Glasgow WI Tweedsmuir Community History - Volume 1, [ca. 1946]-[ca. 1956], p. 9

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Glasgow Women's Institute Book 1 Mrs. J. A. Young had the motto for the month, "Happiness is your perfume: you cannot sprinkle it on other without getting a few drops on yourself,” and dealt with it by a very thoughtful and pleasing little talk on the subject. Roll-call was answered by naming a synthetic product made in Canada, or an interesting item about some Canadian indus- try. This also brought out some useful information, and some samples of unusual Ca- nadian products, such as magnesium and plastic glass, which were displayed to the members. Among other business matters discussed, it was decided to have the committee on so- cial welfare take charge of the packing of two boxes, one of foodstuffs and one of clothing and soap, to be sent to England. It was also planned to send an invitation to Mrs. Robert Mullin, district secretary for the WI. to be the guest of this group on the occasion of their anniversary meeting, which will be held in March at the home of Mrs. J. W. Hamilton. A community social evening was discussed to be held early in March, with Mrs. A. Carswell and Mrs. George Eady named as a committee to plan details. Refreshments were enjoyed at the close for the meeting with Mrs. A. Carswell, Mrs. G. McNab, Mrs. W. Hamilton and Mrs. J. Hamilton assisting the hostess. Hallowe‘en Activities At Glasgow Station Feature Of Days Of Yore Hallowe‘en revelry was very much to the fore during the past week around the village of Glasgow, when it seemed as if weird and wonderful beings from some other world had descended like a horde on the community. Proceedings were started of by the Women's Institute, whose members had been asked to come to the October meeting dressed- in costume and prepared for an eve- ning of fun. When meeting time arrived, the home of Mrs. W. H. Hamilton, hostess for the month, was the scene of an extraordinary gathering, with a bevy of frivolous ladies from the gay nineties hobâ€"nobbing with a being resembling Auld Nick himself, with a secretary who seemed to have stepped from the staged of the Mikado, rose- embroidered silks and all, a president whose head appeared to get itself twisted back- wards and a hostess who greeted the guests in red-ribboned night-cap and flowing nightgown of a past, decade. The usual program for the, evening was pretty well dispensed with, on the assumption that a bit of nonsense now and then was relished by even the wisest of Institutes, but the roll-call, answered with "sing, say, or pay", was enjoyed, as was a reading on Hal- lowe‘en traditions by Mrs. T. Carswell. A song by president Mrs. A. Carswell, and an apple guessing contest conducted by Mrs. W. H. Hamilton, winners of which were Mrs. A. Carswell and Mrs. J. Scobie featured the entertainment. Art this meeting plans were laid for a Hallowe'en masquerade dance which was held in the community hall the following Friday evening, with a good crowd and another bevy of picturesque costumes. Prizes for the best costumes were awarded to Mrs. W. Ham- ilton, dressed as a Highland lass, and to Hubert Smith as a jolly tar. 90f105

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