-~dustry and hospitilrtoU.rs . Special educatioJ}Jt,J-l f~~~.~~:.. ~~.~.~~r ~~~~~~~~~w"' many facets, educatoJ Women's Institute enjoyed a day out send one report only to the district co· The locus or education should be on Hall iJl 7:30 p.m. hosted by the recently when the group of 18 visited ordlnator combining the reports from what a child can do, not on what they ington Club. lhe Braam Woodcraft Industry on Ed· the Canadian industries and cannot do. Paul Bottineau. special The annual meeting of E Y· ward Street, St. Thomas. agriculture, citizenship and legisla· education consultant for the Elgin District will be held In the This is a recently established in· tion. education, family and co nsumer County Board of Education, told the Mills Hall on May 13 with regist1 dustry having Its origin at Lawrence a If airs, international arralrs, April meeting or Shedden Women's In· at 9 a.m·. Delegates from Shedd1 Station for some years before Tweedsmuir History, resolutions and stitute. are Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Pat Pa relocating in St. Thomas. An enter­ public relations committees. Next year a Mr. Bottineau, guest speaker for the Mrs. Brenda Silcox and Mrs. prise operated by a family unit - workshop on farm safety will be helo at meeting, said that attitude should pro· Palmer. Mrs. Silcox will be in cl father, mother and two sons - the the Agri-mart in Fingal on April 11. duce more productive community of the memorial service and Mrs. plant speclalites in custom built kit· More details may be obtained from citizens. Vine will provide the craft for salE chen cabinets. Mrs. J . Bechard, or from the Ontario He said special education deals with Remembrance convener, Mrs. The wood used is primarily walnut, Ministry of Agriculture and Food of· many areas of the child's develop· Orchard reported that several ret maple and oak, and the cabinets are all rice. ment. bnnces had been taken at East made exactly to speciiication. The Mrs. WiJliam Pennings reported The physical developm~nt involves shut-ins and that she had sent se company employs 10 full -time workers from the 4-H Club " surviving with health and mobility and causes pro· cards during the month. and some part-time help. style" program, outlining the material blems; in[ellectual development in· Following th e morning tour of this that had been taught to the members. rludes a range or intelligence from The nominating committee plant a luncheon was served by the The achievement day will be April! at gifted lanned with Mrs. Sylvia Cerna as the of Educatton wtll be the guest speaker. nstitute committee member, Shedden embers were told. New officers were chosen for the ensuing year. ttepQucts in stores are of inferior qi;UllitY: ·• ~ • Pat Palmer presided for the bUsi­ ness, assisted by Connie Silcox, sec­ retary, and Beth Yicary, treasurer. Contributions were made to the Unitarian Relief Fund' and the prize list for the Shedden Fair. Volunteers were.obtained t.o staff the Elgin Manor tuck shop on July 13, as was a committee to plan tfie booth at Shedden .fair Aug. 21-~ in cooper­ ation with the Be.thany UCW. The committee consists of Jean Palmer, Carol Gordon, Brenda Sil~ox, and Pat Palmer.·· Mrs. Vicm ·reported' that the strawberry ~QCial was very success­ ful, including the presentation of El­ gin County scholarships to Julie Van- ' Glirp and Rhonda Brouwer from Elgin County Rally WI. Madeline Parks reporte9 from El­ gin Manqr Auxiliary that there will be no m~ting during July and Au­ gust and the next meeting will be Sept. 15 starting with a luncheon at 1 p.m. . I Some women hare no rights WI told Intertlation affairs was the theme of rJ'"'.l·me'S T.ou171·- 1 ~1 the September meeting of the Sbed- .I J • J 4 a.I. den branch Women's Institute, held . recently in the schoolroom of Be- thany United Church, Shedden. Lois L • ·f I Oldham, nene Orchard and Dorothy Coutts~~.:·~elt~~.u~~~~ were in charge of the program.~.