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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1953-12-23, Page 12i * 1- B. A. SERVICE . • . . n . '. ... THE JfflSKNQW'SENWfc LUCKNOW,. ONTARIO 1 A. s A Good Old -Fashioned Christmas to $ou and3/our» g’ ■ " . '■■>*■' ■.■ ■’ " •: '"& ‘.I \ Howard Agnew / OjLCtMVt. $ ■w (Women’sInstitute Hears Report Of 45 Years Civic Achievements (By Mary MacLeod) % Our wish to you— Thaf~your Oirlstfhas be ever so joyful! B£ST WISHES FDR CHRISTfllflS And With Best Wishes For HEALTH, WEALTH AND HAPPINESS THROUGHOUTTHE NEW YEAR H 1 ’ § .......................... ... § Johnston & MacDonald s «r.. '■'?*> I At the November meeting. the Women’s , Institute celebrated their 45th anniversary. The fol* lowing brief survey' vJrill give some idea of the. activities of the local branch since, that time. The Institute was organized in 1968, at the hor.ce of Miss Fern Reid, with Mrs; Garnet.. Armstrong (now of Toronto) as the president and Miss Reid, secretary., It is unfortunate thdt the miriutes ,books of those earlier years' have- been lost, /butJ Aye know steady progress was made in members and activities, for in 191.4 a group photo was taken at the home of Mrs. Writ- Murdie when 67 mem­ bers and visitors were present. {Mrs. Moorehouse . Mitchell Was ‘ president at the time. The only 1 charter member living today is* • Mrs. Robt. Thompson. ; The presidents through . years have been: . Mrs. Garnet Armstrong Mrs. JW. K MacDonald , Mrs. Moorehouse Mitchell Mrs. Ewen MacKenzie Mrs. R. T. Phillips Mrs. K. A. Gollan Mrs. CharliesStewart Mrs. Joseph Agnew Mrs. Wm. Murdie Mrs. W. G. Andrew . ; Mrs. J. L. MacMillan ' Mrs Wm. Douglas Mrs. Temple Clark, who was also secretary for 22 years Mrs. W. B. Anderson. . Mrs. Philip Stewart, who servr ed a term as. District Director Mrs. Garfield Ostrander Mrs. A. J. Wilson Mrs. J. R. Johnstone Mrs. Chas. Cook, present pres­ ident During the years .many worthy­ while’ projects have been carried out, namely: better sanitary con­ ditions^ for the school were pro­ moted. War work of all kinds, was pursued.. The . undertaking to ■educate an Armenian boy (a war orphan) 'at a cost of $1000 was undertaken and the Institute, had the privilege. :of, naming—hjmr Bruce Murray. A war memorial was erected at a Cost of $3000. A * spotlight was placed at this cenotaph and for a time the light- ing for this was paid for. An hon- our roll was placed in the Town Hall. The drinking fountain was erected On Campbell Street in 1936. Tn 1948, street signs were purchased. A $50 scholarship is presented each year to the high­ est student in Grade 12 of Luck­ now District High School. The returned soldiers were presented with wallets. JSach war Bride was remembered. Dishes to the value of $200 was given to the Recrea­ tional Centre. / the ♦ 4 JfV Besides these yiajor projects, donations are being made each year to the Boy Scouts, the Girl Guide* Camp, Salvation Army, Children’s Shelter, the Red Cross, March - of - Dimes, Agricultural Society,Fund for the Blind and7 Flood Relief. \ , Over 40 boxes are, sent to the shut-ins at Christmas arid con­ tributions made to. the1 Baker Convalescent Home and Wingham Hospital. There4 are 47 members ’on the roll and/the bank account stands at $239. Money has been raised by concerts, card games, booths at .the Fall Fair and hockey mat­ ches. Play receipts alone amount­ ed .to over $100. Rummage sales and catering to banquets has been the biggest source of rev­ enue; ■ ■' k - On the social side there is an­ nually a picnic, bus trips and pot luck turkey supper. The Institute, as a world wide organization, well lives up to its motto ‘‘For Home’ and Country”. From its humble ‘beginning in Ontario in 1397 it has branches as far away as Japan* Ceylon and India. This, was apparent at the A.C.W.W. convention held in Tor­ onto last August. We are told to “render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and unto God, the things that are God’s”. Per­ haps no other organization meas­ ures up •lore on giving to Cae­ sar, the things that are Caesar’s. Its aims are high. It is unselfish in its objectives. It "is educative, when one thinks of the wonder­ ful courses offered from time to time. It is a friendly, co-operative society where, one meets., folk of • other churches and organizations arid work together on one ob­ jective. If possible, it is ’ every woman’s duty; as well as a privil­ ege, to belong to the W. I.> I I LANpSIDE NORTH .tangside Presbyterian . Church Sunday School concert was held on -Monday evening of iast- week - with Mr. Charles Tiffin acting as chairman. A splendid program was, presented which opened with-the singing of carols. Num­ bers were given ii *?* > - Uk« Ao omcnw^W •. ’ i;t * '.Vi' .fan adMY««rtrM< * •«!!•«» OalebcrteO b* =. ' <7; to^o^adwilhlun \ and gal»ty. ■ . 'i ’ ’ ■ ’'n^- ■* ■ WEDNESDAY, DEU.,;,Wf«W.'- '-4 Mullin’s Bakery w*<gw»a,w9,*a>ug,>tfyg«g*8>,w If FOR A I HAPPY I «■ 40 HOLIDAY VI May year Christaas ba fall of faa and frolic! • class, Mrs. MacDonald’s class, Mrs', Miller’s class, Mrs. William Scott’s class and Mrs, Farish Moffat’s class. Solos were given by Dorothy Smith and Harvey Miller and a guitar selection by Allah Miller. Mission Band seals and certif­ icates were presented by Mrs. Charlie Tiffin and Sunday school prizes were presented by th.e teachers oh behalf, of the Sunday School. ‘kEHTRALGARAGEj S CHARLES. MASON '; « • V ' ■ V.'ASHFIELD BORN—in Goderich Hospital on December 16th to Mr,’ and Mrs. George Moncrief, a son. . In the death of Mrs. Kenneth MacLennan, Ashfield lost one of its oldest and highly respected, citizens and-^o her family we ex- / . Z Jz-'z-z I s V.' ■»'. ■SsLt. , w- ■ B' V* ■ «» HFRE'S CW£ FROM £>06 RO£ TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS ■ Out; Sincere Wish Is.Fpr . HEALTH AND HAPPINESS IN 1954. Stewart’s. Decorating & Gift Store . • SIR. & MRS. PHILIP STEWART ft