Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Winter 1968, page 20

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More Notes of Note Elliot Lake Centre for Continuing Educaâ€" tion is Canada's newest education centre. Mrs. Small: “Pennies for Friendship is one of the most important things to carry on, especially in light of devaluation of the pound â€"think about while pennies instead of copper ones.“ Miss McKercher announced a combined program for men and women in Memorial Hall, University of Guelph on Tuesday, Febâ€" ruary 20 and on Friday. February 23. In the Soils Building there will be a special meeting for women. Women's lnstitttte movement was featured on Country Calendar on December 17th. Tapes of Mrs. Dutt‘s address 0n opening day of National Convention, an interview with the international. national and provincial presiâ€" dents, and also of a speech on the Vanier Instiw tute for the Family as given by Dr. Wilder Penfield to Macdonald Institute Alumnae may he loaned from 20 Spadina Rd. Miss Sheila Lewis of Workmen‘s Compensaâ€" tion Board available as a speaker by writing to 9D Harbour St., Toronto. * * * Quoted from an address at a meeting of the Cloverdale Women's Institute H Motto - "The condition of 'Safety' within a group is essential to its success.” To feel "safe" within a group the members must feel comfortable with each other. They must feel free to exchange honest ideas with- out fear of being judged. There must be an at niosphere and acceptance within the group before it can function well. * * * NEW BRANCHES WELCOME!) BY F.W.I.O. IT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED that there have been four new branches of the Ontario Wom~ en‘s- Institute organized during the year 1967. These branches areâ€" Hawlcy Branch, Lennox County â€"â€" Mrs. Clarence Parks. R.R. 2. Bath, president. Centennial Branch â€" Lennox County. Mrs. Leonard Fitchell. R.R.3, Napanee, pres~ ident. Killaloc Branch, chfrew County Northâ€" Mrs. K. G. Schntt, Box 57, Kellaloe, president, East Oxford Branch, Oxford County North â€"Mrs. Thomas Thompson. RR. 1. Curries president. ‘ 20 Election of Officers The election of officers was conducted Mrs. Leonard Trivers, past president, -.. â€", Mrs. J. Charlton appointed secretary for election. See Page 2 for Officers, elected Novem 1967. L' Other Elections and Appointme Finance Committee: 1 year, Mrs, 1:, Parish; 2 years, Mrs. John Bell; 3 years, it Irvine Ford. Investment Committee: 1 year, Mrs. J. Holden; 2 years, Mrs. John Trimble; 3 ye. Mrs. Austin Zoeller. F.W.I.O. Scholarship Committee: 1 )t Mrs. Stanley Bride; 2 years, Mrs. Hor Judge; 3 years, Mrs. Earle Gibb. Officers' Conference Committee: r~ power to addâ€"Honorary President, Miss ‘- Kercher; Past President, Mrs. L. Triv President, Mrs. E. Small; Secretary-Treasu Mrs. J. A. Charlton; Public Relations Offll Mrs. C. Diamond; Officers’ Conference 8 retary, Mrs. G. Holder. International Scholarship Committee: H. orary President, Miss H. McKercher: 1? President, Mrs. L. Trivers; President, Mrs. Small; Secretary, Mrs. Charlton; Mrs, I... Lymburner; United Nations Secretary, Mrs Radbourne. Tweedsmuir History Committee: Honor President, Miss H. McKercher; Past Preside Mrs. L. Trivers; President, Mrs. E. Sm. Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs. Charlton; Curar Mrs. R. C. Walker; Board Member Mrs. Bennett. Resolutions Committee: (1) Mrs. L. Trivt chairman (2) Mrs. A. Zoeller (3) Mrs. Gen Young (2) Mrs. H. McMillan. Women’s Institute Story Committee Re. pointed. Representation to other organizations: ( nadian Association for Continuing Educatit' Mrs. E. Small; Canadian Cancer Society, N Brownlee; Consumers‘ Association of Canal. Mrs. B. Brownlee; Elizabeth Fry Socict Mrs. A. J. Calnan; Ontario Federation of r‘ riculture, Mrs. N. Jamieson; Ontario Historic Society, Mrs. Wilson Johnson; Ontario RLH Learning Association, Annual Meeting, M' E. Small. alternate, Mrs. Roy Westlake: 0' tario Trustees and Municipal Association, Mr C. Beamer; Ontario Welfare Council, Mrs, 1 Small: Royal Winter Fair Board, Mrs. Rt Rollins and Mrs. E. Small. * * “k “If you admire a man, emulate his virtues: 5 You dislike a man search yourself for his faults. HOME AND COUNJR'I

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