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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-04-27, Page 23Lucknow Sentinel, Wt dnesta y, April 27, 1988—Page 23 Ladies learn to "recharge those WI. batteries" Kairshea Women's Institute The annual meeting of Kairshea W.I. was held April 21 at the home of Marjorie Wall, Wingham. The president, Irene Haldenby opened the meeting with a poem followed by the Opening Ode and the Mary Stewart Collect. The minutes of the March meeting and the correspondence were read by the secretary, Wanda Keith. The treasurer's report was given by Marian MacKinnon. Alice Ritchie has been nominated by the W.I. for the O.M.A.F. Centennial Award. The District Annual Meeting will be held in Ripley May 17 at 9 a.m. Delegates ap- pointed were June Gilchrist, Muriel MacKenzie, Una Matthews and Mary Lavis. The 4-H will set up a display at the District Annual Meeting. • A new electronic keyboard has been pur- chased by the W.I. A motion was made that we buy an adapter for it. A committee was appointed to serve the meal to the Lions Club on May 9. Maimie Roulston gave her report of the DungannonW.I. The members of the Dungannon W.I. had their annual meeting at the home of the President Elmira Finnigan, Goderich, with two visitors and a pot luck luncheon. The meeting opened with Pres. Elmira reading a poem and repeating The Mary Stewart Collect. The roll call was answered by payment of fees and the. Secretary gave out the new handbooks. In the cor- respondence we were reminded of the Dungananon Fair Aug. 18 and 19. The W.I. made a donation to the crafts section of the fair. Thank you notes were received from Peg Purdon, Tinie Logtenburg, Grace McDermit and Olive Blake. The guest for this meeting was Margaret Taylor, District Pres. She gave a good in- sight into what had been done in the last year. The report of last year's annual meeting was given. The standing committees reported on their year's work. Elmira gave her report and thanked all who had helped in the past year and hoped we would all give our support to the new Pres. Mary Robson. Winnifred read the slate of Officers for the year 1988-89. The slate was accepted. The District Pres. installed the new slate of Officers. As Margaret Taylor had been to China and Japan, she treated us to rice and raisins and gave up chop sticks to eat with. Elmira closed the meeting with another poem. Officers for Dungannon W.I. for 1988-89 are: Past -Pres. - Elmira Finnigan; Pres. - Mary Robson; 1st Vice Pres. - Alma Black; Sec. - Roberta Linskill; Ass. Sec. - Alrrla Black; District Director - Elmira Finnigan; Alternate - Willetta McWhinney; Public Relations Officer - Myrtle Kerr; Ass. P.R.O. - Peg Purdon; Branch Directors - Ila Crozier, Dora Alton, Bev Fielder; Pianist - Dora Alton; Ass. Pianist - Elmira Finnigan; Auditors - Bessie McNee, Beth Rutledge; Program Co -Ordinator - Olive Chisholm; Citizenship and Legislation - Olive Chisholm; International Affairs - Winnifred Girvin; Education - Ruth Freeland; Cultural Activities - Joan Dougherty; Agriculture - Ila Crozier; Canadian In- dustries - Jean Errington; Consumer Af- fairs - Elmira Finnigan; and Resolution - Donna Young. Ripley Lions Ripley and District Lions Club would like to report that the numbering system for the village is completed except for one business and a few individual residences who wished to put on their own numbers. Anyone who hasn't got their numbers on please do so as soon as possible, except for Lion Bill Robinson's house that is growing rapidly. Thank you from Lion President Grant McDonald. Please don't forget the Lions Club Auction Sale Sat. May 7 at the Township Hall. Anyone wishing to donate items please phone any Lions member. Workshop - Recharge your W.I. Batteries - that she had attended in Walkerton. Una Matthews brought up the subject of the Kinloss Council booklet which was to have been published after the stone with plaque was erected at the Council Hall. Several Institutes had worked on this project. Members had brought their sandwiches and Marjorie Wall and Mary Lavis served tempting trays with relishes, fruit, cookies and tea and coffee. Following lunch the minutes of the 1987 annual meeting were read. Reports were given by the secretary, treasurer; Elizabeth Dickie-P.R.O.; Muriel MacKen- zie - curator, Freda Maclnnes - Sunshine committee with Maimie Roulston, co- ordinator, giving a concise report of all the year's acitives. Allene Bradley read the report of the nominating committee. June Gilchrist conducted the installation of of- ficers as follows: President: Irene Halden- by; 1st Vice -Pres. - Muriel MacKenzie; 2nd Vice -Pres. - Maimie Roulston; Secretary - Wanda Keith; Treasurer - Marian MacKinnon; District Director - June Gilchrist; Alternate - Mary Lavis; P.R.O. - Elizabeth Dickie; Curator - Muriel MacKenzie; Committee - Una Mat- thews, Marian MacKinnon, Margaret Cl- lyer, Maimie Roulston; Auditors - t' .a Matthews, Allene Bradley; Sunshine Com- mittee - Freda Maclnnes, June Gilchrist; Branch Directors - Ann MacDougall; Vera Schmidt, Alice Doelman, Freda Macln- nes; Program Co-ordinator - Maimie Roulston. Motions were passed to donate $25 to the Sunshine Committe and also to send a donation of $50 to the Blyth Festival Building Fund. .1 nrogram planning meeting will be held in Kairshea Hall April 26 at 7 p.m. and the cleaning bee on June 2 at 9 a n. It was decided to have the regular May meeting May 19 < , well as the bus trip on May 26. 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