The Haileyburian & Cobalt Weekly Post (1957-1961), 10 Mar 1960, p. 5

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St. James W.A. Bake Sale Mrs. F. Adshead was hostess to the St. James' Anglican W.A. when they met at her home for their regular meeting on Wednes- day, March 2. President Mrs. E. B. Greensides welcomed eleven members. The Members' Prayer and Lord's Prayer repeated in uni- son opened the meeting and was igllowed by the Scripture reading 4 Mrs. J. Underwood. The min- aeTtee were read by Mrs. I. Fildes and approved, financial statement by Mrs: P. Greening. Three chap- - ters of the study book, Heritage -.in the Prayer Book were read by Mrs. I. Fildes. Mrs. A. Moore gave " a report from the Shinwalk School : for girls listing the necessary re- quirements needed. Members have already started knitting mitts for - this bale and an offer of six pair ~ Jad: been received. The WA will be - holding a-Bake Sale on Saturday, March 112, in the Inch Block. The. president 'reminded the members _-of the World Day of Prayer which - was held on Friday, March 4, in _ the United Church. The meeting closed with the Prayer Partners' _ Prayer. and Benediction by Rev- - erend Wyham. Refreshments were served by Mrs. B. Verity, Mrs. H. Cooper and Mrs. E. B. Greensides. Seven Years Old Four young friends were on hand to celebrate with Tricia Tresidder the occasion of her seventh birth- day on Friday, March 4. Games _ were played until suppertime when Tricia's mother, Mrs. I. Tresidder assisted by grandmother, Mrs. H. Fleming, served the birthday junch of sandwiches, cake and! ice eream. Balloons and candy : bas- kets were received by each of the youngsters before leaving: for home. | : i : 4 __St. Patrick Parish Bingo Mrs. A. J. Overton of New' Lis- keard was the winner of the $80.00 door prize at the. St. Patrick Church bingo held: in the- Legion _ Lounge on Friday, March 4.; Spe- OY cials were won- by Mrs. A! Le- - gault, Mrs. Stewart, Mrs! H. - Gooper, Mrs. Larocque, Mrs. I. - . ae a ae ee _ ing closed with "Taps". I. United Church \W.A.Meet Duval and Mrs. E. Duval. + Guides Take Orders For Cookie Sale -- First Company Cobalt : Girl Guides have almost doubled their enrolment since "Thinking Day" ceremonies and due to this, three 'extra patrols had to be formed at their last meeting which was; held - in the Community Hall on Mon- day, February 29. Over thirty guides answered to the roll: call. Captain Jean Giovanella was as- sisted by Acting Lieutenant Lillian Jennings. The regular opening was followed by collection of dues, horseshoe formation, singing of "God Save the Queen" and the Guides' Prayer and Promise. An announcement was made concern- ing the Cookie Sale which is to be held around the end of April. Guides will be calling at the homes in Cobalt taking orders for deliv- ery of cookies. The Junior Groups then held a work period while the older Guides discussed patrols. Some discussion took place in re- gard to the Festival entry and a short practice followed. The meet- 2 1 4 The United Church W.A. met at the manse for their regular month- ly meeting on Wednesday, March 2. The singing of the hymn "Spirit of God'? opened the meeting; and was followed by the Bible reading taken from II Corinthians, read by Mrs. Lila Wipprecht. The Scripture and prayer were given by 'Mrs. E. F. Armstrong. The roll call was 'answered by seven members. {Rou- tine business was conducted. In the absence of the treasurer, iMrs. V. Stevens, her report was given Mrs. S. Wink. Donations jwere psnowledged from the W.A.'s of - gatchford and Temagami United Churches, to be used to iassist in the payment of recent purchases for the manse. Lovely new table- cloths -have been purchased by the W.A. for the church hall: The W.A. have been invited to the ~ home of Mrs. A. D. McArthur for their April meeting. An estimate is to be made regarding upholstering the chesterfield suite in the manse. The president, Mrs. Miller, will be Around The Square YouUCant Be Too Careful We pass on, for what it is worth, the following item we read the other day. It is the old chain letter gag with a different twist: 'Dear Friend, This chain letter was started by a man like yourself in the hope of bringing relief and happiness to tired businessmen. Unlike' most chain: letters, this does not cost anything -- simply send a copy of this letter ito five of your business friends who are equally tired. Then bundle your wife up and. send her to the man whose name is at the top of the list, and then add your name to the bottom. When your -namre comes ito the top of the list, you will receive 16,478 women ---and some of them will be smash- ers! ; Have faith -- do not break the chain. One man did, and he got his-6ld woman-back again.' Yours sincerely, A Tired Businessman."' purchasing wool to be made into articles for the Fall Bazaar. The meeting closed with the theme song which was also repeated as a prayer. A lovely lunch was served by Mrs. Wipprecht who was assist- ed by Mrs. T. Welch. Birthday Party For Richard Damiani Mrs. John Damiani invited a few friends of her young;son Ricky to her home on Saturday, March 5, in honour of his 'seventh birthday. Games were played during the af- ternoon followed by a