Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Fall 1981, p. 8

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_.-.1â€"/r' A FOURTEEN LEADERS LEARN CREWEL Joanne Tituuvette {from left) Home Et‘wwmist. taught women from GRENVILLE COUNTY the craft of t‘l‘é’ll'l’i embroideth During the two-day course they learned em- broidery stitches and their variations. studied design and color. arid learned how to bind: andframe needlework. APPLETIME TEA AND BAZAAR Arkel] WI, Wellington South District sponsored a sucâ€" cessful bazaar. The decorating committee, Mrs. L, E. Coulâ€" son and Mrs. H. H. Lodge carried the appletime theme throughout the decorations blending the apples with oil lamps and beautiful harvest color of fall leaves both in» side the tea~room and the entrance to the bazaar. Table centrepieces in the tea-room consisted ofminiature baskets of crab apples. trimmed with blue and white gingham bows. A large basket of apples and brightly colored autumn leaves decorated the centre ofthe tea»table and blended with the blue and gold colors ofthe WI cloth. The mahogany plaque bearing the WI crest was displayed prominently on the wall behind the teiHable. General Convener. Mrs. W. F. Boreham was ably as- sisted by Mrs. Ivan Grinyer; Mrs. L. E. Coulson, Bake Table Convener; and Mrs. Al. Sunnucks. White Elephant Convener. A beautiful erewel picture. donated by Mrs. Scott Palmer was won by Mrs. John Buitendyk. l[ L; .f,‘ “5‘ , 4.1-: I, ‘ // Admirng the Appletimz- Ten Table are L-r Mrs. J. P. Bennett, Mrs. W. F. Boreham. President: Mrs. L. A. Jef- ferson pours tea for Mrs. Herb Hutchinson. 8 MINI EXCHANGE An exchange visit between Mountsberg WI. Wentwonh North District and Maynard WI. Grenville South Districr has now come about. The idea stemmed from the participation of members in the overseas Staffordshire-Omario exchange trip whicj. proved not only enjoyable but educational. Mrs, Goldie Council. of the Maynard Branch and daugh ter Mrs. Linda Stewart of the Mountsberg WI were respon. sible for the arrangements of an exchange visit of member living 400 miles apart. The members. even the skeptics. heartily endorsed it. idea after having exchanged visits. Seeing the sights ' another County. meeting new people and families, living one another‘s homes. Certainly helped all to know Ontui better. Members of MAYNARD WI, GRENVILLE SOUT DISTRICT and MOUNTSBERG WI, WENTWOR'I NORTH DISTRICT are seen viewing the historic .rim Eustern Ontario. Pituto â€"Pr'esmtt Journal. ELBA WI, DUFF ERIN NORTH DISTRK presented 5 Life Membership Certificates and Badges Mrs. Mac. Cunningham, Mrs. Frank Brown, Mrs. Da'. Barr. Mrs. Fred Pearsall and Mrs. Clayton Anderson. .9 are active members and all have served as either Preside or Secretary-Treasurer. Elba has presented 10 Life Memhk‘ ships in the last two years. SYDENHAM WI, FRONTENAC DIS'I‘RICi participated in a iota! parade. Members and thEirfamiiit't dressed in down outfits, rode on afloat through lit? villust’ handing out balloons along the parade route.

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