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12 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, March 15, 1978 Section Two Se-*OLINA NEWS St. Patricks Decorations at Solina W.I. Mareb Meeting Bradley's Group were bostesses for tbe March meet- ing at the Hall on Wednesday, Parcb 8tb. Mrs. M. Vice, lesder and Mrs. J. Snowden assistant. The topic was Citizensbip and we continued the Theme of our 75th Ansi-. vers'ary. Attractive décorations gave a pretty setting. IMrs. Watson and Mrs. Vice conducted the opening and tbe business. A number of guests ,ere preent and we ýare alway happy t4 bave others jin witus Several ladies were asked for reports on W.I. projects. Mrs. Vi Ashton reported that new table cloths are on order and hopes the-yy'l -be reëady for our' luncheon. Other gifts bave been selected for neighbours wbo bave left our community. A number of Thank Yous bave been received. Mrs. Marjorie Vance for ber invitation to our 75th celebration with a donation and Mr. and Mrs. Don Treleaven 'for a dlock, given after they moved. Newcastle Community Centre bas services for seniors. They would bave a speaker address at W.I. meet- ing to inform us of their prograrn. There is a tea at the' Lion's Centre to start the Cancer Fund Program. Sorne fromn our organization will be canvassing. We decided not to renew our subscription to the Consumer magazine. 1Solina's girls soft-ball team bas asked for assistance by the W.I. loaning tbern oney to purchase new sweaters, for the coming seson. Later we decided to give themn haîf and boan tbe other baîf of the rnoney required. A letter from our Home Economist, Miss Linda Caldwell, informs us of new programs in future courses. 1A book. from Canada Packers displaying pictures of their gift premiums for Canada Packers labels was passed around. It was decided to send away for an electric beater, but to buy two electric kaives for our kitchen. Mrs. B. Tinik reported on the District Executive Meeting beld- at Mrs. Bryant's recently. Our District Annual is to be held at Kendal on Tuesday, May 9th at 9: 15 a.m. We are to tell the number of members wich we bave the date and year our Brancb was organized and some interest- ing item about the first meeting. It was decided to give a generous donation to our churcb, te help pay for thc, damage done to our stained glass windows. 1The Nominating Comrittee for the coming year is Mrs. Jean Knox nd% Mrs. Elaine Baker., It was announced that $286.00 collected for the Heart Fund. On Tuesday, Marcb 14 corne and belp dlean our Hall at 9: 00 a.m. We plan to give a gift of money to the two girls frorn India wbo will perforrn at our luncheon. There will be some play ground equipment installed on our Hall lot. 1 The roll caîl followed "A Law; you would like enforced in your own Cornmunity?" Alrnost ail replied witb their suggestion - from garbage thrown out, to dogs running loose and mail boxes darnaged. There will be a catering on May 8tb. The Leader Training Scbool begins Thursday nigbt, Marcb 9tb at the Hall. This is on 'Personalizing Your Pattern.' It is led by Mrs. D. Taylor and Mrs. F,. Westlake. The meeting was then turned over to Mrs. M. Vice, leader of Bradley's Group. She ex- p lained why our program listed, bas to be changed, and s0 we decided to continue the theme of our 75tb anniversary, by bi-ligbting some of the members who were respons- ible for our organization in its early days. Mrs. G: Knox was called on for the motto - "An efficient measure of civilization is the influence of a good wornan. Mrs. Knox stressed the impotance women bave taeno in' history. As two exampies she mentioned first Adelaide Hoodiess wbo helped found the W.I. to educate rural women. Second Nellie McClung wbo did so much in the West to help wornen get the vote and wrote books whicb became famous, as well as taking up, the Cause of Reforms. Mrs. Knox closed by singing we were ail sucb wornen. We can do it too - We rnust neyer say faîl. Mrs. Vice introduced the thougbts of our programý by saying, "If we didn't bave a past, we couldn't bave a present." From early W.I. minute books, she told about sorne interesting activities in those days. Mrs. Bryce Brown frorn Oshawa, formerly Miss Ruth McKessock of Solina, then gave a short resume of ber motber's life in Solina. Mrs. McKessock was:born Mable Pascoe, in 1875 on tbe farm formerly belonging to. Mr. Isaac Hardy. There were 9 children in the farnily. Tbey attended the little Advent Church that was later moved to Bowrnanville and then our Eldad Cburcb. Mabel Pascoe ws rnarried to R.J. McKessock, the village teacher in. 1903 and moved'to the bouse wbere Mrs. W. Parrinder lives now. Mr. and Mrs. McKessock bad 3 children Margaret, Alan and The Energy Savers "The Wood Sitoves îes . 12,hours burnînig on one load of wood é firebrick ined * 10 year guarantea e 5 modela f0 choose from (ail on display> Glass Doors Atter the ire goes out, glass doors make sure the heat doesn't " energy savng and saie , availab e nmany finiahres to suit your decor " standard or customn sizes heatilator Patented, controlled, 1i~1 !