Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Winter 1964, page 35

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North Thamesville Women's Institute prize-winning float in the centennial parade at Florence fall fair featured an old-time quilting bee with the quilters dressed in styles of one hundred years ago. taught us things about ourselves that we are not aware of: and to be more cautious about how we treat people. especially those of other races.” Bloomingdale had an address by the Coâ€" ordinator of Guidance of the Kitchener Sec- ondary schools at a meeting where the women had their husbands as guests. Ennotville had a lecture on “The Significance of Guidance in Education Today” by a teacher from the dis- trict high school. Winterboume members like book reviews at their winter meetings. Most of the reviews are of books in their library depot at the time. which results in members taking out more books to read. Often there is a waiting list for the books reviewed. Along the line of his- torical research there was a roll call. “Who has lived in my house?" Laura Rose branch found a visit to Macâ€" donald Institute and a tour of the building particularly interesting. Greenock recommends a sale of plants. shrubs and bulbs each spring. The report says: “Such an interest has been created in our annual sale that some members make requests for plants they want at the previous meeting." Because of this interest they are planning to have a program on horticulture at their May meeting -â€" the day of the sale â€" next year. Millg‘rove mentions having a film on Cana- dian history. Sheffield reports that their program on fire and electrical safety was one of their best and resulted in the investigation of the members‘ owri property for safety. Uniondale also re- WIN'I'ER I964 ports that us the result of the Hydro dcmonâ€" slration at their lull convention a member had electric-til “or‘k done on her home to remove a fire hazard. Strahanc had an interesting address on “The (are oi the Aging" by the Superintendent of the ('ount} Lodge. Thix um :it the meeting where tnembcrs‘ husbands were guests. Troy makes this continent: “every memâ€" ber's name atppcurcd on the printed program." Carluke hard an address from the agricul- tural Representative on Vertical Integration. and from the futility Librarian :I talk on books, suggesting uhat Would make u good course in reading. Bethesda had it librarian speak lo them on Books for Children; they consider lltl.\ one of their best program features oi the year. Buttonvillc Junior lnstilute‘s programs have included a talk on Courtship and Marriage. films with talks on Forgery and Breaking and Entering and the film This Land is Mine on the use of electricity by a representative ol‘ the Ontario Hydro ('ommission. Markham had an address on School Safety Patrols by their Chief Constable who inaugur- ated Safety patrols in the village with excellent results. Stouffville found a display of antique glass by a dealer and his talk on its history very interesting. Egypt had a demonstration on External Car» diac Massage by a doctor. Eldcr‘s Mills had a roll call “Bring some- thing on which to make music." The outcome 35

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