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Ee er at SI lan "8 -- PORT PERRY STAR, Thursday, July 1st, 1965 Unveil Plague At Leaskdale To Commemorate Author On Saturday, July 3, 1965, an historical plaque commemorat- ing Lucy' Maud Montgomery will be unveiled on the grounds of the Presbyterian manse at Leaskdale, six miles north of Uxbridge. This plaque is one of a series being erected throughout the province by the Department of Tourism and In- formation, acting on the advice of the Archaelogical and His- toric Sites Board of Ontario. Saturday's ceremony which will commence at 2.00 p.m., is being arranged and sponsored by the Women's Association of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, whose President, Mrs. Bruce Reynolds, will act as program- me chairman. Among those ex- pected to take part in the cere- mony are: Mr. F. Hockley, Reeve of Scott Township; Mrs. Elmer Mustard; Mrs. J. R. Futcher of the Ontario Historic Sites Board; and the Rev. R. D. Currie, Minister of St. Paul's Church. Miss Kathy Macdonald, a granddaughter of L. M. Mont- gomery ,will unveil the plaque. Lucy Maud Montgomery was born on Noember 30, 1874, at Clifton Corner,' Prince Edward Island. Owing to the illness of her mother, she was taken as an infant to live at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. MacNeill of Cavendish, P.E.I. She remained there after her mother's death in 1876 and was brought up by the MacNeills, her father having moved to Saskatchewan and later re- married, Like any child without com- panions of her own age, Lucy Maud supplied herself with ima- ginary friends, and she was ul- timately to draw upon that well- developed imagination for the stories which made her known around the world. An avid reader, she began her literary career with a number of poems composed when she was ten. These were followed a few years later, her autobiography recalls, by a series of extremely lugubrious stories whose central theme was untimely death. Her first published work, however, appeared in the Charlottetown "Daily Herald" in 1889, a poem she had written while visiting her father in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. In 1893 Lucy Maud entered " Prince of Wales College at Charlottetown, and the next spring received her teacher's certificate. For the following year she taught at Bideford, P.E.I., writting in her leisure time with little success, then in 1895 enrolled in English Litera- ture at Dalhousie College, Hali- fax. Undaunted by previous failure, she continued writing, and it was while at Dalhousie that she received the first fin- ancial return from her work-- five dollars from a Philadelphia magazine called "Golden Days". Returning to Prince Edward Island, she again took up teach- ing, but in 1898 returned to Cavendish, her grandfather havirg died. She continued writing, with some success, and in 1901 accepted a post with the Halifax "Daily Echo". She could not long ignore the obli- gation she felt to her grand- mother, however, and from 1902 to 1911 stayed resolutely in Cavendish. It was during this period, in 1904, that "Anne" was born. "Anne of Green Gables", several times rejected by publi- shers, finally appeared in print in Boston, in 1908. It was ac- cepted overwhelmingly by read- ers the world over, and has since appeared in thirty-six lan- guages and twice as a motion picture. Based on a plot con- cerning a couple who contract to adopt a boy and through some error get a girl instead, it was pronounced by Mark Twain to be "the sweetest crea-|} tion of child life yet written". The three novels which followed it were to be the last she would write on the Island. In 1911 her grandmother died, and that summer Lucy Maud married the Rev. Ewan Macdon- ald (1870-1943), whom she had known since 1901. A native of Valleyfield, P.E.IL., he had been minister of the Presbyterian charge of Cavenish and Stanley from 1903 to 1906. From 1908 to 1910 he had ministered to Bloomfield and O'Leary, then accepted the charge of Leask- dale and Zephyr, Ontario. After a honeymoon in Great Britain, Ewan Macdonald re- turned with his bride to Leask- dale in September, 1911. Dur- ing the fifteen years of his ministry there, his celebrated wife continued her literary out- put. Indeed, fully half of her novels were written there in the comfortable manse which has become a shrine to her so- journ in this province. Among them were "Anne of the Island" (1915) and '"Anne's House of Dreams" (1917), as well as the "Emily" series, considered to be the most autobiographical of all her books. On February 12, 1926, a fare- well party was held at St. Paul's Church, Mr. Macdonald having accepted a call to the charge of Norval and Union. Ailing, he retired from the ministry in 1935 and they moved to Toronto. There, to her unflagging pro- duction of novels, Mrs. Mac- donald added a busy public life. In 1935, she was awarded the Order of the British Empire by King George V, and she was the first Canadian author to attain membership in the Royal So- ciety of Arts and Letters. Her own health had begun to fail in 1939, and on April 24, 1942, she died in.Toronto, pre- deceasing her husband by less than two years. Both lie in the churchyard at Cavendish. Lucy Maud Montgomery lives on, however, through Anne and Emily and the other delightful creations of her fancy, in the affection of three generations of women who as small girls found them very real indeed. RT NT NNN NN ACCORDIAN GUITAR INSTRUCTION IN YOUR HOME (in town or rural area) INSTRUMENTS SUPPLIED at one low monthly rate Write for: I'ree ability test Free Demonstration lesson to: Box 