Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Summer 1960, page 9

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male West Indian students attend O.A.C. and on this evening she watched a group of white male .ludents on the campus being instructed by some or” the West Indian students in the art of Yoga, 'lhey were having a wonderful time. all laughing together at the antics of the white students trying to carry out the exercises of their West Indian Heads. Mrs. Haggerty also spoke on the A.C.W.w. Inject, “Pennies for Friendship.” The fee from r inches all over the world to A.C.W.W. is only l o cents per member and this does not by any r suns pay the expenses. It is set at this low figure that no matter how wealthy or how poor an _ .ociated organization is. all can pay the fee. ennies for Friendship" is a project whereby it riches from time to time collect pennies and .. d the amount to F.W.I.0. office for A.C.W.W. s we districts have a regular ceremony at their .t :ual meeting and present their “penny banks“ to ii secretary-treasurer. 'he F.W.I.C. Foundation Fund also is in need . bolstering, Mrs. Haggerty said. Donations to t. 3 amount to only $42.76. t-liss McKercher said in connection with the ‘l it to Live" project, the Home Economics Serv- l-. Extension Branch has a Workshop in mind at l ‘rict level for Home Economic and Health con- \ :rs from branches and anyone else interested to it lid. The leader would be a senior member of ll Extension Branch, Food and Nutrition staff, it u would make suggestions on how to carry out ti program to make it interesting and educational it: wranch level. It would be a one-day project, in tubers of the Board agreed this would receive 'sl port and voted that such a Workshop be set up, Trading Stamps and Other Matters By invitation of the Canadian Association of t. *wumers, Mrs. Lymbut‘ner had been asked to it t-sent the Women‘s Institute on a delegation tr l’remier Frost and the Attorney General to pi cut a brief against trading stamps. Mrs. Lymâ€" ln tcr reported the delegation received courteous o . ideration and were told the Government would t'r tor the necessary evidence and present a trial Cr . No further word has been received regarding II: in taking up the correspondence which had h: .I received by the president, Mrs. Lyniburner or! she was constantly receiving letters for dona- ll' ~ and appeals. One letter was received from a ll! ter in Hungary, addressed to the President of ll] Women's Institutes of Ontario. * 1k * FRIENDSHIP By Dinah Maria Mulock Craik ‘ 'h, the comfortâ€"the inexpressible comfort . of feeling safe with a person, ilaving neither to weigh thoughts, 30: measure words â€"â€" but pouring them .y‘til right out â€" just: as they are â€" l ltaff and grain together â€" _' L‘rtain that a faithful hand will take and sift them â€" l\eeP what is worth keeping â€" .\nd with the breath of kindness H10W the rest away. at air * SUMMER 1960 ‘k * it THE GREATER LOVE Scott Horton He puts his slippers on and lights his pipe And hides his face behind the evening news. She rakes her mending basket near the light And sews a button on the baby‘s shoes. L He slumps down in his easy chair and soon Hts gentle breathing rumbles to ft snore. Her mending done, she sits and dreams imhile Then With a sigh. gets up and locks the door; Turns down the fire and winds and sets the clock. Then stoops to kiss the thin spot on his head. lids wakes and stirs but waits to hear liel‘ 5.", Come._dear, wake up, it's time to go to lied." And this is love? No glamour? No romance? Yes, this is love 1 palace in tenement â€" A love surpassing any spoken word 01' touch, an understanding, deep L'tll'ltL-nt. * ir * ‘ He asked for aid in finding d nitin. a tormer husband of :i client of hi\. divorced from her, who had emigrated to Can-tutu. He went on to say the man for some time now h.id not paid an amount of money for the support of their son and he wanted to find him so that he could get him to keep up this obligation. Mrs. Lyiuhurncr said she didn't know what next the Women's Insti- tute would be asked to do. Mrs. Lynihurncr reported that ll donation of $15 was received in memory of the late Mr. (‘Iill‘ Daniels. formerly with the Toronto Tclcgrum. Mr. Daniels worked very closely with the Federated Women‘s Institutes on projects such its the 'l'ciy Milk Fund and Radios for needy pcoplc. Mrs. Haggerty paid tribute to Mr. Daniels who lltltl said he could always depcnd on the Women's Insti- tute to carry out a project and she mid thmc» in the F.W.I.O. always enjoyed working with him. it was decided to purchase a picture with this donation from the Canadian Artists Series. The picture will hang in the F.W.I.0. ol‘t'ice. Miscellaneous The closing date for the A.('.W.\\'. lixsiiy Contest is November 15. 19M. The closing date for Senator Cairinc Wilson F.W.I.O. Citizenship project is November IS, 1960. Particulars of all contests are prinlud on the back cover of the I960 Winter Edition of Home and Country. Mrs. George Kilching. formerly of London. England, who was appointed to represent F.W.I.U. on the A.C.W.W. Executive Council regretted she could not accept this office as \ht.‘ is now living in another country. Mrs. J. Donaldson was appointed to act in that capacity. ‘ A report was received from Mrs. (hiirles Agnew in connection with the Royal Winter I‘ktll‘ Board. I Miss D. Montgomery, F.W.I.0. office secre- tary. reported that in the two years she hits work- ed in the office the work hits increased tremen- dously and is still increasing. She said it is most interesting and diversified. Many Visitors L‘itll‘ilt the office and are always made welcome. “I enjoy every minute of it," she said.

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