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THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAE, B.@,

, Thursday, September 29, 1988

_.. WITH IRENE

I shuddered slightly when I heard
that I had drawn Smedleyville to
canvass for hospital donations Mon-
day night.

Not that there is anything wrong
with the little community, but being
a town gal, I am used to the orderly,
Tows of blocks and streets and the
comfort of street lights. The prospect
of stumbling around in the unchart-
ed wilderness on the outskirts seem-
ed a horrible fate.

But with the sturdy support of
Kay Hill, I drove off at 6:30 with
high hopes and some trepidatfons.

Our hopes ‘of ' =
accomplishing a
great deal before
darkness closed
in was_ short-
lived. (Doggone >
daylight saving
anyhow. It’s a
nuisance wher it
is instituted in
the spring; the .
kids won’t go to bed. Then you just
get used to it, when bingo! back it
goes and we're all loused up again.)

It didn’t take long to get discour-
aged as we met refusals at most of
the first places we canvassed. It was
amazing how many wives were
alone, husbands away with the bank-
roll; and, vice versa, how many hue-
bands were home, their wives having
left for the evening tightly clutch-
ing the purse-strings.

But it wasn’t long before our
spirits began to pick up, along with
the rising stack of one and two-dollar
bills. Our first five-dollar donation
sent us floating down the steps in a
rosy aura of success.

On every side and at almost every
house there were signs of building
going on as this thriving community
grows. Families are living in tiny
dwellings as they struggle to add
More rooms to their homes. We hol-
Jered our request over the banging

up and down improvised back door-
steps, the humor of the situation
overtook us. We were soon giggling.
and even the prospect of a hike to
Quesnel for a two-dollar donation
would not have daunted us.

So that when one man suggested
that it was only a ‘‘few steps” across
the creek to his neighbor, we hardly
hesitated. -

Oft we plunged into the wild blue
yonder, down the path down the
bank by the aid of our meagre flash-
light until we came to the muddy
creek spanned by a tiny plank — or
so it seemed to me. Fortunately for
my equilibrium, the creek was tiny
too and I successfully made the
other side in about three squishy
steps.

The opposite bank loomed up at
a 90 degree angle, I’ll swear, but by
the aid of small bushes we managed] -
to drag ourselves up to the top.

After we had made our call, slid
back down the bank to the creek and
up the opopsite side, Kay and I felt
that we were almost ready for the
hospital ourselves. I personally
haven't had so much exercise in
years.

At the end of the evening, it oc-
curred tome. that we had not en-
countered any rudeness, belligerence
or insulting remarks. Even the re-

Mrs. Merle O'Brien. left. and Mrs

who were determined to win
traction at fair was 28 seennds

Grandmothers Qutrace Younrer Competitors _

Last year these two grandmothers won the ladies’
contest at annual fall fair held at Burke

formance although they were up
Their

the

! Former pastors of Sacred Heart
Church here, Father B. Johnson and
Father G. Redmond are visiting in

Gordon Harding, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Harding left recently for
Kingston, Ontario, where he hag
joined the army.

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fusals had been polite. Some of the
canvassers in town were not so for-
tunate: doors were banged shut in
their faces. some had argued the
need of the new addition and why |
people should be expected to donate.

I had been concerned with the
idea of wandering around’ strange
homes in the dark outside of town,
but we arrived back none the worse
for wear. But one of our town can-
vassers fell into a sewer ditch, ruin-
ed a pair of stockings and bruised
her knees.

You know, I wouldn’t mind can-
vassing Smedleyville again!

VISITORS FROM SCOTLAND

Unexpected visitors this week at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Lowden
were Mr. and Mrs, George Skene of
Tarssibe, Angus, Scotland. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Alex
Skene. George Skene and Bill Low-
den were hool boys together in
Scotland and have corresponded
regularly for over thirty-five years.

Mrs. H. Castillon returned last
week from a two-weeks visit at Van-
couver,

of 1 and we stumbled over
piles of lumber and through the
brush still separating the homes.

We stood half-guilty while one
young couple robbed the piggy-bank
to make their contribution. And after
the flat refusal from one home with
the modern two-tone car standing
at the front door, the contribution
from the thin young woman in the
wee shack was a warm gesture from
the heart when she shyly placed
twenty cents on the table.

Dogs, barking or otherwise, have
fortunately never worried me. But I
Was slightly flabbergasted when one
woman asked me, “Did the dog bite
you when you came in?” Surprised, I
answered “Well no, it never occur-
red to me that he might.” She replied
that he was quite vicious, but prob-
ably knew I wasn’t scared so he
didn’t bite.

I must admit to some trepidation
when we left, but we made the car
safely and intact.

As we continued to stumble around
in the dark, almost strangling our-
selves on clothes-lines and plunging

STORE BIRTHDAY
WINNERS

The following persons were
winners of the door prizes
offered last Saturday on the 1st
anniversary of Brown’s Furni-
ture Store,

Mrs. B. T. Gaspard,
Williams Lake
Mrs, J. Oliver

San Diego, California

Nursing Association Official
To Speak To R.N.’s Here

teaching and supervision of schools
of nursing.

Mrs. Marion Botsford, assistant

Association of British Columbia will
be-the guest speaker at the Cariboo
District Registered Nurses meeting
to be held here October 1.

Mrs. Botsford obtained her B.A
from the University of Manitoba, fol-
lowing which she took her nurses’
training at the Royal Victoria Hos-
pital, Montreal. Here she was award-
ed the hospital scholarship to Mc-
Gill University. These latter studies
led to her obtaining a certificate in

Honoured At

Shower

Miss Claudia Barber was guest of
honour at a miscellaneous shower on
Monday night. It was given by the
ladies of the astern Star with over

Before coming to this province in|
1947, Mrs. Botsford was ass stant
registrar of the Manitoba Associa-
tion of Registered Nurses and at one
time was director of nursing for

Red Cross in Hamilton, Ontario.

During her professional career, |
Mrs. Botsford has conducted many |
surveys and studies, includig a time |
study in Manitoba in 1941, the pre-
Paration of a job analysis manual for '
the Canadian Nurses’ Association in
1947 and in 1951 a head nurse study
in Ottawa. From 1951 to 1952. she
was chairman of the National Com-
mittee on Student Nurse Activities.

Mrs. Botsford will speak here on
“provincial office activities” and ex-
plain the ways the provincial a:
ciation serves nurses ind
and collectively.

weekend to stay with her parents,
Mrs. and Mrs. C. Barber, until her
marriage which
tober Sth.

Miss Claudia Barber arrived last

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Visitors at the home of Mr.: and
Mrs. C. Stangoe over the weekend
were the latter’s mother, Mrs. E.
Ward of New Westminster, her au
Mrs. W. Kocar of San Diego, Calif.,
Mr, and Mrs. J. Oliver also of San
Diego, and Mrs. A. Turner of Los
Angeles,

—o—_
Hon. George Drew and his travell-
ing party were entertained prior to
Tuesday night's public meeting at an| _
informal gathering arranged by the
local Progressive-Conservative Asso-
ciation at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Doug Stevenson.

NO

ntact C. J. Lyne

ORDER DRY WOOD

P.O. Box

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5, Williams Lake

to make our one-nigh
the hospital a suecce:

Anyone who was mi
and would like to do

to, The Secretary, Wa
Women’s Auxiliary.

The Ladies of the

THANK YOU

To all those who helped us in any way

extend our sincere thanks.

building fund may forward their donation

t drive for funds for
, we would like to

S.

sed in the canvass
nate to the hospital

ry Memorial Hospital

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