~ 1 esty es Thomas, was the speaker for the meeting. Mrs. Wise, who with her husband nual Daffodil Auxiliary tea in aid of at 7:30 p.m. Reports will be heard and three small children, spent a the cancer cupboard bad been finan· from the WI 90th birthday cele­ year in Bangledesb, told of living cially and socially successful. Made­ bration which was held in North Bay conditions in that country, illustrat­ line Parks reported from the Elgin in July. The winners of the safety ing her talk with a slide presentation. Manor Auxiliary that 20 new resi· poster contest will be presented with She stated that this country is the dents bad been honored with a wel­ their prizes at the meeting of the El­ poorest of all third world countries coming party and that the auxiliary gin County WI Rally which will be and has a history of cylones and will host a luncheon for the volun· held in the Museum on Nov. 7, at 1:30 flooding. The country is 86 percent teers who staff the tuck shop at the p.m. Presentation of awards is 2:30 Moslem and 14 percent Hindu. Manor on Oct. 28 from 11 :30a.m. to 1 p.m. The climate is very hot and humid, p.m. The tuck shop committee is in A social time \Yith refreshments fol· and housing is primitive. Women are charge of the arrangements. lowed the meeting and the next meet­ held in low regard and have no Mrs. Palmer announced thal the ing was announced. Agriculture is rights. London Area WI convention will be the theme and Margaret carroll will The RN worked in a hospital and held in the community center, St. speak on agriculture in the class· the family lived in a compound con­ Mary's, on Oct. 15 and Oct. 16. room. The meeting will be held in Be­ nected to the hosptial where they had Brenda Silcox is the delegate and thany Church on Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. good accomodations and were able to Mrs. Palmer, the alternate. with Mrs. Vicary, Ina Ross, Marga­ cultivate a large gar~p. The Wise The social evening for the Elgin ret Turner and Effie Silcox in family was partially sP<>nsored by a County WI Rally will be held in the charge. Special guests will be dis­ church group and hopes to return to Southwold Elementary School on trict officers and members of twin this country if possible. Oct. 20, beginning with a dessert tea branch, Elgin East WI. The beautiful embroidery work which Mrs. Wise bad on display is do(\e by band; only widows have ac- cess to machines. .. Mrs. Coutts ~ the speaker with a gift and Mrs. Orchard read a poem entitled "Harvest Home" to complete tbe program. • Pat P~er pre4i~ for the busi· · ness, assisted by Coanie Silcox, le!C· retary. Beth Vi~ry, treasurer, re­ ported that tbe booth at Shedden bad · been very successful and that tbe branch bad catered to a 90th birth;­ day dinner recently. Mrs. Vicary also reported that the museum is put­ ting up a dialay at Elgin Mall, Nov. 5,6 and 7, to celebrate tbe.3Qt!l birth· day of its begl.nnjng. Mrs. Vicary, Cheryl·Gavin and Carol Gordon will I be in charge of UMJ display Nov. 6 from 7 p.m. t6 ~o p.m Mrs:'Gar'vin ~ Holly Oldbain are the lea~ for the new 4H project, fruits and vegetables, ~a contri· bution was made for tbe expenses of hecourse. · Jean Palmer' . reported. lbat the an-. Agriculture p/Vgram ·explained a!!!!e:!f'£. ?f!b;:!t!!n_. ~~!? CalTo1l recenUy told the Sbeddeo held on Dec. 4 from 9:30 to 11:30 a .m. Wamen'slnstitute of tbe ~ faceta withElginEutDiatrictincharge. ol fann life and education~ Refreebmeaalwerel8l'Vedanda• deeJgoed to teach tbe dift ' • dalbour~ . tw.eeourbanandnnllif•~ . The" next' meeting will be held 00 A teacher at Southwold Elementary Nov. 25 at 8 p.m. in Bethany United School and a member of tbe ccmmit- <1turcb and will include a 90UJ birth­ tee that outlined tbe program fer tea· day celebration of the WI. ching agriculture in tbe ~. Mn Carroll used a slide presentation to il- lustrate her talk. While 90 percent of the agriculture program is dictated by the Ministry of Education, Mrs. Carroll explain that