. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1919, . ish for, both as an instructor and as a friend. Itcould be truly said of her One was better for knowing her. She was patient,kind, and willing to help and explain to everyone and anyone. This, I believe ischaracteristic of all demonstrators sent out by the Department. 1919 WOMEXS IXSTITUTES. 39 PUSLIXCH WOMEXS IXSTITUTE SEWING CLASS. Miss Jessie Jeffrey. Puslinch Branch Womens Institute has held two very successful SewingClasses, with Mrs. Woelard as instructor. The first class was held in January, 1917, with three matrons and thirteenyoung ladies a
. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1919, . ish for, both as an instructor and as a friend. Itcould be truly said of her One was better for knowing her. She was patient,kind, and willing to help and explain to everyone and anyone. This, I believe ischaracteristic of all demonstrators sent out by the Department. 1919 WOMEXS IXSTITUTES. 39 PUSLIXCH WOMEXS IXSTITUTE SEWING CLASS. Miss Jessie Jeffrey. Puslinch Branch Womens Institute has held two very successful SewingClasses, with Mrs. Woelard as instructor. The first class was held in January, 1917, with three matrons and thirteenyoung ladies and girls in attendance. Every pupil made for herself a cottonhouse dress, and all, with the exception of two who were absent a few days throughsickness, made themselves best dresses, and one made a tailored skirt. Owing to a number being unable to attend the first class, a second one washeld in November, 1917, and was attended by two matrons, and nine girls about18 or 20 vears of age. Each one made herself a house dress, six made themselves. Sewing Class at Wellesley. full best dresses, three made tailored skirts, while two made waists—a totalin the two classes of 27 house dresses, 20 best dresses, -i tailored skirts and3 waists. The course is excellent, and any girl willing to learn could not help but bebenefited by it. The instructor was well liked by all, and spared no pains inexplaining and helping each one in her work, and all were more than satisfiedwith the results. Our method of interesting the members in the course was simply to bringthe subject up at a meeting, read the instructions and talk the matter over, thenask those who would like to take the course to say so. Those who were notpresent at the meeting, we saw personally, and explained the course to them,also did the same to non-members, and in that way were able to get them together. Regarding the benefits received: 1st. Having to learn to do the simple stitches used in sewing first, gavethe uninitiated the fun
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