Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 13, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba I is y sponge and Jelly trifles is very difficult. So members of the . S and . Are giving up the struggle with the result that they Are putting on weight steadily. Cereal and milk pork sausages and Fried bread bread butter mar malade and Tea is a typical break fast in the diet Sheet of the . Saturday january 13, 1940 Page nine women s interests i m salvation Nells Lake doughnuts or new army Toronto Jan. 13. Crisp Buffy doughnut and a cup of cof be hits the spot with the soldiers Rar time so the salvation army essies Learned from the first great Var. So they be started again to Dis tribute their famed recipe. Since Arious ingredients were not Al available due to food Condi oils each Batch was a Little dil Ersnt. But the soldiers did t incl for they said a Little religion and a Little love that went with doughnuts made up Tor Culin by shortcomings. Here Are the ingredients one up of sugar beaten with three eggs acid a cup of milk 2 table Poons of melted butter and one half teaspoonful of Lemon extract it a cup of flour in sifter and do three heaping Teaspoons of aking powder one Teaspoon of Alt and one Quarter Teaspoon of finely grated Nutmeg. Sift into liquid and beat Well together and Ling enough flour to make a dough hat can be rolled and handled keeping the fat at almost boiling joint. Cover with powdered while members of the . Get Fried Bacon and eggs bread Margarine and Tea. For Many of the girls who have joined up these enormous break fasts Mark the biggest change in their lives. Most of them formerly began the Day with a Glass of Orange juice and perhaps a piece of Toast but now you should see hem tucking into a Hearty break ast following it up with an equal y substantial lunch Tea and sup per. The biggest Shock comes when hey return Home on leave and Fine hat their clothes do not fit. It is perhaps a Good thing that they Are not allowed to discard their uni forms in Public during War time. The results Are however show no in the dress shops and ready made frocks Are being displayed with a Range of 40 to 46 inches for he hip measurements. It is no so Long ago that 44 inches a classed As an another result is seen in the restaurants. Diet menus seem to have been abandoned and instead of Black Coffee one sees women shoppers indulging in Cream cake and Liberal supplies of milk o Cream in their Coffee. There is in time for fads these Days. Lugar. A use lying officer and mrs. Ernes Moncrief and or. And mrs George Glen Moncriet f Wil inter lain at a supper dance party saturday at the Royal Alexandra Lute in Honor of miss Cecelia Dys it. And her Fiance capt. William Alum Halpenny whose marriage ill be an event next week. . H. M. Tucker have left to spend the remainder of the Winter ii Jour him California. Or. And mrs. Cecil h. Gunn hav left via Chicago for Toronto and Hamilton ont., where they will the next two weeks. Judith Evelyn who spent y i the past several weeks the guest or. And mrs. Vin fent Mckenty has left for Van Over . Mr., and mrs. D. J. Birse Agnes Forcet. Are receiving congratulations in the birth of a daughter Rosa Lind . . Birse was the former miss Berythe Ross. I miss Una Gross of Omaha neb., left saturday morning for Cali fornia. Enro Ute she will Stop at Leary and Seattle Glengarry president to receive guests at annual dinner the Glengarry county association will hold its sixth annual Banque and dance at the fort Garry Hole at 6.30 ., saturday feb. 3. Or Angus Mcdonald president an mrs. Mcdonald with members o the will receive guests i the drawing room previous to the dinner. A Short programme will follow the dinner. Tie guest speaker will be Rev. J. W. Clarke of Knox United Church. Guests will then be piped to the Ball room for dancing. Equip and maintain the army huts overseas. Vide huts the lines. This group was not founded at the time of the last great War but its members Are eager to help pro for the soldiers behind some of the younger members have wondered what a army hut is and have been told they Are clubs or stations that Are maintained to give soldiers during wartime regardless of race or Creed the Little luxuries that Mili tary Headquarters Are not Able to provide. The same slogan Wil be used this year As was used in 1917 when the huts originated everybody Welcome and everything of