Shedden WI entertain their the remainder of the program is es­ tablished by the advisory committee. guests with comical skits4kjn Pupils in the program visit rural and urban areas to gain flJ'St hand knowl­ The 90th anniversary of the first On­ Mrs. Parks reported that the Elgin edge of the differences in lifestyles. tario Women's Institute in Stoney Manor Auxilia ry is hosting a The meeting held in Bethany United Creek provided the theme for the Christmas Party for the residents on Church, Shedden was hosted· by the program at a recent meeting of the Dec.s. committee for agriculture; Mrs. Beth Shedden WI. The winter picnic will be held on Vicary, Mrs. Margaret Turner, Mrs. Guests from Aughrum WI, Kensing­ Jan. 11, 1988 at the Iona Hall at 6:30 Ina Ra;s and Mrs. Ted Silcox. ton Club and the Women of Bethany p.m. Mrs. Vicary and Mrs. Kay Cham­ United Church in Shedden were pre­ Refreshments were served by the sent. committee. Register was a ttended berlain played a piano duet Donkey Y, • serenade and Mrs. Turner conducted Three skits were presented by the by Mrs. Ina Ross and Mrs. Vera Bal­ and apple contest in which apples members. Mrs. Beth Vicary acted as lam. were the prize. Barbara Frum a nd interviewed Mrs. Several plants were awarded as Brenda Silcox who acted a s Mrs. Ad­ door prizes at the conclusion of the Mrs. Pat Palmer presided over the elaide Hunter Hoodless about her life meeting. business potrion of the meeting as­ and work. Mrs. Connie Silcox, Mrs. The next meeting will be held in the sisted by secretary Mrs. Connie Silcox home of Mrs. Murray Silcox on Dec. and treasurer Mrs. Vicary. Carol Gordon, Mrs. Cheryl Garvin, Mrs. Kay Chamber lain, Mrs. Laurie 16 at 8 p.m . Mrs. Silcox, Mrs. Jean Mrs. Silcox from the County cara­ Bathurst and Mrs. Pat Palmer pre­ Vine and Miss Margaret Campbell van reported that an interesting tour sented a skit about the new Hand will be in charge. Members are re­ of Elgin County featuring a dairy Book which will be used in 2090. minded to bring white gifts for the farm, a mennonite farm and a goat Dressed as teeny-boppers, Jean Christmas Care baskets. farm was arranged by the county Palmer, Dora McArthur and their committee. adopted sister Lois Oldham sang sev­ Mrs. Madeline Parks, from the El­ eral songs of the '40s and '50s. gin Manor Auxiliary, reported that a Mrs. Margaret Turner and Mrs. large crowd bad attended the Jun­ Madeline Parks presented a resume cbeoo fer volunteers in the Tuck Sbop of the life and work of the Shedden at the Manor. She also gave a brief re­ WI. port from a recent meeting of Elgin A display of the Tweedsmuir His­ West Pistrict WI. tory book and record books from the The winter picnic will be held in the current 4H project were shown. looa Hall on Jan. 11 at 6:30p.m. with Mrs. Pat Palmer presided for the Iona Station branch hosting tbe pot business portion of the meeting as­ luck dinner. The prqgram theme will sisted by Mrs. Connie Silcox. be Winter Olympics. , A work shop entitled 'A time for An invitation to a· coffee break on You' will be held at the Southwold El­ Nov. 10 at the borne of Mrs. Velma ementary School in February, 1988 ~ was a~. 1be annual put on the OMAF. Registration is to ==r-- e ·· - be made by January 20. Contributions were made to the Daffodil Auxiliary, Children's Hospi­ tal and the Elgin County Museum. Reports were given of the Museum exhibition held at the Elgin Mall at­ tended by Mrs. Vicary, Mrs. Gordon and Mrs. Garvin. ( - Mr and!!urra~!~!!~d!~l! . r the December meeting of the Sh~- . Registration for tbe 1e111inar A den Women's Institute in their borne Time for You to W,tie1d at tbe South­ which was decorated for the wold Element&ry School and apon­ Christmas season. sored by the OMAF is Jan. 20. Tbere White gifts for Christmas Care in will be an information meetina in the St. T "'las and surrounding area Paynes Milll WI HaU Jan. 19atarting wen ;,, JUght by the members f~r atl:30p.m . aQdsnoWdateiiJan. 