04 11 1991 History Minutes
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THE TOWNSHIP OF ORO
~ISTORY COMMITTEE MEETING
APRIL 11, 1991
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The Townshi~ of Oro History Committee met this afternoon at the
Township Administration Building in the Committee Room at the call
of the Chairperson. All members having been duly notified.
The following members were present:
Loreen (Rice) Lucas
Howard A. Campbell
Walter Hutchinson
Bernice Hickling
Henry Neufeld
Earl Robertson
Absent:
Neil McNiven, Sanãra Shelswell
Orening
Minutes
The Meeting was opened by the Chairperson at 2:00 p.m.
The ~inutes of the last regular meeting of March 21,
1991, copies of which had been forwarded to all œembers,
were on motion of Bernice Hickling and Earl Robertson
adopted as printed and received.
Business Arsing from the Minutes of meeting held March 21,1991.
Secretary advised that a letter had been forwarded to
Friesen Printers advising that the Township cf Oro had
completed several History Books and that their services
would not be required at this time, but that their letter
and sam~le of work would be filed for future reference.
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Correspondence and Communications
(a)
Presented letter from Administrator/Clerk advising that
Oro Council had passed the following resolution:
"Be it resolved that the date for the unveiling of the
Marian Keith Plaque shall be Saturday, June 8, 1991, and
further, Deputy Clerk Beth Oosthuizen co-ordinate the
unveiling ceremonies with the Secretary for the Oro
History Committee."
Presented copy of letter forwarãed to Finlay Payne, Alex
Johnston and Mrs. Betty Anne Greenwood advising that the
Oro Council have set S~turday, June 8,1991 for the un-
veiling of the Plaque in memory of Marian Keith, and further
that formal invitations and program would be forwarded to
them and all persons on the list submitted by Finlay Payne
when same have been prepared after arrangements for the
event have been made.
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New Business
(a)
A draft program for the unveiling of the Plaque in memory of
Marian Keith was reviewed and changes, additions and/or cor-
rections were made as follows:
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Pur~ose, place, location - Pencil sketch
Opening and brief remarks and history of
Chairperson
Historical background by Finlay Payne on
ancestors.
oVstone and Plaque.
Author - by Committe
behalf of the family
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Remarks by Reeve, Township of Oro Robert R. Drury
Invocation, Dedication and Benediction by Re. Dr. Brice Martin
(Secretary to contact Dr. Martin in this regard)
Recognition of invited guests and representatives of the
Womens' Institutes that have participated finacially and
otherwise in this event.
Collection to be taken to defray some of the costs pertinent
to this event.
Closing Hymn - "Blest be the tie that Binds"
- Refreshments - Coffee, tea and cookies, etc., following the
unveiling.
- Rugby Community Hall to be reserved - taken care of by Earl
Robertson.
P.A. System, tentatively arranged for by Secretary - to be
confirmed.
- Foot note to be on Program: '
Books of Poems written by the Author, Marian Keith to be
displayed in the Hall (all that can be obtained)
Also display of Township of Oro History Books
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Program to be prepared by Deputy Clerk and Secretary of this
Committee once all arrangements have been completed and confirmed
and Loreen Lucas has completed a pencil sketch of the Stone and
Plaque which is to be on the cover of the program. Time for
the event has been set as 2:00 p.m.
(copy of the Invitations and Program to be appended to these
minutes)
(b)
The matter of ordering Polyester Archival Envelopes for the
preservation of Photographs was discussed and the following
action was taken:
Moved by Howard Campbell and seconded by Bernice Hickling
that 500 Polyester Envelopes (Archival) for the preservation
of Photographs (8xll) with three hole punched for Binders be
ordered by the Township at a total cost of $348.50, plus the
G.S.T. and Provincial tax.
(c)
Howard Campbell submitted an invoice for the cost of a bulb
for the Projector used to show the Township of Oro History
slides.
It was moved by Walter Hutchinson and seconded by Earl
Robertson that the account for the Projector bulb be
submitted to the Township Treasurer for payment.
Walter Hutchinson adviseà that as instructed by the Committee
he haà submitted his account for the Display Book Case and
mountings for the Machine Guns at the Town Hall and that he
had received payment for same.
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There being no further business at hand it was moved by Earl
Robertson that the meeting adjourn at 3:50 p.m.
Henry Neufeld, Loreen (Rice) Lucas
Secretary. Chairperson
A work meeting for the Photogr~phs was held after the meeting.