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-- 9 . _ in the past our organization has been funded through government. Today we are taking responsibility for ourselves having to locate and finance our own ' headquarters. But ladies -- we are still carrying on the work of our ancestors. We are still working to support our hospitals. We are still involved in showing at our local fairs. Do you suppose in 1950 they had as much trouble to get enough articles to show as we do today. © -- Ladies could we contemplate a couple questions together: | 1. . _ How many of our branches have celebrated over 75 years? -- What an > accomplishment. o0 0 2. How many branches have lost members --through death or through empathy in the past year? : 3. Is the majority of our branch membership composed of life members? > | ' 4. How many new members have joined your branch in the last 2 years? . ' 5. How many of our branches are as large now as they were in the first 26 years of their existence? # -Ladies', Reach out and look up -- Reach in for renewed pride in an organization that has served our home and country well. Reach out to our friends and neighbours to rejuvenate our branch -- and Reach Up -- For with God's help we will make the next 100 years better and more productive than the past.