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PAGE SIX @ . THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE SATURDAY, JULY 26, '947 Vivacious Delegate from Madras Speaks Informally at Y.W.C.A. Wearing an orange colored sari bordered with silver lame, filagree silver earrings and bracelets and & rose tucked into her shining dark hair, Mrs. Ruby Manikam, wife of Rajah B. Manikam, spoke infor- 'mally to members of the Board of the Y.W.C.A. here last night. Mrs, Manikam and her husband have been attending the International Missionary Council at Whitby. Holder of bronze and silver Kai | ser-I-Hind medals for her services for the spiritual, material and phy- sical improvement of the women and children of India; awarded an honorary degree from Rutgers Col- | § lege, New Jersey, and an executive member of 35 organizations in cen= tral India, Mrs, Manikam i mod- est and gracious, and possesses a disarming simplicity, Very near to ner heart is the Girl Guide Move- ment which she says is doing so much for the girls of India. She is a District Commissioner, which in her country of 400 million people means that she has thousands of Guides under her. Past President Next in her affection is the Y.W. C.A. She has worked diligent Nagpur to organize a smoothly - ning Y.W.C.A. and at last her ob- jective has been realized. The difficulty in this land of contrasts and extremes lay in get- ting the women of different castes and religions to meet on common ground, she said, The missionaries and the Christian Church are mak- ing headway in the cities, but the old fears and prejudices still thrive in the rural communities and can best be broken down by educating the women and children in study groups and clubs, Mrs. Manikam outlined the his- tory of the women of India who in very early days led the world in learning and culture. The invasion of the Mogul hordes brought about the veiling of wcmen, or purdah, and their gradual withdrawal from outside life. The desire to see their daughters safe induced parents to marry them off at an early age, and thus grew the custom of child marriage and child widows. Through the setting up of English law and order and the founding of schools and hospi. tals, this way of living began to change, and although the evolution hag been slow it has been strong. Today women of Idia are taking their place in every field, adminis- trative, political, civic and educa- tional. They have been largely instru- mental in bringing about the Gov- ernment Bill emancipating the Un- touchables, and through their teaching and nursing they are rais- ing the standard of living among outcasts who have never had a chance. Cruelty of Caste Mrs, Manikam explained the caste system briefly. In a religious MRS RAJAH B MANIKAM PRY land like India, she said, it was a natural thing for an unenlightened people to exalt their priests. They were the highest caste, Next the princes and scions of the rajahs and maharajahs; the merchants and the husbandmen. Thus menial workers were without caste, and their children after them. After years of being down-trodden it is difficult to convince these people that they are human beings made in the image of God, she said. "Great and good things are being done," she gaid. "You read of riots and people being killed by vio- lence. That is only one bit of the picture. We are steadily advance ing. I see from my travels in Eur- ope and in the United States, that despite our different color and language we all have the same problems, which can be worked out together. We must strive for the sisterhood of the world under the Fatherhood of God." Mrs. Manikam answered ques- tions that were put to her and demonstrated how to drape a sari, six yards long and 50 inches wide. The speaker was introduced by Miss Elizabeth Pitt and Mrs. C. 8S. Lee prorosed a vote of thanks. Mrs. Henry Hogarth Gives Timely Talk Mrs, Henry Hogarth gave an extract from "Baggage for Crowe ' ded Ways" by the Rev, William Allen at the meeting of the Sen- jor Woman's Association of Albert Street United Church last Thurs- day, It may be remembered that Mr. Allen was lost on the Athen- ia, and this book is a collection of short pleces written by him before his last trip to Scotland. The part chosen by Mrs. Hogarth was most appropriate to the sea- son, outlining the many and var- fous things that have to be pack. ed for a vacation, "Like ' machinery we run down," she quoted, "and rest is needed for the future use of our lives, Let us relax, and get close to nature with quiet meditation, and come back refreshed. In our baggage we should /Anclude the word of God." Mrs, Clayton Lee thanked Mrs. Hogarth, and wished all the members a Lappy holiday. Mrs. Arthur Walker read the 21st Psaliv and golden thoughts were given