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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), February 13, 1957, p. 11

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i t lijui v tat f v reviews sixty years tiistory at local institute meeting of the ani- tbeh the bell telephone company of canada fxtra ustinos or ffrffe cost moke if for people to find you in business use extra listings to show other firm names for your business to associate your name and residence telephone number with your firm name or to show afterhour numbers for you and your key employees at home other members of the family and relatives roomers or boarders would benefit iron having their names listed in the telephone directory please be sure to check your directory right owoy fo changes and additions in the white page section or the yellow pages call our business office without delay but wednesday tmrty three omens institute of mr r t their regular- meeting opened with the in- ode end the mary stew- two minutes silence in memory of mrs aw sfcmplt a longtime member of the organisation who died recent ly r coll was answered by -giv- kg pioneer custom or showing tmeqftic ajnd by telling ifc history this proved very inter- a committee was an te arrange a celebration for the sixtieth anniversary of the bastitote mrs damon roberts ejispmhjed the extension course to he held on march 4th members were asked to save clothing for crippled civilians and to leave any dapsbofts with mrs annie bal- taatiee mrs ernie pearce read a poem entitled after pour mrs victor torrance and mrs wtuiaan crdmar sang a duet mrs e r robinson gave the fol lowing paper on the history of the womens institute if soajte one were to ask what is the largest and most wide spread single organization for m in the world even we institute members might hesitate 2 scarcely realizing the answer is the womens institute it has formed a true sisterhood far above the prejudice and pettiness of race and creed and has set a shinin example of unity during its entire 6fr years of existence we can be forever proud of on- uo gift to the world the institute was originated by mrs john hoodless of wentworthlkemble institute in grey county county after the death of jrtr followed a short time later first child which she felt was due largely to lack of knowledge of infant feeding about jjthts time the department of agri culture was beginning ift tor improvement of farm mats mrs- hoodless felt health and wellbeing of the hu- fman family was of more vital im portance she therefore approach ed the department of education urging that the rudiments ox homemaking be taught in rural schools she received no encouragement the men being more willing to spend money to study the feed ing and- care of hogs i- about this time mr airland lean a broadminded and public- spirited graduate of ontario agri cultural college and a member of fatmersl institute hearcl mr hoodless give a stirring address on the need of domestic science and sewing in our schools hd was so impressed by her address he invited mrs hoodless to speak at next meet ing of the farmers institute the 35 womn present promised to attend a meeting to form a womens organization similar to the mens on friday feb 19 1897 mrs hoodless was amazed to find 101 women at squires fall stoney creek also mr lee whoacted as chairman here was organized the first womens institute in the world using the name womens dept of domestic economy in affiliation with the farmers institute of south wentworth the first re gular meeting was held feb 25 1897 when the name was chan ged to stoney creek womens in stitute the second institute was or ganized at whitby in june 1897 firsj suggested the motto for rome and country which was adopted in in 1803 a committee was chosen to select an emblem or an insti tute pin the design of thepln was copied largely from a signet ring worn by laura rose step- bens in 1825 leaders were train ed to conduct short courses in a number of subjects the womens institutes first de monstrated the need of medical inspection in schools at the first- inspection r 433 pupils were found in need of some attention among 900 inspected and that fall tm1 ohm tow hwalp wednesdayevening feb 13 m67 in 1903 the first convention was held at guelph in the new mac- donald hall not then completed it was laura rose stevens the a resolution was passed requesting the department of education to es- tablisba system of medical and dental inspection of school child the first clinje was held in lcounfcin 1918 and 80 of j the children were found to need ai in the early dfys circulating libraries were formed but were soon outgrown and the travelling library system took their place in 1925 music was added and in that year halton county in stitutes brought musical instruc tion to the schools this proved very popular with 1800 taking part in less than four years this led to tile schoral festivals in 1926 in which five counties took part there is a great work yet to be done in our womens institutes to even mention each of the hun dreds of fine projects carried through in recent years would take too long but we must men tion the war work so wonderfully carried on the one hundred and twentytwo thousand four hun dred and sixty pounds of jams and jellies sent to canadian- mili tary hospitals to victims of bomb ing raids and crippled veterans helped and befriended our founders- had the courage to blaze new trails and we can do no less mrs g campbell extended a vote of thanks to all those who had made it such an enjoyable meeting it was a brought to a close with the singing of the queen the committee served a delicious lunch the mail bag asks action on railway crossings georgetown feb 4 1957 dear editor in this troubled old world of ours one is furnished with a vari ety of thoughts on the ailments and the cures applied are some times worse than the disease with the resignation of sir anthony and the inauguration of president eisenhower one took in hand to wreck the world and the other to build a sound and secure world if it is possible this seems to have been the case since the world began and with all our ex perience education and science we dont seem to have advanced much in the salvation of a suf fering world when one hears so much about the misery and want caused by the domination and- enslavement of the less greater powers throu ghout the world with nothing but selfinterest at heart these great powers are trying to set thel world free or at least relieve the suffering that still remains a prob- 1cm for h if these great powers were to operate as promptly and efficient ly as the georgetown fire dept the world would be a paradise for all rich and poor alike the same would apply to council and board of transport if they were inter ested enough or cared enough to eliminate the level crossings which still and will remain a men ace to toad and highway traffic nevertheless i must say that wc arc fortunate at least to have the georgetown fire dept on call day or night saturdays and sun days included they are always on the job ready and willing to do their utmost to relieve the suffeirngs caused by ore wherc- evcr it may be honest action is what the world is yearning for yours truly j i g graham r r 1 nine brownies in enrolment ceremony nine brownies joined the first georgetown pack at en enrolment ceremony wednesday in the parish hall of st- georges anglican church welcomed into the pack jutrs norman marchmcnt dis trict commissioner were diane schenk bonnie saunders karen jjteichardh margaret thompson lynn bradley judy mccrea maur een smith jacqueline lince and judy nash during the evening the brown ies sang some of their songs and i played a few games to giveparents an idea of how their meetings are conducted brown owl mrs james goodlet and tawny owl mrs roy bradley led the brownies in these and rev kenneth richardson spoke a few words during the serej tag of lunch by ladies of the local auxiliary an added feature of the was presentation of goldenjbars to v im- jf q pacy jul n flowers fop every occasion i design work a spsetaltyl flowers by wire a in jhe world norton floral tr 35 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