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v :vfii'T' "unmasflmv m»~.-..... by BILL momsoN TheVinemount Women's Institute held their annual quilting and pot-luck lun- cheon at the home of Mrs. C. VVickers. The quilt will be on 1 display at the St. Patrick's . Day Tea that will be held at the appropriate time in March. Many historical maps of The Independent, Wednesday, March 25, I981 75 at Vinemount meeting by BILLMORISON 3 The ladies who attends the St. Patrick's Day Tea had a special treat when they were shown how to make bread dough roses of various ' colors by Marilyn sutor of Canfield. President Elva Weylie of the Vinemount awarded to Ann Fawcett while a handcrafted cushion was awarded to Kim Boyko. Other door prizes were Women's Institute made the . introduction. Close to 75 ladiofi were i completely involved in making their unusual craft using bread sliceS, glue and other ingredients. 5. Suter had also set "P . an a tractive display _Of her personal rose craft 1" thf' ,, church hall at Rock Chapel using glass vases, fancy pottery objects, small 01'- namental chairs and baskets and others. . "The ladies certalnly enjoyed making their own rose craft," remarked Margaret Morison, Who proposed a vote of thanks to their special guest. The ladies were treated to tea and coffee and sweet goods previous to the rose- making demonstration. After the demonstration there was a general "I'USh" to buy all kinds of baked goods from the ever-popular bake table. . "I think the tea was very successful," commented Elva Weylie. "As usual, everybody helped out with making it a good Institute project." A decorated quilt made by members of tht ' "Huh! was {JAM V . '/ (spa,- 9,5,4 Mala/:4» xii/ta 15} /1&/./pceaza"' .. , Z; 1151 7,1,2?- 'awarded to Barbara Old- field, Elizabeth Whaley, Annette Scott, Julie Labreche. ' Vinemount 27 ES, " Institute by settlers and other treasured documents related to the, Women's Institutes in the Stoney Creek, Vinemount and Winona areas are currently kept by a member of the present day Vinemount Women's In- stitute. " The paper artifacts date back to the origin of the Adelaide Hoodless of Stoney Creek. With the motto of "For Home and Country", the success of this ladies group spread across Canada and then to other countries in the world. Elva Weylie and Edith Vickers are the joint curators of four volumes of Institute history related to the Vinemount Women's Institute, which was formed in January 25, 1926 in a room at the back of the Vinemount General Store that was. then owned by Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Little, ' ' Lord Tweedsmuir, born John Buchan in 1875 in- Scotlantl, became the W .I . gathe rs / . interestinzggtures of early Governor General of Canada from 1935-1940. He died in Lady Tweedsmuir, took a keen interest in the Women's Institutes of Ontario and in respect for this interest the Institute named their district "The Village 1940. His ' wife, history books Tw eeds m uir Histories". The albums also contain many pictures of former and present members of the local Institute along with slightly faded newspaper clippings of people and events in the Vinemount and Ridge Road West areas. ' In her message in one of the albums, Lady Tweed- smuir said in part that "I am so glad to hear that the Women's Institutes of On- tario are going to compile village history books. Events move very fast nowadays; houses are pulled down; new roads are made and the aspect of the . countryside changes com- pletely sometimes in a short while". . ' , 9' / - . 2 a7 / ' 3757942,th 1d %}'1 (dag/u ~4§wmé< Glacial-z» J14? 7.1.4» / l , . M ./ r i .. XZéCMu'L 7am! 'r%m/,u:4'e' "flu/(MA 132:7 "21%?" L / ' , a"), 44'", 7, ' 660.? .fiz/éwflj I 1/77/44» 2:7 [AZ/LCM; , . f/ , ' 7' .f', .- ' 5 file/(1'. Mu?" » 3/74/94,- ~r/j' gécu'fl-M'M/'Z / 7),};1/ieb flinfléi 727m; 34444,. 774%"? til I." : a