Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Winter 1961, page 26

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Here and There With the Institutes Final Notes From Secretaries’ “Reports of Meetings” 1960 Programme Features Recommended In addition to our report in the last issue these um‘cx have been taken [ram the year's Reports 0)‘ Meetings. Ed. ‘ Union had a sale of Blindcraft at their Decem- ber meeting. Vineland bought a copy of the Hand Book for each member and made a study of it this year. They find it has added greatly to the members‘ interest in the Institute, Dorchester in cooperation with the local Can- ccr Society arranged an evening meeting for women over the entire area and had an address by Dr. Walters from London and a showing of the film "Time and Two Women." Appin says "We had more discussion on the papers read this year and this made the papers more interesting and the meetings more lively." Melbourne: “For our annual meeting we treated ourselves to a pot luck turkey supper. One member cooked the turkey and the other members each brought a dish toward the meal. Our roll call was “Sing. Say or Pay‘. We had a wonderful time." Lynedoch recommends square dancing." Walsingham's historical research programme had this contest. Short biographies of well known Canadians were read and the contest was to numc the person. Some of thc biographies were of Vincent Massey. Barbara Ann Scott, Gordon Sinclair, Dr. Best. Udney: “Some people claim that the best thing, our Institute has ever done was to have the film on safe driving with a constable from the O.P.P. to comment." “more debates and Mrs. Cecil Wilson, Vundeleur, Grey county, has led all of the seventeen clubs ever offered in Ontario and was a member of fifteen, the first Provincial Honours girl in Grey. Her mother, the late Mrs, Fred Reekie, led more clubs than anyone else in Grey in the first ten years of club work. Mrs. Wilson's daughter is now a club member. Brooklin had a constable of the O_P.|’ may, on "Cooperation and Attitudes Between tl._ t in zen and the Police Department.“ As u it an - community safety council was organized. It._--r.:,nL drivers were alerted and became more can itin their driving. safety traffic rules were [iii .1 school, Braemer had an O.P.P. constable «pt on traffic laws and the point system and \t-mii. a lecture on Conservation by a member [ht local Conservation Authority. Brooksdale’s high light was on family i. talk by a Probation Officer on his won it value to the community. A question 110- m to the interest. The secretary says, “\t m. at appreciate more fully the value of prutw . m opposed to imprisonment. both to the Hi. dual and the community." Brown‘s: The panel on “Sixty YEAH in. View." Drumbo: A visit from the Township _'ti with an address by the Reeve. Princess Elizabeth divides the honours ‘ a demonstration in Flower Arrangement b m. bers of the 4â€"H Homemaking Club am 4:. bate: "Resolved that man has improved in» fically. socially and physically in the i :ty years." Jean Brumpton had Mr. Elliott Mosc~ :in Six Nations Indian Reserve speak on '1 mg Times for the Indians." Mount Elgin: A talk by the local Fire .\.‘ ill. Chisholm: “On account of the Farm . .nt Survey, we had a talk on Safety at each i Safety With Tractors and Other Farm Mu. . Safety with Water. 011 the Highway, Frn IL. Electricity. Pedestrians and Bicycles r tin: Highway.“ Belfwutain-Rockside: “Our convention r- it gave her report in an interview with out it president which proved very interesting .i wt dry.“ Coronation-Bolton: “At our citizenship » ‘ts' a new Canadian told of the procedure to W naturalization papers. He proudly shot». framed certificate, also a pocket~size one." Cheltenham for Family Night had an m 'H7 1h TV programme with as many local tu- r“ possible taking part. Mono Road had an address by the 'ltc Health nurse on “Guard Your Heart." Terra Cotta's programme on UN. was tnv teresliflg that members have asked to hm 11" subject again. Alloa Juniorsâ€"a talk on Better Buymun- Bolton Juniors had lessons in “round d for the members. Another feature was on safe driving by an O.P.P. constable. Stratford Juniors think their best meelii: 1'5 the annual Parents’ and Friends‘ Night. Caledon Juniors produced a Minstrel Slto HOME AND cowl-'TRY

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