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Title: Swan River Valley, Manitoba, including the municipalities of Swan River and Minitonas : report on a rural survey of the agricultural, educational, social and religious life
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Methodist Church (Canada). Dept. of Evangelism and Social Service Riddell, Walter Alexander, 1881-1963 Swan River Survey Committee Presbyterian Church in Canada. Board of Home Missions and Social Service Presbyterian Church in Canada. Board of Social Service and Evangelism Methodist Church (Canada). Dept. of Temperance and Moral Reform
Subjects: Social surveys Education
Publisher: (S.l. : s.n.)
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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the LadiesAid of Knox Church, Minitonas, raised $2,150.00. The present mem-bership is 28. Last years financial statement is given in order toshow the methods of raising funds and disbursements: Receipts. Balance, cash on hand $3 60 Lending dishes 0 75 Fees, Membership 22 85 Fine for serving more than three kinds of refresh-ments at lunch 0 26 Donations 11 25 Manse Fund 1 25 Sale of Work 24 95 Home Talent Play 36 85 Proceeds from Social 14 85 Orange Lodge Supper 95 50 Old Settlers Picnic 46 15 Home-cooking Sale 8 10 $266 15 Disbursements. Manse $192 00 Board—Student missionary 20 00 $212 60 Balance, cash on hand $54 15 The work of the Ladles* Aid Societies is most commendable wereit not for the fact that It tends too much to commercialize the sociallife of the church and the community. The Womens Missionary Societies are not as widely organizedad the Ladles Aid Societies, but the few that have been organized aregiving an Impetus to Intelligent missionary endeavour. The Harlington 64
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TiiK iiai;li.\(;T().\ MKiiionisr womans missionai;y sociki^. ki nviiii i ikcin Society, on the Kenville Circuit, has particular interest for the Survey.This society had its origin in the open country, where almost all itspresent membership still reside. It is a Circuit Society; that is, themembership is drawn from the three different appointments on theCircuit. Meetings are held monthly at the home of some member.Going to and from the meetings has been made more enjoyable througha number of the members going in a load together. Two of the membersare men, and not the least of their contributions to the success of thesociety is in providing free transportation to the meetings. Themembership of the Society is not large, being only 18, but it hasrendered a large service, both through its generous gifts to missions,and through enriching the social life of the community. Sunday Schools Swan River Valley has been fortunate in having capable leadership in County Sunday school work. The result

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