Winnipeg Free Press

Saturday, June 22, 1940

Issue date: Saturday, June 22, 1940
Pages available: 52
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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 22, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday. June 22. 1940. With the Sunshine sparkling on the Waters of the red River boating enthusiasts prepare to enjoy Long Days of cruising sailing or just Drifting along in a Canoe. Or. And mrs. C. E. Hayles launched their Cruiser Evelyn june this week and their two sons Chas and Bruce relax on the fore deck after demonstrating their skill As sailors by breaking the flags and pennants coiling the ropes and showing the lights Evelyn Hayles is pictured on the fore deck and left to right by the top of the wheel House Are or. W. I. Brooking Betty Ann ing june Hayles mrs. Hayles Gail Brooking and mrs. Brooking. Or. Hayles surveys the scene from the wheel House doorway. Not far from the Busy downtown streets with its Hustle and Bustle is the winding River Fiere on a Windy Day Many boats set sail a lengthy course. Neville Hamilton sails Frank Banwell s Dinghy while Margaret Aldous stands on deck by the Mast and sights the course. Both girls Are keen and experienced sailors having spent Many a summer at the lakes. What is so rare As a Day in june. Then if Ever come perfect Days. Perfect Days for lazing along the Breeze with Only a flick of a paddle for guidance and Beverley Mcvicar and Betty Cuthbert agree that this is the octet a in Honor of miss Evelyn Neal a Bride elect of july 3rd, miss Evelyn Perry and miss Olive Riehl will be joint hostesses at the latter s residence sunday at the Tea hour. Mrs. J. F. Neal and mrs s. J. will preside Over the Tea table which will be arranged with peonies. A presentation will be made. Or. And mrs. Charles e. Drewry have left for the Lake of the Woods where they have opened their Home on Coney Island for the summer. Mks. Gerald Wil at lunch it old Williams will in Cheon wednes the Ralph Connor House of University women s club j in Honor n Victor Woodman prior o her departure for Montreal. Amins the Winni Eggers in to . At present to attend the Canadian medical association at the Royal York hotel Are or. And mrs. George Stephens. Or. And mrs. P. H. . Or. And mrs. A. W. S. Hay or. And mrs. J. D. Adamson. Or. And mrs. H. P. Morrison and Joyce will arrive next week from . New York. They will spend the summer with or. And mrs. George Clark 317 landside by. Mid mrs. Charles code Oil Minneapolis minn., arc cd a j peeled to arrive next week Toj j spend a Short time holidaying at j the Lake of the Woods. Or. And mrs. E. R. Young and t Little daughters Sylvia and t have left for a Holiday trip to Toronto Hamilton. Mr.-. D. E. Mccarthy a com i b. Her family will leave sunday for Ottawa to attend the of her son. Charles Lea i Mccarthy. R.c.a.f., to Cecile Alma Vulon Euve which takes place june 29. Iss Grace Mccurdy who has spent the last three weeks visiting her parents or. And a. G. Mccurdy Oak Street. Left Friday evening for Montreal to resume her duties As dietician at he Royal Victoria Hospital. Miss Harriet Greene of Edmon ton is the guest of mrs. W. W. I Cross Puriza apartments a a miss Isabel Ryan who has been social science course it a University of Toronto will Spona the summer it Toronto. Embers of Elmhurst Golf club Ivill hold their june dance saturday at 8.30 . I the club. A Buffet supper will be served at Midnight from tables Early summer Bloom. A of informal parties have been arranged for this event. Mrs. L. G. Shortreed 4 Karlston spart.iient.