The Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-10-18, Page 11F
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BELMOAE—Eighteen mens
and guests attended the citizeptshiP
and legislation meeting of the
Women's Institute last Wednesday
evening, Oct. 12.
The roll call, name a famous
Canadian woman, was -answered
with names such as Paula Brooks,
an 80 -year-old mountain climber;
Brigid Pike, Lois Wilson, Vickie
Keith and Carolyn Waldo, to name
just a few,
Mrs. Betty Darling read a poem
about farmers by Canadian poetess,
Edna Jacques, then read of her
struggle to make her way in life and
of the many poems she compesed.
Mrs. Mabel Bos then gave a
profile of Madeline Parent, who
campaigned tirelessly on behalf of
the textile workers in Quebec during
the war years and the Duplesis
regime. She and her'husband, Kent
Bowley, were involved in the strike
of 6,000 textile workers in Montreal
and Valleyfield, Quebec, in 1946,
which succeeded in creating the
Textile Workers' Union, as well as
better conditions and wages for
workers.
It seems that women, especially in
the past, have had to work very hard
to succeed in public careers, the
Institute members noted.
Mrs. Bos also mentioned Mila
Mulroney, who works to help raise
funds for the Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation. Mrs. Darling then read
another poem by Ms. Jacques and '
Mrs. Bos read "The End of, Sum-,
mer" by Edna St. Vincent Millay
- from -the old Life an 'Literature -
reader.
This particular poem proved quite
appropriate as members drove te
the meeting in winter's first
snowstorm.
Mrs. Dora McGuinness, who
travelled to England in the spring to
visit her sister, gave an interesting
account of the Institute meetings she
attended while there.
Her address was followed by an
exchange of flowers and plant slips
which members had brought to the
meeting.
In the business portion of the
meeting, Mrs. Hays reported that a
tidy profit had been realized from
the Institute booth at a recent farm
machinery sale. It also was decided
that the president, Mrs. Doreen
MacAdam, should send for the
literature on waste management as
soon as it becomes available.
W. O. Mitchell
play to open
in Owen Sound
Owen Sound Little Theatre's first
production of the 1988-89 season is
"The Black Bonspiel of Wullie
McCrimmon", written by Canadian,
author, W.O. Mitchell and directed
by Audrey Cheadle. It is a satirical
comedy set in Alberta in the 1930s.
The play runs from Oct. 20 to 22
and 26 to 29. Tickets are available at
the Roxy box office Mohday to
Saturday from 12 to 6. More in-
formation may be obtained by
calling 371-28173.
Peteava4
Miss Esther Nethery of London
and Murray Netheryof Windsor
spent Thanksgiving weekend at the
home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Terry Nethery.
NEW ORGAN
At a meeting of the Boa/4.0f
Managers .of.. St -Paul's - Anthem
Church in March. 194191 it MO voted
unanimously. t '
electric organ be inS
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The Institute held in
Underwood on ThurSday and The
anoug convention at Iepworth 911
Oct. 28. Delegates tiilheconveitiOn
will be voting on a resolution to be
sent to the minister of health
requeiting that the government of
Ontario pass definitive legislation on
abatiti.on,
aNa was announced that the
Institute-aPOOSered euetife parties
will begin this Thursday event
Oct. 20,"at
•The meeting ended with a In
cheon served by the convenors, Mrs.
Darling andNirs.Bos.
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