by Mrs, Edward Hol- land, Mrs, Lloyd Fowler and Mrs. Gordon Scott, Mrs, R. C, Graham sang two sacred songs with her own ac- companiment at the piano. Re. ports were received from the committee, for the sick and the quilt committee. Work. was hand- ed in for the fall bazaar, ABOUT SKIRT WIDTH New York -- Will every skirt be wide? Not by the current presenta. tions. Designers have brought out a long, slim slinky skirt along with wider ones, a very clever balancing of the mode. This gives all types of women a change of silhouette both of which are new. Pillow Important To Good Sleep By GLADYS MILLER The kind of sleep you enjoy at night depends to a great extent upon your pillow, as well as your bed. Nor is it easy to find the right kind of pillow, since pillows are not ag well standardized as mattresses. The pillow supports the head and rests the neck muscles, thus re- leasing all tension and inducing relaxation during sleep. Good pillows are identifiable. Lightness is one characteristic and of two pillows of the same size and plumpness, the lighter will be the su y Resiliency, the ability of the fea- thers of a pillow to resume their former shape, is another character- istic of a fine pillow. To test a pil- low for resiliency, lay it flat and press the centre down with both hands. The more competely the pillow rebounds, the better its fea- thers. Buoyancy is the ability of-a pil- low to hold the head up comfort- ably without letting it sink too far into the pillow. The type feathers used in filling a pillow determine this quality. New Feathers New feathers are aways to be preferred for kuoyancy and resil- iency. Down, the most luxurious and expensive of all feathers, is the undercoating of an adult fowl. Most people find an all-down pil- ow too soft and prefer a pillow filled with a mixture of down and goosefeathers, Goose feathers are full and fluffy and the curved shaft is buoyant. Duck feathers are similar in con- struction, but they are not as strong, resilient or fluffy. Their shafts are weaker and less arched. It is the arch of a feather that gives under pressure and then bounds when: released. AT YOUR SIDE When illness comes, our Préscriptionist is as near to hand as your phone == ready to co- operate with your doctor. Not alone qualified to back-up the physician's medical orders, but earnestly, carefully helpful, professionally, and as an anxious friend, POWELL'S DRUG STORE 35} Simooe :St. N. Phone 1360 ATATATATATATATATATA ATA TATA TATATA TA TA TA ATA Personals ts Anta Slt, ee 304 "3 dire "Woman's 'kditor" TELEPHONE 35 ARANIAAAR ATRIA TT Mrs, William Burrows of Oshawa was a recent guest of Mr and Mrs Burrows at Holstein ? * Mr. and Mrs. Edward Booth of Pickering are guests of Mrs. Eric| Jones at Owen Sound > Pe Miss Nora Braden is holidaying for two weeks in Picton and Kings- ton with Fe aves ad friends. Mr. and Mrs. E. Mann and Ron- ald Garrard are visiting at Oaesar- ea this eek Mrs. James W. Cox of Bowman- ville was a guest last 'week-end at the heme of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Dulmage, Elgin Street East. * Mr. J. K Kaloo of Sarnia has spent a week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W., H. McLaughlin, Col borne Street East. * RX * Mr. George Norman, Oshawa Boulevard, is in the Oshawa Gen- | eral Hospital recovering from an operation. ® * Mrs, Rajah Manikam dined with members of the Y.W.C.A. Board of Directors at Adelaide House last night. * RB * Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Dresser, Buckingham Manor, have returned from a two weeks' motor trip to Montreal and Quebec City. * Ww * Mr. and Mrs. John Stead, Yonge Street, left today for Muskoka to spend their holidays at the Wind- sor Inn, Bala. * RX * Mr, and Mrs. Walter Marks and family, Oshawa, were among the recent arrivals at the Marble Point Lodge at Marmora. * * Miss Ruth Anderson has return- ed home after spending a holiday at the home of Mr and Mrs Edward Creeley at Gan 2 #* Mrs. T. C. Williams and son, Jack, of Cardington, Ohio, are vis- iting Mrs. Williamson's mother, Mrs. Fred Sharrard, Alice Street. * NW * Mr. and Mrs. George Dawson of Denver, Colorado, and Mrs. Ethel Willoughby of Stratford visited their cousin, Mrs. Ira Travell, Sr. Centre Street, Thursday. > bb Mr, Ed. Wilson and Mr. Manning Swartz have returned from an ex- tended motor trip in the United States, where they visited Lake Placid, Atlantic City, New York and other places in the Eastern States. * * Miss Joy Buchanan, daughter of Mrs, Eileen Fegan, Gibbons Street, is spending her vacation with her grandmother and uncle in New York. While in the United States Miss Buchanan will visit relatives and friends in New Jersey. * 2 x» Miss Margaret Price, Winnipeg, who is holidaying in the East, was a recent