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Hearty congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Holz who are celebrating their Golden Wedding Saturday at St. Mary Immaculate Roman Catholic Church. Mass will be celebrated at 11:30 am £0110wed by a reception in the church parlor until 3:30 pm. Members are invited. but no gifts please. All of the newly elected executive members are asked to attend the executive mee- ting at the club room on November 7 at 10 am. Members and friends who have goods to donate for the sale are asked to deliver them to the club room on Friday after 4 pm or Satur- day after 9:30. It is hoped that all will try to make this Centennial Bazaar a great success. The doors will open at 11 am for those who want to browse and buy. and maybe stay for lunch. This event along with the quilt sales, rummage sale in the spring, and euchres which are held in the club room each Wednesday at 1:30 pm, are the means of providing finances to supply comforts and treats and trips for members of the club. The AMO (A Morning Out) group will be on hand to look after pre -schoolers while mothers shop and have lunch, but the tots will not be served lunch in the nursery department. It will be up to Mamma to feed them. Richmond Hill Senior Ciâ€" tizens Club will hold their annual bazaar. bake sale, white elephant and tea room at the new club room, 71 Centre Street East, on Sa- turday. Doors open at 1:30 Convener Ruth Coxford has lined up a hard-working group of conveners: Eve Fer- guson, white elephants. paper- backs. toys. jewellery. etc. Julie Bowden, sewing: Mar- garet Wood. aprons; Edythe Boynton in charge of the “Money Tree". Ann Ellis. knitting: Jane Scrimger and Rudy Uren. Christmas Decor- ations, candles. table centres; Anne Thurtell, candy; Marg Dynes. the country kitchen with pickles, jams. jellies and plenty of home baking. Luncheon Convener Mar- garet Southwell is preparing for three sittingsâ€"11:30 am 12:15 and 1 pm. Marguerite Bain is selling the tickets and ‘ UCW Unit Leaders Doris Payne, Phyllis Andrew and Marjorie Watters are assist- ing with the planning. Richmond Hill UCW are putting the finishing touches on items for their big annual Christmas Shopping Bazaar November 8. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Foyle of Ireland have been visiting in Richmond Hill, spending a month at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Vernon, Gretel Drive. A for- mer manager of Victoria and Grey Trust Company, Yonge Street North, Mr. Foer left the Hill in 1969 to live in Ireland where he and Mrs. Foyle own and operate the Strand Inn at Dunmore, East County. Waterford, Ire- land. one of five hotels ope- rated by members of the Foyle family in Ireland. Neighbors and friends wish a speedy recovery for Norman Thompson, Bridge- ford Street, who has been transferred from York Cent- ral Hospital to Sunnybrook Hospital where he underwent surgery. Best wishes are extended to Rev. Fred Jackson, St. Mary’s Anglican, who is a patient in York Central Hos- pital. was one of the founders of the North York Historical Society in 1960, told the group. It was built by Nicholas Johnson, a member of the Johnson Family in Willowdale, who owned the property where the Northtown Shopping Centre is located and disappeared.) The house was used as a family home until about a year ago and has been well main- tained. It has had electricity installed. Its most notable feature is that its exterior walls are built The organizational meeting was called by St. Mary’s Angli- can Centennial Conimittee, who during their work over the past three years had realized the need for such a committee to work for the preservation of our history and our heritage. zl-llll“llll“lllll\llllllllllllllllllll“till“llllull“llllllllllllllllll“ml“lllllllllllllllllllllllllll“lllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll4‘ The 1813 date came from in- formation obtained from the Federal Archives in Ottawa, Chief Librarian Pat Hart. who was one of the founders of the North York Historical Society in 1960. told the group. It was built by Nicholas Johnson. a member of the Johnson Family in Willowdale. who owned the property where the Northtown Shopping Centre is located and The group expressed an inter- est in determining how the Wood home on Carrville Road, built in 1813 and now owned by the town, could best serve the community. With this thought in mind they arranged to visit the house last Sunday afternoon. Richmond Hill now has an historical