Christmas concert ushers in festive season at Rockwood church
Rockwood reports a busy weekend with a Presbyterian Christmas supper and youth program led by John Freeman. Highlights include duets by Carol and Brian Hammond, Margot Jackson, organ pieces by Milartin Bauer, a film tour of the Midwest and Canada, and Santa Claus distributing gifts. Services also featured guest ministers, Holy Communion, and a Y P A film on the birth of Christ. A bridge repair project and a school association social completed the local activities.
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The
Presbyterian Church
John Freeman
Carol
Brian Hammond
Margot Jackson
Milartin Bauer
Martin Bauer Jr
Hugh Lloyd
St. Andrew’s Church
Guelph
Douglas Black
St. John's Church
E. H. Jones
United Church
Y P.A
Allan Dodd
John Dilts
George Maltby
Dave Benham
Christ
Frank Ostrander
Campbellville Women Host Christmas Meeting Highlights
Campbellville correspondent reports Mrs. Frank Quinlan hosted the December Campbellville Women's Institute meeting with Mrs. Sid Hartley presiding. Members shared happy Christmas tales, prize winners spoke at a Nassauwega contest, and gifts were exchanged. A social hour followed as 41 members attended. Marilyn Ruth Martin was baptized at St David's Presbyterian. Reverend G Baulch delivered the sermon on Free Will. Mrs. Early sang a guest soloist. Small snowfall added to the season mood.
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Campbellville
Frank Quinlan
Campbellvile Women's Institute
Sid Hartley
Institute Oole
Mary Stewart
Nassavawega
Terry Moore
Tom Strange
Betty Jeffares
Artaban
Ancaster
Hartley
Women’s Institute
Terry
Betty
Wheelihan
Lloyd Crawford
Unitarian
Tom Mitchell
George Inglis
James Wallace
Lorne Mitchell
Bert Walton
Reginald Austin
Marilyn Ruth Martin
Don Martin
St. David's Presbyterian Church
G. Baulch
Robert Early
Christmas Spirit Shines at W L Mrs Les Wills Host
Mrs Les Wills hosted the Scotch Block Women's Institute with a Christmas theme evident in Trott call and table decorations. Lunch included sandwiches and Christmas cake as members sang carols.
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Les Wills
Scotch Block Women's Institute
S. J. Brown
Vineland
John Brown
Harry Davis
Frances Brown
Speyside
Ligny Farm Forum
Cliff Brown
Dublin Women's Institute celebrates thirtieth anniversary in Nassagaweya
The Christmas meeting on December 8 at Mrs. Alex Near's Pine Valley farm marked the Dublin Women’s Institute thirtieth anniversary. More than 40 members heard Miss Minnie Somerville recount the group’s history since 1925, donated Mrs Clarke’s book to local school libraries, and honored past presidents. The evening included a birthday cake, a candle lighting, a live membership for Miss Somerville, a Christmas story, carols, an in memoriam tribute, cups and saucers for former leaders, games, and a Santa visit followed by a festive lunch.
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Dublin Women’s Institute
Minnie Somerville
A. Near
G. Somerville
Halton
Miss Somerville
W. McIntyre
Dublin
W.1
T. A. Storey
N. Anderson
C. J. van Goozen
G. Robertson
C Ferguson
C. Thompson
W. Watkins
J. Stewart
Dublin” Women's Institute
Alex Near
Pine Valley Farm
Nassagaweya
John F. Robertson
Hamilton
William R. Bracken
Duncan McDougall
Gwendolyn _P. Clarke
Dublin Institute
William McIntyre
Salvation Army
Arizona
Near
Somerville
Tyre
Pres
Nelson Anderson
Nellis
Pearl Kennedy
van Fleet
C. M. Davidson
Blyth
Dennis
McPhedran
Watkins
R. L. Davidson
Jean’ Somerville
Gladys‘Remlick
George Robertson
Dublin Women’s ‘Institute
W. R. Bracken
S. H. Webster
D. MacDougall
W. D. Barber
John Brims
A. Fell
John McGregor
G. Nellis
John Frank
Morley
George Brownlow
N. Whitley
N. McLaughlin
H. McIsaac
J. Henderson
J. Black
T. Near
Edna Russell
B. Wallace
Anna McGregor
Joan Stewart
Toronto
Rockwood
G. R. Somerville
Do. J. van Geeren
Guelph
Ferguson
Thompson
McIntyre
A.walker
van Goozen
William
Frank
J. Dennis
Santa
L. Ferguson
Duncan
Moffat
Pew Kennedy
Institute
Holly Night Yule Procession in Westmorland Town
In Westmorland England the annual Brough Holly Night procession features an ash or holly tree lit at its tops and carried through streets. Torches rockets and squibs light the route as the town band leads a stately march with townspeople bearing torches and branches.
