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MRS. FULTON Mrs. Fulton was born in Yorkshire, Eng- land, and was educated there. She received her training as a registered nurse in York County Hospital and worked there during the war. She married a Canadian RCAF Officer and came to Canada alter the war. The Futtons have three sons; their eldest was born in Eng- land. All three are presently studying at the University of Manitoba. Only the youngest son is married. Mrs. Fulton joined the Birtte W.I. in 1945, has held every office in their local. was on the District Board for ten years, District President for eight years, on the Provincial Board for eight years. served as Provincial President for two years. as F.W.I.C. Junior Director and Senior Director for two years each term. At the National Convention in Guelph in 1967 she was e'ected First Vice-President of the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. Mrs, Fulton is interested in young people's groups. has taken charge of Young People‘s and Senior Sunday school class for many years. She attended the Vanier Conference on the Family and was on the Advisory Council for Fitness and Amateur Sports for the prov- ince of Manitoba for four years. She takes keen interest in all community activities and for the past fifteen years Mrs. Fulton has nursed at the Birtle District Hospital. THE WESTERN BARBECUE As a special treat the Manitoba Hostesscs arranged an evening trip to Kelburn Farms which is owned and operated by the well known Manitoba Richardson family. Here the ladies were piped across the bridge at the en- trnnce of a bush lot by two kitted Scottish pipâ€" ers. Everyone just naturally drifted toward an cnclmurc in which two large pots steamed be- side a mound of fresh picked corn. Here also were the sand covered pits in which were cooking large roasts of western beef. The pits were opened. the roasts were cut into thick slices and served to the nearly four hundred hungry guests. Cold Slaw. pickles. steaming hot green corn. ice cream. doughnuts and lots of coffee took care of the hunger. Later in the evening a program consisting of a very fine girls‘ choir from Steinbach. Mani- toba and a colourful group of young Ukraini- an dancers and 11 "Reach For The Top” presâ€" entation with F.W.l.(‘. executive ofi'icers, Mrs. Clarke. Mrs. Matheson. Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Trivers. Mrs. Fulton and Mrs. Bielish. as con‘ testants provided much amusement. 24 A NEW SECRETARY The Federated Women‘s Institutes of C. ,. da announce the appointment of a new ,_ tional Secretary. She is Mrs. T. L. la y (Grace E.) from Winnipeg, where she .3 worked for the past ten years as a Food Su. visor. Mrs. Iasper’s interest in Women‘s Insti . work began as a young girl on the farm u .. the only newspaper was the “Family Her. ' In 1933 she joined the Miniota W.I., serw preSident, then on the Birtle District Bu and as President was on the Manitoba Bu While there she was a deiegate, with ‘ Forrester, to the A.C.W.W. Conferenct Ceylon. She also attended the Lansing Cur ence as a visitor, and has attended two Nat al Conventions, Vancouver in 1961 Guelph in 1967. Before going to Ottawa, Mrs. Jasper serving her fourth term as President of t! wood W.I. She has been assistant Editor “The Manitoba Institute News,” and later editor until Mrs. Evern Ames took it ever. With this background. the F.W.I.C. feel tunate in securing Mrs. Jasper for this posi' in the National Office. She assumed her do on October lst, 1970. MANITOBA DAY All of the F.W.I.C. members attending Convention were given the opportunity to more of southern Manitoba on Manitoba I By bus the ladies were taken on a it hundred mile tour which included stops at Morden Experimental Farm, the Brandon ricultural Extension Centre and the Intel tional Peace Garden. Of special interest to the members we stop at the picnic nook in the Peace Gar which is sponsored jointly by the Manit Women’s Institutes and the Federated Wr en‘s Institutes of Canada. F.W.I.C. also 51“ sors a very attractive formal plot at the trance of the garden. The organization i vides plants and maintenance. The Manitoba Women's Institutes plum install two or three dusk to dawn lights at picnic nook. A recommendation was made that F.W.t consider an additional allocation of $20.00 ‘ year to assist Manitoba Women’s Institu with the cost of maintaining electricity at ' two picnic nooks, This recommendation ‘r' approved. Editor's Note â€" It will be of interest F.W.I.O. members to know that One Hund: Dollars was given by F.W.I.O. for the instnl tion of a park bench which is situated near i entrance to the Peace Garden. HOME AND COUNT?“