Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Summer 1971, p. 18

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Canada. In an effort to select FZWJD. memâ€" ers regionally the following appointments were made later in the Board Meeting: â€" Grey- Bruee Area, Mrs. Emerson Emke. Hanover; Niagara, Mrs. William Mitchell, Hagersvrlle; Southwestern, Mrs. Ross Johnston. Woodslee; and at the Annual Board Meeting one Will be appointed from each of Rainy River. Parry Sound and Central Areas of the Provmce. Mrs. Sine will remain as a member of the Ad- visory BOfll'Cl until November. Scholarship Report Mrs. Lorne Daniel reported on the Scholarâ€" ship Committee Meeting held on Munday afternoon. Twenty-one Area. County and D18- trict Scholarships winners and alternates were ratified. Winners‘ names will be announced by Mrs. Wm. G. Miller, Provincial Secretaryâ€" Treasurer to the Chairmen of the local Schol- arship Committees. Samples of the Certificates which will accompany Scholarship Entrance Awards and of the Dorothy Futcher and Flor- ence P. Eadie awards, were displayed. Report of Board Directors’ Meetings In a novel presentation, “What is your pitcher rating?" or “What is your batting aver- age?" Mrs. Austin Zoeller reviewed the reports from the Board Directors‘ meetings with their District Officers. She questioned, were the women willing to learn and ask questions? Did they leave the meeting feeling it was tremen- dous, and was their feedback with the officers. doing some of the things suggested? Mrs. Zoeller likened the Board Director to a pitcher throwing resource information out. She said, "It can‘t always be dead centre over the plate. Maybe you want to throw a curve so women can express their ideas or get members asking questions and gaining confidence." Several of the Board Directors explained certain features of their particular meeting:â€" Mrs. H. Noblitt â€" the use and misuse of Emergency Resolutions and encouragement on the value of resolutions; Mrs. Wilson Johnson ainteresting discussion on plans for 75th An- niversary and the type of memento that could be available, a 4-H Club event, and a request that more emphasis be put on oldest Branches and not just the three oldest: Mrs. Cridwyn Lee â€" discussed feedback, advisability of supâ€" port to our own organization and of a pOSSibil- ity of a bus trip to see the Lee Homestead; Mrs. S. Cawker â€" enthusiastic towards having the meeting with twoâ€"way communication get- ting ideas and giving, and most important to bring out the quiet person and develop non- partieipants; Mrs. G. Burnside â€" officers like to have something to see, so interesting displays help, urged need for use of potentials in Loan 18 Library and knowing resources available; Mn George Meredith said that being in a dill..eran situation geographically work of Board mu : he presented in a different way by making 't" of time at District Board of Directors‘ Men M and sending out copies of exact inform ‘llL‘l: Mrs. E, Emke â€" not as enthusiastic . a” Ontario Women‘s Institute Story as she u .M have hoped. since they felt too much it. spent looking back and emphasis should in a,” on looking forward: Mrs. Cecil Kella method was to send out letters because g ,.| meeting was not possible because of transi tion distances. ‘ Board Directors’ Problems The Board Directors felt a directive i should go out with the Cultural ACtivilic-. United Nations Forms. instructiOns ShOLIi L- read first before any form is filled in: i u are all sent to Secretary-Treasurers and .t be distributed to pmper persons COHCt; l. If Board Directors not invited to District i l. ings in other Districts in her Subdivisicm i: should make it known that she would la: it attend. Some District Presidents do not .r Branches but question was raised. “Do thi - vite her?" and if not she could say she \ l like to visit the Branches; Board Director -l be liaison and contact District or Brant] l such matters as Resolutions etc. Always tinue to try to resolve any problems tact and to the best of one‘s ability. International Scholarship Correspondence and pictures have bee. ceived from Turkey telling about Miss Nu ya Salman, the young lady who has studying midwifery through aid from on ternationai Scholarship. MiSS Salman has cated that she would like to take further cation after she has completed her midw training. The Federated Women's Institui-. Ontario have asked The Associated Con Women of the World for advice as it is u A.C.W.W. guidance that this young M was chosen to receive our aid. Mrs. 1-» Turkey. who has been our liaison. Expec' attend the A.C.W.W. Conference in NW and it is hoped that the Ontario delegate. have a chance to meet her and learn forth: I the good work of their International Sch. ship. ‘k ‘k * Though man a thinking being is defined, Few use the grand prerogative of mind. How few think justly of the thinking few! How many never think, who think they do! Jane Taylorâ€"from Essays in Rhyme r. Morals and Mani- '1' it * HOME AND cow: '4‘!

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