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double reception was held at the home | all the members are asked to have the of the bride‘s parents .:..... The young | g couple willâ€" reside at 48‘% Kent Ave. ‘ ‘ on their return, and their many friends| _ The Cochrane and District . Area » Convention of the Women‘s Institute ::lt?n-em haw{p?lt’::s them many years of | held on Tuesday and Wednesâ€" Congratulations and best to another young couple who beâ€" came Mr. and Mrs. on Saturday morning in the Notre Dames des Lourdes Church........... Mr. and Mrs. Charles Giovanelli......The bride, the _ former â€"Miss Jean Clement, worked _ in the Esquire Grill, and Charlie is one of Dalton‘s bus drivers........ All best wishes to the young couple who will be taking up residence in town, on their réturn from a honeymoon iy Ottawa and Toronto. Saturday was a great day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Cotnam, 11 Borden Avenue... It was the 25th anâ€" niversary of their wedding, and their eldest daughter, Mary, chose it as Hher wedding day and became Mrs. David Graham 2. .Mrs; Cotnam‘s mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Tierney of Allumette Island, near Pembroke, were tp for the big occasion.......On Sept. ~26th, last" year they celebrated their Golden Anniversary ........ Their â€"many friends wilk ‘join in wishing them all, many, many years of continued happiâ€" held on at the home of Mrs. McAfee, «11it" Birch South, in honour of Miss lI-Ielen Rowe, Nurseâ€"inâ€"training at St. Mary‘s Hospital ... Helen‘s mother, ~»Mrs.â€"C. Rowe, of Iroquois Falls, had come in forâ€"the occtasion as an extra pleasant surprise ....... The supper was complete . with birthday cake and’*findles ard a pleasant social evening m enjoyed by Mrs. C. Rows, Mr. Andy EKelford, Mr. John Welch, : .;b Ronour, Helen .Rowe, Mrs.â€"E. McAfee® Roger on,; 2nd, Mrs. R. M. | Smlth and ird, Mrs. Roberts. Gentsâ€" 1st," Mr E Beaulne, 2nd, Mr. G. Lloyd; and 3rd; Mrs. C. Richardson ... At â€" the regular "Wednesday afternoon tea, ‘ a call fqr more urger;t.ly needed workers, Psn . The Timmins quota editers, gloves and other artâ€" @Way behind ... Surgical supâ€" irtments also need more volâ€"‘ unteer â€" <workers ‘The first shipmenta.«'_;hq,yg already gone â€" to Fran e hs other countries are â€" need is great .... are you, doingi:your. share of “fighting on the hom a‘l’ront;”? ' Third Ave. at Cedar Street < TIMMINS Lowâ€"gross was won by Mrs. â€"J. M. Douglas and Mrs. Ray de Gruchy.... Lowâ€"net: was won by Mrs. T. K. ‘The Timmins Branch: of the Red Cross Society are putting out Langdoq Aud, Mrs. R. E. Moore Next week will be the ordinary Last Priday was a perfect day for going © m}rflr{as the chosen for the Teamâ€"competition in the Ladies Section of the Golf Club oooooooo JEWELLER â€"â€" OPTOMETRIST Share it with your servicemen and Allies. They need it in their fight 1or a better Help us stretch our auot.mant by uslng only what you need to maintain health. _ @\ / $30â€" 2 0 PPX ; 4 /.. Timmins Dair Telephone ts. E. Roger be the ordinary C.L. 3 4 for Freedom |_ Among those present were the folâ€" 8 lowing:â€"Mrs. D. Fox, Mrs. Victor Cotnam â€"(mother of the brideâ€"toâ€"be), _W. Reed, Mrs. C. Holland, Mxrs. e . W. Strong, Mrs. J. Robinson,, Mrs.: J. y Bodell, Mrs. H. Jensen, Mrs,. M. Holâ€" «land, Mrs. G. Holland, the Misses Jean ” Lafferty, Gertrude Cotnam, Helen Fox, f' Carmel Fox, Dorothy McGee, Pat Leâ€" ’R.ita. Ocallag-han. the . gueat. of honour . ary â€" bnam), and the fhost Ed: ~Reed â€" and Myrs. The Cochrane and District Area Convention of the Women‘s Institute will be held on Tuesday and Wednesâ€" day of next week, Sept. 26th, and 27th, in the First United Church on I"ou{';l; Avenue, Timmins ... There will morning and afternoon sessions, comâ€" mencing at 930 and 1.30 ........ Tuesday ‘evening there will be an open meeting commencing at 8 p.m. to which all are invited to attend. Guest ‘sperkers at the evening session will be Mrs. Alex Rose of Timmifhe, Capt. Church of the Salvation Army and Mr. L. H. Hanâ€" lan, Agricultural Representative for Mathson ........ The Provincial President Mrs. C. Holmes of Belleville and Miss Mary Clarke, Superintendent of Woâ€" men‘s Institutes will be in attendance and will also address the different sesâ€" Ar very delicious lunch was then sarved by the hostesses. Despatches last week said that four Northern Ontario airmen have been deâ€" corated in one of the‘ largest lists of A wards of the war, a’ccordlng to .anâ€" anâ€" nouncement by Rdyal Air Force head- quarters. « ; Included in the list are Flight Lieut- tenant A. J.G. Van Rassell, D.FC., of Timminis, who has been awarded a bar to his decoration; FIt. Lieut. D. Roger, Sault Ste. Marie, who has been awardâ€" ed the D.FP.C.; Fit. Sergt. J. M. Gaston, of Noranda, who has been awarded the D.F.M., and Fit. Sgt. S. A. V. Wing, of Capreol, who been awarded the D. A very enjoyable evening was spent playing bingo, winners being Mrs. Victor Cotnam and Mrs., R. Lafferty. This was a cup and saucer shower, and the bride was the recipient of many beautiful ones, for which she gave appropriate thanks, along with an invitation to all present to.go down on Saturday to view all the giffs on display, and. to have a piece of wedâ€" ding cake Ronaldâ€" Pond)7 Mrs. Logan Kerr was unable to be present but sent aâ€"lovely gift. ~Flight Lieutenant Van Rassel, who is now in Canada, was awarded his Disiâ€" tinguished Flying Cross in July, 1943, when he was decorated by the King at Buckingham Palace. He was a pilot at that time. Another lovely shower was held Wednesday evening, Sept. ‘13th, in honour of iMiss Mary Cotnam, at the home of Mrs. Ed. Reed, 59 Fourth avenue, â€"coâ€"hositesses being Mrs. Ed. Reed and Mrs,. Ronald. Pond. Another Lovely Shower in Honour of Miss M. Cotnam merchant to deliver the goods nowadays Sense and Nonsense:â€"With the labor situation as it is, it takes a genius Don‘t W aste a { Mrs. P. McAleavy read a beautiful address. to the couple, expressing all their heartfelt wishes for the continued happiness of their good friends. The addressâ€"=was enclosed in a lovely souâ€" venir booklet which also contained the names of. a number of friends who hard all contributed towards a chest of Kings Plate Silver and a beautiful white linâ€" en tablecloth, which was presented to ‘them by Mrs. Jean Larche. ‘They were. alsn the recepients of many other gifts among which was a lovely bcmquet of ’fiowers presented. by Mrs. Cotnam‘s sister, Mrs, J. Doolan, who was the brl- desmaid ‘at their wedding. . Mr. and Mrs. Cotnam were married at Allumette Istland, on the 16th of Beptember, 1919. They moved to Timâ€" served with the Canadian Army for over 4 years, and is now in Italy. ‘The younger son, Istâ€"class Stoker, W. J ('Bin)comflxhuaervedmthen.c 'NV.R.mroven'ayear andhoncver-, mins 20 years ago and have resided here ever since. They have four childâ€" Gertrude.‘ Lâ€"Cpl}. Mervyn Cotnam has _ The home of the bride was suitably decorated : for the occasion, and the table was graced by two wedding cakes, a threeâ€"tier one for the new bride and groom, and: a single tier one for the bride and groom ‘of 25 years ago, inâ€" scribed "25th Anniversary", The happy young couple left at noon on a motor trip to Pembroke and other points. For travelling the bride chose a lovely jadeâ€"green dressmaker suit with brown accessories. On their return they will take pup residence ‘at 48% Kent Avenue. The gifts to the attendants were a gold identification bracelet to the bridesmaid, and a pipe to the groomsâ€" man. The bride was much entertained prior to her mrr-iage, being the guestâ€" ofâ€"honour ‘at showers given by ‘Mrs. D. Fox, Miss Helen Fox and Miss Patâ€" ricia Legris, Mrs. P. J. Conway, and P. McAleavy, and Mrs. Ed. Reed and Mrs. Ronald Pond. Saturday, Sept. :16th, 1944 was really a neverâ€"to beâ€"forgotten day in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Cotnam, 11 Borden Ave. It was their 25th anâ€" niversary of ‘their wedding and their eldest daughter, Mary, chose it as her wedding day. After the wedding at 9 o‘clock in the morning, a double reâ€" ception was held at the family home in honowr of both couples, after which the newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. David Graham, left by motor on honeymoon