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HOME and COUNTRY es, in' addition to the four numbers to be supplied all members, will be of particular interest to’ the cars while the four main issues will contain infor- tion on the general activities of the Institutes and' rmation which Will be of practical value to the emakers, and will, we hope, be a satisfactory sub- ute for the annual report which was formerly plied to the members. . . ‘ We trust that this plan will meet with general roval and it will enable the officers to state that the y fee required or asked of any member is- Twentyâ€" e Cents (.25c). It will be remembered that at the nventions held last fall a resolution was passed askâ€"' that every Institute branch contribute Te'n Cents, pg) per year for each member to the Provincial deration instead of Fifteen Cents (.15c) as‘ formerly ed, and it is hoped that every branch will contribute that there will be no question about satisfactorin ancing the general activities of the Federation and able it to give considerable assistance in the publica- n of "Home and Country.” PROGRAM PLANNING Most valuable information and suggestions regard- g program planning will be found in back numbers "Home and Country.” We wish, however, to reâ€" ‘nd the officers that a program committee should be dug thought from the first of the year to plans for the stitute year beginning with May. The Institute year ses with the end of April and branch annuals should held sometime in May. The value of the program rried out at the regular meetings from mouth to onth depends largely upon the degree to which all mbers take part and the utilization of the out- ~1nding talent among the members and other residents the community, (Do not hesitate to ask any person the community, lawyers, merchants, bankers, teach-. s, butchers or civic officials to give addresses, demon- rations or make exhibits which will be of value. If is is done, one can readily understand why no two stitutes in the Province carry out the same program. A SampleProgram is being mailed to branch secreâ€" ry along with the three copies of "Home and Juntry.” SUGGESTED MOTTOES . Lf you have‘ ceased to smile, you have lost out in the game of life, no matter what your bank account may be. . Whatever you do, do it kindly. . Success is but doing your best to the best of your ability. . Cultivate a disposition that is cheerful, generous, charitable. He who would enjoy power must pay the price of responsi- bilities. . The world is taking your photograph. please. Make new friends but keep the old; the new are silver, the old are gold. . Do not waste time looking at your hill. Climb it. . “if one person fails to measure up to his responsibilities it is not he alone, but all of us who suffer." . Eat wisely and not too well. . Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasml Habits are at first cobwebs, at last cables. (Irish Proverb). .4 Life is ‘not so short but that. there is always time enough for courtesy. "i “A wise woman is like a pin; her head keeps her from going too far." - e "If you Want to keep the country clean let everyone sweep before his own door.” Look pleasant, SUGGESTED ROLL CALLS Canadian of Note. V'hy I belong to the Institute. Community Need. ife Preservers. Yame of your Guest. Thought from the District Annual. xchsnge of potted plants. Current Event bearing on the Topic of the Day. Health-building Habit. ow we can improve our Institute. y and how I like Milk. good joke or humorous saying. daily Courfly. Vhat is most important to good Housekeeping- ses for Common Salt. SUGGESTIONS FOR ANNUAL MEETINGS OF BRANCH INSTITUTES With the publication of "Home and Country”, branch secre- taries will find their responsibilities considerably increased, first in the distribution of “Home and Country", and secondly, in bringing to the attention of the other officers and members matters which require to be placed before the regular meetings, so it is most desirable that at the Annual Meetings, a capable person, who has .the time to devote to the work, should be selected. Not more than 3% of the branches make a cash allowance to the secretary and it should be possible to secure a capable person to accept this responsibility without remuneration. A small committee could assist her in the distribution of “Home- and_C(_>unti-_v"J and in carefully reviewing the information of special interest to officers in the official organ. -DEMONSTRATION-LECTURE COURSES May we remind the officers that while nearly all experienced, capable instructors were instructing in One Month Short Courses in January, 2 number of them will be free in February and practically all of them available in March, April and May for Demonâ€" stration-lecture Courses. We are prepared to furnish instructors free of cost to the Institutes for two weeks’ courses in Food Values and Cookery, Home Nursing and First Aid or Sewing, with classes every afternoon from say two-thirty to four-thirty except Saturday. Many groups of women and girls cannot arrange to be away from home every afternoon for two weeks, so shorter courses of either three or five days are avail- able. The community concerned is required to furnish a suitable hall or private home in which to hold the classes without any cost to the Department The Department bears the. living expenses of the instructor. If, however, the cost is more than One Dollar ($1.00) per day, and it should be less in most centres, ,the class will be required to pay all in excess of One Dollar. Full particulars as to program for each course _will be sent to all who write for the same and we must have a guarantee of at least fifteen for each course and prefer- ence will be given to those who guarantee a larger number. A regular program is carried out for the two weeks’ courses, but when a threeL or five-day course is planned, the class is asked to make a choice from the topics submitted to them at the open- ing session by the instructor, or this may be arranged through correspondence 'with the instructor before her arrival. It isleft with each class to collect such