Mount Hope WI Tweedsmuir Community History Volume 2, p. 11

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' . /t--l? C0NT"D HISTORY or MOUNT HOPE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE from plastic and foam rubber. The Institute members donated ,' food. and clothing to Mr. and Dr. Fraser of Port Elgin who Mrs. DeJong'e following a dis- told of his recent trip to astrous fire In their home. Russia. To learn more of the "Folk Mrs. Hodgins, Public Health Schools" held each year, MI'S- Nurse, who gave a talk on Melbourne White gave an In- i 73 Nutrition. formative address. This was the year that some of' our iiem-. Mrs. Moffat Jamieson, of' South bers attended "The Tweedsmuir Workshop" V Saugeen, gave more helpful and our book had its beginning. hints on the work In the Tweeds- muir Book. as * * * * A very successful euchre and Auction Sale was held at the school. A new President, Mrs. Roy Palmer, book over . for the year 1960-61, with our membership * * * * * up to twenty. We entertained the Paisley Institute and Mrs. Russel Wagner took over as new Pres- had Miss Mary Lou Black, Home Economist, ident In 1962-63. to speak on 4-H~Club work. Mrs. Maundrell of Southampton described her Other Interesting meetings' were the tour trip to Vancouver to an F.W.I.C. at one of the home for the aged at Walkerton. meeting. In the winter a two-day Millinery Course Our Institute visited the West Arran group was held in the Mount HOpe United Church where the program was on "Table Setting." Basement. A new venture this year was a bus trip for Institute members and their friends. The * * 8r * * tour included a visit to Coleman's Meat Packing Plant at London, Kellogg's Cereal Company, Bprlngtoank Story Book Park and a In 1961-62 our membership dropped to stop at Stratford Shakespearen Theatre. eighteen members again, but; our meetings continued to be Interesting and Inform- ative. --Written by Mrs. Arnold*Misch, March 1963. a: a: a: ' Something new for us was a demonstration on l'Make-up and Cosmetics" by Mrs. Ernest Gorrel of' Port Elgin. The year 1963-64 opened with a membership . of' nineteen. Many Interesting guest As a visiting Institute this speakers were heard during the year. year we had Arkwright and Mrs . Maundre'll, PrOvincial Board Mrs. Donald McKay, Bruce l Member, of Southampton, was Centre District President, 33 guest speaker. enlightened our members w. on "Public Relations". Another Interesting course, con- ducted by Mrs. Russel Wagner . Mrs. Donald McCosh, Past and Mrs. George Wolfe, was 11.43 President of Grey-Bruce pounds of Meat" In which we learn-. Area W.I., spoke to our ad new and better ways of cooking group on "Belonging to and serving meat for meals. Each Other". At Family Night In the fall, we Mrs. Fred Miller, a mem- had Slides and a talk on "Farm ber of a District High Safety." School Board, talked on 1. hi#

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