-. Left tuesday for to Reno. Where she will be the guest o or. Robert Short Recd. Mamie Quinn. Of ramp on. . Is spending the week end a Cwalin Beachen route to or or me after being the guest of Cor e. Wilson Wellington cres ind mrs. Wilbert John Ivy. A Conan arc at present re siding in Toronto. Mrs. . Before her recent Wai Rase in Montreal. Miss Ruth Alexandria Leslie elder daughter or. And mrs. Walter a. Leslie. Non cod. Arid or. Heenan is the son of Hon. And mrs. Peter of Toronto. A Tea held Friday in Honor of Irene Macauley. Bride elect of me 23, by miss Anne Zaidina to mrs. Chas. Theobald at the Home. 823 Ingersoll Street. Cue Sis numbered 25. Miss was presented with a mks. A. M. Campbell entertained tuesday evening in Honor of miss Ethel Gillan. Marriage to or. Leonard Mills will take place Early in july. Supper table centred with Pink was lighted by White a presentation was made to the guest of Honor. Has been received of the of a son to or. And mrs. Hamilton. Rossburn Man. Before her marriage. Mrs. Hamil ton was miss Catherine m. Young. Congratulation on the of a son. Are or. And mrs. W. A att cry. Recti much Street they named the baby Fred nor Ryan. Miss Florence Home has left for los Angeles. San Francisco and Vancouver where she will spend the next few weeks. Mrs. F. Silbert. Dominion Street left Friday evening to spend a Short time in Minneapolis. Major and mrs. Arnaud Smith Are occupying or. And mrs. Wil Liam c. Graham s residence 41 bal moral Street for the summer v mrs. Henry d. Martin with her daughters misses mar Garet and Helen Martin left Friday for the Lake of the Woods where they will occupy miss Annie Echlin s summer cottage on Kee Watin Beach foe the season. In Honor of members of the choir of St. Stephens Broadway Church and their friends or. W l. Parrish entertained tuesday evening at his summer Home Lin ton Lodge Parkdale. Or. And mrs. G. L. Hartley Are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son Glen Harvey. Miss Allison Chown. Montrose Street entertained at Tea Friday in Honor of miss Patricia Gibbons of Toronto mrs King Mason of fort William and of miss Barbara Milvor who is leaving shortly for Vancouver Pink roses and Blue stocks made a Lovely Centre for the table lighted by White tapers. Miss Margaret Johnson presided and the assist ants were misses Barbara Sellers Margaret Dowler Louise Phillipps and Sheila smart. Miss Phyllis Hutchins Yale Avenue entertained at a Small Tea thursday in Honor of mrs. King Mason of fort Wil Liam miss Patricia Gibbons of to Ronto and miss Ailsa Mathewson of Montreal who Are visiting in Winnipeg. In Honor of mrs. John mcmoran who is leaving for her new Home at Montreal que., mrs. M. N. Mckenzie of Sherbrook Street entertained informally at Tea tuesday mrs. George sinker assisted. The guests numbered 10. Receiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter Are or. And mrs. E. West College Street St James. Mrs. H. Bunting entertained Al a Trousseau party tuesday afternoon and evening in Honor of her daughter Ada whose marriage to or. Edward Finker will take place june 22. Presiding Over the Tea cups were mrs. H Finker mrs. A. Clayton mrs. J Rogers those assisting were mrs f Clark. Mrs. J. Weegan mrs. R Hughes misses w. Bunting m Brace e. Jeffries. I. Barkworth e Sennit. In Honor of miss june wheel ans Bride elect of Early july mrs k. Wheel ans entertained at a per Sonal Shower wednesday evening a Low Silver bowl holding Pink and White peonies centred the Tea table which was lighted with Pink tapers and presided Over by mrs s. Mckenzie assisted by mrs. J. H Wilson. Mrs. A. Avery misses Eliza Beth Driscoll and Margaret wheel ans. In Honor of miss Blanche my Elroy a Bride elect of june 22. Mrs a. Coulter and miss Kay Gardiner entertained monday evening at the Home of miss Gardiner 1414 Elgin Avenue. Guests numbered 20. Students turn homeward for holidays summer holidays Are Here and those students who have not already returned Home will arrive during the week end or soon after. Miss Mary Denison who has been attending the Convent of the sacred heart Sault a Recollet Quebec is with her parents or. And mrs. R. L. Denison Yale Avenue. Miss Sally Perrin is expected to arrive shortly from to Ronto where she is attending the Bishop Strachan school and will Holiday with her parents or. And mrs. J. D. Perrin in Winnipeg and at the Lake of the Woods. Miss Frances Maccharles Daugh Ter of or. And