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Ame Gecan Marries Senior _ The Young Peoples‘ Union of South _ Porcupine United Church held the:> regular meeting on Wednesday evening, to make final arrangements for the rally to be held at Matheson on Friday, 24, and for the annual banquet which takes place on Tuesday, May 28, at 6:30 p.m. Mr. Jack Gecan was the best man while Messrs. Lawrenco Mahon and Earl Solovey acted as ushers. ;. ’ ‘‘A wedding breakfast was served at the home of the groom‘s parents, where the bride‘s mother â€"received, wearing a streetâ€"length gown of byown crepe with brown accessories and a ‘corsage of red roses. j Miu Patricia Mahon, sister of the bridegroom was maid of honor and looked sweet in a gown of turquoise chiffor with a flower hat of the same shade. She Carried sweet peas and carnations. ESE . S MLs Mary Krigmanich was flower girl and was in blue organdy and car- ried a basket of sweet poas. The bridegroom‘s .mother, . who also received the guests, was in a blue suit with blue accessories and corsage of red roses. Bt. Joachim‘s Roman Catholic Church was the scene of a lovely spring wedâ€" ding when Anne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, J. Gecan, Cecil Ave., became the bride of Thomas J.., son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Mahon, Bmith Ave. The beautiful bride, given in marâ€" riage by her father, wore a portrait gown of white satin with sweetheart neckline and long sleeves to her fingerâ€" tips, the back being gathered into bustle effect. tiny white rosebuds. She wore the groom‘s gift, a lovely string of pearls, and carried a bouguet of red roses. . Misses Katie Krigmanich and Sophie Fake, bridesmaids, both. wWore: pink chiffon gowns with pink flower hats and carried sweet peas and carnatlom Prior to her marriage showers were given for the bride by the office staff of the Northern Telephone Co., at Mrs. Larry Talentino‘s, Miss Edith® Blakeâ€" man and Mrs, Krizimanich. Rev. Father LaSalle performed the ceremony, the church being decorated with tall standard gladicli. o db ncfi En SE ooR es In the evenmg a reception was â€"held at the home of the bride‘s parents and a large number of frlends were in attendance. The voung couple wxll reside in South Porcupine Her fingerâ€"tip veil of net was gathâ€" ered into a coronet and caught ur with â€" Miss Anne Lomac of Kirkland Lake was outâ€"ofâ€"town guest. During the business session members agreed to trvy and raise the sum of $100 by the end of the year, to add to the Marse fund. They decided to conâ€" tinue to hold their meetings on Wednesday evenings when they resume them next September. _ Worship service was conducted by Miss Betty Couch, the subject being "How to worship, and the meaning of worship.‘" Officers elected for rext year startâ€" ing in September are: past president, James Legary: president, Fred Rogers; viceâ€"president, Greta Lang; secretary, Elien Mairs; treasurer, Blain Edmondâ€" son:; Joce Rogers, fellowship convener; Bruce Waters, culture convener; SybfA Ostrom, missions convener, and Loptia}; Henry. About thirteen are expected to leave United Church YPU Will Attend Rally About forty guests are expected to attend the annual fian‘quet next Tuesâ€" day evening when the installation of officers for next season will take place. Miss Ruth Wardlaw of Timmins wiil be guest speaker. SOUTH PORCUPINE The many guests, who were received by Mrs. Sky and Mrs. Shankman, added gay note of color in their Spring gensembles Miss Shankman â€" looiking ,,most attractive in a powder blue dress fand hat. # â€" Helping during. the afternoon to {cerve the guests were Miss Mary Hunkâ€" iin South Porcupine and Miss Myra Mrs. Irene Halperin, â€" Miss "*:“Toots Feldman, Miss Dorothy Hurâ€" ; wig, and Mrs. M. Shub all of Timmins. z Mrs. S. Ralston and daughter Lila s were joint hostesses at a * nicely ‘arâ€" ; ranged miscellancous shower at their =home on Cecil Ave., in horor of Sirkka ‘Olkx popular brideâ€"toâ€"be of Saturday *n next \a 66 ies ) r¥€ Miss Esther Shankman, daughter of Mr. ard Mrs, Harry Shankman, Timâ€" mins, who becomes the bride of Charlie Steinberg of‘ Montreal in June, was guest cf honor at a delightful