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f e ; 7 1 History of Cochrane North District Womens Institute « 1942 Meeting held at Clute Fresident Mrs. R. A. Dodds, Secretary Mrs. Dorothy Knight, Beard Director Mrs. A. F. Wilson Hearst. Roll Call exhibit of Tweedsmuir Histories. Project for the year quilts and blaukets for Red Cross. Notice of Motion for division of District into Cochrane North and Cochrane South, division at Forquis. District Programme; What!‘s new in nutrition; #ith centres at Holytyre, Hearst, Clute, Timmins, Cochrane, Monte®th, and Coppell. f 1943 . Meeting held in St. Pauls United Church Cochrans. Mrs. R. A. Podds presiding, Mrs. Dorothy Enight secretary. .1 Roll Call Layettes to give Red Cross for Bombed out Yictims, $800.00 was raised during the year for war worlk with a croditable amount of sevwing, knuitting, and percels for Solodiers. A. W. Edith Phillips (Mrs. Russel Moore) stationed in the Mess room at Guelph gave a taik on her work there, stating that the ground work she had covered in 4 H Club work and Womens Institute Local Leader training schools ans short coarses. The result of the vote on divistion of districts was in favour. & motion by Mrs. Bruce Mar#ick £ + of Cochrane and Mre. E. Phillips of Clute wishing it to be recorded that the branches voting no regretted the division of the majority as they were sorry to lose old Associates. First Officers in Gochrane NMorth !; President: Mrs. B. D. Marwick fet Vace: Mrs. A. P. Wost, Hearst 2and Viser Ers. George Ash, Frederickhouse Federated Representative: Mrs. &. P. Wilson, Hearst AMternate: Ers. R. &. Dodde, Clute District Delegate: Mrs, Patterson, Kapuskasing Alternate: Mrs. Jenks Auditors: Mrs. A. Dent and Mrs. Rheault, Cochrane Convenors Standing Committes Agriculture; Canadian Industries: MNrs. G. Ash Citizenship: Mre» A. Hurd Historial Besearch: lirs. R. A. Dodds Home Economics: Mrs. Patterson, Kapuskasing Spcial Welfare: Mre. F. W. Griffin, Hearst Public Relations: MNrs. W. A. Montcalm, Cochrane War Work: Nrs. L..Poe, Cochrane Entertainment at lunch hour, Joan Robinson, Rodney Deut. Programme for year, Care of Clothing ans an Officers Rally. GCochrane North EBranches were Clute, Coppell, Brower or Fiorida, Frederickhouse, Hanpa, Hearst, Island Falls and Kapuskasing. During the year Coppell, Florida,and Frederickhouse went dormant for the duration. Frederickâ€" house became active again but the other two didn‘t. g Cochrane South Branches were Holytyre, Matheson, Montesth, Porguls, Shillington and Timsine. At this time Miss. Mary Clarke was director. 1944 Dietrict Annual Meeting held at St, Pauls United Church Cochrane. President: Mrs. 6. D. Maerwick, Secrotery: Mrs. D. Knight, Provincial Board Director: Mrs. Robt. Ross, Thopnice. MpS. Hayes represented Home Economics. Seryice_F,.W. 1. 0. tov. Mks. Lily Petty: fHome Mconomist, North Bays Rollâ€" Call quilts for refugees. Stamps collected and sent to England. ' 1945 Meeting St. Pauls United Churth, Cochrane. . President: Mre, Geo. Ash, Secretary: Nrs. M. Steex. Mps. Enight reported on Area Convention in Timmins. Funds Low so projects were suggested to aid funds. It was decided to ask forâ€" an Officers rally. The war work committes reported 14 quilts were received from the Hearst Branch. The need for lsyettes for Liberated Countries and Mene Service sotks was great. gevoral Resolutions were presented and passed: s Resolutions; 1. That Educational Facilities be made available to all children of school age. : 2. That T.B. Clinics be established in Northern Ontario 34 That Matriculation Senior Examination results not later than August. L. That Clinics be established for diagnosis. ~And early treatment of Cancer in Northern Onrtaric. 5. That Citizenship Papers be granted to thoseâ€"coming of age When knowledge is aquired of Llaws ets.