Winnipeg Free Press

Monday, January 29, 1940

Issue date: Monday, January 29, 1940
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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 29, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page six Winnipeg free press monday january 29, 1940 p is. Anthony s club girls hold Shower for recent Bride mrs. De. Lennon formerly bar Bara Lorenz was guest of Honor at a miscellaneous Shower Given by the members of St. Anthony s club of the Catholic women s Hostel. Thursday. The table was centred with a miniature wedding group. An address was read by miss Jessie Dziedzic followed by a mock wed Ding staged by misses Ryan Wasney and mails. Songs rendered by miss Victoria Gagawchuk and piano selections by miss Muriel Wolff completed the evening s programme. Fifty girls were present. Ilot officer and mrs. Wilson Marshall Iverson who Havo been residing in Calgary since their marriage last month. Arc expected to spend a Short time in Winnipeg tuesday in route to the East where or. Iverson will join his unit. Mrs. Iverson was formerly miss Ruth Lemon. Mrs. W. T. Watson. 156 Genthon Street was a Lea hostess wednesday. In Honor of her daughter. Mrs. Robt. Mcmurdo. A Bride of late november. The table was covered by a lace cloth and centred with a Silver Bas Ket of mauve tulips and yellow daffodils. Ivory tapers set in Silver candlesticks softly lighted the room. Presiding Over the Tea cups were mrs. J. Watson. Mrs. J. O Conner miss e. Turner miss m. Cooper. The assistants included miss g. Watson. Miss g. Lewis. Miss v. Heathcote. Miss b. Fisher and miss Gwen Arundel. The guests numbered fifty. Scott Bathgate social club held a dinner and dance at the Princess Tea rooms. Friday. The guests numbered 65. Provisional Pilot officer James d. Lightfoot. R.c.a.f., has arrived from the West to spend a few clays with his Mother. Mrs. James Lightfoot before leaving to join his unit. Or. And mrs. Joseph p. Verschaeve. St. Boniface Are receiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter. Bernice Rosalie Amelia. Mrs. Verschaeve was formerly miss Raphaelle Coddens. J. A. Macphail Chestnut Street entertained informally at dinner Friday in Honor of miss Joyce Vrooman. Who left sunday to go in training in the general Hospital. Hamilton ont. A presen tation was made to the guest of Honor. _ Bryc Leams your or picked up and delivered or s ties cleaned free with every two garments phone 42 368 fort Rouge Gleane is news items of social and personal interest ballroom in Battle dress for dance of Newman club new and something different was seen Satur j Day evening when the Newman club put on an old Bill rom and erected an army hut As the main feature of the dance. The dance was in Aid of the Canadian army was held n the Crystal ballroom of the fort Garry hotel. In the foyer leading to the Ball Oom two canvases archways asked with sandbags placed at he Central doors that open into he loges. Made the Entrance to he dimly lighted hut. The Only rumination was produced by undies stuck in the neck of Bot Les. Refreshments were served at to canteen in the Centre of the nit find dancers relaxed at ads of the room. National colors formed the Motif engagements miss Edith mangle announces the engagement of her younger sister Julia Irma to or. Raymond Miller r.c.a.f., of Ottawa the wedding to take place shortly. Or. And mrs. George e. Wanless of Belmont announce the engage ment of their youngest daughter Ina Mildred to or. Auterey Duncan Cline youngest so a of or. P. Cline Belmont the wedding to take in february. Or. James Maitland announces the engagement of his Only daughter Jean Elizabeth to. Or. Robert Boehme of Mckinzie Island ont the wedding to take place Early in february at red Lake ont. Million Dollar wardrobes Queen among world s 10 Best dressed Mother s wedding Cameo graces Bride s costume St. Boniface Cathedral was the scene of a morning wedding saturday at 10 o clock when Blanche Only daughter of mrs. J. A. M. Rodrique and the