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Started in 1833, St. Andrew's WA Probably Oshawa's Oldest Group Mrs. A. W. Armstrong is pre- | gident of the Woman's Associa- tion of St, Andrew's United Church, a group of about 150 who carry on the work started by a small number of women who were members of the church when it was first started in 1833 ~ 125 years ago. Probably no organization has such a great age in Oshawa, In the beginning the women worked for the church, welcom- fog new members and raising funds for the work of the church, with no thought of organizing into a formal group, As the numbers grew and the activities increased they organiz. ed and became known as "The Ladies' Aid". Each church had | #s own group which carried on | within its own congregation. As | the years rolled on and the union | took place between the Presbyter- jan, Methodist and Congrega- | tional churches, far-seeing wo- | men realized the advantages to the church at large of having the Ladies' organizations under one | dominion council patterned after | the United Church itself, In due time the Ladies' Aid be- eame better organized and chang- | ed the name to 'The Woman's Association" with a wider area of service, The first aim of the W.A, is to deepen the spiritual life of the women of the church, then to de. velop a program of Christian fel- | Jowship aad service, personal | evangelism and stewardship, and to inspire the women of the church to an increasing know Jedge of, interest in, and loyalty to the total program of the church, Hospital Bux. Fo Set By Beloved On August 13, 1910, the first There are at" present seven groups within the local W.A, Each group carries on activi ties best suited to its own mem- bership, usually having meetings at regular intervals and submit- ting its ideas and funds fo the main group yearly, The main group holds meetings quarter- ly and reporis to the Presbytery W.A, in a similar way, except that the funds raised are. admin- istered by the local W.A, Each year the activities and the interest increases, and the trend of the times is reflected by the broadening horizons, the local W.A, is interested in a far greater field than the original ladies ever would have thought possible. By way of taking part in the 125th amniverfary, the W.A, is holding a "Friendship Tea" in late October. An attempt is being made to see each member of the congregation and invite her to the tea and take her to the tea if she so wishes, In order to allow the ladies of the W.A. to act as hostesses, the members of the WMS have offer- ed to serve at the tea, Unlike so | many teas -- this is a free tea with the main object being to have the women of the church get together and meet each other, In the past year many new ideas have been put into effect, as each new executive takes of- fice the membership enjoys the fresh and different methods of attempting to reach the aims of the association, Each member benefits from the fellowship and the opportunity to take her prop- er place in furthering the welfare and interests of the church, llows Principles First-President mately 140 tables were in play. meeting of the Women's Auxil-| At the present time, a bazaar is iary of the Oshawa General Hos- | being planned for November 21st pital was held, with Mrs. R. S.|in the new hospital cafeteria. Be- McLaughlin presiding. During | 50 years that followed, this estim- | able lady remained at the helm | as president, until her death early | this year. From a small begin- | ning, the auxiliary has grown to the present membership of 247, including 66 energetic young women of an evening group. At the present time, the execu- | tive is as follows: Honorary | president, Mrs. T. H, Everson, a charter member; honorary vice- president, Mrs. G, D, Conant; president, Mrs, Charies D. Rus- | sell; first vice-president, Mrs. J. L. Beaton; second vice-presi- dent, Mrs. R. W. Bassett; third vice-president, Mrs, A. W. Arm- strong; secretary, Mrs. Neil Felt; corresponding secretary, | Mrs. W. A. Holland; treasurer, | Miss Mabel Whitney; assistant treasurer, Mrs. F. J. Rundle; press secretary, Mrs, S. J. Nob- bin. ; During the year monthly meet- ings are held, and the activities | of this year have included two | dances, the Capricorn Capers in January, and the Maytime Dance in May. At the annual St. Pat- rick's Bridge in March, approxi- ---- - -------------- sides these activities, the mem- bers do considerable knitting and sewing, as well as entertaining the student nurses at different times of the year. A recent venture of the past year has been the operation of a Gift Shop adjacent to the rotunda of the hospital, under the conven- er, Mrs, J. G. Carter. This is staffed voluntarily by the auxil- iary members, and has proven to be a financial success, as well as being of great service to the pa- tients and visitors to the hos: pital. / Mrs. Alan P. Fulton, member: ship convener, stresses that the need for more workers is great and would welcome any new members who would be interest- ed in assoeiating with us in our endeavors. CHOCOLATES SEIZED BRUSSELS (AP) Belgian police have seized nearly a ton of liqueur-filled chocolates sus- pected of containing wood alcohol (from an illicit distillery at Ant- werp. Poisonous alcohol has been blamed for eight recent deaths in Belgium, WITH ANY $3.00 BRANCH STORE: 184 Simcoe S. RA 3.7021 FREE Dry Cleaning of One Plain Skirt One Pair Trousers (or Slax) NOTE: Price of FREE Article not to be included in the $3.00 or more order. MOTOR CITY CLEANERS OR MORE ORDER Kingston Rd. Eost ot Town Line RA 5.6498 AND DELIVERY Harmony WA Gives Bibles to Children In Sunday School The W.A. of Harmony United Chyreh is a group of dedicated women with an aim -- to pro- mote the welfare of the church in this community. Harmony United Church is In its infancy. It was dedicated in 1952 and since that time has shown marked progress. The Woman's Association of Harmony has had another busy year, We hold our meetings at the church the first Wednesday of every month except July and August, We have a member- ship of fifty, Our meetings con- sist of a devotional service, busi- ness and a social half-hour, Our W.A, is divided into two groups, namely the Onward Group and the Willing Worker Group which also meet monthly; Through their individual efforts and a combined effort the Asso- ciation's Funds are raised. We hold two turkey suppers a year ~ one in March and one in No- vember, The groups also cater to weddings and banquets and have held teas, rummage sales, bak- ing sales and a strawberry sup- per, This year our manse committee were busy as some new furniture and curtains were purchased for our new manse. Bibles were pre- sented from our W.A, to twenty- one boys and giris who graduated from the Primary Department into the Junior Department of our Sunday School. We also re member the sick and have a visit- ing committee. At Christmas time we purchase candy for the Sunday School pupils and a small gift for the elderly members. The kitchen committee have made several purchases for our kitchen during the year. Our W.A, is affiliated with the WMS. Part of each worship ser- vice is devoted to missions. Our present officers are: presi- dent, Mrs. G. Jonah; first vice- president, Mrs. W. Major; sec- ond vice-president, Mrs, A. Run- dle; recording secretary, Mrs, J. Neill; corresponding secretary, Mrs. J. McGill; treasurer, Mrs. C. Nichols; pianist, Mrs. L, Mar- tin; group leaders, Onward Group, Mrs. N. Gemmeli; Willing Workers Group, Mrs. George Lees, Mrs, Albert Rundle. THE OSHAWA TIMES, Fridey, October 31, 1958 35 our newest hit the pretty ond practical Shower Kit... 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