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[Welland Port Colborne Evening Tribune, Tuesday June 6, 1944]
First Baptist church was the scene of a pretty wedding Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, when Elsie Margaret, daughter of Mr and Mrs W.H. Billyard, 270 Bishop Road, became the bride of Joseph Perenack, son of Mr and Mrs Paul Perenack, 270 Burgar Street. Rev S.R. Weaver performed the ceremony.
Given in marriage by her father, the bride was charming in a white long-sleeved sheer frock with inserted sides of lace and buttoned down the back. A long lace veil was held to her head with a cluster of flowers. Miss Ethel Billyard was her sister’s attendant, wearing a blue net dress with a peplum effect with a sweetheart neckline, She wore a Dutch-cap headdress and carried a cascade of pink roses and sweetpeas.
Miss Mary Stillman was organist and James Marando was groomsman.
A reception was held at 4 o’clock at the Marine restaurant. The bride’s mother received wearing a blue sheer street length frock and a corsage of pink roses. She was assisted by the mother of the bridegroom, who also wore blue sheer with a corsage of pink roses.
The bride’s table was prettily decorated with pink carnations and centred with a three-tier wedding cake.
For travelling to Bangor Lodge, Muskoka, for their honeymoon, Mrs Perenack chose a black crepe dress with black accessories under a black chesterfield coat.
On their return, Mr and Mrs Perenack will reside at 33 Maple Avenue.
[Welland Port Colborne Evening Tribune, Tuesday, June 6, 1944]
Boyle, June 6-A pretty early summer wedding was held in Wellandport on Thursday, June 1st when Francis Jean Ulman of St Catharines, the daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Ulman of Wellandport was united in marriage to James Edward Crawford of Niagara-on-the Lake. The ceremony took place at the home of the bride’s parents, with Rev. G.J. Comfort,B.A.,B.D.,D.D., United church minister at Dunnville and great-uncle of bride, officiating.
Given in marriage by her father, the bride was charming in a streetlength dress of white chiffon, fashioned with a round neck-line and interwoven silver yoke. The fitted waistline fell into a full skirt and her white shoulder-length veil was fastened with a headdress of white ribbon rosettes. She carried a bouquet of pink snapdragons and white and pink carnations.
The maid of honor, Miss Betty Scott of St Catharines, wore yellow silk crepe, street-length style, made on fitted lines. Her headdress was similar to that of the bride and she carried a bouquet of bronze snapdragons and bouvardia; Alex Crawford of Niagara Falls, brother of the groom, was best man and the bride’s sister, Miss Audrey Ulman played the wedding music.
After the ceremony a reception for the immediate families was held. The bride’s table, laid with a lace cloth, was centred with the three-tiered wedding cake, flanked by red roses in silver baskets and pink candles in silver candelabra.
Later the couple left for a short motor trip. For travelling the bride wore a dress of pale orchid with coat in a deeper orchid shade, and white accessories. On their return Mr and Mrs Crawford will reside in St Catharines.
Out of town guests were present from Elco, St Catharines, Niagara Falls, Dunnville and Queenston.
[Welland Port Colborne Evening Tribune, Tuesday June 6, 1944]
Allanburg June 6- A wedding of interest to this community took place Saturday afternoon at Christ Church, Niagara Falls, when Ruth Eileen, daughter of Alex Waring of Fonthill was united in marriage to Lorne Edward Stevens, youngest son of Mrs A. and the late Arthur Stevens of Allanburg. The Rev G.B. Gordon officiated.
The bride wore a street-length gown of white net over satin, made with a full skirt, V-neck and long sleeves with hand ruffle. A halo of net with a shoulder length veil and a corsage of pink and white roses completed her outfit.
Miss Dorothy Marie Stevens, sister of the groom, was the bridesmaid and wore a gown of mauve net over satin, made on the same lines as the bride’s dress. She chose a corsage of carnations and lily-of-the valley and white accessories, Adam Barron of Port Robinson, was groomsman.
Following the ceremony, a reception was held at Uncle Sam’s restaurant, Niagara Falls for 14 guests. The bride’s table was centred with a two-tier wedding cake and summer flowers adorned the dining room. The young couple will reside in Fonthill.
Fonthill WI dates to 1913 still active in community
[Welland Evening Tribune, Thurs March 31,1977]
The Fonthill Women’s Institute dates back to February 1913 when there was an area roughly between Pancake Lane to Spring Valley Manor apartments at the north and from Fonthill Lumber Co., originally the site of the old rail station, to Port Robinson Road, with a population of approximately 500.
