Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 3 Oct 1956, p. 13

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Alliston Plays Host Artisi Carl schaielr wm fiBe SpeakerAl Art Exhibit Opening The southern part of Simcoe County ts preparing to welcome artistsand art lovers alike to the sixth annual art exhibit being sponsored by the county arts and crafts association which will be held Banting Memorial High School in Alliston on Oct 12 is and 11 The CBA Club made up of artists from Cookstown Alliaton Beeton and the surrounding area is cooperating by publicizing the event aud cncouragingits mem bers to enter paintings The board of the Banting High School has permitted the use of its beaut iful modern auditorium and Allis ton people are arranging for en tertainment and hospitality for special guests and committees Wonl has recently been receiv ed that Carl Schaefer outstanding war artist now director of draw ing and painting at the Ontario Collegeof Art and member of the Canadian Group of Painters will be the speaker on the open ing eveningot the exhibit Mr Schader has dynamic personals ity and is strong force in the present development of art in Canada During the war he was an air force officer and flow on many combat missions His ex pressive paintings of war scenes have become famous it is hoped that Mr Schaefcr will demonstrate his artistic ability on Friday eve cning Oct 12 John Small of Athlone Warden of Simcoe County will also be present on that evening to offic ially open the exhibit Commit ee members drawn from all over the couniy are workingvhard to ensure fine show William Kennedy of or illia is chairman Mrs Dunn of Aliiston is secretary and Ernie Barker of Stayncr is in charge of publicity Miss Louise Colleyof theSimcoe County Re creation Service is working close ly with the committee as coordin ator and advisor Ma niyxCouniYCénires Represented AT Arts And Crafts About 36 people attended the arts and crafts weekend at Blue Mountain Lodge last weekend They came from Oriilia Barrio Stayncr Essa Station Culling wood Midland Thornbury and Toronto for the event sponsored by the Simcoe County Arts and Crafts Association Outstanding leadership had been obtained for the various classes Mrs De PcderyiHunt Toronto sculptor and designer who was born and educated in Hungary led the paintingand sketching group On Saturday the beautiful weather drew the artists out of vdoorawherc they gained inspiration from nature for their initial efforts In the evening Mrs Hunt appraised their efforts and made helpful suggestions as to howthe work could be improved Painting outdoors on Sunday was limited by rain so classes weret held inside and lesson and rac ice in ig dratvn proved ost helpfifiwi of is in exceedingly versatile artist She is now engaged in several com missions forisculpture in wood and stone for religious organiza tions and is famous for her beaut ful Christmas cards and paintings in addition she travels great deal in connection with her work Her gentle personality and quiet Golden Star LOBA Marks 33rd Birthday Golden Star Lodge LOBA 551 celebrated its 33rd birthday last month with special anniversary dinner at Allandale Orange Hall attended by 45 sisters and one brother In the gathering was the char ter mistress of thelodge PM Sr lilaud Bates Mumberson and sev eral charter members Sr Made leine Minn in PM Sr Lucinda Paddison Sr Etta Ferguson PM Sr Gladys Hooper Sr Kao Ad ams and Bro Fred Ellis PM Sr Cathy Weaymouth also charter member was unable to attend because of ill health The oldest member of the lodge Mrs NellieAlker 83 was also in attendance Worthy Mistress Sr Alma Furz ecott presided at the dinner and the meeting that followed All of the charter members present gave brief speeches and birthday cake was cut to observe the an niversary The turkeydinner was served by SrILuelia it the and cat ering committe Golden Star Lodge was organ ized by Collingwood Lodge on Sept 25 1923 Weekend confidence did much to inspire members of her group and to en courage them to improvetheir ability to express themselves through the graphic arts The textile block printing group gained much from the dynamic leadership of Roy Passano frcc lance instructor and designer who also lives in Toronto Mr Passano treated design and crafts manship as one He showed the group how to use this particular medium so as to bring outbeauti ful and startling designs suited to many fabrics and uses His math ematical philosophy of life pro vided an intriguing and sure guide toward developing satisfy ing designs Various projects act for class