late or. Rodrique was United in marriage with or. Frederick Albert Brousseau eldest son of or. And mrs. E. A. Brousseau. Father a. Fortin officiated. Spring Flowers decorated the itar and ferns and Palms banked he Chancel rail. Or. Allan Caron resided at the Organ. Mrs. E. T. Sell Sang ave Maria during the ceremony and at the signing of the night coughing can often be prevented your child s coughing at caused by Throat tickle or irritation Mouth breathing or a often be prevented by rubbing his Throat and Chest with plenty of Vicks vap rub at bed time. Vap rub s Swift poultice and Vapper action loosens phlegm relieves irritation clears air Pas sages tends to Stop Mouth breath ing. This helps him relax into Healing sleep. Or the decorations in the Ball Oom. Panels of red. White and Plue ornamented the Side Walls and the regimental crests of the Winnipeg Light infantry and the ittle Black devils were placed on he panels. Behind the orchestra he words Winnipeg Newman club Anad Iari army huts were outlined i huge Silver letters against a Lack background and on either Ide a Union Jack was draped Iver the Entrance. At the opposite and of the room the Large insignia f the . Was placed be Ween panels similar to those used m the Side Walls. The following Lent their Patron be to the dance president and mrs. Sidney e. Smith brigadier and mrs. Beverly Browne. Com and mrs. C. R. Frayer . And mrs. W. H. Little . And mrs. C. S. Booth. ,. And mrs. S. J. Cox ,. O. M. M. Kay or. And mrs. P. J. Gallagher. Prof and mrs. James m. Macdonald or. Ind mrs. J. I. Morkin capt. W. S. Ii Dell. Or. Edwin Bratton was in charge if arrangements and was assisted y a committee consisting of misses 3etty Meindl Alice o Donneil Margaret Kennedy. Patricia Mcnulty Margaret Forsythe Donna Lindsay and messes. Fred Marrin Jack Hale Bud Kingston William Lackay Don costello Brendon o Brien flying officer Byrne Jobin. In nursing Sisters club will a hold its annual dinner and Bridge wednesday at 6.30 . The professional and business women s club room. Or. And mrs. W. A. Lawrence. Scotia Street Are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son Kenneth Alexander. Mrs. H. L. Willson has left to spend the next month in California or. And mrs. P. A. O Connor College Street Are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son. C mrs. Bruce Harris has left to spend the next month in California and will return via the Pacific coast. Gunner and mrs. Donald Stewart Are receiving congratulations on the birth1 of a daughter Alma Patricia. Mrs. Stewart was formerly miss Marjorie Nicholas e or. And mrs. J. Murphy Rothe say apartments Are receiving congratulations on the birth of twin boys Donald Joseph and John Wil Bert. Or. And mrs. S. L. Davis Mulvey Avenue entertained saturday eve Ning at a double birthday party he guests of Honor were or. Avis father or. George Davis to celebrated his 90th birthday Friday and mrs. Davis father or. James h. Ferguson who will Cele brate his 83rd birthday thursday. The guests who numbered 30, were All members of the family. S it or. And mrs. E. S. Halliday Asa court Are receiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter Velma Georgine. Mrs. Halliday was form Erly miss Clara Junkin. Miss Betty Pratt will entertain at a supper Bridge feb. 5, in Honor of miss Fern Speers a Bride elect of feb. 17. Or. And mrs. W. J. Connors fran Cis Block Are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son William Joseph. Club events women s Institute in base ment civic auditorium York Stree on thursday 10.30 . To. Red Cross work. Protestant Home Valentine Tea commit Tec and Lodee conveners. Tuesday. 21 . In Scott memorial Hall. W m s of first English Lull Rar. Church Maryland and Ella cd. Study class at Home of mrs. M. Drew. 01 inc Roll Street. Tuesday. 2.30 . Canadian handicrafts Guild. Mani Tab Branch. Thursday 10 . In Art Lery Vaughan Street Entrance. Genera discussion of. Work As Craft groups a . Miss Esther Thomp son to speak on handicrafts under outer Sion service. British group wednesday feb. 7, in Guild room. Winnipeg league for the hard of hear ing thursday. 