Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 09, 1938, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page twelve Winnipeg free monday May 9, 1938 with a Host of visitors from both East and West about to converge on Winnipeg for the Dominion drama festival starting May 16, entertainment and billeting is one of the absorbing tasks of a Large sized committee. Mrs. C. E. Mcpherson is chair Man in charge of this particular committee and has working with her mrs. Allan Morrison mrs. Oliver v. Jewitt mrs. John Cas Well Davis mme. B. De Denus now is the time to get that Kreger permanent Reg. 57.50 to this is the season of the year for you to get that new permanent. At we Are not Over rushed thus enabling our staff to give you More attention and better service. Combo ringlet the permanent wave other or. Kreger personally docs All permanent Waves it s perfect if it s a Kreger Job hair dressing 444 Academy re. Phone 404 Grosvenor Beauty parlor 252 Stafford Street. Phone 40 707 Kreger mrs. G. F. Klein mrs. B c. Scriv ener mrs. J. J Trudel mrs. Harol Riley mrs. P. V. Torrance mrs c. S. Riley miss Eva Powley Anc miss Eva Clare. Ascertaining the names of play ers. Those taking part in productions and guests coming from other parts is the first step in a task that involves finding whether the visitors have relatives or friends with whom they desire to stay or whether they prefer hotel accommodation or being housed with private hostesses. It remains to acquire the Neces sary hostesses and in this respect mrs. Mcpherson commended the generosity of Winnipeg hostesses who Are preparing to entertain the guests assigned to them for week. Making life pleasant during. The arduous Days of play presentations and filling in vacant hours at the theatre is another phase of work which a group of women Are giving time to arrange. Clubs of various sorts have been asked to co operate in serving Tea daily at the Walker theatre to create a social atmosphere and serve As an inter Lude for rest and Friendly exchanges. Among this group Are mrs. D. Bruce Murray who As acting president of the Manitoba drama league has see to in connection with reception of directors and players already known to the Manitoba groups mrs. A. W. Mos Cerella misses Aileen Garland Flo Ingram and Many others. Mrs. J. A. Riddell to open w. A. Tea in Winnipeg girl wins award by radio play by Bernice Tosie Winnipeg writers Are knocking at the door of literary Fame again. Word has just reached the City that destiny delayed a radio play writ ten by Margaret Grant of Winni Peg arid entered in the women s Canadian club of Toronto Competition for first place. This club sponsors a Canadian wide Competition annually open both to professional and non professional writers to encourage latent Alent in Canadian writers. This year the prize of was offered or the Best play suitable for radio production based on an outstanding event in Canadian history or on some definite phase of Canadian Ife. Of the 70 manuscripts submitted n the Competition miss Grant s . Gym work and dancing at annual Spring display a Continental and cosmopolitan gymnastics and dancing what s Good this morning George Bestes thing a knows sum is Kellogg s Corn flakes and Cream. The . Of Charleswood United Hurch will hold its Spring Tea Anc Sale of Home cooking in the t Eaton company Assembly Hall Fri Day from 2.30 to 5.30 . Mrs. 3. H. Peddell will open the a. Receiving the guests will be the president mrs. H. Neely mrs w. L. T. Patteson mrs. R. Craig mrs. J. R. Aikman and mrs. J i Cooper. Tea hostesses Are mrs. N. Preston mrs. W. J. Miller miss i m. Harper mrs. Of. Faulkner miss Radcliffe. Conveners decorations mrs. W. D. Lawrence Home Cook ing mrs. E. P. Sheldrake assisted mrs. T. Brown mrs. T. E. Coy and mrs. A. Bennett Kitchen mrs. Laxdal. General conveners Are mrs. A. W. Nettleton and mrs. A. C. Osborne. Silver Tea Marks 20th anniversary w in Honor of Rev. Father l. Senez Parish priest of Somerset man., who celebrates the 20th anniversary of his ordination to the Priesthood a Silver Tea will be held at the residence of mrs. Frank e. Johns 260 Montrose Street River Heights i May 10. From 3 to 7 . Assist ant conveners will be mrs. Albert Kellogg s Corn flakes the favorite of travellers and stay at Homes alike always oven fresh in the patented heat sealed inner bag. Kellogg s Are sold by All grocers. Served everywhere in Handy individual