Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Winter 1954, p. 21

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men's institute Holiday group at Guelph. Seated ore , Purcell, F.W.|.0. President, right, and Miss Isobel liday of Guelph By Mrs. Loren Guild e Women’s Institute Holiday at the O.A.C. elph could contribute a line to "Old Macâ€" 1 ald,” for “. . . on that farm there were 'u e gals . . . with a chit chat here and a chit t there, here a chat there a chat everywhere hit chat" and how we loved it! From the rning of July 6th when happy squeals of 'ght indicated recognition and reunions, to - farewells on Friday there was a commun- i of fellowship. t is as difficult to isolate the highlights of ‘ Holiday as it is to judge a good meal. Some e dessert, some prefer the meat. When the ole meal has quality the result is a feeling satisfaction and well being. So it was with Holiday. 1 0 live in MacDonald Hall on the beautiful ‘ .C. campus, to meet and to listen to mom- 5 of the faculty and staff was a privilege '- experience to be treasured. 8 morning tours with Mr. Taylor over the - pus, the lectures and slides with Mr. Mont- ery on Canadian wild flowers and weeds hened our interest in rural beauty. ’ ach woman who made an aluminum tray 3 pair of moccasins under the direction of s Isabel Leslie of the Women's Institute ‘= ch added to her Holiday th pleasure of omplishment. he women constantly mentioned the easy ndliness, the freedom, and above all. the derful meals prepared by someone else! i he quiet satisfaction of morning devotions er Padre Young with Mr. Kidd at the organ ted the day with a spirit of content and TE! 1954 leslic oi the W0mcn'x Institute Blanch. who IOUng the woman haw to make the etched aluminum trays shown. Women’s Institute Holidays thunklulncss, Each t'vvninu cndt'd with pic- tures, party or cut'ln'u The hours hclwi-cn offered opportunity for ri-lnxntion. Daily bus loads of wonn-n jtllllL‘tl the llolirlny group for afternoon loriurcs, which \Wl‘l‘ in'uv- tired and tiltluttl‘llipl‘u‘i’lIlilllll not], of ('(IIII'SP. there was spontaneous inn. One evening the women rcspondcd lo thi- i'nll of the Pied Pipvr :md followed M114. Graham, us she plnycrl hcr :m-ordion, ncross the lawn to dance in front of (‘rcchnnn llnll. Later in the Snuch bar, as our Voices jullll'tl in the harmony of songr and laughter, lln- :il- tcndani rcmurkcd that wc were in: bud :is the students. Nor will we forget Mrs. l‘urm-ll staunchly prcvcnting :1 group of young, lllt'll from crushing the women's “no in thi- [lllllllu' room. let' u Sergeant Major she Iii-Id llll'l‘l] back while the womcn fillcil their trays. Appreciation was cxprcssctl to Mrs. Purcell and Miss Lewis and to nil who had llL'llJI'tl to make the llolidny n snow-:15, 'l‘ht‘ Sul‘l‘l'Sh dcpcnrlcd, of course, upon llu- (‘Urnpl'l'tlilnil of all the women, which was. wliolc-Jn-zirtwl. It was a gay, carefree and good lioliiluy. Eastern Ontario Holiday Contributing a great (ll'ill to the cnjoymcnl of the Women’s Institute Holiday at Kcmpi- Villc Agricultural School was the hospitality of Miss Ruth Rurkc, Director of the school's- Homc Economics Department. The Women on holiday enjoyed thc lricndly atmosphere of the school, the bed-timc snacks in the common room and the delicious meals which they did not have lu prepare themselves. A word of TI

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