lovely birth- day lunch complete with birthday cake and candy treats. _ Scots in many lands celebrate St. Andrew's Day. Wherever pos- sible the feasting is likely to in- clude a dish of haggis. According to legend, St. Andrew saved the Scots from disaster nearly 1000 years ago. Going out to battle with the West Saxons in 987 A.D. the Scots prayed to God and St. An- drew for victory. Suddenly, at a critical point in the fray, white clouds formed a St. Andrew's Cross against the blue sky. Thus encouraged, the Scots won the day. : In proportion to population Sas- katchewan has the greatest total of motor vehicles, cars and trucks, of the ten provinces, ©THE MIGHTY MIDGET? HE WANT AD 'Will Do the Job tor You Legion Auxiliary Thirty .members were present at the March meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Canadian Legion held in the Legion Hall on Thurs- day evening. The report received regarding the success of the box social held recently was so gratifying that members made plans to hold an- Other on April. 2. The meeting was closed by the singing of the Nat~ ional Anthem. ax. in. IW ednesdayseis. pcgetasls 28 -8 eRHULSG ayant rate see ce ee 18 -9 riday.a s,coeernametilt tae Ligeti) Saturdays: «0s qaneownee 24 0 SUNGAY: oui e cayhe he ope 28 9 Monday" 22 aha fer ton 2 ad THESAAY: 74:80 Hee nae 27-10 - denotes below zero. Girls' Auxiliary At Deanery Rally Members of St. Paul's Anglican Girls Auxiliary made an. excellent showing when they attended the Deanery Rally held in North Bay last Saturday. The rally was held in the Church of St. John The Divine and open- ed with Holy Communion with Canon F. Larger officiating. Fol- lowing breakfast, which was ser- ved by the W.A. of St. Brice's Chureh, the girls were welcomed by Mrs. E. E. Wonch, vice-presi- dent of the Deanery, who spoke to them of 'Sharing,' sharing their joys and happiness with others, as well as their sorrows and dis- appointments. Jennifer Gigg and Sandra Doig, both of North Bay, were the prize winners in the first contest, that of public speaking. In the sewing competition Barb. Humphries of Haileybury came first, with second place going to Una Stark of North Bay. Ann Cav- anagh of Haileybury and Sandra Doig of North Bay tied for third prize. The Haileybury girls took first place over the North Bay and Sun- dridge Auxiliaries in the -singing contest. In the -Haileybury group were Vicky Gilkes, Leslie Stewart, Sus- an Cavanagh and Judy McQuaid. Two numbers were sung, the first, "Worship the Lord in Beauty of Holiness," being chosen by the Deanery and for the second sel- ection the girls chose 'Danny Boy." St. Brice's Auxiliary won the skit competition and also present- ed a folk dance. Barbara Humph- ries thanked the members of the W.-A. who served lunch. Vicki Gilkes extended the appreciation of the group to all who had assist- ed in planning, judging and con- ducting the Rally. Both are Hail- eybury girls. Rev. Roy Nixon drove the girls and their leader, Mrs. J. Gilkes, to the Rally. ISX SS I nnn D SQ WW AN Guest Speaker: , H 1 NANA GG ™"6 °™E""™lio™»» bikj Wy Liberal Meeting -- HOTEL HAILEYBURY Elmer Sopha, MLA Sudbury SATURDAY, 8 p.m. YOU ARE WELCOME saan MARCH 12 John Damiani, Pres. S6 oo ao eee ww Thursday, March 10, 1960 Bible Fellowship At St. Paul's The regular monthly meeting 'of St. Paul's Bible Reading Fellow- ship was held on Tuesday, Feb- ruary 23rd, at 8.00 p.m. in the choir room with 7 members pre- sent. The meeting was opened with the members prayer being said in unison. The day's Bible reading was by Miss Ann Campbell, synopsis by Mrs, E. Carriere. A discussion was held on the month's readings. It was moved by Mrs. N. Abra- ham, seconded by Mrs. BH. Car- riere that the bills be paid. The minutes of the January meeting were read by the secre- tary and adopted as correct, sec- onded by Mrs. E. Young. It was moved by Mrs. E. Young that each of the members bring two tea towels to the March meet- ing with the insignia B.R.F. to be embroidered .on the towels, and these towels be left at the hall this was seconded by Miss A, Campbell. All in favor. The meeting was adjourned by Mrs. N. Abraham, seconded by Mrs. E. Carriere. The members then worked on the hymn books, later going to the Parish Hall for lunch which was served by Miss M. Cavanagh, Miss M. McQuaid and Mrs. E. Carriere. Sign on a Texas highway -- Drive carefully. Hell ain't half full. The Haileyburian Page 5 Cobalt Personals Mr. and Mrs. Charles Giovanella spent the week-end in Timmins as guests of Mrs. Giovanella's par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Clements. Misses Judy and Frannie Slaght were Sunday visitors at the home of their cousins, Mr. and Mrs, TF. Banks in Kirkland Lake. Mrs. L. Cunningham left Thurs- day to join Mr. Cunningham ia Toronto where they will be attend- ing the Prospectors' Convention. Mrs. Ernie Conti, Miss Norina Gabbani and Mr. Val Zanin motor- ed to Elliot Lake to spend the week-end wiht friends and rela tives there. Miss Linda Cunningham spent the week-end in New Liskeard the guests of Mr. and Mrs. D, Mae Kenzie and family. Mr. Albert Svekers of Virginiae town spent: the week-end with his family in Cobalt. 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