tea given by Mrs. Sol. Sky at her home on Golden Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. The teaâ€"table, cwhich was most attractive with its handmade lace table clcth, with an artistic arrangement of asparagus fern, crimson roses, forgetâ€" meâ€"nots and tall crimson tapers was presided over by. Mrs. H. Feldman of Timmins, grandmother of the brideâ€" toâ€"be, and Mrs. S. Slotnick. Sirkka Olki Honored At Saturday Shower The Senior Catholic Women‘s League are holding a tea and bake sale in the Masonic Hall on Saturday May 25, from 23 to 6 o‘clock. Everybody welâ€" For the last twentyâ€"five years they have made their home in Windsor, and wished to be remembered to old friends here. Esther Shankman Is Guest Of Honor _ During the evening the guest of honor received many beautiful and useful gifts arranged in a pink and white basket. Whist, Rummoli and Chinese checkers were played, prizes Boing. to Mrs. Dora Romanick for whist; Tina York, for.Chinese checkers; and Mrs. C. Kavanagh and Sirkka _Olki for Rummoli. se Mrs. Wilson also saw Mr. and Mrs. Jim Boyle in Toronto, he having been a member of the council and reeve of Tisdale Township, sometime in the early twenties. They also sent greetâ€" ings to all their friends here. South Porcupine for the rally at Matheson .on Friday morning at. 9 30 sharp. _ _ ‘The program includes baseball, a hike and a nicnic lunch ending with a banâ€" quet and camp fire in the evening. . » Members who attended the meeting were, Mary Houston, Mabel Paice, Ann Belbeck, Betty Couch, Sybil Ostrom, Ellen Mairs, Lorna Henry, Greta Lang, Lucille Mitchell, Joyce Rogers, Dorothy Anderson, â€" Myrtle McGinn, â€"Fred Rogers, Blain Edmondson, Bruce Waâ€" ters and Rev. R. J. Scott. Ladies who attended the shower were, . Eileen Ralston, Eileen McNulty of North Bay, Eila , Korhonen, Aina Hukkela, Aada Mazzacats, Hilk‘za Olki, Lillian Brown, Tina Yorke, MrS. . C. Kavanagh, Mrs. D. Romamck and Anne Belbeck. Mrs. Emma Wilson, who has been on holiday for the last month, reâ€" turned home last Thursday. While away she visited friends in Detroit, Windsor . and Toronto. While in Windsor she met some real oldâ€"timers, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Macâ€" donzald, he having given up his posiâ€" tion in the express office here to go overseas in the first Great War. The guest speaker at the banqguet will be Rev. J. K. Moffatt of Kirkland Lake; his subjects will be ‘"Setting Up a Standard" and "Reconciliation or Else." Sirkka, who has been employed in Dr. Paul‘s office for some time, is being married next Saturday in the United Church at 2 o‘clock. Mrs. Wilson Meets Old Friends On Trip News From * ~Catholic Women‘s League Will Hold Tea Prizes for bridge were won by Mrs. Ozzlie Bowes, Mrs. Kavanagh and Mr. Ozzie Bowes. Prizes ftor whist went to Mr. T. E. Farrell, Mrs. Jack Johnâ€" son, and Mrs. B. Webb. § The loczl branch of the Loyal Order of Mocse held their weekly bridge and whist on Tuesday evening in their hall on Golden Avenue. The special prize was won by Nelson Therrien.. The dcor prize is being carâ€" ried over until next week as Mrs. Hadâ€" don, whose name was called, was not present.. Next week it will be worth $13. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Langdon and family left by car on Wednesday for Toronto and Brighton. They were married at Stratford reâ€" cently and the young couple have taken un residence in one of the Cynâ€" ningham apartments on Golden Ave. Mrs. Dorothy Hancock is visiting at the home ‘of her sister, Mrs. Carl Lantz, Palmer Rapids. - ~ _Mr. Sol Sky left on Tuesday‘evening for Toronto and other Southern points. Mrs. A. Still from Montreal is visitâ€" mg at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jock McCurdy, Huot St. On Saturdzy afterncon the local C.