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ws Ra < ------ or AL a Bo a "l & SAREE . members al ne) 5 = For The Ladies | ii \-- Nestleton Women's Institute Nestleton Women's Institute The Nestleton W.I. met at 'the Community Centre Wed- nesday March 7th with Pres. Marion Heaslip presiding, The meeting opening with the W.1. Ode followed by the Mary Stewart Collect. Due to the absence of the Pianist - Miss Gail Malcolm led the singing. The Pres. wel- comed the members and 'read an article entitled "Responsibilities of Institute Members." Minutes of the previous meeting were read by Sect. Mrs. Firlitt and approved. ° She also gave the financial statement. Thank you notes were read. Members were reminded of Achievement Day to be held May 4th in Clarke High School and the Hospital Auxiliary Tea April 28th, further discussion re Hospital Tea at the next meeting. It was also decided to have a discussion re- "Luncheon is Served" at the next meeting. The Annual meeting will be held April 4th in the Nestleton Community "Centre at 1:30 p.m. Roll Call payment of dues. Business portion closed. The Motto - What are i as W.I) leaving * our Successors? The motto was: prepared by Mrs. DeJong and presented by convener Mrs. Fred Dayes. The W.I. encourages Educational courses, etc. at the Provin-* cial level. At the local this important organization helps the local people and offers much up-to-date knowledge. The Agriculture and Cana- dian. Industries topic was given by Mrs. Norma Frew. Her topic was entitled. "Watch out - Big Mac". She told members that pork outlets may become as popular as the Big Mac. "There is. much more ham- burger eaten than pork, and now that hamburger i is high in price, it will give pork a chance to go ahead. No advertising is planned, just by word of mouth. Norma's report was much enjoyed by all. Mrs. A. Beacock read . "The Old Red Brick School House" and a poem "Tenders Wanted' about the school house. These read-: ings were from The Free Press Weekly. A quiz was conducted by Mrs. F. Dayes, the wiriher being Mrs. Jean Bolan. The meeting closed Nits the National 'Anthem and Mrs. G. Jackson delicious lunch, ygerde voiced the ation to the convener and the group for the splen- did Program and lunch. - Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence McLaughlin, Nestleton have just returned from an enjoy- able vacation in Jamaica. They were accompanied by two other couples. Mrs. Marion Heaslip of Nestleton spent a week in - Kemptville recently visiting her sister Genevieve Fennell who has had a stroke which has affected her right side. Genevieve has been Director of Nursing and had just retired, and' was looking forward to retirement very much. .-Another sister Pauline Albert was staying with her for awhile. Nestle) * ton folk will remember Genevieve well - we wish better health for her soon. "Mr. and Mrs. Willard Thompson of Cannington and Mr. and Mrs. Chas Travis of Nestleton, Mr. and Mrs. - Grant Thompson, Miss Ruth. Proutt, Mrs. Elaine Bailey and Mrs. Eleanor Werry attended the funeral of Mr. Fries} Bradley on Wednes- day last in. Bowmanville. Mr. Bradley lived at one time in Nestleton. Sympathy is expressed to the bereaved family. Very sorry to report that, Mrs. Gwen Robins of Caes- area has been in Hospital since November, first in East General Hospital, Toronto, later transferred to Riverdale for a convalescing period. She is now recupera- ting with her daughters in Oshawa. * We do wish improved health for Mrs. Robins soon. Mrs. Geo. Till of Caesarea.is a patient in Port Rerry Hospital and we extend beg} wishes to her Greenbank U.C.W. The' Evening Unit of the Greenbank U.C.W. met in the Church basement on Wednesday, March 7th. The group in charge of the Devotional was Jean Kerry, Helen Winslow. and Marie Foster, The Business portion was chaired by Helen Thomson in the absence of the President, Elma Roundell. "The Minutes were read by Eunice "Rahm and the. Treasurer's report by Marie Foster. 