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Frontenac County: Women‘s Institute | | 4 C duim G ( 39 C id Sn m Group expands to urban areas | By ALAN CAPON | Whigâ€"Standard Staff Writer _ HE WOMEN‘S INSTITUTE § ‘"I have enjoyed it very much. I has been a ruralâ€"based like the friendly atmosphere of . organization for some 85 the meetingsiand the projects we years but it is now gaining a foot: undertook, At this new branch I hold in urban areas. will be helping.t‘on'g”%; the speakers o o rieeampane en s i & 4 £ t A new Women‘s Institute for preaued N wl {The W[ L9 Changlng women. living in the Ernestown, The Women‘s Irf?fi;t«utes are â€" : $ Bayridge and Collins Bay area . wonderful groups, she said. ,ll‘SfQ,Cfl’{LlSygl Zg{tl%%nd met for the first time last week "The len . 5 T 1 o tm SaK I and will hold its charter meeting M c trmeeth‘ s It #0 longer CE@m@er MS 98. ?:’T'l * oooenplegih All the members of the new ltselfpurely WZth "It is very excitin new uk s al branch undgrway angd pagrticularly K,fra: cgaigfieggigelgifgtgpstf:t‘]‘g rural matters one in an urban area," said Valeâ€" o t s i m rie Smith of Selby, who is the Fedâ€" \erated, Women‘s Instituté of ICT:I:Hr;;é members are former WI \â€" Ontario branch organizer for the Th ts f | area. < . The Women‘s Institutes:of Ontaâ€" | ! y rio began i 9 § a â€" \.__ "The WI is changing its focus a women foug%lgg‘fl;" en a group of @ \ little and it no longer concerns & S Women‘s Deâ€" | itself purely with rural matters P f \ ‘but is becoming involved in all partment of the Farmers‘ Institute | kinds of women‘s issues. We will of South Wentworth â€" a name | still be concerned, with rural that was changedpatithelsecond | | issues but with many, other issues meeting to The Women‘s Institute | "‘she said. of Saltfleet (Stoney Creek) â€" folâ€" to0, Tos Al | To date, 13 women have joined :{;’ggfii: Hsgazé;eg atézliress Ifiy r is e s 3 the new WI and Connie Harris is wabloenh WY WWWM% the charter president. The secreâ€" evesested women should creals P Te entdlnagaiins in condnee ces taryâ€"treasurer is Marlene an organization of their own to 1 ol : Jn > t Wentzell, program coâ€"ordinator is study homemaking, just as the ® * % m Penny MacNaughton and public 'Farmers Institute studied farmâ€" i ts & | relations officer is Molly, Woodâ€" DE Cmm ruff. \ Harmer Erland Lee and his wife p se n e e at iige:, h se : ~ Janet were also early WI pioneers 1 P o 0 en Frontenac District president ; us Ma ~3 ©Marion McDonnell will install the. 1 and it was at thglr home in S_toney ce n @ t ;.‘2 | new executive and area board diâ€" Creek that the first constitution of : s i‘r*«‘if\?'f,:'.‘i"»"; U > rector Judy Smith will present the the Women‘s Institute was written. 3 S uo l group with its charter.. The Canadian post office teâ€" iou . â€" dant ucet . |__ "TL/am really looking forward to cently released four new comâ€" / p t | the meetings," said June Barber,. memorative pos %é;‘f, mps honâ€" A P | _ who moved to Kingston Township oring women and one of these f |â€" from Smiths Falls six years ago. stamps pictures Adelaide Hoodâ€" less (1857â€"1910) founder of the Mrs. Barber beloncg}f to the Roâ€" Women‘s Institutes as well as beâ€" | c f esn heca pone 0 PADSITANELE * CC d an Order 0 g fimees.... Ts 20. Church at Amherstview but, reâ€" . S 3 MUpR £ »7*;.\:.‘&.-'-r im cently widowed, she sought addiâ€" T e «â€" e * ~y€ tional interests. . f tm my To ~€ | "I knew Connie through our lt t 4 ie n | «church, I learned about the WI, F o mpcal | | found I liked what it stood for and n I decided to join. They have interâ€" : | esting programs and interesting j projects that will give me a new | interest in life. I am also looking ie ie forward to meeting new people." SMITH: EXCITED O s Molly Woodruffe, who recently moved to Kingston Mownship from Glenburnie, has been a member of the Glenburnie WI for the past seven years.