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70TH YEAR CELEBRATED The Roseland Women‘s Institute is 70 years old and the members celebrated the occasion with a buffet. en- tertainment and reminiscing about days gone by. The :resident. Mrs. William Robertson read the minutes :mm the meeting of March 1934. the first time thema met in the new hall on Ronald Avenue. Excerpts 'mm the minute books told that the} had raised $4.15 ti a card party and they figured that wasn‘t too bad. we: the weather that night was 15 below zero. Mrs, Aida Russelte gave an abbreviated histon or he branch, noting that she was given the tad; “not [or . m ablli‘ty, but for my longevity. having been a nit-m. it since 19H." 1n l906 they were organized as Oldcastle Women's it‘lslllLllC and later when Mr, and Mrs. Charles Allen ‘ mired to Jackson Corners (now Roselandl. Mm. Allen l darted up the branch here and it became known as Lickmn Corners Institute. There \\ as no wriiien ecords from then until 1923 as the minute hooks ere burned. In I926 Lt contest was held to change the time of the village to a prettier name. and Rowland 4.1». chosen, Wllh hopes that many rme gardens uould realitifi the community. and lhl! liax been accum~ .iil~ht.'d.t)\'tl’ the years. Prior to W34 nicmhen met in 'ilL’ homes and in “930 they bought the lot on Ronald \ienue from Charles Allen for SM"). In 1933 the} wughl a achool building for $370 and had it mm cd to lic Sllc. Over the years many improvements haw 'veen added. Mrs. James Shuttleworlh remembers that ‘lie building had only one door and it “41.x necesaar} to fluid a back door for fire regulation» The} :liNt) had to ‘ ‘iring fuel for the stove and water from home tllllll ilUSC facilities were imprm‘cd ‘ Mrs. McConnell and Mn. Russettc were ehmeii AN 1 iptriins for mungâ€"making times and they became ‘ .cr) busy with card partiex. baked gotidx stile» .ttlt.‘~ ‘ lions. teas and other social dCll‘lllL’M Among other projects besides keeping up the meet- ing hall. included their good works during World War 11 They canned over 4.000 pounds ot' Jam. wucd. -.liii|ted. knitted arid ofl‘ered the hall for ('iiil Del'enxe. Since then they have helped furnish Ll room in RIV- .‘rt'lL‘W Hospital and always helped where misfortune iell in sickness. and fires. 1 Their Centennial project was $100 {or children's ‘uiokx tor Budimir Library. Their interests also ulcnd in educational courses. home nursing. crat't». l'oodx and immentaking. ALGOMA NORTH SHORE DISTRICT Donations for community services both home and throad Were given by branch members. A 4H Homemaking Club member from Algoma iiixtrict will attend the United Nations, the District .ollecled $40.50 as their share of the cost. A further “HBO was collected to be used for student awardx in 'he foods. cosmetology. restaurant s‘Cl’VIL‘CN and related iit-ltls at the Secondary School. A donation to Pennies Fur Friendship amounted il'Si1().39. Branch donzitionsi Bar River Slltttt; [)exâ€" haratcs $5.10: Echo Bay $l7.45: Echo Ba) Evening 832.88: Echo Valley $4.84; Five Lakes 5121"]: Gordon lake $7.00: Laird 'si 1. IS; MucLennon $8.94; PnriIncL Royal $5.00. Rosetand W! celebrate 70 years Forty-one members and guests of the branrti en, ioyed a party celebrating its 70th anniversary At the cake cutting ceremony are shown L â€" r Mrs Atda Ruse sette. who has been a member S/HCE' 191? Mrs Viotet Shutttewonh presMent in my and Mrs Ruby Rot» en‘son t976 preSident Mrs F H Bonnett wort first prize- tor tier valentinei All members were to make one from whatever they had around the house Mrs Bonnet! is a member at the East Fort William Wt and former Board Director of FWIO "Lillie" has given strong support over the years to the WI members in her District and has been a true triean to every Provrncral Prestdent " l