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Senior citizens Forty-seven members of Richmond Hill Senior Citizens‘ Club 35 went by bus on February 18 to Hamilton to explore the wonders of Dundurn Castle built in 1840 by Sir Allan McNab. After lunch at noon the members‘ in groups of 12, were escorted around the castle by guides in old fashioned dress. Following the tour they re-boarded the bus for a bit of sight seeing around Hamilton before returning to the Hill. York Central Hospital Auxiliary's annual Pub-Nile was. as usual. a complete sellout. A highlight of the event Friday in Richmond Hill Lions Hall was the 50-50 draw. Winners were Doris Barth. Thornhill; Bernice Welsh. Willowdale. and Pat Deciantis. Richmond Hill. BLUE FLAME ROOM Consumers' Gas Building Elgin Mills Road “Have your voice heard at Council â€" Join the Association“ The combined choirs of the participating churches will sing the theme song by Mary Fadel Hanna. The offerings of the World Day of Prayer are distributed to advance Christianity in the needed countries. Everyone is welcome to participate in this service. For further information call 884-3674. Mrs. Yolane Mara, director of Hope 'Haven nursery school for the mentally retarded. was the guest speaker at the February 19 meeting of the ACW at St. Gabriel‘s Anglican. With the aid of slides she told of the history of the school, its program of crafts. games. singing and personal care, how the children are taught to cope with the disabilities and how very important the help of volunteers is to the future of the children. Ada Bryden. a volunteer at the school. introduced Mrs. Mara and Jean Elliott thanked her for her enlightening commentary. In the absence of president Dorothy Price. Jean Elliott chaired the meeting. Florence Fair led the devotions Th9 npyt mpptina The committee agreed to use the entire service as suggested by the Christian women of the Arab Republic of Egypt. The women’s ecumenical prayer fellowship of Egypt has chosen the theme. “Become Perfectly One". Representing the various participating churches were Mary Dodens. Our - Lady Queen of the World Roman Catholic; Mary Justice. St. Matthew's United; Jean Evanson. St. Paul‘s Lutheran; Joan Lane. St. Gabriel‘s. The World Day of Prayer ecumenical committee met at the home of Dorothy Price, Fernleigh Circle, to set up the program to be presented at the Anglican Church of St. Gabriel the Archangel. Bayview and Crosby Avenues, at 8 pm on March 7. Ward 1 Ratepayers' Association Inaugural meeting, 8 p.m., Mon., Mar. 3 ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRACTICE Y.C.A.M.R. “500" ERIC GEORGE. Chairman. Pro-(em Ecumenical day of prayer at St. Gabriel ’5 10684 Yonge St. Richmond Hill Open daily 9-7 Saturday 10~5 THE EIGHTH 1975 WINNER TOKEN NO. 485 LESLIE FALK AURORA The fund raising com- mittee of Richmond Hill and Thornhill Family Services volunteers is sponsoring the sale of tickets for the Spring Bridal and Fashion Show in the auditorium at Hillcrest Mall March 5, 6 and 7 at 7:30 pm and March 8 at 2 pm. The 5th Richmond Hill Scouts and (‘ubs are having their annual banquet at Richmond Hill L'nited at 6.30 pm Friday. Fathers and mothers are invited. Tickets at $2.50 each in- clude the show, wine and cheese party, door prizes and favors. They may be obtained from Dorothy Price, 884-3674, Edna Beacock, 884-1804, or Phyllis Andrew, 884-3525. Proceeds will go to family services. Eaton Hall. Seneca College King Campus, was the setting for the annual York Region Real Estate Board's annual president's ball on February 14. More than 150 brokers, agents and their wives enjoyed an evening of dining and dancing in the impressive surroundings of the stately former mansion. The guests were welcomed by the board's president, Donald Young. Mrs. Jane Haight and the program committee were in charge of arrangements for this very festive evening. 1J_lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllgI the piano E teacher Estelle Markham 8871-3787 lllllllll|lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll E‘JIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllll :TllIlIllllllllllllllflllllllll On Saturday several members and their husbands attended Beta Sigma Phi‘s annual Yellow Rose Ball. Sorority mem- bers will also be helping out regularly as volunteers in the pediatrics unit at York Central Hospital. The latest of the GO trips was to the Curtain Club Theatre .to see the current play, The Gingerbread Lady. It was a very in- teresting outing. In December they at- tended a performance of The Messiah at Massey Hall. More recently they visited Craigmore House at Bond Lake where everyone enjoyed the many craft items displayed. June Campbell‘s group was in charge of the devotions with the convenor reading the familiar scripture on “Faith. Hope and Love", Mae Hepburn giving a short reading on St. Valentine‘s and Dorothy Francis leading in prayer. Members of Xi Beta Rho Chapter. Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. have been busy lately, espeically with their GO day trips to various interesting places in this area. Audrey Jeffrey proved to be a very effective auc- tioneer at the February meeting of the Mary and Martha Guild of the Presbyterian Church February 19 and the group’s finances were increased by the proceeds from a penny auction. The group also agreed to cater to a Sepâ€" tember wedding. RICHMOND HILL THORNHILLâ€" AURORA NEWMARKET Rice's Flowers For All. Occasions CENTRE 884-1812 Phone 889-1812 RICHMOND HEIGHTS EIGHT HOUR DRY CLEANlNG Wired Anywhere .3 S ,, f - At All Hours - ' CLEANING S CENTRES We Deliver to Toronto & Surrounding Districts World deveIOpment ecumenical topic World development was the topic at a combined Lutheran Church women’s meeting and Lenten ecumenical service at St. Paul‘s Lutheran Church, Bayview Avenue. Richmond Hill. on February 20. There was a family reunion Saturday at the Follows home. Mary and Irene’s parents, Mr. and \Mrs. Frederick Barker of Scarboro, were there, also sister Helen Pinkney and her husband, Don, of Cobalt, sister Lois Forace, husband Paul and son Jimmy of Scarboro, and brother Christopher and wife Gail Barker. also of Scarboro. Opening devotions were led by Mrs. Margaret Kraft. Pastor James Dauphinee introduced the guest speaker, Dr. John Zim- merman, executive director of the Lutheran Church in America. Canada section. Dr. Zimmerman told the meeting of the church’s participation in work in under privileged countries of Africa and South America. He stressed the fact the rich countries must offer assistance to the suppressed areas of the world, also that within 25 years. life will be very different for everyone from what it is today. Irene and Terry Dunn of Beaconsfield, Buckingham- shire. England, and their children. Michael. Gregory. Margaret and Catherine. are spending two weeks with Mrs. Dunn’s sister. Mary Follows. her husband, Jack, and family, Paliser Crescent. It was attended by members from Our Lady Queen of the World Roman Catholic. Free Methodist and St. Matthew‘s United Churches. Formerly of Whitby, the Dunns have been living in England for two years. On their return they will be moving to Brussels in Belgium â€"â€" a business transfer. Members of St. Mary‘s Anglican and Richmond Hill United are reminded of the Parish Mission scheduled to take place in St. Mary‘s April 17 to 20. The pot-luck supper originally scheduled for March 3 at Richmond Hill Presbyterian has been cancelled. The regular monthly meeting of the WA will be held at 8 pm that evening. Friends were sorry to learn that Mr. and Mrs. George Taylor of 76 Dunlop Street, formerly of Wright Street, have had to postpone the open house celebration of their 50th wedding an- niversary owing to the illness of Mrs. Taylor. They will be setting a new date for the Golden Wedding celebrations as soon as both are able to join in festivities. Textile Warehouse WINTER SEWING LESSONS DISPLAY ADVERTISING Silk Screen Design and Process Promotional Displaysâ€" Display Signing Exhibit Design â€" Window Display CAPRICORN A GAIN PRESENTS 225-2785 Eric and Merle George. North Taylor Mills Drive, returned last weekend from Montreal where they at- tended the 30th anniversary reunion of Eric’s high school graduating class. Bishop Allan Read will be officiating in the service of celebration of Confirmation in St. Mary's Anglican at 10:30 am Sunday. This year godparents or sponsors have been appointed for all the young people being con- firmed, an extra help and support to their growth in the Christian Church. Dr. Zimmerman pointed out that church leaders have been meeting with govern- ment officials and private industrial representatives in an attempt to see that fair wages and living conditions are introduced for people existing in inhumane situations. Last Friday 71 members of the Senior Citizens’ Bowling League enjoyed bowling at ABC Lanes. High single scores for women were Emma Masters 208. Stella Mackie 199, Doris Neil 193; for men Ernie Croft 246. Jack Sheahan 215, Art Stong 214 The principal of 1945. Brother Robert of the Christian Brothers teaching order, who is now teaching in South America. was able to attend, as were three other Brothers now located in the Don Mills area. The class of ‘45, which gets together every 10 years, is the only graduating class of D’Arcy McGee that has ever held such reunions. In 1945, secondary school students in Quebec were segregated by sex. There were 45 boys in that year’s graduating class at Thomas D'Arcy McGee High School, and although they are now widely scattered, 40 at- tended the reunions. Members came from Nova Scotia. New Brun- swick, Ontario, and one had just returned from Ger- many. These church leaders, he said, want to see laws passed and enforced to ensure that such improved standards of living are maintained. A question and answer period followed