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A bosy year Q
The annual,. _meeting of the
Maple Leaf Chapter 101)E was
held February 1 at the home of.
Mrs. Glenn Hays.
The regent, Mrs. J. Stringer
opened the meeting with a prayer
ot the order. The minutes- were
read by -Mrs. G." L. Royal acting
secretary. '
Mrs: J. Leitch anneunced that;
Mrs. Margaret Reynolds had won
the , Huron -Perth. SchoOl of
NursinOursary. A thatiote
was read by.Mrs.28. Andrew from
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ttl
the Christian Island Incliae school
for their Christnias gift. Mrs. 11.
Breckenridge moved, that a thank
you letter to the general public for
their donations ,to the shop be
-placed in the Signal Star.
Mrs. F. Curry volunteered to
headrip the Red Cross Campaign
and requested captains and
canvassers. It was moved that two
delegatebe sent to the Annual
Provincial meeting' in, Hamilton
which will be held in April. Mrs.
Tom Shackleton took her
affirmation and was welcomed to
the chapter.
001FRICO'SIONAL.STAkTilUfiSDAY, FEBRU/041, M
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Mrs. F. Curry will convene Red Cross drive
„ Committee faithfully served a cup
of tea and cookies after each
regular meting. This expense is
covered by a nall fee
contributed byevery member
present and the balance is used
for cards and . flewers for
mertibers Who ire ill or bereaved.
The Standard was oz display at .
all regular meetings, the 70
Anniversary celebration, the
Wiee and Cheese .Party and the
rece tion held fpr
liter the,CitizeriSliip Court. The
Chapter to any place in the world of clothing given to the ehildren Of Robertson Memorial School and
there was a need for them. In the Christian Island. school, to a student in the grade 8, St.
conjunction with the Education record -book Nnpanions were Mary's Separate School, for
Committee., Services prepared a included and games and dell houSe Social Studies •
box of Homemade and purchased furniture, for the children to
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c a rdiga n , in i t t ens a n"d 'enjoy, A donation was made to Our Opportunity Shopis a
underwear for our adepted school purchase reference books. The service to the ,Cpirimunity.
On Christianigand. There are 54 education COMmittee. made two- providing clothes and busehold A special Event ofour year was
children in the room6 we sponsortrips to Chr•iStian Island (near artiCles for sale at law prices. It the Wine and Cheese Party held in
Closer to home, we sponsored Midland) to deliver the boxes to is also our 'main source of the rill. This was held in relation
the Red Cross Canvass ender the the children and teachers'and-to income. Il az are donated to '`IODE''' dn the Move" And
leadership of Mrs. 4. FL Stringer, foster a closer relationshi with. with no commission given. Most 4 brought the Organization .before
With man Ju
members Work six afternoons. a the public. The highlight oft)
iLibitis. from these Indian children •vilie,
ripillopetitrft. y
of the trips to Christian Island and Attawapiskat Canadia'n ,,and.
the adopted school. These Slides Overseas ,Relief Fkind, National
gave all members a clearer' . Shipping, 8eeprid War Memorial>
picture and uhderstanding of the COmmohwealthRelationS, Trayel
School's. ' work and and Exchange, Peace Garden,
circumstances. „ OPeration Radio Stereo,- , Eye
, door to door 'while Ott—Te‘rs-
1 Standard Bearer, Mrs. E. Howey, organized districts, ',Members'
carried the Standard kat the also cantlassed, for other Drives
Cenotaph Memorial Ceremony suchas Marchof Dimes,,Cancer,
and the Vernembrance: Day Red "Shield and a few members
Church Service. helped, with the Blood Clinics.
Chapter Representation: Two The Spetial , Projects
. members were delegates to (and Cornmittee, convened by Mrs, J.
four others attended) tha Annual Wallace, was responsible for the
Meeting and detailed reports refilling and replacing of the
were brought back, The Chapter hanging baskets en the Town
had representation at the Square. Also through this
, Hari•iston Area Conference, the Com mit tee , our Chapter
Mitchell Chapter's 5 supported the Girl Guide
Anniversary and in Goderich, the Mov e rn,ent by pr-o-VIding a
Legion, Remembrance Day refregerator for the Girl Guide
Ch'urch Parade, Women's Camp established recently at
Instittit- Anniversary, the .Black's Point. We were plea.sed to
Ahmeek .Chapter's ,47 0 ' once again be of service to our
Anniversary 14unchebn. Members community hotOtal by donating 'a
were present at the Cenotaph on • stretcher for the. Emergency
Remembrance Day * when the Ward of the Alexandra Marine and
Regent placed a wreath. A few General Hospital. We placed an.
• members attended, the Town emtry in the Town Christmas
Goderich
Court and reports were brought to District Collegiate -Institute
the meetings on these events by ,students were sent to the Youth
• the CitizenshiP Secretary, Mrs. Music Sum mer Camp in
,
R. McCallum. • , - Beaverton for a week through a
Services at Home .and Abroad donation, made by our Chapter.'
,
under the direction of Mrs. SEducation:In assisting to
.
