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' " “ â€"â€" Aloof and northern neighbor, Sweden _ " neutral“. “India â€"â€" Land of the Ta] Mahal , "Israel â€" The Holy Land today", “Norwayâ€" The Land of the Midnight Sun", "Germanyâ€" A countrv divided". "Scotland The Land of the Heat-her". “Philippines â€" Islands of. are blue Pacific”, "Ghana â€"â€" An emerging nation”, “British West Indies â€"â€" Islands in the sun , "Tomorrow‘s World." An Original Award By Mrs. Carl Marritt TWO MEMBERS of our Annan Women‘s Institute. Miss Agnes and Miss Margaret McKeen. both in their fourâ€"score years, acre recently honored by an unusual award. ()ur Institute decided to use money equal to the cost of two life memberships to pmvide an award for the school in the section where the Misses McKcen have lived all their lives. This sum will provide an annual award of a book to the value of $5. for a student in Grade VIII. To present the awards to the McKeen sisters an institute committee including the president \’l\llCLi them in their home and made the presâ€" entation there. There was no formal program â€"thc afternoon was spent mostly in reminisc- ing about earlier Institute days. for the Mc- chn\ have been members for thirty-seven ycarx. Then the visitors presented the award scroll and a Women’s Institute cup and saucer to each of the sisters. and their hOstesses served tea with Christmas cake and shortbread of their own baking. A New Community Service By Edith A. Purcell NNUAILY. in February. the members ol' West Fort William Institute arrange for an open meeting to which they in- vite members of every Women‘s Institute in Thunder Bay as well as visitors and friends. It is usually held in one of the church halls and an interesting program is planned. last February the special speaker was Mrs. B, (haimers. Social Worker. who told the gathering of a new endeavour. the first of its kind in Canada. which has been recently open- ed. sponsored by the United Church Board of Home Missions and the Board of Evangelism and Social Service. and with the coâ€"operation ol :1 local group. The service offered is open to everyone. and in cooperation with govern- mcnl departments and other agencies it is hoped to give counsel and encouragement to older people living alone. to work with the rehabilitation of the sick and disturbed and to help solve marital and family problems. A demonstration of square dancing was given by a group of the Junior Thunder Capers under the direction of Dee Dee Sellick. A 26 Arrangements of dried flowers and grasses in an bit on the preservation of flowers at West For. . lium's annual meeting open to all Institute meml; Thunder Bay. quartette of members contributed several il selections and greetings were extended b; ., district officers present from both North .i South Thunder Bay. ' A highlight of the evening was an exhit 1. the preservation of flowers and weeds. b} D. McKechnie and Mrs. N. Baker. floral arrangements as well as unique an. usual ways of grouping common grassex weeds were shown. The Tweedsmuir Ht Book belonging to the Branch was alsi display. The program concluded with a perir l fun and group singing and lunch was serti the members. Raising Funds For Scholarship OUTH WATERLOO DISTRICT A t S Fund is over the top. The fifteen bra.- ~ throughout South Waterloo have working in units for the past two years to the $3,300 needed to put the fund over the The 500 women who comprise the Ir branches were divided into three units 0t branches each, headed by Mrs. Austin S. . ler of New Hamburg, Mrs. J. Milburn ! Galt and Mrs. C. J. Brent, Breslau. The Gait branches which grouped mg were Central Dumfries, Laura Rose. LL Corners, Branchton and Galt. Their ii project was a Quilt Fair which also feat many lovely antiques. The teaâ€"room was s” ed by Institute members dressed in bear. dresses of yesteryear. This year a succe fashion show was this unit‘s means of ra money. Another unit consisting of Maple Cu" Preston, Hespeler, Jubilee and Miltcreek hr mammoth rummage sale. Catering to din and a night of games and good fellow i‘ rounded out this unit‘s activities with an ad ii HOME AND COUNI 1