mrs. F. D. Mac Charles Wilton Street has returned from King s Hall Compton que. h. M Pirt has returned from Ridley College St. Cathar Ines ont and will spend the holi Days with his parents or. And mrs. M. B. Pirt. Or. E. B. Osier who attended the Boeing school of aeronautics in Oakland cal., has returned Home. W a with mrs. J. G. Cory Conven ing the members of St. Agnes Guild to the Chil Dren s Hospital served Tea Friday at Polo Park clubhouse. Bouquets of Early summer blossoms centred the Tea tables arranged in the lounge. The assistants included mrs. L. J. F. Van Riemsdyk mrs. D. A. B. Murray mrs. Joseph Brittain mrs. George f. Klein mrs. Fred g. Belcher and mrs. George Milvor. 4 or. And mrs. H. W. Churchill Maryland Street Are receiving congratulations on the birth of twin daughters. Mrs. Churchill was formerly miss Nan greenshields. In Honor of mrs. William e. D. Halliday of Ottawa who is renewing Many old friendships in Winnipeg mrs. Bernard Monk entertained a few intimates in formally at the Tea hour Friday. If 9 mrs. George Harvey and mrs. Edmund Boardman were joint hostesses wednesday evening at mrs. Harvey s Home 261 Beaverbrook Street entertain ing at a cosmetic Shower in Honor of miss Geraidine Mclay whose marriage to or. Thomas Gillan will be an event of saturday. The supper table was centred with Vari toned snapdragons and lighted by Pink tapers. Mrs. D. My Lay and mrs. R. F. Gillan presided and were assisted by misses Olive Mclay George Reddie and Betty Gillan guests numbered 25. Winnipeg girls going to sorority meetings in Western states sorority gatherings in different parts of the United states have this year become Holiday objectives for Many co eds and their graduate Sisters who in other years had More elaborate vacation plans. Instead of the allotted delegates bands of girls have left by motor and by train in the last few weeks and More Are off this coming week. The following members of the me Loii Owji Maui Unis i Llic Winnipeg chapter of the Alpha Phi from Gamma is a recent fraternity will leave by motor Dur graduate from the University of ing the week end for Breezy Point Manitoba in Home economics. Sheds the daughter of or. And mrs. W. G. Young. Miss Young will spend some time in the United states after the convention Stop Ping in Seattle and returning to Winnipeg by Way of Vancouver and Wynyard sask., where she will be the guest of or. And mrs. Stuart Mackay. The alumnae chapter will be re presented by miss Jessie Malcolm son a Home economics graduate of the University of Manitoba. Miss Malcolmson daughter of or. George a. Malcolmson. Groomsman presents gift from guests at Silver wedding in Honor of or. And mrs. W. J. Bailey on the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary monday a Surprise party was held. A three tiered wedding cake offset by Cream tapers and a miniature bridal couple centred the table. Rose and White peonies decorated the rooms. Mrs. D. H. Watson who had been or. Bailey s groomsman presented a gift from the 35 guests present e miss Gladys Coverington left thursday for her Home in Vancouver having spent a few Days the guest of or. And mrs. N. R. Desbrisay Yale Avenue in route from Eastern Canada. Miss Olive Cavaghan a Bride elect of june 29, attended a no hostess Shower Given in her Honor tuesday evening and received a presentation. The guests numbered 22 and those assisting were mrs. Victor Duff mrs. Fred Mcpherson. Jr., and miss Frances Johnston. Mrs. John Caswell Davis and mrs. J. G. Costello Are enter Taining a few intimate friends saturday afternoon at mrs. Davies Home on la Veren Drye Street St. Boniface in Honor of their sister miss Georgina Guil Bault who is leaving Early next week to reside in Chicago. R Honor of miss Patricia Gibbons of Toronto miss Frances Foster entertained at Tea wednesday. Mrs. Guy Davis and mrs. J. H. Mcdonald presided Over the Tea table mrs. William. Palk and mrs. Eric Severn Cut the ices and a group of assistants were misses Margaret Dowler Marjorie Gardiner Betty