In May of 1954, a group of younger women formed a branch of the Women’s Association or W.A., another organization within the Church. This group concerned itself more specifically with the social and financial needs of the local Churches.

In the late 1950’s a feeling grew among women’s leaders throughout the country that they could better serve the whole concerns ofthe Church if they were all working under one organization. As a result, after much prayerful consideration and planning, the “United Church Women”, or U.C.W., came into official being. The W.M.S. and the WA. of the Freetown United Church was incorporated into the U.C.W. at an inaugural service in January, 1962. The first President was Ruby Profitt, and there were about twenty charter members. One ofthe first major projects this group undertook was equipping a kitchen in part of the new Church Hall, “the renovated horseshed”, so that they would have facilities to cater to banquets and other social events.

Throughout the years, the U.C.W. has been a source of spiritual and emotional inspiration to its par— ticipating members. Its members have contributed financially to their own Church, to the Mission & Ser- vice Sector of the United Church, and have always been aware of community needs and helpful in that area when possible. This unit for instance has sponsored an adopted child through a Foster Parents Plan. These have all been rewarding endeavors, but there has been another benefit to come out of this group; a closeness and fellowship among the women of the congregation that would have been much harder to achieve if they had not been working together as one group.

The slate of officers for 1985 is: President - Florence Reeves

Vice President - Laura Smith Secretary - Fausta Stetson

Treasurer - Adelma Reeves

Assistant Treasurer - Jean Schurman Social convenor — Mary MacEachern

WHEN ELDON MADE A NOISE IN CHURCH I’ve gone to church these many years And heard the babies cry -

I’ve listened to the old men snore And the young fellows sigh;

I’ve heard the giggles of the girls And the car horns outside —

The patter of the gentle rain

When doors were opened wide. I’ve heard the windows rattle with The fury ofthe storm

And my teeth chatter while I tried To shiver myself warm.

I’ve heard loud coughing many times In winter, spring and fall -

But Eldon Drummond is the worst Offender of them all.

One day he grabbed his hammer and Created such 3 din

I was amazed - because I felt

It really was a sin.

No hungry woodpecker could keep Up with his rat-tat-tat!

I never heard such a noise in church, Now I can tell you that.

I thought that I would surely faint At such a rude display

Ofgleeful bangs and fiendish slams With chuckles all the way.

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