Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Winter 1973, p. 33

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Charter members of the Elm: Women's Institute. Standing from left â€" Miss Jenn Armstrong, Mrs. Don Dillobough, Mrs. Hyndmun MacMillan. Seated from telt â€" Mrs. Edgerton Borktey, Mrs. Burril Beck- stead. Mrs. Melvin Dillubough, Mrs. Hugh McMillan. Yarmouth Glen â€" A branch meeting was held at an Outdoor Education Centre. The su- pervisor told of the work of the Centre where students from Grade 1 through to Grade XIII come to study animals and birds and to take trips into the woodlot. Aylmer â€" A speaker from the local police force told those attending a branch meeting that the first three objectives of a policeman is preservation of life. protection of the public. prosecution of offenders. He warned every home owner to have the number of the police department right next to his telephone. Ballinafad. A speaker told those attending a branch meeting that old school readers were now being printed in paperback and sell at prices ranging from $2 to $4. HockltBy Valley â€" Roll Call. “I am an Insti- tute member because . . . Blount â€" “Which is more influential in bringing up a child. â€" Home. Schenl. Church? Why? This roll call started an inter- esting discussion at a branch meeting. Alton Commenting on the motto a speaker reminded the members and guests of the Bib- lical proverb, “Train a child in the way he should go and he will not depart from it." Orangeville. Roll Call â€" An item of inter- est in the last Home and Country. Carley H Roll Call from the November meeting was a verse or a thought on Remem- brance Day. One member showed pictures of Wartime cemeteries in France taken on a trip to Europe. WINTER 1973 Louise â€" The Branch Tweedsmuir History was displayed at a branch meeting. There was also Ll showing of antiques with an explanation of each article. Tyrconnell With the payment ot’ their dues each member told nhy they liked being :1 member of the Women's Institute. Lynedock Roll Call 7 “My Favourite Au- thor" A comment on the roll call was. "Good reading develops the mind." Mrs. Johnston, Public RelatiOns Officer lor the Pine Orchard Brunch, presenting Mrs. Wood with u :orsuge and Women's Institute badge on the occasion of her 90th birthday. 33

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