v y v t rv jx wws x the georgetown herald wednesday october 23 1957 i lc- eloin street m ktciangle 73638 second best to travelling yourself is to hear of some one elses so when doris armstrong was chatting wiui us recently baving just returned from a trip to europe wepfevailed on her to share sorne of the thrills with us and other herald readers grad 1 and 2 enter arrange- acted as judges for the first com ei 1 mino imillwork- contest in horticulture at schools encouraging horticulture among youngsters of public school age georgetown horticultural society had at good response when 130 children entered the brst monthly competition in october the society had children from doors cabinets frames prompt service sash stairs screens free estimates 1 1 watkr st 5 tr 79771 s rosedale floral flowers for all occasions wedding work corsages a specialty cot flowers and funeral designs 32 albert st tr 72952 we wire flower doris vaio is the daughter of mr and mrs fred armstrong mcnabb street has been away from town for some years after graduating from nursing school in braritford5he took a position with johns- hopkins hospital in baltimore md arid has since been there coohbining her work with study wftich led to receiving her bachelorpf nursing degree this year f here are doris im pressions of her irlp it was a lovely sunday in june when we took off in kums flying dutchman for four weeks in europe about 12 hours later we arrived at shan non airport and thats where all thp blarney began our guide sean pronounced shawn soon ex plained the difference between blarney and bologna blarney he said is the varnished truth whereas bologna is an unvarnished he it was fun for the rest of our stay in ireland trying to decide which was which our party had already been on tour for two days when we joined thcni in fcillarncy and what a par ty we harl everyone was very friendly and full of fun sean kept us entertained when he wasnt telling us- about an old castle or simo scenic grandeur he was sing ing or spinning a yarn we quick ly fell in love with ireland and its people as we toured through the country we were impressed by the natural beauty of it when we arri ved at blarney cast it we were an xious to kiss the blarney stone so we would always have the gift of eloquence kveryone kissed the stone except our guide who mid with a gleam in his eye that he preferred kissing something warm and alive besides ho already had the gift of trsab merits of twigs grades 3 4 leav es grades 5 6 foliage and grades 78 colounod pictures of flowers cash prizes of 150 100 and 50c were awarded the winners- in each graiup and each child entering the 7 them laughing our friend who had escorted us was laughing too and said they think you have sev oral pounds on that dog but if the only knew it was half a crown theyd be hysterical 4jrorri dublin we flew via aer competition received a bulb the bulb is to be grown in a flower pot and next spring will form the bask for another competition when the decorated flower pots will be entered for judging norman bird and ernest ball petition and results were announ ced at a junior meeting whjch pre ceded the regular monthly ing of ther association last wed nesday in wrigglesworth school group winners were grades 7- ment st james cathedral wind sor castle and hampton c6ort to mention only amew attractions we were amused in hyde park on a sunday morning to sec the soap box orators anyone who wants to say something just brings his lipgus tcj london to meet another stand climbs up and burst forth group of people to tour- england and scotland many times during this trip i had the feeling that i had been there before and decided it must be because i had heard about these places so many times in ouu- history and literature clas ses in school we travelled north though the cathedral cities and spent some time in york this is one of the roman walled cities of england with nearly three miles of medie val walls and fine gates still in existence we wandered through the minster and adnircd its loth- ic achitecture and wonderful star- ned glass gindows which date to the 13th century we proceeded to edingurgh flrfd enjoyed its spendid streets beau tiful surroundings and historic as sociation thrc is a majestic rat tle which dominates the town froin every point and this has a splen did war memorial in dublin we watched the greyhounds race this was a real experience i think everything moves faster here than anywhere else in ireland there are several men stationed along the track with whom to place your bet it is important to place your mon ey with the person paying the most odds and to do this you really have to move quickly the mini mum bet is half crown about 35c on the second race the first race was over before i knew it had star ted i placed a half crown on the favourite and proceeded to cheer him in i didnt realize my cheer ing had caught the attention of a jargc group around us until i saw r hamilton construction 66 prince charles drive tr 7348 homes garages concrete work industrial requirements renovations building supplies every 3 u ild1ng need changeover time at maveals now is the time to have your car put in shape for fall and winter driving jemmty our mechanics are trained to do the best possible work on your car w pickup and damvr imternatjonal 24 hr towing tr7 rtstr 73329 st it was my pleasure while in edinburgh to he en- tertained by a neurosurgeon and his wife who are got id friends of friends of mine at hopkins i was interested in visiting the hoy- al infirmary and in seeing their new neurosurgical wing which is still under construction just as we were sad to leave ire land we hated to leave scotland particularly edinburgh and the beautiful trossachs however wo still had much to see so we turned south again we stopped at gretna which is notorious as the marriage place for eloping couples in scots law if a declaration of marriage was made before two or more witnesses it was legal these marriages could take place anywhere in scotland and as gretna was the first village over the border it was the favour ite fou- runaway english couples