Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Winter 1953, p. 24

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Elorc: Women‘s Institute sponsors a child health cllnle. Here Mrs. H. M. Warren and Mrs. Mel England asmst Miss Elizabeth Jones, RN. of the Wellington County Health Unil. like to see a Canada-wide health plan estab lished, East Pearson is trying to get a school nurse. North Augusta is sponsoring an evening class for girls planning to become nurses’ aides. Local nurses conduct the classes. x s s- New England Institute in Grey County re- ports an interesting meeting when the Insti- tute, the Women’s Association of the church and the Girls' Homemaking Club met at the home of the Club leader and her club member daughters. The three groups held separate business meetings, then the girls took charge of the programme. They had a few photoâ€" graphs and relay races on the lawn. Then one of the club girls gave an outline of the work covered in their club project “Working with Wool." There was a demonstration on how to put a band on a skirt using Gripâ€"Tex banding. A club girl gave a talk on the motto “It pays to do a little better than seems neces- sary" relating her talk to either girls’ or womens’ organizations. Two of the girls sang songs they had learned at camp. Another gave a reading “The Magic Milk Bottle," explaining the health value and the many uses of milk. Two other girls demonstrated "The Making of Custards"; they showed Custards made in dif- ferent ways and asked the women to taste them and note the difference in flavor and texture. The club leader and her assistant were each presented with a cup and saucer and the afternoon ended with music and refreshments. Clute had a rather unusual item on their programme â€" a Whistling Contest for the women. Grand River topic at one meeting was Hisâ€" toric Sites in Haldimand. (Grand River is in Haldimand County.) Isla Zion had as a 1' “ m onatlariofl 011 call, A beauty Spot Blackstock reports an interestin acid from Mr. Haskell of CFRB, "Fashionsg in Frla‘iisd 14 for 1952," dealing with investments, and fraudulent appeals for charity Span River in Algoma exchanges mes and copies of “Home and Count an Institute in England. Maynard recently entertained tit. mothers and the girls‘ club memb...._ same meeting. The motto for the pr cramm. was “The years teach much that tlm ten, can“ not know.” ‘ V ' South Gillies made a study of Book and duties of conveners. Dedlfli'g‘ Program. ! X“ With grand. at the ‘ ' Hand programme dealt with Institute wor] P ‘ of the main speeches at the ACWW ( [crew were played; the District Secretarj “interesting and informative” talk in work and conducted a quiz on the H ll Book Linwood considers their “Youni. lather! Meeting” the most outstanding mee' : of the year because they had so many you {70ml present. They had a child specie Speak on “The Pre-School Child.” Mount Brydges liked best their biuan meeting when the Traveller’s Aid 1 esennT tive brought several new Canadian:- put .3. the programme and display articles n ther‘ homeland. Westwood’s most interesting evi visit to the school to see the childrei their regular work. The Institute books on social studies for the scho Conservation was the theme of H Women‘s Institutes' county confeiw Secretary of the Upper Thames V, servation Authority explained the l’ gramme, stressing the project to farmers to plan their crops to C01 topsoil and prevent erosion. A film shOWed the preservation of wild 1i: creation of recreation areas. Braeside’s most interesting featin address by the local M.O.H. ouil duties; Calabogie’s was an address 1; with brief health talks by members. At Moira Institute, members of ville Indian Homemakers' Club gen teresting history of the Mohawks an of their Homemakers’ Convention. Bethany had an interesting meetii‘ I‘lltlii horticulturist gave a talk on Home E itmti tion, eSpecially “landscaping” iii W“ i grounds. V At Dromore’s annual At Home a 1 UTE “: the programme was a Fashion Sho 1" “7'. men. ave an ‘lSlllUlE 1: I a In the way of recreation, Win’ 30””? showed films from the National Fil: BO3rd Hillsburg reports as the highlight of ( : mEElj ing, two films “When All the P6011 v P13} and “Come Saturday" from the Ont: A51"; cultural College. Port Stanley at 3 “gem in charge of the committee on Educa"-m W the films “Visual Education" and "A‘i‘vemil the Child’s Why." Linwood had a Corfu“? Night open to the public, the school childre- HOME AND :ouNIRl

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