Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Fall 1979, p. 20

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WI PROJECTS Guests from both East and West Haldimand and Nor- folk Districts were present to help celebrate DUNN WOMEN‘S INSTITUTE, HALDIMAND EAST DIS- TRICT, 60th anniversary. Mrs. Victor Beachin. Hostess at the Erland Lee Home was the guest speaker. Greetings were extended by Mrs. Geo. Bukator, FWlO Board Director and from the Disâ€" tricts. Mrs. Allan King, a former member baked and dec- orated the special birthday cake. Over the last 15 years Mrs. King has led 30 4H Homemaking clubs. The only surviving charter member, Mrs. Howard King, cut the cake. SOUTH NEEBING Wl, THUNDER BAY SOUTH DISTRICT celebrated its 60th anniversary with a look back into the past. The Needsmuir Histories, Home and Country magaâ€" zines. pictures of past officers and other memorabilia were diSplayed. Minutes of the first recorded meeting were read. The meetings were held in the school so pupils often supplied the entertainment. It brought back many memories, remembering all the projects carried out by the branch members. Mrs. G. Carr, CASTLETON Wl, NORTHUMBER- LAND EAST DISTRICT presented life membership pin and certificate to Mrs. F. Warner. It is interesting to note both ofthese members’ mothers were charter memâ€" bers of Castleton. GOWANSTOWN WI, PERTH NORTH DISTRICT celebrated their 40th anniversary. Having the honor of cutting the cake is i-r Mrs. Clarence McLaughlin President; and Mrs. St Clair Willis. oldest member: 30 PROJECTS When the Canadian Discovery Train arrived a, Station Mail in Sault Ste Marie last tali ALGOME CENTRE WOMEN’S INSTITUTES were ti ..e as “l exhibiting District TweedsmuirHistoriEi Mm All?” Wilding, District Curator for many yea. ' we the display. Many local citizens brow: d throw; the books, spotting friends and relatives i me nu?“ erous photographs included in the His. 193, I arrangea CELEBRATE T Hi 1? ELEVENTH FEST] 4L West Oxford Women’s Institute, 0 rd 50th District sponsored the 1 1th annual Maple E p Festival at the historic building and sugar shanty r he Georgi Jakernan farm in the Sweaburg area. Local people agree this is an event wh WOW": good relationships between rural and tub: welletsh tractor drawn wagon ride to the sugar st. 1“. 3 “all through the woods and a chance to taste fr hot 5W from the evaporator is something to be denabihrfid Qt e uni Pancakes and fresh maple syrup are serve V dreds of people who pour into the area f( m outing. A Craft and Hobby Sale is held in t! Sweaburi School. The home made bake table provi; custom!” With plenty of goodies to buy, the proceeL: 50m! "1” the treasury of the West Oxford Women’s 1. mm? T: WI sponsor many community projects such is QIPPTIm Children Easter Seal campaign, War M67 0m] C. ' dren’s Hospital, local ball teams, five 4-H liofllemal“11g Chlbsi Erland Lee Home, Nutrition Education-

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