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The coming week promises to be a busy one for Uniomville and vicin- ity. Sunday evening next, Bethesda Lutheran Church will hold the an- nual Christmas service in- connection With the Sunday School; On Monday evening, Dec. 20th, Central United Church Sunday School will present 8. Novelty Christmas Program and a Christmas Tree for the Kiddies; then on the 22nd, the Public School staff and pupils will give the annual Christmas concert. A cordial invita- tion is given to attend all of these events. The school concert, also Cen- tral United Church concert will be Ten Geese A year to be glad in, Not to'be 'bad in; A year to live in, To gain. and to give in; A year for trying, And not for sighing; A year for striving, And hearty thriving; A bright new year, 0h! hold it dear; For God who sendeth, Only Lendeth. Wednesday, Dec. 22 And once again our earnest appre- ciation to you all for the splendid cooperation in presenting this news column, also for your tolerance When we make mistakes. And it is our earnest solicitation that God will bless you abundantly at this Christ- mas season of love and good-will with continued happiness throughout the New Year. â€"Anne Grayson Heath. May the gift of giftsâ€"the coming of the Christ-child to bless the world be yours this Christmas in richest, noblest and fullest measure. May to you and yours, dedicated to this born in a manger King, he joy, peace, hope and happiness in overwhelming abundance. Particularly to any who mourn, face adxversity or suffer ill- ness, may this Christâ€"child comfort and sustain. Prince of That one the air And bring the Christ to men every- where. there. The sages and the prophets knew, Back through the ages when They called Him Wonderful, Coun- There’s something, oh so lovely About the Christmas time; A meeting, yearning- brotherhood In every race and clime; But why this willing urge to share? It’s just because the Christ is there. There’s something very wonderful About the Christmas tide; The rich and poor, the young and old, No caste nor creed divide; Faith, hope and love, unchanging e’er And just because the Christ is there. There’s something very peaceful About the Christmas old; The angel’s song, the wise men three And shepherds near a fold; u God’s fairy tale, told everywhere And true, because the Christ was Poultry Euchre and Draw Richvale School 8.30 P.M. SHARP Come and bring your friends Dancing until 1 o’clock WEEKLY NEWS NOTES FROM THE UNIONVILLE DISTRICT ITHE MILL, Richmond Hill I THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16th, 1937. To be given away to lucky winners at the THE CHRIST IS THERE sellor, USE ROYAL RICHMOND â€" IT’S BEST BY TEST Day 139 THE COMING YEAR Flock of Mr. R. Leech, Hunt Lane, Richmond Hill They were started, grown and are now producing 70% on Royal Richmond Laying Mash Admission 25c. Peace and Father of Men, day' Christmas would fill PHONES . The following; Sundafx7 evening- the Church Service was in charge of The W.M.S. Miss Winnifred Thomas. Se- lcretary of the Dominion Board Was {the guest sneaker. A charming- per- ‘sonality and an interesting sneaker. [her theme was “The Worldâ€"wide |Church.” In Canada the gospel is lpreached in 25 different languages. 'The “’.MS. supports 350 Home and Foreign Missionaries. Their special work is with women and‘ children and have 'worked for 40 years in British Columbia where there are 12,000 Chris’rians out of 50,000 Orientals. I Rev. A. E. Owen was present and conducted the 'election: of officers. Mrs. W. Young was again elected ‘presiident and all other officers re- iturned with the exception of the Glad Tidings Secretary, Mrs. T. Croft reâ€" signing on account of ill health and ngs. N. Ogden taking- her place. 1.30 p.m.â€"â€"Church School. 2.30 gumâ€"“Where Jew and Christian Separate.” Besides proving a wonderful aid to the drought-stricken people of the West, the purchase of the vegetables proved a great blessing to many in the East who had an unsaleable sur plus of vegetables on: their hands.â€" Aurora Banner. Purchase Proves Two-Way Blessing Separate.” 7 p.m.