society, formed by an enthusiastic group of 13 persons in the Chapel of St. Mary‘s Anglican Church October 17. Mrs. Graeme Bales accepted the position of president and Mrs. David Fayle that of recording secretary. Other officers will be elected as the need arises. Mrs. Graeme Bales History Head Many present members are eligible to play in this game, so come out and sup- iport the novice game. Win- ‘ners October 15 were north- south Mike Dawson and Lar- ry Betts, and eastâ€"west Mar- garet McTavish and Peter I Molevelt. For the adults there will be knitting and crocheting. gifts. decorations, books and puzzles. plants and flowers. candy and a flea market. Of <pecial interest will be the display and sale of antiques and of course the products of the kitchens of all the good cooks in the congre- gation. The lunch will be home- made soup and sandwiches at noon. but coffee or tea and delicious home baking will be available throughou' the five hours. There will be movies for the young fry as well as their own special booth where they may purchase Christmas gifts for mom and dad at a maximum price of 50c (no adults allowed) afish pond. a toytown and Zany Zoo and a dolls' boutique. At the tournament Friday, winners in men‘s pairs were Ross Jenkinson and Bob Dunn first. and George New- ton and Ron Dickie second. Winners in women's pairs were Florence Laundry and Marie Cole first and Willy Molevelt and Edith Hobson second. Hours and hours have been spent by members of Richmond Hill Presbyterian in preparing for the Christ- mas Carousel on Novem- ber 3. 10 am to 3 pm. For further informatiOn phone Marie Cole, 773-4280. There are several innova- tions this year, with men. Women and teenagers in- volved â€"â€" and it is hoped to make it a family affair. On October 17. winners were north-south. Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb, east-west Ver- da Moore and Aleda Mc- Bride. The duplicate bridge club is most anxious to encourage bridge players to try their hand at playing duplicate. The club is having a nov1ce side game Friday for new and inexperienced duplicate players. This game is restric- ted to players with fewer than ten master points (1,000 rating points). At the regular meeting of Richmond Hill Chapter 302, Order of the Eastern Star, held at Wrixon Hall October 2, Evelyn Miller and Lois Scott were pleased to preâ€" sent $300 awards to Gregory Benton, Trinity College, and Thomas Sherwood, Emma- nuel College. Both young men are sponsored by Rich- mond Hill Chapter. Each year $300 awards are given to approximately 95 students in training for the ministry by the “Estarl” committee of the Grand Chapter of Ontario through contributions from subordi- nate chapters. DUPLICATE BRIDGE Anyone intending to stay for the potluck luncheon should notify UCW Presi- dent Mary Justice, 884-4579, if they have not already done so, so that there will be plenty for everyone. Next Sunday is Anniversa- ry Sunday at St. Matthew’s United and a buffet lun- cheon will be served follow- ing the service. .Special guests will be former Choir Director Eileen Robbins and her husband, Robbie a for- mer member of the choir and police chief of Rich- mond Hill. The Robbins are now living at Kilworthy in the Muskoka area, but will be in town for the day. The house was used as a family home until about a year ago and has been well main- tained. It has had electricity installed. The next owner was Roland Burr, a miller and the next was a blacksmith by the name of Boothby, whose smithy was right on the road. He was fol- lowed by other blacksmiths and then by the Woods Family who used it as a farmhouse. There is a big fireplace in the back part and the lock and knocker on the front door are more than a century old. (The knocker has disappeared.) Mr. Johnson was the manager of the first nursery in the area, located on the east side of Yonge Street south of Centre Street, where he sold large numbers of apple trees to farm- ers in the area. also property on the west side of Yonge Street, where the Chil- dren's Aid Society shelter is located. l The performance will be- gin at 8 pm with a lively preamble to the festive sea- son by Leroy Anderson, called “Christmas Selec- tion". Justice is assisting with the boutique and dessert court. [Various conveners are Rose-5 imary Haessier, apronSp Eva Philip, knitting: Marjo-§ ry Mitchell and Jean Barton, 3 ‘ toys: Leone Marshall, bou-' ftique; Ann McLean, post of- ; (ice: Evelyn Murray and Iris yWright. white elephantsq ‘Jcan Barton, candy; Lor-‘ :raine Willeoek. baking; Ruth‘ Harper and Gwen Casement} jdessert court; the CGIT un-i ‘dcr leadership of Uneeta“ Joyce are running a “Count-1‘ I ‘ipm. UCW President Mary lry Kitchen". and there will .