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I would suggest to any Institute situated near a Home for the Aged, that this is one protect that brings satisfaction to both the giver and the receiver. Writing letters or doing a bit of shopâ€" ping is also appreciated. At the time of our Annual Fall Tea, sponâ€" sored by the Women’s Institutes of Central Algoma, at which the Home residents are enter- tained and the public welcomed, we sold approx- imately $70 worth of toys. other handicraft ar- ticles and mittens knitted by residents. Each in- dividual who had participated in the making of any of these items received a thank you note and a small cash donation. ' We have worked mostly with the women rest- dcnts of the home. but the men make very atâ€" tractive baskets out of popsicle sticks; and one man makes beautiful rugs. Minstrel Show and Variety Night By Mrs. Ross McKinlay herland county We started out to plan an evening of entertainment to make a little money for our Institute Someone casually men- tioned a Minstrel Show: another suggested a Variety Night; so it was decided to combine the two ideas. As the details were discussed the project picked up momentum and everyone pitched in to hunt up material. look up jokes and combine their efforts to produce a show which. in our estimation, has been one of our greatest successes. We first put on our show on the twenty~ seventh of April in our own hall with a capacity crowd. Since then it has been requested seven times by various organizations in other centres, some of these groups being other Institute branches. With each performance the production had to be almost rewritten as many of the jokes pertained solely to individuals in the audience. And of course each audience was different alâ€" though it was reported that one individual was so taken with the performance that he attended five times. The minstrel show netted us over $300; and the activity will long be remembered as an occa- sion of fun, of work and of a feeling of good will among us. IN OUR Cold Springs Institute in Northumâ€" Miscellaneous Briefs HIS interesting idea on historical research I came from Mrs. Arthur McLachlan, P.R.O. for South Lobo Institute: Mr. Orlo Miller. noted historian speaking at a meeting of South Lobo Women‘s Institute, chalâ€" lenged the members of all Women‘s Institutes to do more research to find why our ancestors came so far to settle in the bush country of Canada. He suggested that an exchange of knowledge be- tween our British Members and Canadian mem- bers could be valuable. The Women's Institutes 26 in Britain could furnish information about thug people before they left their homes in the (tld Land. And We in Canada could tell what trip. pencd to these courageous folk who pioneem diligently; how with faith in God and perse: r. ance our great-great-grandfathers cleared ,7. land, For these men and their families hisi. should record more events in their era. Al‘tt L. all it would be an achievement for our Instii iL. if we could find why great-great-grandfat .r Went away from everything in the Old Lanu .. start a new life in a strange country far at: the ocean. Our universities and local librs should have first access to this information, i it is secured and compiled. River Valley established an interesting frir: ship with a link Institute. Abbots‘ Leigh. England, in 1947. Mrs. Percy MacMullen ports. Gifts were exchanged and as England on a strict food ration for the next few _\r; River Valley sent a number of food parcels. S 1955 Christmas gifts have been exchanged, R Valley sending magazines, mostly, and the l lish Institute sending such things as calen. and lavender sachet bags, When a River Va member visited Abbots' Leigh a few years she was given a bell to bring back to the hi Instituteâ€"a bell to use to call a meeting to [t‘ River Valley had an interesting wax presenting its fiftieth anniversary programme. pointing a member- to be in charge of the r entation of the Institute‘s history for each year period. The presentations varied. inclut talks, skits, demonstrations, songs. poetry. Verschoyle also received a silver bell from link Institute in England, to mark its silver at versary. When Mrs. Wm. Rcmple, United Nations 1 vener for F.W.I.C. visited Ontario in May. executive of North Oxford Women‘s Instir’ District arranged a social evening for her. rcpt Mrs. J. H. Clark. As a result of this mac“ and a talk by Mrs. Remple on her visit to ‘ British West Indies. North Oxford at the dist annual voted to buy a UNESCO Coupon No. â€"J Mrs. Clark believes this was the first purch, of such a coupon by an Ontario Women's In tute. She writes: “The UNESCO Coupon l~ 400" plan is to raise money to encourage at! education under the extramural department of * British West Indies University. The project ‘~u be carried out along the same lines as the Ceyli Gift Coupon. A coupon No. 400 costs it Branches Will be asked to contribute $1 or HIE“ Kilsyth’s June meeting featured an interesti bridal programme arranged by the executive at the convener of home economics. One mend read the poem "How Do I Love Thee?" by Eli? beth Barrett Browning from "Sonnets From U Portuguese," a poem “My Wish Upon Your W0 ding Dali", a portion of the marriage ceremOI and “The Origin of the Wedding Cake.” The were humorous readings, too, including “Men Gt Married Too", and “Do Farmers Make Gob Husbands?" Musical numbers, vocal and P13?- solos were in keeping with the theme of wedding“ there was a paper on “Wedding Etiquette", Ot‘r on “The Origin of Bridal Showers“ and a context relating to a bride‘s wardrobe. HOME AND COUNTRY