Royal Red Cross honor for Major Edith Dick in King's Birthday list
Major Edith Rainsford Dick RCAMC, daughter of Crown Attorney W S Dick, Milton Ont, is named a Royal Red Cross member in the King’s Birthday honors. Born March 1, 1908, she trained at Toronto and Johns Hopkins, went overseas December 1942, and was promoted Principal Matron of a General Hospital in August 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Rainsford Dick
W. S. Dick
Milton
Royal Red Cross
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
8. Young
Georgetown
Toronto
Edith R. Dick
RCAMC
Milton Ont
University of Toronto
John Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
U.S.A
General Hospital
Pantry Shower for Mrs Owens Macdonald at Ackroyd home
Approximately forty friends gathered May 31 at Mrs Melville Ackroyd’s home for a miscellaneous and pantry shelf shower in Mary Little Owens Macdonald’s honor. Guests wrote recipes in a small cookbook, and gifts were opened with assistance from Vera Parr and others. The hostess served lunch of sandwiches, relishes, cake and ice cream as Mary looked forward to her new home.
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Owens Macdonald
Mary Little
Melville Ackroyd
Vera Parr
Shirley Ackroyd
Francis Maddison
Blanche Maltby
Mary
Strawberries and Delights in Homemaking Columns
Homemaking column shares strawberry care and recipes including ice cream, shortcake, and pie. It suggests not washing berries until use, using cool storage, and offers two dessert sauces from cream cheese and cottage cheese. Also covers strawberry preserves and sun-preserve tips, inviting reader questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Au Naturel
Final Letter Calls for Broader Community Aid by Children's Societies
Dr. Charlotte Whitton urges Ontario's fifty two Children's Aid Societies to expand beyond child protection toward family support and community aid. A sample case shows social workers assembling housing, medical care, schooling, and finances to rescue a struggling family, yielding a united, healthier household and improved public outcomes.
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Association of Children's Aid Societies
Ontario
Charlotte Whitton
Brockville Children's Aid Society
Whitton
Children's Aid Society
Church
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Brantford
Brantford Roofing Company Limited
Brantford, Ontario
the Georgetown Lumber Company, Limited
Edith Dick
King’s Laist
Qadge
Fay Ng Xa
Canada
Fellows
Hydro Home Economist
Anne Allan
the Herald
Children’s Aid Society
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