Hunt Corrine Smith and Shirley Coupar. Mrs. David c. Wilson Wolseley Avenue entertained at a Kitchen Shower monday evening in Honor of miss Willa Graham a july Bride elect. The table was Cen tred with stocks and snapdragons offset by tall Pale Pink tapers. Mrs. .1. A. Munro presided and the assistants included miss Margaret Webster miss Muriel Bradstock and miss Elizabeth Graham. The guests numbered 16. I peonies and daisies give Bright tone to Shower table in Honor of miss Wilma Clubb a Bride elect of Early july mrs. W. H. Woodhead and her daughter mrs. John Meindl were joint Host esses at a Kitchen Shower wednes Day evening. A Crystal bowl hold ing a. Profusion of Pink peonies and White daisies centred the supper table which was lighted by Ivory tapers. Presiding Over the Tea cups were mrs. F. Skinner Morris Man., mrs. C. J. Strachan mrs. R. Mckinnon mrs. G. B. Mccoll mrs d. M. Mclean mrs. H. Maxwell mrs. R. H. Snider and mrs. H. F. Christie. Assisting in the dining room the group of assistants included misses Dorothy Thompson Olive Dwyer Diana Peacock Kay Robb Peggy Mccoll Isla Albright Enid Lennox Marguerite Clubb and Katherine Clu Tab. A mrs. Louis d. Sci air who has spent the last few weeks in Winnipeg the guest of or. And mrs. Russell Ryan left Friday for her Home in Toronto. Lodge Pequot Lake Minnesota to attend the Alpha Phi convention being held from june 25 to june 30 mrs. Garfield Macdonald misses Clarice Whittaker Maurine Sullivan Dorothy Graham Helen Thompson Margaret Robb. Mavis Thurlby Betty Cameron and Jocelyn Robb. Miss Whittaker is the Delegate from the alumnae chapter and miss Thurlby is the official representative for the Active chapter. An interesting feature of the convention this year is that the Mem Bers of Epsilon chapter University of Minnesota who Are acting As hostesses will celebrate during the convention their 50th anniversary in the Alpha Phi fraternity. More than 400 kappas from the United states and can Ada will journey to Sun Val Ley Lodge. Sun Valley Haho for the 34th biennial convention of the Kappa Kappa Gamma fraternity july 2-8. Two members of Gamma Sigma chapter of Winnipeg will leave at the end of the month to represent the Winnipeg miss Betty Young and miss Jessie Malcolmson. The history of Kappa goes Back 70 years. Founded in 1870 by six Young women at Monmouth College Monmouth Illinois Kappa Kappa Gamma is one of the oldest women s fraternities with a total membership of there Are 72 Active chapters at colleges and universities in the United states and Canada As Well As alumnae associations extending from London eng land to Honolulu. The West coast convention promises to be a Well balanced week of play and work for the Kappa delegates. The delegates will be guests at the informal crafts and Fine arts Tea at which the work of Kappa artists and crafts men will be on display a dinner sponsored by members of Phi Beta Kappa an Independence Day picnic and a panhellenic luncheon. Winners of undergraduate scholarships and the three graduate fellowships will be made known. Miss the Active Delegate film to depict women at War on Home front Ottawa june 22. As chair Man of the National film Board the Trade minister Hon. J. A. Mac Kinnon thursday announced a new picture the Home front dealing with women s War work will be released june 27. Third in the series of 12 Pic Tures to be produced for the National film Board and the department of Public information designed to take canadians behind the scenes of their National War activity the new documentary film will portray nursing. Red Cross work truck driving work in munitions aircraft and textile fac tories and the Home. Guides in Toronto give for War Ottawa june 22. Girl guides have contributed in response to an Appeal by the chief commissioner for great Britain to guides of the Empire for for special War purchases. The Money will be used to Purchase the first two air ambulances of the War to be specially constructed for use by the Royal air Force and a motor life boat ;