trip. Friends continued to drop in all afterâ€" noon to view the beautiful array of gifts, and to congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Cq\t.nam on the occasion of their Silver wedding Sanniversary. , Early in the evening friendqg induced them to go with them for a short drive and on their return they were greeted by a house full of friends who gathâ€" ered to surprise them with a special party to commemorate the occasion. ~Mrs. Cotnam, the bride‘s mother, reâ€" ceived, wearing an afternoon dress of purple crepe, threeâ€"quarter length sleeâ€"< ves and buttoned to the waist in front, a felt hat of the same colour, and she wore a corsage of yellow gladioli. She was assisted by Mrs. Tierney, the bride‘s grandmother, of Allumette Island, near Pembroke, also wearing purple crepe ‘with white accesspries, and a corsage of white gladioli. Mrs. Joseph Doolan, of Timmins, sister of Mrs. Cotnam, and who was Mrs. Cotnam‘s bridesmaid 25 ~years ago, also received, wearing a Queen‘s blue crepe dress, and a corâ€" sage of white gladioli. Outâ€"ofâ€"town guests included Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Tierney of Allumette Island grandparents of the bride, and Mrs. ‘W. J. MoKinnon, sister of Mrs. Tierâ€" ney and ‘grandâ€"aunt of the bride, also from Allumette Island. nam, i1 Borden Avenue, became the bride of David Graham,. son of Mra and the late Mr. Graham. ‘The Rev. Father J. R. O‘Gorman officiated. The bride, given in marriage by her father looked lovely in a navy blue wool crepe dressmaker suit, navp hat, and she wore white accessories. Her corsage was of pink gladioli. Miss Gertrude Cotnam, sister of the bride, was the bridesmaid, and she wore a streetâ€"length dress of navy blue silk crepe, with short sleeves and fitâ€" ted waist. A navy blue halfâ€"hat and white accessories completed her enâ€" semble, and she wore a corsage of pink gladioli. 25th Anniversary _ of Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. V. Cotnam Mr. Albert Graham, brother of the groom was the groomsman. The bride having chosen her parâ€" ents Silver Wedding Anniversary . as her weddlngf"ay, a double reception was held at the home of the bride‘s parents, 11 Borden Avenue, where the many friends gathered to honour both couples. : mmMflmmmnmm. mm mmwm mwwa. Mwmmmmmmmumw. the were A. Mr. D. and Justin Mr Mr Myrs 4 [is Marriage of fdfisPNMMz Brid Wedding on 25th Anni s. W. J Llngenfelter. Mr. Armand ‘R.ena.ud Mrs. J. Larcher and Lucy, Mr. 'and Mrs. Paul Larcher, Mr. Alfred Renaud, Mr. and Mrs. R. Pare, Mr. and Mrs. D. Larcher. Mrs.â€" Cotnam‘s mother and father, | Mr. and Mrs, W. J. Tierney, and Mrs. "I‘ierney 1 sister, Mrs. W. J. Mc Kinnon, all of Allumettte Island, were in town for the double event. . In last week‘s issue of The New Lisâ€" keard Speaker reference was made to three Halleybury men now serving over seas who have had the interesting exâ€" perience of-being presented to members of theâ€"‘Royal Family while on active sService overseas. ‘ One officer had tea Treasurer, Timmins Branch, The Canadian Red Cross Society, Timmins, Ont. Thank you very much for forwarding to us a cheque for twelve dollars and fortyâ€"two ‘cents covering a contribution from ‘the pupils of Moneta Public School,.Timmins. We note the amount is to be used for Russian Relief, and since money from our one Junior Red Cross War Pund has been taken to send a large contribution of money to Russia for ‘this â€" purpose,; <we have credited the donation to that fund. You ma.y be interested to know that the above mentioned contribution for relief. in Russia was used to help war orphans at "Spartak", a children‘s home in ‘the. village of Korystovo, province .of Moscow. There are. sixt,y boys sixty. girls from . sevbn fourteen years of age in this ] home. > With very ldndest regards, I am Yours sincerely . Minnie E. Bartlett, Some weeks ago Mr. H. J. Fuke, treasurer Timmins Branch Red Cross Society, forwarded toâ€" Headquartets a cheque for twelve dollars and fortyâ€"two cents, covering a contribution from the pupils of Monetg Public School. The boys and girls wished this sum to be used for Russian Relief. The following letter is an acknowledgement of the pupils efforts. . The Canadian Red Cross Society, Ontario Division, 621 Jarvis St., Torontag 5, Ont. Pupils of Moneta School Help Fund â€" for Russian Relief S. L. Dr. George Caldbick Had Tea with Royal Family Supervisor, Junior Red Cross / Boraâ€"â€"To ‘Mr.; and Nn;k** *Femmnd -Laureault 4% southern: ‘on, Aug‘- ‘ust:30, 19444‘â€"* daughter,.