28. : roll cllu. · A session on parlimenUtry proce- Mrs. Silcox, Mrs. J ean Vine and dure will be cb,aired by Mra. Hilda Miss Margaret Campbell were in Morden, secretarY-treasurer work charge of the program on the Utepte will be chaired by Mrs. Grace Camp­ of culturafaffairs. ' bell and Valerie Clarke, the new Ru- The WI members admired an ex- ral OrganizatiOn Specialist, who will hibit . of some carvings by Jack be present to meet the particiDaats. Boughner of Southwold. He has been Tbe name of the next 4-H club will carving wood for over 30 years and be ·personal Finance. The training works mainly with pine and willow. school will be held in Ute E1&Ul La- Jack ca.rves fa rm animals, machin- bour Centre. · ' ery, covered wagons and stage The annual contribution to the Save coaches all to scale and all are work- the Children F\1Dd was made to sup­ ing models. port a school in a Third World coun- Mrs. J ean Palmer read the story try. The Gift of the Magi. Volunteers w•e obtained t9 staff Mrs. Brenda Silcox and Mrs. Con- theTuck shopatEJ.gin.ManoronJan. nie Silcox sang Silent Night using 11. . · · s ign language, a skill which they are The next meeting will be held in Be- learning. thany United 'Church, Sheddea on Included in the program were two Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. with Mrs. ,Maxine contests and carol singing. Silcox, Mrs. Connie Silcox and Mrs. The business meeting was con- Vj!ra BaHam in charge of the pro- - - - ­ ··-·-, ··- ducted by Mrs. Pa t Palmer a nd as- gram on fa mily a nd consumer ~ f- sisted by Mrs. Connie Silcox. fairs. Annoucements of upcoming events The Christmas meeting comm:ttee were made. was thanked by Mrs. Lois Oldha m Health Unit discussed The Olympic Torch will be passing and refreshments were served a t the through Shedden at 3:27p.m. on Dec. close of the meeti~ . .!9. A program of awards starting at · -- · - · at Shedden WI ~ etin1 2:30 p.m . will take place on the park- ing lot of the Medical Centre. Coffee Joan Fernandez, public health . ¥ lf . and( •hocolate will be available in nurse with the Elgin-St. Thomas Olybch Day p1~tures t the :fall. Health Unit, was guest speaker re- ~y Pete~ Lemon are on diSplay a cently at the Shedden Women's Inst' _ libra ry m Sheddt:n. Orders are b The wmter picnic will be hosted by tute. · 1 taken fo~ any prmts you may b the Iona Station branch on Jan. 11 a t 10 the Iona Hall starting with a pot-luck She said the gog! of the Health Unit terested · . supper. A program on the Olympic is to provide quality health care to Dora McArth!JI'. Tweedsmutr C ' 1e residents of Elgin County. The tor, has comptl~d a Jog of prev edical officer of health, Dr. V. Mai, a!ld curr~nt resl ~en ts o~ our ~o~ •ersees five areas of the Health ruty: Assistance an keepmg th1s n Scrambled word contest held :lit: nutrition, nursing, inspection, ~hon up to date would be ap 7 tal and home care. Mrs. Fernan- Clated. . . ,.,f . works with the nursing section of ~he next meetmg Wlll be Fat at WI Christmas meeting ' program and is public health N1ght Feb. ~4 at ~eth~ny Un Fellowlblp prevailed when -the Boxall and Shedden guests. at Southwold Central School. Church. It will ~gm w1th pot North Yarmouth Women's Institute Mrs. Lindsay urged the members to e Health Unit is 75 per cent provin- supper at 6 p.m. w1th the progra1 entertained the Boxall Women's In­ keep the Women's Institute to the Y funded and 25 per cent locally follow· forefront and project a good image in stitute and RUe&ts from the Sbedden 'ded. Women's Institute at a pot-luck lunch the communities. 'resident Pat Palmer conducted at tbe TowDline United Church. On Feb. 20 a workshop will be held , business portion of the meeting. Convenors of tbe event were Mrs. at the Southwold School with the members and friends answered Gilbert Locke, Mrs. Morley Blewett, theme " A time for you." Snow date 1 roll call by naming the doctor Mrs. Thomas Campbell, Mrs. G.D. for the event is Feb. 