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Date of meeting |
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May 14, 1908 |
Council chamber |
Elections Tea |
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June 11, 1908 |
Council chamber |
Letter from Wentworth Historical Society regarding raising money for a monument Miss Annie Morris “Millinary” Mrs ML Ashley “Mothers’ responsibility to daughters and vice versa”
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July 9, 1908 |
Council chamber |
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Sept 10, 1908 |
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Vote to affiliate with the Local Council of Women Miss May Glover – topic not recorded |
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Oct 8, 1908 |
Institute hall |
Glanford WI visit Mrs Gage “Value of Interruptions” Mrs Hicks “Preparation of Thanksgiving Dinner” Mrs Dr Jones “Benefits and Educations derived from visiting fall fairs” Mrs Felker “Work of the East elgin Institute” Miss Dickenson “The autumn of ourlives” |
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Nov 12, 1908 |
Council chamber |
Petition to include plain sewing in public schools Miss Ethel Walker “Trip to Europe” Mrs Eastman “The relation of the mind to human happiness” |
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Dec 10, 1908 |
Council chamber |
Mr Hunter “Demonstration of fireless cooker” |
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Jan 19, 1909 |
Forester Hall |
Discussion of fireless cooker trial Guelph convention report Miss Rife “the Rolling Stone or how-to-better-our-lives” Printing of a yearly program for promotional purposes discussed Miss Rife “Education of our Young people” |
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Feb 11, 1909 |
Town hall |
Alexander WI visit Mrs Bevan “the Children” Mrs Seward “Traveling in Los Angeles” Mrs Postans, Miss Whitfield, Mrs Stevenson: Lace making demonstration |
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March 11, 1909 |
Council chamber |
Affirmation of non denomination status of WI Mrs Beaumont “Demonstration- topic not mentioned” |
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April 8, 1909 |
Council chamber |
May meeting in Ancaster- planning |
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May 13, 1909 |
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Elections |
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June 8, 1909 |
JB Walker home “Jubilee Hall” |
Miss Millar “What money cannot buy” |
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July 8, 1909 |
Council chamber |
Miss Eva Tweedle “Canning of fruit” Demonstration of aluminium cooking utensils |
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Sept 9, 1909 |
Council chamber |
Vaccuum hand power house cleaner discussion Pickling recipes |
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Oct 7, 1909 |
Council chamber |
Mrs JB Davis “Demonstration of cleaning and cutting a chicken for stewing” Mrs JW Beaumont “Foundation of stencilling” Mrs Laftus Hunter “Demonstration of fireless cooker and of vacuum hand power carpet cleaner”- purchase of latter by WI |
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Nov 18, 1909 |
Council chamber |
Memorial to Laura Secord fundraising Mrs ME L Fletcher “Health and the human system” |
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Dec 9, 1909 |
Council chamber |
Mrs Harry Church “Arrangement of the Christmas dinner table” Rental of the vacuum hand cleaner to members discussed |
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Jan 15, 1910 |
Assembly room, town hall |
Joint meeting with Farmers’ Institute Guelph convention report Miss BD Gleland “Uses of Milk” |
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Undated |
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Newspaper clipping – letter of Condolence to John Hoodless on the death of Adelaide Hoodless – undated but between Jan-Feb meetings 1910 |
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Feb 10, 1910 |
Council chamber |
Donation of canned fruit to Hamilton Sanitorium Mrs Clough “Fundraising for Laura Secord monument” |
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March 10, 1910 |
Council chamber |
Mrs JW Beaumont “Poultry” Mr C French – monologue Mr L Evans “Home decorating” |
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April 14, 1910 |
Council chamber |
Mrs Clough “Vegetarian cookery” Discussion of housecleaning Discussion of the kitchen |
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May 12, 1910 |
Council chamber |
Memorial for the Death of the King Elections Mrs WE Lanford “the Local Council of Women” |
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June 8, 1910 |
Battlefield |
Mrs Joy “Neglected Opportunities” Miss Reynolds “How to make the Institute a Success” |
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July 14, 1910 |
JW Beaumont home |
Committee to visit the sick established Mrs H Church – topic not recorded Mrs Clough – topic not recorded |
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Sept 8, 1910 |
JB Walker home |
Preparation for displaying at Provincial Horticultural Exhibition Mrs Boyle “the day Nursery in Hamilton” |
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Oct 13, 1910 |
JK Lottridge home |
Miss Lucy King – one minute talks |
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Nov 10, 1910 |
H Lutz home, 815 Cumberland Ave. Hamilton |
Donation of old journals (periodicals) to be sent to “the North West” Mrs Henderson “Starless Crowns” |
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Dec 8, 1910 |
Council chamber |
Laura Secord monument discussion Hoodless memorial fund donation Phonograph selections played by Mrs H Pearnie Mrs Clough “The Old fashioned Apple Peeling Bee” Annual convention report Miss Burrows: “Caroline St School” |
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Jan 20, 1911 |
Macabee room |
Hoodless memorial fund collection Dr McAlpine “Heredity” Miss Duncan “The Ideal Girl” |
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1908 |
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Membership lists |
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1909 |
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Membership lists |
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1910 |
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Membership lists |
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1911 |
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Membership list |
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1909 |
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Financial Statement |
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1910 |
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Financial statement |
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1911 |
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Financial statement |
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1908-1911 |
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Records of Meetings |
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Cash files |
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Misc |
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Front cover Title page Lending library selections owned by WI
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