(Marie: nenlse Estelle). Wedding Saturday Morning at Notre Dames des Lourdes After the cermoney, a wedding break»â€" fast for the"immediate families was held at the home of the bride‘s parents 155 Commercial Ave. On their return they willâ€"take up residence in Timmins. George Caldbick, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Caldbick, and a doctor Jn civil life. He is in charge of a hospital for the RC.A.F. in Britain and it was when the King and Queen and Prinâ€" cess Elizabeth came to hold an invesâ€" titure that he met them. There were several men from his own squadron who received decorations, he wrote, and after the ceremony a few officers and men had tea with Their Majesties. It was a wonderful experience, he said in his letter. Some pictures of the event were taken." Another quiet but pretty wedding took place on Saturday morning at 6 o‘clock in the Natre Dames des Lourdes Church, when Jean Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Clement, 155 Comâ€" mercial Ave., became the ibride of Mr. Charles Giovanelli, son of Mr. and Mrs, J. Giovanelli, of South Porcupine. Rev. Fr. Gaboury officated. . The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a brown pinâ€"stripe tailorâ€" ed suit, with white accessories. Her corsage was of pale pink roses and deeper pink sweet peas. â€" The happy young couple left on a motor trip to be spent in Ottawa and Toronto. The alter was nicely decorated with flowers. Mr. Mario Giovanelli, brother of, the groom was best man. Nine Births Registered _~in Timmins Last Week Bornâ€"To Mr. and Mrs. Gabriecl Racâ€" icot . of Dugwall, at*272 Elm North, on August 3, 1944,â€"a daughter (Marie Laurence Lorainne). â€" _ Bornâ€"At |St. Mary‘s Hospital, on September 7, 1944, to Mr. andâ€" Mrs. Sylvio Roy, of Quiques, Quebecâ€"a daughter (Marie Josephine). Bornâ€"To Mr. and Mrs. Nick Lukon, 158 Cedar South, on August 9, 1944â€" a son (Joseph Thomas Freddie). Bornâ€"To Mr. and Mrs. Michael Berâ€" ardine, 32 Cambria Ave., at St. Mary‘s Hospital, on September 2 1944â€"a son Michael Douglas Bradley, (Father in Army). Bornâ€"At St. Mary‘s Hospital, | August 22, 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. Olavi Ritala, 72â€"C Fourth Ave., Schumacher â€"a daughter (Anita Elizabeth) Bornâ€"To Mr. and Mrs. Peter Krkuc, 270 Elm South, on September 4, 1944â€" a son (Peter Joseph). / Bornâ€"To Mr. and Mrs. Irenee Desâ€" jardins, 41â€"B First Ave., on August 24, 1944, at St. Mary‘s Hospitalâ€"a daughâ€" ter (Miarie Lucille Judith). â€" Bornâ€"To Mr. and Mrs. Anthime Rochon. 75 Kent Ave., on September 4, 1944â€"a son (Doric Joseph George) Carrying â€" the â€" heading, "Love‘s Triumph, Blitzsed Girl Weds After Two Delays," the story of an overseas wedâ€" ding in which the bridegroom is soldier wellâ€"known in the North Counâ€" try and who is now with troops in France, ‘The New â€" Liskeard Speaker last week in the form of a clipping from a London newspaper sent to this office through courtesy :of the. motherâ€"inâ€"law of this latest English bride to wed a Temiskaming serviceman. Two uncles of the bridegroom, "Cap" Burns and Bob Burns, are overseas, the former in England and the latter, who has been seriously wounded, is in Italy. The wedding of Private ’William Burns and the former Miss Bond finâ€" ally took place on July 5 last, and the account of this romance, as given in the London paper, follows:â€" ings,â€" World‘s End, «Chelsea, and "now of â€"the Trust Estate, Drayton-a.verme, Chelsea, to Private William: Burns, of, the Canadian Army. It was durmg visit to the\Zoo in London 13 tgoflthp ago thatâ€"the :couple* ecamp' yamtâ€". ed.. A‘hippy Iriend quickly: fibfihfi@’ td fave." ie i Cana.dian‘sproposat" ed and an early wedding was arranged "But the course of true love did not run too