Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 21, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page eight. Winnipeg free press Friday june 21, 1940 vents of social and personal interest lower fort Garry history heard by seed growers wives traders voyageurs Gallant soldiers and men an women who were founders of the red River settlement lived again in Story. Thursday As women from All parts o Canada heard in their original setting of the Early traveller and residents of lower fort Garry. It was the occasion of a luncheon mrs. Harold Hough has been appointed one of six directors 1 it Delta Delta sorority at the 20th annual conventions b ins held at Mackinaw Island Mich. Luncheon for 12 is Farewell Honor for mrs. in Honor of mrs. Victor Wood Vruir. leaves suon to reside in Montreal. Mrs. James m. Dun Woody and mrs. Gordon Chown hostesses at luncheon. M is. M. E. Cross and daughter Eilleen. Arrived monday by motor from Detroit. Mich., and Are the guests of mrs. Suzanne Cross. 18 lad Wood apartments. Mrs. Arthur Berry. Walnut Street entertained at Bridge monday eve Ning in Honor of miss Edith Morrice. A Bride elect of july. Tuesday eve of Nav. At the Manitoba club. Cdv i Nins. Little Cote. Charleswood the res wore Laid for 12 guests at a Hume of mrs Montague Vialou. Yvo Ith a inv Crystal profusion of Early was the scene of a gathering of miss Morrice s friends. A Silver bowl of Blossom s Naste l Pyc thrum centred the table. Assist ing were misses Gladys Jackman. Rose Hunt. Helen Couch and Bessie mks r. G. Roberts miss i Laloux _ f Roberts in i in Honor of miss Dorothy Bic. A Honor of miss Ruth Flanders i Bride elect or june 22, George Given by the Winnipeg Grain Exchange in Honor of the wives and daughters of men attending the conference of Canadian seed growers association and the Cana Dian society of technical agriculturists mrs. H. B. Sommerfeld was chairman and the guests who numbered Over 80. Were welcomed by or. George s. Mathieson president of the Winnipeg Grain Exchange. A Brief history of lower fort Garry was Given by mrs. A. N. Macleod it was a Story of pioneers men and women from the old land who faced trials and discomforts and who Laid the foundations of a great agricultural and Industrial settlement. Sleds carrying valuable furs came to the fort and it was Here the Happy hours of social life were enjoyed by the settlers who came from Miles around. It was to the fort too. They came for Protection in time of trouble and where the great Bell at the Gate tolled out the hours to All within hearing. Robert Campbell discoverer of the Yukon and his men walked some 2.000 Miles to the red River when their fort was taken by indians and it was about lower fort Garry Rev. John Smith Hurst. Sweetheart of Florence Nightingale carried on his missionary work among the indians. It was this Man with i indians who built the original North Road then the main Stree of the fort along the red River. So compared the visit of the luncheon party with that of the vice Rega party Over 60 years ago when took six hours of travel through River Gumbo with straining horses pulling the wagons to Tak lord and lady Dufferin Over the Miles thursday s guests covered i a few minutes. It was the Scarlet of the uniform of the 6th foot artillery that influenced the color of the tunics o the . She stressed the Sens of continuity in the fort which a stood for Over a Century a history place Rich in history where me battled for existence and face oblivion. In this time it is Well so said to look on the unconquerable spirit. Lovely bouquets of Early Summe blossoms in All the pastel Shade decorated the Long tables which filled the wide verandahs. Cues at the head table included or John Bracken. Mrs. D. L. Campbel mrs. J. A Racine. Mrs. Sommer fek mrs. Macleod mrs. W. J. Hae Sas Katoon mrs. W. V. Longley Truro . Mrs. Gordon Mcrostie Guelph ont. Mrs. A. V. Mitchener mrs. F Dickinson. Mrs. F. Ellerker ant or. Mathieson. Following luncheon he visitors were conducted through the fort and later taken on a drive about Winnipeg. At a miscellaneous Shower wednes Day Pink iconic and Aptus centred the table. Mr.