â€"“A Vineyard Gone Wild.” EBENEZER UNITED CHURCH A total of 140 marsh farmers bene- fitted to the extent of from $25 to $600 each, the average amount being about $125. Most of the vegetables were purchased in the vicinity of the Dutch village of Ansnorveld. I Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Stiver who celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary on Thurs» day last. Unio-nville is; favored in- deed to have these splendid c0unles spend‘ne' so manv years in her midst and The Liberal joins many friends in extending to this splendid counlo best w‘shes for many more years of happy wedded life together in Union- vil-le. The Christmas Fes'tival Serv‘cn u“ der the aumices m“ +hp Sunrb' School w‘l] be held '3 Bethesda Lufl‘ eran Church on Sund‘av evening, De cember 19th. af 7 o’clock. Alrl are cordially invited. Pastorâ€"'Rev. A. E. Owen 10 a.m.â€"Church School. 11 a.m.â€"“Where Jew and Christian Cheques will be received by the vegetable growers of the Holland Marsh within a few days totalling about $17,400 for vegetables purchas- ed this fall by the Dominion Gov- ernment for the distressed areas of Western Canada. Mrs. Wheatley gave a good intro- duction to the Study Book by Dr. Amup. Many were the hardships of the early settlers in Nova Scotia. Some of the early preachers of Upper Canada were Dr. MacGregor,, Rev. Black and Nathan Bangs, who travâ€" elled great distances on horseback to minister to the needs of the early pioneer families. The December meeting of the W. M.S. Auxiliary of Central United Church was held at the home of Mrs. A. E. Milner on Thursday afternoon last with about twenty ladies present. Mrs. A. Coulson gave an interesting Bible message on the topic “Heaven”, its hopes, its inhabitants, Degree of Happiness, its rewards. “Lay up your treasure in Heaven where love reigns supreme.” Regret was expressed at the pass- ing of a talented and intensive work- er in this Auxiliary, Mrs. C. Craw- ford, Who for many years served as President. She will indeed be greatly missed. given- in the Township Hall. A silver collection. cmng Maggmmq CHURCH Evenings 82W The Rev. W. F.r Wrixon, Mrs. ;Wrixon, and Mr. Scrix’rener attended the opening and dedication of the 'neIW Christ Church, Scarboro, last Knight. The Archbishop of Toronto :officiated, and in addition to a large number of clergy, the church was filled to overflowing. The new brick ;church replaces the one which had to be taken down for the widening ‘of the Kingston Road. The new !church is situated on the Markham ‘Road‘ between Kingston Road and ‘ Eglinton Ave. DIED RICHARDS, Henryâ€"Suddenly, at his late residence, Lang'staff, on Tues- day, Dec. 14, 1937, Henry Richards) husband of the late Id‘a Lyon, in‘his eightieth year. Special low canle rates for pre- arranged text messages to Great Bri- tain, Ireland and Continental Coun- tries are available. Leaflet giving full information regarding inland and cable messages for the holiday sea- son will be sent on request to Cana- dian National Telegraphs. Mr. Vincent Loveys of Halifax, N.S., was in town this week visiting his uncle, Rev. C. W. Follett. Plan to attend the annual sale and Afternoon Tea with cup reading un- der the auspices of L.O.B.A. No. 894 on. Saturday, December 18th in] the Lodge room, Masonic Hall, south en- trance. See advertisement in this Private funeral service at the a- bove address Mday, December 17, at 2 o’clock. Public service in Trin- ity Church, Thornhill, ’at 2.30. In- terment Trinity Church Cemetery. The drawing of the winning num- bers for the draw being held by the Richmond Hill Pipe Band will be held in the Municipal Hall on Tues- day, December 2151: at 8.30 o’clock. The Ban-d takes this opportunity of thanking those who so kindly helped them by buying tickets. SHOOTING MATCH A Shooting Match for Turkeys to be held on Saturday, December 18, at 1.30 o’clock. R. H. Brillinger, Un- imwille, Lot 22, Con. 6, Markham. For very low rates telegraphic greetings may be sent to Offices in- Eastern Canada 3.150 to Western Canada and the United States at slightly higher rates. A number of prearranged texts for thig service to choose from. SHOOTING MATCH FOR GEESE At Joseph Bond’s. Lot 15, Con. 5, Markham, just north of Unionville. on Tuesday, December 21st, 1937. 22 Rifles. 0n Mondav evening. December 20 the Unifed Church Y.P.S. are having a special meeting. There will be a play put on by the local society, carol singing, other entertainments and re- freshments. Victoria Square and Headford Unions have been invited. Prize winners at the Orange eu- chre held December 8th were, ladies 15¢ Miss Mabel Jennings, 2nd Mrs. K. Shields; gents, 1st Ken Blanchard, 2nd Reeve J. A. Greene. Lucky spot chair prize was won by Art White. The next euchfre when poultry will be given as prizes will be held De- cember 23rd. