MEETING AT KELBURN

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 36, 11 August 1934, Page 18

MEETING AT KELBURN

In an inspiring and beautiful address to the'Kelbum League of Mothers this week Mrs. Ashburn Chisholm, who spoko on the "Significance of the League's Aims,' 3 pictured jthe league movement locally, provincially, nationally, and overseas as '' one great loving mother holding out hor arms to draw all mothers and their children to her embrace that sho might help and irispire them.,iix their common tasks to the glorious achievement of making wonderful homos, which will be the envirottmont of tho finest generation .that has yet lived.'/ ... .;..-. . ■~- .;

Wonianhooa, wifehood, motherhood, ana grandmotherhood, all had., their place in the league, and the speaker gave some beautiful verses to illustrate these: "Woman" (Hal] Came), "To My Wife" (B. L. Stevenson), "Mother o' Mine" (Kudyard Kipling), and ''Growing 01<f" (Bak^r). Mrs. Ohisholni finished with a beautiful prayer for the leaguo, composed by herself, which made a fitting close to a fine and highminded appeal. i " , . x .- A voto of thanks was enthusiastically carried. Music of a high order was provided by Miss Myra Sawyer and. Miss M. Bennicj who also received a cordial vot ( c of thanks. All three ladies received beautiful posies of spring flowers. Tho business part of the meeting included speeches in eulogy of the work of tho year by Mesdames Inglis, Taitj. Bennio, McLean, Fyffe, and. Buddie. I'Jfh.z' president (Mrs. B. L. Ballard)] spoke oii theimselfish ■work-ofthe'eoai.--mittee arid all tho members .who, -hy, their team work and co-operation, had made the meetings a place of warm, friendship,Jmutual help, and inspiration.- " :

■Tho election of officers resulted- sa. follows:—President, Mrs.- B. L. Dal« lard; hbn. secretary,- Mrs. Chas. Mc« Pheo; hon. treasurer, Mrs. D. J. Fyffe; hoii. '■ vice-presidents, M.dsdames iiglis, F. W. McLean, and H. Buddie; committee, Mesdames ' Turnar, Davidson, Upham, Masoi, ,Tait, ' Hindle, ■'■ Kirk, Steele, H. Corrigan, G. Thompson, Rutherford, Taylor, K. B. Robertson, Morris, Jones, MeCurdy, W. Thompson, Lowe, and Thornton.

LYCEUM CLUB

PENWOMEN'S CIRCLE

The Penvvomon's Circle' of ;th4 Lyceum ■■Club- held ono of its "open. evenings" for tho entertainment of club members. The programme siib* mittcd was varied in character, anil was tho original work of nienaliei'S. '•' ■ Mrs. Lowe gave a delightful "Child* reii's Story",for those unSer^six'; Mrs.' Lyou read sonia charming yerise, and Mrs. W. Bailey contributed'a'psychological story, Mrs. J. 0. AnTdersert provided a sketch and Miss" Nellie Donovan's story was a legend--' "Spirits of the Pool,", m*l4 thrfce poems. Miss Fanny Kicharctson read some verses. . . ' -.'".■

'. Thorpe was also a competition yh'icli caused mneh amusiSniont, Miss tindergard being first prize winner. ■'' Mrs. W. Bailey and Sliss Ahem tied for the second.

Suppet yas served,