guest of her aunt, Mrs. G. R. Dulmage, and Mr, Dulmage, El- gin Street East, and with them visited another aunt, Mrs. E. C. Price, Euclid Street, Whitby. * 0% * Miss Elizabeth Pitt, general secretary of the Oshawa Y.W.C.A, will direct a weekend camp from August 1 to 4 'inclusive, for all leaders, Sunday school teachers and workers with girls. Mrs, L. W. Currell, Fairsanks Street, is receiving names now of those who wou!l like to' spend all or part of the long weekend at Camp Pretoria. Rates and further particulars may be obtained by telephoning her, and all young women who are directing girls' activities are cordially invited, 9 R Mid:Summer Preview Santa In Person at Y. Birthday Wishes to Robin ROBIN JAMES STUART only child of Mr. and Mrs, D. J. Stuart, Elgin Street East, who will celebrate his first birthday tomorrow. ~Fhoto by Hornsby Studio Visiting Georgian Bay District MR. AND MRS. Wi JOHN B. GODDEN who were married last Saturday. The bride, formerly Marion Cockburn Vance, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Young, and her husband is the son of Mr, and Mrs. V. H. Godden, all of Oshawa, --Photo by Hornsby Studio Dolls in Costume Depict a Loved Fiction Characters A love for the descriptive quali- ties of childhood classics and an urge to see the characters in cos- tume led Kashi Carter of Richmond Hill into a creative hobby that is gaining renown throughout On- tario among the collectors of au- thentic dolls. Kashi loved the David Copper- fields, the Christopher Robins and the Little Women. She also loved to sew. A combination of the two loves is blended in the life-like dolls she turng out. Creative Urge For many years her creative urge remained dormant. She married acter is drawn. If the book is not illustrated she reads the descrip- tions over and over again until she can duplicate them. Materials must conform as close- ly as possible to those worn in the period the book is set, that is where she runs into trouble. "I have de- pleted the scrap books of the whole family," she says, "and I am now starting on the neighbors'. I beg goods from anyone. My own chil- dren blame me any time a sock or glove or anything else is missing." The hair on her dolls is made from yarn, painstakingly wound on fine dowels and glued to the heads, By JO ALDWINCKLE | ser, is touring Newfoundl:nd to We've heard of June in Jane uary, but Christmas day in July is something new and different. Poor old Santa is working overtime, but is still his jovial self. He arrived yesterday in the grounds of Ade- laide House where the day campers had assembled to greet him. Everything was made to order: There was the newly constructed fireplace,--an outdoor one to be sure, but good end wide, and a fire- place anyway, Right handy was growing a stately pine tree, which the campers had decorated with loving care (they must have heard he was going to call) with tinsel and ornaments that seldom get an airing at this time of the year-- and has two children, Liz, 11, and Phil, 7. About a year ago her sister, who owns an antique store, tried in vain to buy a pair of authentic Pennsylvania Dutch dolls to dress up a display of furniture of that period. There were none to be found, so Kashi made them. She has been making dolls in character ever since. Her nimble fingers twist the wire that forms the frame for the stuffed cloth bodies. She paints the cloth or molded plaster heads and she makes the clothes. It is the exquisitely made clothes that drew the greatest attention to her creations. Every dress or jack et is modelled after the illustrations in the books from which the char- 'molds for the plaster heads and It must conform in color to 4hat of the author's description. No Two Alike Even Kashi's husband, Bert, is not immune to her insistence on au- thenticity. He makes many of the they must be right. No two dolls are alike, and although she has many requests for the same char- acter from different people the ex- pressions or sizes are varied so that everyone gets an exclusive doll, and her family are now preparing some of the best loved of Dicken's characters for show at the Canadian National Exhibition, and once again the family and neighborhood scrap boxes and sew=- ing baskets are being looted. and all the little girls, wide-eyed and waiting. Ns At last he came. Jolly old Santa. He looks just the same in summer as he does in winter, a portly figure with a luxuriant white beard. He's a sport, too, for instead of his vo- luminous red trousers he was wear- ing white shorts. Excusable in view of the heat and the fact that he was probably roused from his long summer nap, He distributed gifts from the tree, and everyone sang Jingle Bells to make him feel at home. It was a wonderful idea-- another outstanding entry for the