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i Book at St. George WM . Wins Ontario Contest 21 --- Thelhome of Mr. and Mrs. Loveless istory booklenrly in July and arrangements are l Women'silunder way to make llllS an out-il rst placeisianding event, The boys' hockeyi' i-,teams sponsored by the club \Vlll'l i 8:. George, All!" Tweedsmuir village, 1' compiled by St. George Institute, has again won fl in the Tweedsmuir Cup compel tinn, this time heading, the pro-:be guests at the next supper meet- vinclal corn ctltion. The book' won'mg. Norman ' 'f' 1: 'ac p' the North Brant was the speaker, introduced by, , ll'S pi e in , Dr. John Charlton and thanked by \district and was forwarded to lo- Clarence ronm to be entered in the provm- members attended. The St, George lcial competition It Wm "0W "a Women's Institute catered. forwar for entry in illerl'ffilmnal ' Tweedsdzg'lm Cup competition. In a letter of congratulation from, Miss Anna F. Lewis, Toronto. the, secretary, Mrs. Morley Jackson... was notified of the success of the' book Twicedsmuir History books, were the happy thought of Lady. Tweedsmuir who felt valuable .early histories of communities was' not being preserved. The older peo-, Iple who remember so much of in , terest were passing on and 'n'o'.' record kept of this valuable "1-; formation. The books were judge'd: on general appearance, organiza- tion and information, historical data including that referring tot lpioneer families, story of schools,l lchur'rl'les, industrial, Women's In-I \stitute and other community 1115-, liory, current events, war recordsi' land local items of historic interesttl sand illustrations by way of mapgal and pictures. " i The St. George Book was made into two volumes, the first con- taining the story of the early set- tling of the communities with copies from early mops showmg the forms as they were at that time. A resident of the Village 'made a map of the village as he remembered it some '75 to 80 years ago, a copy of which is contained in the first volume. Pioneer iam- ilies and anecdotes of early days are also in this volume. In the second volume the story of the Adelaide Hoodless Memorial, Just two miles west of the village, the story of Memorial Park and Menu- orial Hall. told in story and 11- lustrated with pictures, is followed by later history of the, village, the manufacturing con-i l cerns, churches and service clubs. Current events, present late news. in and around the village will bel kept up to date with each year's, outstanding events. The work of compiling the book was done by . ,=the secretary, Mrs. Morley Jackson. _ who received valuable information and early pictures from the com- mittee, Miss Ethel Clemons, Mes P domes Herbert German, John .e Cnrdy. Leslie Osborne, Gordon Mc- ' Kay and Miss M. Thompson. hot ' only is the St. George branch happy over the success the book has received but it is felt valuable information will be kept for fu- ture generations to enjoy. . . "9113 Lions Dance , '1 of The St. George Lions Club spo - Jo- sored a dance in the community ope memorial hall which was wel attended. Lion Stuart Bell wa chairman of arrangements. An if other such event will be held early in May. The Lions Club will launch a project for putting a root on the skating rink in the village. This was discussed at the :- recent meeting of the club where is the president, Ural Mayberry, pre- id sided. Lion Ed Meyer, chairman g- of the committee to carry out the k< proaect, said there would be a draw valr'm the near future and valuable ler donations of articles to be awarded. A garden party will be held at Ithe vil- . for year- i. l l Moore,-- Brantford, Rosebrugh. Thirty-one 0»... Hum." ithe home of Mrs. William Read. ., - , r: \Vcsl; Flumboro, Oct 21 .-- Mlss 1 Joan Pl'llCllflrd' of Hamilton. govc g an interesting talk at me West 1, mambm'o Women's Institute "199" mg held at the home of Mrs I. ,Hal'fy Kmmpart; Members of Un- c '0" A. VV.I., were guests. Mrs. E J- L. Bcecliing presided and 40'F members were present. Mrs. C. O. y ( Green introduced the speaker andl,I Mrs. William Read expressed all" Dreciation of Miss Pi~itcl'.ard's ad- v dress. Mrs. Harvey Betzner and Mrs. William Nunn wcrc ,liinCh conveners. The next meeting, a grandmothers meeting, will be at Progr ammo Planning HE time will soon be here when Women's Institute branches in many parts of Canada will be bold- ing their annual meeting. Perhaps even now the executive and con- veners have been appointed, and among them will be the pro- gramme convener for the ensuing year. The office of programme con- vener is an important one. It re- quires tact, and enthusiasm, and originalityiin fact the success of the branch as a whole may well depend largely upon this converter and her committee. If programmes during the year are over-long, members get restless, thinking of the chores waiting for them at home, some may even feel they cannot stay for the social half- hour. If they are too short then the chances are members may feel that getting ready. and turning out for the meeting wasn't worth the effort. Then again, programmes that are too serious rob farm women of the relaxation they hope for in their monthly afternoon'out with the WI. Yet programines that are too light provide no new worthwhile ideas for the members to carry home with them and think over as they go about their work next day. - Then what is the ideal pro- gramme? Even that is a matter of opinion because all members do not thing alike nor share the same interests. However, to insure a. happy medium it should have variety. As a suggestion, when planning your programme for the year. don't have all the lightness one month and all the serious topics in another. Mix things up a bit so there is something to suit every- one. ._ Take Social Welfare as an example--a serious topic but not necessarily dull. You might intro- duce humor into your meeting by haying an amusing roll call, How about this: "What I remember as my naughtiest day in childhood." (There should be a laugh inevery answer to that one!) ' Then if you like metros on your ' programme ask one of your mem- her; to give one that is cheerful. For instance "The child is father to the man." A shért