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Jo Aldwinckle, Women's Editor Dial 723-3474 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Friday, March 15, 1963 7 St. Patrick's Day Is Steeped In Legend And Tradition St. Patrick's Day, like many|and the people during his seven of our Christian celebrations, is]year stay before he escaped. steeped in tradition and mys-| He made his way to Gaul and tery, Some historians claim then to the monastery at Lerins March 17 is the birth date of the|where he spent a few years. He Irish saint while others claim|then returned to his home and the date as the anniversary of|became a deacon, a priest and his death. finally a bishop. However, he Even his place of birth is dis-|was eager to do missionary puted, Scotiand, England,|work in Ireland and was finally France and Wales all lay claim|granted authority to do so by to this distinction according to|Pope Celestine. His first act on researchers, Historical records|returning to Ireland was to find of the era are all but impos-jhis old maser and buy his free- sible to obtain, but the most/dom. He also converted him. prevalent belief is that he. was ea : born of a Royal Family in Eng- CURSED THE PAGANS |somewhere between 389 and 372 jearly education was probably UAW AUXILIARY PRESENTS WHEELCHAIR Representing the UAW are Mr, W. A, Holland, hos- Women's Auxiliary, three pital administraor and Mrs. members of the executive y mtherington, a nurse. Left, UAW Auxiliary trustees; Mrs. George Thomson, president, | | kidnapped and held in bondage} iby a band of marauders. He} | (emen ° ; His life in Erin was said to land near the Severn River have been full of tahoe acd |AD. Though Britain was at the strife as he tried to overthrow| time a Roman province, his the church to Christianity and] Christ help eliminate disease and un-| Sol D NTO SLAVERY sanitary conditions. Legends say) "in besgapal tgs 'ache was finally forced to put a} When he was about 16 he Was! curse on the fertile lands of -) Druids. The lands became bogs, Was sold into slavery in Ireland| With sterile rivers lacking fish. | and became a ewineherd gain-|2t was said a Druid's kettle} are the grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs, Gardeth Nickerson, Nova Scotia, and the picture. Mrs. William Scott, Oshawa. A tile Ate ie Soa SISTERS ARE WE cal A ow!- These two little girls are the Druidical priests, reorganize) Barbara Their great - grandparents are and Nancy Mrs. Gordon Nickerson, Port Louise, daughters of Mr. and Nickerson, Nickerson, Plymouth, both of Thickson road north. They Nova Scotia. Maitland, Dr. C. M. Elliott cig | Address Parents _ |1n4 Schoo! Association will hole On Responsibilities! Schou," * "™ " Comm' In conjunction with 'Educa- tion Week", Open House was 0b-|tang served by many parents at the Dr. C. Yio Public oe recently, Teac were on to pre tideom attention Ye ORL wec te creas © Miss La Magog visitors discussing the work on Classroom. display. Mrs. W. A. Forsythe, Mrs, G, Parents gathered in the gen- M, Peters, Mrs. George Ellis, eral purpose room for the regu-|Mrs. A, G. Harrison and Mrs: meeting of the "Home and/A, T. Elliott volunteered for the in duties on the nomination com» " mittee to be called by Mr, G. A, superintendent of El Korry in the near future. ? Education for the City af Osh-| The piano accompaniment was awa, provided by Mrs. Andrew The topic was "A Tale of Two gy tee . : Curricula". Comparisons were rreshments were served by made showing who and what|MTS. Donald McGillis and Mrs. was responsible for the short-| Leonard Callfas. an comings and attitudes borne by " many children today. Ladies Dr, Elliott announced that peadiable to beep the edycutn avi to jucat Z al level up for pupils who were|| @ No baby sitter absent for long periods of timel] © No car fare gyre ye vs MR. BERNARD On behalf of the association, Mrs, G, M. Peters thanked Dr.