Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Fall 1961, p. 7

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ornan . . , Throngh united effort women can ontrol anything in the World . . . After all, no hundred per cent of the mothers of the arid are women, and A.C.W.W. women can hange the thinking of over six million fami- ies.” She outlined six qualities women should trive to develop to become a strong and owerful influence for good. We must be thinking women â€"~ get the facts n both sides of a question and reach our own onclusions fairly. We must be understanding women â€" educa- ion that does not teach people to live together 3 not Only a failure; it is a danger. We must be courageous women â€" it takes great courage to stand on our feet and say “I elieve.” The future of the world will not be changed by supermen or superwomen, but by people like us. We must be advocates of freedom â€" always be on the alert to preServe it, because it is never secure. We must hold fast to the principles of Christian faith and livingâ€"this type of formula cannot be worked out in laboratories, but in the hearts and minds of people themselves. We must be able to say, and mean, the greatest words in any language â€" “I can." The course of history has been changed time and again by a handful of people with great determination. ‘ At the close of her address, Mrs, Smith was given a standing ovation. World banks were passed, and $|04.00 was contributed to “Pennies for Friendship” by the delegates and visitors. During the sessions. two memorial donations of $500.00 each were also voted to “Pennies for Friendship.“ one in P.E.l. delegation with their trophies won in the Tweedsmuir Competitions in Handicraft (chair seats) and the Cultural , prciect (their play “The Lady's I my“ ., Slippers.) Ontario's chair seats "1' are showu on the wall at the right of the P.E.|. exhibit. FALL 'l 96‘! memory of the late Mrs. Hugh Summers. a former F.W.I.C. President, Area and World ViCe-President of A.C.W.W.; and one in memory of the late Mrs. W. L. Clark, 88ch- tary-Treasurer of F.W.I.C. Dr. Nancy Adams also spoke on “Our Inâ€" ternational Challenge,” voicing the plea that delegates should be sent to other countries to give them a feeling of belonging to an inter national organization, and to form contacts to help spread the came of peace. She urged con- tinued support of the Lady Aberdeen Scholar- ship Fund and the Freedom From Hunger Campaign. The film, “Global Struggle for Food” showed the measures being taken by FAQ to increase food production in the under- developed countries. (All films mentioned were shown through the courtesy of the National Film Board.) Adelaide Hoodless Homestead The discussion group led by Mrs. Keith Rand presented several recommendations re- garding the future restoration and maintenance of the Homestead. Basic landscaping is to be- gin at once, and structural needs in the building itself. The Homestead is to be a record of rural life of the period of one hundred years ago. and not a museum in the sense of a collection of articles. Women's Institute mem- bers should consider it theirs as a truly national project and should have a share in its restora- tion. and for that purpose the provinces may be approached regarding a levy for its mainteâ€" nance. On behalf of F.W.I.C., Mrs. Roylance pre- sented a “Commemorative Book" to the Mother Institute at Stoney Creek. Ontario. paying trib-

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