In this small area, there was great civic interest by the institute members. There was knitting for the soldiers; first aid kits for the school; free sewing instruction for the older public school girls; public speaking for all pupils in Fonthill region along with providing public picnic tables and benches in the lower park.
A flag pole was provided for the centre of the village and projects were a few news bulletin board and the donation of free skating on the small outdoor rink, not forgetting the supervision donated for the safety of afternoon skating.
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Women’s institute founded in Fenwick near turn of century
[Welland Evening Tribune Thurs March31, 1977]
Fenwick Women’s Institute (which was first known as Pelham Women’s Institute) was organized early in 1909 as a part of Monck Districk, Mrs R. B. Fitzgerald was the first president and became secretary-treasurer of Monck District, a position she filled until the dissolution of the district in 1917.
In the days of the infancy of the institutes few women worked away from their homes, so that meetings were directed mostly to the welfare of homes and families.
Perhaps one of the greater efforts of the Fenwick Institute was the successful completion of a campaign to have electricity and street lights brought to the village of Fenwick, and in the buildings of sidewalks. In those days there were no competing organizations so that there were few distractions to the spread of institute work. Mostly of all the women in the community belonged to the institute and were staunch in their support.
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Pelham Women’s Institute organized March 31, 1934.
Tweedsmuir Village History begun January 3, 1951
History of our Branch
Pelham Women’s Institute
Our branch of the Women’s Institute was organized at Law’s School on March 31, 1934, with Mrs J.D. Martin of Welland in charge of the meeting. The first president was Mrs Charles Lynes and the secretary Mrs Earl Bissell. There were 36 members during our first years. Later there were about half that number, and at the present time we have 22.
In following the prescribed program as suggested for the W.I. many interesting and enlightening afternoons have been spent. Among our speakers were Mr. L.B. Duff. Mrs. L.G. Lymburner, the agricultural representatives of the time, and of course, our county presidents.
As most institutes, we have kept up our financial obligations by the holding of bake sales, teas, card parties and dances. Of late years the dances have been the most popular source of income, both from the standpoint of finances and from the satisfaction and entertainment afforded to all ages in the community. With the money thus made we have been able to give yearly to such worthwhile causes as Children’s Aid, Institute for the blind, Red Cross, Welland Hospital and many others equally deserving. When such special appeals as the Manitoba Relief Fund and the Hospital for Sick Children were made, we were able to respond. At the present time we are hoping to make a substantial contribution towards a hall which can be used by all the people hereabouts.
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What are Tweedsmuir History Books?
Tweedsmuir Community History Books (or Tweedsmuirs as they are commonly known) uniquely capture and preserve community history. They vary in form from a simple scrapbook to an elaborate series of volumes bound in leather, with formal blue-and gold cover. Tweedsmuirs are comprised of a variety of information and often include a history.
Local Women’s Institute Branch
Earliest settlers in an area
Agricultural practices and individual farms
Industries that formed the basis of the local economy
Social institutions and public buildings, such as churches, schools, and community centres
Local personalities, such as war veterans
And more…
The idea of WI members writing the histories of farms, buildings and places of interest at the local level began in 1925, the Committee for Historical Research and Current Events was formed and suggested that more time be given to the study of local history in the hopes of gaining greater insight into the lives and thoughts of our ancestors
By the mid-1930s, Lady Tweedsmuir, wife of Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor General of Canada, took a great interest in the Institutes of this country. While at a meeting of the Athens Women’s Institute, Lady Tweedsmuir stressed the need. for the history of our Canadian people. As an active WI member in England, she suggested that Ontario Women’s Institutes follow the example of their English counterparts and keep detailed local history books
In 1940, a recently widowed Lady Tweedsmuir was delighted to approve that these histories should be named after her husband, thereby originating “The Tweedsmuir Village History Books.”
Today Tweedsmuir History books continue to be compiled by all levels of the Women’s Institutes, branch, district, area and province.
The list of branches started with the list created in 1995 in the book “For Home& Country–The Centennial History of Institutes in Ontario” by Linda Ambrose..
Township of Thorold 1793-1967
Page 308-9
The first Women’s Institute in the world was organized in the village of Stoney Creek in Wentworth County on February 19, 1897, where the Farmer’s Institute had also had its beginnings.
In the autumn of 1896, a young farmer named Erland Lee heard Mrs Adelaide Hoodless give a thought-provoking address on the value and need of teaching domestic science in public schools. Her interest stemmed from the fact that she had lost an 18-month-old child due to impure milk. This prompted her to devote her time to seeking improvement in Ontario’s educational system. She strongly believed that girls should be educated to fit them properly in the sphere of life for which they were destined–that of homemaking–and this should be done by teaching domestic science in public schools.
