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THE BRUSSELS POST A,PRII,27, 1977 .41
Bl uevale WI officer retires
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meeting was held, at her home
after a delicious pot luck dinner
Wednesday of last week. She
,thanked the Members for helping
to make the past year a success
with excellent reports submitted
from all standing committees.
Mrs. Charles Mathers installed
the officers who also included
Vice President, Mrs. Mathers;
secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Mel
Craig: district director, Mrs. Bill
Peacock; alternate, MrS. Wendell
Stamper, who is also the past
president; branch directors, Mrs.
Wm. de Vos, Mrs. Alex
MacTavCsh, Mrs. J. V. Fischer,
pianist, Mrs. Carl Johnston;
nominating committee, Mrs.
Armstrong, Mrs. Har6 Elliott,
public relations officer, Mrs.
Stamper, curators Mrs. Donald
Street, Mrs. Alvin Smith;
auditors, Mrs. Sparling Johnston,
Mrs. H. Elliott.
Conveners of standing
committeess are: Agriculture and
Canadian Industries, Mrs. Ken
Simmons, Mrs. W.J. Nicholson;
Citizenship and World Affairs,
Mrs. Murray Jenkins, Mrs.
Armstrong; Education and
Cultural Activities, Mrs. Bert
Garniss, Mrs. Wm. de Vos;
Family and Consumer Affairs,
Mrs. Soren Anderson, Mrs.
Robert Fraser; Resolutions, Mrs.
James C.Johnston.
On behalf of the members,
Mrs. Bert Garniss praised Mrs.
Bill Peacock for her wonderful
work as secretary treasurer for
the, past six.., years. The newly
elected secretary treasurer, Mrs.
Mel Craig, took over the position.
Mrs. Armstrong opened the
Mrs..foe Walker
Correspondent
357-3558
Mr. and Mrs. John K.
MacTavish of Brantford visited_
Friday afternoon with Mr. and
Mrs. Alex MacTavish. In the
evening Mrs. Robt McKinnon,
Bluevale, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Grant, RR#4, Wingham, Mr. and
Mrs. Ken Grant and Mr. and
Mrs, Don Dosman, Kevin and
Sherry of St. Clements, Mr. and
Mrs, Jack Willitts and Ray of
Wroxeter, Mr. and Mrs. Alan
McColeman of Kitchener, Miss
I 2.6 Norma Willitts, Guelph and Mike
Regear, Mildmay, Mr. and Mrs.
Correspondent
Mrs: Cliff Bray
The April m eeting of the W.I.
was held at the home of Mrs. Cliff
Bray, a new slate of officers N was
appointed for the coming. year.
They are President - Mrs.
George Heimstra, Ethel, first vice
president, Mrs. James
McMahon, R.R.2, Bluevale,
second vice president, Mrs. Gary
Earl, R.11,2, Listowel; Secretary-
Treasurer, Mrs. Edward Gill,
R.R.2, Bluevale, Assistant
secretary-treasurer , Mrs.
Clifford Bray, Ethel; 'District
director, Mrs. Archie Jacklin,
R.R.2, Bluevale; Alternate
district director, Mrs. Ralph
Keffer, R.R.2, Bluevale.
Branch directors, Mrs. Gerald
Balek, Mrs. John Smith, Mrs.
Stan Alexander; Public Relations
officer, Mrs. Wm. Dobson, Ethel;
Asistant public relations, Mrs.
Clilfford Bray, Ethel.
Flower conveners, Mrs. Stan
Alexander, Mrs. Earl Bowes;
Auditors, Mrs. John Brink, Mrs.
Hans De Dekker; Pianist, Mrs.
Roy Hall, Mrs. Russell Wilbee.
Conveners of standing
committees. Education and
Cultural Activities - Mrs. Stan
Alexander, Mrs. Gerald Blake;
Citizen and World Affairs - Mrs.
James McMahon, Mrs. Ed. Gill;
Agriculture and Canadian
Industry, Mrs. Roy Hall, Mrs.
Wm. Dobson. Family and
Consumer Affairs: Mrs. Clilff
Bray and Mrs. Gary Earl.
Resolutions, Mrs. Ralph Keffer,
Mrs. George Hiemstra.
Tweedsmuir History, Mrs.
Archie Jacklin.
The summary day for the quilt
course will be held in Wingham
on May 25.
The people of the village would
sure appreciate it if all dog
owners would keep their dogs tied
up, as it is gardening time.
There is a congregational
meeting being held in the United
Church after the service on
StuldaY, to complete plans for the
Centennial celebrations.
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Les Earl of
Atwood visited Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. AndreW Bremner and
hods.
Mr. and Mrs.Wm. Dobson and
George Graff, of Millbank flew to
Wiatton oti Sunday attending the
Canadian Pilots safety refresher
course sponsored by the owners
and pilots association'. Mrs.
Edwin Krautet is a patient in
Listowel Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. L.A.WardlaW of
Toronto visited with Mrs. Douglas wardiaw.