fees as are necessary "to cover the local expenses. Occasionally there are no expenses whatever but usually the members of the class contribute fifteen, twenty or twenty-five cents, and sometimes more. Not only members of the Institute, but other residents of the community should be given an opportunity to take advantage of the instruction and it is customary for those who take ad- vantage of the class to become members of the Institute. Even a three-day course is worth while as indicated in the following brief report of a three-day course planned for early February, but because of its great value developed into a fiveâ€" day course. “We have had a splendid course here. The first day twentyâ€" one ladies were present, with twentyâ€"two on the second and third days. One of the oldest ladies in the community, valuing the short course so much, has joined the local branch Institute for the first time. The members appreciated most the instruc~ tion given in ‘How to Make the Best Use of the Food and Funds Available.’ Economical and attractive ways of preparing and serving meals are stressed." The regular two-week course in Food Values and Cookery includes: Vegetables, Fruits, Eggs, Milk, Cereals and Cheese, Meat, Meat Substitutes, Bread and Biscuits, Daserts, Salads. The three and five-day courses will include such of the above as the class and instructor may decide upon, The instruction in the two-week course in Home Nursing and First Aid will equip those who take a real interest and study diligently to render first aid to the injured and to give judicious care to the sick. . The fidl course of ten lessons in Sewing equips the attentive, capable members of the class to make their own house dresses and in many cases, the more expensive dresses, and even the three-day course does much to help one in remodelling their clothing and to look efficiently after the genera] home sewing. It appears from our records that the season of the year in which busy, country women can take advantage of Demonstra- tion-lecture courses is rather limited, so We are urging the _In- stitutes to plan now for courses to be held in the early Spring and in s few centres where it is possible in the summer months and then again in the fall. _ We offer five-day classes in Handicraft including the malcmg of lamp-shades, rug making, cushion and slip covers, and knitting, also a five-day course in needlework in which suitable materials and their uses, methods of tracing and pattern making, buttonhole stitchery, stencil designs, laundry methods and finish- ings are considered. . Then there is another course in the Utilization of Wool, 1n» eluding washing, rinsing, drying and dyeing: picking and carding are demonstrated as well as the making of rugs, mattresses, quilts and comforters. . Full announcements regarding any of these courses is sent to those desiring the same. A signed application guaranteeing a class of at least fifteen must be sent to the Institutes Branch before an instructor will be assigned. Special consideration as to numbers will be shown to sparsely settled communities. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELâ€" FARE Old Age Pensions The Department of Public Welfare administms the Old Age Pensions Act. Any Canar dian citiznn seventy your“- or over, with at least five your: residence in Ontario and fifterm year< I‘('»i<lence in a pen~innublc province (all province are now pen=mnohle with the option of Quebec and New Em Min and with an income not xceed- ing $365. per year is eligible for all or part pension. Mothers‘ Allowances The widow of an Ontarlo citi- zen or the wife of an inmate of a Mental Hospital having two or more children under 1hr.- age of sixteen years in her care and dependent on her, or a totally and permanently incapacitated husband 'rnd one or more chili dren undo: the age of -ixteen years is eligible for u liothcrs‘ Allowance Applicafion should be mnrlr' m a member of the Local Board of the municipality in which the family live. Neglected Children Children abused, abandoned or being enticed to do wrong by parent or guardian, or children who are living in n dunge mm-wl . “Vll'llfll’flf’l’lt «'0 l- ered neglected chil’ Ircm'd- ing in lhr‘ Act. (,‘nll-uli (ht- Local Superintendent of the Children's Aid Sociely in the municip. y in which such chilv dren reside. Incorrigible Children Between the age of ton and sixteen years are taken cart: of in our Ontario Training School-. Consult a Service Club, u Juve nile Court Judge, ("hihlrnnk Aid Inspector, in tho ninnicr polity in which such nhihlrcn reside or make applic; inn for admission direct to Mr. .-\. R Virgin, Superintendent, Ontario Training School for vas. Bow- manvillc. Ontario, and Miss E. I. McKim, Superintendent, The Ontario Training School for Girls, Gait, Ontario. Adoptions Persons anxious to adopt Cl'llh dren should consult the Superin» tendent of their local Ch‘lllll'el’l'~ Aid Society, or the Department of Public Welfare, Parliament Buildings, Toronto. Unmarried Mothers Report should be made to the Supen'ntcndent of the Children's Aid Society for the district, who has auihnn‘ty to take the neces- sary act-ion. Crippled Children It will be remembered by many of our Women’s Institute officers that in 1929 a special up pea] was made to the Women's Institutes to coâ€"operate in hav- ing crippled children receivo the necessary treatment and care, and the results were most gratifying. Under the leaderâ€" ship of the Honourable \V. G. Martin, Minister of Public \Vel» fare, plans are being completed for a Cn'ppled Children Week, April 8th-14th, the purpose be ing to discover and arrange fol the treatment of every crippled child who has been overlooked in previous surveys and to stress the importance of pre- vention. A full announcement will appear in the next number of “Home and Country” (March) and suggestions given as to how the Institutes may ooâ€"opemte in reporting on cases and in secur- ing the necessary treatment. All inquiries should be addressed to Mr. R. W. Hopper, Secretary of the Ontario Crippled Children Society, 5 Queen’s Park, Toronto.