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r Star'stnff Special RICHARDS LANDING -- The 1960 area convention of the North Central Women's Institute will be held at Little Current, Manitou- lin Island, with Mrs. Roy Van- zant as area chairman. , The invitation to hold the next convention on Manitoulin was extended by members of Rowland branch of the Women's Institute. Area officers were elected with Provincial President Mrs. James liaggerty conducting the elec- tion. Supporting Mrs. Vanzant on the new executive will be: Vice Chairman Mrs. Jewel Chisholm, Mindemoya; Secretary - treasurer Mrs. Lisle Still, Little Current; Public Relations Representative Mrs. Sam Joseph, Goulais River. a conveners of standing committees were chosen by the nominating committee and ap-- proved by tlie delegates. Agriculture and Canadian in- dustries will be convened by \Mrs. F. White, Echo Bay; citi- zenship and edcuation Mrs. D. . Middleton, r Evansvill; Historical research and current events Mrs. J. Lee, Sr., Garson; resolutions Mrs. C. Coulter, Richards Land- ing; home economics and health Mrs. Lorne Wolgemuth, Thessal- on; audiwrs Mrs. Art Rowe, Little Current and Miss G. Bate- Aelicl: r i v e r s, Thessalon, was elected director on the pro- vin_cia1 board to represent Subdi-- vismn 29 which included distrim Central Algoma, Algoma N o r th Shore, East Algoma. and St. Joseph Island. Delegates, meeting in Richards Landing for a two~day session, Of 1960 WI Conven were greeted by two days of beautiful fall weather. The wea- therman seemed to outdo him- self to give St. Joseph Isla n d Chamber of Commerce 3 shot in the arm. 6 Chamber of Commerce contributed folders for all visitors ' which included a map of the is- ' 5 Were ' t . 1011' gave visitors an opportunity to see the finished product' and these articles were also available for those wishing to take h o m a suitable souvenirs of thcarca. The town hall was filled to capacity as visitors joined With the delegates from Sudbury. Man. itoulin, Algoma North Shore, Al~ goma east and Central Algoma in the evening session. Mrs. H. Johnson, district sident for Central Algoma' trict presided for the session. Highlights of the evening ses- sion Thursday were demonstra- tions by members of the 4-H Clubs. Judy Smith gave a re- sume of the Guelph conference which she attended in the spring and Iona Wood told of her trip to the Canadian National Exhibi- tion in Toronto as guest of the Ontario Department of Agricul- ture. Myrna Martin exhibited house- coat and matching slippers in navy blue corduroy, "pyjamas in blue with navy blue trim as a demonstration on the unit "sleep- ing garments." Supper club unit was demon- strated by two girls from Hilton Beach Homemaking Club as Bon- nie Cain and Bonnie Bunting de- monstrated the proper way to make tea biscuits. Allan Johnstone. Desbarats, showed films on Algoma's pot- tery industry, assisted by Mrs. Johnstone. A display of the hand made pottery in the Legion Hall rc- i :- .V PRIZE WINNER -- Thess'alon Agri- cultural Society Secretary Mrs. Robert McCreight, extreme right, proudly dis- 1 plays her second prize quilt to two friends following judging at the Fall With the winner are Mrs. one of the top winners in. other fair classes, and Mrs. Harvey Gavin. Quilt design is identified as "Jacob's Ladder." » Fair Friday. Holly Owen,