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page 12 Elgin Friendship Club. The South Crosby Senior Citizen's held their monthly meeting on March ll with only 18 members in attendance due to illness of a number of Seniors. Edith Teeple took the place of the Pre- sident and opened the meeting with prayer. The minutes were read and ap- proved. Edith inquired whether anyone had considered going to the Inter- national Senior Citizen's Congress to be held in Toronto in May. No one re- sponded and for financial assistance for same, it was moved by Daisy Coon and seconded by Maybelle Hughson that $25 be sent to U.S.C.O. /I.S.C.A. '81 by the treasurer, Eliza Gray. Mr. W. Gifford called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Vince Donovan to advise of a New Horizon Senior Citizen's Work- shop to be held April 22 or 29th at Portland. This meeting would include the neighboring Senior Citizen's Clubs. The Catholic Women's League gave the treasurer $5 for the use of the Club Room. A cheque was given to Leah Fre- eman to pay for Sympathy and Get Well cards which she sent to members. The meeting adjourned. Eliza Gray played the piano while all sang Happy Birthday to a member having a birthday in March. After a few games of Bingo, lunch was served. Next meeting is on April 8th. ELGIN C.W.I.. The March meeting of the Elgin Catholic League was held in two parts. The first part was held at the home of Father O'Neil. This was in the form of an Executive meeting to clear some business that would not have to be done at the second meeting. This will be a joint group meeting with other churches and parishes. Many cards and messages of thanks were received. There will be a Leadership Training Day on April 11 sponsored by Mrs. Carmel Foster on Christian Family Life. Our Annual Membership Luncheon will be held at the Hotel Kenney on June 7 when we will be celebrating our 50th Anniversary. We hope to invite former Pastors, presidents, 50 year members, and Charter members. We hope to have an interesting speaker. We will have two membership Sundays hoping for some new members. The second part of the March meeting was a joint meeting wherein the churches of other denominations were invited to our Senior Citizens room to attend a Right To Life Meeting sponsored by our group from Brockville who showed most interesting films on this vital topic. A prominent doctor from the group followed with a most interest- ing talk. There was also a nurse who rendered a most thought provoking commentary on not only Right to Life for the unborn but also the similar horrors of Euthanasia. A vote of thanks and gift was given to the group in appreciation of their work. daybztf CHIMNEY SWEEPING ‘NSPECTION a. REPAIR SPLIT 8. DRY HARDWOOD FOR SALE KEN RASNWESEN R.R. 1 ELGlN. ONT. PHONE 359-5937 FORFAR DAIRY -SPR|NG All CANADIAN Dinner BANQUET Wednesday, April 15,1981 Rideau District High School, Elgin, Ont. Guest Speaker THE HON. EUGENE WHALEN Minister of Agriculture-â€"Canada Admission: $ 10.00 All proceeds above expenses will be‘donated to THE NORTH LEEDS HOMEMAKERS this amount will be matched by Forfar Dairy.Ltd. This money will buy the much needed equipment for the Sick Room Loan Cupboard ickets available at: -The Dairy â€"O'Hearn's garage -any Dairy director Elgin U.C.W. The Elgin U.C.W. meeting was held on Feb. 17th with 14 members present. The meeting was opened by the presi- dent, Nina Churchill mentioning some of the world problems, and then she read the "Twelve Rules for Happiness". The worship service was opened with "A New Creed" read in unison. The remain- der of the service continued with "The Earth is the Lord's", which is the theme from the World Day of Prayer service pre- pared by the American Indian Women. Each part of the study showed connections in the Bible. The parts of the Goodness of Creation, The Earth's Wounds, and The Healing of the Earth were read and dis- cussions followed, and then ended with a prayer for appreciation for our re- sources. Worship ended with the hymn, "Father Eternal, Ruler of Creation" read in unison. The study led to finding information about "Pueblito", a program which Cana- da supports financially in Costa Rica. The citizenship secretary pointed out that 1981 is called the Year of the Dis- abled, the boycott against the Nestle Company remains, and the concern over the words God and Bible being omitted from the country's new Constitution. The meeting closed with prayer fol- lowed by fellowship and lunch. The Elgin U.C.W. meeting was held on March 10 in the Centennial Hall with 12 members and l guest present. Mrs. Anna Charland, acting president, opened the meeting with a reading. The worship group began the service with a prayer followed by a hymn "Teach Me Day By Day". Following readings from Scripture, the offerings were taken up and dedicated. Service ended with pray- er. ' The evening study program enjoyed Mr. Edgar Connell, Education Chairman for the Rideau District Cancer Society, who showed a Terry Fox film. He said that the Cancer Society is trying to educate the Canadian people in 3 areas byil. prevention â€" to provide education- al kits called "The 7 Steps to Good Health" in public schools. 2. Identi- fication - cancer is on the increase and a killer of all ages. People need to learn instant recognition. Breast Self Examination Clinics will be held again in April at Portland and New- boro for women of all ages. 3. Under- standing and help for persons suffer- ing from cancer. The film showed Terry Fox as an in- spiration to everyone who could or will contact the disease. The social and catering convenor re- ported that the wedding and Lion's Farmers Night were successful, and the C.E. Committee is planning the Easter Sunrise program again this year in Elgin United Church. The meeting adjourned with prayer fol- lowed by fellowship and lunch. WHAT'S GOING ON ELGIN??? A culvert is suddenly placed in the ditch next to the cemetery - truck after truck of fill is dumped, a grader levels each load â€" back and forth the trucks wheel and dump their cargoes. What's going on â€" a road access takes shape - leading to where? Are we being invaded by the Uranium research- ers? is the government involved in secret manoevers? Saturdays and Sun- days see some well known residents working their way through the underbush? What are they searching for - it's too early for spring morels and too late for puff balls â€" vehicles appear deep in the woods â€" What is going on? Suddenly a sign is erected â€" a sigh of relief â€" the Elgin "Lions and Lioness Club" â€" but what are they doing out in the bush????? I