*~G. I~ T. held a Wellâ€"attended tea in South Porcupine United Church. Charlie Cunringham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jchn Cunningham, Golden Ave., who was in the R.C.A.F., for over four years and in action over Europe for over a vear, returned last Wednesday with his bride, the former Marion Miss Doryne Ralston, who has spent the last two weeks visiting in Toronto and St. Catharines, returned last Sunâ€" day. = Mrs. J. Bawtinhneimer Aand. Plora Reed received guests. The large, tea table looked â€"charming and springlike with its arrangements of pink snapâ€" dargons and carnations. Dunsmore, who was also .in the R.C. L, 0. M. Ladies Hold Evening of Cards _ Mrs. Dells Coffey and Mrs.. Lane poured tea, and Jean Henry, Lillian Johannes, Betty Marie Mitchell, Lorna Thurston, Anne Nicols, Marie Warren, Martha Paulenko and Eleanor Wachâ€" nuik served the guests. The ladies of Dome and Dome Exâ€" tension group of the W. A. of the United Church, South Porcupine, are nolding a tesx and bake sale at the Dome Guest House on Wednesday, Afterncoon, May 29. Afternoon tea will be served from 3 to 5.30 o‘clock and there will be a table of sewing as well as a table of homeâ€"baking. Charles Cunningham Returns With Bride Many Enjoy C. G. I. T. Afternoon Tea _ Others assisting were, Dorothy Whitâ€" ton, Isabel Nicols, Hazel Young, Florâ€" ence Price, Margzret Shaver and Marâ€" garet Mairs. Mr. and Mrs. Sinclair MacMillan, MciIntyre Property, received word last week of the death overseas of Capt. T. W. Thomas. A former police officer st the McIntyre Mine, Capt. Thomas was killed in an auto accident on Mar. 22. Mr. F. W. Schumacher, of Columbus, Ohio, was a visitor in town during the past week. On Sunday morning he attended the service of worship in Trinâ€" ity United Church. * w ed h. Bc s u.. t dsn > Aihve en 2 Bob Bovce, studert at the Toronto University, is yisiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Boyce, Second Ave. United Church W. A. Plans For Tea And Baking Sale SCHUMACHER Capt. T. W. Thomas Killed While Serving Overseas Did ydu get taéged today? If not, THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO The Schumacher Home and School Association held its meeting on Tuesâ€" day evenirg in the public school. There was a large attendance. The annual election of officers was held and the, following were elected to Mrs. William Olten of â€" Pottsville visited her daughters, Mrs. Len Thomas and Mrs..Albert Miller, last week. She atterded the W.M.S. meeting in Trinâ€" you still have time to help this worthy cause.: Today is tag day in Schumacher in support of the blind. ity United Church last Wednesday evening. A pioneer resident of Schuâ€" macher, she was warmly greeted by many of her old time friends. â€" Mr. and ‘ Mrs. Nick Smerek ard family, First Ave.,.moved last week to Pottsville, where they wil} â€" take up residence. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Dwyer are spendâ€" ing a holiday at their summer cottaze at North Bay. The many friends of Mrs. Charles Barron, First Ave., will be sorry to hear that: she is ill in 6t. Mary‘s Hospital and all extend her their best wishes for a speedy recovery. The friends of Mrs. Shanks, Second Ave., will be glad to know that she is recuperating at her. home ‘after her recent illness in St. Mary‘s Hospital. Mr. Alex Stirling, Gold Centre, has returned from Toronto where he reâ€" ceived medical treatment. Mrs. Arthur Williams of Canadian Malartic:is visiting her mother, Mrs. J. V. Angrignon, Second Ave. Mr. Andrew McWhinnie of Toronto spent a few davs last week visiting his brothers, Frank and Alex McWhinnie, Second Ave. ' The many friends of Mr. Charles Jusksch, First Ave., are glad to sec him back on the job again after being on the sick list for several weeks. Sgt. Stan Shippam, stationed at Camp Borden, is visiting his wife and family at the home of his parents, Mr..and Mrs. George Shippam, second Ave. _ o Miss Marion LeShien of Toronto is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stan Bratby, Second Ave. Pte. Jéhn Scullion, stationed at Camp Borden, â€" sbent a few â€" days vismnv friends here. Bishop R J. Renison will conduct the service cf worship Sunday in the Schumacher Anglican Mission, First Ave. Confirmation will be observed during the service. ° Toâ€"night, in the basement of Trinâ€" ity United Church, exâ€"service men, their wives and friends, will be guests at a nicely arranged supper party and social evening. The supper is conâ€" vened by the W.M.S. and the W.A. A splendid program has been arranged and all are sure of having a good