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The Winnipeg Tribune from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada • Page 7

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MAY 15, 1939 THE WINNIPEG TRIBUNE PAGE 7 Doer Seventy Young Women Attend Two-Day Regional Conference Of Y.W.C.A. Over 70 young women from and Forks and Winnipeg N.C.A. attended, the regional hference and Sunday the Fort Garry site of the Unisity of Manitoba. The conferreviewed trends in youth on this continent and terseas, and discussed ways in ich the Y.W.C.A. can play its rt in spreading democratic prinles, preserving Christian ideals training girls for useful reers.

'Canada needs a youtn moveent that will challenge youth ritually as well as physically, J. E. S. Dunlop, inspector of hools, said in concluding a deription of his trip to Germany. spoke the complete regimenm in Germany, ion of youth and lack of 'Running home successfully is very worthwhile nma Adamson said, "and both en and women should be trained marriage as a career." Miss Margaret Montgomery led discussion group on Democracy Action.

Evelyn Hall, chairman the educational committee of rand Forks Y.W.C.A. spoke on Future Career. Trlyne eldahl and Ellen Brown of and Forks, and Mary Scorer th McKenzie and Helen Smith Winnipeg also took part in the scussions. Mrs. Cushing Speaks Mrs.

Amy Cushing of ucational and program secretato, the Y.W.C.A. national council, 35 a guest at Saturday's banquet. he brought other regnal conferences in Canada, and id that the findings of these atherings would be of vital imortance when gathered at nabnal headquarters as an expreson of the views of Canadian national and international lestions. Miss Ethel Sutherland cad 4 greetings from the national buncil, from Saskatchewan, Vanbuver, Western Ontario and Lonon, regional conferences. Miss Margaret Nix was song leader nd Miss Winona Hocksley, chairan, introduced the visitors.

Work Committee Entertains Members of the Girls' Work unmittee, entertained, the afternoon. residing over the tea cups were rs. T. H. a Harland and Mrs.

leycraft, assisted by Mrs. R. a don lindlay, Mrs. J. T.

Stirling, Mrs. H. Ewland, Mrs. L. R.

Serene nd Miss H. Selby. Saturday night bonfire and sing song was held the river bank. Sunday followg breakfast, Dr. G.

B. King poke. The Y.W.C.A., he said, beause it represents so many religius denominations, can play a big art ecumenical movement. The delegates attended St. tephen's- Broadway United church New Under arm Cream Deodorant safely Stops Perspiration ARRID REELS 1.

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Arrid has been awarded the Approval Seal of the American Institute of Laundering, for being harmless to fabrics. 15 MILLION jars oi Arrid have been sold. Try a jar today! ARRID 390 At all stores selling toilet goods lar (also in 15c and 59e jars) Sunday, when Rev. H. A.

Frame spoke on the conference theme: "Christ, the centre of our lives." Grand Forks delegates to the conference were: Mrs. Esther Little, general secretary; Mrs. D. Hein, Mrs. Lee Saville, Misses Evelyn Hall, Arlyne Sheldahl, Esther Dunbar, Elsie Arendes, Marie Rychart, Evinda Koppang, Rosella Lindsay, Hazel Evanson, Ellen Brown, Anna Anderson, LeVaine Verreaux, Dorothy Le Tourneau, Ruth Miekle, Marjorie Byzewski.

The conference closed with a vesper service conducted by Miss Isabelle Alexander following which a farewell tea was served to the Grand Forks delegates. Ladies' Section Entertains Saturday At St. Charles Club The ladies' section of the St. Charles Country club entertained at the club house Saturday evening. Numerous games were arranged in the various, lounges and sun rooms.

large main club room was reserved for dancing. A numher of dinner parties were arranged for the event, and the younger set later enjoyed the dance. Mrs. George Northwood was the convener. IN honor of Miss Marjorie McMaster, a bride-elect of Saturday, Miss Marmie Chivers, Mcmiscellaneous Monday will, entertain, at a evening.

The buffet supper table be centred with spring biossoms. Friends Arrange Party For Couple On Silver Wedding Day In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Adrien a Agagnier, on the occasion of their silver wedding anniversary, a number of their friends arranged a little surprise party, May 12, in the St. Boniface Native Sons' hall.

The little granddaughter of the guests of honor, Jacqueline Agagnier, presented Mrs. Agagnier with a bouquet of roses. An address was read by Napoleon Dupas. Guests numbered 200. and Mrs.