¶b Mark 123C is bath a reai I ~ fireplace and auxiliary heating system in one unit. Can be ducfed to help warm n n or two rooms. Fan Kit Availàble. OVER 25% EFFICIENT (This mili be furtte r in creased mitit addittion of soon to be avaliabie glass enclosure) VISIT OUR SHOWROOM. TUES. - SAT. for a compets aciection et steves, irepiacen, giasa ThID deorsaend accessortes. Fîr.pnoe9Pu0 Hpkins at Brn Ruth. Mrs. McKessock's interests were mostly in ber family, ber churcb and community. She was a charter member of Solina Women's Institute. The W.I. was busiest in war tirne. Another project was in baving under- priviledged chb'ildren from the city come out to the country for 2 weeks bolidays. The W.I. sponsored vaccination for srnall pox. This was'done in Mrs. McKessock's borne and later in the scbools. Mrs. McKessock held different offices in Solina W.I., president 3 tîrnes and secre- tary-treasurer another tirne. After ber busband died and ber farnily alrnarrîed she lived alone for awbile, but then sold ber home to Mr. and Mrs. Parrinder in 1945. She then lived witb ber daughter, Ruth and ber busband Bryce' Brown in Oshawa till she died in 1960. To make variation in our program, Mrs. Vice then called on Mrs. Ron Metcalf us5rencia Yelowlees) for sorne piano music. Brenda played a medley of Irish songs, con- cluding witb 'Galway Bay.' It was good to have Brenda witb us again. We enjoyed ber rnusic in the past and we know she is stili using ber talents. a paper on Mrs. Thomas Baker, the first president of Solina W. I. This was prepared by ber daugbter, Mrs. Minnie Snowden. Mrs. Baker, at ahl times had- the interests of wornen upper, most in ber mi. Altbough she bad six cbildren, she hitcbed up the horse, and drove to Bowrnanville to attend the W.I. forrned out there. Since she f elt it was important, she thougbt there should ýbe another brancb forrned in Solina so in 1903 tbis took place and she became tbe first president. Mrs. Baker helped ber neighbours very often and especially in time of illness. She loved children, flowers and plants. She would not play cards, but enjoyed a game of cbeckers. Mrs. Baker will always be famous in Solina as the first president of Solina W.I. We thank Mrs. Minnie Snowden for this interestîng story about ber mother. Mrs. Wesley Yellowlees then read a paper on Mrs. W.J. MeMaster, prepared by ber daugbter, Mrs. Charles Naylor of Oshawa. Mrs. MeMaster spent ber early ife on a farrn near Orangeville. She was one of four cbildren. Site attended the local schools on the Prince of Wales Road, now Higbway 10. She was born, Jenjny McKitrick!. She was industrious and skilful witb ber needle and oil painting. She had consider- able success in fairs, winning prizes several times. Wben she married Mr. J.W. MçMaster, tbey settled on a farm near the Orangeville area. Mrs. McMaster bad 10. quilts and 12 oùl paintings to take to ber new borne. She was instrumental in organizing 2 institutes in tis area, as she tbougbt rnçst highly of, their value to rural wornen. She becarne the mother of 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls. Her interests were of ber home, cburcb and education in any form. Wben tbey rnoved to the Zion area, she joined Solina W.I. as she still wanted to take part in this organiza- tion. She served as its presi- dent for 1 year. Long after she was unable to attend, Mrs. McMaster followed the W.I. work by reading ail the reports in the paper. We wisb to tbank Mrs. Naylor for this sketch of ber motber's life, and say we were so sorry she could not attend our meeting. Mrs. Harvey Yellowlees tben gave a bistory of Mrs. William Taylor, prepared by ler daughter, Lya( Mrs. Everett ryderman). Mrs. Taylr ws Los' ra-1 For 1978, the Fi at X-1/9 has amazing new warrainties, a revolutionary mid-engine design by Nucclo Bertone, and gets 60" kmpg on the highway. The Unique Fiat X-119vl/ MItageeatmates baseon tests -os, ontro ed cenatins Actuel t eages on the ,adwlvary ,,thttredods urace dr eng abflS optonleetas andmaftefaflC FFIAT RELIABILITY Fiat is the only import thatgvea pou botit a72 ear/40,000 km.power train warranty e a 3 pear unlimited mleage corrosion perforation, warranty See us for full detais When the W.I. was formed, Mrs. Taylor was one of the less than a dozen charter members. Mrs. S. Shorige was noted for being outspoken but a good neigbbour. Mrs. James Rundle (Aunt Eliza) to everybody, was Mr. Rundle's second wife. Hfis first wife was Mrs. Mildred Baker's mother, Mrs. Rundle kept a good table and many cbildren dropped ini for snacks of sugar cookies. Mrs. James Vice lived wbere T. Bakers live now. Often the W. I. Meetings were beld here. Tbey discussed their daily tasks and belped each other. Mrs. W.M. Taylor sewed a great deal and made wedding cakes for local brides. Mr. Taylor added the decorating on these. Ail these ladies belped others in times of iliess, and eacb bad great sewing ability. Mrs. Taylor always tbought Solina was the best place, even after they moved away. 