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Hundred and First YearNo ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MAY 1976 75 years of Halton WI celebrated SHOW of costumes dating back to the tui of the century high lighted the 75th district annual meeting of Women Institute From left Agnes Holmes wears a glazed cotton dress and Wilson models a brown cotton print and Mabel wears an ensemble suitable for church and I meeting of Women s Institute held District Annual St Divids Church on Tuesday May 18 with a large crowd in was lovely day ind W I icled as ho I branch The theme for this year was Years of Pro g res The meeting opened with Institute Ode and president Mrs I Jamieson re id in article or Mrs A II lewis minister of Boston and Church and interim moderator ot St David welcomed the ladies on behalf of the church Mrs Held Provincial Board Director look charge if the ratification of District Directors and all branches were represented The mi District met ting were the report Riven A favor ible report was given by the auditors Itclinug Mrs J imicson gave her report ind told of her of Institute membership ind its influcnee on her life She inked the members for the ir ration in her in office I he reports of eon wen given with the I It Officer Mrs Wilson told of the 411 girls work there are IB clubs with in Hie county who have the projects Baking with and a roue of Stiebery he money the Institute is used to to the girls ilso to purchase crests for beginning mem bers The miming of spon stirs is to help with money when ind to provide le iders fur the girls The project or fall is I run hi Senior Institute is Id decide on their short the ad Procedure or alines Mrs M Held then gave her report on Institute work She said not to reject a course because it had been given in branch ago there ire new ide is new people to I hi re ire a gre it to you mdtliiv ire willing loan is Hurt or jour use is free I WI week it llie lie id is from Miv ID Jm i I The lee project is a ill directions on sold it I If ill to Ik placed it the il Museum il Milton Mill in i centre site will lit mined some project for this year lb to help organize a new branch This year 1970 is Moodiest ye ir and branch is to ask for for repair work Members were asked to save Canadian stamps commemorative issues especially to be sent lo the World Congress for sale or more for each branch if possible The 197C Area Convention will be held on Oct and 19 al I irk Kitchener II was then lunch time and nil ladies sat to lunch with guests from Peel South Wellington Centre and Wellington South Mrs accepted the vote of thinks or Campbellville Branch and presented the table centre of gold and blue flowers to Mrs Jamieson retiring president The aftei began with Mrs Campbell in the chair Ms Mary Schmidt of Acton sang two solos The fashion parade of 15 ladies followed bach lady represented a branch and was dressed in the fashion of the year the inch was organized from 1902 lo 193B The prize winners of the quilted cushion competition were announced by Miss folding with I imehouse being ftrsl prize winners Dublin second and Nelson third The In was given Mrs Dillon of Nassagawaya Branch Mrs J McEnery gave a report of Ihe Officers Con held at Waterloo University The roll call was answered by 1G branches with their Pennies for friendship donation The election of officers was conducted by Mrs Ileid Province Board Director and resulted as Past president Mrs I president Mrs Glen Camp- hell Nelson firsl vice president Mrs G Acton second vice president Mrs Dillon federal reprcsenalive Mrs I alternate Mrs Ironside Georgetown P Mrs G II Wilson Oakvillc assistant It 0 Mrs J Taylor Nelson sccrcliry treasurer Mrs G II Ironside After the election officers Mrs Campbell presented Mrs Jamieson with her past president s pin The new follov and discussion of the look place it was decided to have a noon lunch plans be m by Cost of the gate signs are to he made and brought to the fill executive meeting A motion was made lo send i to the Officers Conference next Courtesies were given by Mrs Molding Mis I mint Depi Agricultural Museum Womens Institute gets own building ib built m IB2U iwrcncesmoudinto Ihinii to inn new bouse in old iiini i is soon building has served is i slor plan in onto tin site of in land workshop Now muni ro 15 multiple Kelso will service lo the community of this weithered old will he given a new life to serve the public Id tin Women Institute in rid in the I INSTITUTE EXECUTIVE for 1976 77 are from left first vicepresident Mrs G Hargrave Ac ton assistant PRO Mrs J Taylor Burlington president Mrs Glen Campbell Milton secretary treasurer Mrs G H Ironside Georgetown pastpresident Mrs L Jamieson Ballinafad PRO Mrs H Wilson OakvUle and second vice president Mrs David Dillon Campbellville