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Kss e | | A. S. GARRETT | $ In loving memory of A. S,. (seott) Garrett qs | 4 \ who passed away Suddenly in May, 1964. ’ 1 ¢ ‘"‘You bade no one a last farewell 4 Not even Said goodbye, | s , ' * You have gone before we realized Fk ~ ‘f And only God knows why . | \ Your end was sudden, * hoi Your thoughts unknown, But you left a memory we | PM . are proud to own". The W. W. Garretts‘ | scott was always interested in things hisâ€", [ in torical and spent all of his free time taking | k . pictures, delving into the past and collecting i material. His articles appeared frequently in | g\ f the Free Press, On the page "Looking over Western N2 Ontario". Scott gave us much of the material P that was used in our book Birr and Beyond . He fl s and his articles are greatly missed. 4 w ky NV A.S. Bilyea, died December, 1964 It was an April Annual Meeting of the Birr Branch W.I. at the home of the late Mrs. Gerald f ‘ Rollings (Dorothy Cohoon) on the 40th Anniversary, 1951 when | the late Mrs. Norman Bilyea (Anne Sadler) and Mrs. Jack | Legg (Janet Hewett) took membership in the Birr W.I. ‘ | Branch. ' A l . Faithful to her W.I. duties Anne went on to be the h | Branch President in 1957â€"1959. Then, in District W.I.» ho l | the Secretaryâ€"Treasurer work fascinated her. Birr bus * trips she enjoyed although in failing health. Her ky :s 2e cheery voice and radiant smile endeared her to her "b 7 8 friends . A hus ‘ 2ige The hamlet of Birr was put OD the map so to spe@k B by Anne Bilyea writing the news Of Birr area, and sending c3 uim e it to the London Free Press, freSsh and accurate in its & . 2P â€" \e | . content. Nhoges D at | 4A & o J / | She was kind in her tutOori2E MTS. Jennie Raycraft $ _ â€"~*.. /‘ Lewis upon the latter‘s request Of MTS. Bilyea in the " EKA gy i preparation and presentation of MADUSCTipts suitable y Th .\ o and acceptable to the editor of the London Free Press. This to me has been 24 truth, Anne was a friend L KP€W Too short a time O2 earth . Tribute by Janet Legg, 1972 vii (“;f |