Mount Hope WI Tweedsmuir Community History Volume 2, p. 17

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2" s r 1' Vi "'- l CL i, CUNT'D HISTBRM BF MDUNT HOPE NOMEN'S INSTITUTE g t 19fitP19ti'? At the MEV meeting Mrs. Kenneth A hobby tea Sponsored by Bruce Centre District t Magner QEVB a report or the was held in Port Elgin Arena on July 19. UFFicers' Conference held in Guelph. Mount Hope branch displayed a button coll- ection owned by Mrs. Neil Poole and salt . The June meeting took the form of a tour and pepper shakers owned by Mrs. John to Coombe Furniture factory and Quinn's Robinson. ; Nursery in Kincardine, the Pine River i Cheese Factory, Goderich waterworks tmdrl At the September meeting a donation of i, Huron County Museum in Bodarich. $100.00 was given to the Mount Hope United l; Church for the building of a Cairn in the _ In July, the Milliscroft w.I. were guests cemetery. . _ ml. and Mrs. Earl Busch, Bruce Centre District If'; President spoke on 'Damocracy in Canada'. In October, Mrs. Uorland Hamstock was r auctioneer for a bazaar and bake sale and 3 At the September meeting, it was announced proceeds amounted to $51.30. * that the Mount Hope N.I. had received second prize for the Tweedsmuir Hlsttary at At the November meeting Mrs. Russel magner _ the Grey-Bruce area ctanutantLan. gave a demonstration on making Christmas l, hells and bows. : In October a bazaar and bake sale was held '; with proceeds amounting to $55.45. Mrs. In January a program on Expo was enjoyed. 3 George wolfa was auctioneer. 1 In November a bus trip was enjoyed to In February a panel discussion on a women's ", Toronto City Hall and the Royal winter Institute Resolution was discussed by Mrs. ': Fair. Mrs. Neil Bowen gave a demonstration Harold McArthur, Mrs ROY Palmer and Mrs. 'i on decoration cakes at the regular Russel Magner with Mrs. George wolfe as i meeting. . moderator. , written by - j . . q . . . Mrs. H.C. wolfam March 1968. i I 1967-1968 In January Mrs. Russel wagnar ( showed slides and gave com- 7 mentary on their boat trip through the l Caribbean. 1968-1969 A program on citizenship had a I 7 guest speaker, A native of Holland i At the February meeting, Mrs. AI Barclay, spoke on 'what it means to be a Canadian ! Arkwright, Spoke on the centennial hobby citizen'. I': tea planned for July. 1 Members enjoyed a bus trip to Niagara Falls. 1 In March the grandmothers were each pre- sented with a gift. Four ladies helped with registration at At the April meeting the members were di- Bruce County rally In Tara, October 1?- vided into three groups to collect Several ladies were hostesses at the bog , pictures and material for a scrapbook. House at the Museum in Southampton. ', In May a presentation was made to Mrs. The Institute held a bazaar and bake sale T John Horning prior to her departure to and also a euchre party at Arkwright Hall. g l Tara. - A donation was made tottha Tara Swimmmmgg i, In June a tour of the Sheltered workshop Pool and members assisted at the Hobby Fair 3 For the retarded, Mackinnon Phillips hos- at Port Elgin. _ 'tb, pital, and Owen Sound-Bray County museum . g was enjoyed. Mrs. Harold McArthur attends Mr. A. w. Smith, Superintendent of Schools ed the National Convention at Guelph as in Uwen Sound showed slides of the Bruce _ district delegate and five other members, Trail. . Mrs.HBennath Hopper, Mrs,, Harvey Hopper and Miss Sadie Middleton attended the First day. ' For the July meeting most of the members were dressed in Centennial costume and Mrs. Harold McArthur gave a report of the A Federated woman's Institutes of Canada . Convention held in Guelph.

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