Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Summer 1966, p. 24

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another member took the Waterloo University's course on Money Matters with lectures and discussions on Sources of Credit and the Use of Credit, Insurance and Annuities, Estate Planning, Wills and the Administration of Estates, Investments. The president, Mrs. Robert Weber, is the only rural member iof the advisory committee on women‘s affairs which has worked with Waterloo University‘s extension department to set up a study pro- gram geared to women’s needs in the area. The secretary says: “The program of adult education which Women’s Institutes have bene- fited from for more than sixtyâ€"five years was unknown to the city women on the commit- tee and Mrs. Weber grasped the opening for a “plug” about the courses available through the Home Economics Branch of the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food â€" courses on nutrition, clothing, handicraft, home furnishing, etc. She explained that these courses are available to any group in city, town or country requesting them.” Campbellville Institute invited the local Girl Guides and Boy Scouts to their International Night when a special feature of the program was given by four girls from the Philippine Islands. The girls showed colored slides of their Islands; then they danced native dances with candles balanced on their heads. They invited the Institute members to the Japanese Centre in Toronto to see a program put on by some of their 2000 countrymen in that city. Bridgeport has two recent outstanding projâ€" ects to its credit: a donation of $100 to buy children's books for the new library in the vil- lage, and the planting of one hundred trees in the Grand River Park. Speaking at the International Day luncheon of the Women’s Institute District of East and West Welland, Rev. M. A. Aylestock said: “We need not go abroad to be internationally minded. We have all nations here . . . The people of Canada in preparation for the cen- tennial, might pause and consider what adâ€" vancements have been made in acceptance of all its population beyond a limited tolerance." Cayuga Institute presented a stretcher on wheels to the West Haldimand Hospital. Most of the funds to pay for this were raised through collecting coupons issued in an adverâ€" tising project. The coupons are now discon- tinned. Port Ryerse reports an interesting Histori- cal Research Meeting, when members answer- ed the roll call by “Naming something of his- torical interest in your own community." The motto was “Life begins at forty if you don‘t go like slxty when yOu’re twenty." Minden raised funds through summer bowl- 24 ing last year and bought a television set for flu. Hyland Crest Home in the village. They an: bowling again this summer so that they gm, make another contribution to the Home. Mrs. Ellen M. Rowe of chardine In“. tute wonders if her branch holds a record it members over ninety years old. One kecw interested member will be ninety-five in S; tember, another ninety-two in October ,_ another ninety-two in November. Mrs. Fred A. Stock reports that a highl of Tavistock Institute’s year was a dinner honor long-term members, at which eight ‘ memberships were presented. Mrs. Stock . writes: “Our TweEdsmuir history new c prises four volumes compiled by Miss Cort a local school teacher. In order that ii may be available to the community we 1 had a beautifully finished cabinet Cum made. The lower portion of wood com the volumes. The t0p portion is glass u. which the top volume is open to view pages being, frequently turned.“ Another ' from Mrs. Stock is that Miss Kathy Wi: a local girl and “Canadian Cherry Pie Que gave the Institute an excellent demonstr. of how she made her prizeâ€"winning cherry When Elgin County held its Summary on the project “Focus on Finishes”, the lowing original poem, "My Dress” by Kenneth Leitch, was found attached to or the dresses on display: It is no Paris fashion. It’s made of simple line, It‘s not of silk or satin But cotton very fine. If it could tell its story ‘Twould be one of joy and tearsâ€" One of fitting and 0f ripping, Of accomplishment and cheers. It’s just a simple garment But I'm proud as I can be To wear the joy of sewingâ€" The dress I made for me! i Our 4-H Meetings By Jennifer Din-kin A Member of King 4-H Homemaking t Each Friday night I take a trip To a 4â€"H meeting, Although it isn’t really hip I get a friendly greeting! And there we laugh, and joke, and moan About the way our seams are sewn, And then we work and talk a bit Until the late night lamps are lit. And then at ten We homeward go To teach our MOTHERS how to sew! HOME AND cob “RV

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