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Ingleside treated to pioneer program The folio wing it an excerpt from an nrticle that appeared in the Novem- ber 30. I985 edition of the Standard- Freeholder. lngleside Wl was treated to an suthentic description of pioneer livâ€" mg in Upper Canada Village by none other than the Mamma of the house- hold. Jean Thompson. Jean elabor- ated on the preparing of meals for the lamin which were made from the farm and garden produce; how pio- neers made jam. jellies and pickles; how they sheared the sheep and made clothing from wool; how they made candles for fighting; made butter and packed it in cracks; cured the meat with salt; dried apples and other Iruits. Husking corn and ham rais- ing bees provided entertainment. Carleton District has busy autumn Carleton District branches had a busy fall season. in addition to reg» ular branch meetings. members were involved in a variety of projects. Carleton East and West districts managed the tea room at the October fair, ensuring a good supply of homeâ€" made refreshments. Qarleton East president Jennie Craig has been involved in discus- stons to identify areas of develop- ment for Zambian women. The Wl‘s. the Cattlemen's Association and the Pork Producers also sponsored a demonstration of microwave cook- mg. The annual convention of Ottawa area WI was. held at the Talisman Inn, Ottawa, October 28 and 29. The theme was "Today's Youth: Tomor- row's Worldl" M011"! Pleasant JWI recent/y Sponsored 0 i‘FEK’ld/ll't" cute unu‘ l/Uiiull’f/ proceeds to the Lennox and Admire/mt (mme 4â€"H pmerum 7hr Ill / branch decided to come lo the an] o] the 4-H pruzrum after u: an Intumt [tonal Youth Year PijPL'l. Amon those who mutated nit/t flit: Col/r err (I. to H.) Maureen Bowling. prestrlent; unrintwnbers Debbie ( hut/nit! , [hum Kimmerly and Gail McCullough. Aberdeen J WI branch boasts brief, but proud history By DONNA CLARK Aberdeen branch. in the Durham area of Grey County. organized in June 1983 with seven charter memv bets. Present membership is 15 and growing. Aberdeen is fulfilling the motto “For Home and Country” â€" since 1983 we have added four [18“ citizens to our community and more are on the way. We have had a variety of programs at our meetings: presenng our nood- lands, legal concerns ofwomen. hair care, skin care, streetâ€"proofing our children, genealogy. Our families get involved in our activities as well, Husbands and children joined us for our picnic in August and our Christ mas party in December. Halloween was celebrated with a masquerade party for the children. Aberdeen branch has become in- volved in the community as \\ ell. Members have attended leadership workshops and conducted short courses; we contributed a fitness break at our FWI District Annual: we a x Please bear with us. . . ‘ Pleasedon't "grow!" too loudlr {lit-cur momenta" to Home at Country ' . when 'I appear in this issue. The evtensive co ternge ojthe F H '10 annual " Wing-rallied in an almost “unbearable ' ' spare shortage. and n was new 7 easier-y Input some of your stories and photos into ‘ hibernation " until the 1&1 We'll do our best to indudejnow contributions in the Spring 5'!» top, A (it! ojotlterfeolum plannedfor that issue appears on page :3. fed the plonmcâ€"n nl [he Burith plowing match; and “c ho‘wJ on donations lu se\era| charmer-l; v'» nlzations In the area. To Lemme-nu v rate IYY. Aberdeen sponsored .i :,la in the arts and crath dinner: in Durham Agricultural Sflc’lcig- Fair on a “challenging cared" also have begun our 4-H program or sponsoring a club and pru‘. .dnr leaders. The Aberdeen branch ha~ tit-torn; the custodian of the " Aberdeen \':.- Iage History", the Tueedsmulr boot of the Aberdeen branch OI F\\ll"1 which disbanded wewral tears ago, Our curators are in the DFOCC\> or up- dating and adding l0 this l'll\[OTlC111 reference. A sense ol histor} l\ .1 gi‘ that ue must share uith when Aberdeen ma) not be the largest branch in .l\\'l. but ue are acme and certainly enjb) the organization in aii its aspects. \\e are looking to the future With optimism and EIHl‘lUfltbm Donna Clark is a member of the Aberdeen .IWI.