HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-04-22, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1987.
Kathy Bridge president of Majestic
The annual meeting of the
Majestic Women’s Institute was
held in the Melville Presbyterian
Church on Wednesday.
A sumptuous dinner prepared
by the church ladies was enjoyed
by 25 ladies.
After dinner, the meeting open
ed in the usual manner and the
president, Mrs. Kathy Bridge,
introduced the head table guests.
The minutes of the last annual
meeting were read and appioved.
The financial statement was read
ors: Agricultural and Canadian
Industries, Mrs. Ida Evans; Citi
zenship and World Affairs prepar
ed by Margaret MacLeod and read
by Mrs. Ruth Galbraith; Education
and Cultural Activities by Mrs.
Iona Moore; Family and Consumer
Affairs by Mrs. Jane DeVries. The
P.R.O. report was read by Mrs.
Doris McCall, the Sunshine report
by Mrs. Isabel Adams, and the
Curator’s by Mrs. Marie McTag
gart.
Mrs. Jane DeVries read the slate
which showed a very busy year.
The auditors’ report was given by
Mrs. Isabel Adams. New hand
books will be available at the
District Annual.
The roll call was answered by
revealing your Sunshine Sister.
Mrs. Doris McCall thanked the
leaders of the Adult and 4-H
courses, Mrs. Joan Jacobs, Mrs.
Kathy Bridge, Mrs. Edna McLel
lan and Mrs. Barbara Graber and
presented them with a gift.
Mrs. Kathy Bridge, Mrs. Marie
McTaggart, Mrs. Peggy Cudmore
and Mrs. Edna McLellan are to be
the voting delegates for the District
Annual to be held in Molesworth on
May 12. The Achievement Day for
thc4-HCIubswill be held on May5
at7:30p.m.inthe Grey Central
School and the Adult Course
Summary Day will be held on May
20 in the O.M.A.F. office in
Clinton. The committee in charge
of the euchre party on April 13
consists of Mrs. Doris McCall,
Mrs. Isabel Adams, Mrs. Jane
DeVries and Mrs. Kathy Bridge.
Announcement was made re
garding the Hot Supper ^nd
Euchre Party to be held in the
library on Monday night, April 27
at 7 p. m. The proceeds from this
party will go to the Cancer Society.
Mrs. Ruth Galbraith mentioned
the J une meeting will be a bus trip
to the Erland Lee Home and a
greenhouse in Dundas. Those
interested are tokeepJune 10th
open for this.
Mrs. Peggy Cudmore introduc
ed the speaker, Mrs. Elfriede
Klassen of Fordwich, first vice-
president of Huron East District.
Mrs. Klassen gave a very interest
ing resume of her life in Germany
and on coming to Canada without
any knowledge of the English
language. Mrs. Marie McTaggart
thanked the speaker and presented
her with a gift.
The annual reports were read by
the standing committee conven-
Brussels 4-H
club forms
BY CINDY STUTE
The first meeting of the Brussels
11 “ShirtTails” was held March
31 at the home of Marie Stute. All
six members were present. Intro
ductions were made and the
meeting got off to a cheery start.
Nominations for president and
vice-president were made and the
results were: president, Shelley
Duskocy; vice-president, Donna
Johnston.
Everyone answered the roll call
(afteralotoftagchecking). The
points of the meeting were then
discussed, with the leaders adding
their own helpful hints along the
way.
Marie Stute then gave each of us
a sample of cotton fabric and one of
cotton-blend, to be mounted in the
books.
After cheery good-byes and the
4-H motto, they all departed with
the plans for the “super shirt’’ in
their minds.
of officers for 1987-88 and they
were installed by Mrs. Klassen as
follows: Past President, Mrs.
Peggy Cudmore; President, Mrs.
Kathy Bridge; 1st Vice President,
Mrs. Edna McLellan; 2nd Vice
President, Mrs. Leona Armstrong;
Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs. Leona
Connelly; District Director, Mrs.
Marie McTaggart; Branch Direc
tors, Mrs. Kathleen Semple, Mrs.
Edna McLellan; Public Relations
Officer, Mrs. Doris McCall; Pro
gram Co-ordinator, Mrs. Ruth
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Mrs. Iona Moore; Telephone
Committee, Miss Laura Lucas,
Mrs. Jane DeVries; Nominating
Committee, Mrs. Alice McArter,
Mrs. Ruby Steiss, Mrs. Peggy
Cudmore; Auditors, Mrs. Isabel
Adams, Mrs. Wilma Hemingway.
Standing Committee Convenors
are: Agricultural and Canadian
Industries, Mrs. Ida Evans, Mrs.
Kate Wilson; Citizenship and
World Affairs, Mrs. Margaret
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MacLeod, Mrs. Marie Stute; Edu
cation and Cultural Activities,
Mrs. Ruth Galbraith, Mrs. Iona
Moore; Family and Consumer
Affairs, Mrs. Evelyn Mair, Mrs.
Jane DeVries; Resolutions, Mrs.
Dorothy Steffler, Mrs. Alice McAr
ter; Curators, Mrs. Marie McTag
gart, Mrs. IdaEvans, Mrs. Iona
Moore, Mrs. Ruth Galbraith.
Happy birthday was sung to the
members having birthdays this
month. The meeting closed with
the singing of O Canada.