Westcott W.I. Branch History

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Shirley Goetjen rented the College Green hall for our Christmas party. We had a catered mea!,
brought guests, exchanged gifts, and ended the event with a singsong, We had such a good time
that four new members joined in 2001 - Edna Mae Brown, Bert Mierau, J. T. Shields, and Theresa
McNeil.
Donations were extended to Seniors Help Services and Christmas hampers.
2002 Jean Ford, a Charter member, died suddenly in January 2002.
Our group included 15 active members during 2002.
Angeline, one of our Charter members and husband Cliff Murphy celebrated their 60l l : wedding
anniversary.
Our Christmas parties continued at College Green with a cheery addition, Mrs Santa.
At our 2002 Christmas meeting, Edna Edward, made some presentations to some of our very-special
members.
Lucy Newsome and Norma Vipond were presented with 20- year service pins; Phyllis Bricker was
given a special gift for 25 years, and Rejane Klinck for 30 years of service to the Westcott W. I.
group.
Two very special ladies and Charter members, Beatrice Weidner and Angeline Murphy, were
given a gift for being dedicated members of our group for 50 years. These are two ladies have
worked very hard for their Women's Institute. We all look up to these 50- year members with
much pride and admiration.
The last few years many of the members moved into town. The group decided to discontinue
with providing catering services as the garage sales proved to be quite profitable.
A motion was carried at the September 2004 meeting that the Wl group be discontinued by the
end of the year The younger members thought they were too busy to continue and some of the
older members were no longer driving. At that time, there were 13 regular members and $ 1,000
in the treasury that was later divided amongst the AW1, ACWW, the library, museum, food bank,
and local charities.
It was a sad time for me as my grandmother, Mary Hughes, was president of the first WI in this
area at Rugby in 1914. My mother joined the Rugby WI in 1924 and subsequently the Westcott
WI. I have recently been welcomed by the Jackson WI and hope to continue as a member.
The Westcott Women's Institute which started in 1927 has come to an end.
Submitted by Phyllis Bricker
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