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Oshawa Times (1958-), 17 Nov 1967, p. 30

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GA THE COHAWA THAME, Fridey, Movember 17, 1967 ~_ ue : CLUBS' NAMES WILL LIVE FOREVER IN Many organizations for both men and women have contributed handsomely to the establishment of a_per- manent beauty spot for Osh- awa, a park with winding walks and flower beds, flowering tees and _ foun- tains The general land- ascaping has been done and Rann For The Cantennial Gaston Beta Sigma Phi's Gift To Oshawa | al By TWILA BALL ! Many an old lace wedding @ress and ball gown was taken from the attic for a costume @inner held at the Chateau Laurier in May as part of their Beta Sigma Phi convention weekend 'Centennial Mosaics." Beta Sigma Phi's al! across Canada have taken a very live- ly interest in this our centen- nia) year. On the International Jeve) all chapters from across Canada donated to a general fund which was turned over to Mr. Lamb of the Nation Libra- Ty in Ottawa for the purchase wf the finest books available on the performing arts. These! books for the most part were) purchased in Europe by a rep- resentative of the National library on a trip there one year ago. Ten girls from Osh- awa were on hand to see the formal presentation of these books to Mr. Lamb by our founder, Walter W. Ross, at the conclusion of which a guided tour of the newly built library was enjoyed with a chance to see © purchases which were fe red in the show cases of the library. Under the jeadership of Beta Sigma Phi Oshawa council all; five chapters co-ordinated their pians for-Centennial year by all working hard on a _ Fashion show held in March. Although we are not a service organiza- tion we have always taken a great interest in the needs of the community and try to help, eut in various ways. At a for-} mal dinner held at the Pica-| dilly room in April to celebrate | our' Founde~'s Day, Mrs. Rob- ert Jackson, on behalf .of the sorority presented a cheque to the Crippled Children's School, the bulk of the monies being} derived from this Fashion show Beta Sigma Phi's in Oshawa are anxiously looking forward} to seeing their Centennial gift of roses to the citizens of Oshawa in ful] bloom next year at Hills- | dale Park which most fee) will | be the show place of Oshawa | A cheque for the roses was De sented to t.e centennia) com- mittee by Mrs. D. C. Cosborn| at its April meeting. ur 'worked hard to complete the jdecorations for this float. 'ter of Beta Sigma Phi arrived /1, Canada's Birthday. Six in all jnow boasts five |Oshawa with a total member-} lilies 'interested in 'terests for all. life takes on a greater under- self a better | self-confidence and poise. next spring the citizens of Qshawa will see the begin- _ ning of what promises to be a real tourist attraction for Oshawa. Donations were re- ceived by the Centen- nial Co-ordinating Commit- tee and conveyed to the Parks Commission. In the group above, Mrs. C. G. Step, president of UNICEF and a member of the CCC, Canada's birthday cake in the} Folk Festival Parade was} graced by our lovely members in their long gowns throwing roses to the spectators. Mrs. W. Houston and her committee A little extra excitement was} caused on the maternity floor} in July when Mrs. Jerry Ander- | son and Mrs. Ronald Mc- Eachern of the Xi Alpha chap- to present centennial silver dol- lars to al! new babies born July were pjesented. | Beta Sigma Phi, originally | formed as a_ reading group, | chapters inj ship of 100 members. The; unique part of Beta Sigma Phi} 'is the course of study program | f books sent out to the chapters by International Headquarters These program books are de- signed with the interest of the members in mind. The 18-year- old girls are vitally. interested | in cosmetics and good taste in clothes as they are just leaving school and launching on a busi ness career, while the newly married is striving to be the} perfect hostess and find out how } i best to decorate her first home-| The young matrons whose fam- are starting school, the new taking education is in our} schools, the philosophies of life | 4 or even the study of the relig- ions of the world. All these program books have | a liberal sprinkling of the study of the arts and arouse new in- The result of these programs is a woman's standing of, and a deeper ap- preciation for the things that make up her daily activities. It gives her a chance to put her dreams to work to make her- person through life, Jearning and friendship. Guest speakers are invited to meetings to speak on various subjects but for the most part the girls take the programs themselves, thus developing are | & forms | SRR Ci wo EE is seen with other donors, Mrs. G. V. Lee, president of the Pleasant Monday Afternoon Club and Mrs, Cecil Elliott, representing Sunbeam Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. Standing are Allen Robin- son and J. R. McCasko, representing the Inter- national Brotherhood -- of Electrical Workers; Mrs. Perved HO WIFE PRESERVER After painted walls are washed, brush or roll on a thin coat of liquid laundry | starch Makes the next scrub job twice as easy. MASSES GET GOUT LONDON (CP)--Gout, once 2 status crease among the masses. The Kennedy Institute of Rheumato- logy here reports the ailment is spreading because more people can afford plenty of meat and alcoholic drink, its chief causes regs : ; § : Canadians Appear In Leading Roles Of Crime Movie WASHINGTON (CP)--Cana-e dian actress Sharon Acker and 'ai new motion picture called Point Blank may be evidence of a new mobility in Canada's tal- ent pool. Miss Acker, a dedicated Cana- dian who appears in the movie, .can pick up Hollywood oppor- itunities when they arise--and {then go back happily to her sub- , urban Toronto home and family. 'Naturally, she'd like more work | than Canadian theatre, films or television are providing. Miss Acker, blue-eyed with honey-blonde hair and bright to boot, was through the U.S. capi- tal the other day drumming up ibusiness for Point Blank. It's the latest violence film starring Lee Marvin, still cashing in on jhis Academy Award for the | drunken cowpoke in Cat Ballou. | With Marvin, besides Miss | Acker, are Angie Dickinson, a 'favorite of the John F. Kenne- dys when they occupied the White House, Keenan Wynn-- jand Canadians Lloyd Bochnar and John Vernon. Bochnar is an old Stratford Shakespearean Festiva) hand forced by necessity to do most of his work abroad, like William a ainatiatcsicce ~ poner Shatner of TV's Star Trek and DONATIONS TO CENTENNIAL PARK. 'Veron is ine star of the Wojek TV series in Canada. Albert Haley, Sunbeam Lee Marvin wanted Briton Chapter, OES, and D. H. John Boorman to be director. McMillan, Oshawa Horticul- | Boorman insisted on having ivral Society. Parks Com- Bochnar and Vernon--as suave missioner P. J. 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