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1R Cowal. Elgin West District With the aid of an Ontario bicentennial grant members of. Cowal W,l. have published the Tweedsmuir History of their comâ€" munity. This project started in 1967 under the then curator Mrs. Marion Campbell. With a great deal of en- thusiasm the history of most of the farms in the area. also the general history of Cowal was collected. Like many great ideas nothing much was done for several years except Show the Tweedsmuir History on ap- propriate occasions. Nearing the end of her term of office the present curator Mrs. Yvonne McCallum spent many hours updating the farm histories also going through niicrofilms of newspapers glecming points of interest of the Cowal area. At the last minute we applied for a bicentennial grant and with the aid of a loan from our branch. 500 copies of the (‘owal History was printed in both soft and hard cover, The books arrived at the beginning oi November and are being snapped tip. Many families are buying several copies so that all mcmbcrs will have a history ol’ the Cowal community. All you ever wanted to know about W.l. btit were afraid to ask, was the lhcntc of the October meeting of (‘owal W.l. In all communities there are many people who don't rcally know what W1 is all about. So the Public Relations Officer Mrs. (icraldinc Campbell with the her of Mrs. Brenda Murray organized the mccling so that many of these ques- tions would be answered. Active members were asked to bring a non- Wl member or a member \\ ho doesn‘t attend often. The program outlining all the speakers “as posted on the wall as well as the Mary Stewart Collect, In that way every one knew what was going on. Some of the topics covered were the job or the Tweedsmuir History cttralur, duties of' curators; Elgin \Vcsl District with our district presi- dent; [hc county rally (Elgin East and West are joined together on a social basis): London Area: and FWIO with our provincial board director telling what she does and how all these at tivities tie in. The main speaker was Mrs. Hilde Morden (Elgtn West secretary and former FWIO Secretary»Treasurer) spoke on W] past and future. We were dwided In- to. buzz groups to discuss points about W.l. The Roll Call was Why I haven't or have joined Wl. Pennies for Friendship were collected after an explanation about how our money supports ACWW projects. During the social hour many discussed the displays set up. The usual business meeting followed. Louise. Grey Centre District At the Noyember meeting, members had a chance to take a close look at Ontario‘s twin, New Brunswick. A New Brunswick din~ tier. complete with clam chowder. corn casserole, whole wheat bread. sweet and sour meatballs, baked beans and salad. Apple and blueberry pics were served for dessert. Branch president Aida Bartley gave a talk bascd on her own experiences while living in New Brunswick. .1 2' .~l.s u bicentennial project. Grace P " L Iterson W. I. refurbished a park str. ct 9 Strabane, Wentworth North District To raise money for the Clean Water for All project, Sitabane Branch held a fashion show am ma”- demonstration for members it: their community. Although there .am't an admission charge, the brat. .1 ml. leeted $121 in donations. Springvale, Haldimand West . istn'ci Springvale W.l, held the anua] Decoration Day Service . [he Springvale Greenwood Cemei- x last August. The occasion was all. used to observe the dedication it a Norwegian Pine Tree preset J by Mr. and Mrs. John “at m memory of Mrs. Harold Hop and Mrs. Sturgis Carpenter. bi in: members of Springvale W.t Hanover. Grey South Distri Hanover W.l. held a su amt dessert and card party in O it ttttr/ hurl the park's name changed to Grace Patterson Park. Ptctur. n .\ his. Grace Potter. All}? Patterson '5 niece.