Kinettes pay fees to camp for retarded

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looked after by the Kinette Club. In the fall the club em- barked on a program of holding birthday parties for the children at the Sherwood Hospital for Re- hrded Children. Each month members visit the hospital with gifts and treats for the chil-

both Charlottetown welfare bu- reaus with contributions at

crinnled children.

The highlight of the social activities for the Kinette C l u b last year was a tea at the

men Clubs. “Founder l-ial" was in Charlottetown last spring for the 25th anniversary of the Charlottetown Club.

is to take place at the end of February.

The main purpose of the Kin-

ette Club is to assist their hus-‘

annual “Easter Basket" pro ject,

There are 17 active members in the club and meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month at the Senior Citi- -zr.-ii'.» Home .Vlrs lack .Iohn- sum is the 196-! president of the club and other members of the executive are Norma l-la mbly, past president; Merina Mac- Donald. vice - president: Dottie Brophy, secretary and Irma Cudmore, treasurer

Executives of the Wo-He-Lo (Work, Help, Love) Club. Left

Greece, Korea receive boxes

gifts of USC

The Unitarian Service Com-

nmn of l$9. following a per- sonal appearance of its execu- tive director, Dr. Lotta Hitch- manova sponsored by the Busi- ness and Professional Women’s Club of Charlottetown.

tive is the relief of poverty in Asia, the Middle East and Eu- rope. For anyone who is sympa- thetic about these peoples an :1 have asked themselves what they might do to help...here is the answer. Workers meet at

noon to prepare clothing for

Wool for knitted articles is sup- plied at the Charlo t t e t o w n depot.

Up until September 56 boxes had been shipped to Greece and since then the Committee has shipped 66 boxes to Korea. Boxes average 80 to l20 lbs. each. A local transport com- pany delivers the se boxes to the airport and Eastern Airlines take them to Halifax, both ser-

ciation strap and stencil the

boxes before shipment. Executive members of the

US(' are: pres. Mrs. Fred Os-

l-lolmes: treasurer. Mrs. J.l-l. England: sec'ty, Isabel Mac- Donald: and publicity, Mrs. P. D. Crosby.

PC ciss’n is proud of contributions

The Progressive Conservative Women of P.E.l. formed the first Association about 13 years ago. At this time Mrs. Hilda

en’s president, visited the dif- lerent areas organizing groups of Progressive Conservative wo- men.

There are several very active Progressive Conservative Wo- men's organizations in the prov- face. the most active being the

which meets monthly during the fall and winter.

The main purpose of the Pro- vincial organization is to encour- age women to learn more about the policies of the progressive conservative party and_its plat- form and to talee more of an interest in the political life of our country.

The women's organizatio ii 5 work in close harmony with the senior Progressive Conservative provincial association, especial-

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They also work at poll level dur- ing election day itself, taking care of the many details which are a vital part of a successful- ly run election.

The provincial conservative

district organizations started.

The present slate of officers of the P.E.I. Progressive Conserva- tive Women‘s Association are as follows: past president, Mrs. Ruth MacLeod: Montague: pre- sident, Mrs. l-'t.E. Sutherland, Charlottetown: first vice- pre- sident. Miss C. Ratchford, Char- iottctown; second vice- presi- dent. Mrs. I-‘rank Myers, Hamp- ton; secretary, Mrs. G. Maddi- gan, Charlottetown; treasurer, Mrs. M.A. Farmer, Charlotte- town.

An annual meeting of the as- sociation is planned for the early puns ~ - .- '

to right Mrs. Gordon Lea, president: Mrs. Thomas Laid-

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CHILD'S DEATH SPARKED IDEA OF Wls ¥ Women ’s Club Edition

Whit ﬁimrdiutr

Charlottetown, Wednesday, January 29, 1964

Island women’s groups join forces to brighten lives of hospital patients

Island groups 4,000 strong after 51 years

The first Women's Institute

tug impure milk, began an ' otitute for better rural living with the motto, "For Home and Bountry."

The Prince Edward Is! an (i branch of the Institute was or- ganized 51 years ago and now consists of some 300 groups and 4,000 members.

Meetings of the individ u al branch institutes are held each month in the various vicinities. Illegénrovnce is divided into 26 or -4 small convention areas with unventions being held an- nually in eaﬂy summer.

The highlight of 1963 for the

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honorary president of the Island &stitute’s history. She was pre- seated with a life membership

‘Pride in the past, faith in the ﬁuture." Carrying out the theme of pride in the past. a pageant. written and directed by Mrs. Helen Herring. Charlottetown. depicted 14 scenes of growth of Institute work and projects in the past 50 years.

Present at the convention were {Federated Women's Institute of Canada (FWICD. piesident, Mrs. Haggerty, Ont., and Associated

(ACWW), president, Mrs. Van- Beekoff. "I-I-.olland.

Carol Lane Safety Award. The award is given to the women's goup that institutes and carries out the best safety program in Us district.

Important projects in 1964 in- dude preparations for Centen- nial year celebrations; when the Institute has agreed to sponsor a handicraft display of old and new Island crafts at the Basilica Recreation Centre, June 15 to Sept. 1. It is a comprehensive showcase of provincial crafts of the past century.

Another highlight. of this year was the formal presentation at Government House on Jan. 23 of D8 hand—hooke»ti chair seats for the dining room chairs. T h e se seats, featuring the Island Coat of Arms, were booked by Mrs. Wilfred Pickering, Clinton. and are being preseiited by the In- wtitute.

