HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-05-27, Page 13Ahmeek ChapterlQDE
Mark 70#h anniversary
Senator Mary Kinnear was
the special guest speaker at the
70th anniversary luncheon for
the Ahmeek Chapter :L .the
Imperial Order Daughters of' the
L/., Iy/NJ-ai., l,
mpire last Monday,.. , in
Harbourlite Inn,
Senator Kinnear spoke "abbot-"
the Canadian Senate and urged
Fnore women to become
involved in
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87Senators presently serving the
nation, only six are women.
_+`These have Only been 18
female House of ' Conimons
members in 104 years," stated
Senator Kinnear. "I wish we
could,change that record. I think
women have something to
contribute."
She spoke of the "abundant'
talent), in the Senate" and her
work on the investigation
committee into Science Policy in
Canada. • She said she had
enjoyed this project and' had
learned a great deal from this
"much worthwhile" study. °
"We have to 'have
.,, .co-operatiwn . of government,...:. close friend of ,Mrs,..,M. Dosl
n .... Gifts.._ .._..to ..._.. the_...-_atc�.res.W.,,.ancL,-. relief .to Q. ,.t,K,lw�.E�I Ra_. 9.r..__._.,,
universities „ and private of . Goderich. Dan MacDonald,..,_ furnishings for the building came famine.and pestilence.
enterprize," Senator Kinnear Registrar of the Surrogate Court, in,,,,,$50.00 from Huron Old Boys
told her audience. "We, have a, his wife Evelyn Brough m Toronto, a handsome desk •
need for expansion and trade for MacDonald and daughters lived ' from Mr. Wright, a grandfather
Canada ' but ., we musteek. at Strathdonald, Wellington St., clock from Guelph and Goderich
pressure on to control home now' occupied by Dr. Railway, milk from Mrs: Bisset's
pollution." Dea-the.441.his family._ . Dairy, three •months supply of
"I have a deep and abiding March -`"'i 1901 • Mrs:- iomemade bread from Victoria
faith in Canadian women," ,the
Senator concluded,
Mrs. Kinnear is the widow• of
the late R. A. Kinnear and -a
native of Port. -Colborne. She
described herself as , a woman
'who had a. grandfather 'from
France 'and "by nature I should
be bilingual but by nature I can
barely get along with English".
>•..•......•»...A Senator, .Mrs. Kinnear said,
should be ready for anything at
any moment but should learn to
limit his or ,her activities "in'
order to -remain in^good health".
' Greetings from the, National
,.. • Chapter of the IODE were
conveyed by the National
President, Mrs., George E. Tait.
Mrs. Tait' said that, °while the.
projects for the IODE have
changed somewhat throughout campaign; Salvation Army;
the years, there are just as' many Alexandra after tlhe Dowager' . kin;d,-;,..ere purchased — sterilizer, mobile blood • donor . clinics;
-challenges to be met today. , . Queen, but this nye being hospital: gowns, invalid tables, childre``s Aid; Girl Guides and
"If you took the voluntary- taken, purely Canadian_title,was ,, dishes; linens, bedding; flooring ' Crippled Children.
Women's organizations from chosen, "Ahmeek" ,from .the.__. and furniture. In 1918, a typical • y,
Chippewa Indian language ear, The Nurses Registry,a Pia
most communities you would y , .$600 • was spent on . School for pre-schoolers', Queen
lose "'something special," Mrs. meaning Beaver; the �mot'to supplies; an electric 'washer El