'Zl . Pat Ferraro o delivered them. Lindsay and Mrs. O.H. Underhill. will be the key note speaker. Regis­ 1te new Women's Institute Hand­ Mrs. Blewett, president of the tration deadline is Jan. 20. )ks are $5 each. Anyone interes­ North Yarmouth WI, presided over Special entertainment provUied by ed in obtaining one should let the the short busiMSs portion of the members of the Sbeddel].branch was tretary know. meeting. enjoyed with Mrs. 81li1Vicary act­ you are interested in Junior A Christmas sing-song with Mrs. ing as Barbara Frum, Mrs. Brenda rmers and are between ages 16 John Penbale at the piano was en­ Silcox as Adelaide Hoodless and the 129, please contact Ed Donkers. joyed. Roll call was ariswered with a three singing sisters; Mrs. Dora De F .W.I.C. Convention will be family Quistmas tradition. McArthur, Mrs. Jean Palmer and din June, 1988, in Newfoundland. A letter olgood wishes and a dona­ Mrs. Lois Oldham. leadership development confer­ tion were received from member "Barbara Frum" interviewed Mrs. .:e will be held in Kingston on May Miss Eva Dennis, now at Terrace Anne McLean, Mrs. Blewett and 14, 15. The theme will be Educate !nAylmer, Mrs. Lindsay on what the Institute Initiate with recycling as the fo­ Lindsay aDd Mrs. R.J . Fergu- meant to them. ·. Jim Bradley, minister of envi­ soo lunteered to staff the Elgin Winners of a scrambled Christmas ent will be the guest speaker. Manor Tuck Sbop on Dec. 29th. word contest arranged by Mrs. M. Chocolate Christmas-tree table Blewett were Mrs. Sadie Burpr and centres and favours were made by Mrs. Betty Rogers. Mrs. Lindsay. There will be no meetinS of tbe 1be president of tbe branch, Mrs. North Yarmouth WI in January. Blewett aDd tbe Elgin East presi­ dent, Mn. Liodsay welcomed tbe Shedden· ~il~ WI·holds~ 16 Olympics· I! )'ou have family, home and fne~ds - you have wealth on which all life depends. This was the motto for the Shedden Women's InstituJe family ni&ht beld'at Bethanv lJDited' Church. • ---·r · A potluck aupper preceded ~ pro­ ~am; a slUt about the1Winter OlYm­ PICS was brought to the membfn live by broadcaster Katie Chamberlain from SHED broadcasting. .Preseating the Olympic medals was. the "ofd grey mayor' of South­ wold, Dora MacArthur. Recipients of gold and silver medals were a fol· lows : ladies figure skating Jean Elizabeth Manley Palmer; hockey, Jean Howe Langley and Brenda Gretzky Silcox; downhill skiing Ka­ ren Percy Gavin; and karate exj,erts Carol ~nd Jeff ~rdon. Highlighting Women's Institute still confident the sk1t were we1ghllifters Margaret ~rner and Ruth Hunter and shop­ pang-cart racer Pat Pretzle Palmer. Steve Garvin, one of the torch bear­ ers on the Olympic torch relay, told des~!!~ARD~~~J~~! ~~~~~w ..~~O~~~~m , !g! .P' abou~ the part be ~;~layed as a partici­ Ottawa Bureau Y~ 1985 and recent recipient of the Hoodless to create the first Worr pant an the Olymp1c run. He wore his Thomson News Service Order of Ontario, says dramatic Institute. ~lymic suit and set up a display of O'M'AWA _ The grand old lady of cha_ng~ in the farming industry and The aim ~as ~o educate w?m' p1ctures and memorabilia. Canadian women's organizations is so_c•ety m general account for the de- ~e domestic SCiences so their f Members heard about the Old Barn serene about her age and confident of cline. . . lies would be better fed and c Woodworks near Lawrence Station. her future, despite a 50-per-cent drop More women are wor~ang full-hme for. Wls _sp~ead across Canada As a family operation, Allan, Sandra, in membership since 1961. to support farms suffenng through a the provanc1al groups formed a Gregory and Allison Fish make folk Th Fed ted W , I n1 t mini-depression of high costs and low tiona! federation in 1919. art items which are handcrafted in e era ?m~ s ns u es commodity prices. They are just too Similar groups forme~ .J c pine. ·Gregory gave a brief history of Canada, kno~ m. Its ~eyday as tired to attend WI meetings, Noblitt countries, leading. to the creati< ~e rur~ l woma!l