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Bruce South District History, by Mrs Angus McLeod, District Sec. 1960â€"70. 1962 District Annual held at Holyrood, Mrs Victor Emerson Whitehcurch Pres- ident, Mrs Cecil Hollands R. # h, Kincardine Secretary Treasurer. Guest speaker Mrs L.C. Lymburner, president of F.W.I.0. Other guest were Mrs I.B. Sharpe, Durham, Board director. Ripley Jr. Insitute disbanded. Was the first year to sponsor a Korean Child at 10¢ per member. Mrs Wm. J. Arnold was to continue as District Curator. Assembly singing was lead by Mrs Wes. Joynt and Mrs Ross Cummings, Lucknow. Miss Armour, Dept. of Agric. & Food, reported and displayed samples of drapery also explained how lanp shades & bases are made at training schools. Mr: P.A. Murray, Reeve of Kinooss Township welcomed the idies after lunch. Mrs Donald McCosh, president of Grey- Bruce Area brought greetings. Miss Anna MacDona 1d, C.K.N.X. gave a short address urging all members to label paisons well. Mrs McCosh introduced Mrs Lymburner, who would soon be leaving for A.G.W.W. convention in Australia. Mrs Emerson spoke on the Theme" Praise, Fun and Learning“. 1963 District Annual at Reid's Corners resident Mr Cl‘ff H t ' was president. Mrs Cecil Hollands sec.-tEéa§. Mrs I.B. gharpe, p::%.t 02:EVI° W'I' Director; Miss Donna MaeNicolson, Bruce County Home Economist; Miss Dora Burke Ontario Dept. of Agric. and Food. Mrs P.S. Stewart and Mrs Wes. Joynt, duet accompanied by Mrs Grant McDermond. Branch membership fees were raised from 50¢ to $l.00 Lisburn and Reid's Corner served the noon lunch. Mrs Emerson presented re-tiring sec. Mrs Hollands with a F.W.I.C. gadge. . 196L District Annual at Kincardine, Mrs Cliff Hewitt presiding and Mrs Donald J MacKinnon, sec.-treas. Miss Donna Mae Nicholson was Home Economist and Mrs 12E. Sharpe provincial Board Director, sub. div151on 16. The_A.C.W.W. will be_ held in Dublin Irela nd in 1965. Plaques to preserve the Trillium, our Ontario emblem czn be procured free of cha go from the Guelph Chamber of Commerce. Mrs Donne Mae Holm, was delighted with the number of completions in the h-H homemaking club work. Mrs J. E. Rowe, Kincardine branch member had a sample of the B RUCE COUNTY TARTAN. Mrs Harvey Houston area PRO reported the Area convention to be in Wiarton. Mrs Emerson presented retiring president, Mrs Hewitt the the official W.I- Cup & Saucer. 1965 District finnual was in Bervie. Mrs Francis Gemmell Ripley, president Mrs D.J. MacKinnon sec.-treas. Mrs Don. McCosh was the Provincial Board Director for sub. 16.Delegation of 63 from Ontario to attend ACWW in Dublin, 1965. 4r Ernie Greer-Reeve Kincardine township welcomed the lnadies. Mrs Ross Martyn Ripley read a poem "Do you remember Dearie" preceding a fashion parade of"Turn of the Century costumes" Ethel Brant Monture is guest speaker this year at the Area Convention in Owen Sound Nov. 1965. County Rally to be held in Pinkerton Oct. Blst. District Annual set for hth Fri. May, 1966. $25.00 to be given to the Bruce County Tartan committee. 1965 At Ripley, Purple Grove w-I were hostess to District Annual, in township hall. Mrs Francis Gemmell president and Mrs D.J- MacKinnon sec.-treas. Mrs Genmell introduced guest, Mrs R-C- Walker, Provincial curator, Mrs McCosh Board director, Mrs Holm Home economist, Mrs A. Maundrel pres. of the Area. Honorary degree conferred on Miss Ethel Chapmand who has been editor of Home‘ Country. Mrs Arotti Dutt, president of A.C.W.W. will be guest at the F.W.I.C. Convention in Guelph, 1967£ Mrs R-C. Walker anno need the winners of the Tweedsmuir book contestâ€"~lst Ripley; 2nd Kincardine; 3rd Kairshea W.I. Mrs Mchinnon presented Mrs Gemmell with a gift as retiring president, the w.I- cup & Saucer. 1967 District Annual in Lucknow town hall, with Kairshea W.I. hostess noon luncheon at the Legion Hall. Mrs Geo Whitby, president, Mrs MacKinnon, sec.-trees. Address of welcome by the Kairshea president, Mrs bloyd MacDougall Mrs McCosh brought greeting from the Prov. board and ased each branch to welcome Mrs Wilton Pardy, editor now of Home & Country. Being Centennial Year many ladies were attired in Centennial costumes. Prizes, Mrs cliff hewitt, authentic costume; Mrs Oscar Norman, Home Sewn prize, donated by Wm Schmidt local Jeweller. Miss Joan Anderson, was home economist. 1968 Annua l was in Lucknow Presbyterian church with Silver Lake, hostess. Mrs Whitby presided along with Mrs D.J- MacKinnon sec.â€"treas. Mrs Arthur Teasdale was Provincial Board Director and brought greeting and other bus ness matters. Mrs Cla rence Diamond Provincial Public Relations Officer was guest speaker"Lets Review our Constition". Miss Kathy Cowbrough, Home economist. A certificate and pie server with the h-H crest is now awarded as an advanced honour -or 18 projects. MEH