packages. Made by Kellogg in London Ontario. Made better packed better is Guin and mrs. Pierre Levesque. Atmosphere marked the showing of .c.a. Annual demonstration gymnastics and dancing Friday evening. Spanish dancing moorish handkerchief work1 and new York tapping were just a few of the numbers put on by the girls part one of the programme Fea tured the life Story of rip Van Winkle. Rip his Van Winkle Cmary Scott and Dame Wolf Van Lorna Winkle miss Margaret Grant has tied for first place with a to Ronto girl in the Toronto women s Canadian club literary Competition for 1938, with a radio play destiny delayed. Play destiny delayed and i hear the Drums afar by Ethel Foster of Toronto received equal consideration. When asked where she got the idea for her play miss Grant said she had gathered together Cana Dian history books used in both High school and University and plunged into them hoping to find one particular event of sufficient interest to hold her judges for half an hour. But she became so intrigued with he wealth of Canadian drama at ice disposal that she practically forgot she had started to write a Ilay. She woke to this fact. Miss Grant said just in time to write the play and mail it on the stroke of he closing hour. Nobody saw it nobody read it but the judges must have liked it and naturally the author is very thrilled and Happy hat her play met with their approval. Last year two of the three prizes Eileen were pictured in a Village at the loot of the Kaat skill. Mountains. The Village Chil Dren played by j the intermediate gym and pre school classes went through Many games Over 60 girls taking part in the number. Later the Junior gym and dancing class were seen dressed As dwarfs and Thi finale was the moorish handkerchief number done by the Junior Leader corps and senior tap classes. Following this i a demonstration of fencing was Given by miss Betty Parker Manitoba Novice Champion and her instructor prof. Halliday. Saturday two Jother members of the y fencing club gave an exhibit mrs. A. Convener of the health education department presented the four girls who represented Winnipeg at the British Empire games with yearly privilege cards two of the girls being former members. The presentations were made to misses Barbara Richards some interesting and varied num Bers were Given comprised the second part of the programme. One of the outstanding items was the Spanish number la Peveronas by the business girls done m color Ful costumes the business girls effective m a Graceful number called Ryth Mie balls. They also warmly applauded for a demonstration of gymnastics a cute number Heath to showed the skill of the pre tappers and the big tapping displays of the night were the new yorker by Threa advanced tappers and the news boys number by Over 50 intermediates dressed As fews boys Selling papers. A display parallel bars and ring work was Given by the apparatus group the High schoo class gave a display of rhythmic sports featuring All the sports in eluding rowing skating and skiing in rhythm another tap dance a Sailor number by the advanced juniors. A new form of exercises Par formed on benches was Piesen Tec by the business girls. Hoop work the Fountain _ was Given by the Junior leaders corps and the fundamentals of social dancing i were shown by the High school girls. The Are All directed by miss Doris Cambridge and tire instructors include miss Hilda Smith and miss Alison Preston. Miss Vilaree Mathews and mrs w. A. Congdon were the pianists. Violet Higgins j the demonstration was repeated and Evelyn Goshawk. I saturday at 8 . Canada s parliament of women National conveners of the Council m is. Jessie Maclennan gave the Mother s Day address at Knox Church. Transcona. At 11 a.m., sunday. Her subject was mothers in a charging world. Bowen to move Edmonton May 7. An order in Council passed and signed by lieutenant governor j. C. Bow in Alberta s government House wit be closed. His Honor announced Given by the women s Canadian club of Toronto for a Short Story were won by Winnipeg writers. Diamond miming As was the name Given to the National Council. Of women by mrs. George Spencer of Moncton n.b., presi Dent who addressed members of the local Council Friday at a luncheon in the Hudson s Bay Din ing room. Mrs. Spencer pointed out that Council was founded 45 years ago on mothering and Home making ideas and these Are the real nation builders. Many