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The Oshawa Times, 3 Nov 1959, p. 43

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nL SH RN AB i Solina Women's Institute Fills Spiritual, Social Requirements In 1908, the Institute was or- ganized in Solina under the cap- able leadership of Mrs. Thomas Baker, and ever since has a great Dart ih al we worth- the munity. Because of the interest of the Institute members in our church life, we have never felt projects, so that we feel he have always had a share and pride in church improvement. We have also had almost the complete charge of ell relief work needed in our community, and every year have made quilts and given them to the needy, besides sending bales of clothing and canned goods to the west, and in later years have collected clothing to be used locally, We feel that as an organiza- § 3 - i k : the prevention of scar- and diphtheria and in arranged a clinic where chil- were given serums for the jon of these dread dise- then the Board of followed this up with , until now these es are very rare in our 3E hs LH lis . The institute has always been thoughtful of its sick and shut- in members, and these are re- membered with flowers and fruit, *| Besides local aid, Ye Aways most Bowmanville Hospital. Each year in November we charter a bus for the annual Con- Toronto, which is much enjoyed by the members. On June 11th, 1953, our 50th Anniversary was celebrated with a banquet in the Solina Commu- nity Hall. Miss Anna Lewis, Tor- onto, at that time Superinten- dent of Women's Institutes for Ontario, brought us personal grestings from Lady Tweeds- muir . In 1950, we started our Tweeds- muir Village History, which we are still working on, adding in- formation as it is obtained. Until her death last year, Mrs. John Baker took care of this most capably. In 1952, Mrs. Roy Langmaid brought up the matter of the Community Hall, which had been in the minds of Solina people for vention at the Royal York in|gnr yearly bazaar. In July, we had a very successful and enjoyable bus trip to Stratford to see "As "You Like It". The Executive for 1959-60 is as follows: President -- Mrs. Tom Baker (the grand-daughter of the first president); First vice-president, Mrs. Ralph Davis; Second vice- president, Mrs. Edward Leask; secretary, Mrs. Wes Yellowlees; treasurer, Mrs. Howard Millson; district director, Mrs. E. R. Tay- lor; directors, Mrs. Roy Lang- maid, Mrs. Gordon Leask, Mrs. E. Cryderman, Mrs. Isaas Hardy, Mrs. Bruce Taylor. THE OSHAWA TIMES, Tuesdey, November 3, 1959 27 Barvinok or Periwinkle Emblem Of St. John's Junior Auxiliary The St. John's Junior Women's Auxiliary which has adopted the name '"Barvinok", meaning per- iwinkle, the group's emblem, was organized in 1957. Barvinok is an organization of the younger women of St. John's Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church. It is affiliated with the Ukrainian able to send a student to summer school at St. Andrew's College in Winnipeg; to donate a sum of Women's Association of Canada [la which was formed over 25 ago and has a over 4,500. The group meets once a month at the homes of its members who have tried to make their meet- ings and educational. Father Luchak, parish p of . Dmytro , priest of St. John's church, was a guest speaker at one of the meetings, at the April meeting, Mrs. Steven Gonta read a biog- raphy on the life of Taras Shev- chenko, poet of the Ukraine, fol- lowing the May meeting a demon. stration on casualty simulation was presented by one af the members. Traditional Ukrainian Easter eggs decorated by the members under the supervision of Mrs, Dmytro Luchak were included in the Easter baskets distributed among the Greek Orthodox patients in hospital. These baskets are delivered each year on Easter Sunday by the club members. One of the major aims of the auxiliary has been to interest the children and young people of the parish in their religious and cultural background. Due to the success of their fund-raising pro- jects this year, the club was per at Lakeview Park. 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