Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 20, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday july 20, 1968 19 Loews St Boniface anniversary Queen of scottish and Irish descent by Michele Veilleux St. Boniface is not All French two thirds of the population in t. Nor is the 150th anniversary Queen French she s a Cana Dian mixture of scottish and Irish. And she got a Good taste of the City s Many origins Friday morning at the St. Boniface museum. Seventeen year old j o a n n Mcfaddin accompanied this Winnipeg free press reporter to the museum Friday to View the City s anniversary history. French British and . Furniture scottish dutch Ger Man and North american in Dian influences in household items it was All there in a 120-year-old wooden building on tache Avenue formerly the Convent of the Grey nuns Sisters of Charity of museum Field manager Henri Letourneau allowed miss Mcfaddin to ignore barriers and wander among the prize Antiques play a note or two on a 90-year-old Harp climb onto a replica of a red River cart made by Henry Ford who used to build the carts for the Hudson s Bay company. She tried on an old night Bonnet and donned a be insure a red Sash worn by Manitoba Metis which was wrapped twice around the Waist and in which they carried All their personal belongings. With a sly smile or. Letour Neau showed her a scottish Holder Over 100 years old with the Candle sitting in a i special socket that can be lifted to save the last drop of Wax. On the second Story of the building she viewed a bedroom dining room and Den. Look at this table Over Here it s All made of Horn is that a Raccoon miss Mcfaddin commented. It was Bear on the bed was an ancient Blanket which made on the loom shown downstairs. Also in the bet room was the oldest piece in the museum. According to or. Letourneau a Large cupboard made of White Pine dates Back to 1790. Beside the cupboard was a 60-year-old pair of shoes which he said he found in a store. The Price tag was still on it Over students have visited the e museum and been shown around by or. Letour Neau. They ask me the silliest he said. One favorite question is whether a round White object in the Little cupboard in the bedroom is a cookie Jar or a butter pot. The children Are surprised to learn its Correct name a chamber pot. He pointed out a dentist Drill operated by a foot pedal. You would think at first it s kind of cute until you find out what it miss Mcfaddin said with a shudder. Well How do you like a moustache cup made specially to keep a Walrus moustache from soaking in the Tea. We had a sewing machine like but not quite As old As the 1870 machine the oldest Singer sewing machine in the West. And in the Back storing room visited under or. Letourneau s direction were evidences of what s to be added to the present collection. Old chairs a funny looking spinning gunshot pins and special Auto hat pins for the Lay who went out motor should All be sorted put and repaired for display by next fall claims or. Letourneau. One special item will be a Glass baby bottle about 60 years old found in a store marked at 50 cents. The bottle could be placed on a table or cupboard while the baby Yards away could feed from the nipple attached to a rubber tube leading from the bottle. Can you imagine i Burn myself with our said miss Mcfaddin when she was shown an Iron which used to be heated by coals and came Complete with draught and Chimney. The tour was to finished. In other rooms were countless articles of St. Boniface interest a picture of the Lagimodiere oldest son the first White boy to be born in the West old stoves and Kitchen utensils paintings by Pauline brutal of St. Boni face an 1847 violin an. Indian Birch bark Basket and a British Tower Rifle taken by Louis Kiel in from upper fort Garry later used by a Soldier of his provisional government Louis Lariviere. The museum in itself is a Monument to St. Boniface s 150 year history and to previous years of exploration pioneering life it is filled with the Charm of the past. City s charming Queen comments just think in 50 will think the same of us it s Joann Mcfaddin tries Bonnet for size Paris Couturier optimistic ready for next week s shows a Manitoba dining room of yesteryear of Ostal Sweet notes from a 90-year-old Harp the grand opening of coiffure court july newest and latest fashions and techniques opening specials july 22-24 shampoos and sets. Reg. For "1 i july 22-aug. 12 cold wave. Reg. For Florence Jast receptionist located in courts of St. James mall Portage Ronald please phone 888-7295 or 888-7296 no appointment necessary 2727 Portage Avenue Ihk by Lyn Schankerman wives of the striking postal employees Are preparing to tighten belts to the Backbone if necessary. We can hold said mrs. I Ross t a s c o n a of de la i Morenie Street St. Boniface i Mother of three Junior High school aged cd Tydren. She was speaking in a Telephone inter View Friday. We re just not going said mrs. Doug Cotte Troy Avenue. Al ready her aged one to six Are seeing less ice Cream and soft drinks. It s really too soon yet to Cut said or. Norman d. Batchelor Henderson Highway East Kildo iian but i m not As Quick to pick up anything i see in the store. I buy Only what i need for that she has three of her four children at Home. Mrs. Donald Mowat Tinnis Wood Street whose Hub anal has been a member of the negotiating team in Ottawa for the past six months said Well learn How to i m behind my husband and the men 100 per cent and the other postal employees wives in my area agree