217, Port Perry Star 1 her Mr. Arnold Roach was elected chairman of the Central Ontario Division of the Industrial Accident Prevention Association -at the Annual Meeting held in Belleville last week. Here he accepts congratulations from Mr. M. J. (Mike) Cooper, (left), Belleville who was chairman for the past year. Central Ontario Division includes all industry along the lakefront from Ajax to Gananoque and north to Peterboro and Lindsay. Elected Chairman Central Ont. Division LA.PA. Northern Electric Co. Ltd., A week ago Mr. and Mrs. Ted Needham of B.C. and formerly from the Foot visited friends ard Ted called upon his former teacher, Mrs. E, Reader. On Saturday Mr. Will Shad- dick of Pawpaw Ill. and one- time resident at the "Head" visited old familiar spots and called upon people whom he had met in 1960 while attending the Centennial. Tho' almost 84 he has a keen memory. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Pretty & Bonnie of Oshawa, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hooker and family of Co- lumbus and Mr. and Mrs. M. Claghner and family of Tren- ton week-end guests at their cottage, Pine Point. Mr. and Mrs. S. Hayes of Scarborough week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. Moore. Miss Pat Cornish, McLaren's Beach, entertained some of her teaching colleagues at a barbe- cue supper on Wednesday June the twenty-third. Pleased to report Mrs. Prentice home from hospital. Mr. J. Gardener, Toronto, spent Sunday at the cottage, Pine Point. Mr. and Mrs. D. Smith of Oshawa at their cottage, Pine Point. Mr .and Mrs. C. Smith and family joined them on Sun- day. Mr. and Mrs. R. Chappell, Peter and David of Toronto at Pine Point for the week-end. Sixty people attended a fam- ily reunion at the cottage of Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Cornish at MecLaren's Beach Sunday June 20th. Relatives were pre- sent from Beaverton, Belleville, Drayton, Hamilton, Mountain Grove, Oshawa, Whitby, Tor- onto. Everyone enjoyed games, boating, skiing and swimming. A delicious pot luck supper brought the picnic to a close. Mr. and Mrs. Helliwell and family of Highland Creek, Sun- day guests of her parents Mr. and Mrs. I, Tyrrell. Mr. and Mrs. L. Trudelle, of Albany, N.Y. vacationing with gister and brothér-in-law Mr. and Mrs. H. Thomas. Mrs. M. McLaren a Monday guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. Mat- thews. E. sell of Bowmanville, spent the r. and Mrs. Hardy and Rus- SCUGOG NEWS week-end at their cottage, Pine Point. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sanders and family of Toronto at their cottage for the week-end. Miss D. Goodway of Toronto was their guest. Mr. and Mrs. A. Thompson & family of Oshawa at their cot- tage for the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. T. Eden and fa- mily spent Sunday at Preston Lake with Mr. and Mrs. A. Hooker. Mr. and Mrs. L. Empringham and baby at Prince Albert with Mr. and Mrs. G. Skerratt one! night recently. Mr. and Mrs. J. Demara en- joyed a day last week at Nia- gara Falls. Mr. and Mrs. B. McDougall and son, Mrs. McDougall Sr., of Oshawa and Mrs. S. Chandler and Bernard at Wasaga Beach on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. C. Aldred and family Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Walker, Port Perry. Mr. and Mrs. I. Hornbostel & Angel of Toronto at Pine Point for the week-end. Mr. and 'Mrs. H. Brodie and Mr. and Mrs. F. Brodie and fa- mily of Toronto at their cottage for the week-end. Wednesday night Rev. Gilbert and Mrs. Gilbert were presented with a lovely oil painting by the congregation before leaving for their new charge. Service next Sunday at 11.15. All are welcome to attend. Office Supplies IN OUR OFFICE Drop in and see what we have to offer. PORT PERRY STAR CO. LTD. Port Perry Council News (Continued) Apartments and duplexes Value 48,000. Private garages, altera- tions, ete, Value.. cretaieetisiannasenaas 5,380. $240,380. Report On Well 2 LETTER from Mr, J. Dick of the O.W.R.C. re operation of 0.W.R.C. Well No. 2. "I have received a report from our Division of Sanitary Engineering expressing their concern over the operation of Well No. 2. To clear up any misunderstandings, I will out- line the duties of the operation at the pumping station. The following procedure shall be commenced immediately: DAILY 1. Record the amount of water used. 2. Perform the chlorine re- sidual test. The chlorine residual should be main- tained at 1.0 p.m.m. 3. Record the quantity of chlorine used. SAMPLING PROGRAM 1. Two bacteriological samp- les per month from the fol. lowing points: (a) raw water (water at - well before treatment) (b) treated water (water after chlorination) (c) water sample from distribution system. 2. One chemical sample (40 ounce bottle every three months. Our Mr. Wilson has instruct- ed the operator, Mr. McNenly, in the procedure of chlorine re- sidual determinations and in the procedure in filling out the weekly summary sheets. I hope that this letter will clear up any misunderstandings. I will visit Port Perry in tha near future to clarify any ques- tions that you might have." The Clerk was instructed to send a copy of the said letter to Mr. Clair McNenly. FINES from Magistrates Court for month of May, 1965-- $1,302.00, Municipal share -- $627.50. : LETTER {from the Senior @itizens Club, offering to paint the Senior Citizens' Club House if the Village of Port Perry supplies the paint. Council aprpoved of purchas- ing the paint for this project. Meeting adjourned, the next two regular meetings to be held July 13th and July 27th, 1965. Tm --~. TE a 3 i on A 0, « 4