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htatttnj ak c0ndu10mng systems 13ke2nganstur7 4711748 craftsmanship j jhiejtailitiai tribune community doug hackert 6405339 t stoufmie aluminum siding windows speciateng in replacemeni dcxxs and windows serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge and area a metroland community newspaper wednesday may 25 1983 girl guides enjoy wide open spaces on june 10 a band comprising elementary students from across york region will perform at the ontario place forum two mem bers of this esteemed group are laura summerfeldt 13 left of rr 2 stouffviile and heather lemottee 14 of rupert avenue stouffviile both attend orchard park public school concert time is 11 am jim thomas in stouffviile apartment british war brides reunited gladys hutchinson and irene thompson have lived in the same apartment block in stouffviile for a year and a half but their friendship goes back almost 48 years we met at victoria station in london england when we were 17 years old recalls gladys the two girls had just joined the womens auxiliary air force waaf and met getting into an air force truck they were both posted to northern ireland where they served for twoandahalf years with home leave only once every six months during their posting gladys met bob hutchinson a canadian with the toronto scottish regim ent and the two were married while on leave in england in 1942 i introduced irene to her hus band wally who was with the same regiment and they got mar ried in 1945 she remembers even then the situation in ire land was volatile and gladys mentions the lime when she and irene decided to take a bicycle ride we saw a beautiful catho lic church and although we were not catholics ourselves we thought wed go in she explains when they emerged eight male civilians were waiting outside we didnt know who they were or whether they were ira and we didnt wait to find out we just took off as fast as we could despite some frightening mo ments gladys and irene enjoyed their twoandahalf years in ire land and found most of the people friendly and helpful when the dieppe raid came one lady gave me shelter gladys notes when their tour of duty was over they were posted back to england this time to southampton gave up house in 1945 gladys and bob and their nincmonthold son left eng land for canada my whole fami- ly came to see me off remem bers gladys there were a lot of tears but at the time i was more excited than upset when the couple arrived they moved into bobs parents house in scarbor ough i found the first few years very diff icult she recalls not every one welcomed the english girls with open arms in those days irene and wally arrived in 194g and settled in toronto and the toot orchard parks horn at ontario place onjuncloabandcomprisingciemcnfarystu- left nfflr 2 stouffviile and heather lemot- dents from acrossvorkjleglon will perform at tee 14 of rupert avenue stouffviile both the ontario place forumtwo members of this attend orchard public swlacojcenau esteemed group artlurnmmcrretatri3rlimcls7iram t jlmthomas two exwaafs were united once more the hutchinson family moved to bethesda in 1958 the years there were my happiest smiles gladys citing the support and friendship of everyone at lemon- ville church she and bob lived there until his death in 1985 in the meantime irene who had lost her husband at an early age had been busy bringing up her three children the family moved from toronto to lindsay and then to bancroft when bob died gladys reluc tantly decided she couldnt cope with the house any longer and af ter a trip to england she moved into her comfortable apartment in stouffviile i wasnt very keen on the idea at first she admits but now i wouldnt live any where else its very friendly the building is quiet and there are some lovely people living here a year and a half ago irene phoned her from bancroft to ask if she knew of an apartment in the same building as luck would have it one was available on the floor below gladys and the two women were reunited they enjoy each others com panionship and spend a lot of time together but we are both very independent people gladys asserts and the arrangement they have suits them perfectly family nearby gladys feels very fortunate with her son still living in bethes da a granddaughter at stouffviile high school and her lifelong friend dropping in regularly for a cup of tea and a chat to com plete the family picture her sister also lives here she came out 12 years ago with my nephew gladys explains last year they decided to return to england they were back hero in six weeks gladys will always feci affec tion for her native land when i hear land of uorta and glory i really feel a lump in my throat but she knows she couldnt be hap pier than she is now you really cant go back she claims but she can do all the reminiscing she likes when she and irene get together over a nice cup of tea by kate g1lderdale in the 50 years its members have served the community the stouff viile lions club has always been able to find the energy to roar into another fundraising project the local branch had its beginnings in the fall of 1937 a member of the bradford lions hugh bannerman moved to stouffviile and work ed toward forming an organization in his new home town on january 10 1938 the first dinner was held at the mansion house hotel with 20 members of the sponsoring bradford club in attendance charter night was april 8 1938 during one of the worst snow storms of the year the first president was john hodgins a cnr station agent hugh bannerman was secretary carl boadway was program chair man allen mcconnochie was the clubs pianist and elmer still- was treasurer initiated markham branch the second president taking over in 1940 was mervyn watts it was he who initiated plans for the markham branch formed in 1943 with john cattanach as the first president the stouffviile organization has held meetings in a variety of places over the years including the mansion house hotel summitview school the royal canadian legion and recently deer park inn i the impetus for the lions organization originally came from melvio jones a chicago insurance agent who started researching the idea in 1916 by writing to various service clubs in the us proposing a nation al association t mr jones who was a member of a local business circle felt the powerful and influential men involved could better use their abilities together to serve their communities on june 17 1917 20 delegates representing 27 clubs from across the country met in chicago to lay the foundations for what was to becomp lions club international a vote at the meeting resulted in the tentative name association 61 lions clubs and in 1920 the organization became international wiiep the lions of detroit chartered the windsor ontario branch lions club international now has over 13 million members and 34000 clubs in 15 countries around the world social services the lions philosophy is summed up neatly in their motto we serve club support services cover many aspects of community liff including social services for the poor the aged and the mentally arid physically handicapped they help to build community centres sponsor sports teams and provide educational services white canes for the blind were intro duced by the lions the stouffviile club with a membership of 44 is an active and dedicated organization to raise funds for community projects the club is involved in many different activities including running refresh ment booths at markham fair selling christmas cakes and trees holding toll days and selling fertilizer door to door the proceeds benefit a wide range of organizations and services such as minor sports the hospital for sick children block parents- easter seals the library the skating club and home support services help for unemployed jack mcdermott who is chairman of health and social services committee explained that the club donates between 12000 and 15000 annually for various needs we assist people who are having difficulty in marriage breakups and those who are out of work he noted we support the family life centre and the salvation army and we give out christmas baskets to needy families one event that lion neil patrick wont forget in a hurry is the time the club borrowed a piano from the masonic lodge sometime around 1958 we used to have street dances at that time mr patrick recalled and we didnt have a piano available art weldon at the lodge agreed to lend the piano to the lions r he said he knew he could trust me to take care of it mr patrick said piano fell off truck at the end of the evening there were only three people left to load the piano onto the truck neil patrick bruce wintcrstein and john foulds as i turned off main street at the coiner of the ninth line the piano came right off the truck and landed in the ditch and broke into about 14 pieces he remembers ruefully his two companions were laughing so much he had to pick up most of the pieces himself and take them to his showroom i had to go back the next morning and tell art what had happened to the piano mr patrick said ah ended well and the piano was rebuilt successfully but the club members will never forget that night every year the local lions host a barbecue for the strawberry festival and enter a float in the santa claus parade they have don ated to the recreation centre and the markham stouffviile hospital on june 3 the stouffviile lions club will celebrate its 50th anniversary in grand style at spring lakes golf club with a dinner and dance club members invite everyone to join them for their biggest celebra- tion yet tickets areavailable for 35 from neil patrick at 6403450 whats inside johnhall helmofthe stouffvfl f v libnsciubol ssg i qcatch up on whawhap c petting ott 4th llnec6 r fodancftcenfrtlstudenmm pr pmlmmim uwi