Local leathercraftsmen at convention
The Daily Sentinel-Review, Woodstock, 28 April 1970 (handwritten "April 28, 1970 SR"). Members are named in the paper's style of the day, by their husbands' names. "On hundred" is as printed.
See also The International Assembly of Leathercraftsmen, 1954–1970.
See also History of the Woodstock Branch.
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Local leathercraftsmen at convention
Five members of the Woodstock Branch of the Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft attended the International Assembly of Leathercraftsmen in Toronto.
Attending were president Mrs. James Reynolds, Mrs. Thomas Manuel, Mrs. Robert Racknor, Mrs. J. C. Creamer and Mrs. Angus McLean.
Mrs. Reynolds and Mrs. McLean were successful in their test pieces for their associate standing in the guild and Mrs. McLean received the CSCL award pin for attaining the highest marks in the associate class.
Mrs. Reynolds received a salon and craftsman ribbon for a molded leather tray and Mrs. McLean received craftsman ribbons for a morocco pocket secretary and an antiqued rouged belt.
On hundred and fifty craftsmen attended from various parts of North America. President of the Canadian Society is Mrs. Arthur Ford of Hamilton and chairman for the event was Mrs. Robert Muma of Toronto.
There are six Ontario branches of the society in London, Woodstock, Barrie, Toronto, Hamilton and Belleville.
The words above are the document’s own, as the paper prints them. Spelling and spacing are left as they stand.