|] Experienced Hair Seyliet 1 Sa Elliott. - |] of Leading Toronto The business meeting followed with Mrs, Walter Patterson pre-]| Available for Home siding. It was announced by Appointments Mrs. Patterson that the Oratory Cup won by Sandy Garvock two Ph. 725-6854 q two years old and Nancy, : : years in succession was to re- nine months, at the time of --tIreland Studio ] : : |never boiled and the bogs final- | and Mrs, Harvey Farrow, |ing knowledge of Irish cuMOms iy, swallowed the Druids eet-| MOTHER NOT ALLOWED | | A modern dental clinic in Jo-| cies | Any Make or Model @ Reasonable He is credited with several | |miracles. One legend tells of the|*annesburg does not allow) @ Prompt Service a - | Ribbon Shamrock [Saint and his followers on a cold|mothers to accompany 'etl WARNER WILLIAMS SEWING MACHINES REPAIRED ! ! 5 heel- ; : ; Po seragee ee eel to, centre and tight afe Mrs. financial secretary. |selves. pital, Seen receiving the gift George Thursby, chairman of --Oshawa Times Photo mountain with no fire. St, Pat-|children to the surgery, claim-| aeaiice CENTRE rick told his disciples to gather|ing they are more frightened 17-B BOND E. 725-3531 a pile of ice and snowballs. Heli,., their offspri » > ese é breathed on them and they) -- 7 et ee burst into a blazing fire. | His most famous miracle was to drive the snakes from the} soil of Ireland. It is said he made the soil destructive to the| reptiles and all left the country, except one. St. Patrick then) made a box and asked the| snake -to enter, persuading it that this was a new and com-| fortable home. When the snake entered the box, St. Patrick | closed 'the lid and threw the box| into the sea. | The truth of this miracle has| been debated around the world and every argument against it) Decorates Gift Shamrocks, made from emer- 'ald green ribbon, can be used 'lin many ways to decorate in '\the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, i |according to Kaye King. The ' |gift wrap expert suggests that ' |the ornaments be used as trim : lon gifts, as party decorations on| 'Ja table, atop your St. Patrick's Day cake, even pinned to cur- : |tains. "If you're an Irishman, you can wear a small ribbon shamrock on your lapel or your hat," she adds. | Miss King says ribbon sham-| rocks are easy to make. Here} are her instructions: | VOYAGERS After spending a one-month vacation in the West Indies and South America Mr. and Mrs. Michael DiCesaro, Mary of the luxury liner, Bremen" as they arrived in New York where they spent two weeks sight-seeing prior to their return to Oshawa on -, 3. ay sure to use the ribbon ee f that sticks to itself when mois- im tened. The ribbon shamrock is HONORED GUEST merely a series of three circle bows. Moisten the end of a} Mrs, Katherine Crouse, hon- strip of ribbon and form a small| orary president of the Ukrain- ring around your thumb. With-| jan Catholic Women's League out cutting ribbon, moisten the] in the Toronto Eparchy and back of the ring and add a/ chief representative of the slightly larger ring around the} Ukrainian Mutual Benefit first. Continue, until it reaches} Association of St. Nicholas, the desired size. Make two] recently addressed parioh more circle bows the same! meetings of St. George's size, moisten and join the) Greek Catholic Church. While three together, shamrock-shape,| jn Oshawa, Mrs. Crouse was then add a small, single loop at| the guest of Mr. and Mrs. is always answered by the ques-} tion; "Have you ever seen ai snake in Ireland?" | The symbolism of the sham-| rock is another antiquity from the life of the Saint. It is said he used the plant when preach- ing to the pagan Irish. The three leaves represented the Trinity. FUN STARTED IN 1737 St. Patrick's Day ceremonies were first held in 1737 by a Charitable Irish Society. The Friendly Sons of St, Patrick be- gan observing the day in 1780 street, are seen on the deck Tuesday. and it was first celebrated by | expatriate Inrishm i CG h : I I di |danas for the Ontario Hospital| | ' WOMEN York in 1764, InciSeatelly, the athering In 1Nd14 patients at Whitby. SOCIAL NOTICE | Bc SO ae a ie President of the Friendly Of World WCTU | Mrs. Mulldrew reported on the MANSION, NENCR) we ae or annual Medal Contest that is to MARRIAGE |Scott base, New Zealand head-|W@S_@ Presbyterian. : s be held March 20 at Simcoe; Mr, and Mrs. Nelson Vaillan-\quarters in the Antarctic, willl Topic At Meeting Street bg ed Church. phd. court, Oshawa, announce the| be no-woman's land for at least| ; partment head's were requ ma@rriage of their daughter, i H =| The regular meeting of the to have reports ready for the|Judith Ann Crystal, to Mr. 