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22 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Fridey, October 31, 1958 Simcoe Hall Living Monument To Pioneers Of Welfare League In 1929 af a time of national i? a membership fee year, and each mem- .50c at every meeting. pter made layettes, an- ie i SH es-Gazette) at the dis- the for head- age and distribu- pry Friends were nvassed for, food, clothing and y. Local merchants co-oper- ated in many ways. In 1930 it was necessary to am- algamate all welfare agencies in the City. The City took over Wel- fare, which left the League time for other projects, one of which was the formation of a Big Broth- er and Big Sister Federation in 1! } Hi 3 As the years passed the work Societies An- mal Campaign. By the end the annual expenditure was over $5000. In 1935 the late Charles Rob- son donated his former residence to the League to be operated as a Settlement House. In the same year the League becam chartered as a charitable organiz- ation. In 1951, after a successful cam- paign for funds by members of the Welfare League, a new build- ing was added to the premises. HM provides additional space for several activities but its main feature is a large gymnasium which allows for many sports activities formerly impossible. The original house now contains the administration office, the Nur- sery School and the Juvepile and Family Court office, and many of the girls' activities are carried on in this building. Each morning there is the Nur- sery School for four years olds and the School and Clinic for Cerebral Palsied children. Throughout the week there are various activities including: Chil- dren's Branch of the McLaughlin Public Library, Piano Lessons and Practice Periods, Gym and Games Room Activities, Arts and Crafts, Movies, Police Boys' Club, Junior Fish and Game Club, Arch- ery Club for Boys and Girls, Teen- Age Badminton Club, Girls' Teen- Age Club, St. John First Aid and Home Nursing Classes, Speech Correction Classes, Basketball for all age groups, Golden Age Club for Senior Citizens, Social Welfare Services. The population of Oshawa con- tinues to grow steadily and with the general growth there is bound to be an increase of those who for one reason or another, and often through no fault of their own, re- quire help. Many of these people for various reasons fail to come within the category of claims for -| which the City is able to as- sume responsibility. During 1957 approximately 1400 people were assisted by the Wel- fare Committee, an increase of 600 over 1956. This assistance, given in various forms, included groceries, fuel, rent, drugs, school "| books, hydro, household articles, and new and used clothing, A total of 5,598 articles of used clothing were given out. In addition to the above mater- ial aid, many children and adults came to Simcoe Hall for help in solving their various problems -- school, family, budget, etc. Dur- irg 1957, $6,469 in accounts was handled in the budget service. This alone involved many hours of counselling and clerical work, but when it is realized how much emotional strain is caused by fin- morale when a budget scheme is in operation, it is felt that this work is most worthwhile, Ninety-four percent of the oper- ating budget of the Women's Wel- fare League is supplied by the Chest. Once a year this body con- ducts a campaign to raise funds to take care of the city's obliga- tions toward local needs. The charities represented by the Chest submit annual statements of ex- penses to the executive body of this group, and, from these tenta- tive budgets, an allotment to each agency is mad2. The Wom- en's Welfare League is depend- ent on this source of revenue, and is proud to be one of the organ- izations deemed worthy to be sponsord by the Chest, and feel the funds received are used in the most effective .way possible. In turn, they support the yearly drive actively as canvassers, and financially as individuals. The officers of the Women's Welfare League are: Past presi- dent, Mrs. John Harris; presi- dent, Mrs. A. S. McLeese; 1st vice-president, Mrs. R. E. Rich- ardson; 2nd vice-president, Mrs. K. Braithwaite; recording secre- tary, Miss Grace Burns; corres- ponding secretary, Mrs. R. D. Fleck; honourary treasurer, Mrs. R. Humphreys; welfare commit- tee, convener, Miss V. Moyse, co- convener, Mrs. C. M. Elliott. Property and maintenance com- mittee, convener, Mrs. H. Millen. Clubs and program committee, convener, Mrs. G. Coulter, co-con- vener, Mrs. N. Fraser. Ways and means committee, convener, Mrs. G. Miles, co-con- vener, Mrs. C. D. Russell, Personnel committee, convener, Mrs. H. P. Hart; building com- mittee, convener, Mrs. R. G. Mills; ship committee, convener, Mrs. C. McGibbon; public relations, Mrs. G. David Morgan. Ladies' Group Old Country Club Forges Link With Past, Future The Oshawa and District Old Country Club (Ladies' Group) was formed in the fall of 1956 by the female members of the Osh- awa and District Old Country Club, in order to provide social activities independent of the main group. The present slate of officers is Mrs. James McKeever, presi- dent; Mrs. William Foot, vice- president; Mrs. Helenr Warren, secretary; Mrs. David Boakes, treasurer; Mrs. Michael Zygocki, press reporter; Mrs. Ernest Langdale, social director; Mrs. J. Tooiey, sick convener; Mrs. L. Homer, Mrs. R. Hewitt, Mrs. Ww. Marshall and Mrs. W. Exley, telephone committee. I= the beginning, monthly meetings took place at the homes of, members, but as the member- ship increased, it was found nec- essary to find larger premises, and now the meetings take place in Simcoe Hall on the second Monday in each month. We would like to say that the club is always interested in wel- coming new members. Jersey Milk Regular Milk Homogenized Milk Skimmed Milk Dur List of Dairy Products is Complele