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Chadwick and Mr. W. A. Duncan left by motor for Miami, Florida, on Tuesday" of this week. Mr. Duncan expects to return home about the New Year, Mr. and Mrs. Chadwick remaining through the winter months. The many friends of Mr. Chadwick who is convalescing from a. serious iII-ness wish him a speedy recovery in the South. The Junior Auxiliary met at the home of Mrs. Little on Saturday last when the following- officers were elected for 1938: President, Shirley Paris; Secretary, Marion Little; Treasurer, Nancy Donaldson. The little girls spent a busy afternoon sewing, and planned a busy winter session. Mrs. Little is the Superinâ€" tendent. Visitors were the Rev. and Mrs. W. F. Wrixon. There will be special Christmas music at the United Church this Sun- day. At the morning service the music will consist of carols. In the evening excerpts from Handel’s Mes- siah will be offered: “Unto Us a Child Is Born”, “For the Glory of the Lord”, and the “Hallelujah Chor- us”. Mrs. Duncan Chamney will sing “Gesu Bambino” by Pietro Yan. RICHVALE SOCIAL CLUB Plan to attend the Poultry Euchre and Dance in the Richvale SchOol on Wednesday, December 23rd. Euchre starts sharp at 830. See advertise- ment: in this issue. Every voung person of the commun- ity will receive a hearty welcome. sue Social and Personal CHRISTMAS GREETINGS BY TELEGRAPH AND CABLE FTNITED CHURCH Y.P.S. 1TH] LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL, ONTAB_:L1 The Tenth lime Presbyterian W.M.: S., King Township, celebrated its 40th anniversary Wednesday night. The society was organized by a Mrs. Bray, Brampton. ' MiSS Hattie Davis, Toronto, was the first treasurer of the organiza- tion and is the only member of the “originals” still living. The newlyâ€"elected officers are: President, Miss A. Carmes; vice- president, Mrs. W. McCutcheon; sec- retary, Mrs. S. Davis. Mrs. Davis was made a life member. WOODâ€"REED ‘ At 27 Yonge Street on Saturday, December 4th, Winifred Lin Reed, of RJichvale, became the wife of Thomas Wood of Langstaff, Ont. The marriage was solemnized by the Rev. W. F. Wrixon of St. Mary’s Church, Richmond Hill. At Aurora on Saturday, December 11th, by the Rev. Mr. Westdott, Helen Preston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Preston, Vandorf, hov Mr. James Stewart Burnett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burnett, Jefferson, Ont. EXPRESS THANKS The committee and members of St. Mary’s R. C. church wish to exâ€" tend sincere thanks to the people of the district for their generous patronage of the annual St. Mary’s bazaar. The annual meeting of the Y.P.S. was held in the church on Friday evening. Officers elected were: Pres., Mrs. McDonald; Sec.-T1'eas., Betty Keffer; Conveners, Cyril Bak- er, Bruce Keffer, Dorothy Durie, Dorothy Hobday, Muriel Durie. There will) be no more meetings until the first of the year. Mr. and Mrs. Golcombo and Mr. Fred Angeloilvte of Fairbank spent Sunday at Delbrocco’s. Congratuhations to Mr. and Mrs. C. Rumble on the birth of a baby boy. Mr. and Mrs. De‘lbrocco and son Philip visited Norman Bone in St. Michael’s Hospital on Sunday. Mr. F. J. Bice and Ruth wish to thank their many friends anld neigh- bours for their kindness and sym- pathy during the long illness and death of Mrs. Bice. The Christmas Concert will be held on December 21 at Carrville Church. Mr. and Mrs. Sturgess and family of Toronto visited Mr. and Mrs. E. Durie on Sunday. For New Year good going Thurs- day, Dec. 30th until 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 2nd, return limit Monday, Jan. 3rd. The annual meeting of the Mis- sion Band was held' at the home of Betty Burton. The election of offi- cers resulted. as follows: Pres., Mar- jorie Nomris; Wiceâ€"Pres., Muriel Durie; Sec1‘etar§, Betty‘ Burton; Temperance Sec., Bonnie Burton. RAIL FARES FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR For Christmas Fate and One quar- ter for the round trip good going Thursday, Dec. 23rd until 2 pm. Sunday, Dec. 26th, return limit Mon- day, Dec. 27th. 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