TOWN and COUNTRY

Stratford Evening Post, Volume III, Issue 347, 30 April 1935, Page 4

TOWN and COUNTRY

Stratford Tennis Champions. Tin la.-t match in the championships of the Stratford Tennis Chib was completed at .the week-end, when ihe postponed final of the junior women’s doubles was played. Mieses D. KeightTcy and J. Francis heat Misses M. McClugga.sc and W. Rawles C —s, t : —5. Sevcn-a-'sidc Women’s Hockey. The Stratford Old Girls’ Hockey Club has entered .three teams in the soven-a-sldc tournament to be* held at Eltham on Thursday. The following players have been selected ())us leaving Post Office promptly at 12.30 p.ni.); B. Watkins, M. Young,, ,L. Wickham, 0. Hale. A. Clements, D. Lilley, E. Jensen, G. Brown, B. Anscombe, M. Ferguson, D. Cook, N. Lash, R. Childs, V. Stallard, J. Hill, E. Wilmshurst, D. Pettigrew, C. Pet-

) grew, E. Reeves, K. Rogers, J Bonner, TI. Faulkner, M. Walsh.

County Ratepayers’ Voting

Provision is made for ratepayers in the Stratford county to vote at ihe

local body polls, even though their

rates may be in arrears to a certain

j extent. The county clerk, Mr. C. J. j Campbell, staled yesterday that as I long- as rates were paid to March 31, 1903, provided rates had not been written, off or compounded (with the exception of .the 10 per cent, penalty)

the ratepayer was entitled to vote

tiuccessfuj Euchre Evening

The lir.-t of the series of weekly euchre parties and dances held in the

Convent schoolroom last evening was largely attended and greatly enjoyed. 'Hie prize winners were: Ladies, Mrs Welingtou 1, Mrs. Groshinskl 2, Miss A. Kowall ski 3. Men, Mr. W. Nor-j-is 1, Mr. T. Waite 2, Mr. R. Ritchie 3. There were over 150 players. A dance was held after the card-playing. Weight's orchestra Supplying the nuisic. The Monte carlo was won by Miss Wells and partner.

Holy Trinity Parish Festival. The .parish festival, so far, had always boeu associated with Trinity Sunday, but this year a change would be necessary, because Trinity Sunday fell in the middle of the mission .to be conducted in the parish by the Church Army, stated the report of the wardens (Messrs E. H. Young and H. C. Johnson) at the annual meeting last night of part.h loners cf Holy Trinity Church, Stratford. The bishop would be the preacher at the festival service of the parish church on the Sunday evening. The parish corporate communion wbuld bo at S a.m. and would be followed at 0 a.m. by the communicants’ breakfast. New Anglican Church. “I don’t want you lo take my reference to the new church very serii on ly,” said Rev. K. J. McFarland | at the annual meeting of parishlon- ! ers of Holy Trinity Church, Stratj ford, last night, when, commenting on j his report. “As I slate in my report,” ho continued, “it rs only a (■dream of the future —yet.” The i question of the new church would I have to be faced, however, as Strati'ford had outgrown its church. There were several occasions when the church was uncomfortably overcrowdoil, and numb rs of people stayed away from services bcause they knew there would not be a scat available.

The normal Sunday evening emigregaiion practically filled the church and there wan little additional ac-

comrucuii.liou for special occasions,

The Ball cf the Season, Further steps have been taken in the organisation for the annual Ball of the Stratford Technical High School Old Pupils’ Association, which win bo held in the Town Hall on Thursday, May 16th. Arrangements are being gradually finalised so as to leave no stone unturned to make the bull an outstanding success. At the present moment there is every indication of a large number of debutantes

lo he presented and further names are s.til] being submitted to the committee. Mr. Owen Lyons is the very

capable secretary of the association and he has with him a very energetic committee who have arranged for several novelties which will appear in Stratford for the first time. Everything points .towards this ball proving to he the most brilliant hall of the season.