Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 16, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba News about society Winnipeg free press Winnipeg saturday March 16, 1940 Page nine women s interests where the Irish Are there s bit o Ireland on St. Patrick s Day Trish eyes will be smiling and the Young irishmen and 1 Colleen will Wear their National Emblem the Shamrock saturday As they Honor their Patron Saint and think of their heaven the Emerald Isle. For tomorrow for Shure is St. Patrick s Day. Ireland is a land of legend and Romance and the life of St. Patrick is so shrouded in mystery that it is hard to know just what to believe. According to the legendary his tory. St. Patrick was Horn about the year 372 in Britain. At the of 16 he was carried off Fay pirates who sold him into slavery in Ireland. For seven years he herded sheep on the Mountain of sle Amish in county Antrim. He Learned the Irish language and the manners and habits and customs of the people. Having escaped from Captivity and after Many adventures he reached the continent. He was successfully ordained Deacon priest and then Bishop. With the authority of Pope Celes Tine he returned to Ireland preached the gospel to the then Heathen inhabitants and performed great miracles. He died March 17, 493, at the age of one Hundred and Twenty one. St. Patrick s Day celebrations afford a great variety of symbolic decorations. There Are shamrocks Clay pipes stovepipe hats wishing Wells Blarney stones Killarney Irish pigs and of course potatoes. For Ireland now there la be the wearin o the Green and old and Young will be listening to old Erin s ballads and modern Irish songs. Sunday is Patrick s Day 3aby third in line to Wear family Robe for christening the christening of the infant daughter of or. And mrs. R. Clayton Lobaton will take place sunday at ., at the residence of the child s grandparents or. And mrs. H. H. Robson Dunedin court. The baby Wall Wear the christening gown worn by her father and his father before him. Rev. P. V. Samson will officiate and the Baljay will receive toe name of Eleanor Gail. Follow ing the ceremony an informal reception will be held. Mrs. James a. Brandon will preside Over the Tea table which will be centred with Pink roses and lilies of the Valley. Miss Marjorie Henry entertained at an informal Bridge wednesday evening in Honor of miss Marjorie Buck a Bride elect. N m mrs. J. Kup Atrick of Little Long Lac ont., is spending a few Days in Winnipeg As the guest of or. And mrs. Duncan Cameron after attend ing with her husband the Conven Tion of the Institute of mining and metallurgy. Mrs. Ashton Embry jr., of Washington is at present the guest of her sister. Miss Beatrice Plaxton Yale Avenue. The kilo la club will hold its an Nual Spring dance saturday. March 23. At 8.30 In Picardy s Salon. Conveners for the dance Are mrs. H. Lines e. Prest there s a dear Little Plant that grows in our Isle twas St. Patrick himself sure that set it and the Sun on his labor with pleasure did smile and the Dew from his Eye often wet it. 3t and sure it s the dear Little Shamrock the Symbol of i All True Irish Folk that frames these St. Patrick s Day pictures. Smiling Irish eyes and a dancing Colleen wish the top o the morning to you. The four Happy Colleen have names that speak of Ireland itself and although truth be told the Little dancer is really a scottish Lassie even St. Patrick himself would have thought she was Irish. Id the top left Corner miss Veronica o Meara greets you in a proper Irish manner. Miss Berna Dette Murphy in the top right Corner beams at the thought of the 17th of March. In the left Leaf of the Shamrock miss Rose Mcgrath who is Only out from Erin four years is happily thinking of St. Patrick s Day in the lower right Corner is a namesake of St. Pat miss Patricia Mulligan. In the Centre is Little miss Violet Craw All ready to step it to lilting Irish tunes. Mrs. Gerald Loggie of London England who has been called to Winnipeg owing to the death of her Mother mrs. Isaac Campbell and with her son or. Thomas Loggie is staging at 207 Cockburn Street win leave wednes Day for prior to sailing for her Home in England. In Honor of the 21st birthday of her son lome mrs. G. Duncan held a dinner party at her Home Friday. The table was decorated with Spring Flowers and covers were Laid for Lap Consul of Poland Tod i Madame Julius Szygowski and family will shortly occupy their new Home at 238 Roslyn Road. Or. And mrs. S. Kobrasky who have been visiting in Southern California Are expected Home this week end. The wedding of Phyllis Marrion daughter of or. And mrs. Stanley Evans to or. John e. King will take place on wednesday at 2 In Regent s Park United Church St. Vital three brides elect to share honors at late Tea hour miss Cynthia. Hadgraft and miss Peggy Carlyle will be joint hostesses saturday entertaining Dur ing the late Tea hour at miss car Lyle s Home on Elm Street in Honor of three brides elect of april misses Alix Perrin Lorene Birt and Agnes Smith. The Tea table will be Cen tred with a Silver Basket of Spring blossoms. Offset by Ivory tapers. Presiding Over the Tea cupe will be mrs. H. W. Glasses and mrs. Wil Liam Carlyle. The group of assist ants will include trances Roe Jocelyn Punshon Jane Pat Erson and Donna Ross. 0 mrs. Al. D. Row entertained a group of ladies at her Home thurs Day to Honor of or. A. Nell , Liberal candidate for Winnipeg North Centre. Or Mac Donell spoke on the work of the Board of Price control. The Tea Tawe was centred with Spring Flowers and was presided Over by mrs. R. Samson. Mrs. C. Hitchon Hose Dale Avenue entertained wednesday at a luncheon in Honor of mrs. A. Jackson of Nassau who it leaving shortly to reside in Van Couver the invited guests included mrs. A. Jackson f. Sones mrs. L. Clarke. Mrs. F. Harris mrs. E. Sawyer mrs. T. Twatt and mrs. J. Mccrorie. The guest of Honor was presented with a by master Dannie Hitchon. Young Folk will dance to lilting measures at 16th birthday party in Honor of her daughter miss Virginia George on the occasion of her 16th birthday mrs. J. P. George will entertain at a Young people s dance saturday in the Macdonald room of the fort Garry hotel. Mrs. George will Wear Black taffeta with flaring skirt and Empire bodice accenting the slightly High Waistline and deep v neckline. Miss George has chosen sky Blue the bodice in Gold and Slimy fitted while skirt is of tulle. The guests on this occasion will include Mitses Shirley Pinfold Lorna Aikins Marie Bond Winnifred Kuth Mclntyre Barbara Konantz Agnes Rife Jean love Margaret Mcinnes Jessie Dangerfield Maria Booth i Elizabeth Gil Christ Helen Mclean Molly Harris Jane Lee Mary Harrij Nancy Keyes Joan Perrin Helen palk Janet Edgar Sheila Lear Joan Pickard Betty Dowler Joan Harris Gloria Brown Ada Roe Betty Best Mary Doris Leroy june Lear Helen Goodman messes. Graham Dowler Derfelt Riley John Mclandress Manning Hobday Gordon Chown George Klein Donald Proctor Allan Megaw Roger Flor Ance Craig Ted Lee John Mcleod James Crowe jr., William Saunders George d. Wood William Kennedy Don Flynn Stewart Searle jr., Jack , Robert Robert Saul Gordon minty Allan Bater George Richard son Gordon Osier William Dawson Robert Lawrie Allan Macdonald James Ashdown Carroll Anderson Loilit Ironside William Armstrong John Mcinnes befit and Dae. Osborne. A l ;