McGregor Tweedsmuir Community History, 1950-1966, p. 12

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& L s ns c > € ' | > | ] | & EAIR AQ%&@§§$& '* l A Sewing Club for the senilor school girls was started The Individual Event for the Women's Institutes at in 1951., and under the leadership of MBS. H. ANDERSEN has the Lakehead Exhibition was for Crochet slippers in wool. developed during the past years into the "Happy Hopefuls" MRS. C. R. ROGERS entered a pair and won list. prize, 4--H Homemaking Club. bringing the Silver Trophy to McGregor Branch for one year. This Christmas, candy, fruit and pop were given to the Candy, nuts and oranges were given to the School for School Christmas party. their Christmas party this year. Baby showere, and the presentation of baby gifts to June 1954, the Grade 8 graduating class was honored al members of the community were carried on this year as for the first time with a banquet. MR. NICK MIOCICH, during the previous years. | proprietor of MacKenzie Inn, was Chairman for the evening The School Picnic, 1952 was again looked after and money and the guest speaker was the Reverend FRANCIS MAUNULA, given as prizes for the races. son of one of our members, MRS. ANDREW MAUNULA,. A new Flag flew over the school, and a two burner hot Smocking was demonstrated at the Fair this year. Those plate was placed inside the school during this Summer. The participating were: MRS. A. GARTON, MRS. L. ROWE, MRS. H. former donated by MR. VICTOR TUOMI, the later by MRS. A. ANDERSEN, and MRS. N. VICKRUCK,. Through their efforts our GARTON , treasury was enriched by $4.50 prize money., The Individual The Halbowe'en treats were donated to the School, and Event was a Hand Bag made from woven woolen material, and once again the School Board and the Branch co--operated on , i1st. prize was won by MRS. C. R. ROGERS, who again brought , the Christmas Tree party;, and we gave an album of folk the trophy to McGregor for one year. MRS. ROGERS donated dance records to the school. her prize money of $6.00 to the Scholarship Fund of the The Spring of 1953 again brought on disasterous Floods Thunder Bay District Women's Institute. MRS. H. ANDERSEN in Manitoba, and the members again voted to help the Flood was winner of the second prize. Relief Fund. d . wb i 1 . # } f | T y + ts -- wz i

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