Womens Guild and WRI
Notice
Can you provide background information on the Women’s Guild and WRI? A list of Presidents, milestones reached etc would be very welcome.
Gallery
WRI Choir at Perth City Hall. Back Row L to R: Jean Stewart, Jessie Pirie, Beth Kennedy. Middle: Alec Scott, Mrs Bryson, Madge Mitchell, Mary McArthur, Mrs Robb, Mrs Evans, Mrs Mentiply. Front: Mrs Harvey, Mrs Cramb, Mrs Abbott, Miss Christie, Mrs Coutts, Cath Kettles, Mrs Farquharson. (Thanks to Beth Kennedy for the names).
WRI Birthday Party 1950's or 60's. L to R: ??, Mrs McDonald, Mrs Evans, Mrs Sutherland, ??, May Bendall, ??, Mrs Donald, Mrs Grant, Miss Kennedy.
WRI 1950's or 60's. Back L to R: ??, Mrs Kilgour, Mrs Runciman. Front: Ms Munro, Mrs Buchan, Mrs Millar, Miss Kennedy, ??.
WRI Christmas Party 2006. L to R: Jenny Gill, Isobel Hunter, the late Beth Kennedy and Ruby Mills.
From the Left: Meg Hughes, ??, Mrs Millar, ??, ??, Mrs Harrington, ??, Mrs Cant, Mrs Mackay, ??, Phamie Carmichael, ??, Mrs Bendall, ??, Mrs Pirie, Mrs Evans.
WRI ladies who met Prince Charles recently during his visit to Stanley Mill. The ladies were involved in a project to make toys and clothes from recycled materials for children to play with when visiting the Mill. The knitted dolls have different sets of clothing representing mill workers from different eras. L to R: Isobel Hunter, Beth Kennedy, ??, ??, ??, Jenny Gill, ??, Mary Nicholl, Mary Duff & Ruby Mills. (full list of names to follow)
WRI Programme
WRI Programme 1969-70
L to R: ??, Mrs S Dodds, Mrs A Morrison, ??, Mrs K Gairns, ??, ??.
Entertaining at the WRI Christmas Party. L to R: Mrs M Rennie, Mrs C Skelton, Mrs K Lammie, Mrs S Campbell, Mrs M Nicol, Mrs M Duff, Mrs B Snowden.
Mrs Law (ex Headmaster's wife) cuts the cake at Stanley WRI's 25th birthday party. Rear left Mrs D Stein and in front of her Mrs Torbet. Seated next to Mrs Law is Mrs Hutton (President). Second right at rear is Mrs Hughes (Headmaster's wife) and next to her is Mrs Dall.
L to R: Millie Stewart, Margaret Millar, Jean McCabe, Mary Rennie and Mary Nicol.
WRI Choir Cup. L to R: Annie Dow, Mrs Hutton, Alec Scott, M Doig, Phyllis Culbert, Isobel Stein.
Pictured are Mrs McGregor, Mrs Berwick, Mrs Stewart, Mrs Moncur, Mrs Millar, Mrs Robb, Miss McArthur, Mrs Harvey, Mrs Ritchie, Mrs Munro.
Madge Culbert, Granny Cowie and Bob Templeman getting served with a birthday cake by the local cubs (who will be in their 40's now). Granny McKerchar standing.
Womens Guild Committee. Back L to R: Mrs Kennedy, Nan Miller, Kate Gairns, Mairi Scott, May Grant, Norma Johnston. Front: Mrs Davidson, Mrs McNab, Phyllis Culbert, Mary McArthur.
Helen Runciman and Mrs Torbet judging a competition.
Back: L to R Mrs Campbell, Mrs Davidson, Miss Hunter, Mrs Stewart, Mrs Culbert, Mrs Kennedy, Miss Grant, Mrs Graham. Middle: Miss Keddie, Mrs McNaughton, Mrs G McNaughton, Mrs Templeman, ??, Mrs Wallace, Miss Hughes, Mrs Panton, Mrs Morrison. Front: Tom McDonald, Mr Johnston, Dave Leckie, Mrs Leckie, Mrs Roy, Mrs Harvey, Mr Harvey.
