WEST LORNE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE
TWEEDSMUIR HISTORY April1, 2011 to March 31, 2012
Com pi led by Barbara Popham West Lorne Branch of The Women's Institute
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A Collection of newspaper articles, comments and photographs of and about local and worldly events that influenced the lives of residents of West Lorne Ontario from April1, 2011 to March 31,2012.
Also included, is an explanation of the founding and purpose of the Women's Institute including records and pictures of the West Lorne Branch.
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The Official Royal Wedding Photos The Royal Wedding Group in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace on 29th April 2011 with the Bride and Groom, TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in the centre.
Front row (left to right): Miss Grace van Cutsem, Miss Eliza Lopes, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, HM The Queen, The Hon. Margarita Armstrong-Jones, Lady Louise Windsor, Master William Lowther-Pinkerton.
Back Row (left to right): Master Tom Pettifer, HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, HRH The Prince of Wales, HRH Prince Henry of Wales, Mr Michael Middleton, Mrs Michael Middleton, Mr James Middleton, Miss Philippa Middleton.
Picture Credit: Hugo Burnand
( http-J /ratalwedding.giobalnews.co/imagehandler.ashx?src.-/uploadedlmages/Content/lmageS/NewS/S671667895_2S3f23340ajpg&size%580x380 Page lof 2 Itinerary Local time in London 8:15 a.. m. General congregation arrives at the Great North Door of Westminster Abbey. 9:50a.m. Other distinguished guests Alook at Prince William and Kate Middleton' arrive at the Abbey. 10:10 a.m. Prince William and his best man. Prince Harry, leave Clarence House for the Abbey. They arrive at 10:15 a.m. lQ-.20 a..m. Members of Foreign Royal Families arrive at the Abbey from Buckingham Palace. 10:20 a.m. Kate's mother and brother leave Goring Hotel for the Abbey. Arrive at 10:27 a.m. lQ-.25 a.m. Members of the Royal Family leave Buckingham Palace for the Abbey. Arrive at 10:30 a.m. 10:38 a.m. Prince Charles and Camilla leave Clarence House for the Abbey. Arrive at 10:42 a.m. 10:40 a.m .. The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh leave Buckingham Palace for the Abbey. Arrive at 10:45 a.m. 10:48 a.m. Bridesmaids and Pages leave Goring Hotel for the Abbey. Arrive at 10:55 a.m. 10:51 a.m. Kate and her father leave Goring hotel and travel by car to the Abbey. 111)0 a.m. Service begins. 12:15 p.m. Bride arid groom, followed by The Queen's Procession, leave the Abbey for Buckingham Palace. 12:3Q p.m. Arrival at Buckingham Palace. 12:40 p.m. Guests arrive at Buckingham Palace. 1:25 p.m. The Queen. Kate and William and other family members appear on the balcony. 2:00 JLm. Queen gives lunchtime Since 1923, all royal wedding rings reception for 600 guests. have been made from a single 6:00 p.m~ Prince Charles hosts a private nuaet of Welsh gold given to the dinner at the palace for 300 close fnends Royal Family for the wedding of the and family, followed by dancing. late Queen Mother to the future George VI. llloq,.nhld-•lushln lm-...... - tomoot--dicbb><- C..U...... Tho-. a.~.-...... -.lnU.polaoopnlofts w .-c...seu c:on*wto-- her 'Of .wid st. hid beNnd a tlusl'l
Wh«<$hewcl Prince Philip Is her distant eousll'l. They sliMe the same pat. pat grandmother: Queen VIctoria. She has~ mort than 5.000 hal$. She ... wear ~hat$20 to30times. one of tho QueM's mlllner1. Freddy ro.. has said In prwlous media reports. The ~w that the nine - ~ay pande- NJULYmonium, oftheWill-and-Kate vs. c· harles show has died down to the point we can hear ourselves think, let's spare a ' thought for the future king. No not WLUiam. It's been easy to forg e ~ he's not No. 1 on the royal hit parade yeL He's only No. 2. We have I'd be "villiiig to bet the num- a whole other reign to get through bers would be more like 3-1 f~r before they put the crown on his William now- and this desp!te ~e eloquently on many subjects. head. fact William can inherit only if.hlS He's spent his life preparing for the No, we're talking about poor old father dies or abdicates. And ~wen the job but if we had our way, he wouldn't Prince Charles. family tendency to live long hves - geUt. Several times over the nine days, as Time for a reality check. Give your William and Kate charmed their way the Queen Mother was more than 1 ~0 heads a shake, people. The mon across Canada, I could picture him and the Queen, at 85, appears to be m archy is all about stability so it would at home, huddled in front of his tele excellent