day campers log book. Iog book? Logs? This Christmas business must be infectious! Folk Music Sought In Newfoundland Howard Cable, Toronts compo- explore into the archives of :the Island's music, it was announced here yesterday, He is accompan- fed by Dr. Leslie Bell, conductor of the Bell Singers, The men plan to study gov- ernment documents on New- foundland folksongs and then tour fishing villages to hear and write down melodies. Result of the trip may be a new tone poem Planned by Mr, Cable, Here's The Best Yet-- Poison lvy Sandwich! Although not recommended by board of health, largely because of its inconsistent effect on different people, the following recipe for a "vaccination" against poison ivy is offered by one who found the cure much moré pleasant than the dis- ease. The following dish could also be recommended as a hot-weather snack to be served to guests who wish to influence people: poison ivy sandwic Experiments in this ar e nob reached the pro- portion where it would be safe to say whether you will win friends with the sandwiches or not, but speaking from experience--they are an experience. Pleasant Taste While we are not suggesting that the masses go in for wholesale poison ivy devouring, we must ad- mit that it was pleasant to take and much preferable to those blis- tery-looking bumps people like us, who break out at the sight of an ivy leaf, wear after being exposed to the plant. The board of health, while agree- ing that it was a wonder-worker with some people affected with this irritating summer trouble, pointed out that it caused more serious infection in some cases. Nothing could be simpler than preparing this tasty dish, First of all, you don gloves to pick the pois- on leaves. You choose only the new crisp leaves and spread them on buttered slices of bread. Rye bread is particularly tasty. " Like Leaf Lettuce That is all there is to it. Poison ivy in a sandwich has a pleasant taste, similar to that of leaf lettuce, and the resulting immunity to the irritating rash which usually fol- lows any contact with the three- leafed plant, is worth the effort. While it has not, so far this sea- son, taken with the general public, it could be a boon to picnickers, solving the problem of what to take as lunch and keeping everyone, from junior to grandpop, free from the vicious vegetation. We are not suggesting a solid picnic diet of the greenery, but one or two sandwiches a season takes the sting out of the ivy for the average person, and frees both Come-Double Club Holds Family Picnic The Northminster Come-Double Club held a picnic at Geneva Park for the members and their families last Wednesday. Despite uncertain weather, it was well attended and everyone had a good time. After supper there were races for the children. Winners these were as follows: Four and under--Jackie Robert- son, Billle Fitches, Larry Gannon. Five and under--Bonnie Gannon, Patsy Cornish, Linda Harding. Seven and under--David Piatti, Dianne Denis, Carol Fitches. Nine and under--Dianne Hubbel, Sandra Perkin, Dianne Piatti, Ten and under -- Jack Piatti, David Perkin, Joan Wilson. Winners in the ladies' shoe-kick were Mrs, Cloyd Morey, Mrs. Har- old Hawkshaw and Mrs, Walter Lane. There were other amusing games for the adults, The conveners, Mr. and Mrs, Lloyd Wood, Mr. and Mrs. George Vice, Mr. and Mrs. Don McKinless and Mr. and Mrs. George Perkins, were thanked by the Rev, B. S. Morwood on behalf of the members for a very successful picnic, 50th Anniversary for Myr. & Mrs. O. Lander MRS. K. R. FLETCHER Correspond 'nt Harmony, July 25--We would like to extend our very best wishes to Mr, and Mrs. O. C. Lander, Kingston Rd, East, who are ob- serving their fiftieth Wedding Anniversary on Mon- day, July 28th. Due to the fact that Mr, Lander is just getting up and around again, after a re- cent injury, the day will be marked by a quiet family party, instead of something more in keeping with the occasion, Looking back over the years we recall the many times that Mr. and Mrs. Lander opened their home for meetings and ga. therings of all kinds. That was when they both took a more ac- tive part in Sunday School work. In' the days when C. H. Millard was Superintendent. Business meetings, present-'ions, corn roasts, and the like were usually held there--at one such gather- ing there were sixty people pres- ent. Mrs, Lander was the second president of the Willing Workers, in 1932, and held this office for several years, Other members of her family have in turn taken their place in these organizations, and the example set {s one from which we all could take ogur cue. Our wish is that they will be having many more anniversary's together. STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL High River, Alta--(CP) -- The annual