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It was an all~day meeting and the In- . te served dinner at noon. 7 ve Institutes in the Welland area, Hum- ne, Port Colborne, Quarryville, Burnaby Bethe], held a tea on International Day. is dressed in the costumes of countries 1:"; _;esented in the A.C.W.W. were on display g ey of the O.A.C. speaking on “Conserva Around the World". Ellesley, in Waterloo, had their Agricul- Representative speak to them on soil é lion and how to combat it. ~ number of Institutes at meetings before spring planting season had illustrated lec- s on landscaping the home grounds. ‘uth Saugeen, Grandview and Nor-wood had a lawyer address a meeting on the ect “Wills”. Goldwater Junior Institute a bank manager speak on “Banking”. presentatives of five Women’s Institutes he Belleville area spent an afternoon with Indian Homemakers on the Mohawk ‘erve. Chisholm, in Parry Sound, has provided a ‘e mmunity skating rink. The rink is reserved ‘ the school children for two nights a Week Friday afternoons, for hockey three nights eel-r, and is open to everyone on Saturdays. e summer this Institute engages a swim- g teacher for the children. At first the ate paid the entire cost; now the parents ,pg: half â€" and do this very willingly. Belhaven, in North York, last fall assisted ‘ a church service, members acting as ers, reading the lesson and assisting with music. In the Tavistock district 3 number Institutes each year arrange a church serv- '4 engaging their own speaker â€" usually a ‘Wéman ~â€" and-are organzing a women’s choir. @1516 Institutes of Prince Edward County are rs mm 1953 itlcreek's fiftieth anniversary. "1358 WOW”! staged a Dress Parade wearing costumes from 100 years old up to the latest wedding dresses. investigating the possibility of setting up a county museum. Evidently Feronia Institute keeps an emerg~ ency supply of bedding and a layette on hand in case of need. A report of their December meeting says that bedding from this supply was sent to a family that had lost their home by fire, and the layette on hand was sent to the Save the Children Fund. The Mary H. Graves branch at Scarboro gave an especially designed wheel chair to an invalid neighbor. Schreiber is collecting new and good used toys for the children in Fort William sanae torium. So many Institutes have contributed to the Flood Relief for Britain and Holland that it is impossible to report the names of branches noticed in press clippings from all over the province. Strou‘d Institute's Handicraft Workshop class directed by Miss Isabel Lesiie of the Women's Institute Brunch. 2|