Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Fall 1969, p. 28

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Home Economics and Health Buckhom a A speaker brought informat- tion to this branch on the disease “Epilepsy . Hanover â€" A demonstration using drift- wood for making interesting home decorations was a part of the program of a branch meet- Ing. Culhorne â€" "Twentyâ€"five years ago, a reâ€" turtlcd child was a discarded child." said a speaker to the members of this branch. The speaker also told of modern homes and treatâ€" ment for handicapped Children and adults. Goudwood â€" A demonstration on the uses of a food blender was a program feature at a brunch meeting. ('hatterton # Roll Call â€" “A favourite use lnr cheese and the recipe." Beechwood â€" A guest speaker urged the necessity for Estate Planning and the Making of Wills. when speaking at a branch meeting. Blythe â€" Motto â€" "What to do and what not to do as a guest." Majestic â€" The members were divided into groups and given the following topics to dis- cuss. tlJ Daylight Saving Time (2) Shift Work U] ('offce Breaks (4) New Education (5) Use ol Insecticides (6) Old Age Pensions With or Without The Means Test. From the findings of the groups some resolutions were discussed. l-‘onthill â€" Representatives from the Alco- holics and Drug Addiction Research Foundaâ€" tion of Ontario acquainted the members with the work of this group which was formed in Ill-ll) They noted that Ontario Was the first province to set up a foundation to deal with alcoholism and drug addiction. Agriculture and Canadian Industries IIopcvillc-Swinton u A famous naturalist John Burroughs once said. "Had there been no soil, had the rocks not decayed. there would h.th been no you or I." This quotation was used by a speaker at a branch meeting to ex‘ plain the necessity for soil conservation for the hcnefit of humans. She also said. “History lunches tl\ that in the past. the decline and fall of great notions and even empires has often been closely linked with the last of soil fer- taint." “'illiscruft â€" Questions concerning garden- ing problems were :i part of the Roll Call at :1 brunch meeting A specialist giving hints on lawn care and on ways of starting a perennial border was program feature. ('mllsin's llill â€"â€" Up-l0~d;tle information on gdl'tlt'lllt‘lg “it‘. presented to this branch at a ‘3. spring meeting. The speaker suggested pm. . L. a sunflower seed in each hill of clinv beans, as the beans Will climb the sunh. stalk. Citizenship and Education West Oxford â€" A teacher speaking in medial Training presented those attendw branch meeting with interesting inform on this work. White School -â€" The Ontario film. “A . to Stand" and a lawyer speaking on Law raining To Women were an interesting gram at a branch meeting. Brampton East â€" The book, “A (t woman in Upper Canada", was review.:. those attending a Women’s Institute mean this branch. Derry West â€" A panel discussion on man Rights was of lively interest at a lv meeting. Public Relations Cavan â€" A speaker said, “Maintaining tic relations is the women's work, never - it begins with you and everything you . interpret your organization to the public ' Jubilee â€"â€" “Beyond L.S.D." â€" was ll’lic of it film presentation at a branch mu After the showing a panel composed judge of the Juvenile Court, a doctor. a t. ter and a worker with Toe Alpha led a tit sion on "Drugs" and answered many que- from the audience. This was an open nu sponsored by the branch and a large r from the community attended. Winchester â€" The branch sponsoru Annual Victoria Day breakfast for the v- community. Maple Leaf â€" Motto â€" “Homenntln'. no common task: it is the attitude that n. it interesting or dull." Mimosa â€" Motto â€" “There‘s more to .1‘ shopping than being the first at the bar- counter." Brampton West â€" “How do you to tension?" Members answering this Roll served as an introduction to an address t' local woman doctor who spoke on “Sum Modern Life." * i * The more we love our friends,_rhc It“ - flatter them; it is by excusing nothing 'h“ r' love shows itself.â€"â€"Moliere. HOME AND COUN“ "

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