'These ladies kept the W.I . growing and gradually it became stronger, witb new members. Today we have 41 members but that is not the most - we bave had nearly 60. We tbank Lyda4 for these comments on ber motber's life in Solina. Mrs. Ross Cryderman thanked eacb one wbo assisted on the program, especially Ruth Brown and Brenda Metcalf for coming a bit farther. We were also happy to see Helen Werry. Corne often, we do so love to bave former members join witb us again. Mrs. Watson closed the meeting witb O Canada. Mrs. Vice, Mrs. Snowden and group served a St. Patricks lunch of fancy decorated cup cakes, green jelly and wbipped topping and tea. The assistant group leaders are asked. to bave all their reports ready for the April Meeting. Receives Provincia-l Grant The Township of Scugog will receive a provincial grant of $2,600 to continue develop- ment work in Daniel Palmer Memorial Park, Natural Resources Minister Frank, S. Miller said today. The 12-acre park is situated in the former Villageof Port Perry and fronts on the west shore of Lake Scugog. Previous gants 'totalling $61,698 enabled the townshie to purchase additîonal par~ land, prepare adeeom t pan and construct various The township will undertake improvements to a 250-foot- long beach area, the former site of a marina witbin the park boundary.' Education with'Terry Hawkins Every parent will readily tell you that it's not an easy task -to raise children. Each cbild presents bis own set of problems and sorting tbem ail out can be a very demanding and exbausting' chore. Yet throughout the process of raising children there are many wonderful experiences that make it ail wortbwbile. Qne of the most difficult tbings for a busy parent to do is to find the time to tbink about the process of raising a family. There is a great need to do this so that the goals are clear in one's mind and the alternative metbdds of reacb- ing the goals can be consider- ed. For example I think that parents just bave to find the time to consider wbat it is that the want their cbild to know and what skills be or she sbould possess by the time tbey leave the homfe. Should a, - un adult of age 17 or 18 not 0oWgbow to go about buyig a train ticket and getting from one city to another Witbout problems, sbould these young adults not know wben tbey go into a restaurant that it is perfectly in order to ask to see the menu before tbey sit down and thus avoid the need to purchase a meal at greater expense than tbey planned; should they not know bow to conduet basic financial trans- actions in sucb a manner that they protect tbemselves; sbould tbey not possess appropriate social skills to function in society; should they not possess educational skills tbat bave prepared them to enter the job world. To tie it, aIl up in a couple of state- ments should we not, as parents, stand back from our' intense family involvement, once in a wbile and say, "wbat, do we need to teach our cbildren so that wben tbey leave our home at age 17 to 19 years of age they can be independent and be able to successfully cope with life?" In answeripig this question many more ideas will come than I bave mentioned and will vary from family to family. Wlien tis is done many family or individual child activities take on a new meaning. The music lesson, the visits to grandparents, the staying overnigbt at a rela- tive's bouse, the wasbing of dishes,' the learning to cook and a bost of other tbings all become very important factorsin preparing a young person to take care of bimself or berseif wben tbey have to do so. Young people must sooner or, later learn the skills necessary to copr witb life. Far better that tbey learn themn in the bomne situation wbere love and understanding are the ingredients than in the outside world wbere mistakes tend to result in barsh and costly consequences. UCW TÎNews By Margaret H. Ashton, Press Reporter and Archivist The l6th Annual Meeting of Oshawa Presbyterial United Cburcb Women will be in Trinity United Cburcb, Bow- manville on Wednesday, Marcb 29, 1978 with registra- tion at 9:15 a.m. and its theme "We all eat from the same loaf". Babysitting available. The guest speaker will be Rev. Lois, M. Wilson B.A.B.D. Hamilton, President of Canadian Council of Churches. Rev. Lois Wilson was born in Winnipeg, Man. and received ber degrees from University of Winnipeg, She is marrîed to Rev. Roy F. Wilson, and they bave 4 children. She bas bad a vast professional experience e.g. Organized Oxford U.C. Winnipeg 1853, Associate minîster First U.C. Fort William 1965-69, Director of Town Talk Thunder Bav 1967, Hamilton Officer fo Ontario HumanRights Com missioîn 1973, Presentlb Associate minister First U.C., Hamilton. She bas sbared in areas of Education in several publiations. Shee bas worked for 15 years witb Churcb and Community Youtb Groups and developed a series of forums for urban problems extending into T.V. during, Town Talk. She baýs been member of Elizabeth Fry Society (Hamil- ton), Communications Chair- man of Hamilton Presbytery, Family Services Agency (Thunder Bay). She bas travelled extensively i.e. across Canada with Canadian Catholic Conference 1969, Crete 1972, Caribbean 1972-74, Germany and Denmfark 1974, India 1975 (3 months), Vancouver 1976, Cuba 1977, Delegate to Washington D.C. bringing together women from 5 world religions (Hinduism, Buddhism Islam~, Lois Wilson's commitments now are i eight areas in Hamilton Conference. She is president Canadian Coundil of Churches 1976-79, Appolitee to World Council of Churches 1977-83, Honorary President of Student Christian Movemient, of Canada 1977-79., So laden with dedication and exper- ience we may anticipate that Rev. Lois Wilson wiil share it witb ber audience by ber wondeirfu1 mesag. m ý