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Key to Newport WI 1 The Newport branch of the _ WI was organized in Novem- ber of 1925 by the South Brant District otiicers . . . In 1937 the Newport 411 home making club was organized with the branch members acting as leaders . . . Stun. mer series meetings were held in June with Onondaga, Burtch, Mount Pleasant and Maple Grove, to share a speaker sent by the depart- ment of agriculture in Tor.. onto. These meetings were discontinued during the Sec- ond World War . . ' Visits have been made to the thw tario School for the Blind, and material assistance has been given to the Brant His- torical Society, and the Sick Children's Hospital . . . The school was supplied with first aid kits, books, a cot, stove, baseball equipment, and prizes to be awarded to s t u d e n t s for cleanliness, punctuality and attendance, and later for participating in public speaking . . . The lo, cal press and rural nch~ papers throughout Canada gave recognition to Newport Branch when it supplied the funds for a new wooden bet. try tor the school bell . . . A placque, the work of the Tweedsmuir committee, was placed in the Newport school, recording the history of the bell which was taken from the last passenger boat to go up the Grand River. Brant and Oman" ux.l._!--‘ _ - "cu/pun: brand! was Instrumental in seeing to it that the building, built in 1872, was put to use by the community . . . Funds have been supplied tor resto- ration and the wading rs "sed, among other thMgs, for institute meetings. preserve this bit of tory .. . When the Public School was 1964, _ the >Newnm+ m go up the Grand River. Brant and Ontario Historical Societies commended the branch on their efforts to preserve this bit of local his- fnmr Trrr -» In June ot women became members of the WI. V mm must note- worthy project was rebuild- ing the community hall, which was built as a school in 1844 . . . They raised funds by holding teas, ba.. zaars, strawberry Socials, garden parties, and staging plays. . . Edgar Caution, a Norfolk artist, painted the curtain for the stage . . . The branch undertook the resto- ration and beautification of neglected old cemeteries . . . A perpetual fund was esta- blished tor the upkeep of Fairview and IEi0ciest cem- eteries . . . A choral society was sponsored and the com- munity cosponsored a mu- sie festival in St. Williams Town Hall . . . . A yearly award is presented to the The first 'lil, t,, Ladies BNI) ttss, fi?.iii_i,r,l, on your at 's',jls'fici-cr?; lfit OF BRANTFORD l56 Colborne St. EATONS Forestviue WT Wren the Newpofc ool was closed m Newport branch 110nm] In seeing he banding, built You've Come a Long Way he stage . . . The shock the resto- yeautitiGtiG of d cemeteries . . . and most note- ongrcotulations 1915, eight c h a r t e r Forestville most i m p r o v e tl student going into Grade 9 . . . The branyh go~founde§ a _l_i_brary service in dh"Giiiidiviiit, Tansley WI which was or- ganized in April, 1915, was donated to the junior depart- ment of the Burford Agricul- tural Society, given an or- gan, antiques and new picn- ie table to the Adelaide Hoodless Home . . . The Branch has given financial help for a girl's heart opera- tion and donations to the lo- cal library and Lion's Park. The Walsingham WI was organized in March of 1939 at the Walsingham Town Hall, with 14 charter mem- bers . . 1967 was a "baaner" year, when the branch took over the Town Hall, built in 1863, as a centennial project . . . Since then more than $4,000 has been raised for re- novations for what will be known as the Walsingham Community Centre. . . . The The Woodhouse WI started Q as an outgrowth of a patriot- : ic league formed in 1915 . . When the international plow- g ing match came to Norfolk t County in 1957, the members . conscripted their men folk, . rented a large tent, dishes, stoves, and other equipment a and were in the catering busi- 2 mess for one week . . . They < served some 1,800 meals and g lunches, netting more than M $1,000. Four hundred and 3 twenty-mre dollars was giv- en to the bursary fund of 'df Norfolk General Hospital . . a in 1947, the beat museum was buying 2% historical c pictures painted by local an E ttsi Wi‘i‘iiam Edgar Canteion 1 . . . The branch joined with ' other WIS in donating funds t for the purchase. . WI now "haiG'" -ise'riniaGrTt home in Walsingham. Five branches ._ Scotland, C ath c a rt, Mohawk (now Mount Pleasant), Hatchley and Northfield - were in- volved when South Brant District WI was organized in 1906 .. . By 1912 there were 11 branches in the district . . Two women raised ia the tradition of the Women's Im . During the First World War a private ward was fur- nished at the Brantford Gen- eral Hospital at a cost of $100. One of the younger WI branches is Friendly Corner organized in April 1952 with members from the commun- ities of Bookton, Kelvin and Little Lake. WALSINGHAM WI WI: Involvement Tansley WI Woodhouse WI Friendly Corner South Brant Marburg 759-2280 'mra1Smxrraxm,- WM); GATEWAY. JUNE M, 1912 stitute, Mrs. Broddy and a Mrs. T. B. McKim, orgam h ized the Marburg branch I with 50 charter members in l 1920 . . . at one time dances l were held in private homes 1 to raise funds to install hy- 1 dro in Shand’s school . '.' The branch paftieipi1te.d.in the first leader training school .- . . Mrs. T. E. Butler received a certificate from the department of agricul- "tare in recognition of ten years as a girl guide leader . . . Marburg established the first $50 scholarship tor a girl entering the degree course in home economics at MacDonald Institute in Guelph . . . district repre- sentation at Citizens' Court in Simcoe was set-up . _ . Mrs. T. B. Barrett helped to. draft the WT brochure pre- sented to new citizens . . . out-ot-print books by Judge _ Emily Murphy and Nina , Moore Jamieson s e c ll r e d "i-ij,) Rh Robs wax-s "m -_-..- Dads sawu t3AOTT- quuuv -. _ M MIW f - “‘“" -.----eT ooo as walk s “1:33:15 5.11m irirttt, LLOYD HAWS SPECIAL IlJll,,0YliLlulllJl,,, Includes 1975 QC. overhead cam engine, full coil suspension, bucket seats, con- sole, power front disc brakes, all vinyl interior available in onyx or saddle, up- per level ventilation with instrument panel vents and rear extractors, and ten magic-mirror acrylic lacquer finishes in., cluding four Starmist colors. Why Pay Big City Prices? Lloyd Hall llFETlME UNDERCOATING All. 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