Chocolate Milk Whipping Cream Table Cream Sour Cream Buttermilk OSHAWA DAIRY LID. "The Dairy That Satisfies" Eggs Creamery Butter Sweet Butter Cottage Cheese ancial worries and see the lift in |p pn, nominating and member-' Christ Church WA Evening Branch Grows In 2 Years The Evening Branch of the Women's Auxiliary of Christ Memorial Church, Oshawa, Nas organized in September, Eight persons attended the first meeting and since then the membership has grown to 32. The funds of the branch are used to help maintain missions in Canada and abroad and to help with the needs of its parish. Last year toys, clothing and mon- 1ey were sent to WA House, Toronto. From there, bales are sent to the various mission fields. In the parish, money was donated to help purchase boys' choir gowns and to help finance the new church kitchen. The members helped serve afternoon tea to the residents of Fairview Lodge, Whitby, several times in the past year. Along with other women's groups of Christ Memorial Church, a bazaar is held at Christmas time and again in May. A Bridge and Euchre is held in October. These are the main projects for raising money throughout the year. The meeting night is the sec- ond Tuesday of the month at 8 The officers for the year are: Honorary president, Mrs. H. D. Cleverdon; past president and first president of the branch, Mrs. Donald Souch; president, Mrs. Clare McCullough; vice- president, Mrs. Charles Dew- hirst; recording secretary, Mrs. W. J. Howard; press secretary, Mrs. D. T. Wilson; treasurer, Mrs. W. A. Lock; Dorcas secre- tary, Mrs. Donald Souch; Living Message secretary, Mrs. F. A. Mcllveen; Bulletin secretary, Mrs. E. V. Davies; tea hostess, Mrs. E. M. Culp; phone commit- tee, Mrs. E. M. Culp, Mrs. Rob- ert Galpine, Mrs. A. E. Powell. Christ Church Merry Mates Presidents, Mr. and Mrs. Mal- colm Adam; vice-presidents, Mr. and Mrs. William Ashman; sec- retaries, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Web- ster; treasurers, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Galpin; publicity, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Davidson. On October 15, 1952 Archdeacon H. D. Cleverdon and eleven couples met to form a doubles club which would be of a social nature. Since then the club has expanded to a regular member- ship of approximately thirty couples: A wide variety of activities were enjoyed by the members during the past year such as a tour of General Motors, guest speakers, square dancing, and in the near future a trip to Toronto's Variety Village is planned. Each year the club organizes and directs the Sunday School Christmas party and summer pic- nic, OLD CORPSE FOUND SION, Switzerland (AP) -- A body found by guides at the foot of the Rhone glacier has been identified as that of Pastor Jo- hannes Schernermann, who dis- appeared while climbing in Aug- ust, 1906. 1956. Mrs. N. Oshawa H&S Association Now Known As Queen Elizab Mrs. Uriah Jones organized the North Oshawa Home and School Association, now galled Queen RS anveth, on December 9, 1941, 3. Parkhill was the first Mie from 1941-43, Other past presidents were Mrs. Frank Lee, Mrs. Oscar Burgoyne, Mrs. Glen. ford Taylor (deceased), Mrs. George Weltz, Mrs. David Hutch- eon, Mrs, Gordon Tomlinson, Mrs. Aylmer Ward, The following is a report of the activities that were held by Queen Elizabeth Home 2 School Association during 1957-58. The pupils and their parents of Grade 8 were entertained in June and each pupii was presented with a class picture. An after- noon tea was held for the mothers of Grade 1 pupils in September. November a successful bazaar was held. Two delegates attend- ed the Regional Conference at the Northminster United Church, in Oshawa. In December a Christmas {reat was provided for the school chil- dren. A carnival was held in Feb ruary at the North Oshawa Come munity Rink, after which refreshe ments were served by the ladies. Open House was in March and the children's work was displayed in the various rooms, In April two delegates attend- ed the Annual Convention in Hamiiton. The Association pre sented silver cups to the winners of Field Day events, On June 15, 1958, one delegate attended the Ontario Home and School Lead Dership Training camp at Lake Couchiching, for three days. In May the usual election of officers for 1958-59 were elected as fol. lows: president, Mrs. Douglas Branton; vice-presidents, Mrs. Fred Hurren, Mrg, Carson Heard; recording secretary, Mrs, Harry Pearce; corresponding -sece retary, Mrs. Donald White; trease urer, Mrs. Lawrence McGovern; executive, Mrs. Evelyn Carter, Mrs. Iola Masterson, Mrs. Ross Porter, Mrs. Donald Olafsen, Mrs. Nelson Wright. -- Organized Two Years Ago Conant H&S Shows Progress ciation celebrated its second an- niversary this year, and the mem- bers of this association are pleased with the progress that has been made. A Grade 1 tea was held early in the year for the mothers of the Grade 1 pupils. In March the Grade 8 studenis were taken to the Toronto Mu- seum and Parliament Buildings via DeNure Bus Lines, supplied by the association. All children at the school were given a Christmas treat, and a picnic after the annual school field-day. Conant Home and School Asso- ciation had the refreshment booths at Alexandra Park for the annual city games in June. Several excellent speakers spoke at our monthly general meetings, also very emtertaining films were shown. In May the elections for the 1958-1959 year were held, and the following is a list of the officers and executive elected: president, Mrs. W. L, Baldwin; vice-presie dents, Mrs: H. Maynard and Mrs. D. Pelow; treasurer, Mrs. F. Brite ten; secretary, Mrs. G. Shaver; corresponding secretary, Mrs. F. Dewsbury; execulive, Mrs. I. Smale, Mr. G. Shaver, Mrs, E. Campbell, Mrs. L. Young and Mrs. K. Bott. 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