WH1TBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1988, PAGE 13 Mary -Jo meets the Netherlands' Queen Beatrix Mary Jo Van De Stouwe gave flowers to "a very iiice lady" who arrived at Pearson international airport on May 12. The 9-year-old from .Whitby was chosen to give a bouquet to Queen Beatrix of The Neth- erlands upon the Dutch royal famlily's arrivaI in Canada for a visit to several ities. She was selected by the (Canadian) Coun- cil of the Netherlands from several Dutch Canadian children who had applied for the honor. Mary Jo, a student at Pringle Creek public school, said she was 'happy, surprised and excited" when she was told that she would be meeting the Queen of the Netherlands. She believes that she was chosen because she "talks Whitby girl selected to present flowe r bouquet a lot of Dutch" and because wher security checks were run on her the council decided that she wa.' MARY JO VAN DE STOUWE McDougall's work on di*splay, A retrospective exhibition of works by the late Clark Il McDougall, opens at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery on June 9. The exhibition comprises more than 100 paintings and drawings in the first major retrospective of ma McDougall's work. His landscapes and cityscapes are well-known to collecters in southwestern Ontario. Born in St. Thomas in 1921, ho left school at 16 to devote al bis time to painting. Ho produced many landscapes in watercolor of Elgin county. Changing te ofis in 1945, his style became freer and colorful. Particularly fascinating is McDougall's black enamel period started in the fifties, during, which ho drew the outlines of bis images with quick-drying black enamel and filled them with rich color, creating a unique stained glass effect. The exhibition which takes its name fromn a St. Thomas street scene, will travel te Halifax, Nova Scotia and Fredericton, New Brunswick. Visitors will be able to see the work of this important Canadian artist and to trace his development from a self-taught teenager to a mature painter who produced work of extraordinary power and brilliance. Organized by the London Regional Art Gallery, this project is supported by funding from the Canada Council, the Ontario Arts Foundation and sponsored by John Labatt Limited. "Clark McDougall: John Street is a One Way Street' will continue at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery until JuIy 24. not "bad or whatever." She said she was nervous before she met the Queen, but thought Queen Beatrice was "opretty, polite, happy. I thought she was a nice person." Riding in a limousine and meeting Lieu- tenant Govemnor Lincoln Alex- ander were also very exciting fcr the Whitby Free Press carrier. Her mother and father could not attend the ceremony for security reasons, and the Dutch Canadian bî-weekly, de Nedelandse Courant, was also banned fromn attending. However, the entire r -oyal visit will be aired on a Dutch television program on channel 47 (cable 4) on May 28 and June 4. 7 e EDICAL GSUPPLIES Sales "Service 'w Rentais 111 King St. E, Oshawa, Ontario A(416) 579-5300 Acomp eUne of Elevating Devices for the disabled has now been addto aur mobility devices division. Services to include Public and Residential Installation. Public Tenders Welcomed. 9F-rde Apr Ua 3 VVe iliIneUpyouI up and down stairs Locations Iude: Medical Supplies Ltd. 121 Queenston St., St. Catherines (416) 641-5200 Medical Supplies Lt. 100 Durham St, S., Sudbury (705) 675-1909 Medical Supplies Ltd. 759 Erskine Ave., Peterborough (705) 745-9430 Medical Supplies Ltd. 112 Main St. E., North Bay (705) 474-7333 Medocal Supplies Ltd. 370 Dunlop St. W., Barrie (705) 722-3313 Medical Supplies Ltd. 20 Moira St. W., Belleville (613) 962-9195 CLARK McDOUGALL'S 'Abandoned Farm, 6th and Vic- toria." Peter Lemon photo Like ail newspapers, the Wtîitby Free Press. is supported primarily by'advertising revenue. We have chosen to distribute f ree to every household ln Whitby ln order to ensure the widest readership for our news and features. We pay our carriers to deliver to every house. If the delivery is flot satlsfactory, please tell us. We won't know unless you tell us. Cail Circulation 668-6111 mmumi