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went to the fund for the tornado sufferersm a neighbouring district. This Instlmte mam' tams a rest room in the Parkr 315° a boom with tables to rent to picnickers far a small fee. Several branches SPOUSOTEd ‘3 bus mp to the Shakespearean Festival at Stratiord. Aurora and Norwich report this. Mount Healy gives an exampIe 01' how a?“ Institute can coâ€"operate with other groups m the community. Members attend farm _forums and night schools. They assisted with the countv charities drive and in cleaning UP a cemetery and they had a representative 0f the County Coâ€"operative Medical SerVices spook to them about the new surgical benems‘ Mincsing sponsored a hobby show. Coul- son's Hill Seniors brought in a travelling library, hold parties in the school house â€" cuchrc and square dancing “for old and young." Little Britain as a result of healthy study gave government health booklets to the members and the book “Children of One to Six" to all the new mothers in the community. Rainy River West has the use of a vacant school house in return for its maintenance and they have installed electricity. This Institute holds a community picnic in the summer and brings: in a travelling library in the winter. At King Ridge thc meeting during National Health Week featured a discussion on the leu‘k of health services in the township and how to improve the situation. W. 1. Community welfare is a serious interest of most Institutes. and they are learning how to iist- their influence with other welfare groups and civu' authorities. As an example of what an lnstilutc can do by petition, Allanburg "secured a reduced bus Service instead of its termination." Garden River appealed to the council for more street lights and they were provided. Keewatin took up the town water situation with the result that an engineer was brought in to investigate. From Penage Road’s I't'pllrl we gather that the institute influenced the local council to promise to restore an old cemetery; and Ilanbury says “Our cemetery is grciilly improved With the hclp of the munic- ipal count-ll." Durham sent a letter to the local pupcr appealing to voters to vote "No" in the approaching plebiscite on opening beverage rooms and liquor stores in the town, The lnstilutt's' objectives 7 home and community lit-tlt-rmL-nt v Were givt'n as sound reasons for making this appeal. [HNbN’Ok h“lpl'(l to finance the Victorian ()rdcz- Nurse. Penage Road is l]‘_\‘1ng to im- prch the Health standard of the Cflmmunitv so they air "sponsoring a nurse for their {hm}; schools. hiivc supplied the schools with first aid kits and taken the course. Hints for the Home Nlll‘St‘ Gal-son iii Sudbury district is working closely with the district sanitarium. They sent an individual gift to each child patient at Christmas time. and they keep a loan cupboard supplied with pyjamas. bath- robes. slippers, tooth paste and stationery for needy patients They raise funds fork this do work by card parties in their heme: s, and buy" evenings and saving pennies I “A; ‘ keeps a “Sick Loan Box" supplied with J H ‘ pillow slips, towels, blanket, quilt, ' sheet, bed pans, ice-pack, syringe robes, pads, breast pump, bands‘ the”. ‘ hot water bottle, pail and crutches. T ,. loaned free of charge to anyone need; . I temporarily. The box is kept at the a member who is a registered mire; Beach is in this work too. We are i they bought a hospital bed at a sell it, put on large casters and that ii. it out as it is needed. St. Andrews GI} . is in charge of hospital supplies owned by the Red Cross â€" hospital hi . chair. crutches and other equipmcin are loaned without cost to anyone in trict who needs them. W. 1. Perhaps there isn’t much diffeii tween what We c1355 as welfare U. just “neighboring” but the neighbo: little more intimate and personal, Renton gives a blanket to each h: in the community. Plainfield had shower for a member newly from and sent a Christmas box to a Ukrallll ily. Carmel gave a quilt to a new L‘ family, bought groceries for a family - been burned out and sponsored a tom and a general community shower in Pine Grove helped to buy a hearin: an aged man. Victoria Number Tuiv money for glasses to a man who hari an eye operation. Following a talk iii bourliness. Inglewood gave a subslaii' cery shower to a member whose hush.- out of work. Belfountain collected i for people in need in the district. All-i vided two layettes for families in now il’i Gowrie made a layette for a city hosti' .i Adjala gave a showor of baby clothi twins were born in the neighborhoiin ill! Line reports: “We helped a family v.‘li all in plaster casts as the result of a r. dent. by dividing our members into or“ four and taking “baking” to them each end." Fishers' Corners’ members tool-l in taking a treat each week to an woman. Alexandra “looked after" four 1. in the sanitarium â€" no doubt this mcui. they tried to “make it up" to patients u? no friends to do anything for them. i Rainy River West provides gifts fm victims and showers for new neighhiii new babies. Lee Valley hired help for member. The O’Connor women planter" ers in their cemetery on the graves ii dead who have no relatives left in Uli‘ munity. Hilllln IIrll‘. W. 1. Interest in the school and school rhz. is noted in the reports of most Women stitutes. Blyth says “We donated a book to ear the eight grades in the public school ti HOME AND CCDUNV‘r