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ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE EXTENSION BRANCH HOME ECONOMICS SERVICE 20 Spadina- Road! Toronto 1+,0nt-8-I‘10, October 13,1961. Mrs. Fred Meens, R.R.5, Belleville,0ntario Dear Mrs . Meens: We were delighted to receive yourletter and to hear that you are starting a new Instimte. Under separate cover we are sending you 25 copies of the Hand Book, the Home Economics Service Program and the last two issues of Home and Country. A minute book is also being sent. If you do not use all the material which we have sent we would. appreciate it if you would return it. I hope you are planning to invite your district president and board member to your organization meeting. Enclosed please find a Report of Organization form. If you will return this following the organization meeting we will then have the records for this office and will be able to put the name of the secretary on our mailing list. If we can be of further help please do not hesitate to write Yours truly, ’7 I ' I I” Me” #7. 277 gem/é: Helen M.McKereher, Director» ‘%