WRI Members Childrens Party.
Rev Ron Greig and Jean Stewart trip the light fantastic. Looking on are Mr & Mrs Bob Leckie, Miss Yuille, Effie Cameron, Phemie Carmichael, Miss Brodie & Mrs Davidson.
WRI Choir's broadcast with Howard M Lochart - Scotland Sings. Back. L to R: Mrs Thomas, Mrs Phillips May Evans, Mrs Mentiply, Beth Kennedy, Lesley Coutts, Netta Melville, Annie Dow, Mrs Cramb, Mrs Bryson, Mary Samuel, Mrs Haggart, Miss Espie, Jessie Christie, Mrs Harvey, Maggie Abbott. Front: Irene Phillips, Sheila Winter, Margaret Blake, Irene Phillips, Greta Anderson, Jean Blair, Cathy Kettles.
WRI Birthday Party in the Temperance Hall. L to R: Mrs Sutherland, Helen Runciman, May Evans, Margaret McDonald, Jean Munro, Kate Gairns, Mrs Cox, Helen Robb, Jean Stewart, Peggy Burns, Mrs Morris, Mrs Kilgour.
Back L to R: Jenny Burns, Margaret McDonald, Mrs Ross, Helen Robb, Mrs Cox, Mrs Bell, Mrs Pirie. Next: Janet McPherson, Winifred Hutton, Mrs Lawson, Winifred Hutton, Margaret Blake, Maureen Taylor, Peggy Burns. Next: Mrs McConnell, Susie Graham, Mrs Bryson, Mrs Hutton, Mrs McGregor, Miss Grant, Jean Stewart, Phyllis Culbert, Meg Hughes. Front foreground: Mrs Torbet, Margaret Taylor.
In this photo are Mrs Petrie, Mrs Ross, Mrs Firth, Mrs Wallace, Meg Hughes, Mrs Winter, Mrs Panton, Mrs Simpson, Mrs McDonald, Margaret Carr, Miss Grant, Mrs Cramb, Mrs Bayne, Mrs Abbott, Jessie Christie, Mrs Bryson, Jean Munro, Mrs Mentiply, Mrs Paterson, Mrs Shepherd, Anne Mchardy, Mrs Templeman, Mrs Anderson, Lesley Coutts, Mrs McGregor, Sophie Brown, Nellie Bayne, Mrs Mclean, Mrs Whammond, Mrs Murray, Mrs Coutts, Mrs Burns, Mrs McDonald, Mrs Evans, Annie McHardy, Mrs McKerchar, Mrs Kyle, Mrs Lennon, Mrs Harvey, Mrs Torbet, Mrs Carr, Mrs Hutton, Mrs Hughes, Nurse Robertson, Isobel Stein, Margaret Buchan,Miss Burntfield, Helen Runciman, Susie Graham, Mrs Marshall, Mrs Morton, Mrs Carmichael, Jenny Burns, Jean Stewart, Phyllis Culbert, Jenny Gill, Sheila Stott, Bella Haimes, Cathy Kettles, Mrs Kilgour, Winifred Hutton, Maureen Taylor, Helen Robb, Mrs Harvey, Margaret Blake, Evelyn Lindores, Beth Kennedy, Catriona Simpson.
Wee Free Kirk bus trip. In this photo is Mrs Munro, Mrs Harrington, Mrs Stewart, Mrs Duff, Miss Chisolm, Mrs Culbert, Mrs Rogers, Mrs Runciman, Madge Mitchell and Vanda Kilgour. Any more names?
