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10. NOVEMBER 1977
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lcelandic Canadian Club
of Toronto
THE film “They shouldn’t call Iceland
Iceland” will be shown at a Club
meeting in Toronto on Tuesday the
15th of November.
The Editor of Lógberg-Heimskringla wxll come to
the meeting, and speak to the group.
The meeting will take place in the North York Com-
munity Hall, 5090 Younge Street, Wiílowdale, 1 mile
north of Highway 401, and starts at 8 o’cloek p.m.
The lcelandic Canadian Club of B.C.
Executives for 1977—78 are as follows:
President — ítobert Asgeirsson,
Více-President — Mrs. Laura Brandson,
Secretary — Mrs. Beverly Cornish,
Treasurer — Mrs. Nina Jobm,
Membership — Mrs. Alda Steele,
Assistant Membership — Mrs. Elizabeth Brandson,
Social Convenor — Mrs. Linda Asgeirsson,
Pubiicity — Mrs. Sandra Robson,
Dírectors-At-Large —
Larry Brandson,
Bill Steele,
Gustav Tryggvason.
When the meeting was opened to New Busíness, a spir-
ited discussion took place — mainly concerning the
idea of a Young People’s Icelandic Summer Camp. —
This met with promises of support from a number of
people and a welcome offer from Jonina Benedikts-
dóttur, who ís studying here from Iceland, to teach
Icelandic lessions.
Club Princes, Karin Savage, then drew the names of
the door prize winners and met with good-natured
teasing when she drew out her grandmother’s name,
Mrs. Clara Savage, as winner of á free membership in
our Icelandic Canadian Club and even louder laughter
when she drew her own name as winner of a free sub-
scription to Lögberg-Heimskringla newspaper.
Tne film “They Shouldn’t Call Iceland Iceland” was
then shown and met with enthusiastic approval as the
best film yet about this fascinating country.
A successful evening ended with coffee, refresh-
ments and a time for a soeial get-together among those
attendmg.
Centennial
Gimli Lufheran
Church
Sunday November 6th the
Gimli Lutheran Church cele
bratet its Centennial. There
was a service with the Rev. ,
Harold Sigmar as preacher,
and three other Pastors
were in attendance. More
than two hundred people
came to the service.
There was also a special
Service of dedication for the
Centennial Bell Tower, and
there was a banquet in the
evening.
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