Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Fall 1959, p. 32

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to educate the community on the equalization of taxation: had a health talk by the public health nurse: a speech on rabies by the veterinariannand one on sanitation and water purity by the sanitary inspector. Princess Anne bought toys and games for the school for retarded children. Coldwater Junior Institute contacted the on- tario Dental Association to try to secure a dentist for the village. Their former dentist had gone to serve on a school dental car in Northern Onâ€" tario. Oshweken sends a monthly basket to the Brant tuberculosis saniturium plus $2 for each Indian patient at Christmas time. gave a Christmas gift to an old Indian lady in a nursing home and one to an Indian boy in a children‘s haspital as well as cards at Christmas. Easter and other special days; also a gift to a hospital patient from another Re- serve, This Institute sent baskets to six needy families at Christmas time and provided cocoa and sugar for luncth for the schools of the area. Princeton Woodhury gave toys to the firemen to distribute to needy children at Christmas time. Boxall helped a mother of twins with diapers, bed- ding and other layette supplies. provided treats for the school children at Christmas and Halâ€" lowc‘en and sponsored a “shell out“ drive for UNICEF: held five card parties in the school for the community. Cowal each year entertains the school children and at a special meeting the preâ€"schoolers. They had a picnic with the 4+1 Homemaking Club girls in charge. West Elgin institutes paid the expenses of a high school student to a short course at Western University. Middlemarch reports: "Our vigorous protest to the St. Thomas City Council regarding the con- dition of the Talbot Street hill resulted in the roadway being graded and paved," This branch raised funds to take the school children to the Detroit zoo this summer. River Road has a pic- hit: and sports day at the school in June for the children and the community. Tryconnell spon- sored a school picnic. a pot luck supper and a bus trip to the Royal Winter Fair. Shedden re- ports that the Baby Clinic for the township is held at Shedden and the Institute is reap”, M for providing helpers. This branch thnillr‘. ' .57 every year to the public library. J Walker-ton Young Women’s Evening 1.. mm. in co-opcration with the music teachers sored a Musicale Variety Programme m: proceeds were given to the Association |. School for Retarded Children. This brttnt' ed with a variety fair to raise funds fur in hospital and held a shower of toys and mi ticlcs for Provincial Police welfare wot-L ‘lit Walkerton Women's Senior assist m- variety fair for the local hospital: dot-s , sewing at the hospital both making neu . and repairing others; keeps up a prjv-dlc \. , the hospital. They have “adopted” tlici: veteran at Westminster Hospital j the torn having recovered enough to leave the limp Paisley Juniors and Walkerton Juniort participating with the Junior Farm-er». drama festival. variety concert. debate». dance compe-jtions. field day. and annual church service. St. George supports the local library tiiu tions and voluntary librarians. Four memht at least six to ten hours service a week at library membership and the circulation of has increased steadily since this service Wits . Book reviews are featured at meetings. Arkwright bought cod liver oil capsuir the school children. Lion’s Head had a play in the count) festival, assisted at baby clinics and a polit looked after the library during the winter i. put on a concert on fall fair night. gave .i tion to the figure Skating class. entered fit the Rotarians‘ and Santa Claus parades. ti money to the recreation centre and joined i council. Park Head, in addition to many of iii munity causes named above. has a co to visit the shut-in and elderly citizens community. Lucknow also has a comnr Visit the sick or to send them cards am of fruit. They send treats to patients in ii hospital on their birthdays. \Vhitechurcl‘ When Burgessville Instie lute held 0 "Public Relo- tions" meeting in honour of their elder citizens, these members staged a parade of old fashioned dresses, hats. iewelrv. hand bags, shawls and nightgowns. (The fifth and seventh garments in the row are nightgownst) HOME AND WWW

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