--. Presided and mrs. K. R. And misses Sydney Albright assisted. Bowles. Ashburn Street entertained at a miscellaneous Shower. Monday evening. Master Jimmie Bowles presented the gifts. The table Ilahi centred wit i spirea and lighted by i Ivory tapers. Guests numbered 20. Wide Choice of is Immer Plain and printed Wash dresses sheers spun Rayons Etc. Sizes 13 to 50 and up a Large assortment of dresses sizes 40 to 50 easy terms available pay Only Down Jigger Coats in pastel White Polo cloth King s 12 .95 Ltd. 396 Portage ave. Open saturday till 10 . Mrs. William e. D. Hall Dat of Ottawa has arrived to spend several weeks in Winnipeg and is the guest of her parents or. And mrs. J. C. Holden. Mother is hostess at Trousseau Tea for Isabelle Palmer in Honor of miss Isabelle Mcardle Palmer whose marriage to or. George Thomas Mcclements will be an event of saturday. Mrs. M. Pal Mer entertained at a Trousseau Tea thursday afternoon and evening. Presiding Over the Tea cups were mesdames g. Holtby g. Culling Ford c. Curtain. W. F. Lowe a. Bonner. S. Mcclements. A. Anan t. Watson. The assistants included misses r. Young f. Kae p. Young e. Gunning g. Belling Ham p. Downing r. Anderson. V. Flett. I. Hubbard m. Mcclements m. Hutcheson. Mesdames a. Crockett and a. Smith. I blameless electric water Heaters Are safer cleaner cheaper 10c enquire about Hydro s rental monthly current extra heat water electrically in Honor of miss Betty Cole whose marriage to or. Ralph Bowden will take place july 6, miss Kay Bain entertained thurs Day evening at a Linen Shower at her residence. Dalkeith apartments. The table was presided Over by mrs. M. E. Cole. The assistants included mrs. B. Robinson mrs. L. Speechly and miss Phyllis Sara. Or. And mrs. G. Holtby arrived i tuesday from Vancouver b.c., to attend the wedding of their Niece miss Isabelle Palmer whose marriage to or. George t. Mcclements will take place saturday. Mrs. J. P. Mcmorran 388 Welling ton Crescent accompanied by her son Paul left thursday to join her husband in Montreal. Mrs. W. Webber entertained at Bridge and luncheon thursday in Honor of mrs. Edna Birmingham of Toronto who is spending the sum Mer in Winnipeg. Miss Eleanor Magnus a Bride elect of saturday was honoured at a Kitchen Shower held tuesday eve Ning by mrs. Ross Kennedy 81 Campbell Street. The gifts were presented from a decorated Basket by misses Elaine Mcinnes and Geraldine Kennedy. While tapers lighted the table centred with peonies. Guests numbered 22. E a miss Jennie Dunlop 450 Sher Brook Street entertained wednes Day evening in Honor of miss Lena Morey who is leaving sunday to reside in Vancouver. A presenta Tion was made. Guests numbered ten. A a in Honor of miss Isabelle Palmer a Bride elect of saturday mrs. F. Morter entertained at her Home Balmoral Street tuesday evening. The table was centred with White and mauve Phlox and lighted by mauve tapers. A gift was presented by Little Dorothy Murray on behalf of the 25 guests. Mrs. G. Hayden entertained at Tea hour tuesday a number of guests in the Honor of her daughter mrs. Harry Vick of Chicago. Among those present were mrs. A. Stevens of Chicago. I City Hydro or phone 848 131 n Honor of or. And mrs. D. G Kennedy prior to their de parture to reside in Toronto. Mrs. Andrew Milligan will enter Tain at dinner thursday. It a in Honor of mrs. Harold Simpkin who will leave shortly to take up residence in Montreal mrs j w Murray mrs. Don Swails mrs Andries Kobes and mrs. Charles Peppin were joint hostesses tues Day afternoon and evening enter Taining at the Home of mrs. Swailes Lansdowne Avenue. The table Cen tred with purple and yellow Iris and lighted by Matching tapers was presided Over by mrs. T. H. Harri Man and mrs. Leonard Bowan. In Honor of miss Jessie Mcbeth a Bride elect of june 22, miss Ella Scott entertained at her Home wednesday evening. The Honor guest was presented with a lamp and luncheon cloth. The table was centred with Pink and White peonies and tall Ivory tapers. The assistants were miss Ruby Davidson miss Jean Mitchell and miss Phyllis Reader the guests numbered 24. Prof and mrs. Hugh Clark who have been the guests of mrs. Clark s parents or. And mrs. G. B. Mccoll Lanark Crescent for the past three weeks left wednesday for Cheboygan. Mich., where prof. Clark will engage in research work at the University of Michigan biological Sta Tion before they return in septem Ber to their Home in Des Moines Iowa. F f in Honor of miss Patricia Allen a june Bride elect miss Cecelia Alke entertained at Tea on the Mez Zanine floor in the fort Garry hotel thursday. Mrs. E. Ogden and mrs j. Rettie presided Over the Tea table which was centred with Pink Blos soms. Little miss Marilyn Ogden presented a gift. Ii in Honor of miss Laura Vandal a Bride elect of june 29, a number of her pupils of Middle Church school entertained Friday afternoon at the Home of mrs. A. Ridley Middle Church. Little miss Rhoda Louise Ridley presented the gift on behalf of the pupils. The guests numbered 36. The marriage of Audrey Elinore daughter of or. And