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20th Anniversary é | Knutsford W. |

On Friday. evening, Novem: ber 26th, the: Knutsford Women's [Institute celebrated: its twentieth anniversary “by4 ai goose and chicken banquet at the home of its President; Mrs. Robert Wood-

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“were o' seventy” guests. pre- sent. :The #fovely; dining © room

was gaily decorated forzthe 0c- casion and: thes center; of, attrac- tion-on the two} big“itables. were > appropriately’ «decorated day € ‘adorned © with nty candles. The ladies: serv- Tuscious: meals’ in. a “manner left nothing to be: desired. “Opening: remarks.

Robert’ Woodside.=-Among the —- -guests present “were:-the first _. president of the Womens’ Instit- teMrs. Bayfield Ellis, and the ‘; -* first, secretary, Mrs. Ivan Hardy, “who were heard in -short® re- - 4s'marks.. « Appropriate -_ remarks = were also, given. by Dr. George , Dewar, > Rev. - C.O.. Howlett, »-Messrs. P.N,- Pate ‘and Bayfield y Ellis. Onevof the Charter Mem- “bers, Mrs. Harvey “Adams, was “able to be present, after having

been on the sick list. for some,

considerable time! ' tet t The “IN MEMORIAM” notice was feelingly given by Miss Ina Phillips and lovely Memorial Flowers were presented by Mrs. Beecher Smallman. These . flow- ers were. placed. in .the .Knuts- --ford Baptist Church on Sunday = morning, Nov. 28th. and in the O'Leary United Church at Sun- day afternoon service. The fol- "lowing . are‘ the names. of the =‘deceased members who have _ = ;passed -away. during the past +=.\twenty years: Mrs. Robert Har- “ jris; -Mrs. Thomas R. Harris; -;Mrs- John Yeo; Mrs. Addison -{Rayner: Mrs. William Silliker; ‘;Mrs. William Meggeson;- Mrs. Anthony Williams. ‘a : “Years shall not darken, nor z ‘shadows dim, 5 The beautiful memories we have =. -» of them.” ease a> Fiee educational films spon- sored by the National Film = {Board were shown to the apprec- ‘TS ]iative audience by Mr. Arnold : ifttertihy. Sar eee A 4ptendid history of the In- ge pmitute during; the past twenty ap jseare was read’ by Mrs, “Dan s (erates and “this interesting

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fis MAUS ISS Sy? hs aR ‘account concluded by a number jot splendid originat verses.

, _ HISTORY.

The following is the history Which was read by Mrs. Small- man—.' : ; ;

Madam President,’ Ladies and

Gentlemen: — 1

“It gives me great pleasure on this, the 20th anniversary of|' our Institute to ppesent the his-' ; tory of our. organization. The 4 Knutsford’ Women’s - Institute ||was . organized ‘by :the Super-, '|visor,. Miss Saunders, on Nov. ! 28th, 1928, -wita® thirteen mem- bers present. Four of this num- ber, namely,- Mrs. William ‘Dy-! \|ment, .Mrs;~ Thomas -J._ Hardy, ! Mrs. Robert WSodside, and Mrs. ' Beecher -Smal. shave the un-° ique “distinction: i E : 4 broken. membe’ _ twenty years. > we give our hi

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Knutsford Institute’ has not only accomplished~ that honor but much« more." has filled each year with a.réabrd of deeds done for “Home arid Country”. | Our organization serves with the other four hundred and eighty [Institutes dotted- over. our Isl. " jand, a link between our past and | future, ,continuing our services with an unchanging purpose in| an_ ever-changing : world.

During the war-years our In- stitute. members:’gave of their) ‘time and moneyy unstintingly in « -the work of the Red‘ Cross. Al|§ though our Red ‘Cross was a; separate unit; -every Institute g member was a Red Cross work- |: THY Bi gece eo a tee *-We have subscribed generous- § “Iy- to such -woxthy-objects ae the—-¢ T.B. League;~-Sanitorium, —Or- phanage, Cancer’ Fund, Milk for Britain, Greek Relief, Y.M.C.A., Ambulance*Fund, ete. . i,

Time moves on. We now live’ in a post-war, world. The ‘glor-! ious past, _ fruitful ‘present must project themselves into the challenging future. “New oc- casions. teach -new, duties.” Our ‘| problems. and: opportunities as- sume new shapes. Our activities must pursue new channels.:.Dur- ing the past:year, our members helieving that the old day school had served its day ‘and genera- tion, took a forward step and in \ co-operation ;.with the rate-pay- ers, in having it re-modeled and when: completed it will be one of the finest public schools of the province. The needy and Jess fortunate have always received ‘our ‘support. The sick, shutins, and the bereaved are remember- ed and many of us may recall

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ithat Kind or friendly act or; which brought: comfort in.our’ time of need. ~ : 5 Truly, our large ‘family,

differences = , of course; but always one in’ the bigger and better:*things of ‘life. Our Justitute has sponsored and “Gi- rected many. playS,and concerts from which we-«derived: most of our funds. Lotteries. ox “dancing were never used in our work. We have raised ‘three thousand and twenty-six dollars and fifty cents ($3926.50) in ‘the ~twentys years, angt.of this amount, most

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