his talk. The senior choir sa‘ng an anthem and Pastor Dauphinee concluded the service with prayer and benediction. Others partic.,1a.mg in the service were Miss Maureen Evensen. acolyte; Miss Jane Limpert. organist; Mrs. Pat Ash and Mrs. Ida Lindgren. ushers. The evening concluded With fellowship and lunch served by Mrs. Barbara Baeth. Mrs. Gladys Keffer, Mrs. Sylvia Limpert and Mrs. Ev Miller ‘ In addition to the regular Monday and Friday evening games and Wednesday afternoon games it is having a limited side game for new and inexperienced duplicate bridge players this Friday. Anyone interested is welcome. For partners and information call Marie Cole. 773-4280. In 1974 the Duplicate Bridge Club was host to over 1,200 tables of bridge. This year promises to be equally busy. On March ‘12 there will be open house at the night school at G.W. Williams Secondary in Aurora from 7:30 to 9:30 pm. Bridge classes will be in progress. On March 14 the local club will sponsor a-section of the continent-wide charity game. All duplicate players are invited. In regular play February 14 winners were north-south Bob and Edna Dunn first, Rose and Sandy Jenkinson second, Marc Weinbaum and Eileen Phippen third; east-west Fred and Theresa Tierney (mixed pair trophy) first, D.J. Dilworth and L.M. Prosser second, Stewart and Marie Cole third. Winners on February 19 were Ann Payment and Sandy Jenkinson first, Marion Fahner and Lil Thompson second, Mabel Howe and Edith Windsor third. Feb. 17 Swiss team tournament winners were Ruth and Gerry Browning and Stewart and Marie Cole. Duplicate bridge The young people are living with and attending the same schools as the local students who spent four months last fall in Germany during the first half of the exchange program. “You wouldn't know they were around,“ commented principal George Domina of Richmond Hill High School which has seven guest students â€" all girls. “They all have time- tables and go to regular classes with the rest of the By Margaret Lade Twenty-nine of the 51 exchange students from Germany now in York Region secondary schools are attending schools in Richmond Hill. As far as the schools are concerned. the guests are blending in beautifully. 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FREE Work- But it was not until the end of her four-month visit she felt she was really benefitting from actual class material at the school she attended with Rosalinde Moir in Heidelberg. .By Black Forest Dianne Frater, also of RHHS, lived with Anke Buss at Gaggenau near Baden- Baden on the outskirts of the Black Forest, and for her It was a lively place. talking. laughing and singing at the dinner table, Friday night band concerts, and. says Cathy, the village never ignored an op- portunity to celebrate whether it was a special occasion like St. Martin’s day, or just a Saturday night Never a dull moment. But the Moir family of 11 soon made her at home in Muckenloch. a small village near Heidelberg. The friendly family and friendly villagers gave Cathy an added incentive to learn the language well. But York County Board of Education agreed in January to allocate a maximum of $1,500 to finance special activities. such as a trip to Ottawa that all participants in the program â€" German and Canadian â€" will be taking next week. Friendly welcome At Bayview Secondary. a much larger school, there are 22 German students and, says Vice-Principal John Nikifork. they have been “welcomed with open arm- All of the participants have been paying their own way in travel and expenses. To ensure they did not miss out on any of the essentials in their own curriculum‘ the Richmond Hill students did four months' work during the spring and summer before leaving for Germany in September. And while they were there they not only attended the schools in the communities where they were billetted, they reviewed the work they had taken with them from home. Excitingfun Although all had been studying German in their home schools, Cathy Allin of Richmond Hill High admits she felt she missed a lot due to her scanty knowledge of the language when she arrived. students.’ o funerals 0 plants surroundings. Five of the seven at- tending Richmond Hill High are pic- tured above in the school foyer with one of the local students who spent four months last fall in Germany. Left to right are Andrea Topfer of Schonau; Kiwanis winner On the other hand. says Bayview's Nikifork. the German students now in York are amazed at the wide choice of optional subjects in the schools here. Local activities From their arrival January 8 to their departure for home April 24, the visiting students are taking part in the life of their host families and schools and in the community. Bayview exchange students fielded a hockey team during the Richmond Hill winter carnival. Toni Streisslberger, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Streisslberger, Balkan Road. Richmond Hill, placed