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4* THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Reeve James Haggart and Mrs. Haggart recently attended a spec- ial ceremony marking the official opening of the new wing of the Willows Res; Home, 92:): Ridges. Mr. and Mrs. George Sweeny accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. C. Sweeny are spending the week- end ski-ing at the Britannia Ho- tel, Muskoka. “Romeo and Juliet" is the se- cond film in the “Films of Note" arranged by_ t_l_1_g_ Ijgpy‘ary Club Bl‘fificifinolfd Hm High 'School, and will be show: tonight at the Richmond Theatre. 7 The Guides and Brownies will this month be making their an- nual door to door calls to take orders for boxes of.their now famous cookies. Not only are these cookies of excellent value but through their sale the Guides and Brownies are. making their contribution to the future of guiding in Canada. So when a call comes to your door, instead of buying one box, buy two, and v- -__, ".5 t help theâ€"‘Ebrhbahies'and packs of the Hill to have a complete sell out. ' The Women’s Federation of St. Matthew’s United Church held their general meeting on Tues- day. March 1st. Miss Barbara Patterson and Wolfgang Haessler gave very interesting talks on their visit to the Hi Teen Con- vention at Five Oaks, Paris 0n- tario. The sewing of refresh- ments concluded the enjoyable evening There will be no Group Meet- ing on March 15, due to the Fed- eration members being invited to St. Paul's United Church at Oak Ridges. Dr. Hinks will be the speaker. and will give a talk sup- plemented with the showing of slides to illustrate his missionary work in Africa. Those wishing transportation, please call their group leaders. :u e in e Both men and women of the general public are invited to attend the annual meeting of the Richmond Hill Unit of the Cana- dian Cancer Society in the W. Gordon MacLaren Auditorium of the Richmond Hill Library on Tuesday eVening. March 15 at 8 pm. when Mr. Maurice Grimes, Executive Director of the Ontar- io Division of the Society will be the guest speaker. The Unit is also sponsoring the showing of a special film for women only at the Richmond lheatre on Sunday. March 27, starting at 2 pm. Two thousand women saw this same picture in Sudbury and it is hoped Rich- mond Bill will top this figure. with two showings on March 27. There is no admission charge. Dr. Lillian Langstaff will be in at- tendance to answer questions. VN\\ § \Nk“ Once again, residents of Rich- mond Hill take pride and pleas- ure in congratulating Mr. and Mrs. William Scrivener of Centre Street West on a two-fold anni- versary â€" the occasion of their 52nd wedding anniversary, March 4th, and also the birthday â€" that brought Mr. Scrivener into hi. 90th year. "Amazing," ‘Unbefievable” are‘ terms overheard in referring to the man who has energetically passed so many milestones. It is good to see “Uncle Bill" â€" a» he is affectionately termed by all who know him â€" who, with his active step, cheery “hullo” and wave as he walks along Yonge Street past “The Liberal” office daily (and Sun- day) to his duties as Sexton at St. Mary's Anglican Church, a post he has held for many years, and still does a “wonderful job." Mr. Scrivener was born on Eg- linton Avenue, opposite Taylor's Park, was married in 1908 to Miss Jessie Cooper, at the bride's home in Teston. Following the Mr. 8: Mrs. W. J. Scrivener Editor Margot Crack Mrs. I. E. Grant and Mrs. Y. T. Lambert are leaving on Friday to attend the annual Horticultural Societies of Ontario Convention being hold _at _the‘ Royal Con- ‘1316te1: Hamilton The red winged blackbird - t' courier of Spring â€" is back at Warwick House! Midst flowers and the latest arrivals for Spring -â€"‘ blouses in a galaxy of colours â€" he is a reminder that its time to be thinking of your own spring plumage. Richmond Hill A. O. T. S. Men’s Club will sponsor a con- cert by Metropolitan Silver Band in the United Church Auditor- ium. Friday evening. March 25th at 8.30 pm. Proceeds will be for Boys, and Youth's work. ---. Two local residents, Mr. Bill Ferguson and Mr. Rex Sevenoaks will next week be appearing in “The Countess Cathleen" which is playing on Thursday. Friday’ and Saturday at The Humbercrest United Church Auditorium, Tor- onto. Tickets may be obtained by calling TU. 4-1089. 1 I t i Tropical islands in the Carib- bean Sea provided a delightfuli warm relaxing winter vacation for Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Mason. After flying from Malton to New York City, they flew direct by Pan-American plane to San Juan. in Puerto Rico; Following a brief stay at this scenic and historic island, they flew on to St. Thomas, the largest in the Virgin Island group to stay two weeks at the “Beachcombers,” a resort hotel situated right on the golden sandy beach â€" enab~ ling the Masons to enjoy swim- ming in the buoyant salt sea wa- ter â€" especially at a constant temperature f 78 degrees! Dur- ing their entire stay, the weather was clear and sunny, with the temperature averaging from 80 to 85 degrees, though some of the mainland southern resort ar- eas were not so fortunate. ‘ nu.) "u... -_- Their stay was further