Bruce East District Women's Institute Volume 1.2, [1842] - [1976], page 6

The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Allenford â€" organized June 1903 by Miss Agnes Smith Hamilton. Officers:- Presidentz- Mrs. John Hewitson Secretary:â€" Mrs. A.A. Hargeman In 1906 the District and Port Elgin Branch officers were the same persons, but in 1907â€"8 Port Elgin officers were as in the previous year: Fresident,â€" Mrs. J.H. Wallace and Secretary,â€" Mrs. James Cameron, but the West Bruce District Officers were:- President:- Miss Jessie Mitchell Tara Vice-President2- Mrs. Adam Aiken Allenford Secretary:â€" Mrs. James Cameron Port Elgin Thus it was written the Port Elgin‘Women's Institute has now become a sister branch with Tara and Allenford in the West Bruce District Women's Institute. Membership has been recorded as 86 in December 1902 and as 93 in June 1903. It has continued to grow as new branches were formed as follows: ARKWRIGHT organized July 16, 1908 by Mrs. Wm. Ottawell President: Mrs. Wm. Ottawell Secretary: Miss Lulu Corbett TIVERTON organized August 30, 1912 by Mrs. Harper, Harriston and Mrs. wismer, Port Elgin. President: Mrs. P.J. Brown Secretary: Miss L.w. Turner UNDERWOOD organized 1919. sisbanded May 11, 1929. President: Miss Hanna Russel Secretary: Miss Margaret Johnson WHITE SCHOOL organized July 1919 by Mrs. J.S. Cameron, Port Elgin President: Miss Maggie Elliott, Southampton 3.1 Secretary: Mrs. Melvin Black, Southampton R.1 BURGOYNE organized January 28, 1921 disbanded 1925 President: Mrs. J.w. Harper Port Elgin H.2 Secretary: Miss Olive Lyness Port Elgin R.2 TARA JUNIORS organized March 1925 Miss Marion Mccash Miss Sadie Trelford President: Secretary: POET ELGIN JUNIORS organized February 1927 President: Mrs. Clarkson Erickcr Secretary: Miss Jean Bolander SAUGEEN organized bby 22, 1929. disbanded 1937 President: Mrs. Andrew Ritchie, Chippewa Hill Secretary: Mrs. Flora Shawbedees, Chippawa Hill This branch at Saugeen is of particular interest because it was on the Saugeen-lndian This branch appeared to have been quite active for a Line, but d the branch was not recorded after that date. Mrs. Ritchie and later her daughter, Eleanor, held convcncrships wizh the district. On several occasions musical numbers were contributed by the members to tie District Annual proganme. Often these numbers were in the Cjibway language. Reservation at Southampton. in 1937, no officers were available an E.N. 2

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy