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ian women, and listed twelve such books which would give a good insight into life in Canada over the past hundred years. Institute members were en- couraged to experiment with creative writing, for, as she sug- gested, "One door waiting to be opened is a pencil, and it is an easy one to push." As a begin. ning, women could keep a jour- nal of small local events, and record the rich personalities of people they have known, so they will not be lost to the future. These items could be added to nur 'T‘umn4~-“~' --. _ _ our V in her seating compan- . 251195 of tea." Elizabeth Waterston, Pro- I.. T l of English at Guelph Uni. 'rc', "y, was guest speaker at Thursday afternoon's session. Her topic was the convention theme: "Down the passage we've never taken, Toward the door we've never tried . . .” adopted from T. S. Elliot. Her message was a challenge to women to move into new fields and try new programs, at the same time keeping doors open to the past. She stressed the value of read- ing Canadian books, written by Canadian women about Canad. w-wr to Miss Peterson from Jst"r vers' Flowers and Gift Shop arys. ~25 Peterson gave a demon- _ mm on flower arranging Mire-h she did so beautifully. Lunch was later served by the convenor Mrs. Geo. Holden and her committee to members and guests. ' r' . _ __-. The August meeting of the Lakeside Women's Institute was held in the Parish Hall on Wednesday evening A ug. 2nd . Mrs. Clayton Kew, president zmducted the opening and i-urCnr:ess then turned the meeting FLOWER' DEMONS TRA TION A T If you have been wondering about the latest skyscraper on the Uniondale horizon, we have the answer for you. It is a 265-foot communications tower at the Hutton Transport Corn.. pany, used in the operation of a two-way radio system. A num- ber of their trucks are equipped for this type of communication, and when atmospheric condi- tions are favorable, messages can reach trucks as far away as Bowmanville; 494/ 5/7 7/ - _v..-u Uh HUI Tweedsmuir Histories i Among the head lable guests f at the noon luncheon who I brought greetings, was Hon. I Wm. Stewart. He congratulated t the ladies for their ability to l carry out their various fund- :raising projects on schedule, I such as the $50,000 which they iltave collected over the past 4 fOur years for an addition to ( Macdonald Institute, Guelph. Mr. t Stewart suggested that the Min- (ister of Finance might like to t study the methods they used to 'raise money, and Miss Helen : McKercher, so I was told, whis- v -_e__-_ Mu.)- Mrs. W. R. Geddes of Embro, who loves to paint, decided to "preserve in oils" five of Ox.. ford County's "little red school, houses". A copy of her paint. ing of Mekirn's school appeared in the August 31 copy of the Stratford Beacon-Herald. --""", uxcsuly, Whetstone, Harris, Sutherland and Shrubsole, since those names appear in that locality on an early map of East Nis.. souri Township: Today this is the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Smith and family, and their chil- dren romp and play beneath the same majestic maples which provided shade for the school children of yesterdav According to the records con- tained in our Tweedsmuir His. tory, the brick building former. ly known as Mckim's School, is now one hundred years old, hav.. ing been constructed in the year 1871. It replaced the first school which was a log struc- ture. In 1878 the enrolment was given as 105. Who were the pupils in those early days? Well, some of them probably bore the names of Mekim, Crannru Most of the officers were re- turned for a second term, and the date set for next year's convention to be held in Lon- don, was October 26th and 27th. Area Convention he 57th convention of the adon Area Women's Institutes is held Sept. 30th and Oct. lst Clinton, and several hundred dies from the Counties of El- G, Middlesex, Oxford, Huron end Perth converged on the town to elect officers, hear re- 'ports of standing committees, 'and make plans for the 75th anniversary of the W. I. in 1972. The president, Mrs. Chas. Mun- ro of Embro, presided, and the manner in which the sessions were conducted are deserving of commendation. The meeting started on time, and' ended on time, with matters for discus- sion handled quickly and effi- ciently. [aim/97, Ide for the school yesterday. Geddes of Embro, , Paint, decided to , Sutherland since those that locality of East Nis- A number of old neighbors 4 friends from this commUr called on Mrs;Margaret Jo son of Lakeside at the Par Hall on Sunday afternoon, wh, open house was*held by-‘l family, inuhonor. . , f, hen, blrthday‘rand at srtir-tifi.,d family enjoyed a turkey dinr in the Lakeside United Chur served by the U.C.W. M, Johnson was a resident sol" tl community for a number" years. k'a.v. i971 Ag}. D. A. Taylor, agricultural repre- sentative, Miss Jean Armour, interior decorating specialist, and J. H. Hart, home economist. Committee in charge of the meeting were Mrs. Geo. Me. Burney, Embro, Mrs. Douglas McLeod, Woodstock, and Mrs. W. H. Beaty, Thamesford. The afternoon guest speaker was Mr. Glen Wood. Mrs. Jas. Morrison, and Mrs. F. G. Risdon attended Summary Day in Woodstock. They had a display of cushions made by the Lakeside branch members who attended classes on Accessories for the Home. Summary Day department representatives were The regular monthly meeting of Lakeside W. I. was held on Orange Hall. The president, Mrs. Jared Vining opened the Congratulations go out to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pearson who were recently married in Lake. Side. Miss Marion Baker is visit- ing in Montreal with Mr. and Mrs. Dohn Hobbs, Paul and Brian. Mr. Clem Nagle of Cherry Grove was a supper guest on Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mitchell. Lakeside and community would like to give a big thank. you to all the girls and owners who have worked at Medina switchboard since it started in the early 1900's. 14 The St. Magys Journal-Argus, Wed, Jan. 12. 1972 80th IlhfifM0Tit Lakeside Birthday Celebr, WIS-held by‘ithe' nor_g§).hver§, 4V. at By,: ’p.mE-Eg$h i a turkey dinner." le United Church 16 U.C.W. Mrs, 1 resident sof mg" P o ws.---, nu Ilelghbors and his community Margaret John.. o1tmilit t the Parish [Ala-"SIDE y Where; I, _ 'ated Y" -‘ the' 'i.;eteta,r: meeting in the usual manner. The secretary Mrs. Chas. Holden read a lot of thank-you cards from persons who had received Christmas boxes from the Instr tute. A thank-you note was also received from _a senior citizen group in Woodstock where gifts were sent. It was decided to purchase a ticket for an A.N.I. delegate to go to Toronto, Feb. 12th. Mrs. Frank McLeod was nominated to go. Mrs. Roy Mc- Corquodale give a very interest- ing paper on Citizenship. Mrs. Cecil McCordic gave a' humor. ous reading. Mrs. Roy McCor. quodale had a contest on Canada and Mrs. Risdon won the prize for the most correct answers. The meeting closed with the Queen and lunch was served by the committee and social hour was enjoyed by all. were successful candidates in Monday's municipal election in East Nissouri. Our governing body for the next two years will be James Patience, Reeve; Mac, Robson, Deputy Reeve; Dave Slater, Harvey Waud and George Worte, Councillors; Dr. Dingwall and Mr. McLeod will represent East Nissouri and West Zorra on the Oxford Countsuschnm Rn-nwq Congratulations to TORONTO (GP) - The Women's Institute, a rural women's organization cele- brating its 75th anniversary in February, will hold a luncheon marking the occasion here Feb. 12. N Mrs. Clive Farquharson of England, president of the As- sociated Country Women of the World, will give the key- note address at the luncheon, expected to attract 1,400 per- sons. " - ACWW president coming for WI 75th anniversary School Egan-i- 71%. 73/4772: /97.2, . those who