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have the Festival, acted as chairman, in the ab- sence of the Mayor and the Institute Secretary, Miss Edna M. Powell, thanked all those who had contributed to the programme or helped in other ways. The secretary says: “We are proud of our first annual Christmas Carol Festival, as the true spirit of Christmas was present that night; and plans are already underway for this year‘s pro- gramme with the theme “Christmas Around the World“ in which we will have as many as pos- sible of our New Canadians appearing in cos- tume and speaking and singing in their native tongue." Bruce Institutes Tape Bicycles By Mrs. W. Riley and Mrs. L. Pilgrim ried out for the first time in Ontario in the County of Bruce. From the astounding fig‘ urcs of loss of life, physical injury and property damage revealed in this survey, it was considered necessary to carry out surveys for all counties in the Province of Ontario. This was completed in February of 1960. Following this, safety councils and educational programmes were set up at provincial and county levels. The organization meeting of Bruce County Safety Council was held on March 24. Repre- sentatives were asked to attend from the four Districts of Bruce County Women’s Institutes. At the spring meeting of the executive of Women‘s Institutes of Bruce, representatives from Centre, East. North and South districts were appointed to the Bruce County Safety Council. At the first meeting of this Council sugges- tions were made as to how safety could be in- corporated in the Women‘s Institute programmes. The project decided on was taping public school children's bicycles with reflector tape on the left front fork and rear fender, in accordance with the Highway Traffic Act. also giving each one a copy of the Highway Traffic Act as applied to FOR TWO years an accident survey was car- Officers of Wulkerton Institute and Young Women‘s Evening Institute with the Assistant County Agricultural Representative and a small cyclist, are shown with some of the school children's taped bicycles in the background. 24 bicycles. This was approved at each of th four District Annuals, the work and expenses to bE borne by the Women’s Institutes. Each bunch Institute was responsible for the schools .i m locality. Some of these branches taped nu ht cycles than others because they were in u “up area with few Institutes or they had larg. emit“ schools to do. One branch did the bicym the Saugeen Indian Reserve. At the close of the school term apprmi My 3225 bicycles had been taped by Institutt cm: hers with the co-operation of the schocl i. has throughout the county, at a cost of approx ,le twenty cents per bicycle. This project \‘- AP; preciated by teachers, parents and pupils, mi; letter from a public school child indicates: “On behalf of the pupils of Bervie S .i 1 (ln wish to thank you most sincerely for pi mg: reflector tape for our bicycles. Your inn-i to} our safety makes us want to live up to it we fol instructions you have given us. But. the year and especially in the holidays we \ nit- to be conscious of our safety and the so of others. Yours sincerely, Lynda Cerson.“ Good Neighbours to Refuge By Ursula McLennan HE limited budget of the Women' ti- tute does not determine their efforts icn an occasion arises where help is ed they are always ready, individually and :- tively. to be of service in the community. On a muddy, rainy evening last April, =:n roads were too forbidding for most peep 7d Refugee Year was in its tenth month :e Women‘s Institutes sent representatives to o- lic meeting, whose objective was to spot J Refugee Family. At this initial meeting a l in was passed that King and District spou I Refugee Family, and the speaker advised a n this was a big responsibility. The requiri. . were as follows: to secure a home for the t. x. a job for the man and. as security, to t. in minimum of $500.00; the committee also C responsible for the family for a year medi financially, socially and for their clothing, This did not frighten the Women‘s Inst They Were one of the first to volunteer sui With this encouragement we subsequentij.‘ J offers for dental and medical services, ant! c financial and all other requirements were p- ised at this meeting. In one Week‘s time a fur meeting was arranged and the committees b to fulfil their commitments. Mrs. Flo Bern appointed coâ€"ordinator and under her diret and tireless efforts a home and job were seen The King Women’s Institute had a kitt' shower and their members assisted with painting of the house and the laborious task 1 cleaning a house that had not been occupied ‘ 1' more than two years. The Kettleby Institute ‘- 'l $25.00 to be used for clothing for the fatty: Laskay Institute sent beautiful handâ€"stitched lum‘: for which they are traditionally renowned.l ‘ On June 12th the family of four EIII‘IVé'tl a! HOME AND COUNTRY