Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Winter 1957, p. 29

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For the Peel county Wom- :n's Institute section at the Brampton Fair the branches set up exhibits showing work they had done in home economks gxiension courses. Bramp- ion West shows one of the products of a course in Tailored Slip Cover: and Heudowvule some of the an” made in a Millinery course. Richview has affiliated with the Local Coun- ,ll of Women, the York Pioneers and Historical Society and the Federation of Agriculture. New Canadians. International Days, Letter Friendships Because the A.C.W.W. conference was to meet in Ceylon in December a great many Inâ€" stitutes have made a study of that country this year. A considerable number report having letter friendships and friendship linksâ€" links relate to organizations, not to individuals. Some of the letter friends and links reported are with individuals and organizations in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Germany, France, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa Lind India. South Verulam is unique in hav- ing a letter friendship with another Canadian province, Alberta. Rosseau studied the flags of other nations -nd “discussed the ways of life" in the coun- iries concerned. fleidville and Bluevale stud- iid Australia. Villa Nova’s citizenship day natured a display of New Canadians" needle .vork and an address and songs by a Yum" ~lavian Canadian in native commie. Wroxeter and talks on “The Stranger Within Our Gates" ind “New Products by New Canadians." Two Dutch Canadian women, active members of Mount View in Prince Edward county, gave 'ilks on the schools and churches of Holland. ('On-inngY had an address by a New Cana- ilian from Holland who, they report, "was Lmite free with his impressions, comparisons and criticisms, thereby alerting us." Seaforth reports: "We are going to invite wur New Canadians to our meetings and get hotter acquainted and try to get them inter- ‘Sted. Also we want to have the benefit of 'llEir talent." Amherst Island had a com- “mnity gathering in the town hall with a WINTER 1951 speaker. films. and persons from nihur ennui tries telling about life in their linnivluints. Al Byron's L‘lllfii‘tisl‘ilt) and education iiiwliiii; eight New Canadian liirlies wvru introduced and welcomed to JIHI‘I the institute, 'rlll‘nl' “’ltnlt'l‘t displayed {Ill llt'tlt'll‘ from their own countries, Germany, .‘\ll\ll‘t;t, llnllziiii'l, Ut‘ll- mark and Scotland. Woodstock North ll.'lll ;i talk on "The Women of India 77 t'ust, l‘t‘l'Sl'lll and Future," Aiiil llt'l't‘ :tl‘i‘ sniin- nt' lln- [JI'UflI'ZHlIIIll' features i‘L-pui’li‘il :il liilt-i‘iiiitiiiinil Hays: (‘loyne hurl a display of .‘Il'llt‘lt‘n‘ fi'niii l‘iltfitt‘l'll (‘Uulili'ti-S uliil l'l'l'llll'h' tiii' l‘htn‘ll'l‘ll llihllt'a‘, thl- hill, ill‘l ll‘llt‘l'illllttilitll (llnlil'l‘ :ian family nil-,ht with talks on Now Zt'alziin’l, ('vi'luii :iinl llnl- liintl and u lllni, “Wiii' uii Wiiiil.“ Moorcii'iiiid had thi- New Cliniitlliins iif llli' {'ll[]]]]\1l||lll\‘ us lll(‘ll‘ giicsh :lllil h:id tin-in Lin‘i' purl nr thi- programme. Winchester hint .‘I lilllit‘l [llw'l'llh'v sion on “Ti-n Yl'ill‘n' Work of the Ul‘lllt'tl Nations." Morrisli import; that some l)|llt‘l| lildlt‘n' lnlrl (if fund in llullni'nl .‘ltlil .'i lady who had spl'iit l\\'l'l\'|.' _\'I'.'ii‘.< iii Al‘i'n'n told :lliiitll the [nod [hi-11', Rodney hurl it l'J'iili-Ii liicly cin- ll tall-c ltll lns‘tllllli' “‘iii‘k in lii-i' i'iiiintl‘y .‘lllfl lilnh‘ of ilnllnnrl worn shown. At Bradley's liiti'i‘iiiiliiiriiil [My they sung the songs of «lit: {grunt lifitlllll'lL'w', had -'1 news (1111?. on illll‘l‘- national altiiirs iiiirl :i talk on "Erlin-iitinn in India." To Gain New Members A great many hrimches report that [hi-y Lll'E trying to gain IH‘W Itl('l1llH‘l'h‘ hy llltvtl'lti interesting: meetings, by making their pro- gramme.»- lmlh L-rluciillmml .‘iml l'lllt,‘l‘l:llr|ll'll.{ and by being friendly and SUt'lillJll'. Bethany says “Make the programmes lllll'rt‘lllllfl and cut the business in a iniiiiiiitiin.” (’oldslrcam recommends “pH-paring timid programmnn and setting (in example of tolerance, good WI“ and 29

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