Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Winter 1956, p. 32

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The Collect in Action Institute member telling about an inci- dent in which she felt two women. ex» preSSed in a very practical Way the spirit of the Mary Stewart Collect. ‘ “Tuesday of this week was a hot, humid day. It was also the twelfth of July, and over five thousand people were in our small v11â€" lage to celebrate, for the local Loyal Orange Lodge was marking its one hundredth birth- day. The local women’s institute had been requested to feed the five thousand in Memo« rial Hall. “Now we have in our branch two Roman Catholic members who do not take an active part in the meetings but who are ‘Johnny on the spot’ when there is any work to be done. In fact, one of them is the village official tea and coffee maker for all organizations. So the question arose: ‘Should we ask our Catholic members to assist in feeding the Orangemen FOLLOWING is part of a letter from an or not?’ It was decided we were making a issue of it if we didn’t ask them; that in; if: stitute is non-sectarian; so we got a 11(‘2‘Ehbm to ask them and they both said they ' help. “I” “So while the fifes and drum plaw‘.‘ and banners floated across Main Street pix [Jim-1. ing the platform of the Orange Order ‘llein two worthy women’s institute member. not]; tea and washed dishes from ten-thirty . _ ml; morning of the twelfth of July until the “mg down of the sun thereof. If such a c‘ vi a; this isn’t putting the Mary Stewart l "1,1“. into action, then what is? These wom tainly ‘put into action their better in- .lses. straightforward and unafraid. No one tam have blamed them if they had said the) mum rather not, but they fulfilled the Col t he. the last line: ‘0 Lord, God, let us 1101 get to be kind’.” The Girls9 Conference by LOIS RIBEY to convey to you in a brief way a few of the activities and personal impressions of the Girls‘ Conference which was held at the Ontario Agricultural College from June 27 to 30, 1955. I found it mast interesting meeting and working with a hundred girls representing nearly every county in Ontario. Every girl had her county honour or better standing in 4-H clubs, had clone fairly good work through- out her club activities and was at least sixteen years of age. “You and Your Home” was the central theme of the talks and discussions during the I CONSIDER it a great honour to be asked Some of our lorlher north 4-H Homemaking Club Girls. A1 lhe lelt, Sharon Jewell and Jeanette McKinnon of {Aylesworlh club in Rainy River are demonstraling mak- mg muffins u! lheir achievement day. The group at the right, showing "accessories tor the club girl's 32 three days. These talks and dis. ln> brought out the club girl's responsibil in the home, the family and the commula To remind us that “home” was not plv our own little house, in our own liti‘ in munity, and to help us know our own ince a little better, we were treated to i “it; of talks on “My Home District" by 5-, . u: the girls. I enjoyed hearing about the inn and beauty spots of other girls’ horny 1:,- ties. These talks were Very interestis educational. Another of the many interesting feat wt. our program was the film strips and :: sions on “Family Living” and “Going 8 JV" Cor-ran q %4_ AuAb Thefl dcv bedroom," are from Upsala club in Thunder Bar have to Have] ninety miles to their achievem‘ and the Women‘s Institute helps to 'pay for the "uni- poriulion. This year Thunder Bay has 102 girl; 1 ‘5 homemaking clubs and 96 girls in IA garden JUD‘ HOME AND COUN'"

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