mrs. Michael Tessler to or. Joseph s. Kleinfeld will take place june 25 at 4 ., at the Home of the Bride s parents Stella Avenue. Or. And mrs. C. L. Wilkinson for mercy of Winnipeg. Mrs. Wilkinson was the former miss Alice White Law . Chapter pledges to buy bomber red River chapter ., at a luncheon meeting thursday at the Home of mrs. A. J. Richardson East St. Paul pledged members to raise at least 5100 towards the fund for the Bolingbroke bomber to be donated to the government by the . Letters were read from soldiers overseas expressing thanks for the parcels sent them. Many new plans were made for the making of Money to carry on the work of the order. There will be no Holiday time for the chamber this year and meetings will be held in july and August. V miss Gladys Pritchard. Director of the Junior red Cross for Manitoba left thursday to attend a conference of Junior red Cross directors of the Western provinces is Calgary. English noblewoman to use gun skill polling off cd ulysls Montreal june 21. Chi enemy Parachute troops will get a warm reception from England s titled women who Are considered expert Mark women. According to lady Boynton widow of sir Griffiths Boynton visiting Mon Treal today. They Are deter mined to use their skill to the fullest and. Are More than ready for German Parachute m is. Thomas f. Matthews. Home Street. Entertained tuesday afternoon and eve Ning at a Trousseau Tea in Honor of Ler daughter. Beatrice whose marriage to or. Arthur a. Bull of Edmonton will be an event of june 22. Coloured Iris combined with other summer blooms formed a Centre for the table which was Are idea Over by mrs. H. E. Holyoak mrs. F. Franklin mrs. F. Bull mrs. A. Pierce. Assistants included mrs. Gurney mrs. F. Lloyd mrs. G. Matthews mrs. J. Carmichael mrs. S. Hor Ner. Misses Marjorie single on Rita Mcculley Elizabeth mint hews Hazel Bull and Kae mat hews. Congratulations Are being received by or. And mrs. H. W. Audrain. 1 Smith court on the birth if a son. Howard Edward. Mrs. Audrain was formerly miss Evelyn Shumway. Miss Margaret Cooper enter aimed at breakfast at Moore a Sun in Honor of miss Mollie Gal wraith. A Bride elect of june 22. A presentation was made to the gues f Honor. The guests numbered 12 mrs. Hugh Mcewan will enter Ain informally during the Tea hour saturday in Honor of miss Dorothy ran Kirk a Bride elect of july. Miss Phyllis Proudfoot enter aimed at a breakfast party sunday t the log Cabin in Honor of miss Geraldine Mclay a Bride elect of saturday. A miniature Bride and bridegroom centred the table armed for 17 guests. A presenta Ion was made. In Honor of mrs. Tony Figal formerly miss ethel1 Thompson hrs. W. Carswell and mrs. F. A Vood Kenwood apartments enter aimed tuesday evening at a mis Cellaneous Shower. The table was entered with peonies and a Minia ure bridal party. The gifts were resented by miss Elaine Mitchell and master Walter tests numbered 32. Wood. The mrs. J. Harrington Carter enter aimed at her Home on Queen Street l James thursday evening in onor of mrs. Frederick place a recent Bride of june 15. The table As centred with Spring Flowers asked with yellow tapers and resided Over by mrs. G. Chap an and mrs. Robert place As sted by mrs. E. Mcnaughton and frs. J. Biggerstaff. The Bride was resented with the gifts by Shirley Arter and Jacqueline Biggerstaff. He guests numbered 27. 4 it United Empire loyalists Assoc a on of Canada. Winnipeg Branch hold picnic in West Kildonan Ark saturday at 3 ., to commemorate the Landing of the Loyal its at Adolphu town june 10, tc4. This will take the form of a Asket picnic which All loyalist i Winnipeg and their families May attend. The committee in charge provide Tea milk Cream and be Cream each family to Supply refreshments and the necessary utensils such As spoons cups plates mrs. Major s Tea Given to Honor Gold Cord guides mrs. W. J. Major entertained at High Tea wednesday in Honor of miss Patricia Lyford of the 26th girl guide company St. Cuthbert s Church and of miss Gertrude hop pins 9th company Rupert s land girls school who have won the highest proficiency award that can be earned by a guide. Guests who included commissioners of the girl guides association members of the executive and local association and guiders of districts six and nine were received by mrs major and her daughter mrs. T. G. Fitzpatrick commissioner of District six assisted by mrs. J. N. Semmens. Division com missioner and mrs. W. J. Rooke commissioner of District nine. The Tea table was centred with a bowl of red and White pyrethrum and lighted by Matching tapers. Guests assembled on the