however by act of parliament in 1856 it is now necessary lo have the 21 days domicile it is now a feature of the tour that one couple gets married hy the village black smith every time the bus- goes thru irotna if the guide cant per suade any of the men in the party to got married then he goes thru the procedure himself it soenis he never has any trouble getting a lady to go along with the act the lake district of england is very lovely and we walked many miles enjoying the beauty of it chester is an interesting city and the ancient walls over two miles long arc still in an excellent state of prescrva- tion and it is possible to walk en tirely around the city on these walls we toured the beautiful 14th century cathedral here but preferred attending a service in a little parish church we went to st petersfor kvensnng and it was announced that the following week they would be celebrating the 1050th anniversary of the found ing of their church 1 in- stratfordonavon we were fortunate to sop two performances at shakespeare memorial theatre king john and as you like it the town of stratford with its half timhred half plastered hems cs is very interesting and most at tractive i was anxious to move on to ox ford lo visit with friends there the entire trwn history revolves around the life of ihe i niversit v whenever you walk in ihe town you see men and women wearing academic robes the rohrs particularly elegant that day and then our friend told us that sir ijiwrence olivier had beer given an honorary degree at one of the colleges what a wonderful city london is we were thrilled to sec the changing of the guard westmin ster abbey the houses of inrlia- in free speech at least he gets rjd of his- pent up frustrations that way we flew via british european airways from london to paris we had many preconceived ideas nt what paris would be like and some of them proved quite realistic oth ers were a little inaccurate in the daytime we walked and walked and then rested in the charming side walk cafes walking in paris was most rewarding and we certainly saw many interesting scenes it interested us to see the people on their way home with a long narrow loaf of bread without wrapper tucked under their arm at night pans takes on a new hue and becomes even more alive tlian in the div light hours pans is gay and colourful and wherever you go whether its a little cafe on the left hank or the fabulous lido nightclub people are happy and having fun and livnvsfor that moment in germany we drove al ong the autuban from frank furt to lanilstuh this is a super highway on which people i drive at a fantastic speed the re suit being that there are inniimcr- t able fatal accidents we drove through the winrstrausse which is a very lovely seel ion of the rhine valley where grapes are grown in abundance here friends took us to see the trifels a lovely old castle high up in the hills we- saw busloads of german people out for j a holiday enjoying the lovely scen ery and excellent rhine wine ma ny of the men wore shorts these were made of leather and were held up by suspenders as the men walked passed you you could hear the leather squeak heidlehurg is a picturesque city on the nckkor river there is a wonderful castle which you can explore there this is a very pop lar tourist spot and there seemed l to be more americans than gcr- mans here we drove to frankfurt which is a very modern city this was hea vily bombed during world war ii and is now almost completely re built our four weeks were quickly- over and it was time to start home again we were happy to do so we had seen so much and packed and unpacked so many limes that we were quite ready to return home and think about it all we have many happy memories and our pictures will keep these mem ories alive for ui 8 gary mecra mary jane tay lor doug davles grades 5 6 yolanda weincr edith baumgar- frier sharon coburn grades 34 moira park shirley king barbara inglis grades 1 2 donald fehd- ley leslie hansen david goodlet mrs james bilsborrow of the wriggjf sworth school staff acjed as convener for the juniors a meeueojnpetition is planned every month and it is hoped in july to have a picnic and treasure hunt for children who have participat ed in at least aveof the contests on i wednesday jack living stone toronto of the audubon society showed coloured movies and talked on birds in your garden v recent activities of the horti cultural society include planting of three beds of perennials on the community swimming pool prop erty a flower bed at the ceme tery and planting of shrubs and flowers at st johns church stew- arttown this month it is also planned to plant perennials and shmbs at cctfarvale school the society is discussing atree planting project in the spring z t- we service television all mokes radios record players gar radios appliances irony toasters 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died october 4lh at the arp of 94 mr alfred lingers a native of kdinhurgh scotland had lived in brampton and milton for several years in early years she was a hover for murraykay tdrtans in toronto anil in thai capacity had made many ocean trips she was a writer of some note both in prose and poetry and wrote for s vcral newspapers including the llninirtot speclit orv under the pen inline oban her husband died eiulit years ago klie leaves two daughters mrs stanley kvans and mrs kilith oconnor one son mortimer i grand children and is great grandchildren rev william weir conducted the funeral service at a bramp ton funeral home with interment in itrnmpton cemetery five grandsons were pallbearers war- ren alfred stanley and ftoger oconnor allan mnlthy and ar- thur dunnelt call tr 73271 tr 72674 concr work i footings cellar floors sidewalks block work brick laying for your construction needs carpentry homes garages kitchens bathrooms remodeling modernizing mcnally construction elgin street near cnr station coming com ingl uons jamboree oct 31nov 1 2 big nights in georgetown armoury bingo games of chance maw for new car frig range masquerade childrens parade free admission s5 t t ici bhi lifvnsnstofetspgfsrw