4.30 ., children s class 404 Donalda Block. Young people s Sec Tion. 8 . Children s Home sewing Guild tues Day 2.30 ., at Home of mrs. W. La Ltd 235 Oak Street. Winnipeg league for the hard of hear ing tuesday. 2.30 ., 404 Donald Block. Tea. Guest speaker mrs. M. Me Creery on Mexico. Business group ii rending class 8 . Boyne Lodge. . 133, red crop Schinc Circle wednesday 8 . A Home of mrs. H. Hurley 204 Union nue. St. Mary s anglican Church Charles Wood demonstration Tea. Tuesday. 2.1 ., on fifth floor Hudson s Bay f Pany store. St. Matthew s w.a., thursday 2 in primary classroom. By Ikene Taylor Paris Jan. Ten jest dressed women today Paris dressmakers voted today Are led a the Duchesse of Kent and Windsor and include Lor the first time Queen Elizabeth. Women the dressmakers decided woman reporter willing to forget her Equality then it conies to Navy Doris Duke Cromwell safer Elf mfr cheaper Duchess of Windsor Protection when painting a piece of tin or cardboard sever inches wide and about a foot Ion s convenient for the Painter who covering Woodwork or Windo Rames. When the shield is he ugly against the background the will be no Brush Marks o he Glass or Wall paper. The annual British United press Oil Are better dressed this season Lan at any time since Cleopatra spite the War and the 10 chosen s dressed the Best All have Ward Obes plus furs and jewelry Worth lore than each. The a and jewelry of course in leased the Cost i of distinctive Ressing. The dressmakers voted these Omen the 10 Best dressed 1. The Duchesse of Kent and Windsor tied. 3. Mme. Antenor Patino the Outh american tin Princess wife f the heir of one of the five Chest men in the world who is he daughter of the Duke and chess de Ducal. 4. Mrs. Doris Duke Cromwell be richest girl in the world who entered the list on the basis of the wardrobe she ordered by Atlantic Lipper when her husband became United states minister to Canada. 5. Begum Aga Khan. 6. Mrs. Gilbert Miller wife of in new York theatrical producer. 7. Baronne Eugene de Rothschild. 8. Mrs. Harrison Williams of new York. Al. Countess Barbara Hutton Reventlow Biressi to the five and dime Woolworth Fortune. 10. Queen Elizabeth. The Duchess of Kent s Rise to the top of the list undoubtedly was influenced by her Choice of dresses for her sojourn in Australia where her husband is to be governor general. Stylists contended that the two Duchesse have almost no tastes in common but each in her own Way attains near perfection. The Duchess of Kent they said had a better Choice in hats and tailored clothes to in the morning but the Duchess of Windsor s taste was Superior for afternoon recep Tion clothes and. Evening and Din Ner gowns. Queen Elizabeth entered the first 10 for tie first time despite the fact that does not buy her clothes in Paris and prefers Crino line effects for formal dress. The dressmakers however admitted that her particular taste for Crino if the Shell the officer by Makion macintosh Canadian press staff writer. An East coast Canadian port Jan. 29, if you eally must know i nearly froze. That is during the first new minutes of a trip on a destroyer. The rest of the trip was pent in front of an electric grate below decks. Not mind you that the efforts of Navy me nto make the rip interesting were not appreciated. They did their Best. But the More i see of Navy life the More i think we should draw the line somewhere in this Complete Equality for women Tuff. It gets awfully cold out there on the Atlantic. The men Are doing a great Job used As e. Relish with a supper of cold meats up to the men s quarters where they sleep in hammocks Slung from the ceiling above. More comfortable than oeds on a heavy ship they stay in approximately the same place and let. The ship do the u Here s a trip by the Way. If you want to open up letter writing relation is with the Navy Send along a pair of knitted wristlets with your name