health and could continue be almost unthinkable that Charles vision, a stack of British newspapers on the throne for years to come - wouldn't become king. at his elbow, giving a big thumbs up there's not much chance. William v.rill have to wait his to his son and new daughter-in-law, Poor Charles. Here he is at 62, turn, no matter that a King William as they triumphed wherever they approaching the age when. m?st of might inject new life into a fading went. us expect to retire, and he tsn t even monarchy. It must have been bittersweet for close to starting his career. And worse: But that won't be a bad thing. him: Nice to know the offspring is up Most of us don't want him to get the William and Kate are young. Ten or for the challenge and the Cambridges job when the time comes. 15 years of waiting will only be good are a big hit. Not so nice to know most Yet Charles is an interesting guy, for them - time to raise a family and Canadians would rather have William if yo.l overlook the sordid detall.s of build on their experience. as king than him. the extramarital affair he had With For now, King Charles is the only In fact, as far as I can tell, not a Ca milla while married to Diana. option. single kind word about Prince Charles He was an environmentalist [email protected] was spoken during the whole tour. decades before it became trendy. Worse, at least one newspaper piece He's also knowledgeable on climate brought up some unkind words. The change, health, sustainable agricul Ottawa Citizen referred to him as the ture and architecture, among other family eccentric and his wife Camilla things. He bas spoken and written as a homewrecker. While William and Kate got kudos everywhere, poor Charles was being soundJy criticized back home for "interfering" in government after it was discovered he'd held private talks with several U.K. cabinet ministers in ·~~WJ~~ Britain's Prince the last year. .~ William, left, Worst of ali, a survey by the ...... , .. ...,,., . and his wife Huffington Post before the tour Catherine, even began found Canadians prefer Duchess of William to succeed Queen Elizabeth Cambridge, look over Prince Charles by almost 2-1. Of at a tree planted 1,005 Canadians polled in the Abacus by his parents, survey, 56% said they preferred Prince Charles William to succeed compared to just and the late 26% who supported Charles as King. It would be interesting to rerun that Princess Diana, poll today with the wildly successful with Gov. Gen. tour ended. David Johnston Who would win? Will and Kate: and his wife Young, enthusiastic, attractive Sharon at Rideau and talented at working a crowd Hall in Ottawa together like old pros, or Charles and on July 2. Connie Camilla: Old, dull stodgy and with an Woodcock says uncharminS( past? most Canadians would far rather see William take the throne over his father who is, in fact, next In line. CHRIS WATIIE Reuters KAT[ SCHWASs-BUECKERT QMIAaency Whether you love lhtm or you're sJck. of hratln&abourrMm, rh ( ( ( Save the In 1972, the FWIO obtained the property, which we affectionately call 'the Lee', Lee from the descendants of -·w 1897 Birthplace of Erland and Janet Lee, co the Women's founders of the international w organization known as the Institute Women's Institutes. This ...1 picturesque property on Ridge Road in Stoney Creek has been used since that w The Erland Lee (Museum) Home time to teach the story of the WI to men, women and :::1: children from all over the world. The Erland Lee (Museum) Home and Drive 1- House contain many interesting and valued w artifacts from the early days of our organization, and interprets a way of life that > was typical of a middle-class rural Ontario family in the THEME: The Changing World of Quilting 9:00-9:30 am Registration co!i,i_ Huron West Tea, Coffee, Muffins- Huron West Please bring your own mug and name tag 9:30 Welcome: Anne Cottel & Dianna Robinson, Presidents of Huron South & Huron West District Women's Institute Institute Ode, Mary Stewart Collect Introduction of Pat MacDonald, Assistant Curator of London Area W.l. 9:45 Speaker- Quilts & Calico - Exeter 10:15 Light and Lively - Marg Desjardine 10:30 Speaker-The Marsh Store - Coldstream 11:00 Roll Call: Each District to bring a quilt and tell its story (2-3 minute story) 11:15 Announcements: District of Branch coming events 12 noon Institute Grace Brown Bag lunch Beverage Supplied- Huron West 1:00 Pat MacDonald - Ontario Genealogical S9dety partnering Speaker- Underground Railway 2:30 Raffle Draw-fundraiser to help today's expenses Courtesies and invitation to Curator's Workshop in 2012. (Middlesex East) 0 Canada Farm and house record