Work ml buildup litis Decades of progress shown in fashion at annual meet of branches last week he building will be mantled soon ind moved to n the Museum site where it will be recrciltd ind restored is the project miniiger Hoi said eel very fortunate to hive to it inure this unique old stnic which his so m my rout in the early of rural Hit We ire pleased that the family realized the sigmfii line of this budding madi it to us they will utilize Stunts five irs of his Ion thniiLh win suited ill whin lit Hilton Institutes nut it SI in imptnlKilli Her dnv Ih domestic crafts is pi ice for Institute xhibiL v ting MRS DONALD LINDSAY of Silverwood wears a grey wool dress of the 1950 period once a wedding ensemble deuce while they red in which the fun s to r side Since us it the Mi many Ibis building symbolic of Ontario Mu entril tin tin I Dins of imp wore dress mil fe ithei hit m ispeiiilh for night il thi i in I It belonged lo form r Institute number resident I dm I In w is Hindi in IJOi dis dress of brown eotlon print our womtnof tin irlv is Mini Wilson of Hit floor length skirl is tiered ind lice trimmed 1 hi dress hid illid indue with I let trim lo milch wife from frill I omul inner s the sun tin fir in Mil 11 lie i tJOOs Holmes of dress pink with i dotted voile lop skirl Ihe low isb wis it olid with i rose on the hip 1 lit crocheted imisolc showed dinngly through the I dn completed the en Willi i pink hat duroigJlSes This fashion mod She did it in too thud Ihe presented i ik silk loaned of Mi tori dre shit i 75 YEARS OF FASHION were presented by branches of Halton Womens Institute at their district annual meeting May IB Front row seated from lesft are Mesdames Curne Lindsay Wilson Hopkin Holmes Second row Mesdames McLean Sinclair Hadley Wilson Benton Back row Breckon Terry Armstrong Dennis broiderid poplin v is Muriel Worn it the Hit by women of tin Institute the dress Ins i if ft id and sit i vi trim mil black beaded nisi I in bodice front and Her reticule a small bit known today as purse is on her arm Inside were the ladv s mil smelling sills Until In g outfit The illinaf id WI wis first organized in 19 and dis ipproximitcly 10 liter It w is rcorgan on Oct I Mel em of Bill wore he sburtie coat and appnipnatt to Ihc I lie forties Her dress is one she wore to the go ing away outfit following her m In i of the wore costume ypical ot 190G had a straight skirt pi mi blouse plummet hat I icy shiwl of 1919 w is representci by Mrs Sinclair She wore a brown silk with a beautiful belonging too former In member The mutt wool suit has very full sleeves gathered at ihe cuffs and band at the bottom of the short coal gain ers in the loose The skirt is plain and long and ox fords wire worn on the feet I Wilson was Hit first sccrclarv of when It was organized 50 ago She worcan in fashion in the 1920s Black It sir slippers single slrand of blue cut gliss beads completed her costume dcapi I lie Mount Union wasorginizedonlhc diy of May 1924 Skirls and blouses were all r igt the lime Mabel mod died while blouse and black silk poplin skirl with a black Dublin was represented Mrs who wore in origin il costume from the swinging is deep border of sequins around the Two rows or silk iround the hem set off the dress Mrs Armstrong wore a ind orange shawl colorful fringe and matching Small black felt hit jlnves white stockings ind black shots completed the outfit Block Scotch Block WI began in 1913 and was represented by Mrs Her 1930s dress was of grey brocade satin trimmed with bright red icingsand buttons The skirt is slightly flared from a yoked front Sleeves are full and shaped into a long tight cuff A black crepe dinner dress from 1914 w is worn by of WI Trimmed with ick lace the dress was while silvtr bracelets ind a silver evening big Her shoes are black pumps Dennis of brinch wore the 193H wedding dress belonging Mrs HI The long rov blue velvet dress was bought in the city of Kingston ihe same Ihc impbell br inch was a second lime outfit has i skirl cut on hi is i low bod ice buttoned down the with Urn self covered butt bolero his puffed sleeves w ilh sbirrint not the shies of Silverwood WI is org in lllbv Mrs Milton Brown district and Mrs vice Six of the original members art still active Mrs Donald 1 indsav of wort gnv wool dress hit shoes and iteess ones of the period I hi outfit wis i ble inhtr Women s Institute lug in in Milton in I here an 5011 members in 1 hi in throughout Ihe region The Institute in mad was siirled Hunter of St in IH97 She I held the first meeting in reek Tod there arc in Ontario wild i mem of WW wilh life members LIMEHOUSE WI took first prize in the cushion competition at the annual district meeting of Halton Women s Institute last week in Campbellville Limehouse members are Pearl Brown Isabel Benton and Mary Booth