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Curtain Club The Curtain Club is invit- ing senior citizens of the .area‘ to be their guests at the dress rehearsal of of the club’s latest production, “Six Tales of Canterbury" at 8:30 pm November 29. Coffee will be served. Any seniors who would like to take advantage of this invitation should con- tact Shirley Stanley, 884- 4127, for reservations as only about 100 seats will be avail- able. Transportation will be arranged if necessary. I“ it! III DUPLICATE BRIDGE The winners at the dupli- cate bridge club November 12 were north-south Freda Abercrombie and E r n i e Krueger, cast-west Gerry and Ruth Browning. t On the Wednesday ollow- ing, first place winne were Rose Morrell and Grace Saunders, and in second place. were Andrea Stemmle and Verda Moore. in the Swiss teams tour-. nament Friday winners were Kathie Millree. Marg Mc- Tavish, Fred Mills and John, Lewis. ' There will be a novice game on Nov-ember 30, and on December 3 an AC'BL membership game. All par- ticipants for , this member- ship game must have re- newed their membership for 1974 to be eligible for the ACBL points. i: a: it Del-ta Lambda Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi continued their fall program by attend- ing a fashion show on Octo- ber 17 at Attwood‘s sponâ€" sored by Eta Lambda Chap- ter of Stouffvillc. On October 20th, a very successful day was had by the members who drove to Stratford Theatre to see "Taming of the Shrew". The show was followed by a very nice meal and a discussion of the afternoon‘s entertain- ment. Rituals were held on Oc- tober 30 at the Aurora High- land Golf Club for new members. Ceremonies were followed by dessert and cof- fee. A regular meeting was held at the home of Mary Lyons of 423 Fernleigh Circle on November 7. Don- na McPhail, president of Delta Lambda Chapter invi- ted Elaine Balough of Xi Beta Rho Chapter and the first lady. in Canada to re- ceive her Black Belt to give us a demonstration and tell us about Judo as a sport and as personal defence. Thank yOu Elaine, everyone thor- cug‘hly enjoyed your talk. Members had their Christ- mas Craft program on Wed- nesday of this week, and are planning to start the Christ- mas season with a wine and cheese party the end of No- vember. The R0yal gion Branch 375 Ladies Aux- iliary welcomed a new mem- ber. Comrade Hilda Quinton, at its open general meeting October 29. Chairman of the meeting was President Mary Robson. The various gave reports on current ac- tivities. Chairman» of this year's show, “Dixie Cabaret", Gloria Sanford, gave some of the dates and places. where the Show is to be presented: to Richmond Hill senior citizens November 14, Zone E. Ladies Auxiliaries at the Legion Hall Novem- ber 20, to Branch 375 at the hall on November 23, and to the Veterans Club in Willow- dale on December 1. A so- cial tea followed the meet- ing. - lk )k II! A group of artists from the Richmond Hill area have combined their various tal- ents and are in the process of organizing an exhibition of arts and crafts - batik, weaving, painting, m e t a 1 art, macrame, etc. - at Rich- mond Hill Arena from 12 noon to 8 pm December 1. The theme of the exhibition will be “This Is It". Exhibiting are 30 local artists, and hopefully this will stimulate community awareness of local talent and promote cultural inter- est. This event will be free to the public. and will en- able the participating artists to personally introduce their works. WENDY VERNON St. Michael's Grad Wendy Vernon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Verâ€" non, Gretel Drive, Richmond Hill, was one of the gra- duates from St. Michael‘s School of 'Nursing who re- ceived her pin and .black cap-band at the ceremonies held in Convocation Hall, University of Toronto on September 9. Miss Vernon attended J. M. Denyes Public School in‘ Milton, MacKillc'ip Public School in Richmond Hill, and Richmond Hill High School. She is now on staff in the obstetrical department at St. Michael‘s Hospital. Paul Fox Dies At'54 Years Well-Known Newspaperman High mass was celebrated November 15 by the Rev. Father Clement Schwalm for the late Paul Lowell Fox. a resident of Richmond Hill since 1936. Major Dan Camp- bell of the St. John Ambu- lance read the epistle, Fran Young was the organist and Madeline Cameron was the soloist. The offertory proces- sion included three of Paul's cousins â€" Debby Andrews of Richmond Hill. Elizabeth and Michelle Di Sands of Etobi- coke. Interment was made in St.I Luke's Cemetery. Thornhill: Pallbearers were Major Dun- can Campbell of Toronto, Alex Henderson of Thornhill, Ian DiSands of Etobicoke,‘ John Cowan of Toronto.f Frank Prior of Richmond Hill and Don Kirkup of Tor- onto. 1 LOCAL JOURNALIST Mr. Fox. whose death from cancer occurred Novemberi 13 at the age of 54. had been} a reporter. columnist. public‘ relations counsel and St. John Ambulance supervisor. He began his newspaper car- PAL’L FOX Began Career Here awn..- . eer, which continued for 37 years. following in his fath- er‘s footsteps, while attend- ing St. Michael's College, as a suburban correspondent for "The Liberal“. He then joined the staff‘ of “The Toronto Star" in the early days of World War II. After service in the Royal Canadian Air Force, he re-1 turned to that paper to be- come a reporter. suburban editor. assistant city editor and real estate columnist. INTERNATIONAL AWARDS Articles he wrote in “The Sher" on land development and house design won inter- national awards in 1952 and 1953. He organized a trans- Canada poll on the features most important in a house and arranged for architects to design houses incorporat-‘ ing as many of the public‘s suggestions as possible. This resulted in three house designs that became the favorites of many build. ers. His interest in good house design was also reflect- ed in the four houses he built in Richmond Hillâ€"on Rich- mond, Hall and Bridgeford Streets. The Hall house was style home in Richmond Hill and was one of the three designs mentioned above. In 1956 he became real estate writer for "The Teleâ€"' there gram" and remained until that publication closed its doors in 1971. He then joined St. John Ambulance where he was appointed sup-i ervisor of First Aid Commun- ity Training. a project spon- sored by the Workmen's Compensation Board to reâ€" duce industrial accidents throuuh preventive training. Left to mourn his passing‘ are his mother. Mrs Ann Fox of Richmond Hill and his brother Basil of Vancou- \'C I‘ Canadian Le- . committees Street! the first ranch-i The Christian Education Committee of Richmond Hill United is presenting two showings of “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" Saturday, at 10 am and at 2 pm. Tickets are 50c each. is it: It Sunday St. Mary's Angli- can will celebrate its Advent Preparation Festival, and on December 2 it will be a day of Christian Sharing when parishioners are asked to bring gifts for the downtown church workers to distribute at Christmas time to needy families. Food, toys and new clothing are needed. * III it St. John's Baptist celebra- ted a very happy day on Sunday on the occasion of their 13th anniversary. For- mer members and friends returned for the day. and all welcomed back a former pastor. Rev. Fred Bennett. who was guest speaker at the morning service. Mrs. Hugh Martin of Thornhill was guest soloist morning and evening. adding much to the services. At 5 pm the congregation enjoyed supper together, and a time of fellowship was enjoyed around the tables. The evening service was planned and conducted by the missionary committee â€" Mrs. Clayton Hurlburt, Mrs. Ken Tatum, and Mrs. Joe Lamb. Mr. and Mrs. George Vanderwerf, recently re- turned from Zaire, Africa. told of their life and work in the mission field. both in picture and story. St. John's Congregation is grateful for the encouraging day. and is facing its 14th year with optimism and gratitude. * it is Senior Citizens A more appropriate name for the Senior Citizens Club in the past week would be “The Busy Bees“, for it was a very busy week for both executive and members. On November 13, the ex- ecutive met with the Town Council with regard to the new building for‘the club. It was a good meeting, with groundwork started and an- other meeting arranged for November 27 when the com- mittees appointed will meet with various committees of council. On November 14 the regu- lar monthly meeting of the club was held in the audito- rium of Richmond Hill Uni- ted. President Joe Horne called the meeting to order and opened with “O Canada”, accompanied by Mrs. Edna Harding at the piano. Mr. Horne welcomed the 157 members and three new members, then proposed a vote of thanks to the out- going executive ‘and their committees for their work during the past year and welcomed the new execu- tivc. Mrs. Vi Clarke, convenor of the bazaar October 27, thanked everyone for their help in realizing the final sum of $808.11. Mrs. Grace Sayers of the Sunshine Comâ€" mittee reported that Mrs. Elizabeth Jolly’s condition has not changed. She is still almost completely paralysed, but enjoys hearing from friends. Her address is Room 316, Riverdale Hospital, To- ronto. A few minor changes in the constitution were ap- proved unanimously, and at ithe end of the meeting re- freshments were served by Mrs. Bea Cook and her help- ; crs. On November 13, the St. lMatthew's Players invited ilic senior citizens to attend ,a performance of the come-‘ ldy. “Exit The Body". It was the lead parts very well ta- ;xen by iJIaureen Laughlin and Bill lJones. Many thanks to the St. ‘ their thoughtfulness. l On the evening of Novem- lber 14. the seniors had their fannual treat â€" a preview of the Royal Canadian Legion ‘Branch 375 Ladies‘ Auxilia- ~ry's newest production “1973 Dixie Cabaret". November 29 will other evening of euchre. ‘bridge and cribbagc at the club room, 71 Centre Street East. at 7:30 pm. Tickets . are on sale at the club room .and bowling sessions. Every- one \s welcome, so come , along and join the seniors in another evening of fun and be an- games. Tickets for the Christmas Dinner December 11 are igoing fast. Accommodation is limited. so those wishing to attend should get their tic- kcts as soon as possible. Deadline for ticket sale is November 30. available at bowling and club room ‘. The regular Wednesday afternoon euchrd are held .it the club room at l Ell pm. i Everyone is WOICOZ‘ilO m pop in Lind have u. friendly :simo inf uard~ and a :ond cup of . tea for 350, : most amusing evening and‘ Mrs. Lou Urquart,‘ aparing coffee for the three Matthew's Players for: ’ ‘ment. The Seekers, an enthusias- tic young group at Richmond Hill United, are having a bake sale from 10 am to 2 pm December 1 at the church to raises funds for their foster child in Zwaziland. This is the major fund-raising pro- ject for the 30 high-school age young people and their leader, Mrs. Rosalind Mc- Leod. it X t For the past eight years, Tony Carcone, 317 Gells Road, has been raising tropi- cal fish, and now he has a basement full of them. It is not too surprising. then, that he came away With almost a dozen prizes from the tropi- cal fish show at the Royal Winter Fair which came to a close last weekend. One tank containing a variety of fish was judged the outstanding exhibit of the show. He won first prizes for his Knife Fish, firsts in two classes of Tiger Barns, a first and a second for Plat- ties, second for Moons and for Aquarium Beautiful, third for Perl Grammis, fourth for Pike Cichlids, out- standing exhibit, grand champion and first place for Hi Spot Cichlids. Nice going, eh? i. m It The monthly meeting of Richmond Hill West Guide and Brownie Leaders took place in Richmond Hill Pres- byterian. Commissioner Bet- ty O‘Rourke had the plea- sure of presenting the Taw- ny Owl Pin to Mrs. Liz Car- lisle. assistant leader of the lst Jefferson Brownie Pack. Mrs. Carlisle and several other leaders have attended a series of introductory traiâ€" ning for new leaders. A craft training program was also held for York South Division and Richmond Hill West Guiders attending. Those who took part were Barbara Pfenning, Liz Car- lisle, Kathy McConnell, Joy- ce Wells, Judy Cowan and Louise Cross. At the meeting, the Gui- ders were told that there are not enough