The Citizen, 1986-12-10, Page 34PAGE 34. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1986.
Local Women on WI executive
Blyth Festival has been holding its winter workshop period last week and this, meaning the village is alive
with actors, musicians and directors. Friday night a public reading of the musical ‘ ‘The Girls in the Gang’ ’
was performed at Memorial Hall. Author Ray Storey [left] and composer John Roby [right] work with the
girls in the gang actresses Patricia Vanstone, Briget O’Sullivan, Katia de Pena and Denise Kennedy.
Peace Begins With Me was the
theme of the 47th Federated
Women’s Institute of Ontario
(FW10), Guelph Area convention.
W.I. members from Wellington,
Waterloo, Halton, Perth and Hur
on counties attended the meeting
held at the Knights of Columbus
hall at Maryhill.
Joan De New, of Hamilton,
addressed the 355 members in
attendance on the topic of violence
in entertainment. The speaker
representing Canadians Concern
ed About Violent Entertainment
(C-CAVE)stressed thatone should
not be desensitized with violence
but be concerned about it. She
noted that if a person continually
watches violence on TV one’s
values become polluted. She urged
her audience to write to the
Canadian Radio-Television and
Telecommunications Commission
(CRTC) and members of parlia
ment not only disapproving of the
violence but commending the
better shows.
A workshop on how to attract
new memberswaspresented by
Ontario Ministry of Agri culture
and Food staff, Joyce Canning,
Nancy Schmidt, Nancy Ross and
Norma Pevers. They showed how
imagining vhe color of a hat worn
tells people how to focus their
thinking.
Presidentof the FWIO, Char
lotte Johnson gave an update on
W.I. liability insurance, FWIO
competitions, a Free Trade semi
nar and the work of the constitution
committee. Suggestions were giv
en for a winter workshop to replace
the officers’ conference. In her
address she also noted that if you
don’t know whereyouaregoing
you will end up somewhere else.
Helen Moore, president of the
Guelph Area spoke on the peace
theme stating that members
should start by working on the little
everyday things at home.
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The 90th anniversary of the
FWIO in 1987 will be held at North
Bay July 6 - 8. As part of this
anniversary, a scholarship fund of
$20,000 was established to allow
members to improve their educa
tion. Also noted was that the W.I.
will not be responsible for the W.I.
Home at the Agricultural Museum
located at Milton but will provide
hostesses. A tea towel to mark the
90th anniversary has been design
ed by the Grey-Bruce district will
be on sale.
The election of officers was
conducted and the installation was
as fol lows: past president, Mrs.
Helen Moore, of RR 4, Cambridge;
president, Mrs. Peggy Knapp, of
RR 2, Georgetown; vice-presi
dents, first, Mrs. Francina Seb-
ben, of RR 4, Stratford, second,
Mrs. Irene Bailey, of Moorefield,
and Mrs. Pat Salter, of Elora;
secretary, Mrs. Marjory Hum
phries, of Walton; treasurer, Mrs.
Helen Duffield, of Rockwood;
public relations, Mrs. Barb Pink
ney, of RR 3, Listowel. The
executive committee is Mrs. Elinor
Rau, of Elmira, Mrs. Annabel
Oehm, of 41 East Gore St.,
Stratford, and Mrs. Betty Sobol, of
RR 5, Rockwood.
The standing committee and
convenors are agriculture and
Canadian Industries, Mrs. Marg
aret McMahon, of RR 2, Bluevale;
citizenship and world affairs, Mrs.
Ann Norton, of Acton; education
and cultural activities, Mrs. Emily
Fairbairn, of Arthur; family and
consumer affairs, Mrs. Glenna
Smith, of Arkell; resolutions, Mrs.
Marjorie Gofton, of RR 1, Platts-
ville; and Tweedsmuir curator,
Mrs. Marilyn Engel, of 697 Devon
St., Stratford. The auditors are
Mrs. Howard Switzer, of RR 1,
Hillsburgh, and Mrs. J. L. Mc-
Aninch, of RR 4, Guelph.
The provincial board directors
for Subdivision 10 are Mrs. Oscar
Phone 357-1630 for 24 hour movie information
Gole of Kitchener, and alternate,
Mrs. Rau; for Subdivision 11,
Mrs. Lorianne Schmidt, of RR 1,
Brunner and alternate Mrs. Alme-
da Smythe, of 41 Battershall Crt.,
Stratford; and Subdivision 12,
Mrs. JoanLaw, ofRR 1, Moffat,
and alternate Mrs. Joan Playle, of
RR 7, Guelph.
Playing from Friday to Thursday,
December 12 to 18
Showtimes: Friday and Saturday
at7:00and9:00p.m.
Sunday to Thursday one show each
evening at8:00p.m. only
A PRAIRIE BOY’S,
WINTER
Saturday, December 13, 2 & 8 p.m
Sunday, December 14,
WITH HEART
AND SOUL
Special Children’s Matinee
Saturday, December 13 at 1:30
Admission free>Showtime 1:30
A COMEDY
2 p.m.
A play with music for all ages
BLYTH MEMORIAL HALL
TICKETS ADULTS $5. CHILDREN (under 14) $4
Blyth Festival Box Office: 523-9300/9225