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The Goderich Signal-Star, 2009-11-18, Page 15Goderich Signal -Star, Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - Page 15 Dungannon Women's Institute celebrates 95 years D.bbl. Bauer for the signal -star Dungannon Women's. Institute held their 95th anniversary on Nov. 10. The Dungan- non Senior's hall was beautifully set up with china tea cups, lovely W.I. bookmarks for everyone to take home and place mats giving a brief history of the Women's In- stitute. With 60 in attendance, current branch president Donna Young began the after- noon welcoming everyone and as usual in all W.I. functions, the repeating of the Mary Stewart Collect. Life Members were asked to stand and be recognized and the branch members were introduced. A short video presentation on the Institute founder, Adelaide Hoodless, was present- ed. It gave a good look at what the founder achieved before her untimely death; as well as a look at her family homestead which is now a National Museum, and continues to be a great source of pride for all members, as well it should be, as it is, to the best of my knowledge, still completely funded by W.I. members. Those bringing greetings were: from Hu- ron West Dist. Pres. Nancy Jardin, London Area Pres. Debbie Bauer, Federated Wom- en's Institute of Ontario (FWIO) Board Member Marlene Archer, FWIO President Joy Trimble, FWIO President -Elect Carol Innes. Joy Trimble presented Pres. Donna Young with a certificate from FWIO to commemorate the milestone. Represent- ing A.C.W. was Council member Connie Black who handed out pins to all the cur- rent members. The Tweedsmuir Curator of 40 years, Marian Zinn, then gave a brief history of the branch and some of the difficulties faced by the women in 1914; which in- cluded hitching up the buggies, and a lot of added time in preparation for meetings just in getting dressed with all the added finery of the day. A made -in -Huron pen and pen- cil set was then presented to Marian for her years of dedication toward the collection of community and branch history. It is hoped that she continues to record local and per- sonal history in her own flavourful way. A memorial was then given. The small table set for tribute included a corsage and Institute pin for all those members who have passed but were present in spirit. A candle was lit by branch president Donna Young and a reading was given by the lon- gest active member, Marian Zinn. Marion joined in 1953 and Donna shortly after. A video depicting 90 years of the Feder- ated Women's Institute of Canada (FWIC) was shown. The presentation, which had been given as a power point with scripted narration at the FWIC convention in PEI this past June, was converted to a simple - to -use DVD including voice-over, making for a fresh edited version. The many hours taken to achieve this updated look would not have been possible had it not been for the generous heart, dedication to perfection and computer -savvy of nephew Patrick Ryan (married to niece Katie Brindley). He will never know how much his efforts were appreciated by our branch members and enjoyed by all those in attendance. Well done Patrick - well done. Local historian, David Yates, gave a talk on Huron Women and the Great War which gave everyone a bit more insight into what our early members were coping with dur- ing those early years. We all heard lots of comments regarding how much we learned. Thank you Dave. We were fortunate indeed to have our provincial president and well as our region- al board director attend our celebration. Then it was my turn. I was asked to speak to "Going Forward". In an effort to bring to light some of the lesser known yet vital ef- forts of the W.I., I highlighted several of the resolutions carried at the convention in PEI, including the need for food labels to include the country of origin. Another to have those deemed inadmissible to our country, to be deported immediately. Be- yond the lobbying of our governments to have more effective laws in place, I spoke of the Into The North Program, by FWIO to take books to fly -in communities in On- tario's far north. Also of interest in my ad- dress is the Rule Ontario Sharing Educa- tion (ROSE) program which has brought information to the general public on every- thing from breast health to wind turbines during this past couple of years. Also included in my speech was an en- couragement to think in more global terms. I believe, if it "is at her door - it's at our door". Meaning we can no longer turn a blind eye to the appalling conditions of our sisters around the world. I then announced my personal intention to begin a support group for Associated Country Women of the World for Southwestern Ontario. Any- one interested in helping the poorest of the poor in over 70 countries world-wide, please call for more information on this ini- tiative. Dave Yates and myself concluded the program with the reading of an old Institute Poem and Response taken from the Dun- gannon Tweedsmuir history book. Great fun. The afternoon ended with delicious cake, beautifully decorated and supplied by Lin- da MacDonald, of Goderich. Many thanks for all her talent and effort on behalf of the Institute. Everyone enjoyed .time browsing the displays which included the famed Tweeds but also the original minute book from the first meetings and the minute books from the Dungannon Jr. Institute. Also on dis- play was the scrapbooks collected over the past several decades and the quilt block collection compiled in 1958. It was a great afternoon and it will be my pleasure to include the photos and write up in the ongoing history collection of the Dungannon Branch Tweedsmuir. 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