printed on. It s a old. Navy they told me for the received to drop the sender a line and it s a Good Way to up Odd ends of Wool. While the men of Canada s Navy Are Well supplied there la never be a surplus of knitted articles. I asked one Seaman How Many sweaters he wore when it go really cold. I never keep track of th5 number after j get the fourth he grinned. Socks Are in favor too. The original Issue is two pairs of socks and two of stockings but the can stand plenty More. At sea there is neither time nor facilities for washing and drying so Thi More changes the better. While this reporter was absorb ing this information the destroy was coming up on the Convoy. Of on the horizon appeared the Stern of n Bevy of Craft Bobbing Abou in the swell As they Lumbere away to the East. We just came near enough of a grief look before turning of Home and leaving them to the Ade quate care of the warships escort ing them. I took my peek through a porthole. Vith this Navy business. But it s a Man s world. When our party of women re porters went aboard ship the officers made it Clear that we Ould ask any questions we wanted. Still you could t help noting heir anguish at some of the queries. There was for instance the girl who partly inquired after the gun Nery officer had got through explaining How his pets operate and happens misses the replied politely. War does bring out the Rue Mettle of a Man. It was the same ashore. Wanted us to get Angle on the Navy. They the women s but while an inside peek at the Navy Side of the War turned up facts the one that really stood out was that the dockyard cat was named min. Then there was the Sailor on the minesweeper who explained he grew his luxuriant red Beard be cause he had a cold. The us sea going re porters it s the Galley us like a Magnet. And even in the Kitchen which she s been try ing so hard to get out of these Many years there seems to be no place for a woman aboard a Navy Challenge any woman who ship. I d could whip up a delectable three course dinner in a Well anchored Kitchen ashore to come aboard and prepare just one roast vegetables and dessert. Menus Are prepared a week in Advance but they be got to be scrapped for Ever the Cook s ingenuity May Dic Tate if the weather starts tossing you around. Merely a relish in the commissary department Cooks were throwing together a meal for their 150 or so charges. One was cooking seemed to be enough beets to carry a Small family through a Winter but he explained they were merely to be a concert sponsored by the ladies auxiliary for company c Winnipeg grenadiers was held i the Blind Institute Friday evening mrs. Harold Clarke was Convene and or. H. A. Clarke was Maste of. Ceremonies. Refreshments wer served following the entertainment nes her personal her Ewels and her Harmony in dress Lade it obligatory that they in Ude her on their list. Lady Elsie de Wolfe Mendl and be Marquise de Paris were drop de from the list. Mrs. Cromwell As. Also in the list for the first me. Queen Elizabeth Duchess of Kent snack at recess if the child who has Starte school this fall wants a bite to a at recess time along with the othe youngsters put a Cooki or a Graham Cracker in his for this purpose. Never Start t habit of giving him a Penny or to with which he will buy cheap Cand that will upset his stomach. Igister Greig s i love thee. The Bride was attended by miss Annette Hince. Or. Norman Brous eau was Best Man and the Ushers Ere messes. Victor Rodrique and Ubert Gary. The Bride Given in marriage by or brother or. Joseph Rodrique Hose Robin s egg Blue mouse flame e some. A White Floral design bowed on the material. The gown Vas made with a fitted bodice Fea a sweetheart neckline. A Ery full bouffant skirt fell in Olds from the gathered Waistline he sleeves were Short and puffed he wore a Cameo that her Mother and worn on her wedding Day. Hei Matching toned Chapel veil eld with a Small frilled Juliet Cap and she carried a colonial Bouque f Briercliffe roses and lilies of the miss Annette