The prizes were all donated by the Winnipeg Kiwanis Club. the T. Eaton Co. Ltd. of Winnipeg, Western Flour Mills Co. Ltd. and H. C. Kobold. During those years encouraged by the spirit of good will expressed by the Kiwan- ians, Boy Scouts and Wolf Cub groups were organized under the leadership ofN. L. Feilberg of East Braintree. In 1934 this group of 15 boys was royally guested by the Kiwanis Club and entertained at the Royal Alexandra Hotel during the club‘s regular luncheon meeting. In 1934 R. D. Waugh presented a flag to Mrs. M. LaCour who was then president of the newly organized Birch River Women’s Institute. In 1946 the Country and City Relations Committee sponsored essays on soil con- servation. In 1948 public speaking contests were started among the boys and girls, now known as 4-H clubs, in co—operation with the Extension Service of the Manitoba De— partment of Agriculture. This project became one of the most popular among pro- jects for youth in Manitoba. During 1948-49 the Country and City Relations Committee concentrated its ef- forts to sponsoring an agricultural fair at Hadashville. There were over 400 entries in the fair held on September 11, 1948. The committee that year contributed $178.50 in cash prizes. Besides this a number of prizes were contributed by members of the Kiwanis Club. In 1949 another agricultural fair was held at Hadashville with the Kiwanis Club contributing only the first prizes in each section. Other prizes were supplied by the local committee. Both fairs were of considerable help to the committee in organizing and incorporating the Reynolds Agricultural Society which held successful fairs from 1951 to 1957. The value of the contributions made by the Country and City Relations Commit- tee of the Winnipeg Kiwanis Club cannot be estimated in dollars and cents alone. The greatest contribution was the dispersal of good fellowship and a sincere desire to be helpful, to show or demonstrate by doing that all Canadians should strive for higher and better things to make Canada a better place to live in. On November 8, 1951 at Hadashville the Reynolds Agricultural Society was or— ganized. Charter No. 95 was granted by the Minister of Agriculture and Immigration of Manitoba in 1952. Successful fairs were held in Hadashville in 1952 and in McMunn in 1953-54. In 1955 ten acres of land was purchased for the grounds of the Reynolds Agricultural Society. In 1967 as a Canadian centennial project a recreation center was built on the grounds. It is believed the coming of the Trans-Canada Highway and the natural gas line which provided better income jobs plus the fact that outside jobs produced higher pay than that derived from agricultural products and possibly the growth of a more permissive society led to the declining interest in the Agricultural Society. And when permits to cut pulpwood became smaller and smaller, thus reducing the supple mentary source of income, the farmers enjoyed interest died a little more. The first president of the Agricultural Society was? 87