Adams reported for the hospital committee that children’s slippers and adult socks are needed. It 
     
     was decided once again to send Christmas cards to the seniors in the community. Sunshine Pal 
     
     gifts were exchanged, and pals revealed, then chosen for another year. Joan Smallman read a 
     
     story Where There is Love, and Helen Adams asked members to write a letter to Santa. A 
     
     delicious lunch was served by the hostess and committee before everyone departed and wishing 
     
     each other a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. At the November meeting in 1991, a letter 
     
     was received from Patricia Mella, leader of the Progressive Conservative party, congratulating 
     
     the institute for winning first prize for the cemetery improvement from the Rural Beautification 
     
    
   
   
    
     Society. The winnings, a considerable sum of $500, would go far to help the community. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Perhaps the 1991 and 1992 can be summarized by a well-documented secretary’s report written 
     
    
   
   
    
     by Marion Luxton and Jean Harris. 
     
     Secretary Report Sep. 1991-Sep. 1992 
     
    
   
   
    
     We have 19 members with an average attendance of 13. We regret the passing of two of our 
     
     members. These members were presented with life membership pins and certificates. We held 10 
     
     meetings, one at the Service Centre, the remainder at our Community Centre or in our homes. In 
     
     May, we enjoyed a delicious turkey dinner at the G and E Restaurant. Our conveners use the 
     
     program packets from the branch offices. We participated in the Roadside Cleanup. We support 
     
     the Hospital Aid, Adopted Child, White Gift, Music Festival, Red Cross Water Safety, Salvation 
     
     Army and Pennies for Friendship. Donated Christmas favours for the hospital trays; sent 
     
     Christmas cards to seniors in the district; collect for Heart and Cancer Funds and make up 
     
     Sunshine boxes for hospital patients. We quilted and sold two quilts also two crib quilts for the 
     
     hospital nursery. The blocks for these quilts were made and donated by the late Gladys 
     
     MacWilliams. We also provide funds for the upkeep of our Community Centre. It is with regret 
     
    
   
   
    
     the passing of two of our long serving life members of the K WI. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Etta Harris, charter member who joined the KWI in 1928, passed away August 4, 1991 at the age 
     
     94. Elva Smallman, life member, joined a few months later in 1929 and passed away Jan/22 
     
     1993, age 79. “We cannot think of them as dead, who walk with us no more. Along the path of 
     
    
   
   
    
     life we tread, they have but gone before.” - Frederick Lucian Hosmer, Holocaust survivor 
     
    
   
   
    
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