Consecon WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Book 1, 1913-84, p. 16

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,ouszml 01131-118IN”?1TUT*3 ....:ont. . The W}I. war"at Home" to the public Saturday evenin: Sept. 13 l9l9, admission 10¢. They served sandwi hes, .alm e, tam~t and coTTee. An apron was (.‘ispos ed o;T by gilessing the number of dots on it, at 5¢ a 3uess, which netted pJ. 70. A reception was 3iven for the boys who returned home in the fiasonic Hall in March ~ 1920, with a bounteous supper and evening entertainment. In June 19,9.50 wa1s donated to the cemetery board Tor improve~ ment of the cemetery and in Au1'31 st 1 crim curtains were purchased for Consecon school and a cupboard Ionated to the junior rOOm. In? zept . of that year the question oT street lights Tor the villa3e arose. ch member was in favour 3nd b7. 00 was donated by each as a be innin: qTor _1n3301n3 the project Ac canvas CT the communisy realized 248 35 with more hein3 _handed in later. At the uct.meeting a represent3tive from the Colma n 131ck~31t 30., loronto 3ave a demon- "t stration 0 his street lenterns _:1d it was moved by‘Mrs Gilbert Johnson, seconded by Mrs. Slias Tl3rk that the lanterns be Oldered plus 1 jross of: 133nte els and one half dozen ngl ass globes. ‘Lr. hlias qeeks was appointed to 3et the posts Tor the lamps and Mrso‘hr. Fielding and Mrs. fictor Prown Iere chosen as a purchasinq committee. The first bill for gasoline for the lamps 52016 was paid in Jan. 1921. At the March 1921 meetinq a sewing class for >irls 9 years and Over was organized, the meetings to be held in the I.I. rooms. In March, l922 meetings started in the membeI s homes and at the annual meeting Mrs. Mont Stapelton was elected president to relieve Mrs. Ward, who had served 9 years. First aid kits were supplied in Consecon school in 1933 end in 1924.Mrs. Eber :eeks was made President..

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