ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS AND MATSQUI NEWS

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Matsqui Red Cross
Re-elects Officers
At Annual Meeting

FOUR UNITS KEEP BUS
WORKERS ATTEND WEEKLY

Mrs. S. F. Cameron and Mrs. J.
Threlfall were re-elected president
and vice-president, respectively, at
the annual meeting of the Matsqui
Red Cross held in the Church Par-
lor, Tuesday, January 27. The sec-
retary is Miss A. Goodchild; trea-
surer, Mrs. Harry Shojjren; con-
venors of Work Committees, Mrs.
Walter Adams and Miss L, Ball;
convenors of hostess committee,
Mrs. Grohnert and Mrs. R. L. Mc-
Culloch. Encouraging reports were
read by the various committees.
Work completed during December
and January included; 12 baby
gowns, 24 surgical towels, 6 dozen
sanitary belts, 48 hospital hand-
kerchiefs, 3 women’s blouses, 6
boy's shirts, 6 doz. khaki handker-
chiefs, 2 pr. men’s socks, 3 sweat-
ers, 6 pr. mitts, 5 pr. women's
stockings, 2 helmets and 7 face
cloths. The hostesses for the af-
ternoon were Mrs. Menaul and
Mrs. Wm. Scott and they were
isted by Mrs. Weismer,

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BIG SEND-OFF FOR
LAC GORDON ADAMS

LAC Gordon Adams, RCAF, of
Ridgedale was given a great “send
off” at the C.P.R. Station in Mis-
sion on Friday night, when he
left for the © About 100 rela-
tives and friends crowded the
station platform to bid Gordie
“God Speed” after his short leaye.
Donald Morris, who was in the
Royal Bank in Abbotsford with
Gordie but who is now. stationed
on Vancouver Island, ‘had a get-
together with Gordie in Vancou-
ver at the weekend.

M. and Ms. Walter Adams en-
tertained at a turkey dinner hon-

BRIDE-TO-BE IS
SHOWER GUEST

Mrs. Len Nelson was assisted
by Miss Nora Kleininger in giving
a miscellaneous shower on Mon-
day evening in honor of Miss
Dorothy Kannops. One of the
guests, dressed as a negromammy,
presented the bride-to-be with gifts
from about 17 friends. Following
a social evening the honored guest
cut a decorated cake and served
it to her friends, Refreshments
were served,

oring Gordon on Wednesday even-

SEVEN MACHINES

The work committees are divid-
ed into four units, one meeting
at Clayburn Village under the dir-
ection of Miss Ball and a second
at the home of Mrs. McCulloch.
This group sometimes divides into
two and part of them work at the
home of Mrs. Stan Cameron. At
Gifford four workers meet at the
home of Mrs. R. Sibbald. The
Matsqui ladies meet every Friday
at the home of Mrs. Len Smith
who has turned her livingroom
and sunroom into Red Cross work
rooms. There are seven sewing
machines, three electric, and four
treadle, and ten ladies attend reg-
ularly under the direction of Mrs.
Walter Adams. Besides giving her
home for the duration, Mrs. Smith
also gives capable instruction in
the sewing,

BERGQUIST = IRVINE

A quiet wedding took place on
Saturday evening, Jan. 31, in the
Methodist Church in Bellingham
when Frances Irvine, only daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs, Frank Harvey
of Abbotsford, was united in mar-
riage to Arthur Bergquist of Bel-
lingham, Wn.

The bride was attired in a suit
of black silk crepe trimmed with
white with matching accessories.
She carried gardenias and violets.
Mrs. G. Brown of Bellingham,
aunt of the bride, was matron of
honor, and she wore navy blue
silk with a corsage of rosebuds.
Mrs. Robert Castor, another at-
tendant, was attired in blue silk
with a touch of green. Her bou-
quet was of gardenias. Mr. Castor,
cousin of the bride, supported the
groom.

Following the ceremony the bri-
dal. party retired to the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Castor where a
dainty wedding supper was. served.
The groom's mother, dressed in
soft grey, poured tea. Among the
many beautiful gifts received by
the couple, was a lovely set of
silverware from the groom’s grand-
mother, an heirloom of the family.
Following the reception Mr. and
Mrs. Bergquist left on a short
wedding trip, and on their return
will reside in Bellingham. The
groom expects to leave for the
north in April where he is mana-
ger for an Alaskan firm.

HONOR FORMER MEMBER

Matsqui Red Cross sewing cir-
cle, which meets Fridays at the
home of Mrs. Len Smith, present-
ed a gift last week to Mrs. Horace
Vosburgh, a former member,
when she visited the circle.

ELIZABETH MARIA RUCKER

Funeral services were conducted
on Wednesday afternoon by Rev.
A. C. Cameron from Henderson’s
Funeral Home for zabeth Maria
Rucker, who passed away
ruary 1 in a Vancouver hospital.
Pallbearers were W. I, Vanetta,
A. M. Vanetta, A. R. Keeping, F.
Fossett, D. Winton and T. Delair.
Interment took place in Hazel-

wood Cemetery.

in Iowa in

Columbia 44 years ago. She resid-
ed on Sumas Prairie until Decem-

ber when she was taken to the
hospital. Mrs. Rucker was a life
member of the Methodist Church

in Blaine, Wn. She is survived by
Vanetta

two daughters, Mrs, J. B.
of Abbotsford, and Mrs. M, Law
of Kamloops; four sons, Dwight,

of Bellingham, Ira of Sumas
Prairie, Nathaniel of Tacoma, Wn.
Harold of Victoria; and one broth-
er, George Cain of Blaine, Wn., 23
grandchildren and 8 great grand-

ing. Covers were laid for twenty.

children,

Austraiia, and wae w.uted sia
wartime needs.
have organized
trition lectures (6), and home

Pro-Rec members have
Red Cross stores end funds,
Fund, and other war charities.

and any eventuality.

