The Citizen, 1991-01-23, Page 20PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1991.
Cranbrook
Ladies Aid appoints
new slate of officers
The annual meeting of the
Cranbrook Ladies Aid was held at
the home of Mrs. Joe Smith.
The president, Donna Knight,
opened the meeting with a reading
and Eleanor Stevenson gave an
interesting collection of readings
Euchre results
The Hall Board hosted a euchre
party in the Community Centre
Friday night. Winners were: high
lady, Beccie Ruppel; high man,
John Subject; low lady, Isabelle
Craig; low man, Mary Huether;
table prize, Helen Dobson, Beryl
Community extends sympathy
Joanne Knight was home from
St. John N.B. for the holidays.
Clare Veitch, one of the elders at
Knox Church, Cranbrook and an
active member of this community
for over 20 years died on January
10 in Listowel Memorial Hospital.
with a New Year’s theme.
The officers for the coming year
are as follows: President, Freda
Crawford; secretary, Yvonne
Knight; Treasurer, Nancy Vanass;
Auditor, Madelene Steiss and one
other member, Vice President, Lois
Hart.
Smith, June Jacklin and Gordon
McPherson; loan hands, Merle
Bowes and Vera Scouller; tally
prizes, Bill Dobson, Verna Craw
ford, Eluned McNair, Wilfred
Strickler, Dorothy Dilworth, Jean
Rolof, Donald Clark and Bob
Bremner.
He was predeceased by his wife
Jean “Henderson” in 1987 and is
survived by their son Ross and
family of Listowel, daughters,
Marie and family of South Moun
tain and Janet of London. The
sympathy of the community is
extended to them at this time.
130 attend
WI Christmas
dinner
The Cranbrook Women’s Insti
tute hosted a Christmas dinner in
the Cranbrook Community Centre.
One hundred and thirty people
from the community enjoyed a
turkey dinner followed by a short
program and a Christmas carol
singing. Who says community
spirit is dead.
The Grey Township Council held
their yearly dinner in the Cran
brook Community Centre on Satur
day night.
The Huron East District
Women’s Institute meeting was
held at the home of Mrs. John
Vanass. Twenty-two ladies from
the district attended. Mrs. Leslie
Knight represented Cranbrook.
People
The January meeting of Court
Woodbine M100 of the Canadian
Foresters was held in the Commun
ity Centre on January 8. Following
the business John Vanass served
lunch and Mary Ellen Jacklin won
the 50-50 draw.
Recent visitors to the Vanass
house were Bill and Janet Mathie-
son and boys of Corunna and Ruth
Jean-Louis and Rick Hack of
Mississauga.
Mr. and Mrs. Stan Strickler of
Innerkip visited with Wilfred and
Laura Strickler.
There will be card parties every
Friday night for the remainder of
the winter.
WI answers roll
with yesterday’s prices
Ethel W.I. ladies entertained the
W.I. members from Molesworth,
Cranbrook and Majestic Women’s
Institutes. Since it was a grand
mothers meeting two contests were
conducted to acquaint grandmoth
ers with one another.
The roll call “Prices from Yester
years” was answered by all pre
sent. The answers were quite
revealing of the times gone by -
examples - eggs for 25 cents a
dozen, a tank of car gas for $5, a
wedding dress for $10, a new car in
1915 was $500. These are a far cry
from today’s prices.
Mrs. John Smith is investigating
the St. John Ambulance babysitt
ing course for those 11 years and
over. The cost is $15 for six hours
training. The minimum number of
participants is 10 and the maximum
is 20.
Mrs. Archie Jacklin gave her
report from the District Directors
meeting.
A district bus trip will be planned
for the Royal Winter Fair in
November if there is enough inter
est.
June is W.I. month in Ontario
and all branches are urged to do
something special
Janine Rollens-Grant will be the
interim publisher for Home and
Country until March 1992.
The Ethel W.I. will again be
participating in the Maple Keys
Pancake Day March 24.
Miss Doreen Suter and Margaret
McMahon served a healthy food for
lunch enjoyed by all members.
HALL BOARD
Nine people attended the public
Hall Board meeting Wednesday
evening at the Ethel Hall. Chair
lady Mrs. Alex Cullen conducted
the business and Mrs. Gary Boyer,
Secretary-Treasurer gave her re
port and all the monies raised were
used for the renovations. The Hall
Board now needs to raise more
money to help with the operating
cost for the rest of the year.
Mrs. Archie Jacklin and Mrs.
Harry Smith are the new Hall
Board appointments for 1991 and
1992. Mrs. Dorothy Dilworth is to
be the new chairlady.
The secretary-treasurer will fur
ther investigate the application of
GST as it applies to the Hall as well
the availability of obtaining special
occasion permits. The euchre par
ties will remain at $1.50 for
admission. _
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