talk on this motto could be slanted towards a social welfare angle by emphasiz- ing the importance of happy home By G. P. Clarke life and early training to prepare children of today to become worth- while ciiizens of tomorrow. And of course you will want music--solos, duels or instrumen~ ials--if a piano is available. Com- munity singing, too, should not. be forgotten. but let it be bright, snappy and familiar so that all may join in the singing. If some of the singers are a little off pitch, what does it matter? The thing is to have everyone take part. Now for your serious topic for this meeting . . . how about a talk, or a paper, on the work of the Canadian Institute for the Blind. ' Most people are familiar with the good done by the Children's Aid Society and the County Health Units, but only those who, in some war or another. have come into personal contact with the Canadian Institute for the Blind, really know what wonderful work it is doing Perhaps you could get a guest speaker on the subject--and that would be fine--but don't for- get the possibilities among your own members. Incidentally any- one who has to prepare a paper on any subject, must. of necessity, scout around for material ---- and - that means one more person he- comes thoroughly conversant with some phase of life that may hith- erto have been unfamiliarlto her. Confidence Necessary To round off the programme you might have a contest 'suitnhlc for the occasion or a demonstration with every member bringing in an article of made--over children's clothing, showing how it was made and what it was made from. The clothing could later be sent to the lOCal- branch of your Children's Aid society. Of course a cup of tea and (we hope) simple refreshments will bring the meeting to a close and then, if your programme has been planned successfully. the members will wend their way homewnrd, re-- laxed, refreshed, and with their enthusiasm revived for all the good work that is open to active mcm- hors of the Women's Institute in Canada. We have dealt thus for with pro-- gramme planning and the import.- unce and responsibility of a good convencr. But all members should share in the responsibility of mak» Attack Female _ Beer Parlours, ' Closing Urged Guelph, May 6, (CPl--The clos-- ing of women's beverage rooms n c. l( H -- M in Ontario was asked yesterday in a resolution passed at the spring meeting of the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario. Mrs. J. R. Futcher of SLI'l'hon-ias, president. of the association, told some 600 delegates at the meeting that the continued threat; of Com- munism does not permit a relaxa- tion of effort. Other resolutions passed called for stricter film and comic book censorship, adequate Pensions for crippled adults and a progra of safety education. The St. George's Women's 1,1511. 'Itute wan first prize for its village '5' history, the Lakeview and Dorking {Women's Institutes took first prize 1 'm hooked rug competition and the Delhi and Indisville Women's In. stitutes won the essay contest. The competitions were originated by -' Lady Tweed'smuir, wire of the late ',Governor-Gencral of Canada, and rovincial winners advance into t). 'pominlon finals. M1 n v.._, .0... ~__ ing any meeting a success. With- out their co-operaiion the best ef- forts 0f any convener, no matter how good she is, are likely to fall flat. If you, as on ordinary men" ber, should be asked to give a. paper, a motto, or iakt> charge of a demonstration, don't say--"Oh. I couldn't do anything like that!"-- but rather~"l'll try . . . I'll do the best I can." Thai'is what makes a Successful organization--coon one domg her part. doing the best she can. And the best you can do is the most anyone asks or expects of you. Have confidence in yourself. Remember the story of the boy who was asked if he could play the Violin. He didn't say "No I can't nlny" His answer was--"I don't Vow--I haven't tried yet!" Troy institute Officers Review Successful Year Troy, May 2 -- The annual meeting of the Women's Institute was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sharp. The secretary read a letter on sponsoring a girl's homemaking spring club but a leader was not appointed. The dis- [I'le annual meeting will be held at Capetown, June 9. Those prcs- cnt were desirous of holding the next available district annual at Troy. It was decided to hold ai garden party again this year oni Hum 24 on the church and school} grounds. I The secretary gave a favourable' report of the progress made hy' the Institute since organized two J'cors ago. She stated there were' 62 members. A piano was pur-[ chased and placed in the I.0.0.F'. Hall for the convenience of com" munity parties. Present Reports Reports from conveners were: Agriculture and Canadian in-- dustry, Mrs. B. C. Humphrey; iome economics, Mrs. Winston \iesbit; historical research, Mrs. Cllory Misener; flower fund, Mrs. Elmer Robb? social welfare. Mrs. 'rank Manel; publicity, Mrs. Ed- ar Robb; Blue Cross Hospitaliza- ion, Mrs. 0. Dewoll: auditors. Irs. W. Gaukel and Mrs. L. S. Ieller. The speaker was Mrs. iordon Olfield, a member of ireensville Institute and district resident of North Wentworth. Irs. Louis Wood, who has done onsiderable shall work, spoke on er hobby. Mrs. Olflold presided for re-elec- on and officers for the year are: ionorary president, Mrs. J. B. obertson; president. Mrs. Joseph harp; vice-presidents. Mrs. Harry -ayman, Mrs. R. Weatherstone: acretary-treasurer. Mrs. Ross mith; assistant, Mrs. 0. Sager; istrict director. Mrs. O. Sage-ml .ianist, Mrs. Elmer Robb; branch? lirectors, Mrs. O. Dewell, Mrs. N. )enholm. Mrs. L. Meiler. Mrs. E. :hambers; flower fund. Mrs. W, vtiller: agriculture and Canadian ndustry, Mrs. B. C. Humphrey; 'itizenshlp and education, My; H, Hunter; historical research, and current events, Mrs. E. Miscner; home economics and health, Mrs. W. Nesbit; public relationship and community activities. Mrs. R Mane]; resolutions, Mrs. Edgar ,Robb; press correspondent, Mrs RTE; Humphreby. ' iirty mem ers were ,- and two guests. Refresllrffgfi'f: were served by the convener, M" M. Mlsener. and her commlttee' Mrs. v. Smith. Mrs. Kenneth Robb 'r and Mrs. W. Archer. _----' 4 Wundhnus!' l l i