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Mme. Vanier's Daily Duties Designed To Help Husband

By CAROLYN WILLETT - |eyes, Mme. Vanier fs an accom- @TTAWA (CP)—A family feel- plished hostess, a charming Mg pervades stately Government | team-mate who has been at her

THE VANIERS AT TEA

louse where the bride of a one-| husband's side in London, in both

aide-de-camp has returned! war - shattered and post - war Canada's first lady—ithe oe Se and in Canada.

the governor-general.

more than seven years. For- of a Governor-General, Her Ex-

Governor - General Vincent cellency rates a bow from men

sey Was a widower. and a curtsey from women who

» Mme. Vanier has said she re- wish to show a mark of respect ed to Government House this| when presented te her.

feeling being rooms were decorated for the cee 38 om 7S FRENCH CHEF eecasion with their festive trim- since she first came to Ot-| The details she must look after mings and lighted Christmas tree. ride of George Van- | '@28e from specific arrangements A fine devotional “I think of. the first two Cana-| for a dinner party to a daily con- Christmas,” led by Mrs. Raynall born aides appointed to a Sultation with Jean Zonda, the McNeill with Mrs. Stirling Bag- traditionally - British vice-|FTemch chef brought to Govern- lole as prayer leader proved household. ment House by Mr. Massey. With very interesting. Scripture: read- . a Zonda she shares not only a com- ings were given by Mrs. Kenneth ITINE ‘mou language but a knowledge of Smaliman, Mrs. Ross Howard Vanier has said her one-'French cuisine to help in decid- and Mrs. Laurence Harris. Mrs; Rideau Cottage, a | ing on menus. . Selden Buchanan sang a ‘solo. family house on Govern-|. But, she has said, Government The president, Mrs. Wilbert grounds, gave her an/| House pretty well runs itself. 4Dennis conducted the business how the vice-regal resi-| Qn another occasion, her sense period. Roll call was answered organized, down to such of mirth bubbled through with by twenty members. “ee w bet stady “the the remark that perhaps “retter~——-—-— OT TAWA CHATELAINE. shheeneetnaateasudigaarammammenameons siditnienediaimianal S representative uses and/|skates would be helpful in get- | | ed room is set aside | ting around the long eorridors of tee ——-————| Couple Honor \|the residence. : to get treat for the children of | fruit te a member sick in the "6 A iversa that the tall, dis-| The woman know | the district. | pital. ‘Un nn i soldier - diplomat and/life of an p Soap e Se The president and secretary| Correspondence was read and) ry silver - haired wife the life of an ambassador's wife £4Ve # good report on the lead- discussed. - At Montag ve. e ‘Post as part of their|—His Excellency was Canada’s ership course .they attended at’ yrs Murdock MacSween will | te their country. It is post-war ambassador to France, Cetra! Royalty. entertain the members for -thel.zMONTAGUE — Mr. and Mrs. , too, that Gen. Vanier is/ until retirement in 1953 — brings | CLYDE RIVER W. I | January meeting at which roll} John R. Semple, Upper Monta- lek te emphasize that he and to the vice-regal post an interest | ae _ | call will be answered by sugges-| gue, on Dec. 23, celebrated their wife function as a team. | in travel within her own eountry! Six members of the Clyde Ri- tions for raising funds. Lunch} fifty-first wedding anniversary. As a team, and as parents of|and a keen interest in welfare|Vér Women’s Institute answered committee will be Lois Macdon-| During ‘the evening many friends ar grown sons and a daughter, | work. ;roll cali with used clething for! aid Edith MacLeod, Mrs. Char-'and members of their family sense ef a family being at| When it comes to participating /the Protestant Welfare Bureau at jes MacNeill and Mrs. Murdock) called, at their home to congratul- ome — although mone of the in organizations, she likes to} the December meeting held in the wacSween. aie them and a social evening lidren ie here—is felt through-|pitch into a group's grass roots) school with vice - president, Mrs. | <4 | was enjoyed. } the large residence. | work. f | Brie ‘MacPhail “ conducting the/ WHEATLEY RIVER W.1. | Mr. and Mrs. Semple ate well For the Vaniers, moving from DID RED CROSS WORK paaete session. Eleven members were present | *90w® members of the communi- |

the. ef a rich military and diplo-|

She worked with the Red Cross |, balance of patie career, also has nieant!

53 hand. Sick after the war in liberated France | .ommitice oreetros ving personal ions here 9°28 with prisoners of war and| pm 2’ Montreal apartment. |4¢Ported persons, a job she still Books from an extensive f-/SPC@Ks of as one of her greatest ry now fill Government House | PPortunities to see many facets udies. Around the couple are! welfare service at work. Mrs. W. A. MacLean, Mrs. Reg. mily pictures, an extensive-col-| T° her mew demanding job |MacKimon, Mrs. Mervyn Mac- ction of paintings and some of Wich promises extensive travel’ Phee and Mrs. : works of their artist - son,|4* Well as a multitude of duties

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shut-ins at Christmas.

were named to plan the meetings

ornard. be home erates keeping up! jar the coming year : with a large corresponden:: : DOPTED SONS” {Canada's feat ledy tenes a Mrs. J. H. MacPhail and Mrs.

