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, Page 8b Temiskaming Speaker Wednesday, June 27. 1984 , , T .-' Savard W , I tit t _ F T Omen S ns 1 ll e a: C held first meetin . 1927 h _ The Savard Women's . .' _ . J."'1 ' . "1' _,"",', . . ".rr Institute "was: organized 525‘? Seal Campaign, War Citizenship and Education' . l r' v "Iv" I j" ", under the direction of the am les Fund h3"d_ many Laws of Canada were read f ' /.; I, h " ',, F Charlton Women's Institute; :30”. ti c aritable at meetings. Programs ,r '. 'I’ it: _ "" . whose officers Mrs. Alan i"/dlnt'f/1, ions. On the social consisted of debates, who ‘ '-, . _"-, McDonnell - president and 'll e, f Irystiture sponsored zes, geography and spelling _ . Mrs. John McAuley _ Euays, card pirties,_dances. matches, Papers and i "' _ secretary, were present, The "tl',',',',",',",',:, "FP evemngs and discussions dealt with _'., r' meeting was held in the 0 Derentertainments. Canadian literature, ' _ Community Hall of the h 1*"de the 'fiT members Canadian Statesmen, good _ i _ _ Savard Consolidated School . e Pef "I knitti.ng, Sewmg citizenship and and Taking _ . _ . and twenty-four members etc. or the soldiers. sent your will. Books from a "," _ , joined inteInstitute, in 1926. ' them parcels of cigarettes Travelling Library were- 2 ww' _ ) 3 The first officers of the 'al later Pre§cm°d them circulated each year - then ".c' F Savard Women’s Institute WI. souvenirgifts. an Institute Library was socks, gloves and.sweatere V . were: President, Mrs. Fred y?P1ey Research hm“ established. Book reviews and.. Girls sewing and Pummel: lst Vice -pres, CurrentEvents . were given at meetings. QUORIDS classes were helped ) Mrs. Lawrence Morrisey; .Papers were given on: _ Books were purchased for {manually . 2nd Vice-Pres, Mrs. John Pioneer . days in the SchoolLibrary. In the interests of Health, Morriséy; Seth-trear, Miss 'Jepisk1rying: Peace . and Communit Activities and the Institute had, doctors Ella Grundy. International Relations, Public '/l'/dd'l', come to the meetings and i The first regular meeting Beginning and growth of the ' . . . give talks on the common . was held on January 13 1927 _ Red Cross, Society and Sick Community actiyitits diseases, their cause, It was decided to hold a“; fylht1?,Ho?spitel, History were, ht firet., re,e,t.1,y,.. ll prevention and cure. The _ meetings the second of Women s Institute Work Eon“??? ytll, [the] Salary] School principal gave a talk ' Tuesday of each month - if from the beginning, The first wigshiliil? fmly 2 $2“, :42;ch on developing health habits that day happened to be very local Fall Fair Charlt.on), in children. Papers on health stormy the Tuesday Canada and the Canadians before tht Savard Branch were given by,trainednurses following would be meeting (A sketch of the early history was organized, The Institute and demonstrations on First _ day. of Canada). _ sent for trees and shrubs and Aid - a course in nursmg was “ ' The twentydifth m Films of the Royal Tour of Eights?“ Jelt,e/iison /e, given for all t 1tlh2ed' i' niversary was celebrated on Canada were shown at a decoration and as a wind- munity. The Institute elpt: June ll, 1951. A second meeting and a scrap book _ _ in having a dentist come a 1 b . made of the tour break; furnished gates and the school and paid for eye ee e ration took place Aug, Th I tit . h ' helped with the school fence; lasses and tonsilo erations tl of the same year when , n? l ute s ared P furnished equipment for a g hild h p needed . there was a reunion of helping win the War and in tennis court on the for c i renulav ot afford members and exm1embers, the Empire Day exercises f, . . h d them but co no ' l di . . and in the expense of the playground; also furnis e them. hngisltalsgethose now living at War Memorial in Charlton - ' equipment. for the com Savard W.1, has certainly l Since its organization the' also .in Confederation ,7 munity hallofthe who? and been a success, due in a . Exercises Parties were " helped with its up eeP' great measure to the goat- T W.1. has played an Im- ' _ ", Every year the Institute . _ . bet- _ ta t . . given to welcome returned " ' will and co-operation por an part. in the life of soldiers W b id d " helped finance the school ween the officers and t the commumty it serves. New Caha Jivaarfs Cl es an ' fair, gave donations to the members: among the _ Following 15 a sketch of its A paper on NIuseums was " hot lunch for school children members, themselves, aecurnplishments. given at one meetingand a f. in the community. 'Later between school and Institute i In Agriculture and Canadian display of antiques at ' they. helped m getting a and to the people of the Industries another, _ skating rink at the school, community who patronized F Many mu calls dealt with HOME ECONOMICS AND Besides this help to the all theiruniierlakinlpr . h " '. agricultural topics prim HEALTH '. sehool, “Willing was The above was written in , cipally gardening and Numerous roll calls were procured ahh quiltsniade for 1951 and the Savard "4' poultry raising. There were given dealing with the home nredy families:special help Women‘s Institute has " I In papers and discussions on the cooking of meats and ". given to rarn.iliet.who had continued on, doing some of l control of weeds, raising vegetables preserving and . WHEY“ 1°55_by fir? or i?“ the'same things bat keeping _ l" vegetables, marketing farm canning gluing of meat . Cid?“ _ hosPlta' bill f!tr.' P: up with the changing times ' =" produce, feeding and care of sewing Ymgnding knitting! ' Yahd was Palm an artificial and changing needs. The l " poultry,bees and their work, . making quilts aha house T limb proyided for a rysetiy same strong spirit of helrfor , . 'c' also the social side of farm cleaning A millinery Course ' labourer. All_new ba.bies, in others is carried on an the . life. Every year a donation and several courses in I' the community received a women enjoy doing it. To 7‘ _ of money was given to the sewing were sponsored fur C gift “f a spo8n and .3" some of us older members i . local fair in Charlton and to the benefit of all women in 3 couples celebrating wedding change is hard but we are h T the Savard School Fair, In the community. Members " anniversaries re.ctivedagP, determined to carry on recentyears, when the Girl's took courses in sewing and ’ and to every. sick or aged cheerfully doing the work "., T Garden Clubs and the Junior cooking and became local UTP? a gift was sent at thatis required for us to do, Farmer Clubs were leaders. Demonstrations Christmas: To those who being thankful that . organized, financial were given in canning, were shut-ins on account of ourhealth allows us to keep . . ' gisistance was given them making salads, making a i/lgir,ci,ews'erteg,e Tl going. _ s ' v - . I . - '.. 0 p hooked rug, knitting of stitute subscribed donations A, (,3 _ to the Red Cross Society, P _ '