Winona WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 3 1938-1965, p. 19

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um ., MARRIAGE~0F WIDE INTEREST ~ A wedding which will .unite two well-known Ontario families which have been prominent for many years in the parliamentary, military and business life of the province is taking place this month, when Elizabeth Ann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Sifton, Toronto, and granddaughter of the late Sir Clif- ford Sifton, will become the wife of Major Ernest Llewelyn Gibson Smith, Royal Hamilton Light In~ fantry, son of Brigadier Armand\Smith, M.C., Y.D., and Mrs, Smith, of Winona. The bride-to-be is at driver in the Transport Section of,the Red Cross Corps. Major Smith, who recently returned from service overseas, is the grandson of Senator IE: D. Smith, of Winona, and of the late 713t01' William 5 Gibson, of Beamsville. 12'" g ' ff, MEMORIAL SERVICE -- Scenes alien yesterday during the parade and service held in remembrance of officers and ni'9n of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (active) lst Battalion (W.R.), who-gave their iii/es in the Dieppe raid three years ago. are shown in the accompanying photographs. In the upper loll picture, Lieut.-Col. R, R. Labatt, ,comv mending officer ol' the battalion during the raid, is shown on the left, and Lieut-Co]. A. E. Parker and bar, commanding officer of the 2nd Bat- talion, an the rightusafiiuting the cenotaph. Upper of war, and Lieut. G. D. Lower ght shows me took part in the raid cenotaph. , g , right shows the bugle section of the band playing, Last Post. Lower left, wreaths are placed on the cenotaph. Shown in the picture are Mrs. G. S.' Matchett, Mrs. Donald McIlwain and Mrs. Reginald Baisley, wives of three officers who lost their,livcs (luring the raid, on the loft; R.S.M, William Brow-- etl', l\ M., and Lieut. K. R. Henderson, centre, and Ptc. H. M. McCormack, who was taken a prisoner WEDDINGS l dred guests wlll be in attendance,' including a large number from Various places in Canada. Rev. W.' G. Nicholson is to read the service. White stocks and gypsophila a - I Smilh--Siflon fl"? /6 {(5 ranged throughout the church will Of exceptional interest is the ceremony taking place in SL. Clem- ent's Anglican Church, Toronto, at 3 o'clock this afternoon, when two prominent old Ontario families will be united by the marriage of Elizabeth Ann, daughter oi Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Sitton, and grand- daughter of the late Sir Clifiord Sifton, Toronto, and Major Ernest Llewellyn Gibson Smith, son of Brigadier and Mrs. Armand Smith, of Winona, and grandson of the Honourable E. D. Smith, Winona, and the late Honourable William Gibson, of Beamsville. Several hun- Hai y, on the right. iiibers of the regiment who on Dieppc approaching 1110' form a delightful setting for the lovely .bride and her five attend- ants, who will be wearing summery white frocks. The'bride, given away by her father, will he gowned in white satin trimmed with lace at the neckline. Her tulle veil, enriched with panels of'rare old rosepoint lace (which had been worn by her mother on her wedding day) will be draped from a tiara lace head- 'dress, and she will carry a bouquet of white orchids and lilies-of'the- valley. I Wearing dainty gowns of white flowered organdy, and large white 'liats to match, the bride's retinue of lovely girls will be composed of: Miss June Sifton, maid of honour; Mrs. Casalear Middleton, Mrs. Wil- liam Richardson, Mrs. Lawrence Hynes and Mrs. Donald Paterson. All will carry white and yellow daisies and cornflowers. Lieut. A. A. G. Smith, Winona, will be best man, and the ushers are to be Flight-Lieut. John Peter- vson, Fort William, Ont.; Capt. Jim Flintoft, Westniount, Que; Major Joseph Pigott, Hamilton, and Mr. Colin Eastwood, Hamilton. Spring flowers in profusion adorn the home of the bride's parents, dominating, with white sweet peas on the bride's table. The bride will cut the cake with the bridegroom's sword. Mrs. Sifton. mother of the bride, will be in yellow crepe, her brown mohair hat being trimmed with pink ribbon. Her flowers will be pink roses. Mrs. Armand Smith, mother of the groom, who will assist her in receiving at the recep- tion, will wear aquamarine crepe, motifs of daisies embroidering the bodice and skirt. Her small straw hat, veiled in green, 'is trimmed ,with daisies and satin bows. She Will be wearing yellow orchids. | Going away on the honeymoon,i the bride will wear a grey dress,= and hat trimmed with grey and, green feathers, and a. silver bluei ('9): jacket. The young couple will' live in.Winona. while stocks and yellow roses pre- - :Lj'J/U-- 4

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