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“party” to the Home and to spend an'after- noon sewing and mending for the residents. Arkona sponsored a Memorial Servrce at the cemetery and with the money from a col- lection hired men to clean up and paint the tool shed; they also bought benches. At Rosetta in North Lanark when wolves became plentiful and were killing sheep, the Institute women feared for the safety of chil- dren going to school through the wooded country, so they wrote their Member of Parliament to ask if some action could not be taken to get rid of the wolves. Rocky Ridge helped a new Canadian family with groceries, quilts, baby clothes and other necessities until the man found work. Snow Road supported a skating rink for the children, Rockport says “We found that sponsoring moving pictures with light refreshments after- wards was both educational and entertaining and created friendliness.” Athens reports "We sponsored pre-natal clinics this year and served lunch to the mothersâ€"toâ€"be and their instructor. All the women expressed their gratitude for the op- portunity to receive the lessons and exer- cises.” Lombardy raised funds through catering, booths and rummage sales to buy an old church which they are converting into 3 W0- men's Institute Hall. New Dublin reports: “Our Institute clean- ed up a Union cemetery and had a fence put around it. This is only a small ‘Thank you’ to our pioneers who paved the way for our present comforts.” Westport, as an outcome of the Hints for the Home Nurse project, sponsored classes in artificial respiration, the use of their resusciâ€" tator, and some first aid. Delta assisted and served lunch at a meet- ing of the ladies of the Federation of Agri- culture. The activities reported here may not offer new ideas but they indicate the breadth of community service accomplished by some Inâ€" stitutes. Beamsville has two members help at the bi-monthly baby clinic, gave weighing scales to the clinic, makes dressings for the cancer society and transports local patients to the hospital for treatment, pays for therapy treatment for a child with a speflt, duh and provides transportation to the ‘ twice a week; helps Support the loeat ' "d and assists with the hospital mending a junior Humane Society in the 1,,§,.,.‘ made quilts for needy families and " dence for the blind; Provides Chrisill'w boxes and has canvassed for various gives prizes for progress in public Ft‘il- .- a household science prize in the hr.“ Grantham assists with two wen b1, each week, 2625 babies and small .1, attended clinics last year. The Instat to support the V.O.N. and supplit; where they are needed in the dist: a $100 scholarship to a Grade XIII ,‘ Grimsby supports the baby Clillit. layettes for the West Lincoln he gives prizes for progress in scho, Niagara, Virgil, Queenston-St. Dari“ port making layettes for the V.O.L as they are needed; and most of th, assist with baby clinics. (Lincoln - ~ one of the few places in Ontario \\'2 service for rural people and the 1115‘ an important part in getting 1111. â€"Ed) Queenstonâ€"St. Davids reports mi in the Niagara Council of Women. memberships in the Canadian Asm Consumers; their secretary is the fl! ever elected to the Niagara Townshi and a member is President of th. Niagara Home and School Cour- branch gives a $100 scholarship to Hi High School. As the result of a resolution Clandeboye Institute, the Departmew ways placed signs at strategic poim motorists of dangerous curves. North Loho assisted sugar beet workers whose shack was destroys-H The report says “It seems to give great satisfaction to help at home ' abroad." How To Gain New Member Answering the question “What plans for gaining additional mem year?” the most common plans we. personal invitations and to make 1hr interesting and friendly. A? King Forest's " molhers' Day, these '- - mothers in Old-lint iumes entertaincc other members songs, recitalions skit, "When You ’u‘ Were Young." The “so provided an iniéli mg exhibit of antique and old photos.