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Page 2 Six Nations News (cont'd) Seven tables gathered for Euchre at Grand River on May 16. High scores were won by Leone McNaughton and Gerald Beaver; Lone hands by Myrna Johnson and Morley Lickers; Low scores by Sandra McNaughton and Tommy Johnson. The door prize was won by Will McNaughton. An Historic Ceremony Eight hundred pounds of cheese and fourteen hundred loaves of bread were distributed on the Six Nations Reserve on Saturday last--in a ceremony dating from the reign of Queen Victoria. Members of the elected council and their wives cut the cheese and bread for distribution to thousands of men, women and children, residents of the reserve, and former residents who return from cities in Ontario and American cities annually on this historic occasion. Queen Victoria provided money each year on her birthday to be divided among the Six Nations people in recognition of their services to the Crown. In recent years, the money has come from band funds. The sports program arranged for the day was postponed on account of the rainy weather. It will be held on Saturday June 1st beginning at 1 P.M. A quiet but pretty wedding was solemnized at the Mohawk Chapel on Saturday afternoon, when Gail Valerie Powless, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Ross Powless, and Brian Thomas Cavin, son of Mr. & Mrs. Harold Cavin of Paris, Ont. were united in marriage by Rev. Canon W.J. Zimmerman, the rector. The bride was attired in a floor length gown and veil of the traditional white. Miss Audrey Powless, sister of the bride, wore a floor length gown of mauve taffeta. Gaylord Powless, brother of the bride, supported the groom. The reception was held at the Ohsweken Community Hall following the ceremony. A wedding dance was held in the hall with a Paris orchestra supplying the music. Many and beautiful were the gifts received. The happy couple will reside in Paris. Mr. Ronald Thomas, guidance teacher of the Six Nations schools, is attending a Guidance Conference in Fort William, Ont. Mr. Thomas will return this week-end. Grand River United Church has never seen a larger funeral than that last Sunday of Corporal Leslie General of the U. S. Marine Corps, a casualty of the war of Viet Nam where he paid the supreme sacrifice. Corporal General was laid to rest in the land of his birth, the land for which his ancestors also paid the supreme sacrifice, and the land where he wished to rest. Corporal· General's immediate family from Niagara Falls, N. Y. relatives and many friends from Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Rochester, Detroit, Brantford and the local district filled the church to overflowing. A detachment from the United States Marine Corps formed a guard of honour. During the simple but impressive service the Porter Quartet rendered "Travelling On" in the native Indian tongue. Rev. J. Stephen Shantz officiated. The heavens wept copiously during the service and the adjacent grave-side rites. In a brief ceremony the flag, draped over the bier, was presented to Mrs. General by an attending Marine. The Marine squad fired a Final Salute, and the bugles sounded the Last Post. Corporal Leslie General - R. I.P. Members of the Sour Springs Women's Institute attended the South Brant Summer Annual Meeting at the Oakland United Church last week. Mrs. Frank Tottle, retiring president, welcomed the members of all branches. The guest speaker was Mrs. J. S. Holden of the Federal Women's Institutes of Ontario Board of Directors. Mrs. Holden urged all branches to have programs pertaining to Human Rights Year and to read and study the Universal Declaration of Human Rights signed by the United Nations. Sour Springs members participated in an exhibition of crafts which included pottery, millinery, liquid embroidery, hand painted articles and miscellaneous. A hair styling demonstration was presented. Luncheon was convened by Scotland and Oakland W.I.'s and entertainment was in charge of Mt. Pleasant, Newport and Maple Grove. There was tn election and installation of officers. Mrs. Earl C. Jamieson, R.R. 2 Ohsweken was named vice-president. The local members later met with Mr. Donald Cassie at the Indian Office, Brantford, to discuss and arrange for the Home Makers Convention which will be held in the Ohsweken Community Hall on July 31, August 1 and 2. (cont'd)