Mr Lee was impressed by the words of Mrs Hoodless and decided to ask her to speak to the women of Saltfleet Township at the first available opportunity. The chance came in January 1897, when Mr. Lee was asked to help plan a program for the Farmer’s Institute. Several members objected to his suggestion of Mrs Hoodless as a speaker for the evening session when the women would be present, but Mr Lee invited her despite their objections.
Mrs Hoodless delivered her talk on the need for a women’s organization similar to the Farmer’s Institute but time was limited and a discussion on the subject could not be held. Mr Lee, who was chairman, asked the ladies how many would be willing to attend a meeting to deal with Mrs Hoodless’s suggestion and 35 responded and promised to be present the next Friday.
Both Mr and Mrs Lee were busy during the next week as they visited district homes, in their attempts to stir up interest. When Mrs Hoodless arrived for the meeting at Squire’s Hall, Stoney Creek, she was met by 101 women and Mr Lee, who agreed to act as chairman, thus begun the first Women’s Institute.
The purpose of the Institute was to raise the standard of homemaking, as shown by this statement recorded in the early minutes: “A nation cannot rise above the level of its homes, therefore, we women must work and study together to raise our homes to the highest possible level.”
In order to carry out the objects of the Women’s Institute six divisions were outlined, There were:
Domestic Economy, Architecture, with special reference to heat, light, sanitation and ventilation. Health, Floriculture and Horticulture, Music and Arts. Literature, education and Legislation.
It is significant to note how closely these six divisions corresponded to the standing committees of W.I. today.
Before long Women’s Institute branches had started in many areas including Thorold Township. Many of these groups are still active today, such as those in DeCew Falls and Allanburg. Groups in Port Robinson and Quaker Road have now disbanded, while new institutes have formed, such as the branch at Singer’s Corners and the Mildred Summer’s Branch of DeCew and St Johns.
Besides taking part in many projects to improve conditions the institutes have carried out valuable research, which is recorded in their Tweedsmuir History Collections.
Adelaide Hunter Hoodless (1857-1910)
The tragic death of her son, John Harold Hoodless, from drinking contaminated milk led her to campaign for clean milk in the city. She devoted herself to women’s causes especially improving education of women for motherhood and household management.
Eight years later, in 1897, Adelaide was invited to speak at a Farmer’s Institute Ladies Night in Stoney Creek, Ontario where she suggested the formation of an organization for rural women. The next week, the inaugural meeting of the Women’s Institute was held. The following week Adelaide Hunter Hoodless was named honorary president at the first formal meeting.
For the most part, however, Adelaide left the Women’s Institute in the capable hands of the rural women, while she continued her campaign for domestic science in towns and cities. Thanks to Adelaide, domestic science and sewing were added to the Hamilton school curriculum where she organized the training of domestic science teachers. She wrote the favoured textbook, ‘The Public School Domestic Science’, and became increasingly respected as an expert.
Later in her life, Adelaide Hunter Hoodless was to claim, “The education of women and girls has been my life’s work” and so it continued to be right up until the end. She died in February of 1910 of heart failure after speaking at a meeting at St Margaret’s College in Toronto, where she was appealing for a school of Household Science to be established at the university level.
One quotation, above all others, demonstrates the message from the founder of the Women’s Institute to all those women who have belonged to WI ever since: “What must be done is to develop to the fullest extent the two great social forces, education and organization, so as to secure for each individual the highest degree of advancement.”
Roberts Confesses that he Shot Himself Accidently and Invented Story of Highwaymen
Special to the People’s Press
[People’s Press, 3 December 1907]
Ever since the reported hold-up of John Leslie Roberts at Stevensville on Sunday of last week, the inhabitants of this village and vicinity have been in a great state of excitement. The more timid have been in fear of their lives, and not a few of the bravest have thought twice before venturing upon the public highway after dark.
The reported hold-up, following as it did upon the robbery of the G.T.R operator, Wm. Hodgsons, was certainly sufficient to alarm even the most fearless. But now the inhabitants are able to rest in peace and with a feeling of security they have not experienced since the affair took place. The mystery has been cleared up. Roberts has confessed that the story was a fake, and that the bullet wound in his arm was accidently self-inflicted.
HISTORY OF ROBERTS AND THE HOLD-UP
The police investigations of the affair have brought to light the following history of Roberts since he came to the village and it is romantic in the extreme.
He first appears upon the scene in August of this year, posing as a public school teacher and coming with a permit from Inspector Ball.
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