enhanc- ed by taking-advantage of the steamer and trips by airplane to St. John, St. Croix. Tortola, Beef Island in the Virgin Island group â€" some under the govern-ment of Britain and also the Uni- ted States â€" providing sandy beaches for shell hunting, and under water coral reefs. ‘ The shops with their ancient exteriors were well stocked, with imported goods and with those manufac- tured by the natives. Food was excellent and the freshly~picked ‘subtropic fruits â€" mangoes, gua- vas, bananas, coconuts â€" all pro- vided a new flavour. On leaving this friendly tropical environ- ment, the trip by air to New York City and on to Malton clim- axed the winter vacation of Dr. and Mrs. Mason. marriage, he farmed in Teston for 15 years. then moved with his family to Richmond Hill in 1923, living on Centre Street for the past 37 years. engaging in busi- ness of painting and decorating. Their own colourful, well pre- served home reflects Mr. Scriven- er’s skilled tradesmanship. and their neat, productive flower and vegetable garden is highly ad- mired by their neighbours â€" who are also able to testify as to the quality of the vegetables pro- duced. The Scrivener family consists of Mr. and Mrs‘ William Scriv- ener, and two daughters, Bessie. Mrs. Harold Howe of Toronto, and Miss Marion at home, one grand-daughter, Mrs. Dorothea Fendrau, and one great grand- daughter, Linda. The “Liberal” joins with the family and the many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Scrivener in ex- tending best wishes for “Many Happy Returns” of these two wonderful oven“. Ontario, Thursday, March 10, 1960 Bank clearings through. the six Chartered Banks in Richmond Hill (Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia, Canadian Bank of Commerce, Imperial Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Can- n,_v- ad-a, Toronto-Dominion Bank)‘ showed a substantial increase for the month of February»â€" in comparison to the figure of the same period in 1959. Total bank clearings for February,. 1960 a- mounted to $3,764,628.70. I * no: i u. The Cancer Society of Rich- mond Hill are asking for vol- unteers to drive patients to the Princess Margaret Hospital at wellesley and Sherbourne Streets. It entails only five trips throughout the year, but this small contribution by you will give immeasurable assistance to those patients and the society. If r -A -..11 WIT you wi 4-4821. Local service clubs are co-op- crating to establish a Counsel- ling Service for this community which they hope will be helpful to many people. Representatives of Lions, Rotary, Kinsmen and Civltans will form a committee to provide free counselling on any problem. The new organization will work closely with the Wel- fare Committee of the'different clubs. Further announcement re- garding the service offered will be published at a later date. .LL-b- Mrs. Walter B. Douglass has now returned to her home in Dunstable, Mass., after- spending the winter with her daughter, Dr. Helen S. Hogg, at Richmond Hill. Her many friends here will miss her very much but hope Mrs. Douglass will have a most enoy- able spring and summer in her “other home” down south. At the Curtain Club meeting held last Thursday at St. Mary’s Anglican Church basement, it was decided to go ahead with the production of two one act plays, ‘The Transplanted’ written by a club member, Joseph Rabino- witch, and ‘Table Number Sev- en' 'by Terence Rattigan, with the object of their possible inclus- ion in the one act festival (Read- ings will take place in the church basement tonight for “The Trans- planted” and Friday for ‘Table Number Seven’l It was also carried unanimous~ 1y that club meetings would in future be held’ on Monday night instead of Thursday. A radio committee has been set up with the intention of producing sever- al half hour plays to be heard on C. J. R. H. radio. The guest spea- ker for the evening was Alice Hill (Mrs. Murray Westgate) well known radio and T. V. personali- ty who gave a very enlightening and interesting talk on “Radio for the Amateurs.” The meeting closed with refreshments conven- ed by Cicely Thomson and Jan ‘Myers. As parents of High School,stu- d -nts are you interested in learn- ing what financial aid is available to your sons and daughters to as- sist them in attaining a higher education? If so, don't miss the Richmond Hill. High School Home and School Association meeting to be held next Tuesday, March 15th at 8 pm. in the High School Auditorium. The speaker will be Mr. A. H. McKague, As- sistant Superintendent of Se- condary Education whose topic will be "Student Aid." This will be followed by a question and answer period. The executive feel that this is a ‘must’ for all interested parents, and are hop- ing for a large turnout as this will be a very informative meet- ing dealing with a subject con- tinually in the minds of conscien- tious parents. At the close of the meeting refreshments will be served. Miss Beverley Porter has been the guest of honour at several parties prior to her marriage this Saturday to Mr. Kenneth Shulko at the Richmond Hill United Church. Mrs. Leonard Porter was hos- tess to forty relatives and friends at a miscellaneous shower, held at her home