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Queenston Young People's Union. Minutes and Attendance. 1944-47

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Description
A black hard-covered book with lined pages that contains handwritten minutes of Queenston Young People's Union meetings between 1944 and 1947 with some details on past and upcoming events, list of members, receipts and disbursements etc.

Notebook with almost 100 handwritten pages; size:18cm x 24cm. Pages are not numbered and there are a few missing or loosen.

Notes
The meetings were attended by Rev. Mr. Gordon who was the minister at St. Davids-Queenston United Church at that time. Among the invited guest-speakers were: Miss Corman, Mr. Laidman, Mr. Boyton Fisher and John Pendergast.

Meeting on January 18, 1944 election results:
Secretary: Carolyn Fisher
President: Barbara Walker

Meeting on October 10, 1944 with new election results:
President: Walter Sheppard
Secretary-Treasurer (and Pianist): Yvonne Davidson

Members present:
Grace McPherson
Grace McCloskey
Shirley Prentice
Carolyn Fisher
Jean Dickson
Jean Prentice
Frances Eaglestone
Joanne Underhill
Douglas Warden
Bob Dickson
Dick Bissell
Ed. Sims
Larry Laidman
Rev. Gordon
Walter Sheppard
Yvonne Davidson

Meeting on October 9, 1945 with new election results:
President: Jean Prentice
Vice-president: Grace McPherson
Secretary-Treasurer: Yvonne Davidson

Meeting on October 1, 1946 with new election results:
President: Jean Prentice
Secretary-Treasurer: Donna Sheppard
Pianist: Yvonne Davidson
Date of Original
1944-47
Subject(s)
Local identifier
QC00284
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
Donor
Huggins, Jean A. E. (1895-1989)
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
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Full Text

The minutes of meeting on January 18, 1944 [page 1]:

"The first meeting of the reorganized Young Peoples was held in the school hall with Jean Prentice in the chair. The meeting opened at 8:15 with the singing of Hymn #6, followed by a prayer led by Rev. Mr. Gordon. Hymn #12 followed and the scripture was read by Carolyn Fisher. Hymn #7 followed and the Benediction was given by Mr. Gordon. At this point Jean Prentice turned the meeting over to Barb Walker, the new President. The minutes of the organization meeting were read and the collection taken up. A suggestion was made by Mr. Gordon regarding a change in the order of service. The evening's entertainment Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Fisher who showed some coloured pictures taken on a trip to Montreal, Quebec City and the Saguenay River. Mrs. Fisher brought along some little curios which she had collected on some of their trips. After the pictures the group played a couple of games and the meeting closed with taps."

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