22 members and 4 visitors answered the Roll Call - "What does Leader- ship and Social Action Mean to. You?" and: "A Grand- hers Ren s Remedy". - Committee, Betty Stone pn) Jean Hunter reported they had contacted Mr. Fred Wilson who_gave them some prices, He will be away for a month and when ~_hereturns they will have him ~ bring samples. Louise Patterson Handicraft Guild by Beryl Espley The March meeting was held on Wednesday, March '14th at the Presbyterian Church Hall. members and three guests were present for a very - interesting meeting. Phyllis Hamilton was congratulated on celebrating her Golden Wedding: Anniversary. She. had brought in a card that had been hooked by Margorie Williams and signed (in hooking) by friends who hook together on Wednesday afternoons. Other work on display consisted of afghans, stoles, a dragon rug, a primitive rug "nd a detorated mailbox. The mailbox can be seen on the south side of Regional Road 8, a few hundred feet west of the new arena. ~ The main work of the meeting was planning for the June Show. Dorothy Naples is in charge of Hooked Rugs; Florence Smith is in charge of Afghans and Quilts; Rose Heron and Anna Parrott are Thirty - - administrator expressed in charge of the Sales Table; JoDowson is in charge of the Kitchen with Marlene Blaine in charge of the Dining Room. Helpers of all kinds are still needed, so please choose the area you prefer to work in and give the leader a call. At the end of the business meeting, the craft pro- Hospital Auxiliary news by Mrs. G. Wanamaker Hospital Auxiliary held its March meeting in the hospital on' Monday after- noon with 19 ladies atten- . ding. President Mrs. Cannon called the meeting to gid and the Lord's Prayer repeated in unison. Mr. Brown our Hospits thanks for the friendly 4 appetizing luncheon en informed .the nfeetjfig . no report has yet been fosived gramme was introduced by . Margaret Brignall, who presented Mrs. Wright from Blackstock. ~ Mrs. Wright had a display of rugs that she had designed and executed herself. The yarn consisted of eight threads of carpet' warp, which were crocheted -into long chains and coiled into various patterns. The from the recent accredita- tion of the hospital and the budget for 1979 was being reviewed. flinutes of previous ceting were read by Barb Boogey in absence of secre- ary and were adopted as / read. Correspdivience included -- several thank you notes and ~ also letters from the Scugog Planning Council and O.N.O. Club in Blackstock. The donation was greatly ap- preciated from the O.N. 0. Club. method seemed very easy yet ingenious, producing lovely rugs. ~The next meeting will be' held April 11th at 2 p.m. The programme is being kept a secret but I suspect it might be Belly Dancing so try to' bring your camel for a - partner. v Reports on the finances of the General Fund and. Tuck - Shop were given by the treasurers Mrs. Gerrow and Mrs. Crosier. Mrs. Coates reported 11 babies' born at the hospital last. month and expressed the appreciation of the auxiliary to all those friends who sent in hand knitted goods to the Tuck Shop. Fina] plans were discussed regarding the annual Spring Fair-in the Latéham Centre April 28, 1 to 4 p.m. There Turn fo page 35° -- Greenbank Wome 's Institute Rr by I. Empringham Fire is a very good servant but' a bad master. The members of the Greenbank - Women's Institute were * reminded of this old saying at their regular monthly meeting February 28th. Mrs. Don McKean, presi- dent, thanked Mrs. E. Lee for opening her home to the meeting. Shé welcomed all members and visitors. The prey i Nestleton Ladies Aid held their March meeting in the Presbyterian Church hall on Thursday afternoon with the new President Mrs. H. Lee presiding. She opened with a poem of Welcome followed by a hymn. The Devotional on "Faith" assured us there are no short cuts for having Faith with Virtue. The Secretary Miss Ruth. Proutt read the Minutes and gave the Treasurer's Report. Correspondence included thank you notes from friends remembered .in illness and bills were paid. The letters from Scugog Planning Council and Hospital Auxiliary Spring Fair will be © Hospital and the people esForonto.who made it possjble singing of the opening Ode and repeating of the Mary Stewart Collect brought the meeting to order. She read an article about wee Herbie who was befriended by the members of Sick Children' for him to undergo his operation. > dealt with at the April meeting. A good representation from Nestleton attended the Worlds Day- of Prayer. Sympathy and get well cards were signed for absent members. 'A Hymn and the Mizpah Benediction closed this part of the meeting. Mrs. Walter McGill distri- buted readings pertaining to St. Patrick's Day which were read by Mrs. F. Dayes, Miss R. - Proutt, a Mrs. G. Thompson. A St. ick's lunch was enjoyed and-appreciation extended to the hostess Mss. McGill and her assistant Mrs. Lee. last year. visit and hy. Many places were mentioned. 