'Alagle years, say senior officials re | WCTU was held recently tl anit meeting. Officers for the| Gerry Glaspell, son of Mr. ana| cently back from tours of duty Simcoe eg -- = next year will be installed. |Mrs. S. G. Glaspell, Hampton.|there. They list social, See -- poi ayton Lee, presi-!virs, Fred Williams reported on|The ceremony took place Fri|!0gi¢al and accommodation) rani Brown was init Temperance in Sundaylday, March 8 at 7.30 p.m, in|Problems as the main reasons. charge of the worship service School essay contest and that/Zion United Church with AARPRARPAPPPPAPPPPPPAYL and based her theme on the the students had received their|Reverend P. W. P 4) is af | CARPET COMPANY mf onecntion held in{Dtizes at their own Sunday/ficiating age of St. Lawrence CRUISE >| 282 King W. hae World Convention', held in\conooh, | : |2_. Departure Aug. 3rd., includes FOR India by the "World's Woman's i |2St. Pierre Miquelon , . . Limited?} Christian "Temperance Union"|,,,* , meeting is. Teal meal HOUSEHOLD HINT _|QsPace left. 5 last November. The Reverend|io'pian for the County Conven-|. 7°, darken light tan leather - FOUR SEASONS Joel Singh welcomed the dele-|tion Mrs, Stanley Gomme, sang articles such as shoes or belts, TRAVEL gate's, from the extremities of], O19 "Living for Jesus" with rub evenly with a cloth dipped PHONE: 728.6201 the eastern and western hemis-|,,.. 7 in ammonia. , 2 | pheres. Mrs. Lloyd Pegg as accompan-)_ The women came to Delhi, a peaceful invasion at a time when an invasion far from : : peaceful was taking place on\pauas, Texas, while attending India's north-east frontier. It he Assacesaion Of Behom: Bust- to. the credit of the WCTA that|Dess, Oticial's: convention last not one delegate let apprehen-| : | sion deflect her from going. In the Church Hall of the KNIT FOR OTHERS Centenary Methodist Church, WINNIPEG (CP) -- Mrs. New Delhi, on November 3,|K. D. Barnes, chairman of the 1962, Miss Isabel McCorkindale|Canadian Red Cross Society MBE Wor!d's WCTU Presi-|women volunteers of Manitoba, dent, called to order the 22nd|ports members last year convention. Delegates from 16| knitted 37,288 articles valued at countries answered the roll call/almost $20,000 for distribution and when the Indian women|through the international organ- rose as the name of their coun-|ization. try was called the varied colors| of their saries were as though| a garden of flowers had sudden-; ly come into bloom within the h the bottom for the stem." Michael Poloz. ihe| waa BROADLOOM, DRAPES, TILE, ist. 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Mrs, Harold Parrott read the Scripture lesson and Mrs. Brown closed with prayer. } During the business meeting the members were reminded of the county convention April 24 MON. ;. FRI. at Simcoe Street United Church. | Mrs. Harold Parrott reported EVENINGS TILL on the mission work and im- portant needs were discussed. § 30 P SAT. ° Mrs. Lee thanked the mem- le ° TIL 6 If you booed yt at satisfied with your ig gs ig lg be: 01 |] or out- led glasses, give your eyes a lift. Come to King rs for the shower of 21 ban- i et || where you can take your pick of more than 65 styles, shapes 65 Other Styles, Shapes and Colors to Choose From BIFOCALS $17.95 Complete With Frames Lenses and Case. Get the Peter Pan Look! Avallable at all leading department, chain end specialty shops, Including: No Appointment Needed HONEST CAL j ASR. |] KING ST. E. et VARCOE'S RD. 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