of the reforms accomplished through the work of Council Are taken for granted by the House wives today. Wrapped bread Sani tary Butcher and grocery shops the cleaning up of garbage and the Many other sanitary measures owe their origin to the work of Mem no major Reform gone through in Bers of Council. In Canada has which members of Council did not take a major part she said. Building of a nation begins with the building in childhood and the Council has a deep interest in health and educational conditions As they affect children of Canada. The mrs. Spencer called specialists in their line of pria work. She urged the members to make a study of preventive measures in work for the Blind in health questions and pointed out that every member has a personal responsibility. She paid a tribute to mrs. Dun bar Hudson one of the Early Mem Bers of Council for her splendid service. The founders built with vision she said Clifton Graban mrs. Recently elected president was chairman and introduced mrs. Spencer who is on her Way to attend the National meeting in Vancouver. She introduced the guests at head table which was set at one end of the private dining room and was Gay with bouquets of Rose tulips and Blue irises. Guests Here included mrs. Spencer mrs. J. H. R. Bond. Mrs. R. F. Mcwilliams mrs. W. T. Allison mrs. Dunbar Hudson mrs. W. O. Nugent. Mrs. P. To. Pilkey mrs. N. E. Burwash. Mrs. Clifton dance Honor to commercial mrs. Clifton Graban will leave monday for Swift cur rent. Sask., where she will be the guest of her sister mrs o. M. Lan Caster. Later mrs. Graban and mrs. Lancaster will proceed to Van Couver b.c., to attend the meeting of the National Council of women which will be held May 22 to 29. Blue and White degrees to be conferred. Degree practice 7.15 . Women s missionary society of St. Giles United Church tuesday 2.45 ., in clubroom. Women s association of Grace United Church tuesday .2.30 ., in club . Sale of fancy work following meeting. Agenda club tuesday 8 ., Ai Home of mrs. A. B. Drew 95 Noble Avenue. East Kildonan. Ladies auxiliary of lord Selkirk association at Home of mrs. J. T. Mclntyre. 303 Warsaw Avenue tuesday 8 . Bee hive climb at Home of mrs. George Mckeag 103 Queenston Street tuesday at-3 . St. Joseph s Hospital Guild at Hospital tuesday 2.30 . Bridge later. Women s association of St. Stephen s Broadway United in Chapel tuesday 3 . Of Westminster Church tubs-1__ Day -., in ladies parlor. Pro a gramme associate helpers will be guests. Refreshments. Students of Manitoba commercial College held a Farewell dance in Day night in Lodge memorial Hall in Honor of their graduates. Music was provide. By the College orchestra under the direction of or. Jim featuring swing time and social one Steps. Miss a. Vanock appeared 111 a riotous Gipsy costume to read tie Palms of a number of guess. The committee in charge included miss Joan , Secretary miss Myrtle Chatterson or Jim Gillies and or. Jim Mcwiliams. The guests a duds. Misses Myrtle Cli Atterson Joan. Williams Evelyn Richardson Audrey Richardson Mcgarrow Jean Scott Dorothy Keddie Phyl Lis belts berm Depugh Joyce mor kill Dot Neil Madeleine Grindell Marjorie Jones Kay Cochrane mar Garet Burwell Betty Burwell Mary Joyce Roma Powers Dorothy Begg Nellie Novack Pauline Timchuk a. Jean Dunham Helen Rawnsley Evelyn Mudry p ulme Sawala Kaijone Thompson. Vida Flett Margaret Rue Bottassi mar Gery Bradley p. Vanock a. Van Nick messes. Cleave Grant Peter Luzvick Armor Thorgilsson Jim me William Charlies Lenaghan Bruce Moffatt Jackl Pound Gerald Varnam Jack Hammonds Lloyd Mann j. T. R. Cook Matthew Reid Jim Kirk Bob Birnie Douglas Fox Cecil Spearin Frank Johnson Gren Allen Rod Rue j. J. Moreau Philip Pelis . To Milne Paul. Sergei son a Halliday Stanley. Gojin Bradford Henderson Rich Ard Ireland Pat Higgins Bob -Wei-1 land Leslie Steadman Bill Corbett Don William Heatley Herbert Arthur Somers Henderson a Clarke Charles Brot ton Russell Carey Gordon Mill Ward Harold Heide r. Rankine Bill Reddie Doe Arbuthnot and g. Johnson. Selkirk man., a Large gathering Ner wednesday Selkirk to Howard As chairman. _ and a. Hoole. Archdeacon son. Of Stonewall our modern vaults on t under the for the maximum Tion at every garment Insp and air blown stored and Hung Alicw free circulation rf1 air. Remodelling a our Mastic also at Low inn nor bonded Stonewall teachers get raise in salary Stonewall man., May 7. Special ;