s uruversJty • beg~n said in a recent interview. the Associated Country Wome .1nd talk about the country coUection m 1897 m Ontano and sparked an an- ...... Jf examples they had on display. The ternational movement. It will hold its On top_ of all that, Wls are facmg the Wor l~ m 1933. This mternatJ f ish family hopes to host an open triennial national convention this com~hti?n fro~ o~~r groups ·~ w~~h t~y numbers s 1ouse in the future. June in St John's Nfld reaching mto the1r traditional rural etgbt million, IS a channel for Carol ·Gordon thanked Cheryl Gar­ · '. · . enclaves. For instance, farm worn- funds for Third World projects. Jin and Brenda Silcox for planning ''Women's Institutes ~ill be her~ en's organizations are drawing away At home, the organization he family night. Jon~ after a lot of fly-by-rugbt orgaru- traditional WI members. changed with the times. Last ) Pat Palmer presided for the meet­ zat1~~ are gone beca~ they are. so And who is the typical WI member Health and Welfare Canada s ng and roll call was answered by bas 1 ~, says past-r.resldent, Bermce in the late 1980s? According to Nob- sored a two-day seminar on 1 elling what was liked best about Noblitt of Ottawa. It doesn t matt~r litt, much the same kind of woman sexual abuse for WI provincial I vinter. how the world chan_ges, th~r will who joined when the group was ers. A 4-H leaders appreciation banquet, adapt to the need that IS there. . founded. The federal wing has appearet .ponsored by the agriculture com­ Wrs. conc~ntrate on tha~ most bas1c Noblitt estimates that the average fore Commons committees on nittee of Elgin County Council, will of soc1a~ uruts- the family: Because age of a member is about so, al- issues as funding for women's >e held Wednesday, March 24, the there will always be families, there though no surveys have been done. grams that it wants continued. 11 5th anniversary of 4-H in Canada. will always be Wls, or so members WI is also predominanUy anglophooe written to Prime Minister Brian The FWIO 60th anniversary schol­ believe. because most rural women in Que- roney, urging him to make sun .rship was won by Marlene Reymer But membership has plunged dra- bee are part of a similar but separate Meech Lake accord does not im; ,f Aylmer. matically. In 1961, there were 80,000 francophone group with some 70,000 equality for women. Dorothy Fulcher will be inducted women in WI branches; today, there members. Noblitt says the WI has ah nto the Agriculture Hall of Fame in are barely 39,000. In the last five WI's more than 2,200 branches in been a forum for members to SJ l'filton June 5. years alone, the ranks have been re- rural Canada concentrate on the out on current issues - which t• Girls are welcome to join the 4-H ducedby7,800. well-being of the family. And the or- include battered women, child ·lub Encounter the Outdoors which To combat the decline, branches gani_zation's roots can be found in a and suppo_~ f~r . woman faro •ill be led by Wanda Schram and are being encouraged to publicize family tragedy that happened almost That fleXIbility .•s 1ts strength . .inda Pridaham. their activities. The steady slide in 100 years ago. . Br~ch meeting~ feature spea The FWIO leadership convention membership may have bottomed out In January, 1888, Adela1de Hood- on toptcs of local1nterest and n ,m be held in Kingston, Ont. from because increases have been re- less, wife of th~ chairman of the bers perform countless h~ of ,Jay 13 to 15. The reeve of Southwold corded in Nova Scotia and in western Hamilton School Board, gave birth to unteer work. And women m •sol 'ownship, Bud Marr, will speak at Canada according to a spokesperson the couple's fourth chiJ.d, John Har- areas f'md fellowship through th( he next meeting, March 23 at the in the gioup's Ottawa office. old. His death at 18 months from as they have from tbe star:' orne of Mrs. Pat Palmer; everyone ; welcome. ~ Shedden members get lesson in b.QW~niunicipal politics work Ernest