"Premote education of all
Anderson, was very active
preparinga bale consisting of 260
Mrs. 'Stringer Presided twee—
the annual meeting at which time
secretaries and conVeners, gave
their _reports . •
The following is the Annual
Report for 1931 of the Maple Leaf,
Cha,pter, Imperial order
Daughters of the-Empire:-
The0 are 71 members on- the
roll. 5 new members took their
affirmation and one nio'ved out„of
the district. There were 9 regular
meetings held with an average
attendance of 35. Meetings were
held in the homes of members—
one at the poolside and our June
potluck supper was ;held at a
cottage. The efficient lunch
k' d " our EducaLion
articl•Committee,,nnder Mrs. J. Leitch,
es. These' .articles were
shipped by our Provincial had a busy year,. As well as the box
educa "orlon the mainland To add
little fun to 'a serious •piece Of
work, the children were eaeh
gtven.candy, fhit, 'a toy, .414 4
Canadian flag. The teadliers were
each given a Map1%.Leaf ,pin. The
children in return had prepared a
lovely party for the visitors.
.Closer to home, wehad a few new
projects in Education. We
presented a bowling trophy,
Suitably inscribed, to the'Qiteen'
Elizabeth School for retarded
children. From this same schpol,
a 'senior student was sentto
summer camp for 3 weeks. In
‘'keeping with anetherobject of, our
Order to assist in the progress
of the Arts", a donation Was given
to aid a GDCI students to attend a
Summer' Drama Workshop at the
University of Waterloo. Carrying
on the worlcof former years, we
provided two bursaries for High
School Studentec,TOT—.•
University .studies and the 'Other
for post-secoedary'. education
other than University. We
presented a bursary. to a Huron
County student attending the
Perth -Huron Regional.Schoolof
Nursing in Stratford..A trophy for
general proficiency in., grade 8
was .presented to a student in
Cltnic,National tinergeneY and
Welfare. • *
As'we look back on, thiS Yeir,
1 9 7.1, We realize that our
,.. expectations. of .an active and.
enjoyable year under the capable
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aftehoons'a wilko and operated
this year, with Mrs: W. McKellar
as •Convener. Markers are
appointed to sort arid prtce
articles. These members spend
many hours in the Shop.
At each regular 'meeting we
were f6rtunate in having,
something of interest presented.
Sometinies a speaker; sometimes
slides or discussion. Mrs, L. H.
Diggon gave us an informative
, tatkonMrs.h.er trip C
ii. to EnglandEi
(waani:l
Scotlanda
displayed 'a Padre's Field Kit
Communion Set used ring the
First Wgrld War andconveyedto
the members the strong feeling of
patriotiSm felt during the 1914-
' 1918 crisis. Miss Irene Stringer,
who had spent 42 years as a.
Teacher -Missionary in India
answered many questions abont
that country anditjeF�iif"
Mrs. L. 13. Grahannteacher in the
Queen. Elizabeth School ,for
° Retarded Children, with the use of
charts, gave us the ,outline of a
, typical day at the school. Mrs, It
Carroll gave the history ,of the
Workshop for young retarded
• adults, describing' the work done
Py the Trainees'. Of .pa„rticular
interest to all the niembevs were'
Itic,) slides shown by MrS.1. Leitch
of various events Sponsored by
the Chapter, The slides were also
Chapter's 70 Anniversary. This
was herd onthe date of our regular
December Christmas party and
was a catered . "dinner at the
flarbourlite Inn for members only
and their husbands.- At •this
celebration three members were
presented with their 25 year pins.
Our Hospitality convener was
diligent in arranging homes for
meetings 'and our Telephone
Committee Was active.
The Echoes Secretary, Mrs. S.
Haddee, reported important
events (arid sent pictures) to our
National magazine.
The Public_ Relations
Secretary, Mrs. McGill, has
kept an up-to-date s,crapbook•with
newspaper clippings, picture's,
etc. of IODE work. The work of the
Maple Leaf Chapter has , been
beforethe public on many
ocoasions.....11-ireligh—the_. fine
leadership of .Mrs.' J. Stringer,
were,tulflulied
Mrs. J. Stringer, the retiring
-
regent, voted her aPpreolation tu
the _chapter for their faithful. ,Ca.
°Oration :and '.assistance.:' The
102773 Regent', MrS.; 14.)4c1C0441* •
'pre8ente4 Mrs. .8tripgr 'with a
lovely st,rUng sUvr pinfrpm, the,
chapter. -°
Refreshments were served
vthe ; close of the, meeting.
Announcing a
Facsimile Edition of the
Illustrated
HISTORICAL ATLAS
of
ON COUNTY
Ontario
Originally published by%.II. Beldon & Co. in 1879
The illustrated Atlas of Huron County is one of 29 county
atlases „published in -Ontario between 1875 and 1881. A remark-
ably *accurate source of information for the student of local
history and genealogy, the Atlas With its maps. biographies,
portraits and pictures 'o( landmarks has long since become a
highly valued dneument.uf the, past. •
coverage of the local press, the
Goderisch Signal -Star.
Each year.our con- tilibUtions to
We Provincial and National Funds
are carefully Considered and fully
explained by our Treasurer, Mrs.
R: Ifughes, before a decision is
made and this year'We gave to the
following: Lucy Morrison
Memorial Fund for Education,"
Services Fund, SpeciaL•
RepreSentatives' Fund,- Korean
Projects Fund, . furnishings for
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The ladies of the Goderich.Branch Women's Institute held their
Founder's Day luncheOn in the Bedford Hotel diningrOom
.Thursday. A special anniversary cake was baked for the occasin
' by Mrs. Harold Johnstone (right). Also admiring Mrs. Joh tone's
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