R. D. Guy left SatMR. urday a for Ottawa, where they will attend ceremonies attendant upon the arrival of Their Majesties, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Mrs.

Sydney J. Shaw and daugh-1 ter, Joan, of Toronto. arrived Thursday morning to attend the funeral of Mrs. Shaw's father, Mr. J.

E. Barnsdale, 198 Lake Sturgeon Creek. Gathering At Y.W.C.A. Makes Presentation To Mrs. A.

E. Dickinson Mrs. A. E. Dickinson, who is severing her connection with the Y.W.C.A presented at the with end of a this silver month, rose bowl and flowers Sunday after dinner in the drawing-room of the Mrs.

Dickinson has been house mother 17 years. Coffee was served in the drawing-room where the residents assembled. after, filled mid with Ameri- meal. can Beauty roses, centred the table. Miss R.

Savage made the presentation, recalling many filled the role of stances when Mrs. Dickinson, had girls. Mrs. Dickinson will make her home in Sudbury, Ont. MISS 1939 Betty of the Knox, a graduate University of Manitoba in home economics, will leave Friday for a month's visit in Toronto.

In honor of the 1939 graduate members and their mothers, The Alpha Gamma Delta sorority Mothers' club, held a luncheon Monday at Moore's. Mrs. J. Gordon, of Nelson, B.C., has arrived in Winnipeg spend two weeks with relatives. THE Y.W.C.A.

CONFERENCE: Pictured are some of the Grand Forks delegates who arrived to AT attend the Y.W.C.A. regional iN conference held this weekend at the University of Manitoba, Fort Garry. "'We've been looking forward to the trip for weeks," they said, "because Winnipeg gave us such time last year." Left to right in the picture are: Miss Arlyne Sheldahl, Mrs. Esther Little, a good general secretary of Grand Forks Y.W.C.A., and Miss Marie Dychart. Kappa Kappa Gammas Entertain At Luncheon At Motor Country Club Members of Kappa Kappa Gamma fraternity entertained at luncheon Monday afternoon at the Motor Country club, Lower Fort Garry, in honor of the 1939 graduates, the brides-elect and members who were married during the year.

The table was centred with spring blossoms. The honor guests included: The four graduates, the Peggy Tillman, Margaret Bawlf, Rosa.mond Devenish, Nancy Morgan; the two brides-elect, Miss Josephine Stout and Miss Helen Clare Shepard, and the two members bers who were married during the year, Mrs. Arthur Barnes and Mrs. Murray Turner. and Friday Mrs.

for Charles their H. home Swift in Chicago after spending the past few days in Winnipeg, guests at the, Fort honor Garry of Miss hotel. Edith Anderton, who will leave this month for England, Mrs. C. J.

Harding and her daughters, Mrs. J. Skinner and Mrs. D. Fraser, entertained Friday night at court whist.

A presenta-1 tion was made to the guest of Mrs. D. Gordon. Guests numbered 40. Three Hostesses Plan Party As Honor For Miss Rhoda Chapman In honor of Miss Rhoda Chapman, a bride-elect of Saturday, Mrs.

Archibald C. Campbell, Mrs. Joseph Walsh and Mrs. George Philip will be joint hostesses Monday evening, entertaining at Mrs. Campbell's home, 866 Fleet st.

The supper table, centred with pink and white sweet peas and maid of the mist, will be lighted by white tapers. J. S. Little and Mrs. Frank Chapman presided.

A was made to the guest of honor. Alice Barlow to Mr. The marriage of Miss Winnifred Head, which was to have taken place in All Saints' church nesday, has been postponed because of the death of Miss Barlow's mother, Mrs. G. Barlow.

Dinner Honors Convener Of Committee In honor of Miss Avis Clarke, convener of the clubhouse committee nor Ralph Connor House, memof the committee entertained at dinner Friday evening. The table was centred with red roses. The places for the guests were marked with individual poems. Miss Helen Ross read an original poem on the cluh's house warming. Those present included: Miss Clarke, Mrs.

D. A. Hallberg, Mrs. Frank Ritchie, Mrs. E.

D. Honeyman, Mrs. F. D. McCharles, Mrs.

R. H. Rowland, Mrs. Thomas Dickson, Mrs. H.

L. Medford, Mrs. D. Copley, Mrs. R.

M. Mahoney, Mrs. J. W. Aker, Mrs.

Gilbert Garnett, Mrs. D. C. Aikenhead, Misses E. M.

