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Members of Highland Park Institule, Algornu, On a bus tour with stop at the Hoodless Homestead. The tour included the Graham Bell Homestead, Hamilton Rock Gardens, Nio- gurn Falls and Gall. They spent two comlortoble nighls at the Twin Gales Motel at Bronlford where they had reserved all units or the motel. But they believe the good time they had together mean! as much as the sight seeing and the rest from home responsibilities. This branch sponsored an “Autumn Leaves Concert" by adult local talent in the district. Whitechurch takes an interest in their .lu- venile Soft Ball team and helped them with a banquet to raise funds to pay travelling exâ€" penses to games all over the province. The In- stitute works with the county travelling library and has a book unit set up in a general store in town In Greely Manoticlt Station Institute, instead of going to Carleton Lodge in a body. they have the month of February for visiting and two or three members go each week. They re- port “We meet some former neighbors and women who have belonged to Institutes." (It is not hard to imagine how the people in the Home must enjoy these visits. Many will feel they have met an old friend or found a new one. Ed.) Coleridge Union reports contributing to a kitchen shower for a woman whose home had been burned; and when a member suffered a long illness and died, Institute members took turns sending “baking” to the home each week. Several Institutes of Dufferin County report assisting at the local Health Unit‘s baby clinic‘s twice a week. Aylmer in Elgin county assisted i with the baby clinics both with volunteer help and contributions of money. Williamsbmg put on a Variety Show. The members were divided into three groups to pre- pare for the event and they produced a Three Part program. One group presented a fashion show, one a one-act play and one a minstrel show. Burrilt’s Rapids had two Variety Nights and found them “successful and rewarding in the promotion of local and district talent" Mount Pleasant: “We sponsored a meeting with the schoolboard of the new secondary school. for the ratepayers, parents and children of the school which will open in September," sPfiflgfie'd gave $25 to a fund to proVidc needed medical service for a young man of the community. Middleman-eh supplied hockey equipment for Med}! local boys and transportation to the arena so they could take part in league playing. FA“. 1963 Sydcnhnm seems to be marl-ting closely with the local Board of Trade. the Red Cross and the Lion's ('lub. The Institute and Board of Trade shared in a chicken barbecue to raise funds: the Institute gave a Christmas party and turkey dinner to all the citizens m‘cr seventt in the district. the Board of Trade and Red Cross giving donations towards expenses and pro- viding transportation. The Institute raises most of its funds catering for the l ion's t‘lub. And they assisted the Red Cross with mounting classes for children. Many lnslitulcs have a Hallouc'cn party lor children. some of them collecting pennies for UNICEF. Muxville reports: "\Vc hold and en- tertain 300 children at Hallowc'en. We are very encouraged by the response ol the public as they were glad to have their children sale." Maynard had a dinner party tor the senior citizens for lhcir December meeting Member's husbands were invited as well as all the older people ol' the area covered by Ilic Institute. The Institute bought turkey and ice cream aiul members provided everything else lnr a pot luck meal. The local minister gave an address. Goring and Reward each report .i Iurkey dinner and social chning lor members and their families. (‘edarvillc had a bus trip Io Il'lc Pioneer Village at noon. the Adelaide l'lnodlcss lloinc- stead, the Alexander Graham lit-ll llomc« dead. the Mohawk ( hupcl. Sluncy l'rcclx llat- llclield Park. Hamilton rocl. gardens and River side l’arlt. (iuclplr This. branch llL'lti a cilchrc party every twu weeks through the writer in their Women's Institute Hall. (‘laverinn reports: "We sponsor a library and after a meeting of the library board sug- gestions were brought in the Institute as to Ways of increasing interest in the library. As a re- sull we decided to buy a number ol new b0ults.“ Springmuunt: "A new park was cleared in our district last year and we are going to proâ€" vidc life saving equipment for the swimming pool." Jarvis assisted a New-(‘anadian tarnin with gifts of loud. cash and clothing while the head of the family was ill last winter. 33