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Goodwill Tour of Quebec Province By Blanche Irwin last May at the FWAO Spring Board Meeting when the Provincial President, Mrs. Leonard Tivers suggested that the Board Directors “link” with Quebec. Mrs. Maurice Irwin, Provincial Board Director of Subdivision 23, Kent and Essex, immediately contacted Miss Norma Holmes, Provincial Secretary of Quebec Institute at :siacdonald College, near Montreal and plans were made during hte summer months which -.-d to eighty-two Women's Institute members morn Kent and Essex, leaving Chatham, on Sun .in October 3rd for an eight day tour to met and get better acquainted with their tl/omen‘s Institute sisters of Quebec Province; .:30 to view the beautiful autumn colors. We toured through New York State to At- any and then North through Vermont, arriv- iig at the Quebec border at Rock Island on ionday evening where we were met by Mrs. ieorge Hatch, first Vice President of Stan- :ead County, and were taken to our destina- .on at Ayres Cliff where Mrs. Rixford Knight, ounty President greeted us at Ripple Cove 'nn. We were then treated to a hot dinner at we Buelah United Church of Ayres Cliff. ireetings were extended from South Western Intario to Stanstead county members. Some if the executive were presented with a spoon ith the Ontario Crest. A Petit Point pin was resented to Mrs. R. Knight, County "esident. The following morning we were taken on a inducted tour by Mrs. R. Knight and Mrs. 1- PUBLIC RELATIONS project began this roverlet. woven of wool and cotton, Mrs, N. Cor- [Tlflsk of Shakespeare reports, was used to wrap the Mrs? baby. Nancy Fryt'ogel, born in Perth County in l830. Nancy’s father Sebastian, established Frytogel's In" Where ° Plaque was erected by the Historic Sites Board this year. FALL 1955 Nelson Pierce, Secretary of Stanstead County, stopping first at the little Red School House built in 1819. Inside the front door was the Union Jack with Queen Elizabeth‘s and Prince Phillip‘s pictures beneath the flag. Also there were pictures of royalty dating back to Queen Victoria. The seats were wooden benches, hewn out of the native trees. The Women‘s Institute hold their meetings during the sum- mer months at this little Red School House. This is now a museum and our Ontario Spoon with the Ontario crest which was presented to Mrs. Hatch the previous evening, is being placed in the school, as a memento of our visit to Stanstead County. We were then taken to Rock Island where we were greeted by His Worship, Mayor Struthers and Miss Viola Moranville, Home Economist of Stanstead County. Mayor Struth- ers explained that in 3000 miles of boundary between Canada and the United States, Rock Island is the only place where a complete com- munity has grown up astride the International frontier houses. A factory and a granite plant are built right over the line, half being in the United States and half in Canada. The Haskell Free Library and Opera House has an inter- national reputation. On the first floor the books are shelved in Canada whle the only entrance to them is through the United States door. Up- stairs the theatre stage is in Canada while two thirds of the audience is seated in the US. Many of the citizens live in one country and work in the other. A Civic Reception with a luncheon was held at East Angus Town Hall where we were greeted most graciously by Mrs. Wells Coates, W. I. National Convener of Agriculture and by His Worship Mayor Herve Mallais and his charming wife, also two councillors. Ontario ladies were seated among the East Angus members where they could get acquainted. Ontario spoons with the crest were presented to some of the officers of East Angus and Petit Point picture to Mrs. John Ossington and Petit Point pin to Mrs. Wells Coates which were made by Mrs. Walter Adams, a mem- ber of the Irwin W. I. Branch, Kent. Each lady present was presented with a large cake of Maple Sugar made by the Compton County President Mrs. Sterling Batley. Mrs. Ossington in her remarks stated that, in spite of rumors, the Quebec ladies stand together for Home and Country and she invited the Ontario ladies to return in 1967. On our arrival at Quebec City Madamme Claude La Laberte on behalf of the Cercles de Fermiéres welcomed the visitors. We were also welcomed by the Home Economist Miss Suzanne Anger and Mr. Roland Barette, agron- omist and Director of Handicrafts. There is a 29