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Newmarket Era and Express, 13 Aug 1953, p. 4

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0 i as shop lent to tab home And take hours lengthen oat its important yoaradf now and then with ft Cote carton home young folks love ARMSTRONGS CONDUCT TOUR Women From Holland Ceylon See County Carton rim of Co CcWi OXBRIDGE BEVERAGES LIMITED V Me Ontario Refutations Applications will be received for position of PLUMBING INSPECTOR in York County Health Unit Write to Medical Officer of Health York County Health Unit 126 Main St Newmarket Drill Hall Fairgrounds Newmarket COMPLETE RADIATOR SERVICE PICK UP AND DELIVERY Authorized Dealers for MOTOR SERVICE By Laura Rolling It was surprising to Mrs Geer- van van Selms of Holland to find she was motoring through a little Holland in Ontario in the Holland Marsh last Thurs day afternoon Aug I he delegate to the Associated Country Women of the World now in progress at Toronto had heard about the Holland Marsh development she had not actual ly expected to be surrounded scenes familiar in her homeland Just like home commented the tall vivacious young matron who waved to the workers In the lush vegetable fields and called hello in Dutch to the children at Ansnorveldt school Mrs van vice president of Hol lands Womens Institutes of members and Mrs Do Mel Colombo of Cey lons Manila Semiti Womens Institutes or Unions were guests of Reeve Arm strong King twp and Mrs Arm strong who planned a tour for the overseas delegates In York County They were accompanied by Reeve A- A Cook Aurora Warden of York County and Mrs Cook also Miss Jeanne Armour Ontario WI home economist- Mrs Mel whose husband owns targe coconut and rubber plantation In Ceylon was great Impressed with her tour of the Holland Marsh The scene of the marsh farm lands was a rev elation to the charming Ceylon- delegate to find that the re claimed land can yield seven mil lion dollars off acres of veg etable crop In one season To her the development was a heart warming scene which she will describe in Colombos newspap ers and without pay she chuckled The County tour which com at Bradford on to New market to Eildon Museum Hall in York Countys acre park at Lake ended at a MOUNT ZION Miss Cole spent a few days last week visiting Mrs Carl Greenwood Newmarket The community wishes a speedy recovery for Mrs Harry Elliott who underwent an opera tion in York County hospital re cently Mr and Mrs Jim Morris and family spent the weekend visit ing friends at Riley Lake and Housey Rapids Sunday guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Cole were Mr and Mrs Hoover Mr Spencer and Mr Elliott The Mount and Mount Pleasant Sunday schools will gather at Mount Albert park next Friday for supper at six pm and then a Young Peoples service in the evening Sunday services Sunday school at am worship at am this will lie the commun ion service of Union Street East Tour The Marsh The party met at Inn Bradford for a bountiful dinner at noon when gett ing acquainted was a happy occasion Afterward they were cordially welcomed at the Hol land River Gardens vegetable plant by George head of the organization and his ex ecutive Bram Dees Mr a native of Holland was proud to tell that in when the early struggle began to re claim the rich swamp land re ward came slowlv but surely To day the Holland Marsh area Is second to none and Its produc tion Is an asset to Canada in dollars and cents and hard wort people The visitors were taken on a tour of the plant they saw how the carrots and celery are wash ed cooled In refrigerators and crated In refrigerated railway cars where they are surrounded by chopped ice They learned the vegetables which were to go to Halifax to New foundland would be as crisp when they reached their destina tion as they were when they left Bradford All across Canada and the United States the Marsh vegetables find a ready market because of their quality The party then saw the Marsh gardens the fine homes and in dustrious workers When visit ors come to Holland they wonder why the water levels in the canals are higher than the fields commented Mrs van It is the same here for purposes of irrigation she remarked as the group drove along the canal road Welcomed At Newmarket The next stop of the tour was the board room of the depart ment of agriculture In Newmar ket Here was a royal welcome by DeputyReeve Herbert Glad- man Newmarket Warden Cook and Rev Armstrong and Mrs J Pollock president of York North district WI Here the Armstrong party was joined by Miss Anna P Lewis Ontario I director for ACWW dele gates and Lady Coomaraswamy of Ceylon the vice chairman of the ACWW executive and chairman of the Extension sub committee Members of York North dist rict served afternoon tea and were addressed the overseas delegates After seeing the pub lic rest room set up by the New market WI Miss Lewis and lady returned to Toronto and Mrs Armstrongs wont on to Hall Museum in York Countys park at Lake Here they had a delicious supper and explored the wonders of Hall the original home of the family They visited the beautiful St George church built by Captain in memory his wife Susan They saw the old graveyard with its ancient monuments and beautiful trees Mrs van marvelled at Ontarios lakes I have seen Lake Ontario Erie and now Lake she commented When you realize that Holland is the size of Lake Erie and has million people you will under stand why there Is not enough room for them all In my country That is why they want to come to Canada she stated By this time it was growing dark and the party was past due at the home of Mrs Titus Perri- president of the Union Street which was meeting at her home Mrs Armstrong had planned that the delegates should see a rural in action They were cordially welcomed by Mrs green To show how a girls homemaking and garden club are part of the organization a number of girls sang and gave recitations The Union Street secretary read the minutes of the July meeting for the visitors I feel very much at home commented Mrs Mel your minutes read exactly like my own Lanka Manila Speaking to the group she said she would tell the people they are welcome in Can ada There was a said when we felt Canada did not want us But we are all part of the Commonwealth of Nations and through our womens organ izations we are striving to bring greater cooperation and happi ness for our people She spoke of her association with Mrs Watt Collingwood who had stalled the Idea of making the organizations international Mrs van Beekhoof was interest ed in the Union Street program She has agriculture at heart and as one farm woman with an other she was much at home Her husband is burgomaster over people in a section of Hol land His responsibility is to supervise advise and act as a municipal official over his terri tory She repeated what she said at Newmarket that Canad ian WI members assist the new Dutch settlers in learning the English language Our people are well screened before they leave Holland and I you are getting our best citi zens she said When she ask ed if there were any Dutch wo men In the gathering a young woman introduced herself She had been in Canada for a year and as a member of Union St found her life pleasant She and Mrs van convert In Dutch Thus a wonderful day was end ed not only for the ACWW visitors but for everyone In the party Tire rural WI meeting showed how well women work to gether impressing Reeve Arm strong and Warden Cook with the importance of the conference avPlaanaaaaaaaaaaaaaBjBDE f PIMPLES boils mmM tt Dr CteMi Sootfcco ao It Wads Urge toIUMMnUU DR CHASES An itptic Best Features at Lowest Cost Choice of Color Fully Ventilated Any Window Fitted Capture the Breeze It j 1 Protect your Home All Round Refresh Yourself T I I I- Bob rT TODAY PHONE f to Ml I I T J actor by WMP Chamber of Commerce is building a better community KESWICK Wo are pleased to learn Mrs Perry Winch who is in the Western hospital Toronto is pro gressing very favorably after her operation Mr and Mrs Angus King New market spent the week at the home of Mr and Mrs King Visitors at the home of Mrs find Miss 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