FITNESS WINS !

Anticipating the national fitness programs of Gt, Britain,

WOMEN

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ves, British Columbia's 7-year-o.u

Pro-Rece plan is being increasingly adapted to the Provinces's
In addition to providing “Keep Fit” classes for
men and women in most parts of the Province, the Pro-Rees
their own Red Cross unite (1 abov), pre-mili-
tary training (2), rifle shooting instruction (3), “P.T.”

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Mechanic and Electrician
Abbotsford
Phone 34M

In Cold Weather

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Meat Market

Abbotsford Phone 56

for ARP workers (4), civilian ARP methods (5), wartime nu-

rsing courses (7).
made countless contributions to
the Queen's Canadian Fund for

Air Raid Victims, the Lord Mayor's Fund, the Milk for Britain
. Hundreds of Pro-Rec have join-
ed the armed forces; others are keeping fit for their daily jobs

SMITH = HARRIS

The home of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Tillatson of Bellingham, Wn., was
the setting for a pretty home wed-
ding on Sunday, Feb. 8, when the
Rey. Scott of Bellingham united
in marriage Winnifred Lvelyn
Harris, dazghter of Mr. and Mrs.
R. Harris of Whatcom Road, to
Fred McRae Smith, son of Mrs.
Smith of Bellingham and the late
Mr. Smith. The bride wore a deiph
blue ensemble with navy blue as-
cessories and a corsage of pink
rosebuds and ferns. Her attendant
was Miss Thelma Nelles, who wore
a gown of Midnight blue with
black accessories and a corsage of
white carnations and ferns. Mr.
Donald McDicken of Tacoma, the
bride's cousin, supported the gro>™.
For going away the bride donned
a fur coat, over her wedding dress.
Upon their return from a wed-
ding trip to California they will
make their home in Bellingham.

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Smart erepe jacket dress.
By GRACE THORNCLIFFE
THE TWO-PIECE jacket dress,
out on slim lines, is smart and
comfortable under a fur coal. The
top of this brown crepe model is
embroidered with white beads in a
flower pattern, The dress has a
concealed front and three-quarter
length sleeves that are slightly
belled. The skirt is flared a bit in
front.

well-to-do, salary

housewife

No’ one—rich,
earner, wage earner,
has any right to escape his or
proportionate duty. This war
being fought for the prote:
ALL, Buy Victory Bonds.

BAN SUGAR BOWLS

The Wartime Prices and Trade
Board has ruled that hotels, res-
taurants and other catering estab-
lishments must remove ail sugar
bowis from their tables “and serve
sugar only in reasonable quantities
when asked for by their clients".

The most I can do is the least
I can do. ‘Buy Victory Bonds.

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RED CROSS
Wows Oe

GIVE CANNED GOODS

Members of the Fraternal Or-
der of Eagles at Nelson have sent
a substantial donation of canned
goods to the Provincial Red Cross
Food Warehouse. It was collected
in an unique way. The Order gave
and dance and charg-
on price, canned
Froducts to the value of 25% A
few were more generous and
those who did not bring canned
products. paid cash, which was
later invested in every kind of
canned food from milk, ovaltine,
coffee and cocoa to fricaseed
chicken, vealstew, fruit and vege-
tables, There was some doubt at
first as to how the idea “would
take” but the Eagles report the
affair “a grand success” and pass
along the idea as an excellent way
of doing a little bit of war ser-
vice.

PRISONERS OF WAR

The Educational Books Section

of the British Red Cross has ar-

whist dr’
ed as adm

ranged for prisoners of war to
continue their training, with a
view to preparing themselves for

post war activities. The Society
gives advice, examinations and ar-
ranges for text and reference
books to be sent to all prisoners
sting them.

“A standout feature in local Red
Cross work”, writes Mrs. B, Og-
ston, publicity seer of the
Vanderhoof branch the num-
ber of quilts of fine workmanship
supplied by the Prairiedale Wor
en's

Institute under the  presi-
dency of Mrs, A. V, O'Meara.
While the active membership a

erages 10 work
put of quilts month
been maintained for the past 15
months. These industrious women
residing at widely scattered points
meet for an all-day session once
a month. Most of, the materials
for covering and filling are donat-
ed by other residents in the com-
munity. The “Baby Bees”, a group
of four ten ar old girls
provided the wool and knitted 17
pairs of mitts for the Red Cross.”
HIVE OF INDUSTRY

out-

a Steady
two

has

have

Eyery Wednesday morning the
Economics room at the

High School is a hive of

y. That's the time the High
School girls sew and knit for the

Red Cross.

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Sun-Tested
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Designs

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Hardware

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don’t telephone unless absolute-
ly necessary. Leave the tele-
phone system free to handle ur-
gent calls by the authorities.
Your safety may depend on this.

The recent blackout on the
coast gave a significant warning
of how the public can quickly
overload the telephone syst€m,
interfering with vital calls.

Resist the impulse to telephone
about unusual sights or sounds
during the present critical days.

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