{Eric MacPhail will be hostesses

: . for the January meeting when lore nee oat ia gathering: | on call ‘will be answered with : something for an auction sale. — brig aon = Teeteant | The lunch committee will early in the Vaniers’ term of or.| Mrs. Lorne MacNevin, Mrs. Mer- fice when the couple entertainea| YY" M@cPhee, Mrs. Harry Mac- at a large press reception. Many Lean and Mrs. Reg MacKimon. ® Trappist monk at newspaper men’s wives were re-| SPRINGVALE W.1. are in Canada. ceived without their husbands, prese is a doctor in London, who were detained working on an| M's. Kenneth MacDonald was is studying philosophy at important government report is-|0stess to the members of the Institute Catholique in Paris,|sued to the press in a locked| SPTingvale Women’s Institute for Bernard is in Provence,|room. jtheir December meeting. Six thern France. For more than one wife, the) ™embers and three visitors were Like her husband, Mme. Van- trepidation of the reception line|i® attendance. The meeting was is fluently bilingual. She is the was quickly overcome by in | Soetecles by the president, Mrs. ugh of Charles Hector Governor-General and his wife’s| Austin Sentner. Roll call was , a former Quebec Super- warm greetings and Mme. Van-| 22swered with an exchange of Court judge. \ier’s understanding as’she asked: | Christmas gifts. Tall and regal in appearance,| “Is your husband locked up,| The Orphange collection for the ih a dancing light in dark blue too?” district amounted ‘to $26.25.

| The school committee was to

And to make up for the ab

sce; of family, Mme. Vanier | been heard to refer to the $ young aides as ‘our’ pted sons.”

of their children, only Michel, |

2 phil hy student at Lavel |

versity in Quebec City, and) f ges,

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gracious dignity and a warmth

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VOMEN‘S ORGANIZATIONS

Institute Members Honor _ Past President With Gifts |

IMORELL — A festive air was/Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. P. W.|

ven to the ember meeting: Robbins. -

| the Morel): Women’s Institute |

a gaily trimmed miniature | istmas tree which was sur-

for the school Christmas Usual treats are to be bou the school children and . {School children of the district:

The sick committee .is to send

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NORTH WINSLOE W. I. Mrs. Nelson Stevenson enter- : , »»|tained the members of the North waded with gifts for Baby”! winsioe Women’s Institute for the ly who is now i‘n a Montreal | necember meeting. The new pre- pital. 22 members were pre-|sident Mrs. Albert Younker was at the meeting which was/in the chair. Roll call was ans- mducted by the president, Mrs. | wered by nine members exchang- | J. Rooney. ing Christmas gifts. Three mem- was agreed to give the chil- bers paid their dues. One visitor! in the two schools the ‘usual | was present. s treat. Mrs. W. AyL| Several bills were paid and the Mrs. E. G. MacKinnon and/| correspondence was read and E. MacDonald were ap- discussed. Reports from various inted to prepare program book-| committees were heard. is. Mrs. Rooney stated she was, Mrs. Albert Younker and Mrs. ining equipment for a Home| Claude Craswell were appointed sing Course which she would to get Christmas gift for Music sduct in January. | Teacher. Mrs. Leith Cartier was , of the members, Mrs. |*PP0inted to purchase a gift for ye trfen presented thei! retiring president and secre- . dent. Mrs. William A yi- | ‘ary and that the school children president, Mrs. ;collect from the district for tea- | with gifts. Mrs. Ay?! ‘her's present.

graciously thanked the)” poy call for the January meet- | mbers and said she id al! ing to be answered by passing be willing to assist the In| i,°. Get Well Card. and that in its projects. members bring their ‘Canada . A. B. MacAdam will em-| Packers’. wrappers. It was de- in the members for the Jan-| cided to start our meeting at 8.30. meeting when roll call will| Lamch committee for next meet- Pore

jpurchase Christmas decorations j

| Wheatley River Women's Institu-

member is to make candy for the Christmas concert. Money was |voted for treats fer the school

gue and $1.00. for membership with the Canadian Association of Consumers. - | Mrs. John Ross, Mrs. Leonard Ling, Mrs. Harold Chandler and Mrs. Fred MacRae were appoint- ed to plan the program books for the coming year.

Mrs. Leonard Ling and Mrs. ‘Fred MacRae were appointed to ithe sick committee. Lunch com-

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O'LEARY — The annual Christ- mas party of the O'Leary Bap. tist World Wide Guild was held at the home of their leader, Mrs.

sent./te held recently. Reports of the| It was voted to send $5.00 to the! sick and school committees were| Ved #t the close of @ most

5 to| viven. The school organ is ta be; “Movable evening. jtreat the school children and the repaired by Mr. Bryentop. Each |

Erie MacPhail! children, $5.00 for the T.B. Lea-!

