories share Ontario's commitment commitment to improving the lives of children in this country," said Minister Eckcr. "I'm pleased that we arc now working in partnership to provide benefits benefits an'd services that will give children in low- incomc families a better start in life." The National Child Benefit builds on the $7 billion that governments already provide in income support for families with children. It has two parts: • The Government of Canada will increase the Canada Child Tax Benefit by $850 million annually on July 20, 1998. Low- incomc families with children children may receive up to $ 135.41 per month for the first child and $ 118.75 per month for each additional child. Canada will increase this investment to $ 1.7 billion billion annually by 2000. • Provinces and territories territories may adjust social assistance benefits to correspond correspond with the increased benefits received by families families and reinvest those funds into programs and services that promote the healthy development of children in low-income families. Families receiving receiving social assistance should maintain their overall overall income support. ing between the southern area around Solina and more northern areas such as Cannington, Islay and Nestleton. At the 1913 picnic, held at Solina, for the first time one family came by automobile. The Philps, of Sunderland, who had previously been unable to attend because of the distance, made the trip by car. The picnics, for many years, were an all-day affair with chicken pie dinners and sumptuous suppers provided. During and after the Second World War, the Werry picnics were afternoon occasions. After attendance reached the 300 mark, they were held in public parks at Hampton and Blackstock. In more recent years, the reunion has changed its name to the Werry- Wright-Philp picnic to accommodate more branches of the family tree. So, be sure to come to Blackstock on Saturday, July 18th, to visit with your cousins, taste the food and enjoy the day which the 125th reunion committee has worked so hard on for you. SAVE UP TO $ 300°° Baseline and Waverley or Liberty and Baseline if Help Save The Environment and SAVE PLASTIC NEWSPAPER SLEEVES Bring in 100 plastic Newspaper Sleeves from your Clarington/Courtice Independent, and you can place a classified advertisement for 1/2 Price Towards Deductible on Insurance Windshield Claims Plus... j ONE I^Some Restrictions Apply. 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