‘ho a fish pond for children inf all ages. * * :0: (4+â€" and early purhase of tickets is recommended. Tickets may be obtained from Meadowbrook School, 895- 3081. Young members of the audience will then have an opportunity to “git acquain- ted". The trumpets, trom- bones. french horn, etc.. of the orchestra. will let down their hair and have a little fun with the folk out there in the auditorium. A full house is expected The York Regional Sym- phony is giving its first con- cert of the new season at Meadowbrook Public School on Patterson Street in New- market on November 30. This will be followed by a first performance of a composition by the orches- tra's new Conductor Andy Twa entitled “Autumn Lea- ves". This is a musical story for children to be narrated by Tony Wood. Franz Joseph Haydn is then introduced by the playing of his melodious "Second Symphony“ to be followed by a more tranquil theme, a charmy waltz by Khachaturian. Donations are pouring in for the St. Matthew's UCW annual bazaar to take place November 9 from 6:30 to 9 Members of the Mary and Martha Guild of the Presby- terian Church spent the eve- ning of October 17 hard at work on articles to be sold at the Christmas Carousel November 3. In a brief worship service Mary Daw- son gave a brief account of the life of Ann Preston, betâ€" ter known as “Holy Ann” and read Psalm 34, a scrip- ture passage which had a great influence in that de- voted Christian‘s life. A few Richmond Hill Cen- tennial spoons are available at the YWCA, 25 Yonge Street Northâ€"the last of the lot ordered to commemorate the 100th birthday of the town. What nicer gift could you find?- How are you getting along with your Christmas Gift List, or are you one of those who leave it to the last minute? Your social and club ac- tivities make interesting reading for “It's Happe- ning In The Hill"columns. so why not call the Social Editor, Margaret Lade, at 884-1105 or 884-8177, or drop a line to 63 Yonge Street South and keep us up to date with your vac- ation news, guests from out-of-town, a c a d e mic achievements of your fa- mily, special club projects, social events to share with our many readers? The next meeting of the so- ciety, to which all interested citizens are invited, will be held in Richmond Hill Public Library November 19 at 8 pm. Access to the meeting room is through the back door, Mrs. Hart will show a few slides of historic buildings in Richmond Hill and show the historical material which has been collected for this Centennial Year by the local library. Mrs. Hart suggested that it could be used for arts and crafts, but above all it should stay where it is so that children can be shown what a pioneer home looked like and how some pioneers lived. from planks piled on top of each other. Explorer Leader Doris Sanderson reports that she has had enquiries from other neighborhoods interes- ted in salvaging metal, and suggests. for the sake of convenience. that they get together in their own neigh- borhoods to start recycling drives. Cans are delivered to Crown Cork and Seal on Keele Street North of High- way hours a day and on week- ends. 7 which is open 24‘ Church Movies Fish Pond Antiques Flea Market Bake Table Gifts & Decorations Dolls, Toys, Candies Soup and Sandwiches Tea, Coffee Ififikfiifithfihafifiihlhhhfl The Explorers of Rich- mond Hill United have star- ted on collection of their se- con‘d ton of discarded tin cans. and invited conservaâ€" tion minded people to bring their cans to the church, to drop them in the bin at the back door. This small plant looks like a petritied pre-historic mush- room and takes ten years to grow to the size of a 50c piece. She attributes the phenomenal blooming to the long hot summer, as she keeps the plants outdoors in summer and indoors in win- ter. The guest speaker Dr. Minton Johnson. formerly of Thornhill Baptist. was intro- duced by Ed Robbins. He spoke briefly on “The Power of Prayer". after which the Pastor, Rev. Dana Lamb closed with prayer. Cans should be clean, have labels removed and both ends removed. Put the two ends inside the can and flatten it. Keep pop cans and other cans separate. The October Fellowship Breakfast at St. John’s Bap- tist showed the greatest at- tendance and interest to date, with the fellowship room filled to capacity. The