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Hach group had a Centennial!APOVE) THE UNDERWOOD w.1 doll dressed in a costume of a par-'wth century was well supplied for ticular era. % M!l's R. McKeen, Mrs Wm. Wark There was a fish pond with arti.."'=2"" "'-- ViSit the store with M cles for Children and adults. _ "" °288 __-- A. display of Indian craft and articles for sale was in the centre 'Of the arena. Music was provided throughout the Fair and the ad-- mission was free,. 4 Assistants at the booths were ixi Centennial dress and each group sold items such as home--made bread, scones, «cookies, soap and hand--made articles. ] Whiet School Women's Institute members served tea biscuits and jam and oldfashioned cookies. | Another large button collection could be seen in the Allenford ex-- hibit, _ The Country Sisters Club were D We | o e kept busy serving old--fashioned OVER 100 YEARS of attend \cookies and cake and tea at their by two Port Elginites at the pioneer kitchen. Centre District Institutes in Mount Hope had a large antique The president of the Bruce \itton display as well as a more Earl Busch of Southampton lodern hobby, liquid embroidery. 83 years of age and a membt South Saugeen W.L had a cozy Mel Black, 80 years of age v,'ivin-g-room setting _displaying geen W.1. for their long ye many items used in earlier Canad--' 4 h /ian furnishings. esapy---- - ' Antique _ dishes, photographs | txm; t ¥ and furniture were included in -- . in th o > Port Elgin's booth. _ Rugs, paint-- »=% \H ma ings and antiques combined an in-- a "H & teresting display by the Tara W.I. 2 F The Southamptor~--display in-- eluded _ driftwood, -- hand--hooked rugs, paintings, photographs and handwork such as smocking and other needlework,. Apple--head dolls made by Mrs. Gordon Hep-- 'burn, curator at the Bruce County Museum in Southampton, and Wee Bruce, dressed in the Bruce Coun-- ty tartan 'brought many pleasing remarks. The Bruce Centre District Wo-- men's Institutes Centennial Hobby Fair held Wednesday of last week in the Port Elgin Arena was high-- ly successful. The Fair was officially opened at 2:00 p.m. and many residents of the area and summer visitors con-- tinued to flow through the arena, viewing the exhibits until closing time at 9:00 p.m. A quilt made 'by Mrs. Douglas Noel, a map of Southampton, was on display. The Burgoyne WA members Wwere busy making bread and churning butter in their model 0f| an early pioneer kitchen. The West Arran W.L had dozens of qulitsy on display. These includ-- ed antique quilts as well as mod-- ern design. m The Arkwright W.I was doing a good business selling home: made soap in their antique living-- room display. Hobby Fair Theme In Old Fashioned Setting 1ES, Wednesday, July 26, 1967 NZERKWOOD W.1. display of a general store of the well supplied for the Hobby Fair. (Lower) 1 to r, Mrs. Wm. Wark and Mrs. Fred Smith of the Ark. the store with Mrs. H. Leggett and Mrs, J vi.,._ of attendance to Women's 'tendance to Women's Institutes is represented t the Centennial Hobby Fair held by the Bruce es in the Port Elgin Arena last Wednesday. Bruce Centre District Institutes (centre} Mrs. ipton, congratulates (left) Mrs. Eldon Galliher, nember of the Port Elgin W.L, and (right) Mrs, _age and a charter member of the South Sau-- ig years of service. c 4s t the Ark. -- J. Vil'trUe W.1.'s Craft And _ Hobby Fair A Success A record crowd of about 900 adults and children thronged to the Port Elgin Arena, Wednesday, July 16, to enjoy the excellent Craft and Hobby Fair sponsored by the Women's Institutes of Bruce Centre District. The Arena was filled with beau-- tiful handwork, representative of this area. There was an outstand-- ing collection of 130 quilts and 25 spreads which provided a colorful background for mats, oil paint-- ings, afghans, tablecloths, em-- broidery, cushions, collector's items, aprons, novelties and an-- tiques. Groups participating were the Allenford, Arkwright, Brucedale, Burgoyne, Elsinore, Mount Hope, Port Elgin, Southampton, South Saugeen, Tara, Underwood, West Arran, White School Institutes and the Country Sisters' Com-- munity Club. The following indi-- viduals also set up booths and contributed to the success of the Mr G. Hauser, Port Elgin, pre-- sented his collection of rock jewellery, Mrs R. Rhodes, Port Elgin, displayed the many uses of liquid embroidery. Mrs H. Smith, Burgoyne, de-- monstrated the making of pottery. An attractive collection of wood craft was the work of Mr W. Hargraves, Tara. Mrs J. Disher, also of Tara, had a colorful dis-- play of corsages and Christmas decorations. Mr and Mrs L. Kah-- gee, of Saugeen Reserve, had in-- teresting driftwood articles. Mrs G. McEwing's table was covered with floral arrangements from her shop at Queen Hill, Crochet-- ing of many articles was the work of Mrs R. Turnbull of Saugeen, A summer resident, Mrs J. Robin-- son of Chippewa Golf and Coun-- try Club, displayed copper ena-- meling, Port Elgin's well known artist, Mr T. Campbell, hadpaintings on display, Mrs R. Vance, Under-- wood, had braided rugs andliquid embroidery work in her booth. A summer visitor, Mrs M. Digulla, Engleheart, had an interesting collection of novelty toys, house= coats, beach-- wear, and a hooked rug in modern design, Mrs R. Owen had--her fance wark on dis~ play. Tea tables, fish ponds and bake tables were centres of interest. Miss Betty Leeder, Mrs D. Mc-- Kay, Mrs J. McEwing and the South Saugeen Orchestra pro-- vided music in the evening. Mrs H. Kennedy, Tara, Presi-- dent of the Bruce Centre Dis-- trict W. L, convened the event, assisted by the committee, Mrs G. Crawford, Mrs C. Doll, Mrs M. Gowanlock, Mrs E. Busch, Mrs R. Thede, Mrs J. Brunton and Mrs J. Gingrich,