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Her | i xg i M Apmaari t *+~** < 9D | ? ( ' / JeuA AB | the 75th anniversary of the topic was "The Dairy Cow | fi‘;j; e e o b P 55 3 3 y ht n ho k/ k CÂ¥ founding of the . Cobden from its Horns to the ‘} Co en e o . a uds . .0. ocke: _ s & n 19 % 1 â€" Women‘s Institute Branch. _ Heels." / e y ie Fradh 2 c w whih i ooe i w The celebration took the Meetings were held in | i xn ds t PsopRl w# (net S JC lt °$3 | form of a luncheon,. with homes, and members used 4 ns C e PS aF ; c o es : $3 [ head table guests contributâ€" them as an opportunity to | _ fln l 2 d f 2s 9e esns d 3 < t ing iD various ways to the share their skills with each e e 99 z> 4 * reprrtns "We Mn S CR mpentimnpectit o. $ 8 & | festivities. Members and other. Topics of meetings 1 Cl is o X l t ont * 14 mice P T 0n 1 §22, guests were welcomed by included bun making, dresâ€" ie ol + t oi |../ . d / 1 w ; *Wt ‘*;;‘:a 5 % JB i# 5 Cobden Branch president sing and cooking a turkey, 1 ,, $ hh hy caue ; fi@@‘; 8. [ a4 Margaret Johnson, and aâ€" icing and cutting a layer i | 0‘ i o4 o0 W > 3 3 1 ie special. anniversary cake cake, turning the heel of a We e f “Q t.s. s o s . ce i c was . cut by three life: sock, ironing a dress shirt, 1 e tr ul &;"’" * j d : S _ uf : members; Margaret Burâ€" and making soap. | se Fosary M o l l M j K l 0M . well, Laura Hamilton and During both world wars, ut d We * _ e trake | PA 6 \ C L2 :;fi P .â€" Elorence Wilson. Two other . a great amount of work was tWe F of 2 9 *"" ie tph Hilecci.,;â€" SA *3”&"?; is i ie 1: > life members, _ Florence done for the war effort. â€" § Li J «: T se «efi"’“’“"fl“ @ > aP P 4 c Rossâ€" and Elma Brown, Hundreds of pairs of socks . [WMR OR _ AF g mana mea T d iade ADiii e S iais ie magedt / S _ " .. * .â€" tm < on were unable to be present. _ were knit, as well as m _ . «/ . . l in M > s e C is‘ §’iws Mrs. ‘Burwell gave a ~sweaters, scarves _ and e n P0 ie " uocA dot5, mapns B0 _ aust 1t 0 comd 20. omm ut in stt 1 sfi;!fl'fl’;‘:?:*“;::ff:f”i;" e ie KE s o history of the Cobden group ~mitts. Food parcels were N nset omm ernianin e due o ) ies n ten uit . t 1 %‘3 for the 60 women gathered. sent . to â€"those. . serying _ ieoul 7 oo clcaint j C e o | g*a She told the group that the overseas and bales of S o imeenys . . 0 0 0( [ TD _ â€" â€"â€" > Armmsetlttatl 9 lz m.% idea for the Women‘s bedding were sent through 5 Mess Li T .0. en nc . 0.; Anceeeaeseie o c en uen d Instltl_lte came from an the Red Cross. 7 | organization . called _ the Homes were opened for _ Three life members of the Cobden Branch of the Margaret Burwell, and Florence Wilson. Two other | Farmer‘s Institute. â€" Men entertaining at goingâ€"away Women‘s Institute were on hand to cut the special ‘life members, Florence Ross and Elma Brown, and women attended these. parties for soldiérs leayin8 _ cake at a Juncheon celebrating the branch‘s 75th were unable to be present. | meetings, and women deâ€" for overseas, and for 6 Left & Â¥ 7 c1de}f1 that they would like: welcome home. parties for anniversary.. Left to right are Laura Hamilton, | to have : j , a | own. é suo (9 ;léaf?".fonunate snoush !S ties have included contribuâ€". the future," f " _ ‘ It January of 1911, a _ The Cobden Women‘s tions _ to . the . Cobden Greetings from provincial dedal brar]ch of the Women‘s Institute was involved in Cemetery, . the Astrolabe . board members were M Institute was organized by the building of the original arena, . the. libraty,.â€" the brought by Evelyn Bothwell | | MisSiseam ) gankin | 3s. Cobden Memonal Hall to Memorial Hall, and the of the Perth area, and from | president and Mrs. Richard honour those who gave Lakeview Nursing Homg. A North Renfrew . by Elma : { ( j Purcell as secretary. The theit lives in the Eirst bursary is being provided Waite of Forester‘s Falls, P 4 gmulp was known as ‘the World War, It was the girse (0 DPCongo High School district ‘representative. (All \ | Shield‘s W.1.._ after _ the memorial | hall _ built in "OC!®: e institute branches in | the ; | locality just west of Cobden â€" Canada. } The branch tontinues to (district were represented at known as Shield‘s Crossing. The hall was destroyed Fontrlbute to Institute proâ€" the celebration. Among the The CP.R. ‘main line by fire in 1958, however, a JCCS both _at home and guests also were past f | crossed the highway On the new Dall was built at the W",r.lfi}'lmde- & _ members of the branch who Shields farm, and the. same location, The branch‘s The Cobden Women‘s: have now moved to, other 4 Shields home was used as a â€" 50th AnDiversary celebration Instltuti[:_ feel we have . areas. | distribution point for mail was held in the new hall in 4ccompPlished something _ Membership has been ' Wirld in the neighbourhood. 1961. ¢ worthwhile, â€" concluded declining, with the growth C . Later the name was _ Over the years, the MIS: Burwell. °... some: of other area church and I changed _ to _ "Lakeview _ braMch was inyolved with tE which we hope will community women‘s < | Ww.1.,"" but it was changed. MANY aspects of community CODUNUC to grow in binding groups. At the time of the | again when it came to light â€"life. The Institute sponsored 45 together in . good branch‘s 50th anniversary i that thete was already an 4 Clinic in the basement Of fellowship for Home and in 1961, membership stood Institute by that name in the Memorial Hall for the CO"YCY (the W.I. motto). at 33. The present memberâ€" | the province. fdeatedt eRamingiion ‘of 30 te PSX high tribute to ship is 15. The current A highlight of the early School children Dr. A: the memory of the splendid executive ;s made up of years Of the organization . Mahood of Oftawa aséisted women who have carried on. president Margaret Johnâ€" was a picnic held in Jyne of Dr. John R. Stewart. Of faithfully for the past 75 _son,. seeretary Leila Cole, 1912 on the school grounds. CobdEM, removed the tOn" .. cas, of its existence. We and .. treasurer . Margaret j Some came by steamboat slls" and adenalds of more . """""""" ""C P*°¢~*° face â€" Burwell, s sa§ S j on Muskrat Lake to this than tWenty young patients â€" en F i I V event, and it drew into the at that location. 1 iR f group new members from Other community activiâ€" I k I