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| 3 ce VI7 ;A August 1908, ten bdoks'were bought by the W,I, and a librarian (fi hired to look after same.Afilthe.OCtober meeting of the same year;some mention was made of the travelling library.In 1909 it was suggested that a ' reading room might be opened over the new bank.It was at this same meeting that mention was made of the Mechanics Institute,.The WY,.I.raised money to pay off their debt which had ?een incurred by non-payment" of rent.They had a reading room which was open nightly. In February 1909,it was decided that the w.I, open a reading room in the Orange Hall for three months on trial. . In April 1909,it was sugzested that plants be planted in the cemetery on the graves of those whose friends were not resid&ng in the communi ty any more, . Proceeds of a concert put on by the W.I. was $101.50. k_'i The sum of $50,00 was donated to a Queen Mary Hospital where any 3. child from this locality who needed hospital treatment might have free use of cot. Later on, the Village council gave a grant of $100.00 to extend the street liszhts. Buring World War One the wW,I, sponsored showers of jam, jelly,tobacco, towels and soap to be sent to boys overseas.Christmas letters were also written.Monthly co}lections were taken,some amounting to as much as $34,00. The Township Counoii also-hade donations witfi which to purchase yarn. & Donations were made toward Belgian Relief Fund,Armenian Relief and Childrens Shelter in Walkerton.Magazines were sent to Muskoka Sanitarium. | P At one time it was customary to have a mid--esummer and midewinter * * meeting with an outside speaker, _ « ; | In 1920 the W,I., interviewed council re, having a qurfew bell rung. LION'S HEAD W.L TWEEDSMUIR HISTORY ---- COPIED 2004 J .