Hince the brides maid was gowned in Pink net Anc Ace. The bodice fashioned Oace was topped by a lace jacket died with frills of net. The Skir Vas of net with insets of lace in be widely flared Hemline. Her Uliet Cap of net was studded with old sequins and she carried Talis Man roses. A reception was held at the Home f the bridegroom s parents 407 Var Law Avenue. Mrs. Rodrique Mother of the ride chose deep Plum Cut velvet fashioned with a v neckline and Vith smart shirred sleeves. The Kirt was on fitted lines. Her hat Vas a Plum toned Model accented with Matching Ostrich plumes. Her Corsage was of Light Briercliffe roses. Mrs. Brousseau the bridegroom s Mother was gowned in Black net Vith a full skirt. Over the dress she wore a Bolero jacket with Short puffed sleeves. Her hat was a Black Felt Model and her Corsage of deep red roses or. And mrs. Brousseau left for Montreal. For travelling the Bride chose a smart dress of Lilac toned tool crepe with a High neckline. The bodice showed applique work n a slightly Darker tone and the Belt was buttoned at the Back. The Rock also featured three Quarter length sleeves. Her hat was a contrasting Model in wine corded silk and her Corsage was of Talis Man roses. On their return or. And mrs Brousseau will reside in Norwood it o of r. And mrs. W. C. Folliott Are spending a few weeks in Hollywood Florida. L in mrs. W. Trevor Davies s41 Sher Burn Street entertained informally thursday on the occasion of the 21st birthday of her daughter bar Bara. The guests included misses Mary Barton Isobel Turpin fran shears Margaret Nome Nora Villette messes. Paul Villette. A Turpin Ross Weims Roy Aitken head. I betas Phis hold i tation dinner or 19 new members f tie Manitoba Alpha chapter e i Beta Phi fraternity held filiation banquet in Honor of the initiates saturday at the. Vinter club Smith Street Honor included misses Hal ukr head Constance Brown Fli Nee Dahl Beverly Ellsey Lenderson Rhoda Moorhouse thy Mcewen Roberta Jean t 5ueen, Lorraine Gurshaw Shir Radshaw Marinette Lowe eve Darren Mary Macomb Dor Ulison. Gibby Barker Betty on Blanche Henderson Nie Richards and Elsie Stew mrs. James Allison and mrs l. Fowler will entertain jointly inner saturday in Honor of Gertrude Mollard and or Mui c c 1 Tei to. Vonti joke Mclean whose wedding special Thrifty service into Tanta no1 t alike to men s suits 3-Piecel ladies dresses 1 piece Plain i or. T n Honor of mrs. James e. Wilson formerly miss Florence Sadler miss Margaret gumming 164 Chestnut Street entertained. At the Tea hour saturday. The table was centred with Spring blossoms arc lighted by Pink tapers. Presiding Over the cups were miss j. Condic and miss m. Mcmillan and the assistants included the misses Alice hives Edna and Lorraine Middle ton. And mrs. John Curtis Sta ton and their Small son John who have been in at Lanta ga., since their arrival in America will spend some time in Toronto ont. With mrs. Staton s brother and sister in Law or. Anc mrs. Harry Botterell before sail ing feb. 28 from California for their Home in Sydney Australia. T in Honor of miss Reta Sanders who is leaving this week for Ottawa a group of her business associates held a Farewell luncheon in the club rooms thursday. The tables were artistically decorated with mixed Flowers. Miss Bertha Kellett made the presentation to the guest of Honor on behalf of the guests. That ing i there f Catir if 1 m i Oil and from shot the i the Luck Turc just Kcal Good cleaners t have use soft flour unti tic. 6-weeks-l fed solid Folt newest achievement in the Devil ment of baby foods is indicated clinical and Laboratory reports we state six Wecks Oil babies fed homogenized vegetables and Rui evidence that these vegetables and fruits Are proving valuable health Aid comes from Doss who arc now rcom Mundin be regularly included in the babies As a Protection Agapij nutritional anaemia. Before the development of the s homogenization method such solid food feeding impossible. 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