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Salem-Nileslown WI .0... Rewrite History he Salem»Nilestown Women‘s Insti- tute has rewritten history. The Branch hasjustcompleted a history ufthe area for the second time. The Institute‘s first Tweedsmuir His- tnry Book was stolen out of a member's car four years ago as she was delivering It to get a microfilm copy made. It was a great blow to the group. who had spent countless hours cotttpiling the chronicle Because the Tweedsmuir volume was stored in a box from the LCBO, the thief thought they were steating a box ot‘liquor: instead, they lllilLlC oil with irreplaceable pictures donated to the cause. Members say it look them awhile to get over lhe shock of their loss. and even longer to think about tackling the project again. So it is with great pride that tlte group shows a visitor the fruits of thetr labour. The attractive book illustrates the history of the Institute, which began out of the Salem Methodist Church in I916. Eleven years later it became the Salem~ Nilestown Women‘s Institute The committee charged with compiling the Tweedsmuir History of Salem-Milestown are. from left to right. Myrtle Wright, Betty Lawson, Gwen Bales, Georgina Carroll, Elizabeth Thompson and Bertha Vanhie. The history of Nilestown and area. its people, businesses, farms, schools and churches is all carefully detailed. It‘s a work in progress. There are lots of blank pages left for biographies and spaces left for pictures. The Salem»Nilestown Women's Instiâ€" tute will make sure this written history is not lost again. It has all been saved on a computer disk that will be carefully locked away. Extracted from an article thatappeared in the March 4, 7998, issue of the Dorchester Signpost by Meredith MacLeocl, Burn Those Calories Here'are some popular leisure activities. and the allergy they cansume given in calories per hour. 0 making mountains of molehills (500) 9 running around in circles (350) o pushing your luck (250) o jumping to conclusions (175) - beating your own drum (150) I dragging your heels (100) I grasping at straws (100) c swallowing your pride (50) -‘ tooting your own horn (50) 0 flying off the handle (25) A New Path for Women 's Institutes: Ideas for Recruitment and Promotion Several speakers express ideas about the value of WI, recruiting new members, ways of promoting WI and finding a niche Length: 60 minutes Cost: $35 WOMEN‘S INSTITUTE CENTENNIAL . 460” WI Centennial Celebration 8: FWIC Convention - Commemorative Booklet A day-by-day photo documentary of Con» vention ‘97 highlights. Over 300 black and white pictures, with 4 pages in full colour. The book also con- tains daily events and excerpts from conven- tion speakers. Lenth: 48 pages Cost: 51 0 Home 8. (aunlry, Summar'93 ll