Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Winter 1975, page 18

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What you did not cover this past year. do so this year. Refer to Convener’s column in Home and Country for up-to-date information. Report to the District Conâ€" vener promptly after your branch annual meeting. Make your reports interesting. including highlights of your meetings. District Conveners I Duties of District Conveners are outlined in your Handbook, Keep in touch with your branch conveners either by letters or a meeting. All reports should be re- ceived from the branches by the end oI‘Apnl. If any branch fails to report to you. then it is your responst- bility to write or call for the report. Do not be satisfied with anything but 100% reporting at your district anâ€" nual. Send your reports to your Area Convener as soon as possible after your district annual. Include highlights ofthe branch meetings. number of branches in your district, and number reporting, Area Conveners Duties of Area Conveners are outlined in the Handbook. Keep in constant touch with your district eonveners. Hold one meeting it' possible. to work out all problems. District reports should reach you immeâ€" diately alter District Annuals. lfyou do not receive all of them. it is your responsibility to write For them. Strive for 100 per cent reporting. Include the number of districts and branches. and the number reporting. Do not wait until after your Area Convention to send on your reports to the Provincial Convener. When rev porting at your Convention give suggestions for im‘ provement and work to be covered by any speeial proyeets. EDUCATION AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES Mrs. Lowell C. Eller. Convener Nine Areas had lllll‘"? reporting. the remainder were very close. It is evident that the fault begins with the branch. then the District Convener did not follow through when reports were missing. Our Organization 7 Much up»toâ€"dtite ml‘ormauon can be gathered from Home and Country. Federated News and the Countrywon‘ian. Slide presentations. es- change visits. attending conventions. have added a new understanding to the work of the WI Education â€" Travelogues and customs ot~ other countries were IDPICR presented to members as well as learning about many culture‘s and customs of other people. Roll Calls 7 Which has more Influence on LI child‘s upbringing â€" Home. School. Church? Do you think the family unit :lb we know it today \vtltl change in time‘.’ ' Moltocs 7 Changes are good. the unused mind like the unust attic gets cobwebs in the corners. Too many people are Willing to carry the stool when there is a piano to move. Cultural Activities 7 International Dav proâ€" grammes: foods from other countries and special pro- grammes about our ancestors were reported by many members. Music. Art and Drama have been encour- aged ill meetings. Biographies have been reviewed. learning more about Derby China and the legend of the Myrtle Tree. talks on the willow pattern. tours of Art Galleries. knife painting on I‘elt or linen. Mam 18 had attended the Stratford and Shaw festivals as w as O‘Keefe Centre and many High School play5_ Literature and History â€" many new books were reviewed such as “The Store Timothy Built" by TL mothy Eaton; Pioneer Women of the West 100 i’em Ago; Stamp and Coin Collecting; History OfAnquuegv Crafts â€" Glass petti-point. rug making. quitting were demonSIrated. Discussions on painting sculpture. Indian culture in Arizona; bread wrappers made mm rain hats and some members participated in craft law vals. Libraries ; Members have been most interest j m promoting libraries. sitting on Library Boards. an m. couraging more adequate resource library facilitu . in schools. Old text books were displayed and me members served on committees writing centennis 1h. tones. ASSISTANCE FOR EDUCATION AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES ell Branch Foward your report directly to District COI'I\ :r following branch annual meeting, District Compile report from branches. be sure you c 100%. Following District annual forward to Area u, vener. Give name and address of sucCessor wher- essary. Area Follow Hand Book, page 67. Divide report u r two headings. Education and Cultural Activities. New Conveners Your predecessor should give you a file. ant ports. she has made during her three year term. I "Duty oI‘Conveners“ page 12. Article l2 in the H. book. Study page 67. Article 3, Read your Horn Country. Federated News. and Countrywoman valuable information. Thank you conveners for your report. suggest and eo-operation this past three years. Please givu new Provincial convener the same coâ€"operation. With 171:: F WIO Branches *\ .‘ Sydenham Wt co~sp0rtsor annual Senior Citizens Chtt mas party and celebrated 100m Anniversary 0I ’ Loughborougn Town Hall

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