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\ MARJORY LETCHER Seagrave girl guides visit Toronto castle by Mary Payne On Saturday, May 26 the Seagrave guides. brownies, leaders and six mothers left . Greenbank school for a trip to Casa Loma in Toronto. Everyone found the castle very interesting and beauti- FULLY COOKED SMOKED PICNIC HAMS 73 FRESH LEGS & BREASTS CHICKEN BEEF STEAKETTES COOKED HAM WIENERS FREEZER SPECIAL BACON 10 LB. BOX. 89° 1" 2, Ibs. 3159 65° $Q-30 MIDDLETON'S MEATS QUEEN ST. PORT PERRY ~-- 985-2562 ful, especially the view from the turrets overlooking the city. One of the things that interested the girls most was a room which has been donated in honour of Lady Baden Powell for her work with Girl Guides. In this room there were dolls dressed in the uniforms of guides and brownies from the beginning of guiding. Also there were many pins that havE& been presented to Lady Powell from royalty. The original plan was to go from Casa Loma to Ontario Place, but the weatherman was not with us so instead we went to the Royal Ontario Museum. There we broke up into groups of four each. Each group went to see the things that interested it most. Our group spent a lot of time in the Indian and early American sections, although we also found the pioneer dresses and clothing, the furniture, dishes and glass very beautiful. The Egyp- tian mummies were also facinating. After all this we got back into the bus and headed for home. On the way we stopped at Macdonalds for supper. We arrived back at the school at 7:05 p.m. with a tired but happy group. I want to thank Mrs. Howell, Mrs. Watson and Mrs. Durwood for planning such an enjoyable and in- teresting trip. LY After living 77 years in a community as an active contributor to the town's progress, suffering a stroke and being confined to a nursing home some people would think that, at 83 years of age, .they had done enough for Port Perry and be content to sit in front of a T.V. set with knitting need- les or a good book. Not Marjory Letcher. In 1970, after suffering a stroke that paralized her right side, Mrs. Letcher moved into the community nursing home on Lilla Street. She had written with her right hand for 80 years. To help exercise the left hand she volunteered to write the nursing home news, longhand. For several months every column had to be handwritten twice so it would be legible enough for the 'typesetter to read. Eventually she learned to "think" with her left and the writing became easier. A while ago Mrs. Letcher decided to take a break from writing so Mr. Kelly, another resident at the home, took over the weekly column. Mr. Kelly is in the hospital just now so Mar- jory is back on duty. Born Marjory Merlin in Bay City Michigan in 1880 our nursing home corres- pondent moved to Port Perry when she"was 6 years old. Her ahr had come on ahead to settle in the town where he was to serve as a doctor for the next 29 years. The family arrived by train about a week behind Doctor Merlin. PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, May 30th, 1973 -- 9 "1 got off the 5 o'clock train and landed right in love' with Port Perry," she remembers. 'Marjory has two sisters; Mrs. Stouffer of Port Perry and Mrs. Pellham Bell- Smith of Los Angeles. Mrs. Letcher loves poetry. Every week she finds a verse in one of her books and tacks it on to the end" of her column. And every week copywrite laws compel the publisher to cut the poem off. 'It just makes me mad," she protests. Her favorite poem is Wil- bur Dick Nesbit's 'All To Myself." The page it is on in her book of poetry is marked with a pressed rose. All to myself I think of you, CE Q e Contemporary e Rock e Country & Western e Polkas etc. \ for young and old . 'Igot off the train and fell in love with Port Perry' Think of the things we used to do, Think of each happy, bygone day; Sometimes I. sigh and sometimes I smile, But I keep each olden, golden while All to myself. Mr. Letcher passed away several years ago. Our cor- respondent is now con- fined to a wheelchair. Among the remembered sounds of her youth in Port Perry is the tolling of the town hall bell. Marjory would like to h€ar the bell ring again. "Maybe if they put it in the Post Office tower some- one could ring it once in a while," she suggests hope- fully. Myo for Wedding Receptions Dances Parties etc. for more information contact PETER'S PLATTERS (J. PETER HVIDSTEN) 985-3089 8p.m. to 1a.m. 8p.m. to 1a.m. SPRINGFEST June 1st & 2nd Port Perry Arena c0 0 @ Ooo FRIDAY: Maiden Kanada Rock Group (Admission $1.50) SATURDAY AFTERNOON: 2p.m. to 5p.m. Sponsored by: PORT PERRY KINSMEN (No Admission) SATURDAY EVENING: Par Four Modern Group (Admission $1.50)