MacDougal, Helen Ross, Elsie Moore, Myrtle Lewis, Hazel Buchman, Minnabel Dowler, Mary Stewart, Vera Patrick. E. Sumner received the MRS. members of executive of the Society of French adian Women Monday. Mrs.

John Caswell Davis Mrs. Ernest Leveque presided at the table, which was graced with a bowl of roses and tulips. Mrs. A. J.

H. Dubuc cut the ices. 'THE local committee of Trinity College of Music, London, will entertain at dinner at. 6.30 o'clock Monday in the St. Regis hotel in honor of Mr.

Rupert Harvey and Mr. Adolph Mann, both of London. and Mrs. Karl Wintentute, MR. Grosvenor are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son.

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Salad Plate Set 10-in. Cake Plate $1.25 Illustration Piate Teaspoons Child's Mug Actual Size in Fancy Case Individual Teaspoons each See Our Special Souvenir Same in Sterling Department in Centre of Store Silver $1 each. Red River Chapter Presents Flag To Headingly Guides Red River, chapter, I.O.D.E, went in to Headingly, a nesday evening, to witness the pre- Clare sentation by their regent, Mrs. thy Joseph Pearson, of a large flag at tea from the chapter to the Girl Guide Garry patrol. The patrol was recently was organized with Miss Jean MacLean as captain.

Bruce Miss Mary Lamont, attended by Misses Margaret Jansen and Ruth Gather Collett, received the flag on behalf of the patrol. A new member. Miss Jean Hous- Mrs. ton, new first flag. to was be given enrolled the oath under of the al- sented, legiance by Mrs.

T. H. Johnson. Bruce Mrs. A.

J. Hughes spoke to the Women's patrol, stressing the fact that the zation, training of the Girl Guides was thirty laying loyal foundations for future of Mrs. service and citizenship. Congratu- Conway latory remarks were given by Mrs. Mrs.

L. McQuillin. Mrs. T. H.

Johnson and Mrs. J. Pearson. A program of music, games and dancing, was Peileck, presented, Mary by Symba- Louise Kay luk, Fern Dermody, Violet Tomlinson, Ruth Collett; Hazel Kerr. Phyllis Livingston, and a of Headingly High school "girls.

Miss Iverach was accompanist. Mrs. J. Pearson presented 2 book, Romantic Winnipeg, by Gertrude Walker, a member of Red River chapter, as a beginning for their library. The guides, assisted by their mothers, served refreshments.

In honor of Miss Florence Malby, DO of both sections of the association for several years, and is now R. G. McDonald made the presentation. Mrs. J.

A. Wilson, past president: of the auxiliary, referred, to the work of that group, speaking particularly of furnishing a room at the General hospital. Mr. R. Ernest Evans, president of the parent organization addressed the gathering.

Mr. George A. Jackson moved a vote of thanks to the hostess. bride-elect of early June, Miss Clendenning and Miss DoroRiley entertained a party of 15 Wednesday at the Fort guest of honor presented with a gift of silver. Bruce County Groups Gather To Honor William Marshall William Marshall was prewith a silver serving, tray officers and members County association, and the Auxiliary of the organiThursday, evening, at the when home J.

P. Anderson, Suite 12 A. Court. Marshall has been secretary Mr. and Mrs.

H. A. Steel are spending a few days in Vancouver, en route from a motor trip through the Pacific states. They are guests at Sylvia court. SNAP MAKES BLACK A WHITE YOUR LAST CHANCE' TO PURCHASE ADVANCE TICKETS FOR Royal Welcome Week Shows FOR TICKETS $1 NOW After May 15th, Regular Price, 4 for $1.40.

PHONE 95 877 Room 7, Syndicate Block, 222 Portage Ave. YOU REMEMBER? Hollinsworth's Ran This Ad in The Tribune Just One Year Ago United College Graduating Class Plans Final Party Class '39 of United College will hold its last class party Tuesday evening in Convocation hall. The students will assemble at 6 p.m. to put up their own decorations. Games and stunts will comprise the program before 9 p.m.

when a buffet supper will be served. Dancing will follow. The committee in charge of arrangements includes: Miss Muriel Coquette and Mr. Warren Carleton, social conveners; Miss Mary McLean, co-ed president of the class; Miss Margaret Sanders, Miss Peggy Donnelly and Mr. Edward Parker, president of the class, RS.

George H. Baillie, Vancouver, entertained at luncheon Thursday afternoon in honor of Mrs. John Botterell, formerly of Winnipeg, Christening Of Little Son Was Event Of Sunday The christening of the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. D.