the lines setting for Newman club dance for the first time in its eight free. For this reason the Newman years of life at the. University of Manitoba the Winnipeg chapter of the Newman club is making an Appeal to the Public for funds and the manner of this Appeal is orig Inal. Some eighty members of both the Active and alumni Chap ters Are undertaking a programme to help in a financial Way the National drive that is being held to Canadian will be held on january 27 at the tort Garry. There will be no Shell explosions or blackouts at the dance but an army hut will be featured and Ole Bill himself will create a realistic atmosphere. Sandbags tin hats cartoons and slogans will furnish the hut and Winnipeg will see its first army hut. Boys in the . . Are requested to come in uni form because this dance is for the Benefit of All men in uniform whether it is the Khaki of the land forces the Blue Grey of the air men the Navy of the seamen or the scottish plaid of the highlanders. Or. Edwin Bratton is the convener and is assisted by a committee consisting of the misses Betty Meindl Alice o Donnell Margaret Kennedy Patricia Mcnulty Marga ret Donna Lindsay and the messes. Jack Hale William Mackay Don co stello Brendon o Brien flying officer Byrne Jobin e women s conservative As i Socia Tion of greater Winnipeg will hold its annual meeting monday 8 In the club rooms permanent investment building. Reports for the year will be Given. Rev. W. G. Martin of Grace Church will speak his subject being our Allied cause. Refreshments will be served. To assist in providing funds for the Mission work of the Church of England in Canada in the inter Lake District a Tea will be help Jan. 20, from 3 to 5.30 ., at the Hudson s Bay store under the auspices of the Interlake Friend ship. R Honor of miss Cecelia Dysart and her Fiance capt. William Walton Halpenny who Are be ing married this month mrs. John Huggard will entertain at a supper party during the week end at her residence on Brock Street. The table will be Gay with mixed blossoms and lighted by Ivory tapers. Guests will number 16. V miss Eldred Jenkins entertained informally Friday evening in Hon or of miss Joan Watson who is being married next week. In Honor of miss May Taylor a Kitchen Shower was held wednes Day at the Home of mrs. A Mcfarlane 21 Dundurn place. The table was centred with a Silver Dow of Pink carnations. The gifts were concealed in a mock wedding cake. Guests numbered 56. Or. And mrs. J. Dykes Wood Lawn apartments Are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son. Before her marriage mrs Dykes was miss Hazel West. Or. And mrs. Adolphe de beats Garwood Are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son Herman Gerard. . De beats was the former miss Huth Bagley mrs. G. Hasted Dowker and her children Phyllis and John Are new residents of Winnipeg having arrived last week from new Westminster with or. Dowker the new Rector. Of St. George s Church Crescent Wood. After having been guests of or. And mrs r. S. Carey where they were photographed they Are now occupying their new Home at 984 Mcmillan Avenue. Miss Jessie Malcolmson and her brother or. Mort Mal will entertain at the supper dance at the fort Garry hotel in Honor of miss Joan Watson a popular Bride elect. The guests will miss Watson or. And mrs. Murray Turner or and mrs. Andrew Stephens miss Molly Denison miss Kay Griffith or. Tim Watson and or. Gordon Stewart. Honouring. Miss Joan Watson a Bride elect of january miss Nancy Home will entertain informally at a late afternoon party saturday. Miss Edith Insull left Friday for Craik sask.-, to spend the next two months visiting tier brother or. E. H. Insull. . J. A Reid Lipton Street entertained Friday evening in Hon or of miss Betty Mcmahon a Bride elect of january 20. The supper table was centred with a Low bowl of Sweet peas and lilies of the Val Ley off set by tall White tapers. The guest of Honor was presented with an electric clock. Paymaster Lieut. Robert me. Dougall ., will arrive sunday from Van Couver . His marriage to miss Joan Watson will be an event of Jan. 19. Miss Sheila Reardon lady stick of St. Mary s College returned Early in the week from the East where As Delegate to the University Stu dents conference at Ste. Anne de Bellevue que., she spent the holi Days. . Franke hostess at Tea for daughter prior to wedding in Honor of daughter mar Garet whose wedding will be an event of january mrs. A , Wellington Crescent entertained at the Tea hour saturday. A Dresden Centre holding Pink roses and White Narcissi made an attractive Floral decoration for the. Tea table which was lighted by Pink tapers Den candlesticks. Presiding during the afternoon were mrs. A. R. . R. A. A. Purves mrs. Mac Aulay mrs. Walter Stewart Anc mrs. Fred Manning. The group of assistants in the dining room1 included mrs. . Kennedy mrs William Jack son misses Isobel Mitten Billy Payee. Peggy Lawson Shirley Boulton Margaret Bjork son and Eileen Franke. 