rhursdays July 12, 1951 ENERGETIC LASSIES BRUSH gp ON WINTER SKILLS WHILE NJOYING SUMMER VACATION the July sun beafs fierce heat. But within of Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Community Arend, a Nfter scone is being enacted Nose lazy, summer days, On the <mooth surface of the ice iaters are gliding and executing figure-elghts difficult patterns with outside, down With me walls ease @ come & Mecca plade artists, thanks to the new arena. on Monday of last week, Mar Summer Skating It is held dally and will continue fo August 31. From Toronto and Hamilton, from Ottawa, Wind herbrooke, Cleveland and and Kansas City, have tome more than forty youngsters, onstly girls, to take instruction from two outstanding skating ex- Mr. Nikkanen and his as- Miss Mary Jane Halsted. except sor, New York perts, sistant, Marcus Nikkanen is skating professional of the Granite Club, Toronto, and was skating champ- ion of Finland for ten successive sears, He placed third in the 'rorld's championships at Zurich, Switzerland, in 1931, third inthe Buropean championships at Ber- Jin in 1930, and fourth in the world's championships at Stock holm in 1934 He is winner of a aumber of international skating competitions, and was appointed head teacher (amateur) for Fin- land by the Finnish Skating As- sociation from 1937 to 1939. Miss Halsted, originally a Tor- onto girl, now lives in Kansas Missouri. A former Can- skating champion, and the International Casino, New. York, She was formerly profes- sional at the Skating Club of Boston, and for the past six years has beef senior profes- sional at the Junior Figure Skat- ing Club of Kansas City. This is the third season she has taught at a summer skating school in Canada. She taught at Milton last year and at Cobourg the year be- fore. Both instructors are delighted with the facilities of Oakville's arena, "We would like to come back here next summer," Miss Halsted told the Journal, with enthusiasm. "IVs perfect here. We have good ice and wonderful co-operation from the manage- ment. This is a perfect situation for A summer skating school. Were just delighted with it." Altogether there are about 45 pupils. Miss Halsted considers this a fairly satisfactory enrol- ment, but would like a larger local representation. Only two of the pupils are from Oakville. Most of the others come from Hamilton and Toronto. The pupils are taught individually. Instruction starts early--7 a.m. and continues to 8 p.m. three evenings a week, and 10 pm. three evenings. Bach Sunday evenlng there is a free skating exhibition to which the public is invited. Hach pupil is instructed in all the elements of fancy and figure skating. They range in age from eight to eighteen or so. Most of it appeared that: their mate then on the mound was about due for them are working towards championships. Many will take the tests conducted by the Can- adian Figure Skating Association, for which the highest award is Yum! Yum! Butter Crisp Half a Fried Chicken To Take Out - $1.00 Murray Hotel Dining Room To serve this growing Lakeshore The Canadian Bank of Commerce will open The new branch is designed to give you speedy, efficient Commerce service. And the staff is sincerely interested in helping you with your banking problems. TYSON--BIGGAR White peonies, blue dephiniums, pink roses and mauve and pink larkspurs decorated Munn's United Church, Trafalgar, on Saturday, June 30th, for the mar- riage of Miss Mary Lois Biggar, daughter of Mr. Wilbert H. Big: gar and the late Mrs. Biggar, and Mr. Thomas F. Tyson, son of Mr. and_Mrs. Albert Tyson, of Toron- to. The evening ceremony was solemnized by Rev. J. W. Stew- art. The wedding music was play= ed by Miss Edna Lawrence, A.T.C. M., and Mr. Deane Hopper Sang "For You Alone," and "Ill Walk Beside You." Given in marriage by her fath- er, the bride wore a gown of white nylon marquisette over nylon, fashioned with sweetheart neckline, fitted bodice with tiny buttons, long fitted sleeves, With Chantilly lace on bodice and wrist points of sleeves. The full skirt swept into a slight train. Her long train length embroider ed vell fell from a tiny flowered nylon Juliet cap and she carried a fan of white roses, stephanotis and maiden hair fern. The bride's attendants were her twin sisters, Misses Kathryn and Martha Big- gar and the sister of the groom, Mrs, A. Blackwell. Their gowns were of nylon marquisette over taffota, In cocktail length, and the colors were two in Hawail or- chid and ome in petal pink. The cloche jackets featured bracelet sleeves with large cavalier cuffs, torso length moulded bodice with soft draping at the neckline and full skirt softly shirred. They wore matching braided mohair headdresses and their flowers were fans of roses and larkspur ER eee a gold medal. Under the' expert instruction of Mr. Nikkanen and Miss Halsted the youngsters are making rapid progress, and show promise of great achievements on the ice. Both instructors hope to be back here next summer, when they look for a still larger num- 'ber of pupils. Mr. Nikkanmen is offering to teach a group of local youngsters on Thursday and Sun- day evenings, from 7.30 to 8 o'clock for an trifling and orchid. The little flower girl, Miss Nancy Biggar, niece of the bride, was frocked in petal pink nylon marquisette over taffeta with sash of velvet ribbon, matching pink bonnet, with ties and she carried a col- onial bouquet of roses and larks- pur, The groomsman was Mr. Paul M. Deighton and Mr. Russell A. Biggar, brother of the bride, and Mr. P. H. Ratcliffe, Mr. G. W. Wheeler and Mr, H. G. Mills. For the reception which was held at Trafalgar Memorial Hall, Miss Clara Biggar, aunt of the bride, received in navy blue crepe with side panels of French lace, navy and white accessories and corsage of pink and white roses. The groom's mother Wore grey. crepe with powder blue accessor- fos and corsage of pink roses and blue: delphinium. Also in the re in pink ceiving line was Mrs. Albert A. Biggar, the bride's grandmother, aged 90 years, who chose powder blue with grey hat and accessor- jes and corsage of pink roses and blue delphinium. For a wedding trip to the Unit- ed States, the bride travelled in a twilight blue' linen dress with navy accessories and gardenia full length duster coat to mateh, corsage. Mr. and Mrs. Tyson will live in the Kingsway District. MAYBEE--McDERMOTT The chapel of Holy Rosary Ro- man Catholic Church, Toronto, was the setting on Saturday, 'when Helen Patricia McDermott, dau- ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. McDermott, became the bride of Arthur Ryerson Maybee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Maybee, Oakville. Father T. A. MacDonald officiated. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a gown of chalk-white nylon organdy over taffeta, fashioned with bou- ffant skirt. The tight-fitting bodice featured a Queen Anne neckline and short puffed sleeves. Her finger tip veil of tulle illus- jon was arranged from a cap of organdy over taffeta, and she car- ried a bouquet of white gladioli petals and cornflowers. Cather- ine McDermott was maid of hon- Page 5 or for her sister, wearing 2 DOI= trait gown of white organdy over azure blue taffeta, with matching organdy and satin headdress. Shé carried white carnations and cornflowers. John Hanley, Tor onto, was groomsman, and Robert McDermott, brother of the bride, and M. L. Baxter, Jr. Toronto, were ushers. At the garden reception at the home of the bride's parents, Al- Jan Street, the bride's mother re- ceived wearing an afternoon dress of cameo pink crepe, With navy hat and accessories and corsage of cream roses and stephanotis. She was assisted by the groom's mother, Mrs. Maybee, wearing an afternoon dress of Tobin's egg blue crepe, with matching acces= sories, and corsage of pink tea roses. For travelling the bride wore a natural linen suit, with matching hat and corsage of or- chids. Following a wedding trip the newly married couple will re- side in Ottawa. A. 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