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® t Page l â€" 1926 Convention To all those who so kindly assisted in the programme, in decoration, in attending committee meetings, especially the chairman of committees. To the Dept. staff and Provincial Officers for their assistance and practical addresses. To those who acted as judges and to those who made exhibits. f To all District and Branch officers and to the members who attended the first Womeâ€" R 1' n‘s Institute Convention held in Belleville and helped to make it a success. h ‘Nominations =â€" on behalf of the nominatiog committee Mr. Putnam announced as follows; 1 "The followins nominations are hereby made General Convention Committee. The District Presidents and District Secretaries for 1927 â€" 1928 tocether with Mrs., M.B., Weese, Mrs James G.rbutt, Mrs B. Finkle and with Mrs, Cole with power to add | to their numbers. That the chairman of standing committees as named on the programme be re=appointed i and that the General Convention Committee have power to appoint chairman for éddit- ' ional committees. Corresponding Secretary â€" treas. be Mrs. Finlay Clark. L On motion, duly seconded, these officers were declared elected, Announcement was madethat Mrs D. Jackson, Woodrous had been elected by the Dist. Representatives as ‘ the director for our subâ€"division on the Prov, Fed., Board. 3 Mrs, Chas Macoun gave the closing address on "The Rasis of Success in Rranch, ; District and Provincial Work"., Mrs., McFee, who is president of the Crildren‘s Shelter told how much the assistance civen by the Women‘s Institute Branches was anpreciated and | requested their continued coâ€"operation, One half of the exhibits of baking was donated | to the Children‘s Shelter, the other half to the Home for the Aged. ? With closing words by Mr. Putnam and Mrs, M.B.Weese chairman of General Convention Committees and the singing of the National Anthem the first Convention was closed. Those who were privileged to attend this splendid convention could not hut catch the * high zeal and patriotism which permeated the gathering. It was the enthusiasm of a good ‘”&/’ cause of which none were ashamed, and the majority of delegates left for their homes with renewed vigor to carry on in their own District the work of the great organizastion, whose aim is the betterment of Home and Country. (Mrs.G.F,) Carrie L. Clark sect., of convention committee o