Purple Valley WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 19, [1987] - [1989], p. 18

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Northey installed as firesideht' of Bruce County WI at rally ‘ Joan Northey is the new presi- dent of the Bruce County Wo- men's institute. She was installed along with other officers at the recent 32nd annual rally at Belmore. Roy Pennington. reeve of Cul- “:35 Township, brought greetings from Bruce County Council and outlined some county W] history. Mrs. lohn Friar brought greet- ings from the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario and talked. about the Federated Women’s Inâ€" Stltules ol Canada convention planned for Newfoundland in tune, Francis Middleton of the Gillis Hill Wt 111 Bruce East took mem~ tiers down memory lane. in the form at on 1397-1937 fashion Show. Depicted were the main Wl founders. Adelaide Hoodless and Mr. and Mrs. Erlaml Lee. She encouraged those present to try and got as many new mem- bers as possible. towards keeping the organization as strong as it is now. The following committee re- ports were given: Mrs. George Messenger reported on tartan sa- les; Mrs. Kingma announced scholarship winners Teresa Srtl'lu- Iar and lulie Stanley of “ace South: Mrs. Stan Hays talked about the trust fund; and Mrs. Middleton reported on the recent ‘l t quilt auction for Participation Lodge. in which 50 quilts were sold for $10,500. Branches participating were thanked on behalf of the lodge. Marion McGilliveray reported on museum projects and recent events held there. and Mrs. Gra- ham Chambers talked about a reâ€" cent presentation to Bruce County Council about the museum's forâ€" mation and W1 involvement. Mrs“ Quinlan talked ’about the rally" Tweedsmuir book. The executive presented a play called Wl Women Impossible. it informed the audience how not to conductva meeting. Charlotte Wilson discussed the recent W1 exchange from Prince Edward Island. Plans for a'JUly exchange visit are under way. by the Ontario hostesses. ‘ Other Bruce County officers are: past chairman. Mrs. John Kingma: first vicewpresident. Mrs. Don McAdam: second vice-president. Leona Diebel: third vice-presi- dent. Mrs. Albert Simpson: secre- tary-treasurer. lean McGuire: as- sistant secretary, Mrs. Victor Sza» kall; public relations officer. Emi- ly McLean: assistant 15155116191:- tions officer. Mrs. Ward: board director [Division 16). Carol Craig; board director [Division 17), Elizabeth Thomas: Tweedsmuir curator, Violet Quin- lan; and auditors. Mrs. Gordon Wall and Agnes Perrier. Lawrence ~

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