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! I Fieldcrest Fashions Promoted In Canada MMi Admiring the Fascination fashion bed are (from left to right): Mrs. Jean Allen, rs. Miriam Tocher, and Mrs. Florence Wilson (extreme right), from the linen de partment of T. Eaton’s College Street store, and Mrs. Barbara Reynolds (second from right), home planning editor of Chatelaine Magazine. ‘One Look’ Collections of Bed And Bath Fashions Introduced I At Distributor Dinner Meeting ') Our neighbors to the north are show- I *ng a growing interest in decorating their homes with coordinated lashions. Ensembled pattern and color have be come more and more important in their efforts to create settings of harmony 3nd elegance. To keep pace with this trend, John S. Brown & Sons, Field- crest’s Canadian distributor, recently held a dinner meeting at the Westbury Hotel in Toronto, to introduce the Fascination and Meadow Flower ‘one }ook’ collections of bed and bath fash ions. Fashion Writers Attend Event Guests who participated in the meet ing included the T. Eaton Company 1 staff of domestic buyers, salespeople, Advertising, display, and training exe cutives. The press was represented by Wiss Lillian Foster, fashion reporter of the Evening Telegram; Miss Margaret Gayfer, home fashions editor and Mrs. I Barbara Reynolds, home planning edi tor of Chatelaine magazine; Mrs. Jo Car bon, home fashions editor of the Globe ®nd Mail. Mr. Randolph Johnston, ^ieldcrest district manager, was also Present. Fashion beds and related displays ^ere set up using the Fascination and «Ieadow Flower patterns with coordi- '^ated solid color accents to dramatize fashion impact of new ‘one look’ styling, and to suggest ways of encour aging ensemble selling to customers. , All of the guests showed a lively interest in the proceedings . . . and members of the press expressed their enthusiasm in newspaper reviews. Miss Lillian Foster in her article for the Toronto Telegram wrote, “Fashions that will turn your bedroom and bathroom literally into a flower garden are the to feature Fascination in model homes all across Canada. In addition to the Eaton Company, a half dozen other leading stores in Canada are promoting Fieldcdrest ‘one look’ fashions. Ceremonies Honor (Continued from page one) keep up with the Company’s progress and to renew old friendships. He pointed out that Fieldcrest Mills was one of the first textile companies to establish a pension plan for its em ployees. The plan, started in 1944, re mains one of the most generous in the industry. Pensions are paid for entire- ly by the Company, requiring no con tributions from the employees. The pension fund is held in trust by the Wachovia Bank and Trust com pany of Winston-Salem. Money paid into the trust can never bo recovered by the Company and must be used sole ly for the payment of pensions. Oscar T. Kelly, of the Blanket Mill, with 42 years, led the group in length of continuous service. Three others had 40 years of service each. These were Clarence O. Archibald, foreman of the Shipping and Storage Department at Central Warehouse; Elisha F. Bryant of the Towel Mill; and Melvin L. Tucker, of the Sheeting Mill. Several other members of the group had continuous service records of from 30 to 40 years. Members of the Fieldcrest sales di vision retiring June 1 were William E. Wigmore of New York City and William Rosner of Los Angeles. 9 newest Fieldcrest achievement.” Miss Reynolds of Chatelaine magazine plans . Randolph Johnston, Fieldcrest district manager, describing the features of l^^adow Flower fashions to Miss Lil Robertson, Mrs. Anne Junkin, Mrs. Anne |^*Velin of T. Eaton’s College Street store, and Miss Eileen 3IcCrudden of the T. *ton Main Store linen department. ^ONDAY, JUNE 13, 1960 L
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