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Whltby Free Press, Wednesday, Februay 1,1995, Page 35 Ltby's ~jIoriou~ The Churchii connection By Brian Winter Town of Whitbyr Archivist Tuesday, Jan. 24, 1995, marked the 3th anniversary of the death of the greateet mani of the 2th century, Sir Winston Churchi. WMhy las a correction with Churchi that is likely unique irn Canada and poslbly in the British Conunonwealth. 1On Sept. 13, 1906, a letter fromn Winstor Churchlil was published i the Whitby Keystone, the town's local newspaper. Written in the sixth year of Churchil% political career, it is most likely the earliest Churchill letter published in a smali town Canadian newspaper. The persor responsible for the publication of the Churchill letter was Hamar Greenwood, Whitby's most famous native son, who in 1906 was Winston Churchill's Parliamentary Private Secretary. On his first visit home after h e travelled to England te seek his fortune in 1895, Greenwood was liailed as a hero. He liad just been elected the iàberal member of parliament for York jn Sir Henry Campbell-Bannern'S govern- ment i the British House of Commons. The letter lie brought with 1dm from Churchill was written to reassure Canadians that they would receive as much or more consideratior from the new Liberal goverrment as they had from the defeated Corservative Party. Greenwood read the Churchill letter at a banquet given in hie honour by the directors of the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto on Sept. 6, 1906,, two <laye after he received a civic welcome in Whitby. Followirg the dinner, lie turned the letter over te Charles A. Gioodfellow, editor of the Keystone, for publication. In bis letter, Churchill states: 'At the lst general election, a great change was wrought in the balance of British political parties, and in the disposition of political power. The consequences of that -change are lihely tu .govern our affairs for a long time HAMAR GREENWOOD of Whitby as he appeared in 1913. Witby Archives photo to corne. ' Wh&t you (Greenwood) must try to do as far as mnay lie in your power, is to conuince your frienda and kinsfolk in Canada that this change in Englan4, great and far.reaching thozugh it has been, does not imply any weahening in the affection -of t/W Bitiâh people towards their kith and km across thre sea, or in thre earnest and vigilant efforts of t/w colonial office to render thre colonies every legitimate service, military, diplomatic or commtercial that may be in our power. t At the time he wrote this letter, Churchill was Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, which included Canada. Greenwood contirued as his, Parliamentary Private Secretary when Churchill served a president of the Board of Trade from 1908 to 1910. There are some interestin~ parallle between Churchill and Greenwood.. Both were married in St. Margaret'e Churchi, Westminster, the Ohurch of the British House of Commons, Churchil i September 1908 and Greenwood in May, 1911. There ie no record of Churchill attending Greenwood's wedding. Both politicians changed parties in the'House of Commons. Churchi changed from Conservative to Liberal in 1904 and back to Conservative in 1924. Greenwood changed with him from Liberal to Conservative, also in 1924. He becamne treasurer of the Conservative Party. Another coincidence je that Greenwood's sister, Florence, niarried Leopold Amexy, who had âttended Harrow- School with Churchill and served in Churchill'e cabinet as Secretary for India during the Second World War. She died at age 95 in 1975. Greenwood, who was borr in Whitby in 1870, was chosen by Prime Minister Lloyd George to serve as the last- Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1920 to 1922, because he feit that the Irish would be less hostile to a Canadian than a British officia. As a member of Lloyd George's cabinet, Greenwood worked with Churchill or the délicate negotiations to set up the Irishi free state in 1921 and both sigred the resulting Irish treaty.. Greenwood <ied in London, England on Sept. 10, 1948 at age 78, having beer created a Viscount for his political service to the country. DW YOUIKNOW? That Henry Street was nanied after Henry Warren Anmes 1(1824-1886), eldest son of pioneer Ezra Annes, who owned ail the land south of Dundas Street between Henry and Annes streets. Henry Annes was a mexnber of Town council 1882-3 and 1885. Conflerence on agrng issues 9 Imsmesnjr Agng. iglts and Responsibilities? je the focus of Oshiawa Curerai H[ospital's ifth annual gerontology conference or Thursday,, Feb. 9, 8:30 a.m. te 4 p.m., at the Holiday Inn, Oshawa. Keynote speaker Judith Wahl, a lawyer and executive director of the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly in Tororto, will guide participants tlirough the implications of rew lawe