on Cartier Crescent. Mrs. Douglas Porter also en- tertained at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Porter. Sixty guests were pres- ent and following the presenta- tion, delicious home made te- freshments were served. The graduating class at North- view Collegiate where Beverley was a student ,last year. met at the home of Miss Marilyn Miller, Downsview last Monday night, and the bride elect was the re- cipient of many useful electric appliances for her new home. Beverley was also guest of hon- our on Tuesday at a luncheon given for her by co-workers of the Halifax Insurance Company. Last Sunday a Trousseau tea‘ was given by the bride‘s parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Porter at their home on Elmwood Avenue. The bride's mother received her guests wearing a royal blue crepe dress with matching accessories, and the bride elect looked very lovely in an azure blue woollen dress. During the afternoon sixty friends and relatives admired the trousseau which was very decorativer displayed, and la- ‘ter enjoyed dainty refreshments served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Leonard Porter and Mrs. Douglas Porter. In the midst of all the cele- brations the bridegroom, Mr. Kenneth Shulko was not forgot- ten! A stag party was given for him by Mr. Leonard Porter, Car- tier Crescent, and all his many friends were on hand to wish him and his bride-to-be all best wishes for their future hap- pm â€" blyAAbu .u... _ ‘wish to help pléése calerU “Canada's Most Formidable Shopper". Miss Jean Byers, will be guest speaker for the annual Ladies' Night of the Richmond Hill United Church Men’s Club, Wednesday, March 16. As Chatelaine Magazine’s inves- tigator of new household prod- ucts being introduced to the Can- adian market, Miss Byers has a fascinating story for the woman who buys and for the man who pays. All members of the con- gregation and their friends. are cordially invited to attend. Tick- ets may be obained from mem- bers of the Men’s Club. The Richmond Hill Curling Club Ladies section has entered a rink in the Seven Year Filly being held this week at Newm-ar- ket. Representing the club will be Anita Brokenshire, Flo Hop- kins, Jean Butler and Isobel Da- Vls- / Someone had a birthday? 01' entertained out of town friends? Or maybe went dashing off on a holiday to faraway places? These are , the things that make for “Life in the Hill”...and your edi- tor would appreciate hearing a- bout such social ‘doings.’ Call us at TU. 4-1105 -- drop us a note by post -- or call in personally, any time during the week, we’ll be glad to hear from you. The Harriet Taylor and the Evening Auxiliaries of the W0- man's, Missionary Society of Richmond Hill United Church are holding their annual service on Sunday morning. March 13, at eleven o’clock: The guest speaker will be Rev. Floyd Honey, Secretary of the Overseas Mission Board of the United Church of Canada. Mr. Fix-it’s in a fix. Peter Whittall is still hoping to hear from the party to whom he loaned his “888” drill â€"â€" and we certainly hope he gets results be- fore he needs to use it on his popular TV show, "Mr. Fix-it”. "Championship Day” will fea- ture the Richmond Hill Figure Skating Club’s competitive meet on Saturday, March 12. Starting at 1 pm. in the arena ~â€" admis- sion free â€" an excellent program will be presented, and all inter- ested in this fascinating sport are invited to attend. This event should prove of special interest to parents and others to see for themselves first-hand just the skill and progress exhibited by the younger skaters, due to the talent and patience of the Club’s instructors. Trophies will be pre- sented Saturday evening, The Girls’ Auxiliary of‘ St. Mary’s had a Mothers’ Banquet on February 29th. After a sump- tuous dinner all gathered in the west room and enjoyed an inter- esting demonstration by Mrs. Crawther of the Beauty Counsel- lor Company. Jane Lepper as- sisted as a mo' 1. After the dem- onstration ther was a skit “She Helped them Decide" with the following taking part; Anne Dewsbury, Glenna Hargreaves, Molly Hardwick, Nancy Munroe, and Jolie Goodier. Judy Dick. Beverley Smith and Kevin Gardiner will be among the tiny “Stars of to-morrow" in a skating number of the Ice Re- vue of ‘60 being staged by the Rotary Club of Toronto at the Maple Leaf Gardens on March 16 - 18 of next week. These 10- cal skaters (Judy and Beverley are members of the Richmond Hill Figure Skating Club), are being sponsored by the Granite Club, along with 47 other tiny tads, (aged 5 - 6), all of whom are directed in their skating number by Kevin's mother, An- nette Gardiner. The regular meeting of St. Gabriel's W. A. was held March 8, at the Parish Hall. Formation of a young mothers' group was discussed and approved. The first meeting will be held. Thursday, March 17, from 1.30 - 3 p.111. The programme will include ex- ercising, crafts, and inspiration followed by coffee. Nursery fac- ilities will be provided. Members were asked to ob- serve Friendship Sunday, March 13, by introducing a new family at our morning service. w'ffie meeting closed with pray- er followed by refreshments. 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