WRI Choir: Back: Beth Kennedy, Mrs Munro, Mrs Sutherland, Jean Stewart, Mrs Millar, Mrs Bryson, Lesley Coutts, May Evans, Nell Robertson. Middle: Madge Mitchell, Mrs Buchan. Front: Mrs Brindle, Mrs Scott, Mrs Williamson, Mrs Runciman, Mrs Bendall, Mrs Gairns.
L to R: Mary Duff, Beth Kennedy, Helen Runciman, Nurse Robertson, Jean Munro, Meg Hughes, May Evans, Mrs Sutherland, Madge Cameron.
L to R: Mrs Cant, Mary Symon, Nora Miller, Margaret Blake, Nan Wells, Mrs Langlands, Mrs Pirie. (Looks like this photo is taken outside the Village Hall).
Tree planting by Women's Guild in Church grounds. L to R: Mrs Dingle, Rev Ron Greig, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Burns, Mrs Lynn, Mrs Culbert.
Women's Guild Long Service Presentation to Nellie Bayne. L to R: Mrs Burns, Miss Bayne & Rev A Graham.
Stanley WRI 46th Birthday Party Angus Hotel. Founder member Miss C Burnfield cuts the cake as Mrs Burns looks on.
Past Presidents of the Tay Valley Group WRI Dinner held in Dunkeld House. Back L to R: Mrs Russell, Mrs Munro, Mrs Cameron. Front: Mrs Torbat, Mrs Sadgrove, Mrs Burns (President), Mrs Hughes (Hon President), Mrs Bruges.
WRI Coach trip around 1959
WRI Coach trip. Back Mrs Wells, Madge Cameron. Front: ??, Cathy Brindle.
WRI Birthday Party Royal Hotel Blairgowrie. Front: Mrs Symon, Mrs Mitchell & Mrs Ford. Back: Mrs N Christie, Mrs Kyle, Mrs Haggart, ??, Mrs Buchan, Mrs Brodie.
WRI Party Tayside Hotel. L to R: Mrs J Morton, Jess Taylor, May Bendall, Mrs I Grant, Mrs Bendall, Mrs Shepherd, Mrs Ford, Mrs Fraser, Sandra Dempsey, ??, Mrs M Mitchell, Mrs McConnell, Mrs Grant, Mary Duff.
WRI Birthday Party in the Temperance Hall. L to R: Mrs Sutherland, Mrs Runciman, Mrs Evans, Mrs McDonald, Mrs Munro, Mrs Gairns, Mrs Cox, Mrs Robb, Mrs Stewart, Mrs Burns, Mrs Morris, Mrs Kilgour.
WRI Party in theTayside Hotel. L to R: Standing: Mrs Moncur, ??, Mrs Kyle, Mrs Gill, Mrs Gairns, Mrs Burns Snr, Mrs McNab. Kneeling: Mrs Burns Jnr, Mrs Buchan, Mrs Haimes, Mrs Duff.
WRI Birthday Party in the Angus Hotel. L to R: Mrs Millar, Mrs Runciman, Mrs Munro, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Gairns, Mrs Wells, Mrs Brindle and Mrs McKerchar cutting the cake.
WRI Birthday Party in the Angus Hotel. L to R: Standing: May Evans, Mrs Abbot, Nan Wells, Mrs Bremner, Madge Cameron, Mary Duff, Miss Christie, Beth Kennedy. Sitting: Mrs Runciman, Nurse Robertson (cutting the cake), Mrs Munro, Mrs Millar, Kate Gairns.
Back. L to R: Elizabeth Williamson, Mrs Sutherland, Florence Stewart, Madge Cameron, Vivien Gilmour, Beth Kennedy, Mrs Miller. Front: Peggy Burns, Maisie Kilgour, Ella Duncanson, sitting in front Betty Wallace).
Donna thinks this is a Womens Guild/WRI sale of work. Back. L to R: ??, Joyce Buchan, Lorna West, Donna Farquharson. Front: Mrs May Evans, Mabel Murdoch, Mr McCraw, Mrs Davidson, Beth Farquharson.
