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MRS. WM. G. MILLER s. Miller’s name appeared in the minute book of omen’s Institute when she was fourteen years _ (1 her interest has continued since that time. She held all the ofifices in the Highland Creek Branch ork East District and was First Vice President of ~21! Area but resigned from that office when ap- ted Provincial Secretary Treasurer in 1969. e has attended four ACWW Conferences and at SEC Conference carried out the duties of the sec- ‘council member and was responsible for the On- prcsentation at one of the forums, During her with the Women’s Institute. “Mary” has been re- ible for many tour arrangements. so it was no vise to find her acting as one of the four hostesses 'verseas delegates. The Constituent Society mem- jfrom fourteen countries travelled across a part of . io enroute to the Conference in Lansing. .er family have always been interested in educaâ€" ¢and present a scholarship yearly at Variety Vil- 'Scarborough (a school for handicapped boys) to ‘Student showing the most progress during the 0] term. At West Hill Collegiate a scholarship is ‘ented to the student with the highest standing in n in Grade 13. A student with the highest standing glish during his final year at the Wm. G. Miller r Public School also is the recipient of a scholar» or many years she was on the Women’s Auxiliary carborough General Hospital and served on the ring committee for the formation of an Auxiliary 11 Scarborough Centenary Hospital was built. but ed from active participation upon the death of her and. to take over the family business ofthe Wm. . illcr Insurance Underwriters. She holds both her ' ltiple Lines License and Life License. ’ ary is a native of Highland Creek and is experi- g the takeover from the rural life to the urban l. with little ofthe country scenery left except the By of the Highland Creek. She has always been interested in history and is ac- in the local Historical Society as well as sewing on museum committee at Cornell House. Sewing, needlecraft and quilting are her hobbies: little time is left for these since assuming the duties ecretary Treasurer of FWIO. She was Secretary on Committee when the Handbook was rewritten and usy working on the Erland Lee Home Committee "ti ‘ch proves time consuming. Mrs. Miller has a son and daughter and two grand- »:ildren who are seventh generation Canadians. MRS. ROBT. B. WEBER Bloomingdale Women’s Institute was organized on . 25. 1949 and Mrs, Weber is a charter member. has served her branch in practically every capacity I the years. Bloomingdale sponsored 4â€"H Home- king Clubs and she has a five year certificate hang- in her oflice which is a constant reminder of her "in with the youth in her community. She was Wa- 100 North District President for three years from 68 â€" 1971 and has been Federation Representative ‘ 1 well as PRO for Guelph Area. Because of her work at Area level she was chosen a ‘ up leader for PRO’s at Officers’ Conference and in 1969 was appointed Secretaryâ€"Treasurer of the Officers Conference. Her work in this area is well known to many Institute members and “Irene” now feels she has so many friends throughout Ontario. She says. “I didn‘t realize how much work there was. but the enjoyment I have experienced and the knowledge gained has certainly broadened my outlook toward the Women’s Institute." A native of Waterloo County. she and her husband Bob live on the former Bingen‘tan Farm which was part ofthe German Company Tract. The beautiful old home houses family antiques and heirlooms and al- though she isn‘t an antique bufl‘ she values the family furniture and old glass from previous generations. Mrs. Weber was the last woman to serve on the Court of Revision in Waterloo Township (women no longer are allowed to serve in this capacity): loves mu- sic. she and her sisters and brother sing as a family group: active in her church. having served as Chair- man of the Board of Stewards. She and her teacher husband were escorts last summer for the Young Voyagers, Twenty students from part of Waterloo County exchanged visits with twenty Quebec students. It was a most interesting ex- perience. especially when the majority of Quebec stu- dents didn't speak English. The Webers have four children and two grand- children as well as a St. Bernard dog “Samson”. who made his debut on the stage in the school play last year and is kept busy this winter pulling "Bob" around the farm on a sleigh. MRS. FLORA PURDY Secretary to the Honourable Wm. A. Stewart Mrs. Purdy has expanded her knowledge through courses since completing her formal education at high school and a special commercial course. After graduation it seemed all the “Commercial Grads" worked for insurance companies and she was no exception. She traded her career for marriage and she and her husband raised four children. two daugh- ters and two sons, The three oldest children all at- tended Teachers’ College and hold permanent teach- ing certificates. the younger son is completing Grade 13 and hopes to continue on to University. When the children were well on in school. Mrs. Purdy again joined the labour force and in 1965 came to the Exten- sion Branch of the Ministry. The first two years she carried out the duties ofthe 4-H Secretary. In this of- fice her Merchandising and Purchasing Certifcate from Ryerson gave her an added depth to carry out the work eflectively. In 1969 there was an opening for Secretary to the Minister. and she was the successful applicant. and moved to the 12th floor at 1200 Bay. It is essential that one keeps abreast of the times. so off hours are spent taking courses such as Management by Objectives, Filing and Record Management and a Seminar on American Management for Executive Sec- retaries are some courses that help Mrs. Purdy run the office more smoothly. When asked what is most important to her as a Secretary Mrs. Purdy said she could think of herjob as being divided into three areas. Handling correspon- dence and routing it through to the correct people so all problems and concerns might be researched. infor- 19