At the Nations’. Institute Con- ventionin Wolfvilie. N.S.. in June, the winners of the ’l‘weeds- muir competitions will be riam- od. These prize-winning competi- tions were setup by Lady Dweedsmuiir when her husband was Governor-General of Can- Ida. The competition; are open to C Women's Institute groups in Canada and are held hienn-ual- 5]. The various groups compete for trophies in one of all three ea-tagories in the competitions: 1. the best history of a community; I. a cultural project; and 3. 1 handicraft.

The new slate of officers elec- ted in 1963 are; provincial presi- dent, Mrs. Leslie Ramsay, Ip- ctian River; past president, Mrs. Ixincoln Dewar. New Perth; first vioe- president, Mrs. A rth ur Oampbevld, Spring Brook; second vicc- president, Mrs. W alter Dixon, East Baltic: third vice- president, Mrs. Clarence March-

MacMiHan, Alberry Plains. Convener: of the various h-

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stitute committees are: agricul- ture, Mrs. Clarence Marchbank, Travellers Rest: citizens h i p and education. Mrs. E d w i n Cook, Fortune: home econom- ics, Mrs. Leonard Russell, St. Peters; cultural activities, Mrs. Walter Dixon, East Baltic; heal- th and welfare, Mrs. Oscar Gal- lant, Duvar: united nations and

Macliwen, North River: r adio, Mrs. Julian Herring, Charlotte-

town: publicity and editor of the Women’s Institute News, Mrs. Frank Bagnall Hunter River.

Three executivc members of FWIC are: Mrs. Philip Mathe- son, Oyster Bed Bridge- senior representative, Mrs. Leslie Ramsay, Indian River: junior representative, Mrs. A r t h u r Campbell, Spring Brook. Direct- or Women's Works in the prov- ince is Theresa Macbeod, Char- lottetown.

Seldom does one hear of an organization without a name. but there is one whose members

tal since 1950 in a weil-organiz- ed manner without fan-fare or publicity, their chief reward be- ing the gratefu’. response shown by the patients who are visited weekly by a group of women who distribute treats, magazines and have a few friendly words together

This project was, (perhaps, the first for Mrs. F.G. Osborne ‘on P.E.I.— although by no means her last! When Mrs. Osborne came to our Island a stranger in 1946, to offset her loneliness, she devoted her spare time extend-

tacts with patients of B e a c h Grove, she d i s c o v e red that, while they were deluged with kindness at special seasons of the year, there was a great need for visitation through the in-be- tween periods, especially for the

In 19% Mrs. Osborne conceiv- ed the idea of interesting wom- en's onganizations to form an organized visitation group. The response was so wholehearted that since then the patients at Beach Grove may look forward to a visit Monday of each week by a number of women repre- senting Some organization from

their welfare and h a .p p i ness. This is made more pleasant by the splendid co-operation of the Superintendent and staff of the hospital.

In 1960 Mrs. Osborne, by this time deeply invcﬂved in many other projects, asked the “Roy- al Edward Chapter”, IODE to relieve her of the chairmanship, which Mrs. James A. MacMil- lan, services convener, consent- ed to take. Under Mrs_ MacMil- lan's capable supervision the or-

ganization continued to operate smoothly as before. It is regret- ted, however, that rccently she has found it necessary to resign, but not before she completed the schedule for 1964. The Royai Edward Chapter will continue to sponsor this rewarding w ork which is being temporarily look- ed after by Mrs. W.E. Massey. services convener.

At present there are 39 organ- izations sharing in this project. many of which have served for a number of years. The follow- ing are the participants for 1964 program:—Baptist Ladies Aux- iliary, Baptist Guild. Brackley Point WMS. Business and Pro- fessional Women's Club, Cen- tral Christian Church g1'oup..

CWL groups: Moretl, Rustico.

Coran Ban. Miscouche, Welling- ton, East Point, Little Pond, Kin- kora. Cardigan and Iona:

IODE chapters: Royal Ed- ward Chapter. L.M. Montgom- ery Chapter. Lady's slip per Chapter, Earl of Hillsboro Chap- ter. Royalty Chapter:

Marshfield WI, Mt. Herbert WI. Park Royal United Church, Sherwood Wl. Southport WI. South Winsloe WMS, Spring Park WOC, St. James LA, St. Peters WA, Jr._ St. Peter's WA, Sr., St. Paul's WA Branch “B“, Trinity Excelsior group, Trinity WOC, Trinity Young P e o pies‘, 'l‘rin‘ty “Silver Cross" King's Daughters, Trinity “Willing Cir- cle" King's Daughters, and Zion

Guild. SWAMPED! !

Ladies! We‘ve been swamped. We've received far more pictures and stories than we can hope to use in this Women's Club feature section. Those pictures and stories that are not included in this edition will appear from time to time on the Women's Page of this paper.

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THE EXECUTIVE of the Prince Edward Island branch of the Federation of Women's

ed a-t the 50th annual meeting. of the group held in J’ uly. Three of the principal mem- Institutes of Canada was elect- . , 0,13 of the_executive ate, left

to right, Mrs. Lincoln Dewar, New Perth, past president; Mm. Leslie Ramsu. Indian

River, president; Mrs. Arthur Campbell, Spring Brook, ﬂllt vice-president.