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Page 2 ANNUAL CURLING CLUB BANQUET A GRAND SUCCESS On last Thursday evening, April 27th, the 1949 - 50 curling seasen was formally closed with the Club's annual banquet, held in the dining room of Hotel Terrace, The affair was attended by cighty peeple - curlers, wives and husbands, and guests, After a rendition of dinner music by Alphonse Roussel, a few words of welcome by Master of Ceremonies Ray Williams and the blessing py Rev. Arthur Lavender, the dinner was served,:For the eccasion, Hotel Terrace featured a main ceurse of roast chicken, . The honoured gues included Mrs. Woodard, wife of the Club's president (who was away en business), Mr, and Mrs. M. McQuaig representing the Schreiber Curling Club, Mr. and urs. William Borsum representing the Terrace Bay Community Recreation Committee, Mr. and Mrs, Geerge Coulter of the Imperial Bank, Mr, John Jessop of Hudson's Bay Company and Reverend Lavender, The Honourable President, H. S. Craig, Messrs. Porter and Shemanski and Father Roenicke were away from Terrace Bay andl could not attend, Highlight. ef the evening was the presentation of trophies and prizes to the winning rinks of the season. Mr. Coulter awarded the Imperial Bank trophy to Ed Pineault, skip of the winning rink of the regular season's play. Mr. Jessop made the presentation of the Hudson's Bay trophy to Malcolm Craig, winning skip in the grand challenge bonspiel, Along with the annual trophy, Malcolm and his men were each presented with smaller individual personal trophies by "the Bay", Prizes were awarded to the above mentioned rinks and to the fellowing: Rune Ostling, runner-up in the season's play (after a spectacular finish with Pineault); Ernie Haight, runner-up in the bonspiel; Ed Pineault and Jack Wellings, bonspiel consolation winner and runner-up respectively. Jim McLeod, chairman of the prize committee did an outstanding job of contacting merchants who serve Terrace Bay and friends of the community who wished to contribute prizes to the Club, The prizes were on display in the lounge at Hotel Terrace, where several close-up shots were taken and pictures of the prizes will be kept by the Club to remind curlers' wives there is something more to live for than is designated by the poem at the bottom. All prize winners were rewarded with excellent and worthwhile items, an indication of the very fine regard the donors have for our town, This feeling of good will, the Curl- ing Club hopes it can help to maintain over the years. The evening activities were concluded with an address by Bill Borsum boweulaiike "The Place ef Curling in the Community Recreational Functions", and with a talk by Rune Ostling in which he conveyed his thoughts on "The Future of the Curling Club". A social hour at the Legion Hall followed the banquet. Dancing, a songfest led by Ossie Dalzell and refreshments completed this phase of the evening's programme. THERE'S RECOMPENSE FOR WIFE OF CURLER A woman was sitting home alone, The stooping guard couid hear. The hour was growing late, And then, before the startled throng Dozing, she dreamed she'd passed away St. Peter grasped her hand, And reached the pearly gate. And, motioning to the Shining Host Saint Peter said, "The custom is, Each side the gate to stand, Before one enters here, He led her to the Golden Stair, To tell about their life on earth, And pointing straight ahead, Of what they did down there,.* In clarion, far-reaching voice "Oh, I'm the greatest sinner that To the little woman said, Has eter been here before, "Climb up -- Oh weary one -- Climb up -- For each commandment of the law Climb high! Climb higher yet! Itve broken o'er and oter Until you reach the plush lined seats But *-- here the woman with a nod That only martyrs get! Approached St. Peter's ear, Then sit you down and rest yourself And murmyred something that alone For years of blissful life----- my Then to the Angels he remarked, "Shets been a Curlerts Wife", eoeoeveraereereeveeeee