Mrs. Bert Bray of BrusSela
Mrs. Jim Armstrong was re
elected president of the Women's
Institute when the annual
Bob MacTavish, Timothy and
Kenneth of Wingham, Mr. and
Mrs. Wes Paulin, Bluevale, Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Dettman,
Wroxeter, Mr. and Mrs.Glenn
Snell and Murray of R102;
Bluevale arrived at the
MacTavish home. A social
evening was spent and Mr. and
Mrs. John K. MacTavish were
presented with a gift on, the
occasion of their recent marriage.
Due to illness Mr. MacTavish's
family was unable to attend.
spent the weekend with Mr. and
Mrs. Cliff Bray.
Mr. B ob Hall and friend of
Owen Sound visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Hall on the weekend.
Mr. Herb Jones of Rosseau,
Mr. and. Mr.s John Scheerer of
Drayton, Mrs. L. Smith of
Kurtzville, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Forbes of Elmira were visitors
last week with Mr. and Mrs.
Scheerer -.
ELIZABETH WHO OVER
Miss Elizabeth M. (Beth)
Hoover, a resident of Maple Villa
Senior Citizens Home in Brussels,
passed away in the Listowel
Memorial Hospital on April 17,
1977 in her 85th year.
She was born in East
VVawanosh Township at
Westfield, daughter of the late
Mr.- and Mrs. Robert J. Hoover.
In 1902 she moved with her family
to the 9th concession of Grey
Twp. and has resided in Brussels
area ever since.
She was a lifelong and faithful
'member of the Brussels United
Church and also of the U.C.W.1' a
charter member of Morning Star
Rebekah Lodge, and a member of
the Majestic Women's Institute
since 1942.
Always very fond of flowers,
this was her main hobby in life.
She was a director of the Ladies
,Division of the Brussels Fall Fair
for over 30'years in charge of the
flower section. *
She is survived by one sister,
Mrs. Grace McCallum of
Huronview; and one brother,
Norman of Grey TWp. She was
predeceased by two brothers,
William in 1925 and Harvey in
1976. . -
The body tested at the Watts
Funeral Home in Brussels till
:Tuesday, April 19, where funeral
service was held at 2 p.m. with
Rev. E.L. LeDrew in charge.. In
terment followed in. the Brussels
Cemetery. The pallbearers were
five nephews, John and Murray
Hoover, Harvey McCallttm Ross
Gibson and Doh Eadie and a
4 4,
neighbour Douglas Hemingway.
WILLIAM W. ADAMS
William Wilson Adams of
R.R.5, Brussels, died in
Wingham and District Hospital
on Tuesday, April 19th, 1977. He
was in his 53rd year.
Born in Turnberry Township,
Huron County, he was the son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Adams. Since 1961 he farmed in
Morris Township, prior to that he
was associated with the
J.C.Adams and Son Feed Mill,
Brussels.
He is survived by his wife the
former Viola Bradshaw, one
daughter, Mrs. Kenneth (Nancy)
Gowing of Hamilton Ontario and
three sons, Andrew, David and
Steven, all. at home, and step-
mother Mrs. Isobel Adams of
Brussels.
He was predeceased by his
parents, one brother and one
sister.
Funeral services were h eld
Thursday, April 21st from the
M.L.Watts Funeral H ome at 2:00
p.m. Rev. Kenneth bites of
Melville Prebyterian Church
officiated.
Interment took place in Brusels
Cemetery.
Pallbearers were neighbours,
Robert • Wheeler, George
Wheeler, Richard Kufske, Jack.
Cardiff, Graham Work, Lloyd
Wheeler.
Flowerbearers were nephews,
Robert and Murray Bradshaw,
Glenn and *nice Campbell:
meeting with the Opening Ode
and Mary Stewart Collect. Mrs.
Peacock read the minutes,
financial statement,
cOrrespondence and thank you
notes. Delegates aenointed to the
district annual May 10 at
Moncrieff are Mrs. Peacock, Mrs.
Mathers and Mrs. Armstrong.
Alternates are MrS. Harry Elliott
and Mrs. Stamper.
The group visited Brookhaven
on April 20, displaying their
Easter bonnets.'
The 80th anniversary of the
Women's Institute will be
commemorated July 13 at
Bingeman Park • Lodge,
Kitchener. The 4-H Acheivement
Day will be held June 18 at the.
F.E.Madill Secondary School.
Mrs. Garniss outlined what was
said at the meeting of the Huron
Perth Steering Committee which
took place at the Listowel Public
School last month. Members were
asked to complete a form asking,
"De you wish a District Health
Council formed in Huron Perth?"
Several ladies in the
community will assist in the
cancer drive. It was moved by the
members that the Bluevale W.T.
give a donation to the Brussels
I Fair and pay membership in the
I Historical Society.
The roll call was "Make and
model your Easter bonnet." The
hats were very colurful and added
some fun to the meeting.
Mrs. Peacock read the minutes
of the last annual meeting,
followed by the financial
statement, auditors report and
reports of the 'standing
committees. A meeting will be
held at Mrs. Armstrong's home
April 25 at 8 p.m. to . plan
programs for the coming year.
The May meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Peacock on May
11 at 2 p.m. Roll call will be
"Name one way in which
progress has affected, my life."
MacTavish's honoured
on recent marriage
Ethel WI names
new officers
Obituaries
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