6 it mrs. George Simpson entertained at a Crystal Shower wednesday evening in Honor of miss Margare Bradley a Bride elect of this month the table was centred with cyclamen blooms and lighted by Pink tapers. . F. F. Bradley Mothe of the guest of Honor and miss of h. Bradley of Toronto presided guests numbered 24. Prizes 10 court whist were won by miss Elje or. And mrs. E. J. Brownlee Oxford Street will leave monday to spend the next two months in Florida. Gros mrs. D. Russell and mrs. F. Bradley. In Honor of miss Beverley bears a january Bride elect miss Lucill Glenn 284 Beverley Street entertained at a Shower thursday ing. Presentations made to Margaret Bradley at Kitchen Shower honouring miss Margaret Bradley a Bride elect of Jan. 20, a Kitchen Shower was Given thursday by misses Mary Holland Rita Meken Zie and Lucy Lovering at the Home of the latter 252 Spence Street. Those assisting were misses Jessie Torrest Margery Tanner and Gladys Lovering. The guests numbered 46. The marriage of Gwendoline Joan Only daughter of or. And mrs. Stuart Watson to paymaster Lieut. Robert Mcdougall Keith Of Vancouver ., Only son. Of or. H. J. Keith of Ottawa will be solemnized Friday evening Jan. 19, at St. Luke e Church. Miss Eileen Chandler of Ottawa will attend her Cousin As maid of Honor and Molly Denison will be bridesmaid. Or. William palk will be Best Man. Following the ceremony a recep Tion will be held at the Manitoba club. . R. H. Holman entertains at Tea for nursing sister in Honor of s. J. Roberts mrs. R. H. Holman entertained saturday afternoon. The Tea table which was centred with Spring blooms and Matching towers was presided Over by mrs. R. A Waugh and mrs. T. E. Argue. A group of assistants included mrs. Leslie Eckert mrs. W. T. V. White head mrs. Orvin Botsford mrs. D. M. Setting Barton. Or. And mrs. Harry Howe Dos neurons Street St. Boniface Are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son Ronald James. 6 a dance will be held by the boys of Raven court school monday in the gymnasium. . C. E. Huntting is the convener. Hot dogs and soft drinks will be a feature of the evening s supper. Try hat arrived on her first visit she left last miss Eileen chandlery Chandler to reside in Ottawa ont. her parents Wilmot place and will be maid of f miss Chandler is the guest of miss Kun marriage will take place shortly Honor to her Cousin miss Joan Watson miss Duval of Toronto is spending several weeks Visi. Jig in Winnipeg. She was the guest aunt mrs. R. D. Guy and is now staying with miss Marjorie Gordon before leaving next week for her hone in the hat displays cheery note despite boarded windows in War time Helsin fors Helsin fors Jan. 13 life goes on. Despite the hardships of War in this City built on a Rock by its stubborn people is evidenced by the hat displays. The Spring hats do not Blossom in Bright shop windows As Mey used to. Their existence is discreetly signalled by pictures of the. New finery pasted on rough boards which protect shop windows against bomb fragments. J there Are plenty of women Here to be think my about new Spring hats. This is a women s As Well men s War. All this boarding up sandbagging air raid repairing and pre caution taking has been neatly done. The finns cannot be Carel pts in War. So despite a rather grim exterior Helsin fors still looks neater and cleaner than. Many peacetime cities in other countries. Only one building in Helsin fors looks utterly abandoned deserted dirty and neglected. The brass sign at the Entrance reads soviet or t n Connacher has arrived with her husband and Little son Timmie to spend a few weeks the guest of her Mother mrs. William c. Kines was formerly of London ont., mrs. Connacher enjoyed a Holiday in Florida and later she will leave for Hamilton where or. Connacher has been transferred ;