0 9 0 Dedication service on Monday night A special dedication service to rc ze V-E Day will be hold onMonday, May 8, 8pf.m.mi the council chaxnbers of theWhi&tby mncipal uildin Membors of btranches 112 (Whitby) and 152 (Brooklin) of the Roya Canadian Legion will b. inolved'in the service in which a plaque will be dedicated %t commemorate the debt this community owes to those of our fellow Canadians who served their country during World War ]Il," Bays Mayor Tom Edwards. The plaque will thon be dis- playd ini the Whitby Public The mayor is invriting Witýby residents to attend the service which will be held prior to the council session. Whitby Fre Press, Wednesday, Ma>, 3. 1995.,Pag lu THE VENINGA famlly of Whltby has ralsed both the Canadian andi Dutch flags "Io show our appreclatIon to the Canadian people" for the liberation of the Nether- lands 50 years ago, says Victor Veninga. Cathy, daughter of Victor and Didy Veninga, 18s shown wlth the flags, at thier Wood-Drive home. Photo by Potqr Nu, Whltby Fr.. Proul To.wnspeople celebrate V-E Day Then and now TOM AND MARGARET Doucette, shown above (and below ln their 1945 weddlng photo) are two cf the Whitby residents who. have gone overseas te take part ln Liberation ceremonies ln Apeldoorn, the Netheriands. Tom teck part In the actual liber- ation ef Apeldoorn on April 17, 1945j. and Margaret served in a specl unit cf the British War Department kncwn only as GI1098. Both are partlclpating in ceremnonies in Apeldoorn, and they are aise ceiebratIng their SOth wedding anniversary whIle ln the Netherlands. 1FROM PAGE il The parade preceding tho service at thé park, was one cf the largeot smeni Whitbyi Mmie. yn.Practically every organization in thé town was represented. Thos akn pr included, members of thotown coueil, VWMtbhy franch of tho Canadian Legion, andl its auxiliary, children frin ail tho chools, Ywojoineil the parade at thé cenataph, members of the. ire deprtmnt~boy scouts, girl guides, cuba and brownies and members of the Whitby Ministerial Association and othor Organizations. The parade was led by tho recently formeil Whitbhy Citizens band l whch again left a striking impresson on the town's people as tho members marcheil :faultlessly and providoil splendid marching music for the long coumn. At tho cenotaph a wreath was depositoil at the base y Mayor Robent Devereli on bebaif of tho town in solemn recognition of tho mon finm this town whobail paid thé suprome sacrificei tho présent conflict and the first Groat War. Rev. David Marsball conducted thé shbort impressve servie and thé crowd stood baré-headed and hushed as theébsrill notes of tho bugle,. played by Jimmy Wilde, rang hrough the char air. Ilm pradethen re-formeil and joineil ly the public and high school students continueil on its way te the tewn park. On arrival at the park, Reové Robert McNoe, chairman of the V-E Day Committe., addressed thé gathering briefly after which the- Prayor of Invocation was reail by Rev. F.T. Darneil of Whitby Baptist Church. This was followed by a word of introduction by Rev.Dý. B. Langford of St. Jolms AgicnChurh, 1porte Whitby. .The huge crowd thon foRl in with tii. masseil chair of achool children under the direction of Mrs., Vernon Rowe, for the singing of. "O God Our Help in euPast," followod by a prayer ~fcommemoration for the dorrius dead, by Bey. David Marsall of St. AndroWs Presbyterian Church. Mayor Robert DevenUl thon spoke briefiy, urging the town's people to not only curb their celebration with thoughts of those Who bail paid the suprême sacrifice, but also that witha grim determination to go forth and complote the task on the other side of the world the defoat of Japan. After this Dr. D.R. Fletcher of the Ontario Hospital addressed the gathering as the representative of the Dominion govonmont. This was followed by the hymn, 'Thanksgfiving Prayer,' hby the massodcéhildren's choir. Thon a hugh feil on the crowd as loudspeakers set up in the noLkbrought the voice.of His Li-.syKing Gerg VI in bis a orsst the Eimpire. The King's voice rang clear through the- spring afternoon, and was auditable to every poison in the W .Prayers Offéred. Following the King's mesago, Rev. C.G. Park, of Whitby Unitedl Church, offoreil the Prayer .,of Thanksgiving. ý1 T'he Intercessory Prayer for the -Kingr andl leaders of the Unitedl Nations was offereil by Bey. DB. Langford. The prayer of Dedcatonwas then offered by BRey. H.G. 'Crozier and the ceremony wsbrought to a close with the' Benodiction being pnomed by Lev. AG. Cannof AHl Saintes Anglican Churcb. Following the Benediction the parade returneil up-town where it On Te0d% evening Vn*«Deyvwas broug t' toan official close with a huge dancei the Town Hall. On Monday, Whitbhy folk took the flrst- announcements of Victory with caution waitin patiently for the ofcij proclamation to corne from *overseasl. But as the hours passed by, the Associated Press story that first broke the big news about 9:30 a.m., appeared. to become more andl more authentic, and people bea olot themselves go. bIUgs that had been saveil for weeks began to make their appearance' and by early afternoon the business- section took on a Mardi Gras appearance. Most industries in thetown however worked right througli until 5 p.m. Sharp at 3 dclock the siren on the town hall began to wail and thon Whitby folk knew that this was no false alarm but was "the real McCoy" and thon they starteil in to célebrate in earnest. By 5 o'clock, tais hail quit running, moot grocory stores hung out signs announcing they wero closed until Wednesday. Hotel beverage rooma cloSi long befor that heur and the brewers warehouse bailas cbosed. J -~ ~ .-*-**,..~'-.-~-..--.---"--~ ~ ~ __________________ L