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53th Dist,. Annual IRSDAY. SEPTEMER 27, 1951 Nu. 1: _ . - 045'" TC-T----------------'-------------------)') l :escutr, .i1drrfsiriorca “ft”! m [ ' THO -_‘iiti.\::i Disivict Annual r-if I I onven il n I l‘l‘m ‘1.‘-LI"‘ initials; Wscrois tttsri.' t :lJIi’ We, held in Bay this F;';.I.,_’,: o I tes to Town June l,~', Address of unit-om; "fin" e ega wort-r: or Mr,, J, Denali. President: of :51: 53331159 Ti' t, and the Di.,; -----------, The area convention of the 'ricl’ President. Mrs, T. Johbins of! _ Women's Institutes from the dis- llttt'l Carling. introduced the guest triers of Nippissing, North and South speakers. Mrs, Hort: Alicins. Provin, Parry Sound, North, Central and (is! Director of Callandor and Miss South Muskoka was held in Brace- D. Burke at the W. I Branch and bridge on Monday and Tuesday of Home Economics Serricc. Toronto this week. Each institute told of one acliieiuw’ The sessions opened on Monday 'mmriwcomplLshod during Roll Call.: afternoon with Mrs. ll. C. Buttler V At the afternoon session Roy Van-I of Port Carling presiding. During eiiei". Reeve, gave the chic address the afternoon Mrs. R. G. Purcell, of welcmit. President of the Federated Women's A most interesting paper entiti-' Institute of Ontario addressed the ed, "What the South Muskoka W. i ', gathering, has done in the past 50 years" was, A banquet was held in the United _ read by Mrs. A, F", Hutton of Houseyr' Church Monday evening when Rapids. The boys and girls of tin Mayor L N, Ryan extended a trel- senior room at the Baisriile School q come to the convention on behalf f,iirtuvd the meshing with some of the town, Eaeh ofithe head table musical selections and than Miss lady guests received an attractive Burke conducted the voting for corsage from the South Muskoka the District Ctr-Operative on}: District W. l. Over one hundred gramme, the first choice being, We .and fifty ladies attended the ban, (all it Human Nature. duet. Election m officers, conducted by The evening session in the Town Mrs, H. Alkin resulted as follows: Hall was presided over by Mrs, G. . District President, Mrs. V, Job. ' F. Cearma of Scotia. and there were bins Port Carling, Ist Vice Pres. approximately 260 delegates and Mrs, Norm] Simmons. Bracebrit1ge:i ladies present for this meeting. ' 2nd Vice Pres, Mrs. Murray Budd. Highlight of the evening was the Mineu; Scr.-Trens.. Mrs J. Mehrcaive, showing of motion pictures by Miss ' Rear Rd. Grat"tanhursv, Auditors, Anna P. Lewis, director " Women's Mrs. J. K, Bailey, Mrs. Chris Form. Institute and Home Economics Ser- iracebridgc; Federated Rem-050m vice. of the Department of Agricul- ' alive. Mrs. A, F. Button, Housey's titre. These pictures were of the . Rapids: Alternate. Mrs. Henry Fish, Association Country Women at the Braeehridge: District Delegate, Mrs, World Convention held in Copen- Ed. Wilson, Port Carling. hagen last autumn. Convener; of Standing Commit- The agenda on Tttesay morning tees-Historical Research, Mrs, E. included reports. elections and an _ Johnson. Glen Orchard; Home Eeun, address by Miss Lilly Petty, Dis, antics and Health, Mrs, Phillipson. triet home tu:0norriist, Women's Torrance Agriculture and Canadian institute Branch. Officers elected Industries, Mrs. Geo. Seehaver. Were: Mrs D. Reeves, North Bay. _ Barkway: Citizenship and Education, Area Chairman: Mrs. E, L. Munroe. Mrs. J. Roach, Doe Lake. Graven- Pox Point, Session Presiding hurst: Community Activities and Officer; Mrs, V, S. Jobbins, Port Public Relations. Mrs, i. Pilger. Carling, stirerarsr-Treasurec. El‘acebridge: Resolutions. Mrs. T. W. . In the afternoon, various reports Lehar, Gravenhurst, .vere again given, and the speaker On behalf of the branches of was Miss H. Alkins. Provincial South Muskoka Women's Institute, _ Board Director. Mrs. Ed Kirkpatrick of Braeebridge . The ladies all agreed that it had made a presentation to Mrs. w. If, ‘ men an excellent convention when Bailey our retiring District See- hey left for. their various homes Treasurer in appreciation for her ruesday evening. work and Co-operation at the past 6 ------ years District Annual for 1962 will be held at Grovcnhurst. I w i , T" t J