time, N. D. Adams Is Reâ€"Elected President Of Home And School Association BLOUSEK BOUNTYâ€"Lovely in design, fit and fabric are these four blouses worn by Lesley Woods, of NBC‘s "Portia Faces Life." Best of all they are inexpensive and may be bought for four dollars and less. At upper left is a white rayan jersey with black key print. At upper right is a soft batiste with frowâ€"frou ruffle of entreâ€"deux and val lace. The plaid gingham, atâ€"lower left, with drawâ€"string neck, is under threeâ€"dollars, and at lower right, the white crepe has a very fine: embroidcred organdie yoke. Judy Bond designed them. SCHUMACHER office: president, Mr. N. D. Adams, (reâ€"elected); viceâ€"president, Mrs. Jim Hamilton and Mr. George Leck; secreâ€" tary, Mrs. Fred Bowman; treasurer, Mr. Charles Butler, (reâ€"elected). Executive: Mrs. Joe Verbik, Mrs. P. Flora, Mrs. Alf. Little, Mrs. Jack Matthew, Mrs. George Leck. School Representatives: Mr.â€" P. A. Boyce, principal; Miss Kenney, staff. The fancy work table at the Trinity W. A. tea, held a week Wednesday was in charge of Mrs. Ernie Pooley, Mrs. Ed. Nelson and Mrs. Byron. Mrs. James Stirrat was in charge of the plant table. Due to an office error, this informaâ€" tion was not correctly stated in the writeâ€"up last week. Had Charge Of Fancy Work # ® Table a, Lntertains For Bride The fancy work table at the Trinity Of NeXt Satlll‘day Church Service Will Be Broadcast On Sunday morning, the service of worship in Trinity United Church will be broadcast over C.K.G.B. Rev. J. A. Breckenridge will conduct the service. There will be special musicâ€" by the choir with Mrs. Stanlake of South Porcunine as soloist and Mrs. James Huxley accompanying at the organ. This broadcast is made possible so that the sick and all who are unable to attend church may have the. priviâ€" lege of hearing the service. Fiftyâ€"Seven Enjoy W. M. S. Meeting Wednesday evening, May 15, the W.M.S. cf Trinity Urited Church held its regular meeting in the church hall. The hall was nicely decorated for the occasion with spring blossoms. The large tea table had a lovely lace cover, and gleaming silver. The centre piéce on the table was a large vase filled with white and mauve snapdragons. Ladies from Mountjioy and First United Church, Timmins, South Porâ€" cupine, and Porcupine United Church, were guests of the Schumacher Branch of the WM.S. The meeting opened with a vocal duet, "Bless This House‘" by Betty Gilâ€" bert and Shirley Kyle, with Mrs. Ranâ€" dolph accompanying at the piano. Sihouettes were then shown portrayâ€" SCHUMACHER News From On Friday evening, Mrs. John O‘Leary, Second Ave., was hostess at a ricely arranged misccuancous showâ€" er in honor of Miss Marion Le Shien of Torcnto. Prize winners at cards were Mrs. Frank McWhinnie, Mrs. Joe Bott, Mrs. Agnes FPiendal. After the cards Marâ€" garet O‘Leary carried into the room a large basket, nicely decorated, and presented it to the guest of horor. The basket was filled with lovely gifts, for which Marion thanked the ladies. The rooms were nicely decorated for the occasion, The first part of the evening was spent playing whist, and the novelty score cards made lots of fun. A delicious lunch was served by the hostess. After lunch a singâ€"song was enjoyed. Miss Le Shien will become the bride of Mr. Stanley Bratbhy, on Saturday, May 25. Mr. Bratbhy recently returred from service overseas. The following ladies attended: Mrs. J. V. Angrignon, Mrs. Art Williams, Mrs. Agnes Fiendal, Mrs, Len Thomas, Mrs. Joe Bott, Mrs. Steve Karahan, Mrs. Art Rcbson, Mrs. Frank McWhinâ€" nie, Mrs. James Scullion, Mrs. James Stirrat, Mrs. Tom Johnson, Mrs. James MacKenzie, Mrs. Stan Bratby, Miss Jessie Scullion, and Miss Margaret O‘Leary. ing the characters taken from the book "Glowing Embers‘". This was followed by an inspiring address by Rev. J. A. Breckenridge on "Christian. Life In The Home‘"‘. Lantern slides were also shown on Africa. The meeting closed with the "heneâ€" diction, after which a social hour was enjoyed. A dainty lunch was served with Mrs. George Robertson, Sr. and Mrs. Bert Waite pouring tea, There were 57 ladies present and all were unanimous that it had been a most enjoyable meeting.