(EA WHE OSHAWA TIMES, Pridey, Movember 17, 1967 FRENCH-CANADIANS HOLD The "Bal du Centenaire" was one of the highlights of 1967 for the French-Cana- dians of Oshawa and dis- trict. Mare Couture, presi- dent of Le Club Canadien- Francais, is seen centre with prize winners at the Winning Trophy In July 1 Parad Joy For Canadiennes-Francaises By MME. LUCIEN SRLAND (Secretary) Members of the Federation @es Femmes Canadiennes Fran- caises were active as bees dur- ing this centennial year. First of all, most of the members had their centennial dresses made when the year siarted which. they wore many times on many occasions. The first big event of the;Dame," construction of which follows: year took place April 16 when 2 communion breakfast was| |part in the centennial parade ;and decorated a float under the direction of Mrs. Yvan Gilbert. | They were very proud to be | awarded the trophy for the best decorated float of the ethnic groups. Besides those activities the | Federation des Femmes Cana | diennes Francaises raised |funds for their new_ parish | church, "Y'Assomption de Notre will start this month. At their December meeting, ball. On the left are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tanguay, second, and right, Mrs. Jean Cardinal, president of the jevery time it came our turn. | Mrs. Harold Newsome en¢ |Mrs. Leonard Fraser opencd | their homes for euchre parti |which were quite successful. Remembrance church parade GALA CENTENNIAL BALL } | Mittee, Mrs es | Winters; Tuck Shop committee, and service was held Noveni- ber 12 which we attended. | With the first year of a new century being so busy we had better gather all the energy we can to be able to keep up with the rest of it. Each and every- one. must have a_ certain amount of self-satisfaction for a jjob well done in a very impor- | }tant year. The executive for 1967 is as| President, Mrs. Wil- \liam Watts; 1st vice-president, | |Mrs. Paul Smith; held at the Georgian Motor/a queen will be chosen among | resident, M ~ ed Hotel. Guests from Hamilton,|the women who raised the most Gecretars, Mrs, preciadig-nad Kingston, Georgetown and To- ronto attended that breakfast. Each woman wore her centen-|held December 2 for the mem- | ces, | money for the organization. | A Christmas party will kal; treasurer, Mrs. Verna 2nd_yice-| Corby; sgt-at-arms, Mrs. Fran-! Owens; chaplain, Mrs. | nial dress and was presented/bers and their husbands and|George Homes: social conven-| with a centennial rose. Wrs.|they will wear their centennial/ers Mrs E> Mi ; | = . $, a Ss. in Jean-Charles Guay was the cun-| costumes for the last time vo ~ = owski, Mrs. H. . vener of that project. In May, four members at- tended a convention in Ottawa. In June, Mrs. Viateu~ the Folk Festival committee On July 1, the women took| Mrs. Camille Doiron, treasurer. | |this memorable year. |. The executive members are: Mrs. Jean Cardinal, president; |Laucien Chamberlain, secretary; Canadian Corps Time For Work And Play In 1967 | By MRS. WILLIAM WATTS (President) As Centennial year 1967 G@raws to a close we would like to join. the other women's groups in the city by reporting what we have done for our community and for our club. In the beginning of the year we were invited by a sister aux- jliary, Branch 2 of Toronto, to install their officers. We did this with a great deal of pride and pleasure. We also partici- pated in our own Drumhead Parade for the first time. A $100 donation was given to the men's club for the children's picnic and two dozen tables for the club rooms. ~* A quilt was made of em- broidered blocks of the coat of arms of the ten provinces and trimmed with the Corps colors of gold and blue. It was raffled and won by Mrs. Thelma Taugh of Oshawa. A successful summer league of darts for the members was enjoyed and a closing party was held at Mrs. William Watts' home with a chicken supper and an evening of cards and darts which 27 ladies at- tended. A ladies' dart tournament has been planned for Novem- ber 18, and women players from Oshawa and outlying dis- tricts have been invited. This will be held at our hall. Aux. No. 42 Finds | , We presented the Oshawa | Genera) Hospital with a much needed wheelchair, pled Children's School with a movie camera that will enable them to keep a record of the} children's progress, Hillsdale |Manor received a slide pro- jector from us. The Firefight- fers' Association was given a 1$50. cheque towards Muscular {Dystrophy and the Salvation Army was given $50. towards its Christmas cheer project. An enjoyable euchre tourna- ment was hel.) at the first of the year. This event was carried on over a number of weeks under the ways and means chairman, Mrs. Wesley Tanner, and her committee. Two penny sales, hamburgs sold on Satur- day afternoons, a rummage sale in the spring and numer- ous inter-club raffles have also been attended to by this com- mittee. Mrs. E. Mirowski and Mrs. H. Wood have had a very busy and successful year in their positions as conveners for the banquets and weddings held in the hall. Mrs. George Homes cheered the sick and shut-ins with get well cards and flowers. Mrs. M. Hood and Mrs. H. Wood arranged to have a com- mittee attend the Tuck Shop at Hillsdale Manor each and the Crip-| | | | i | Cleaning Ability Brings Opportunity To Supervise Staff While some girls and women leave home for a job to get away from the cleaning; Helen Pepkowska leaves home every night to pursue @ career ig those same chores, "T like to clean," she told me, when I questioned her about her job. CLEANING COMPANY She is one of the foreladieg employed by a national contraw tor concern which cleans on a daily basis some _ 100.00,900 square feet of space in office buildings, banks, insurance companies, hotels, apartments and plants in cities across the country. "Seven years ago I worked as a secretary in Poland,' said Helen whose present bailiwick is a building in New York. 'But when I-came-to America; office work was out of the question. "First, I didn't know English well enough and, second, | had to be home in the day to take care of my sons. When [I learned about jobs in contract cleaning through a newspaper advertisement, I decided that work would be right for me as 1 liked to clean, and as my hus band would be home during the hours I worked. "In Of a ae worked ae as a regular cleaning woman," Wood; ways = ata com: | Helen explained, "This meant ie. Barbara | that I worked as I would at by |home cleaning ash trays, waste baskets, desks, telephones, CLEANING ABILITY (Continued om Page 13A) Federation des Femmes Canadiennes - Francaises and Mr. Cardinal, first prize winners. bulletin editor, Mrs. Mrs. M. Hood; auditors, Mrs. R. Carroll, Mrs. W. Judg2, Mrs. J. Stacey. FOR THE FINEST Custom and Ready Made DRAPES in the lotest Shades ond fobrics . . .'90@ » » s M& Dry Goods & Dreperies EXPERTLY INSTALLED DRAPERY TRACKS 74 CELINA STREET 723-7827 "Free Customer Parking While Shopping ot Our Store" | | e © e St.|Mrs. Yvan Gilbert, first vice-| f You Are Considering Buying Pierre organized an art exhi-| president; Mrs. Howard Gimb- | bition at the public library with | lett, second vice-president; Mrs. | Converting To 0: Why Not Call MURPHY OIL COMPANY LTD. 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Press Re; Of special intere ple of Oshawa is the present Cedar Church is a con house and was bui members of the U ing a bazaar Nove" they will have on antiques which ha ed down from gene eration, and se\ ladies plan on bei nial costume. Projects for ce include a new | church, also the | parking lot, and a the church manse. Officers: Presid bert Singer; vi Mrs. C, L. Gunter Singer; recording Mrs. Earl Hoy; « secretary, Mrs. C treasurer, Mrs. 8 ley; social conven liam Henning; pr