Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Fall 1962, p. 38

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Miss Flora Durnin, Grey County Home Economist, right, congratulates Margaret Motfott as she receives the Flora Durnin Grey County Women's Institute Scholar- ship irom the County President, Mrs. Gordon Bothwell. They already have :1 4H Homemaking Club and have been very successful. Unionville found cuchre and crokinole par- ties a satisfactory way of raising funds for local community work. Elder’s Mills held a variety concert and used the pr0ceeds to sponsor a folk-dancing school for the community young people of twelve to twenty. The variety show was put on in three other communities, with a special performance for the entertainment of patients in the On- tario Hospital. International and National Interests The outstanding project of international inâ€" terest this year was the “adopting” or sponsor- ing of children in various parts of the world through the Save the Children plan. The last issue of Home and Country carried a report gathered by writing to the first one hundred lnstitutes to apply for a child. Since these branches Were heard from, others â€" well over three hundred â€" have undertaken to help children in need. Margaret Marshall, Algoma Centre: “Mero- hers dressed in the costume of a foreign coun- try gave a twoâ€"minute talk on the country and displayed a picture of the flag." MacLennan: “Members are more interested in Federated News having known the national president. Mrs. Haggcrty. as our provincial president." ' At Wharnclift‘e’s International meeting "each member brought a picture of a flag of a country in the United Nations. told the history of the flag and the country's motto or creed." The report adds: "The Citizenship Convener gave a report of Canada’s part in the work of the United Nations and the Secretary showed slides of our Beautiful Algoma.“ Two members of Burgoyne wrote to two Institutes in the North West Territories and received replies. Kars had a roll cull: “How I can contribute to peace." 33 Roseland had an International Luncher»,I with dishes prepared by members includi‘ 4 Chinese Chop Suey, Italian Meat Balls an] Spaghetti, Yugoslavian Cabbage Rolls, EL, lish Trifle, Scottish Short Bread. Canadir Green Salad. Dundalk had an interesting paper on '1 Life of Mrs. Alfred Watt and the A.C.W.' and a description of Australia’s Institute Country Women's AssociatiOn meeting ct ducted by radio. Quinte had a program on the theme "Wr Friendships." Each member was to bring friend. There were talks on “Greece, the for tainhead of Western Civilization" and United Nations. Dashwood had a speaker on Communi “and why it must not be allowed to or. into our democracy.” Providence had a paper on Institutes ft the beginning at Stoney Creek through to present stage of A.C.W.W. Cloverleaf had papers on Institutes in A tralia and in the North West Territories. ‘ lunch they had Danish pastry and Du cookies. Bay View made a study of the West Ind Smithville made a picture book to senc their Friendship Institute in England. The « retary says “It was filled with photos and ! tures of our village and district and with 07 local information. On the back of the pm we drew and colored pictures of our Canat wild flowers. We are glad to hear that Hailsham members cherish it." Salem Nilestown: “Two New C anat homemakers who had just returned from y: to their respective native countries spoke comparisons of life here and there." Mrs. Maurice Johnson, president North Perth Di: Women's institutes, presents the 1962 Jean Sco" N" Perth Women's Institute Scholarship award to A Dickson. Ann has completed twelve 4-H Homemol- Clubs and has been active in community and sch activities. She plans to enter Pre-Medicine 0| West University this tall. “I”; HOME AND COUNTR 'I

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