leaders to keep the 8th Brewnie Pack open, and mo or three assistants are needed for the district. If anyone is interested in helping, experienced or not, please call Mrs. O‘Rourke, 884-5357. >I< * >I< After the fun and laughter had subsided and the bills had been taken care of, the YCHA found that it had made a neat $600 on its "Oom-pa-pa Night" at the Lions Hall November 2. Convenor Joan Paton re- ports that it was a very enâ€" joyable evening for all, and thanks the people who helped, particularly her committee, Mrs. Sheila Sharp, Mrs. Gail Skinner, Mrs. Ann Featherstonhaugh and Mrs. Mary-June Warner. The big door prize of the evening, an ultra-modern portable television set dona- ted by Shoprite Catalogue, Yonge Street North, was won by Khris Pender, a new member of the staff of the purchasing department at the York Central Hospital. The auxiliary is grateful to local merchants for dona- tions of prizes and to the public for its support. 4: :r at The Catholic Women's League of Our Lady Queen of the World Parish had their monthly meeting No- vember 14 at the home of President Mrs. Mae Doedens, who began the meeting by thanking Bazaar Convenor )Irs. Stella Dickenson and the booth convenors for. the recent extremely successful bazaar. Airs. Doedens then thank- ed Social Convenors Mrs. Margaret McLaughlin and Mrs. Cathie Wesely for pre- evenings of renewal held recently in the church base- A note of thanks for the CWL‘s donation to Meals-on- Wheels was read. It was mentioned .that the youth of the church intend to visit some of the people who re- ceive )leals-on-Wheels for the Aged, They also hope to entertain residents at Daybreak House. A letter was read urging people not to use coffee grown in the Portugese coâ€"l lony of Angola because of, the alleged use of child la-fl bor. be held for CWL members in )‘larylake on November 28 a from 10 am to 3 pm. March 15 was set as the date for the spring bridge and euchre. The next general meeting will be January 16. There will be no December meet- in!. Wine and cheese were served the close of the {110012an and $19.25 was raised for development and peace in the underdeveloped countries. (1‘. as . well as Country Place Home A day of recollection will‘ “The Unexplained" will be the topic of a talk at the AMO 1a morning outl meet- ing on November 28 by Al- ien Spraggett. A Richmondl dill icsidJ-it, Mr. Spraggett 13 well known for his inteâ€" rest in the seemingly "Super-I natural". He will begin his. talk at 10 am, and guests are welcome. The AMO meets at Rich-, icnil Hill United from 9:30‘ .o 11:15 am, and there is a Lil‘SCIy frr pre-schcolcrs. * iii in , The second session ina :eiflcs of seven meetings on: "Marriage and Parenting In‘ The 70’s" takes place Tues-‘ day of next week at 8 pm in Richmond Hill United main hall. The topic is to be “Handling Marital Conflict â€"â€" Problem Solvingâ€" Fight- ing Fair” and the leader is Mary Sue McCarthy, a coun- scllor at Richmond Hill and Thornhill Area FamiLy Ser- vices and lecturer at York University. The first session in the series, October 23. attracted 135 people, many of them students. For further infor- mation enquire at the family services office at 25A Yonge Street North or telephone 884-8231. at i: * Fred and Olga Sommer- feld, Montiel Road, celebrat-. ed their Golden Wedding at,L a reception in their honori at Upper Canada College, Toronto, where their son, Herbert, is a resident mem- ber of the staff. The celebration took place, October 14, and attending' were their daughter, Erna (Mrs. Don Owens). of Lon- don, son Leonard of Agin- court, daughter, Lillian (Mrs. Arthur Chepelsky) of Rich mon-d Hill, and nine grand- children. Guests included Mrs. Som- merfeld's sister, Julia, and her husband, Henry Berner, from Regina, Saskatchewan. and Mrs. Lou Dreger from Lang, Saskatchewan where the Sommerfelds once resid- ed. They have been enjoy- ing retirement in Richmond Hill for the past six years. * it! * Victoria Jeanne and Lisa Michelle Burton, th r e e - month-old twin daughters of ‘ Elizabeth and Bro] Burton, Aurora, formerly of Rich- mond Hill, returned