we re willing to tighten our i mrs. Mowat s six children Range in age from 21 to 15. An English War Bride she said she Learned then How to make food go a r o u n d. You can t live lavishly on postal Money any she noted but she is being very careful As we Don t know How Long the strike will for mrs. Joseph Kolodka Edison Avenue North Kildonan with 11 children from 20 to 2va years of age 10 of them at Home we have to know How to manage. I. Was hoping it would t happen Ancl we Don t even want to think about borrowing if the strike continues for a Long period but if things come to the worst we could get meat from my brother s then there is mrs. Donald e. Harrison of Bannerman Street who figured they would strike the Way they were negotiating they talked about everything but she did some stockpiling. If there was a special i d get three and save a few these women among the other wives of the striking postal employees in greater Winnipeg face a Gap until the next pay Cheque. In most cases that Money is about a month after taxes. Facing them is a period entirely without an income. There is no strike pay. The six women interviewed do not work although this in t representative of All the strikers wives. Only mrs Kolodka said her husband would try to get a Job for the strike period. As in mrs. Mowat s and mrs. Harrison s other men Are directly involved in strike activities. The women do More than prepare for a time bit dearth. Emny a they know and Volunteer information on the strike try ing As mrs. Tascona said to be the impartiality in t always apparent. Mrs. Mowat articulated one Point of View. These boys have been silent for so the Crux of the strike she said is in forming a contract of which wages Are just one detail and. Improvement of working conditions. The government has t bar gained in Good Faith at she said. Mrs. Mowat went on a tour with her husband a District representative and saw. Places in northern1 Manitoba where Beans and Macaroni were Staples for postal mrs. Harrison who wanted it noted that postal employees weren t the raving idiots the radio seems to make them out to they have to pass civil service examinations said the wage incr Sise was necessary but secondary. Mrs. Cotte said the Madden ing thing was that the Public does t seem to realize the 75 cent increase now being re Quested has air for two years. I Don t think they the striking unions expect the entire 75 cents but the 15 cent offer is nowhere in All women interviewed Saiid they had hoped the situation would t result in a strike for their own Sakes and the Sake of the Public. However from their Point of View the strike was an inevitable step to keep up with the Rise in Cost of living. As. Mrs. Cotts stated these men have received an increase of 25 cents an hour in the past two years and that came after a requested increase. The 25 cents was an interim agree ment that was supposed to be August. The strike has been brew since january she said when the postal workers were Given official right to strike. The contract under negotiation is the first for. The unions. By Peggy Massin Paris Paris Couturier putting the finishing touches to their fall and Winter collection s for next week Are hoping for a profitable season to help recoup financial losses incurred during strikes in France in May and june. Professional buyers and Pri vate clients generally will be paying the same prices As last season although salary in creases averaged 10 per cent and textiles Cost Between five and seven per cent More than last year. Yves Saint Laurent and other style leaders intend to absorb the Cost increases by cutting overhead and showing smaller co sections. Two famous houses Are miss ing from the couture Calendar this season. Balenciaga and Castillo closed their houses last month after completing Pri vate client orders. of Balenciaga s Veteran staff were hired by Hubert Degivenchy. Showing of collections begins monday with presentations by Louis Feraud Jacques Esterel j. L. Scherrer and Philippe Venet. Pierre Balmain and Nina Ricci will show tuesday while wednesday will feature presentations by Jeanne Lanvin Molyneux Jean Patou and Jacques Heim. Thursday of fashion week is traditionally dior Day for the press although buyers will see the collection a Day earlier. Designer Marc Bohan has been suffering Eye trouble caused by a tear Gas grenade in May but in spite of the injury and late fabric deliveries the dior collection is ready on schedule. Dior will be immediately Fol Lowed by Andre Courreges and Guy Laroche. Pierre Cardin and Gres will show on Friday and Saint Laurent Chanel and i Venchy the following week. Neufeldt celebrate Golden anniversary or. And mrs. John j. Neufeld of Steinbach man., celebrated their Golden wedding anniversary at a family dinner monday at their Home. About 20 family members attended the Celebration to Honor the couple married july 15, 1918. Or. And mrs. Neufeld were married in Rosenthal Russia and came to Canada in 1923. They Farmed in Manitoba and four years ago moved from Rivers to Steinbach or. Neu Feld is now retired. They have two sons two daughters and 12 grand children All in Manitoba. Congratulatory telegrams were received from . Roland Michener and prime minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau. Letters of congratulation were sent by Manitoban . Richard s. Bowles and mrs. Bowles Manitoba Premier Walter Weir and mrs. Weir Liberal party Leader Gildas Mol Gat and mrs. Mol Gat and. St. Boniface. 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