members made them achieve results which they had never expected Among those produced was black and white free form design which Mr Passano Visualized as most striking for drapes in modern room naturalistic designs flowérs weed and grasses which looked beautiful on scarf and stoleJ twotone small squar ed design which was definitely conversation piece bold de sign suited for dirndl skirt The experimentation of printing the designs by stepping on the blocks in rhythmicmanner and the thrill of seeing the design evolve provided much enjoyment Mrs Margaret Rowan of Beams ville was the instructor for the rugmaking group Her obvious enjoyment of this craft was soon caught by each member of her group New ways of cutting ma terials and of shading colors as one hooked were greatly apprec iated Mrs Rowan andher math or have over 300 students enrolled at their Rittermere Farm Studio They are most interested in pass ing on this craft to other Canad ians and give generously of their skill and knowledge to do so Mrs Rowans careful and thorough in struction and her interest in every pupil was found most helpful Good fellowship fun and food were provided in addition to the arts and crafts classes At meal times and in between classes peo ple enjoyed informal discussions and conversations play party under the leadership of Miss Lou ise Colley and Miss Florence Mc Artbur of the Simcoe County Be creation Service contributed warmth and hilarity on the Satlt urday night Mrs Hilliard led the Sunday morning worship ser vice and expressed her thoughts on creative listening and theIWay in which ones curses might be come blessings Jozo Weider proprietor of the lodge had made arrangements for the excellent catering service pro vided by Mrs Bud Kells of Col lingwood Miss Dora lurdon of Bowmanville acted ashusin Mn AND MRS CHARLES PRIDHAM ANTEN Mitts Anniversary Services We were pleased to havesucb good attendance gr both services in the morning ev Ball of Dalston was the minister and in the evening Rev Mr Dingwall of Hillsdale Both delivered fine sermonsJinesing choir render ed some fine selections in the morning and in the evening Cen tral Glee Club with Mel Wiley as soloist We thank them all very much fortheir services Welcome to Community We welcome Mr and Mrs John McGrady and baby to our vicinity They are living in the house re cently vacated by Lalonde Wedding Guest Mr and Mrs Sid Cox attended the HeadwayMcDowell wedding in Barrie on Saturday Mrs Alvin Cox visited recent ly with her siaterin Toronto NAiL PleSlf COATING Coating tlin inside of silver salt shakers with clear nail polish pre vents tarnish and corrosion caus cd by salt When the polish is dry prick the holes with pin to Igrecleridon Apretty wedding took place in George Street Baptist Church in Fredericton New Brunswick when Misti Patricia Anne Began only daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Kltegan of Fredericton wag married to Charles Prid ham eldest son of Mr and Mrs Vi or Pridham of Angus Rev ET McKnight officiated at the ceremony The wedding march was played by Raymond Mott who also 99 companicd Marilyn Rain in the singing of the 23rd Psalm before the ceremony and The Wedding Prayer during the signing of the register The bride who was given In marriage by her father was wear ing agown of nylon as chan Iilly lace over satin The lace bodice featured matching jock ct with long tapered sleeves and seed pearltrimmed collar and her fingertip veil of illusion was held in place with crown of seed pearls The bride carried bou ouet of red roses and white carna lions The bridesmaid Miss Ester Till chose hallerinavlength gown of ice blue nylon with matching headdress She carried bouquet of yellow mums Mrs Regan mother of the bride wore an afternoon dress of pink chromespun with amatch ing jacket and white accessories Her corsagc was of summer flow ers The groomsman was Thomasl OReilly of Brantford and tho ushers were Thomas Prldham brother of the groomand Bryce Rourke of Brantford Following the ceremony re ccption was held at the bomaof the brides parents The brides tablewas centredwith three ticr wedding cake poscdby the groomsman and the mom proposed toast to the brides attendants For wedding trip to points ln the United States and Ontario the bride chose atbreepiece wool suit of light with pink trim pink accessories and corsage of blue earnations On arrival in Ontario reception of 100Aguests was held at the home of tho grooms parents On their return Mr and Mrs ledham will be making their home in Frederic ton Prior 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