P. Martell took place at St. Alphonsus church, Sunday, at 2.30 p.m. Rev. Father Edward Meehan performed the ceremony, The child, who was named Dennis Wayne, has for his godparents his aunt, Miss Betty McKinnon, and cousin, Mr.

Jack Hale. his, An informal reception followed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Martell. christening cake adorned the table, which was further decked with tulips in variegated shades.

IN honor of her nephew, Mr. Ian Pearson, of Orpington, Kent, England, Mrs. J. B. Coyne, Yale entertained at a buffet dinner Friday evening.

The party numbering 16 later attended the dance held by the Federated Young Men's clubs in the crystal ballroom of the Fort Garry hotel. Hugh S. Thompson, Saskatoon, formerly Miss Margot de Decker, of Winnipeg, entertained at luncheon Friday in honor of Mrs. T. J.

Seaborn, of Vancouver, and her sister, Mrs. A. McLean and her daughter, Miss Eleanor McLean, of Winnipeg. Red tulips and sweet peas ed the centrepiece for the table, which had covers laid for eight guests. (R.

and Mrs. Samuel Wilson, who have spent the last few months in Palm Springs, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, have returned home. On the return journey they visited the World's Fair in San Francisco. Grandparents Come For Christening Of Scott Angus Misener The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.

Ralph S. Misener, 301 Montrose was christened Sunday afternoon at their home. Rev. J. L.

McInnes, St. Andrew's United church, Oak performed the ceremony. The little boy received the names Scott Angus. A buffet supper was served following the event. Mr.

and Mrs. A. MacDougall, of London, the baby's grandparents, were present at the christening. IRS. James Playfair, will arrive Wednesday from Midland, to be the guest of her nicce, Mrs.

Hugh Phillipps, and Mr. Phillipps for the next ten days. Dr. and Mrs. Charles W.

Burns left Monday with their sons, Charles and James for Toronto and Detroit. Later they will go to Montreal where Dr. Burns will attend a meeting of the Canadian Medical association. Mrs. R.

B. Dalton arVR. rived and Sunday from Toronto to be the guests of Mrs. Dalton's parents, Dr. and Mrs.

J. Welch, Bentley apts. They will sail June 9 from New York for Peru. Mr. T.

J. Rathjen and Mr. G. H. Sellers have left for a short visit in New York and Toronto.

NOW IT'S UP TO YOU Nothing restricted! Nothing feserved! 1.95 DRESSES suits, Model import one-of-a-kind tweeds, dressy garments, costs tailored are Printed sheers, sheer all included. Opportunities like jacket dresses, are rare, so set at opeet ed crepes, darker frocks business for wear. street What and SPRING COATS ANd SUITS a variety and what a bargain! Regular The response was remarkable, we sold hundreds of garments and scores of Winnipeg women were able to save many dollars on new clothes. NOW! READ IT AGAIN Because tomorrow we are presenting the SAME KIND OF SALE! DRESSES DRESSES DRESSES for street and afterfor street and after- for evening and dinner noon wear. Short noon wear.

Summer wear. Crepes, printed sleeved crepes in high prints and novelties, chiffons, satins, nets shades as well as darker dresses in and novelty weaves. crepes and sheers. navy a Mostly all with jackets. and black; few prints.

REGULAR REGULAR REGULAR up to $10.95 up to $12.95 up to $19.75 $1.95 .95 $10 SPRING COATS and SUITS navy, Dress Tweed up black, and for the dressy greys, royal etc. coats, visit at tailored small suits cost! in $0 Regular up to $22.50. Lounging Pyjamas Make plans HATS of heavy satin, black trousers to be Dozens of smart styles to with choose from in both rough and baronet, now rose, scarlet, green, here at door- smooth straws. A few to choose from. Regular up blue.

maroon, Four gold styles or 395 opening. felts to choose from. REGULAR $5.95 to $5.00 HOLLINSWORTHECO REGINA LIMITED CALGARY SASKATOON WINNIPEG Specialists in Romer's and 806 and 390 Portage A Ready-lo-Wear Faca. BOYD BUILDING our entire stock, ruthlessly changing We've spent days going carefully through angle considered, and here's the prices to new lows, no section was missed, every Sale Starts TOMORROW DRESSES of the quality and etyle that have made Summer prints and Every fashion offered Store famous among Winnipeg's best dressed women. novelties, darker is Holline crepes and cheers, EVERY SPRING COAT and wilk knitted jerseys.

suits, A SUIT in the STORE REDUCED Regular tip to $10.95.

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