body established a mem- \ . bership fee of ten cents per The Bands year while a contribution of

(Baby Band and Mission Band) $5 constituted a Band Life Membership.

I remember my mother going to WMS

But what was it about? Baby Band

Twas the Woman’s Missionary Society

Which sponsored two groups I remember Baby Band for pre-school

little about. children was organized in October, 1941. It served as

One little group was called Baby Band preparation for Mission

To which my parents had me belong, Band with the objective

I remember seeing a group photo of wee ones being “to foster a mission-

Taken on Helen Lyle’s lawn. ary spirit from the earliest years and to preserve and

I still have a yellow certificate increase the interest of the

It’s dated December 8th, 1954 mothers in missionary

Promoting me from Baby Band to work.”4 lVIite boxes were

Mission Band. ' '

But as for further details I know no more!

NIission Band was the other group To which at age six you could belong??

And I know that as a little girl To this group I also did belong.

Baby Band, 1944

One Friday in school we’d have Red Cross, And the next week, Nlission Band; ‘ distributed to mothers with Violet MacGregor was our leader babies and throughout the And at her house she’d let us land. year they collected and saved pennies in the boxes. What we did I can’t specifically remember Once a year a baby—band I just remember at the door Violet each one picnic-party was held with of us would greet, the mothers and their She was a role model for us children, babies being present. The So wann, so sincere, and so sweet. pennies were collected and Computed by: Noma jean (160) Malone, March 2002 contributed toward the

mission of the Church.

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