Best wishes to Geraldine Parr who became the bride of Pte. Elwyne Blake on April 10th. Elwyne, formerly of the Weave room, is now with the R.C.A.M.C. at Stratford.
The boys of the Woollen Carding Dept. presented Bob Dickson with a table and a set of book ends when he left the Company to take the position of boss carder at Newlands, Galt.
Norman DeLong of Lindsay paid the card room boys a visit on Easter Monday.
Gus Johnston spent the Easter holidays at his home in Peterborough.
We are sorry to hear that Elmer Schmidt of the Woollen Spinning Dept. received word that his brother, Warrant Officer Frederick Schmidt, is missing, presumed dead, after operations over Germany on April 3rd.
The boys in the Dyehouse report that Ronald “O.K.” Sawyer has been on the sick list for a few weeks. Pleased to hear he has recovered.
We hear that John Conroy and Cecil Wygood are itching to get back on the soil for spring planting.
Bill Clark, who left about a year ago, is back on the job again in the Dyehouse.
Good luck to Delmar Holmes, who has enlisted with the Air Force, and Norman Miller, who reported for duty with the Army.
The lab staff is glad to see Catherine Huether back to work after her recent operation for appendicitis.
Doris Holmes, Ruth Foss, Nurse Baker, Gilbert Povey, Fred Hutchings and Cameron Macnab attended the Annual Safety Convention held in Toronto on Monday, April 17th.
It’s good to see Herb Eltherington back on the job. We hope you are feeling well again, Herb.
Geraldine (Parr) Blake was presented with a silver cream and sugar set by the members of the Warping Dept. in honor of her recent marriage.
Elections for the recreation club, which has been formed by the girls at the new residence, were very favorable. President, Alecia Celotto; Vice-President, Elsie Crowe; Sec.-Treas., Edith King; Committee, C. Beswetherick, Bernice Allan, Leona Strang, Eve Fleury, Pat Long. The club has planned many happy hours ahead for the residents.
WINS MILITARY MEDAL
We are mighty proud to report that Pte. Fred Baker, a member of the Weaving Dept., before enlisting, was one of the four members of the Perth Regiment of Stratford who have been decorated for bravery during the unit’s part in the Italian campaign. Fred was awarded the Military Medal. – Nice going, Fred.
Received your regular copy of the mill paper and cigarettes for which I thank you very much. It is nice to read all the good news and it’s the only paper that interests me. I see Scott Dickie is still on the job—a good man, too. I wish I were on the warper across from him or on the looms rather than here. Some refer to this country as ‘sunny Italy,’ but as for me I call it a mud hole. How old Jerry likes this place is beyond me. I wouldn’t take a grape vine home as a souvenir. Maurice Bruce doesn’t like it either. There’s no place here that we would trade for a two by four of Hespeler. The ‘Ities’ pester you all the time for clothes and shoes. They offered me 20 eggs and 300 lire for a pair of shoes to-day. But they asked for this, so let them go bare footed.
A105843 Pte. J. K. Durnford,
Royal Canadian Regt., “B” Coy.,
Canadian Army, C.M.F.