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7. 14 . WHEREAS WHEREAS there is a continuing need for better understanding between the Native In- dian People of Canada and the Federal Department of Indian Affairs; and WHEREAS the transition from life on the reserve to city or urban life is a difficult one for most Indians, resulting in a drastic need for halfway houses for training and adjustâ€" ments; and WHEREAS there is a growing percentage of Indians with criminal records, resulting from the repetitious and inevitable confinement in jail which does little to improve the outlook and morale of Indian people generally; therefore RESOLVED: that the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario request the Federal Workers. and Indian Parole Officers amongst their own people in sufficient num- bers in order that proper liaison be estabâ€" lished and that training for Indians in prisâ€" ons and halfway houses be given immediate attention. â€" from Northern Area. .WHEREAS there is no fortyâ€"mile«pcr-hour speed limit in the approach to. through and from. the Hamlet of Wabash on Highway Number Twenty-One; and WHEREAS four children have lost their lives in recent years and several accidents have occurred in this said area. in which there are three churches. two grocery stores. a feed mill. a fertilizer plant and a hall where Boy Scouts and Cubs meet: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Wabash Women‘s Institute. by way of an emergency resolution do request the Feder- ated Women‘s Institutes of Ontario to conâ€" tact the Ontario Government and do all in their power to urge that legislation be enacted to the effect that a forty-mile-perâ€" hour speed limit be established through the Hamlet of Wabash at the earliest date pos- sible. â€" front Southwestern Area. there are more and more ready-made sportswear made from polyester knits. a common complaint is that the invis- ible polyester thread being used in the hems and waistbands is unravelling after very few wearmgs: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario request action through the C.A.C. and the Garment Makers' Association to see that a change in the finishing stitch presently being used would. if possible correct the foregoing complaint. â€" from Trent Valley Area. NOTES OF NOTE. From the Provincial Board Meeting A motion was accepted that the name "Tl, Erland Lee Home.” be used officially. The Home Economics Branch has l‘equcw . that Annual Report Forms be mailed prompt after Annual Meetings so that correct mail. lists can be compiled. Contributing A.C.W.W. Members are minded to renew these Memberships as li‘ fall due. They may be Sent to the F.W.I.O. i fice. 1200 Bay Street, 5th Floor, Toronto I Ontario ($3.00 Annual and $60.00 Life M. bership). Interim report of Membership Drive It cated that 49 Districts had increased mem'r. ship. 40 were down, 4 the same and 21 stili be heard from. The Annual Board Meeting will be heltt the King Edward Sheraton Hotel, Novem 2630, 1973. A cheque for $50.00 was presented by Ontario Junior Women’s Institutes to the i Home Committee to purchase china for dining room. * i * Official Opening of Erland Lee Home Aug. 9, 1973 2 PM Erlonel Lee Home Ridge Road Stoney Creek, Ontario Reception 3 PM Brunch Secretaries please notify Mrs. M. G. Miller 5297 Lawrence Ave. E. Highland Creek, Ontario M'IC 1R5 by July 15 stating the number coming from their Brunch Special Wentworth County Day, Aug. i The Erland Lee Committee announce appointment of Mrs. Wayne Coombs as l: ess at the Erland Lee Home effective Jttnu Mrs. Coombs has been acting hostess at home for the past year. We welcome ' Coombs and her husband to this position, Reservations for visiting the home still t. made to Mrs. Austin Zoeller. New Hantl“ on forms which were sent to all Branch sc taries. Forms are available from the F.“ ' office. 1200 Bay Street, Fifth Floor. Tort 185. Ontario. HOME AND COUH