KNUTSFORD CHARTER MEMBER _ 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL-PIONEEF 
     
    
   
   
    
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     Womnre bemanties organizational meeting for the institute group 
     
     was held on Nov. 28, 1928 and the first meeting was held at the home 
     
     of Beecher and Vera Smallman (Vera MacArthur) on Dec. 12 of thai 
     
     year. The Knutsford WI recently celebrated its 75th anniversary. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Vera Smallman MacArthur 
     
     Feb. 24, 1908-Feb. 14, 2006 
     
    
   
   
    
     The members of the Knutsford Women’s 
     
     Institute are deeply saddened to hear of the 
     
     passing of their last charter member, Vera 
     
     Smallman MacArthur on February 14, 2006. 
     
     Vera was instrumental in the forming of the 
     
     Knutsford WI. The first meeting was held at her 
     
     home in December 1928. She was born on 
     
     February 24, 1908, the daughter of Hon. Forrest 
     
     and Gertrude Phillips. She married Beecher 
     
     Smallman and settled on the family farm. 
     
    
   
   
    
     | Together they carried on a successful farming 
     
    
   
   
    
     operation. They had one son, Herman. After the 
     
     death of her first husband Beecher, she later 
     
     married Joshua MacArthur and moved to Poplar 
     
     Grove where she became a valued member of 
     
     the Poplar Grove WI. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Vera’s handiwork and cooking won her many 
     
     prizes and awards at exhibitions. A wonderful 
     
     friend and neighbour, she was always ready to 
     
    
   
   
    
     lend a helping hand. Her pleasing and gracious manner will be remembered by all who knew her. 
     
     She will be fondly remembered and sadly missed by her family and friends. 
     
    
   
   
    
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