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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-12-06, Page 30PAGE 28--GODERICH SIGNAL-STAR,'THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1973 WImembership going up t Appoint Mrs. Austin Zoeller. editor. The Federated Women's In- stitute of Ontario met in Toronto for the annual meeting at the King Edward Hotel, from Nov- ember 26th - 30th. The prov- incial president, Mrs. Harvey Noblitt of Ottawa, presided for all sessions. All 32 Senior Board Directors from all parts of Ont- ario were present. Miss Helen McKercher, Home E'.'conornic., branch,• Deptm.ent of Agriculture and Food, in her address, expressed appreciation to the Women's Institute for their support of the 4-H Home- making club work. The member- ship in clubs' increases about 1t►(11) members each year. We ,should use all our efforts to support the Associated Country- women of the World, 'either through Pennies for Friendship or becoming a contributing • member. Mrs. Austin Zoeller, New Hamburg, has been ap- pointed editor of -Home and ,Country." Women's Institutes were saddened with the passing of the editor, Mrs. Milton Pardy, in September. Miss McKercher brought to our attention, from the Vanier report, that 50'; of all Canadians are overweight and under active. There is an iron deficiency in some child- ren and pregnant women. and vitamin C deficiency in Eskimo and Indian people. We must mo- tivate the public to study the new nutritional labelling and the metric system. Mrs. Harvey Spry, Minde- moya, has been qppointed to the F.W.1.0. Scholarship committee. A new Scholarship has been set up to be known as The Maryn Partly London area Women's Institute scholarship.:11rs. Er- nest Watson t'ttcrson has been appointed to the Resolutions committee. At the close of the Tuesday session, Mrs. Norman Tuck, Barrie. showed slides of , the Federated Women's Instit- ute of Canada convention held at Banff, Alberta 'in June. Regional Vice president ap- pointments were: for Western, Mrs. Edward l'rstadt, Owen Sound: Northern. Mrs. Willard Miles, Matheson; Southern, Mrs. , Yates' Eakers,' Delhi. Mrs. Noblitt presented the re- port of the Aossociated Country- women of the World annual meeting. ACW\V is an .organi- zation of friendship and help among member 'societies that brings United Nations in contact with needy • areas throughout the world. Plans are laid for the . A.C.W.W. Conference in Perth, Australi;t October 8 - 18th, 1974. Delegates were chos- en from the Board of Directors. A.C.W.W. deplores all prepara- tion of germ warfare throughout the world. To the Save Sight project of A C.W.W., Ontario .bas contributed $2.372.28 and over $10.0(X) to Pennies for Friendship. A donati n of $500 will be sent to AC.W - as a donation to the Lady Aberdeen Scholarship to be used at their discretion. .. ,. Mrs. Wt'ni'"' G. Miller, High- land Creek, °in her Secretary's report listed 1295 branches in Ontario with a membership of :10,893. Mrs Miller also arranges hospitality for many overseas visitors who wish to visit in the province. A prominent place is given to the E'.W.I.0., Adelaide Hoodless Homestead, St. George and the F.W.1.0. Erland ' Lee Home, Stoney Creek as these were the two founders of the Women's Institute Movement. Mrs. Ilarvey Houston, Luck - now, Public Relations officer, stated Grey -Bruce and Trent Valley 'ave 10 years successive 100'; reporting. The Women's Institute is an educational or- ganization and many worth- while projects are carried out because W.I. members con - tinue to be alert to the needs of their own localities. It is en- couraging to note that our don- ations to other organizations are down by $5000. All moneys should be earmarked for W.I. projects. Mrs. Austin Zoeller, New Hamburg, chairman of the Er - land Lee Home, reported 'that between May and November 6,000 have visited the home, which included 108 buses. The Official opening was on August 9th. Visitors were from New- foundland, overseas & delegates from the Officers conference. Many priorities were discussed in the future development of the Lee Home for 1974. Visiting hours at the home will' be from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., bus loads, by appointment, 5 days a week, Monday through to Friday. For appointments during the winter months, write to Mrs. Austin Zoeller, the Chairman. Standing committee convener reports. were given by Mrs. John Ilermansen, Weston; Mrs. Fred Watty, Thunder Bay; Mrs. Low- ell Eller, Fenwick; Mrs. Brock Suddaby, Desbarats and Mrs. Austin Zoeller; Officer's Con- ference report by Mrs. Robert B. Weber of Bloomingdale, also Mrs. R. C. Walker, St. SEE OUR COMPLETE SELECTION OF George, the 'Tweedsmuir tory curator. The honourable Wm. A. Stew- art -had as his guest at the Royal York, Manitoba Room, the Board of Directors and Ex- ecutive of the Federated Women's Institute of Ontario on Thursday evening. The week's session adjourned on Friday. v G rUARANTEED NVESTMENT CERTIfICATES Perso as, Cards . AS WARM, AS SINCERE, AND AS FRIENDLY AS A HANDSHAKE r 83/4% ghe earth!) SIGN.AL-STAR 524-8331 (;4)(kirk li IN W.E. (TED) WILLIAMS West St. Goderich 524-7102 or 524-7665 =EE.HE I1TEItNATIOJ'1j LINE c IT WERE f N HER HAND '4 N I Ai ER_ GIFT OULD'..0 ROM • a • r THS r,.., SHOPPE GODERICH r • -14 OPEN • THURS. & FRI. NITS 'TIL 9 DURING DEC.. & ALL DAY WEDNESDAY A k