Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Summer 1967, p. 28

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Miss Jeanette Wright, winner of lhe 1966 Huron Counly Wo- men's Institute Schol- urship, has completed 12 4-H Homemaking Club proiecls. Jeo» nette, the organisl in her church, is in training for a nurse at St. Joseph's Hos- piloll London, Onl. Mildred Summers branch reports: “Our chicken barbeque was a great success both socially and financially in our rural commuâ€" nity and is going to be an annual family affair.“ One of Stamford’s first interests is cooPeT‘ ating with the Mental hospital in the re- habilitation of mental patients. Clifford‘s Institute hall seems to be filling a need in the community. The Library board rents it for meetings twice a week; the Hortiâ€" cultural Society rents it for its meetings; the Senior Citizens have used it several times and a 4â€"H Homemaking Club holds its meetings there. When a member of the County Health Unit told Carry-0n Institute about a local family in need. the Institute bought clothing and bed- ding for them at Christmas time. The secreâ€" lury reports that after visiting local Nursing Homes as a group, the members saw the need of regular visits and this has been carried on since. Pine Orchard gave money and clothing to a family referred to them by the Children's Aid. Morriston says: “We had monthly eucbres in the school. not to make money. just to get the people of the community together." Troy held regular euchre parties. an old- t'ashioned dance and a fun night for ten to t‘ourtecn-year-olds with games and square dancing. West Flamhoro sponsored a community li- brary in a local store. (Perhaps this means that the Institute takes charge of books sup- plied by the County Library. Ed.) Binbrook says: “We increased the local library, which we sponsor. to two units." Kettleby had signs made and erected at the entrances to the village. Conninasby set up a safety exhibit at Erin fall fair. I Dalston reports that their project of sponsor- ing a little girl in Hong Kong â€" this is their second yearâ€"has created an interest in peo- ple outside the Institute membership. “espe- cually the men." 23 Elhurst says: “We did not have an inter. national Day in our Institute but we have three young German-Canadian girls as sum. bers and one French Canadian girl. we suppose these are young married won-mI Edi] We have particularly enjoyed their con» went; and some of their delicious foods that in new to us. Also a Scottish neighbor told us how her school days including a. Course at a m school where she learned dairying an. m keeping. So we have an International 1-. [mg each month.” ‘ Lily Dempsey branch had an addre~ n. local clergyman on Segregation and P tics. dealing particularly with the plight . [he Canadian Indians. When Donegal had its International t-et. ing with a native of Holland as the s, .er. all the new Canadians in the communil on- i' invited. Staffa had a roll call: “What I have l list} from someone from another country." A member of Golden Lake Institutt \ ; pen pal who is a member of the ( llI't Woman‘s Association of Australia; so i tiEll ' Lake made a tape recording of one is t meetings and sent it to the sister organ or in Australia. Amprior says: "Our International a ‘lng was one of the most interesting of th :n We had five women from different co rte bring some of their handiwork to sht' Lb sing some of their national songs and u of the way of living in their homelands.“ White Lake had a high school teachc -.h came from Budapest ten years ago, Sp on Hungary. Mount Albert gave $100 to the local -ll‘ which is an associate library and need til support. * * 'k "In regard to tenacity of life, no old yell (ll has 21ml'lhmg on a prejudice. You may kill till you own hands, bury it deep and sit on tht “l and behold! the next day it will walk in [lit back door, purring.”â€"â€"Nellie McCiung. 44:)! Clothing for lhr generations worn lhe Pine Ridge W men's Institute DP‘ house at Wyevo Front: Mrs. W. Mu callus; buck: M‘ Joanne Blow, Mrs. Blow. HOME AND COU "‘7

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