smoothly. The first arrangeâ€" ments were postponed because of delay in securing legal permission for the wedding from Canada. Finally this was received and the couple looked forward to plighting their troth in the merry month of May. Yet agam disappointment awaited them. From out of the sky zoomed an enemy plane. ‘"Love, which triumphs over all adâ€" versity, lies behind this story of the marriage of Miss Sybil Max:y Bond, formerly of the Ghinness ’I‘rust-build-' m c W mam . te 0 sc Wedding Twice Postponed After Tragedy and Injury. The young woman, who is now Mrs. William Burns and who is the former Sybil Mary, Bond of old London, was seriously injured when a German bomb killed her brother, put herself and her mother under medical care and wreckâ€" ed their home just before the wedding was to have been solemniged 1 ast Spring. Mrs. Burns herself lost an eye at that time, but following her dlscharge from hospital, went to the altar with her soldier flance Private‘ William Burns. (Private Burnes is a son of Mrs. M. J Burns, at present living in Cobalt, and he is a grandson of members of two| wellâ€"known pioneer families of this district, Mr. and Mrs. John Burns, of Haileybury and Mr. and (Mrs. Walter : Jenkins of Cobalt; He went overseas two years ago at the age of nineteen, and the London story, in noting there had been two delays in the wedding arrangements, adds that the first was caused by the necessity of securing legal permission for the marriage‘from Canada. hamâ€"road, Father Paul Johnson â€" perâ€" formed t.he marriage ceremony. Given away by her father, the bride was charmingly attired in a gown of white crepe, with a veil fastened by. head- wreath of white gardenias. Her bouâ€" quet was of pink roses and orange blossoms. â€" The bride‘s cousin, Miss Kathleen Stanton, attended her. ‘‘Numerous friends and â€" relatives sent presents, which were on view at the receptlon held at Sutt.on-dwelnnzs * Unusual Souvenir Given â€" Masonic Grand Master_ At tNev/ Llskeatd on his official VMt. to the Masonic Lodge there, M. W. Bro. T. C Wardley, Grand Master for Onâ€" ! tario of the Masonic Order, was given an unusual souvenir. The custom in giving such souvenirs is to preaeut. some article produced or manufactured in . the locality concerned or. dtrect.ly concerned with the place or its indusâ€" trles In this 'Nort.h it has been uagl CR L hk s M + V ol i9. Northern Soldier Weds Blitzed Bride in London, England A bomb whistled down. Guinness Trustâ€" bundlngs home of the intended bride, crumpled to rubble "“From the: wreckage they rescued her and hér mother, but tragedy alâ€" L At tNew' Liskeard on his official visit to the Masonic Lodge there, M. W. Bro. T. C Wardley, Grand Master for Onâ€" ! tario of the Masonic Order, was given an unusual souvenir. The custom in giving such souvenirs is to preent. some article produced or manufactured in . the locality concerned or, directly concerned with the place or its indusâ€" "In her misfortune," continues the story, "she had one great consolation â€"the love of a man, which not all the horrors of war could dim,. From the wteskage her wedding dress material was salvaged hardly damaged and, susâ€" tained by the knowledge that Shp would eventually stand with her bx groom at the altar, she made a id ready had taken its toll. Nineâ€"yearâ€" olg Michael, the girl‘s brother, had succnbeéed to his injuries. Neighbors gently broke the news to the father, who had been fireâ€"watching elsewhere when the bomb fell. iAs Sybil blinked at the light in the hospital ward she involuntarily put a hand to her right eye. Tentatively she placed her fingâ€" ers around the tender spot. It was then she realized she was blind in one "At the Servite Priory Church, Fulâ€" hamâ€"road, Father Paul Johnson â€" perâ€" Iormed the marriage ceremony. Given > o e 0o k @2 2 2l A fa Jn 8 23 i. away by her father, the bride was charmingly attired in a gown of white crepe, with a veil fastened by. head- wreath of white gardenias. Her bouâ€" quet was of pink roses and orange blossoms. â€" The bride‘s cousin, Miss Kathleen Stanton, attended her. Numerous friends and relatives sent . Last week her dream came 9