sucli as the Advocacy Act, the Consent to Treatmert Act and the Substitute personýs with Alzheimer Disease; assessing competence; new advocacy laws; riglite advisors; incontinence; diet and theelderly;, and community services. Ognzed ir cooperatior with Home Cre St. Elizabeth Visiting Nurses, Ajax & Pickering General Hospital: Whitby and Alzheimer Durhiam, the conference is desigred for membere of the general public and. professional health cme workers. Registration, $55 before Jan. 31 and $65 thereafter, ircludes ail program materials, refreshments and lunch. Registration je limited te the firet je0 e rtcipants and the deadline iséî.6. For more information contact Linda Glomes at 576-8711, ext. 3805 or Catherine Lofsky at 576-8711, ext. 3226 or pager 2445. Decisior Makers Art.__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Other topice cf discussion include enharcing the abilities of _____________-* Items neededE FRED 09DELL ejeter Dorothy Allard of Oshawa. for idoorThe funea service was helc - . -- .. ~.' .~I *I*--u-re YeIo wm yae n Ur 0n vv.'. % JuUn i*rlC garage sale The Durliam Regior cliapter of the Ontario Mardi of Dimes je sti1l looking for donations for its second annual 'Largest Indoor Winter Garage Sale' on March 26, 9 a.m. te 2 p.m., at the Royal Canadian Legion, Simcoe Street South, Oshiawa. Items such as clothing, housewares and hardware are ail being sold at the garage sale, a fundraiser for Ontario March of Dime's assistive devices prcgax. For more information, cail the office at 434-5280. Jan. 21, 1995 at Oshawa Gereral Hospital. He was 74. He was borr on Feb. 14, 1920 ir Whiitby, eon of Bert and Olive (Hartrick) OMeli. A former manager at the Minietry of Revenue, lie was a member of Whitby Branch 1ý2 of the Royal Caradian Ilegion. He je eurvived by hie wife Catherine, daughters Elizabeth Condie of Hamiltorn, Cathy Fur- hof Pembroke, grandsons ~band Matthew and great- radson Donan, al cf Pem- bro:ke, and sister Mildred OMel of Oehawa. He wus predeceased by hie el on Jan. 24. Interment at Union Cemetery, Oshawa. U6 Generations of Service, Quality & Trust e Family Monuments e Granite or Bronze Markers e Cemetery Lettering e Sandblasting Stafford MonumnftS 318 Dundas St.,E. Whitby 668-3552 After boure 668-4460 or 721-9882 Home appointment8 gladly arranged HEART AND STROKE foundation voluniteers are knockiflg on doors this month to raise mroney to fight the number one killer of both men and women. Th e local campaigr is1 being organized by Lynn Downey (left) and Enid Rose. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whtby Free Press Hart and Stoke, campaign to begîn Voluntéers will be knocking or your door this month to raise money for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Heart disease and strokes are the biggest killere of mer and womnen ir Canada, responeible for about 40 per cent of al deaths. But it could be worse -- the association estimates 35,000 lives will be saved thie year because of advances made ir research and educatior. Volunteer canvassers hop e te match or exceed the $45,500 they collected from the residertial a%~'ey plan on« visiting every home, although that wili deperd on how mary people volurteer their time te help out.., "If people are interested in helping carvase we're still look- ing, says Lynn bowney, chair of the Whitby chapter. She also notes theres been a lot of changes or the Whitby' board "and we're still looking for dyramic people who would like to volunteer. Anyone interested should cali the foundation office at 686-1521. Seff*help diectory avaial T heI a dia etlHalhproe cnatsadmin Association-lias published a £ Directory of Self-Help Groupe ir Durham Region.' The directory lste more than 100 groupe, a=d ircludes their information. To order a oy ed $12 te Simncoe St. N., Oshawa L1G 4S4.' For more informationcall (905) 436-8760. 1995 INTERIM TAX NOTICE The first instalment of the interim billing for 1995 is due on: February 15, 1995 If you have not received a tax bill and you are responsible for payment, please contact the Tax Departmeflt at 905-668-5803 to obtaîn the necessary information. Payments flot received by February 15, 1995, are subjeot to a penalty charge of 1.25% on the first day of default and the firet day ofeach calendar month so long as non-paymeflt continues. Payment can be made: 1> at banks. trust companies and credit unions in Whitby 2) by mail (post-dated cheques acceptable) 3> by telephone (inquire at your local branch) - TD Bankiine - Bank of Montreal - CIBC Link-Up - Royal Bank - Canada Trust Easyline 4> after hours drop box located at the Municipal Building, 575 Rossland Road East <DO NOT DEPOSIT CASH) 5) in pemson at the Treasury DepartmEint from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Frday. LYNN PIKE SUPER VISOR 0F REVENUE Gwhi i s ast i:>