'h€ standing committees read their reports. Mrs. arry Hill on Agriculture and Canadian Industries mentioned an old cyw in Wisconsin that had d at the age of 39 after 4 good record of calves and milk production. Mrs. Fred Phoenix reported on Educa- tion and Cultural Activities that the exchange of young people recently between - Quebec and Ontario for a few ys was a good example of fein Canada together. so that there are still a few little red school houses in the country. The one at Oba, Ontario has 8 pupils. Mrs. Don Donneral repor-, ted on family and consumer affairs. She spoke on in- flated prices noting that they are 21 percent higher than She also com- pared the protein value of cheese to sirloin steak. Mrs. D. McKean read a belated report on the Area Convention emphasizing _ points made by the speaker. We were happy to have two embers of the Township of ugog fire department as Spakers. They were Mr. pe Gordon Mahafty and Mr. R. Penny and were introduced by Mrs. A. Minten. They spoke on fire prevention and demonstrated a smoke detector and said the battery "operated one is more prefer- .able to the electrical type. It is a good thing to emphasize to all members of the family -not to take the' batteries to replace dead batteries in. radios, etc. as the smoke ~ detector would then be useless. .They also recom- mended a 23; 1b. size AB powder extinguisher which- is useful in most fires. Each home should have some in . full sight. It is also good to drill the family in a plan of escape in case of fire. If you are caught the best place to go is in front of a window as the fire fighters can find you there easier than anywhere else in the house. They showed two films. The first called Clothing can Burn showed how easily your clothes can catch fire. If it happens, don't run. Lay down and roll over to smother the flame. It demonstrated "how quickly different 'pieces of cloth burned, rayon the "fastest and wool the slowest: The second film was Hot Cords can Burn. It showed how bare wires and too many leads from one outlet can start fires. They were thanked by Mrs. Minten and a token of appreciation was given. They are happy to go to any gathering to talk on fire - prevention and to answer questions. The motto was - Why I decided to live in Canada. Mrs. Minten who, came from Holland spoke on how! they had left the homeland and' World's Prayer Day. ¥ The World's Day of Prayer for Port Perry and surroun- ding Churches was held in the Church of Ascension " Anglican with .a splendid representation from the various Churches. Mrs. Mabel Cawker spoke on the World Theme - "Spiritual Growth". Those participat- ing in the Service were as follows: , Agnes, Garvey, Catholic - Mrs. Klara Balling, Prince Albert United Church - Mrs. Lils ' Clarke, Anglican - Mrs. Christian Everyone was in faveur of having a lunch after the Anniversary Service on June 3rd at which Rev. Harris is to speak.. It was agreed that the group in charge each month is to contact each convenor about let her group know when and where thé meeting is to be. The Regional Rally is to be Thursday, May 10th at Vroomanton, 4t 9:15 a.m. Greenbank is to supply special music at 1:15 and Betty Stone will look after this. The Overall Treasurer is to pay $5.00. that day to help with the Speaker's - expenses. Ft pa A motion was passed that we have a World Day of Prayer Service at Green- bank next year. Helen McKean is to send in Eunice Rahm's name so that she will receive the Service - sheets. . A motion was' passed. that Jean Hunter look after a gift for Denise Vale, who is 'seriously ill. Velma Foster and Jean Hunter gave a very favour- able Teport on the "Health Probe" 'meeting held at Cannington. They felt that they wouldn't be too hard on the local Church groups, but we should expect an Inspec- tor-to call. The meeting closed with the Mizpah Benediction. Following Grace, the group. served a delicious lunch. are now w happy to a living here. The group in charge for Citizenship and. World Affairs was Mrs. A. Minten, Mrs. D. McKean, Mrs. E. Lee and Mrs. W. Irwin. They: served a lovely lunch and social time was observed. - Pentecostal - Rev. R. Batten and Rev. I MacLean. The inspiring music was supplied . . by the two Pentecostal Ministers which added so much 'to the meaningful Service, orgénist was Mr. H.A. South- gate. At the close of the Service tea was served by the" Anglican Ladies. e meeting so she can The excellent «© Wh Le A J + © ¢