grounds at 1 o clock when guides of the 26th company formed a Horseshoe and mrs. Semmens presented the Gold ords. Miss Lyford also holds the Honor of having been chosen As one of the two Canadian guides to attend the Western hemisphere Encampment at Camp Andree Clark brai Cliffe Manor new York. Mrs. W. W. Spring Duluth minn., is the guest of her son in Law and daughter. Or. And mrs. C. D. Shephard or. M mrs. A. Horton and miss Maxine weeks were joint hostesses monday evening entertaining at a Kitchen Gadget Shower at mrs. Horton s Home Banning Street in Honor of miss la Verne Martin Bride elect of june 29. The table was centred with Pink Larkspur and lighted by Matching tapers. The assistants included misses Doreen Horton and Jacqueline Martin. The guests numbered 20 it or and mrs. George g. Irwin Imperial Avenue St. Vital receiving congratulations on birth of a son. Brian William. Mrs Irwin Locke. Was formerly miss Peggy word has been received from Kitchener ont. Of the birth of a daughter Sheila to or. And mrs w. Mcphail. Mrs. Mcphail a the former miss Mamie Mccleary congratulations Are being received by or. And mrs. Harold Hunter maritime apartments on the birth of a daughter. Mrs. Hun Ter was formerly miss Betty Crombie. Iss Jean Swanston and miss Marjorie Frank were hostesses at three of Bridge wednesday evening Honor ing miss Evelyn meal whose marriage to or. Arthur Bristow will take place Early in july. Mrs j f Neal and mrs. S. J. Burstow presided Over the table centred with Pale 3ink Sweet peas in a Low Sliver bowl and lighted by Ivory tapers a presentation was made to miss Neal in behalf of the guess. Or. And mrs. G. L. Mackay Are occupying the Home of Rev. And mrs. H. Mackay 246 Metcalfe Street for the summer months. Mrs. Mac Kay was formerly miss Inez Topper in Honor of miss Lillian Haldor son a Bride elect of june mrs s Sigurdson entertained at a Laneous Shower saturday evening the table centred with White and mauve Sweet rockets was lighted by Pink tapers. Mrs. J. Haldor son presided and the assistants included mrs. E. Asmundson mrs g s. Eastman and mrs. A. G. Bardal tests numbered 30. Is. J. G. Cory and mrs. A Allan Simpson were joint conveners of Tea thursday at Polo Park clubhouse. Members of the St. Agnes Guild who assisted were. Mrs. A. W. Hunt mrs. Fred Belcher. Mrs. Michael o Hara and mrs. Harold Hanson. In Honor of miss Lottie William son whose marriage to or. Duncan Menzies will take place Early in july miss Anne Anderson and mrs. We. Sangster entertained monday evening at a Linen Shower at the Home of the latter. The table was centred with Iris and Sweet rocket offset with White tapers. The Shower was in the form of a treasure Hunt. Mrs. Williamson poured Tea. The tests numbered 20. Or. And mrs. E. W. Bennett Sel Kirk. Man., Are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son. Mrs. Bennett was the former miss Edna Wright of Butler. Man. Congratulations Are being received by or. And mrs. W. Slimon Layze Del Avenue on the birth of i son Gary James before her mar mrs. Slimon was miss Dor thy Davis. S a t or. And mrs. R. C. Anderson a ived in Winnipeg sunday having pent a month s vacation in Chicago Washington and new York. Or. An Derson returned to Beren s River mines favourable Lake ont. Mrs. Anderson will remain Here until saturday. Misses Jennie and Ruby Lough Oxford apartments entertained at cup and Saucer Shower saturday evening in Honor of miss Linton Jackson a Bride elect of saturday. Tests numbered 9. Miss Beth Mac Cunzie entertained monday for miss 3ickson when a presentation of Able Linen was made. Flowers from make Lovely sell for Trousseau mrs. H. E. Walker a Trousseau Tea wednesday and evening in Honor daughter miss Edna walk Crystal Avenue St rooms were decorated and daisies and red peonies the Tea lighted tapers. Presiding Werp m Cockburn mrs. T. Moore u i Jones mrs. A. Taylor Kliewer mrs. A. Smith Jacob and Amy Klives were mrs. H. Phillip Owen. Betty Brown is Evelyn Walker m is. A. Code was a less Friday Ente few intimates i Honor of mrs. J. Calder Vancouver. B.c., who is few Days in Winnipeg from Ottawa to her Home bleach your sit by using Mercoli Zei Wax Crear this Dainty cosmetic liens the co Pleson freckles and by Cheka ii Pickail looking skin beneath. Mercoli has been a popular skin bleach a in a pop Tjho for 30 years. Used and praised by to Louisj Saxoline astringent tightens Loose so gives a delightful sense of freshness excess surface Oil. in one half pint Witch Hazel and use pm Elatine depilatory removes in sight hair quickly. 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