keeping - preserving history their property and buildings. when the land was sold, the stays with the fa.rm or the house She will bring examples of acreage, woodlot size, where the for the benefit of future owners. I Helen VanBrenk will be at the house and farm logs to share, as septic tank is or when the sewers West Elgin Community Health well as provide instruction on went in, to upgrades like win Centre onApril28 from 1:30-3:30 how to create your own log. Farm dows, roof, plumbing and p.m. speaking to anyone inter and house logs record every electrical ested in preserving the history of thing that bas happened from It is a nice piece ofhlstory that MEETINGS FOR 2011 - 2012 JAl'lJARY 10 Rose Program (Bring a Friend). Voluntea Lisa Kirkpatrick - dog kennels Hours SEPTEMBER 6 -Bill Graham - Toll Painting Volunteer Motto -Dog is man' s best friend. Motto -Art is much less important than life but Hours RoU CalJ - Your favourite breed of dog. what a poor life without it. Program- Shirley Walker & OJi,·e Chambers. Roll Call-Favourite craft you used to do. FEBRUARY - Winter Picnic. Program -Nancy Lashbr~k & Mary Liepmann MARCH 6 - 1\veedsmuir Program, Invite Clacban Wl . OCTOBER 4 - Dietician-Food for seniors. Volunteer Mono- We all can"t be groat. but we can attach ourselves to a Motto- Most people think an eight course Hours great cause. dinner is a seven layer cake and coffee. RoU Call - arne an article you could buy at the general Store Roll Call - Favourite "no -no" food. when you were a child. Volunteer Program - Theresa St. Pierre & Gwen McLain. Hours Program Barbara Popham, Martha Groniger & Mary NOVEMBER 1 - Canadian Anti Fraud Centre Volunteer Lippold. Motto - Be careful, God bas His eye on you. Hours APRIL 3 - Annual Business Meeting Roll call - Do you show your drivers licence Duich Auction. Bring one item wiU1 price on. Volunteer · other than to a police officer? Hours Program - Bonita Berge & Donna Driver. JnstalJation and Reports from all Officers Program- Fran Graham & Gwen ~leLa in DECEMBER 6 - Christmas Lunch at "Tasty Sweets and Bakery''. Gifts for abused women. Volunteer MAY 1 - Heather Felder "Drugs for Seniors·• Motto -A small gift will do ifyo ur heart is big Hours Motto - A spoonful of sugar helps thol medicine go down. RoiJ Call - Do you get a print out of your prescription medical ions? enough. Program- Theresa St. Pierre & Nancy Lashbrook Volunteer Roll Call-My favourite Clrristmas gift. Hours Program - Shirley Walkc:r & Bonita Berge JUNE - Picnic. West Lome Women's Institute Meetings 1st Tuesday of the Month 2011 - 2012 1:30 P.M. West Lome Town Complex West Lorne W.l. discusses Eland Lee Museum Apnl14, 2011 I West Lorne Women's 1897. Another discussion too~ la ce regarding Institute News the closure of some of the local, smaller Nancy Lashbrook abattoirs. What can we do to save them? A letter bas been sent to the Minister ofAgricul tu(e regarding this ,issue. Omitted from last month's report was a The cancer tea was held at the Bobier home letter sent from the Abused Women's Organi April9. The following.day, W.L.W.I. served tea zation thanking us for our donations to them at home. and how much they are appreciated. Another An invitation was received from the West omission was a letter from Joan Johnston Lome Library to join them for a special thanking us for our co-operation in planning presentation April 28 to celebrate the Elgin the Kiwanis meals. County Library's 75 anniversary. • This month's meeting was held in the West The Children's Hospital sent a let~er Elgin Complex with only 12 members present. requesting a donation for new equipment for The Women's Institute Ode was sung. followed premature infants. A donation from us will be by the reciting of the .Mary Stewart Collect. sent to them. A donation will also be given to President Shirley Walker chaired the annual help with expenses for the High School band business meeting, which covered many to go to Chicago. issues. A new slate of officers was read for 2011- Volunteer hours were reported to be sent 2012 term. Mary Liepmann resigned as into Federal W.I. An annual treasurer's report treasurer and Anita Van Raes resigned as was given by Mary Liepmann, board meeting secretary. report given by Teresa St Pierre and a Tweeds Following a delicious lunch, a Dutch muir report by Barb Popham. auction -was held with a good sum raised. A discussion took place regarding the Martha Groniger donated a door prize, which closure of The Eland Lee Museum, which is a was won by Nancy Lashbrook. heritage home and a birthplace of the WI in Next month's meeting will be held May 3. Penny said that one muSI"filk· toa · A