Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), September 16, 1981, Women's Institute, p. 5

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luncheon each fall as well as a booth at farm sales as money project A bus trip as well as a dinner meeting at the end of the Institute year are also special features every member looks for ward to With these few remarks you will realize Norval Institute is Alive and Well and looking forward to an even brighter future PRESIDENT Mrs Dorothy McLean Mrs E Norval 0 SEC TRES Mrs Albert Hunter Scotch Block Scotch Block W was formed in April meeting in homes until School was pur chased In 1964 Meetings are held the second Thursday afternoon of each month The Scotch Block area covers from the Line of to the Line of Nassagaweya and Speysldc to Milton as well as Camp- and the area Generous donations have been given to Mil ton Hospital and Cen tennial Manor as a result of our catering efforts We aim to carry out the best we can for Home and Country The girls use the Hall for their projects and euchres are held once a month during Iho winter PRESIDENT Mrs Joyce SEC TRES Mrs May nard Patterson Bell St Milton SiiverWood Silver Wood W I formed in We have six active charter members Our meetings are held the second Thursday of each month at 7 p in the dif ferent homes Our membership area takes in the 11 ere reek and Wild wood areas and some members come from Georgetown and Acton Our programs in eluded speakers tours and home crafts In the future we hope to in crease our membership and again sponsor the Clubs Our members help with activities at the Centennial Manor special birthday parties and items of interest to our SilverWood W PRESIDENT Mrs Clare Wilson RR 1 Georgetown SEC TRES Mrs Doris Lindsay D Georgetown Did you know That the Womens Institute has an on going scholarship program providing assistance for further education at local universities That the Womens Institute or Ontario assists with scholarship and special programs for people in the under developed countries Anniversary Page 5 History of Haton District Womens institute 19011981 On February 2nd 1001 Campbell Mrs During the next 15 Deacon Vice President Womens Institute of- When the international ten ladles met in Milton Brown Mrs Turner months meetings were Mrs David Robertson two In ploughing match was to organize a Womens Mrs John Wriggles various points SecretaryTreasurer to assist students held in Hal ton in Institute In worth Mrs Craw throughout the county to Mrs C Wllmott graduating from High guests signed the County The officers ford create interest In the The first branch was School to continue their guest book in the W I elected were President organization Several formed In Caropbellville studies In the Dr booth and the members Mrs J Deacon Vice- It was decided to hold key people from these Nov 1902 with Ethel Chapman Scholar- were involved in President Mrs Robert a public meeting in communities were being formed ship Fund was ing and serving 1800 son Secretary March When plans were added to the board of ihe next year lished providing a guests at the banquet at surer Mrs W J concluded It turned into directors Meetings took These branches were at scholarship each year to Mohawk and directors chosen a joint meeting with the various forms some- Palermo Burlington one outstanding In 1975 Womena were Mrs J L Warren Farmers Institute with limes with speakers and Acton Georgetown and Club Institute roadside signs Mrs A T Mann Mrs an unbelievable attend- sometimes with cooking Milton member were purchased and John Dickon Mrs of in the after demonstrations The next annual meet- The Womens Institute erected to identify the Mrs Zimmer noon and in the even The annual meeting held in June 1903 branches have always homes of Institute mem man Mrs WJ ing Speakers were Miss was held on June 15th at which the branches all sponsored Miss McGregor Laura Rose Mr George with the following reported their progress Clubs As a special project In Mrs D Hartley Mrs Cottrill and Mr A elected as officers since then these district providing not only funds Womens Institute A W Peart Mrs D Peart President Mrs J meetings have been held but also many of the plates were sold by the annually every spring leaders from among members At present 13 branches their members In the The District VVtJIMCll are active in Halton Senior Projects Womens Institute took a r District each providing teers receive bold step in when it OT services to its and training to en- was di elded to publish Soon alter the first She also meets with the training Many branches Womens Institute was executives of the supported children able them to return to A History and Atlas of their community to County as others the courses piled by Mr Ben Case of formed at Stoney Creek districts or her around the world by con J the accomplish- crafts foods and George The re in a second was following the Fall tributing to the Sponsor me ll S started at Whitby and a Annual meeting of the a child plan And in have A of seventy and by June 1901 third at From Provincial Board to keep branches have always been many and varied five was for- one books on the movement these officers and given generously to re- to spread rapidly In all branches abreast of the fief whether In our own was first in Lee Home and a one- mated directions through the policies and plans of country or elsewhere reduced in the hundred yearold lamp All the yean province Soon it was Then at the was donated to schools by the Palermo was purchased in Women necessary to have a District Annual the supply six villages In Institute This grew into memory of Mrs George with man Umb provincial governing Board Director relates Ceyton with kitchen Hie Musical Festival as Henderson a pas pre- has great Body and in 1919 the the proceedings of the appliances and sewing schools became of District deal to me of the Federated Womens Spring Board meeting to machines thousands of and provincial board homeland community Institutes of Ontario was the ranees dollars were sent to Save The District director life of formed with Mrs Will The Board Directors Sight project In India Todd of Orillia as from have done to the thc first president The vancement of the I in provincial board meets of the Womens Northwest a year and each of Institute They have ies are just a few of the the subdivisions is re- been Miss many accomplishments presented by a pro- Mrs G C Atkins Mrs Today resolutions are board director Campbell Mrs G a big part of the work at along with the Agnew Mrs A Cowan provincial level as they districts Wellington Mrs Merry Mrs A support the request for South and Wellington Near Mrs Crawford changes that arc sent in Centre forms Mrs C Service Mrs C from the branches With 12 and every nine Mrs M Mrs Keith of years has the privilege Brown Mrs Noma Springfield us president of electing a board Mr G Henderson Mrs of the Federated Wo- who will serve J Bird and presently mens Institutes of Onl for years Mrs Mrs It Alexander the motto for Home Alexander of George- The Federated Wo- and Country is always town is our present mens Institutes of Ont uppermost in their having been have made great forts Each member is elected to the provincial strides in the past always working as a board at the years They have schlor- Public Relations Officer Area Convention last ships to help girls fur to promote the work of fall She votes and ther their education wonderful makes decisions on be- well as the International Hon half of this subdivision Scholarship for overseas ATTENTION Builders and Home owners Federated Womens Institutes of Canada The Womens Institute held at the University at tain Issues She would movement soon went be- from June like Ontario to have a the Ontario borders 1018 1982 At present policy on Important with women from this Mrs Emmie Oddie or Issues such as land use province encouraging Saskatchewan pornography Junk foods the formation of bran is Ihe president of and feels that Ontario across the F I C Delegates to with its well prepared Dominion The first this years Officers well documented tional president was Conference heard her find Judge Emily Murphy of tell that F W I C is an easy She wants every Ontario with organization whose member to be a Public her vicepresident being opinions matter She Relations Officer for our Mrs William Todd of finds it difficult to speak organization because Orillia At the first for members volunteers do a wonder meeting on February across Canada on ful work 1919 several objectives were established to coordinate the provincial units to develop agriculture to promote educational moral social and econo mic measures and to encourage cooperation and community effort The Federated Wo mens Institutes of Canada coordinates the work of the Womens Institute in all of Canada and has a national convention every three years with delegates from every province having a vote New Brunswick is preparing for the next national convention which will be H06BYCRAFT carries the entire line of colours and patterns of HUM YARN Come in and browse Were in Milton Mall 8785711 Visit Our 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