Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Fall 1964, page 36

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land, made her own commentary and added Dutch cookies and pastries to the lunch. Port Lambton was fortunate in having films and a talk by a woman who lived in Australia and had travelled with four children fromKAus- tralia by way of the Fiji Islands, Hawaii and San Francisco to South Africa. _ Shetland had an unusual feature for their program on Citizenship. An address by a clergy- man of the nearby city who has founded a Youth Anonymous group for young men seeking moral help. After hearing how a young man now in Kingston Penitentiary “has learn- ed to make wonderful use of his life" the In- stitute sent a donation to the penitentiary chapel fund. Zephyr: “We had four new Canadians, one from Germany, two from Holland, one from China tell us of their homelands and their imâ€" pressions of Canada. All expressed their hap- piness at being able to live in Canada." Brooksdale has started a correspondence with one of the newly organized Institutes in the North West Territories. Malden’s International program had the roll call: “One way 1 can show my appreciation of the privilege of Canadian citizenship" the Motto: “Citizenship like charity begins at home; and a visiting W.I. member, a native of Esâ€" tonia, told her story of fleeing from Russian domination to Sweden, then to Canada. She displayed handicraft of her native land and served bread and cookies made from Estonian recipes. The program convener showed a col- lection of flags from different countries with a commentary on each. The meeting closed with the “Hymn of All Nations.” Instead of one special international meeting Harrowsmith had a five-minute talk at each meeting about a different country, if possible by someone who had lived in or visited the country. Comher has a friendship link with an Insti- tute (or is it a Country Women‘s Association?) in Australia. South Woodslee corresponds with an Insti. tute in England and at one of their meetings they sent a tape recording with greetings to the English Institute. Ruth Buchanan. win- ner at South Well- ington‘s Women‘s Institute Scholarship for 1964. Ruth plans to attend Teachers' College this tall. She is active in the Young People's work of her church and teaches a Sunday School class. 36 Palmyra’s International meeting featured a pot luck supper for members and their tum. ilies, the showing of films on the Cm..th Plan and the Save the Children crust is a motto, “Preserve the Nation’s Treasures t: it ‘fu_ ture generations" and the roll call “A nmonal food of another country.” Wabash had a paper on “Eskimos ~ and Present," with pictures of their horn and the “ookpik”. (This is a handicraft proi ‘ [ion of a little bird made of fur or hide nigh has become so popular as a souvenir . it it is now being manufactured commericul hut l‘ttst the Eskimos receive a royalty on each on My Ed.) Gravelridge is sponsoring a child t the third year through the Save the Children m. (We would be glad to hear from othet tit. tutes that have continued sponsoring cl- sen beyond the year when the project started I t At Shakespear’s International meeting Ite- titian and nurses from New Zealand an le» tralia, working in a nearby Stratford ti ml spoke and showed films from their coup Charlene Fulcher, winner of the Brunt County Wo- men's Institute Scholar- ship. Churlene has not had time for many hob- bies but she enioys read- ing and teaches a boys' Sunday School class. In September she will enter Branttord General Hospi- tal for a two-year course in Radiology in prepare» tion for a University (OUFSe in Radiotherapy. As a result of a talk on Institutes in t‘ at North by Mrs. Hough who did field worl’ to two years ago, Elmgrove sent a large l“ 0| uSed clothing to the Indians and Eskirr .it Fort Providence. Hillcrest, for International day had a i “It Holland and a display of citizenship papx \l another meeting they had a paper on it fit of Pauline Johnson and readings fruit W poetry. Lakefield: “At one meeting the wife he Chief from a neighboring Indian reser‘ ‘0 spoke on the changing times on the re: 9‘} She displayed some pieces of Indian hand All and these were purchased by our membei‘ “it our fair our guests in turn bought articles nm our exhibit.” Arnprior had an international progl'éll'tl ;» L’“ by men and women from other counlrlc' m' eluding a talk on Jamaica. Balsam Hill reports: "Our international “{0‘ gram made us think of our French Canii“'d“ HOME AND couv :th

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