second in the piano solo. Bach, category for 13 years and under in the recent Kiwanis Festival in Toronto. A grade 7 student at Crosby Public School. Toni has been studying piano for four and one-half years. He was awarded a mark of 86 by the ad- judicator, just one point behind the first place winner. Toni is a pupil of Greta Rueter at the Royal Conservatory in Willowdale. The Canadians were surprised at the com- parative rigidity of the curriculum in Germany, with very limited choice of subjects. the exchange has been “fantastic”. Anke is now a guest at the Frater home on Starlight Crescent For Dianne, too, strangers soon became close friends. It was difficult to say “good- bye". Everyone was so friendly and very curious about Canada. Gaggenau is cdmparable in size to Richmond Hill and owes its prosperity largely to the Daimler~Benz factory in the town. The Board of Directors and Staff of The Children’s Aid Society of the Regional Municipality of York cordially invite you to attend its The Royal Canadian Legion Hall INDUSTRY STREET NORTH â€" AURORA Guest Speaker: GORDON WINCH, B.A., B.D. 40th Annual Meeting Wednesday, March 19, 1975 at 8 pm. «(’Phovo “b'y Hoég) Director of The District Centre, Toronto There were reports from secretary Mrs. Edna Harding, Mrs. Nita Clement for star membership, and Mrs. Olive Orr for “The Voice”. Mrs. Grace Sayers of the sunshine committee asked members wanting name badges to get in touch with her as soon as possible. Percy Jones said euchre and games will continue on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. Senior citizens honor David Howard at 91 Mr . Stephenson was club vice-president in 1972-3 and was in charge of its ac- tivities during the town’s Centennial year. All will miss his cheerful smile and quiet friendliness. Mrs. Stephenson thanked everyone for their many cards and kind messages. There have also been group trips around the area. The guests at RHHS have visited the legislative buildings at Queen’s Park. Mrs. Elsie Astin played the piano for the singing of the national anthem and members observed a moment of silence in memory of Norman Stephenson who passed away February 3. Bayview teachers from various subject areas have given some of their time to accompany their guests to such places as the Ontario Science Centre. the McMichael Collection in Kleinburg. the Royal Ontario Museum, Ontario Art Gallery. and to Niagara Falls. Since president Joseph Home was absent owing to illness, vice-president George Taylor chaired the meeting. Second vice- president Gil Clubine was also on the sick list. Upon registering, everyone was given a small numbered Valentine to be held until the draw for prizes at the end of the meeting: There were cream and red place mats, Valentine serviettes, and dishes of red heart-shaped candies on the tables. The club rooms at 10149 Yonge Street were ap- propriately decorated for the Februayy 12 meeting of Richmond Hill Senior Citizens’ Club 35. THE LIBERALâ€" Wednesday. Feb. 26, 1975 â€" 27 Cathy Allin. Kerrybrook Drive. Rich- mond Hill; Waltroud Hintermayr, Konigsbrunn; Judith Hess. Shonau; Rosalinde Moir. Muckenloch â€" Cathy's partner in the exchange â€" and Anke Buss of Gaggenau. at Tour manager Don Hick said a trip to O’Keefe Centre to see the Paladium show starring Desi O'Connor has been arranged for the matinee show March 26 and he is ready to take ap- plications for reservations. A letter of thanks from Mrs. Torn Battersby was read, thanking members for cards and messages received following the recent death of her husband following a lengthy illness. There were best wishes for six members with February birthdays. Top honors went to David Howard, 21 long time resident of the Hill who was 91 on the 12th. He had a happy time cutting his special cake at a special table and received congratulations from all. The German students. like their partners. are making an effort to adapt to their new surroundings. As Cathy Allin says. “An exchange student is called on to use his or her resources and must be willing to make daily efforts to adjust. It is only then that one‘s trip becomes especially unforgetable." On behalf of Anna Holz, Mr. Taylor presented Mr. Howard with a book of poems. “A birthday is a Gift of God”. Mr. Taylor thanked Gil Clubine and Bert Pattenden for the great amount of work they are doing in making a workshop and shuffleboard in the basement at the club. A hearty welcome was extended to a 15 member choral group from Thornhill United Church who presented a most en- tertaining program under direction of Mrs. Helen Thom. She adds. “I hope my partner will love Canada and Richmond Hill as much as I loved Muchenloch." Among the 150 present there were six new mem- bers: Mrs. Josephine Fitze, Mrs. Marion Smith, Mr. and Mrs. 0.G. Crane, and Mr. and Mrs. John Craig. The meeting ended with the serving of delicious refreshments by Anna H012 and her helpers. (Photo by Hogg)