Back row: Winnie Kay, Mrs Mentiply, Mrs Kay, Mrs Bayne. Middle; Alex Scott, Mrs Burnfield, Mrs Hunter, Mrs McHardy, Norma Johnston, Bella Samuel. Front: Mrs Cramb, Annie Dow, Mrs Melville, Teen Cameron, Cathy Kettles. (thanks to Beth Kennedy for the names).
WRI trip to Callander. Mrs Kirk, ??, ??, Jess Taylor, Mrs Pirie, Mrs P D Smith, Mrs Ford, Mrs Langlands.
L to R: May Grant, Jean McGowan, Peggy Burns, Phyllis Culbert, Mrs A McMillan.
L to R: Mrs Dow, Mrs Hutton, Alec Scott, Mrs Doig, Mrs Culbert, Mrs Stein.
WRI Choir taken in the Mill Canteen. Back L to R: Annie Dow, Mrs Bryson, Mrs Harvey, Sheila Winter, Ann Phillips, Greta Anderson, Mrs Doig, Beth Kennedy, Mary Phillips, Winifred Hutton, Mrs Mentiply, Alex Scott. Front: Irene Phillips, Mrs Cramb, Margaret Blake, Maggie Christie, Mrs Hutton, May Evans, Jess Christie, Mrs Coutts, Cathy Kettles. (thanks to Beth Kennedy for the names).
Names/occasion/year please. Possibly 1930's looking at the hats etc.
Village Hall. L to R: Mrs Bryson,??, ??, Mrs Firth, Mrs Wallace, Miss Findlay, Mr J Taylor, ??, Miss D Grant, Miss J Grant, Miss Bayne.
Front: L to R Mrs Bremner , Mabel Buchan, ??, Jenny Gill, Mrs Moncur, Mrs Morgan, Jean Stewart, Peggy Burns, Phyllis Culbert, Mrs Kilgour.
L to R: ??, ??, Bobby Templeman, Mrs Templeman, John Culbert, Rev Ian D Reid.
WRI play in Temperance Hall 1933. L to R: J Morton, B Love, N Cowan, A Christie, Mrs Allan, Miss Watson, M Kyle.
L to R: Mrs Wilks, Miss Bayne, Mrs Culbert, Miss McArthur, Mrs Runciman, Miss Grant.
L to R: Mrs Moncur, Mrs McGowan, Mrs Morgan, Mrs Mills, Mrs Burns, Mrs Culbert, Mrs Haimes, Mrs Buchan, Mrs Brindle, Mrs Stewart.
L to R: Miss Grant, Miss Bayne, Mrs Ruxton, Mrs Davison, Mrs Culbert.
L to R: Mrs McNicoll, Mrs Pirie, Miss Bayne, Mrs Culbert, Mrs Duff, Mrs Mitchell, Miss Hughes.
Women's Guild 21st party. L to R: Mrs Stewart, Mrs McNab, Rev Iain D Reid, Mrs Damie, Mrs Culbert, Mrs Haggart, Miss McArthur, Mrs Reid, Mrs Cant
Captain Scott addresses the haggis watched by Peggy Burns, Phyllis Culbert and Donald Paton who recited the Immortal Memory.
Back: Mrs Haggart, Mr Fraser, Mrs Shedden, Mr & Mrs Harvey, Mrs Morrison, Jessie Grant, May Evans, and at the end Phemie Carmichael. Seated are the Rev A Graham, next, possible entertainer/speaker, ??, Mr & Mrs Templeman, ?? Mrs McNaughton, ??, ??, ??. Mrs Graham, ??, ??, Nell Robertson. (thanks to Beth Kennedy for the names).
L to R: Mrs Davidson, Mrs Kennedy, Dorothy Grant, Mrs Burns, Mrs Duff, Miss Scott, Miss Hunter, Nancy Merchant, Mrs Johnston, Mrs McNab, Mrs Wilks, Mrs Culbert.
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