Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Winter 1968, page 32

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Home Economics and Health Riverview â€" A member researched inforâ€" mation and led a discussion on the care ot the d choosin of n lon hose. teefilhreisicon â€" 1% 11min: displayed First Aid Kits for use in the home and gave a demon- stration of bandaging. Zephyr râ€" Convener invited a speaker who spoke on the work of the T.B. Assoctatlon and showed a film, “The Quiet Betrayal”. Gormley â€" A social worker, clergyman, a hospital nurse participated in a panel dis- cussion on mental health. Clavering â€"â€" A speaker from the local hos- pital describing an Xaray laboratory, and told of lab, work in a hospital. Morewood â€" Speaker and discussion on Clothes and Your Appearance. King’s Forest â€" Speaker from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. Branch re- ports one blind member who never misses a meeting. Lakefield â€" Speaker from C.N.I.B. tells of the Eye Bank of Canada. Grandview -â€" Speaker and film on Obesity. Millhaven â€"â€" Speaker and discussion â€" The Influence of Food on Health. Winona â€"- A Trip to See a Cancer Clinic. Sunnidale â€" Medieval Medicine. Lyn â€" Speaker discussing budgeting, bank interest and other interest charges. Citizenship and Education Maple Valley â€" roll call â€" “A Characterâ€" istic of a Good CitiZen", also a paper on Citi- zenship in which the question was asked, “Are women really making a contribution to their communities in accordance to their ca~ pacities and opportunities?" Simcoe had a teacher of Home Economics speak to their Branch, who stressed that family development and home management are a part of the economics of the home. Waverley â€" motto H Remember All Na- tions Smile in the Same Language. Elmview members presented a skit with the title. “The Community and the Newcomer.” Four aspects of the problems of newcomers were shown: the urgent needs, the language problem, being accepted, the sense of belong- mg. Wallacetown â€" A member prepared a paper on lithographing. She explained that the well known Currier and Ives pictures are products of the lithographer‘s art. Crumlin â€" A member demonstrated the art of needlepoint and petitpoint. She gave a talk on the history of this old handicraft. Preston â€" A member prepared a talk on the life of Mrs. Roland Michener, the wife of the Canadian Governor General. 32 Glenmorris â€"- A member prepared a “my on The Portuguese people in Canada, nit-i; customs, work and adaptability. Amp. We listened to recorded Portuguese music. Delta â€" A discussion on A.C.W.W. v til” the headings of What? How? Who? Tara â€" Motto â€" World Affairs arr Affairs. Jarvis â€" A paper â€" Value of dlsClp!. education. Greenlane â€" Speaker â€"â€" a nurse telli .1 children's diseases. Maple â€" Donated two dictionaries ill in Audubon Nature Encyclopedia for the ch us of the schools of Vaughan Township. Lucknow â€" Sent two children from the l to the camp for retarded children. Teeswater â€" Speaker â€" a kinderg n teacher telling how to prepare a child for u ing school. Gave two subscriptions to th. . tional Geographic Magazine to each publt .I separate school. Kairsha â€" Had a “New Generation“ t ing. Mothers invited to bring preâ€"school dren to meeting. Ufford plan a night for members and bands once a year, all expenses paid b branch. This night in appreciation to the who many times are behind the scenes successful project. Derry West râ€" A speaker from an , | Training Centre for slow learners and st 1‘ dropouts said “Holland and England toot- initial steps in doing something for YEI.‘ children. The majority can be trained [- normal work, There are many reasons c tardation and the seriousness of Ge- measles in expectant mothers cannot be - emphasized. Actually there are at least hundred different causes of retardation be heredity." * i it MARCH FIELD F. R. Scott Now the old folded snow Shrinks from black earth Now is thrust forth Heavy and still The fields dark furrow. Not yet the flowing, The moundâ€"stirring Nor yet the inevitable flow. There is a warm wind, stealing. From blunt brown hills, loosening Sod and cold loam Round rigid root and stem. But no seed stirs In this hare prison Under the hollow sky The stone is not yet rolled away Nor the body risen. ‘k ‘k ‘k HOME AND COUNT>

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