strawberry festivals have returned to this southern Alberta. town, The festivals, held since 1800, were stopped during thé war years because of the shortages of strawberries. The festival is the town's biggest event of the year, (60th) "* Scottish Order of Chivalry Revived After Four Centuries bh 4 Edinburgh, July 23---(OP)--Cere- monial of medieval chivalry not seen in Scotland for four centuries marked the revival and reconstitu- tion here of the Priory of Scotland of the Venerable Order of the Hos- pital of St. John of Jerusalem. The order, dissolved in Scotland by Mary Queen of Scots in 1554 and sequestrated in England by Queen Elizabeth five years later, received a royal charter from Queen Victoria in 1888. The Duke of Gloucester, as Grand Prior and representing the King, formally revived the Priory of Scotland, appoinging the Earl of Lindsay as Scottish Prior. The ceremony was held in the oak-panelled throne room of the Palace of Holyrood ' House. Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey of Dinnet, who latér was to be appointed dir- ector of ceremonies for the Priory, entered first, carrying his black wand of office tipped with a small gold cross of St. John and wearing the black mantle of the order with the white cross of St. John sewn on the left side. He was followed by the Earl of Lindsay and other officers and by St. Giles' Cathedral choir. As members of the procession took their places the Duke of Glou- cester and officers of the Chapter General were ushered in. Beneath his black velvet mantle the Duke wore the kilted uniform of the Gordon Highlanders, of which he is colonel-in-chief. The chaplain, Very Rev. Charles L. Warr, dean of the Thistle and Chapel Royal, read the customary prayers and the chancellor of the Grand Priory, Co. Sir Edwin King, then asked Maj. John Forrest Hamiton, vice-chairman of the Scottish Committee of the Order, to. read the petition for revival of the Scottish Priory. It set out the following as among the objects of the Priory of Scot- land: The formation of medical com- forts depots, particularly in out- lying districts; provision and opera- tion of travelling clinics; collection of funds and the foundation and maintenance of the Order of St. John Foundation Hospital, Glas- gow. : Cannington Couple 57 Years Married Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Summerfeldt of Cannington celebrated their 57th wedding anniverary very quietly yesterday at their home. Married at Sherrywood in 1890, by Rev. N. Rgeber of Unionville, they moved to Cannington 30 years ago when Mr. S8ummerfeldt and his son, John, took over the funeral director business which they still operate. Prior to coming to Can- nington, Mr. Summerfeldt had a hardware business at Mount Albert. Mr. Summerfeldt is 87 years of age and Mrs. Summerfeldt is 78. Both are quite active and enjoying good health. They have two chil- dren, Mrs. Ted McKillen of Mid- land, and John of Cannington. Bread Prices Up When Subsidy Off Oftawa, July 26--(CP--Disap- pearance of the three subsidies ree maining of the many which oper ated during the war and postwar periods in the Government's intri- cately balanced stabilization pro gram looms as a possibility as the administration's decontrol program moves quickly into its final phases. The subsidies are those which have been used to hold down the prices of Drea, cotton goods, and oils and fa Of most concern to the Canadian housewives is the bread subsidy, which actually is a $25,000,000 an- nual payment made to millers to keep down the prices of hard wheat which is used for domestic consumption. The removal of this subsidy would mean that millers would have to pay $1.56 a bushel for wheat used- for the making of flour and bread for Canadian use against the present millers' price of 77%, - the price they now get it at after the subsidy has been paid. If and when the subsidy is removed it also will mean an advance in the price of! all products made from hard wheat. However, it is expected the govern. ment will time the removal so that the ce jump will be the least possible in the circumstances. The cotton subsidy, reduced al- ready from its wartime size, also is believed to be on the way out. It became necesssary when world cotton prices advanced to a point where they made the manufacture of cotton goods in Canada impos- sible without a substantial rise in retail prices. To keep those prices down at home, the Government in- stituted the subsidy to hold back the price of raw cotton to Cane adian manufacturers. There is a possibility that the payment entering into edible oils and fats may have to be retained somewhat longer because of the wold shortage of these commodi- es, MODERN BEAUTY SALON 8. 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