Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Winter 1960, page 38

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United Nations organization in the county. At the December meeting each member brought a fifty cent toy for the Salvation Army’s Christmas cheer work. taledon Juniors also had a “Help Yourself“ series of programmes. They also list a talk on safety on the Highway by a constable. At one meeting a Public Health Nurse spoke on "How a Baby Grows." Castlemorc had a speaker from the Humber Valley Conservation Authority. Meadowvale ar- ranged a public meeting with a programme by the Credit Valley Authority. Avonton recommends two-minute talks on the meaning of NATO. UNESCO. FAO, UNICEF. ACWW. OFA, by different members. Also the use of National Film Board films followed by a group buzz sesaion for an educational meeting. Their programmes are planned so that they “have some thing to hear. see, say and do." Dublin reports a talk by a bird watcher about local birds. Their calls were given on a record play- er. Goulds had speakers on Insurance and Making a Will; Fullarton, an address by a Probation Officer, followed by a question period. Pendleton held its education meeting at the school with vistors and school pupils taking part in the programme. This was the March meeting so the programme included Irish songs and a quiz on Ireland as well as games and Contests. Dewars has one meeting each year in the school house with teachers and pupils acting as hosts and hostesses. The children put on part of the pro- gramme and the Institute brings ice cream and cookies. Hillier reports: “As a result of having a speaker on the Ontario Hospital Plan, more members decided to join a group and those who joined the Quinte Coâ€"operative Medical Services also took out medical and surgical contracts.“ Carpenter says: "Members are taking greater in- terest in the Personal Corner in our Institute. This can be something we have read and likedâ€"a news item. poem. story or something we have heard on the radio. We are finding more interesting subjects at each meeting.“ Mrs. Werner of Coistorville Women's Institute cutting her birthday cake when she was hostess to the Institute for their regular meeting on her ninetielh birthday. 38 Pine Grove suggests a panel discussiOn (‘n it i ing mothers and their influence on the harm with children. Oakdale recommends a panel on lloE rm Reduce Kitchen Toil. “ [0 Cumberland had an interesting deb“: question “Does advertising influence my (Perhaps the actual wording would be “Res .i H. advertising does not influence the 'clveragC -. or i r iii: " tlig'” buying" or something like that. Ed.) Natal bers felt that their most interesting prograr a debate “Resolved that life was easier to. fifty years ago than it is today." Rockland trunk; is enthusiastic about an address they I”; n [ht Relationship Between Child and Parent bx ' ist in this field. Ebenezer reports that the “Resolved that modern advertising is mm-i than beneficial to society" was great fun. Craighurst says: “We do recommend ir; _ {at 4â€"H Homemaking Club girls to put on a Pit tilmc Our members are invariably amazed at the > _ ,5: skill our girls exhibit." \Vest Fort William says; "We did enjoi, m. gramme on conservation with reforestatin. 1" Hf. forestation slides.” South Gillies had a tit tion by a local farmer on pruning trees and a demonstration that started quite a lot 01' ment or beautifying of farm home stir: Ouimet-Dorian recommends having a p} ‘.‘i.|.ti- or other qualified person speak on mentn v rizh. Burnt River advises other branches to ii; an: talks by their agricultural representatiu Art-S and teachers. Glen had an address on “.it} Books” by their county librarian who “rent its books live." Kawartha Valley particularly «to the film and talk on “Cuts of Meat and 2 1 Cook Them.” Halena Feasby had tut uilllOi trustees and three teachers in a panel dist r on “How to improve our school system." IIIJule places first on their list of interesting prog' no a meeting addressed by two members of . who Anonymous. Central Dumfries: “At a fall meeting rut-n!- bers brought flower arrangements and we h . tut-ii florist comment, This was interesting arrt :IiI‘" Haysville “worked in some lighter prograr ‘nr ing the Year.” They had one meeting r the branch directors put on a humorous st lium Rose branch had a number of ten-minute tl 'it'nii Some of the topics were Home Appliun Hut Defence, Etiquette, Rackets That Blow : his Spring. Maple Grove had a panel let. -" 0H Mental Health, the members preparing t with the help of material from the Men Association, Carry On’s health meeting featured a». r The roll call was “A safety rule for the h . [Us mottO, “No sense and nonsense cause i : arci- dents." the address was on Safe Driving I J ill-“h school teacher who teaches driving to h. it‘ll?“ students, and two nurses gave demonstraii m tit?! aid after accidents. Belhaven had 21 tui ““ “’15 driving and court procedure by the Chici PM“ Greensville advises “Use more films. 710:" “.6 free and there are hundreds available 1‘ '1'th l" braries and the distributing centres of H»: iiflllt‘m'l Film Board." Snowball recommends a “it I” J local statiOn of the Department of L ads and HOME AND coUNW

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