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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 13, 1917
Page
1
Annual dance with admission for gentlemen at 1.00. Committee members Messia R Thompson Steve Mills and Ivan Mills will provide further information.
The Home Economics Society met in the Rest Room Rivers on Nov 28. In its short existence it has made solid progress with fifteen meetings and a five day shelf-year demonstration averaging 24 attendees. A dressmaking demonstration drew visitors daily, while classes averaged nine attendees despite cold weather. An address by Mrs. Elliott of the Cardale Society covered general work. Meir Nesbitt spoke on The New Housekeeping. Rev Wan Ivens of McDougall Church Winnipeg gave an address on The Crime of Canada. Mrs. Hammond Ravers presented a helpful paper on Citizenship. Officers and directors were elected for the coming year with President Mrs RW Sargent.
The St James church presents a two act comedy The Great Catastrophe with solos and quartets by the choir, to be held Monday at 8 p.m. in Wager Hall. The Wheatland Club contributes a farce. Election Day notes are announced from the stage for a lively evening.
The Red Cross Auxiliary held an afternoon gathering at the town hall. Members prepared for a busy season with a shipment packed including socks wristlets and suits.
A garbled line of sums shows Bid Ave and Sth Ave figures with time stamps and a Mr. and Mrs. Howey entry at five dollars. The legible items suggest a catalog or ledger style record with amounts and addresses.
Knox Church Ladies Aid holds its annual bazaar on Saturday December 15 starting at 3 pm at Geo Kopman’s store. Donations of plain and fancy sewing are requested and a home cooking sale with 10 cent tea is also planned. Donations should be left at Mrs Buggey’s home by Friday evening.
The Rivers Agricultural Society met in the town hall on a postponed Saturday in December. Minutes were adopted, the auditor's report approved, and 1918 directors were elected including Shanks Varcoe Bowman McFadden Rea Fenwick N W Robins T Mc Mannis Alex White R N Dim amigre. J W Seater re-elected auditor and WW Robins named vice president.
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