Browns WI Tweedsmuir Community History, 1982-1984, p. 13

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i *A m o t ay s â€" Retiamcinr »s f | § / St. Marys Journalâ€"Argus, Wed., Jan. 19, 1983 11 $ Browns Corners â€" â€" . [ ‘ UCW See Film > The January meeting of â€" by the parents of these boys j = s I; Brown‘s U.C.W. was held at â€" before it was decided that { & â€" | § Brown‘s school house. Mrs. _ nothing more could be done § + s Clarence Tate, president, _ for them at home, and they ‘â€" opened the meeting with a _ were put into Woodlands. § & s - poem, The Garden of Behaâ€" This institution has .docâ€" | â€" viour, followed by prayer. tors, nurses, dentists, psyâ€" h l ___]\_â€" Annual reports were given . chiatrists, psychotherapists, | | 4 by Mrs.. Murray. Taylor, speech teachers, teachers to | ! s convener of the group for â€" teach sign language, physiâ€" ' ) the church in society and _ cal training, swimming and | social action. many others. | E Miss Joyce Burgess for The film gives a compreâ€" | â€"â€"stewardshipâ€" and finance; hensive look at all of the | _ s Mrs. Robert Al‘thlll' fOI‘ aspects of life in this ; 1 h world outreach;_ _ MrS.. institution â€" waking the ' George Towle for Christian patients in the morning, ‘ v development. % bathing, dressing, feeding | Minutes of the executive breakfasts, teaching patiâ€" | â€" meeting were read by the _ ents to walk,; sign language i secretary, Mrs. John Conâ€" _ for those who could not talk, | ; t J way. _‘ a swimming, gym training. | 1 Dates of interest for 1983 â€" _ The staff gave each patiâ€" § | to; â€"â€" are May 6, mother and ent constant, patient loving | 3 s daughter banquet; Friday, . attention at all times. Later ‘ p | 5 Oct.â€" 21, Brown‘s U.C.W. on as the boyS, Norman and ‘ bazaar, Dec. 6 annual _ Tom, inproved they left the Christmas dinner for the woodlands Institution and z | U.C.W., and the Women‘s three teenaged boys had a f . | : $ Institute. house of their own with five f | The World‘s Day of Prayâ€" _ attendants to care for them. er _service will be held on Here they had their. own j f Sunday, Mar. 6, at 11:15 . private room, with furniture | s a.m. â€"at Wellburn United provided by their parents. _ | P \_ Church... & They could. have radios, : \__ This will be a familyâ€"type . cassette players and other Se?ll;ce for evlel'y0flet-. § things of their very own. j e annual meeting 0 s e : Brown‘s United Church will sv;li‘};:x}rlxiige tsil:i?néhog)plggé 4 be held Jan. 23, following the payj gameé and oth’er specâ€" | g}t::gfihatsi?g;e and a lunâ€" pator sports. They attend 3 P ’ j s school. They are gradually .. _ The U.C.W. Presbyterial . inyegrated into the life of the | f | is Feb. 10 at First St. Andâ€" _community and families. _ . â€" rew‘s Church, London. . This was an excellent film ) \___ Annual reports were EIVED _ which gave insight into the . \ by the secretary, Mrs. John â€" jife of mentally handicapped | Conway, and by the treasutâ€" geople without undue sentiâ€" fser, Mrs. David Arthur. mentality, but clearly and â€" . \__ The 1983 secretary will be . q > r | ympathetically. «Mrs. John Hawkesworth. f o 5 2 ‘___ The president then turned Following _ this . film, â€" \ the meeting over to Mrs. Breaking Through, seyeral Robert Arthur, convener of members of the audience the world outreach group. _ told of their own knowledge & (_ ‘The hymn, My â€" Faith and experiences with the s â€" \ ‘Looks Up to Thee, was sung. care and treatment of menâ€" . . \_ _ NMrs. William Switzer read tally retarded persons. The \ ‘the scripture, Luke 10: 38â€"42. RDMOBTaM Was concluded by, , : \__ The highlight of the meet. 4 Closing Thought, by Mrs. ing was the presentation of William Switzer. : the film, Breaking Through, _ Mrs. Tate brought the â€" 2 which was loaned by St. meeting to a close with an | â€" Marys and District Associaâ€" appropriate verse of scripâ€" } tion for the Mentally Retarâ€" ture â€" "See how much the ded. Father has loved us! His : 7 ® â€" This was filmed in Vanâ€" love is so great that we are R \ couver in 1981 and told the called God‘s children â€" an §o, ! ' ‘ story of two handicapped infact we are." Johnâ€" 3: / & ; § ‘ boys, Norman and Tom, who _ YEerse 1. + - ‘ were patients at Woodlands Following the singing of $ ~Institute for the Mentally _ Grace, a delicious lunch was ‘ Retarded. served by the group in 3 (\ â€" It illustrated the mental= . charge. A pleasant ~social f : tz “ turmoil and soulâ€"searching time was enjoyed. :

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