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Westmorland
England
Brough
Élsbranches
Everton Christmas Season Visitors Listed in Area
The community noted a sequence of visitors over the weekend and into Monday. Mrs. Lloyd Cutting and Ray mond Acton visited with Mrs. Jestin and others in the area. Guelph guests included Mr. and Mrs. John Alton and Miss Jerome Tovell. Additional visits involved Mount Pleasant and Ballinafad areas with several local families.
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Lloyd Cutting
Raymond
Acton
Jestin
Albert Alton
Ian
Guelph
John Alton
Jerome Tovell
Harry Hartop
Bert Palframan
Mount Pleasant
Roy Hindley
Jesse McEnery
Beth
Ballinafad
Ross Dumpier
McKeesport
Penn
Stacey Box
Jennie Toveil
Stanley McDougall
Omar Parker
Percy Peavey
Rae West
Santa Claus guest at church gathering delights 120
In the basement on Friday night 120 attendees enjoyed a Christmas supper and program at the church. Santa Claus distributed treats to children while Mr Townsend chaired and showed birth of Christ pictures followed by carols.
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Santa Claus
Townsend
Christ
Wellvie
Ernie cEnery
F. Smith
Mary Stewart
Gibson
Irss Kirkwood
McEnery
EF. Smith
J. Snow
Robert McEnery
Bert Rogers
Jon
St Petersburg
Florida
Decorating Down By Twelfth Night Superstition
The piece recalls a superstition linking Christmas greenery to misfortune if hung after Epiphany on January 6. It notes as days pass many Christians remove holly and mistletoe before Twelfth Night ends, to avoid bad luck.
Two Contest Reeve Seat In Eramosa
The 1956 Eramosa township election will pit Fred L. Cox against J. L. Oakes for reeve with D. Gray and others initially in the field. A Monday Rockwood meeting nominated eight councillors and four for school trustee with about 200 attending as roads costs and planning issues drew discussion.
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Eramosa
Fred L. Cox
J. L. Oakes
Rockwood Town Hall
D.D. Gray
H. Benham
F. L. Cox
Dave Gray
Mr. Storey
E. H. Benham
Max
Storey
F. Armstrong
W.hindley
H. Smith
C. A. McNabb
E. Boles
J. Thompson
Oakes
W. Hindley
E. Alexander
W. Oakes
G. Yawh
C. McDougall
Christmas Institute meeting held with 26 members
Mrs Bert Robertson hosted the Christmas meeting of the Women's Institute with 26 ladies attending. Mrs D G Robertson presided as chair. The program included an opening ode, a Mary Stewart Collect, roll call, a demonstration on Christmas salads and recipes, and a candy auction.
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Bert Robertson
Women's Institute
D. G. Robertson
Mary Stewart
Wilfred Awrey
Pembleton
Robert Taylor
George Robertson
Norman McKenzie
Doris Fines
West Coast
George Grundy
Len Buck
Ladies’ Aid
James Struthers
L. Suter
Lois Black
Hugh Black
Elora
Hugh
H. R. Howard
Richmond Hill
Fritz ‘de Haan
Mary de Vries
Guelph
Limehouse W M S Executive Reinstalled for 56
The Limehouse W M S monthly meeting at Mrs Behtor’s home had twelve attending. Scriptures and readings framed the Christmas season as the executive was reinstated for 1956 with officers led by President Mrs W Mitchell and active roles for several members. A decision favored monthly material reviews over a study book. Mr Douglas Scott departed Saturday for Labrador to work with the U S Air Force Civilian program.
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W.omls
Behtor
Gord
Roughley
Gisby
W. Mitchell
J. Roughley
A. W. Benton
A. C. Patterson
A. W. Norton
S. Gisby
A. Z
Smithurst
Mitchell
Mills
A. Norton
Douglas—Scott
Labrador
United States Air Force
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