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mittee will be Mrs. Theo Sellar, |

|Mrs. Lloyd Stead and Mrs. Jam- es Wares: In charge of the pro- gram will be Mrs. Fred Mac- Rae. :

Mrs. Harold Buntain will be hostess to the members for the January meeting when roll call | will be answered By paying sub- scriptions to the Institute News.

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: dieeel ; : ity in which they have resided for | The treasurer’s repo Ow at the monthly meeting of the ; of their lives and. are_te-|

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Baptist World Wide Guild Holds Annual Yuletide Party jirsei%in Susy sare of'me

Dan Smallman on Dec. 18. The |

‘Mrs. Foster. Smailman, ‘Lorne Adams, | Smallman and Mrs. Winburn Har-

dish by past president, Mrs. Wil-| jliam Easter, to the secretary- | Mrs.

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| i ’ | program for the December meet- Reports showed a year of acti- ing of the North Wiltshire Wo-| PATRIOT vity in all phases of the work. | men’s Institute held at the home The officers for the coming |of Mrs. C. R. Campbell. WANT AD year are as follows: President,| The business of the meeting Mrs. Ralph Bishop, ist vice, — was conducted by the. president. | . . Wilfred Dennis, 2nd vice, Mrs. | Roll call was answered by each} Laurence Harris; friendship sec-| member donating 50 cents for | Phone 8506 retary, Mrs. Lorne: Adams; sec-/ “Care.” .

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i One new member was | retary, Mrs. James Harris; trea-| welcomed. iis B surer, Mrs. Norman McMillan;| The treasurer reported on the} membeship committee, Mrs. | supper held in November and the George Buchanan and Mrs. Fos-| amount realized was most grat- ter Smaliman; organist, Mrs. |ifying. A T.B. Bond was purchas- Ross Howard; nominating. com- | oq correspondence was discussed mittee, Mrs. Raynall McNeill,| and the members signed a peti- Mrs. Herman Smaliiman and Mrs. tion to protest the use of Trad- Wilbert Dennis; press correspon- |; amps: dent Mrs. Raynall Mac *| Mrs. Henry Godfrey was ap- program committee, Mrs. Dan! iointed to purchase a gift for Smaliman, Mrs. rling Ellis leach of two members whose hom- and Mrs.,Selden Buchanan. _— ies were destroyed by fire re-| An exchange of Christmas gifts | cently. ; | rend the: presentation. of gifts 10: The school committee ts to have! the leaders followed. _ charge of the Christmas treat! A beautiful candlelight ser- for the school children. Mrs. Wil-| vice led by Mrs. Dan Smallman jiam Easter and Mrs. Lioyd| assisted by Mrs. Wilbert Dennis, /ytacPherson were appointed to,

Mrs. ‘the school committee for the!

seem rere FOR NEW YEARS

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FRESH ISLAND

WE ALSO HAVE CAPONS CHICKENS and-TURKEYS..|.. Open Tonight —- Closed Thur. at 6 -

Ma ed car a Santa Claus Keith Cameron dis-' Mark MacGuigan. Boyd Good, City, left this week > | ear for I where they , . ! eae wil ued te meth of James | Montague Ladies’ Auxiliary ‘ James Archibald C€amp- ° ¥ from her daughter and -law, d Captain and Mrs. Robert M. Car-| “MONTAGUE — The December} Mrs. 1H. Poole reported for “oo Glasgow, Scotland, after a stormy ies Auxiliary was held at the nur-| sag the treasurer presented the crossing. se’s home with Mrs. A.F. Mac-| financial report which included a ae ; Kenzie presiding. laubetantial dum realized from alt ea Dress: Mert 3 a fthe recent rummage a:d food ’ i. Saturday ron *} * . sale. j | 2 arene a month with ber son-in- | NY, Wiltshire WI Arrangements were finalized "4 ughter, . = for rin; the annual hospi- , George Maclinnis and family. Protest Against | spenerrnng " Mrs. Louis Burdett, Toronto, | j 9 er ‘ ontario, spent the Christmas sea, ACIng Stamps | ; “ the guest of her parents, Mr. ' most imexpensive : pa Bg ws MecEsch "Rice |. NORTH WILTSHIRE — An ad-| ; «j ous re ere, jdress in humorous poetry, com-; salesman cor : ~“________+_=—==_—_Iposed and read by the president, | an y' w |Mrs. Douglas Younker, and the’ presentation of a, crystal relish | employ #==€ s

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Mrs. Herman! next two months. t The president gave a fine re- ris as candile-bearers closed the port of ‘the leadership course she | prayer. Mrs. Ross Howard waS ‘attended at Central Royalty Hall. “—_ for bss a a treat |, Mrs- Lloyd MacPherson will be

e mem enjoy from | hostess to the members for the of candy and ice-cream ™m January meeting when roll call

their leaders. __.|will be “Health.” Mrs. Henry

ee Godfrey will assist the hostess on the lunch committee.

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