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in recognition of /0 years leadership in the 4-H Home- making Club tt'ot‘k. Mrs“. Dm’u Pegt'lo {it is prtut'tttt'ti with it gift in appreciation by Mrs: Oriund Mitgtrona‘ rm behalf of CAMPBELL’S CORNER WI, GREY SOUTH DISTRICT. OXENDEN GRANDVIEW WI, GREY WEST DIS- TRICT celebrated its 50th anniversary with it Come and Go Tea, Sitting around the anniversary t'ttke donated by Mrs. Harold McArtitur are L-r Mamie McIntyre, Gladys Hill, Rachel Cabonvt‘lie. Lattrirta Mallard. President; Luella Laney. Fanny Davidson. Annie Davidson. Standing L-r Laura Edtnonstone. Majorie Fox. Helen Porter. Doris Fiariry. Winnie Schroeder, Pearl Walpole. secretary.- Lydia Schultz, Laura Hahn, Jean Wall'ittgwn. Elsie Heat/i- err. Aleda Porter, Rita Porter. RECIPE FOR A GOOD INSTITUTE Take one well prepared President. One good Secretary. one good Treasurer each with a positive attitude. One Public Relations Officer who is on the ball. Take all the Conveners who are eager to help on the first Wednesday of each month. Mix these ingredients into an empty meeting place and for a special flavor add A group of Institute members and guests Sprinkle with a speaker and a social hour to enhance the friendship. Veneta Bondy, Anderdon WI. Essex South District WOMEN’S INSTITUTE 0N T V TV Ontario have commenced their new season entitled “People Patterns." Thirteen new programs will be accom- panied by thirteen from last year‘s series, making a total of 26 hall-hour programs. A program about the WOMEN'S INSTITUTE, was filmed at the Erland Lee Home and will again be shown on December 2, 1981. Telecast time, Wede nesday evening at 21:30 pm repeat on Thursday, 12:30 noon, In western Ontario, telecast time is one hour earlier, Check your weekly guide. FOR YOUR READING PLEASURE A most interesting book is just out. entitled. THE ONE- ROOM SCHOOL IN CANADA by Fitzhenry & Whiteside. The author. lean Cochrane. a former journalist has included all provinces and portrayed life in the oneroom school over the last 85 years in a most realistic way. yet, in a most delightful fashion. Old pictures of schools and former pupils, accompanied by human interest stories certainly will take many readers back to their one-room days. A few references are made to the Ontario Women’s Institutes Annual reports, when they encouraged health programs. garden plots. and arbor days. Also a story of Savard W.l.'s involvement in the transportation of pupils in 1922. This story was covered in Home and Country, Fall, 1974. A book. ‘One-Room School in Canada' is well deserving of a spot in both your personal and public library. NEW WOMEN‘S INSTITUTE BRANCH ORGANIZED Because ofthe closing of both local schools, the women ofthe community wanted a local organization. Responsibil- ity for the groundwork fell on the shoulders of Mrs. John Killeen and Mrs. Garnet Rickard. Forty persons came to the first meeting. just to talk and discuss. Two weeks later they met and officially organized on March ll, [98], under the Branch name PROVIDENCE-SHAW, DURHAM WEST DISTRICT, with 29 Charter members. Enthusiasm was running high, so much so that they Chose voting delegates to attend the District Annual and the Branch will host the 1982 District Annual. Mrs. Rod Stork contacted Home Economist Linda Cald- well, Mrs. H. Bradley, FWIO Board Director, and Mrs. F. Watson, District President also assisted with organizational plans. ‘ LIFE MEMBERSHIPS FOR SPECIAL LADIES DURHAM WI, GREY SOUTH DISTRICT honored two members who have belonged for many more years than the 25 year minimum. Both have served in almost every capacity at branch level, Mrs. Edna Maxwell held offices in both Durham and Hanover Branches. while Mrs_ Verna Sharpe is presently Chairman of Grey County Rally and a former FWIO Board Director. 17