Belfountain-Rockside WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 1, [1825] - [1990], p. 15

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L2 TWEEDSMUIR HISTORY CURATORS AND TWEEDSMIR HISTORY COMMITTEES _ cont‘d.â€"â€"3. Curator Mrs. J.A. Morris Mrs. Morris and her sister, Miss Alice Jelly, moved to a new house on the fourth line west, in January 1961 and that , same year both joined the Belfountainâ€"Rockside Women‘s S Institute. The immediately took an active part in both the Institute and community. MNrs. Morris became the fourth Curator of the Tweedsmiir History Book, succeeding Mrs. W.H. Miller, who had completed { ® Her second term as Curator. % Mrs. Morris was born in Shelburne, Ont, Dec.25, 1896,and + / during the first World War worked with the WarePurthgsing ; Department in Ottawa. Later she was Credit Manager of a ‘ ¢ Book Publishing Firm in Toronto until her marriage to J.A. Morris in 1924. After his death in 1948 she succeeded him 5 R* as President of Miller, Morris Ltd., until 1959. The Institute lost another faithful member and good friend when, after a lengthy illness, she died in Toronto,Feb. 25, 1964â€"â€"1966 1966. Curator Mrs. Stewart Scott Mrs. Stewart Scott became the fifth Curator of the History Book holding that office for six years. s | Mrs. Scott joinsd the Belfountainâ€"Rockside Women‘s Institute c Branch in 1920 and served as President in 1949â€"1951l1. She 1 p oR e held several other offices throughout the years and contributâ€", o * * " ol ed mich to the success of her Branch,. In the District she was o < J SA a Convener for three years. ? h . In May 1954 Mrs. Scott was given a Branch Life Membership. . yeb N Mrs. Scott has worked on the History Committee through the years helping to compile the history before it is lost to the 1 future generation. $ 1966â€"1972 Ciblimsitiniaisuinds After marrying W.B. Laughlin and moving to s 3 E@ Belfountain from Oakville, she joinedn%he 2 42. se B Pe: %nstitute in June 1957 and served as president Urs.W.E.Leush1in U( ; > 9635â€"1969, and 1975â€"1977, also as both an a2+% Heugivk E_ i guditor agd a convener at District level. / le, o J o ve served in other offices th Curat C 9 / roughout the 1977_19:;2 ? *\_ years and was alwaYs & Willing worker and _i:;fi, hqstess. She acted as chairman of the * C _aP history book committe which accomplished > f n P the LC * /A Tiz . publishing of "Belfountain" Caves, Castles on ces . and Quarries, having for its base the % ade Tweedsmuir History Book.

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