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a friend- Mound 5:00 p.m. on Octoben 29th, 1976, Helen M. McKeJLcheh Ate ed onto the efieuaton on the 5th fitoon at 1200 Bay and headed towand exigettevet. Lt m the final mite/[noon 015 wonh. The dated 5110va alt/Langemenu, the pwonat ptctuhu and _me.mentoé had been pached up son the/UL jounney to snatfiohd and hen ofifitce was neat and tidy 1501: the Acting Dinectah, MLM Mangaaet MyeJL, SEavaMoh ofi Foodo and Natloétéon, to wath into on Monday momng. The fitnat Auggentéorw and test memoA had been mitten. Evenyone had mated fleetingé and all me had and happy at the bane time. Evehyone finom‘head ofifitce eta“ to each Women't InAtitute membeh fiett they wene tootng a pe/usonaz fill/(lend. Someone who had been "the/Le" 60a 20 yew, gtvtng advice and abutting ate -â€" Heten McKe/Lchm. One oatotanding quattty, and a pubth with ha, wae the baLanced devotwn Ahe gave to both the waah 06 the Women'A Imtitate and the Home Economtca Bnanch. Thtb wan not eaty, 60h. both ptaced heavy demandA on hen tune, magnet and taflenta. Thane wags waxmath embodied in thte opectat tady and a wit and wudom to match. She packed mohe tdeaA, guidance and chant/ma into 24 haunt and yet fioand tune to AuggeAt AOWM to hand-cone phobtemé. Thehe wehe panties and gtfito, tuncheonb and nemtntoctngé; each and evehy Apeuat event a genuine tohen 015 fintendéhtp and tove. M4254 McKenchen'o goato wene afloayA eapmc‘oh and the encowlaged at to give ofi them beat. She was an image when and expected all to aphotd the high Atandandb 05 use Atytea that wehe wonthy 05 the Ontanto women'A She fiontehed coâ€"opeJLatLon and a AenAe 0‘5 neopomtbiuty at ev . Women'A IMWM have been fiontanate to have had Min/s McKencheJL an dinectoa - Maya heady au'th thoughtfiafl advice and abuayé toohtng ahead 50!: the fiutuhe 05 the 111.1. AA mwbeM, we ate all: pmonafifly gnatefiut to the Depantment ofi Agntcaflttme fioa appointing hen. 20 yea/1,5 ago. She was indeed mtndfiwfl 0.5 paovtdtng extha benefitto to meat uA - the help 06 the home economibtb, the ap-to-date comet, thawing ochoou, 4-H, painting Home and Coanthy, wene onfiy a flew. When one toohé back to 1897 when the omégtnat Women'é InAtLtate/s' conâ€" Atitutéon wan wm'tten, the 5m: appeat finom the new ongantzatéon 69): 0.0-0an and fitnanctat atttstance was to the Honounabte John Dhyden, Min/totem ofi Agucuttwie. In 1919, when the oagawézatéon had ghoum and a pnovtnu'at bound eetabtithed, Me. Geonge Putnam, Supenéntendent ofi women'o Inetitwtea, Depantnent ofi Agntcubtune, wan named honouhahy pheotdent. Seven pe/usoms with uanytng tittet have Aenved at Won between (19)“:â€" cuLtulLe and Women'A IMWQA dwulng thue yew and each hat too/deed hand to encouaage phoghamd to keep Women'o IMWM up with the amen and AW hotd onto the identity don which they wMe fiounded. The mtth ofi agntcuttme oven the yea/1A have been genvwws to owe w.I. Thhoagh the mtmlofly, Heten McKeILche/L'A contdbutéon to the Women'é. IMWQA hm added anotheh witeAtone tn the annau 06 can Mntony. Vault. tatent 50h deaLCng with people hues bet you apant, we atwaye 6211 you wane one 05 "at" and we thank you 60h. juAt being you. Happy hetihement! 777;»? «Minefiéxu 3