tables were tasteful- ly decorated in autumn co- lors and a delicious break- fast of orange juice. pan- cakes, syrup and coffee were served. The committee responsible were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ma- jor and Mrs. Audley Kir- Chen. Mrs. Dorothy Price, Fern- leigh Circle has had several cacti bloom this summer. One “Living Rock" (or SLone) which she has owned for 30 years bloomed for the first time. When they heard of the unusual blooming rock, ma- ny people called to see the plant. Residents of Country Place Nursmg Home on 18th Avenue off bayview Avenue have been busy making toys, novelties, leathercrafts and handknit and crocheted woolens for their bazaar Sa- turday. They will also have a sale of home baking, white elephants and refreshments. 1t will be open to the public (mm 1 to 4 pm. Lions Hall - Centre St. E., Richmond Hill * COSTUME PRIZES * DOOR PRIZES * SPOT PRIZES * BAR * BUFFET * REFRESHMENTS * $2 PER PERSON TICKETS AT THE DOOR or . . . SAT., OCT. 27th â€" 8:30 PM SEAFOOD CORNER, Richmond Heights Centre or KOSY CAFE, 19 Yonge St. N., Richmond Hill , w.n---.._-.. ?»DANCE MUSIC BY THE “HI HATS” The bride is the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Ernest Bagg of 432 Osiris Drive and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Abbot of 232 Hillsview Drive‘ For her wedding the bride chose a three-layered gown of silk and lace with a long white train and carried a cascade bouquet of red roses and baby‘s breath. She was escorted down the aisle and given in marriage by her father. Her attendants were Pa- tricia Weston as maid of honor, her sister Glenda Bagg, Leigh MacDonald, the groom’s sister Diane Bourque and Lyne Riley as brides- maids. They all wore powder blue dresses with insets of royal blue velvet to give the effect of a vest and had white miniature Chrysanthemums in their hair. Each carried one large white Chrysanthe- mum as a bouquet. The groom’s attendanm were his brother Robert Ab- bot as best man and John Bourque (his brotherâ€"in-law), AI Majouska, Steve Riley and Del Ishida as ushers. (KKKKKKKKKKKKEKKKKKEI Baskets of white and blue Chrysanthemums formed the attractive setting in St. Mat- thew’s United Church, Rich- mond Hill, for the late after- noon wedding on October 6 of Linda Bagg and Donald Abbot. Rev. John MeTavish officiated and Mrs. Gloria Park was the organist. The 104 guests were re- ceived at the Royal Fontaine- bleu, Town and Countrye Square, where the hall was decorated in white and blue to match the dresses worn by St. Matthew's United Setting For Early Autumn Wedding Abbot-Bagg Every day during this Centennial Year the Richmond Hill Centennial Flag has been raised, flown and lowered at the flag staff in the very lovely rose garden on Yonge Street outside the municipal building. The rose garden is a symbol of the “town of roses” theme and was established courtesy of the Richmond Hill Horticultural Society. It includes most of the finest modern rose varieties chosen by some of Canada’s best rose fanciers and each bush has the CHRISTMAS CAROUSEL November 3rd 10 am. - 3 pm. Presbyterian Church Independent Order of Foresters Court Simcoe 1314 HALLOWE'EN Centennial Flag Flies Daily Over loveliest Roses the bride and her attendants. Mrs, Bagg wore a purple crepe floor-length gown with matching accessories and the groom’s mother wore a brown and mauve flowered chiffon floor-length gown with match- ing accessories. After a wedding trip to Niagara Falls the young cou- ple are now living on Hills- view Drive. NEWMARKET: Jack Rettie was elected president of the Newmarket Baseball Asso- ciation for 1973â€"74 at last week’s annual meeting. MARY La Casa Beauty Salon, 90 Yonge St. N., Rich- mond Hill takes great pleasure in announc- ing the appointment of Mary to their staff of stylists. Mary is a Richmond Hill resi- dent, with many years experience in all fac- ets of hair care and styling (especially long hair). You can reach Mary for an appoint- ment, by calling an 884-9841. A r THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Oct. 25, 1973 name marked beside it. The result is one of the finest centinuqus rgse ghqws f9;- many miles around. Here Firefighter Kevin Izzard of Bathurst Street not only had the lovely roses around him for the daily flag raising, but some pretty girls from the town staff as well. Giving a helping hand and some smiles too, the girls are (left to right) Merrylynn Henry, Debbie Hasselfeldt and Anto DiVeficehzo. (Photo by Susan Samila) 15