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Whitby Free Press, 11 May 1988, p. 12

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PAGE 12, WITBY FPEE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1988 Iustrious life of ,Wh itby native told mbook about fainifl FROM PAGE 10- Winston Churchill. Witb a settiement from an accident wben lie was struck by a horse bus, be was able to underwrite the cost of legal training to become a lawyer. In 1906, Greenwood was called to the Englisb bar and was made a justice' of tbe peace for Méiddlesex. In 1911, be married Margery Spencer, a minister's daugliter, at Westminster. She was 17 years bis junior. Their best man was Sir Wilfrid Laurier, and -the wedding party featured many Britisb politicians and peers. Their union, produced two - sons and two daugbters. Furtber bonors were bestowed upon this Wbitby boy as lie was appointed to the bars of New Brunswick and Australia sbortly before the first world war. Greenwood distinguisbed bimself in military efforts during the first world war as the creator and lieutenant colonel of the lOtb service Battalion of South Wales, and led tbem in France. Upon return, lie was made honorary colonel of the Winnipeg Grenadiers and a baronet. He acted as Cbief Secretary for Ireland in Lloyd George~s government in 1919, but was not terribly successful in the position as there was unrest tbere that tbe George governnient attempted to resolve with force and violence. He left Cabinet in 1922, and lost bis seat. He returned in 1924 as an MP for East Waithamstow and was made Baron Greenwood of Lianbister, County of Rachior, in 1929 on his retirement from the Comnions. H -is wife Margo, a gifted artist and influential person in ber own right, was bonored with ýa Companion of the British Empire in 1929. With Greenwood's baronectcy, lie took a seat in the House of Lords, as a Conservative and was appointed Treasurer of the Conservative Party in 1933. Viscountcy was given to Greenwood in 1937, when be was styled Viscount Greenwood of tbe county of London. He resigned bis treasury post in 1938 and took the position of presidenit of British L'on and Steel. He spent bis last years travelling witb bis wife, and it was during this time that lie presented a stained glass window to Ail Saints' Anglican Churcli in Whitby on a. return visit to Canada. Viscount Thomas Hamar Greenwood, "famous Whitby boy wbo made good," died September 10, 1948. "The Greenwood Tree" in Three Continents" is published by Gateway Press Inc. of Baltimore, Maryland and books can be obtained from the author at $25 Canadian or $20 American. The book is a bard cover of 291 pages witb 23 illustrations. To order, tbe address is: Alexander Greenwood, RR 1, Box 40, Madrona Drive, Nanoose Bay, B.C. VOR 2R0. In the English style GR. 3 students Mike Robertson and Patrick Roxborough took part in the 'English Country Garden' performance during the recent E.A. Fairman public school concert., Free Press photo Welco me Wagon hostesseës keep pace with fast growth It'was about 20 years ago when Hannali Cuffley, newly installed in her home, received sQme handy information about town as well as a warm hello when paid a visit by Welcome Wagon. Cuffley not only remembered that service, she became a part of it five years ago when she began as hostess. Today she and Rae Tolley and Marlene H-icking- bottom dispense police and fire emergency informnation, Region and Town information and' transit map, a list of churches and, of course, a friendly greeting, to new arrivais in Whitby - more than 700 bomeowners last year. New arrivais of a different sort, that is, babies* and their parents, aiso receive a visit and severai publications about infants - 300 last year. Whitby's steady growth bas kept Whitby's hostesses on the move. "We enjoy meeting people," says Cuffley, during this, Welcome Wagon Week in Whitby (May 8 to 14). "And they're quite happy to see us. "If theyve moved, we feel that tbey need information." New residents arrive from al over, she says, mentioning Texas,, Korea and Poiand. "You'd be. -surprised where people corne from." Whiie banding out information, the hostesses tbemselves often iearn much from new residents. Welcome Wagon* began in Canada in 1930, and the organ- ization now, includes 1,200 hostesses. Whitby is part of an area that stretches from Pickering to Kings on.- The Whitby pograrn aiso includes bridai owers heid twice a year for both Oshawa and Whitby residents. Hostesses also give to new residents coupons from Welcome Wagon sponsors. One of those is Jeif Bailey of the Big V pharmacy (formerly Balley Pharmacy) on Brock St. S., the iongest sponsor (for 10 years) who was recentiy bonored by the hostesses and Whitby Mayor Bob Attersiey as part of Welcome Wagon Week. For more information cal 434-2010. 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