to the homestead of their forebears for their Baptism Sunday. The tiny girls, parents, 20-month-old brother, James, and many friends and rela- tives, assembled at the Fisherville Church at Black Creek Pioneer Village for the ceremony. Officiating clergyman was Rev. Dillwyn Evans of Thornhill Presby- terian Church. The babies are great-great- great-great-grandchildren of Daniel and Elizabeth Stong who are buried in the Vil- lage Churchyard, and whose log cabin, later home, barn. .and other outbuilding form the nucleus of the village. Among the guests were Maternal Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Barney Barham of Jefferson Sideroad, Rich- mond Hill, and Paternal Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burton of Wood- bridge. Mrs. Burton is a di- rect descendent of Daniel and Elizabeth Stong, and she and her husband takeavery perâ€" sonal interest in the village, otfen lending a hand in pre- senting special occasions typical of pioneer days, asâ€" sisting with baking and other indoor and outdoor work as it was performed by their ancestors in pre-Confeâ€" deration days. Another of the guests was Mrs. Barham's father, the children‘s Great-grandfather Ernest Stallon of Willow- dale. Organist was a Great- Aunt Mrs. Betty Constable of Rexdale. Following the ceremoney, the many relatives and guests returned to a recep- tion at the home of the children's parents. WANT EXTRA INCOME? A temporary job may be the answer. Read the Help Wanted Columns in “The iob opportunities throughout York Region. TRY 34% For A Complete One-Stop Service RICHMOND? HILL THORNHILL o AURORA NEWMARKET CLEANING CENTRES ~. pioneer - Gordon S. Wood PRESCRIPTION OPTICIANS GLASSES “Fitted to your Eye Doctor’s Prescription” 34 YONGE ST. S. â€" 8844955 RICHMOND HILL Hill The Senior Citizens Club of Richmond Hill enjoyed its annual tre the seniors were gues Cabaret” presented by the ladies’ auxiliary of Branch 375 Royal Canadian Legion, at the Lions Hall. President dent George Taylor a Clarke of the senior citizens were called on stage to sing their favorite songs,-and were joined by Membership Convenor Mrs. Elsie THE 17 we“ LIBERAL, s-w ¢'*\ . .. . Thursday, Nov. 22, 1973 (Photo by Ron Fawn) Seniors Enjoy Dixie Cabaret Burnie in singing “How Dry I Am”. One outstanding number, which really raised the rafters was “The Alleycats” by the whole cast. At the close of the show, refresh- ments were served by members of Richmond Hill IODE supervised by Mrs. Rose Wood. Pictured above, President Home thanks Mrs. Mary Robson, Legion Auxiliary president (left) and Mrs. Rose Wood of the IODE for their hospitality. at November 14 when ts at the “1973 Dixie Joe Horne, Vice-Presiâ€" nd Treasurer Mrs. Vi fie" . r in i ROBERT LOUIS KEEFER DeVry Graduate Robert Keefer, 21-year- old son of Mr. and Mrs. Rob- ert Keefer, 242 North Tay- lor Mills Drive, Richmond Hill, was one of the 23 stud- ents who received diplomas in Engineering Technology from the DeVry Institute of Technology, Lawrence Av- enue West, Toronto, Novem- ber 1. monies took place at the Beverley Hills Motor Inn on Wilson Avenue. The Keefers, along with their other son David, a grade 13 student at Bayview , Secondary School, have re- sided in Richmond Hill for the past nine years. Local Couple Wed In Pioneer Church Fisherville Church at Black Creek Pioneer Village was the scene of the wed- ding of Hetty Waegemakers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Waegemakers of Rich- vale and Brian Smeathers. son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Smeathers, on November 3. Father Pierre Proulx of the White Fathers officiated at the candlelight service, and following the ceremony the wedding party and guests had dinner at Pioneer Village‘s Halfway House. After dinner, friends were received at an Open house reception at the home of the bride's parents. .W’ ”3.25222. BLACK HAWK MOTOR INN P2221235 ' . ~ (on the Mezzanine Floor) 0333333} 383 YONGE STREET NORTHâ€"RICHMOND HILL W FOR APPOINTMENT: 884-697] Virgin TRAINS â€" TRAINS H.O. 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