Stewartville Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History Book Four searchable pdfa District Diary Renfrew South — on the Ottawa River The Women’s Institutes of Ren­ Valley, Horton North, White Lake, Renfrew South Women’s Institutes frew South are located within the Ot­ Clay Bank, Hracside, Arnprior, grew apace, showing much latent tawa Valley — beside the Trans- Calabogie, Combcrmerc, Lochwin- talent. In 1948 Mrs. Margaret Canada Highway 417 on its 50 mile noch, Dewars, Rosebank, Glasgow Hamilton — a wielder of ideas by the stretch via Arnprior to Ottawa, our Balsam Hill, and Stewartville — 19 pen trail — won a Provincial Essay national capital. Algonquin Park lies branches. Contest, A Countrywoman’s Day, 80 miles west through Fganville and Renfrew' South belongs to Subdivi­ while our poet laureate Mrs. Doris Harry’s Bay — while Highways 132 sion 3 in Ottawa and Eastern Humphries had an honourable men­ and 41 lead south to Kaladar and via Convention Area. The average atten­ tion. Combcrmere’s Mrs. Harry 401 to . Lying adjacent to the dance at the district annual is 130 out Stevenson won oil painting awards. mighty Ottawa River of.earliest ex­ of 331 members. White Lake, Bonnechcrc Valley had prizes in ploration and the giant logging and Calabogie, Glasgow and Balsam Hill hooked rugs. Mrs. T. II. Jones of lumbering industry, Renfrew folks have halls. White Lake and Mrs. Eileen Brydges can behold their Quebec neighbors Branches contribute to hospitals in of Burnstown won poem prizes at the and visit them by bridge or by water. Renfrew and Arnprior: to Renfrew’s area. Rosebank excelled in Renfrew South Women’s Institutes Bonncchcre Manor with teas and Tweedsmuir History work. Also, pay grateful tribute to our first volunteer service and contributing an M rs. Dorothy Crozier of Rosebank branch at Burnstown — a village with electric organ in 1957; to nursing W.I. won first prize on a pencil its special bridge across the homes with teas and donations. A sketch of the Douglas Mill at the Madawaska River — as our first child is sponsored in the Dominican Area Convention. All branches keep recruits of that 1897 origin of Republic. Homemaking and cralt records of their history. womenfolk at Stoney Creek. Here classes arc events each year. In 1963, Renfrew South celebrated the beginnings of Renfrew South District met in 1914 for the first an­ nual meeting with Mrs. J. F. Hlane and M iss Agnes McLachlan as leaders with The Maple Leaf Forever as opening song. T he second district annual was in Goshen Hall with an attendance of 55, from nine bran­ ches. Following Hurnstown and Goshen, came: Castleford, Horton South, Pine Grove, Honnccherc V.>VIM MMniiU wontNs. iNtnrtm HIM* »N BURNSTOWN JUNE 4 1014

Renfrew South is located in the In 1973, the district erected a plaque lit Burnstown Church to commemorate the 60th Ottawa Valley, close to the Quebec anniversary of Renfrew South. Pictured are president \ frs. 7. H. Jones and secretary- border. treasurer Mrs. E. Majaury.

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