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i l i Island Groups Elect New President RICHARDS LANDING -- The work of the branches compos- mg St. Joseph Island District of the Women's Institute was re- viewsd at the annual meeting Tuesday in the Maurice Brun- sidc Memorial Hall. All branch- cs were represented. Gun=t speakm's during the sessions were Mrs. J. McVittie. Hilton Beach, conference repre- sentative: Laura Phippcn, homemakin: club director: and Mrs. L. Trivcrs. Thessalon, board membar. - Mrs. McVittie in giving her report of the Guelph Conference detailed the duties of the public elations officer of each district and branch. This newly set-up department touches on the work of all departments. Laura Phippen, director of homem king clubs. compliment- ed the Island group on their in- terest in this department. "This year marks the 25th an- niversa'v of the foundinz of homema in: clubs." Miss Phio. pen said. "'T'hsre are 21 clubs in Algoma. five times the num- ber there were in 1953, St. Jos- eph Island has three out of four branches soonsoring' clubs. which is an extremely high av- erage." Miss Phippen mentioned a recent survey of farm homes and home-making, as revealing some surprising facts. About 80 per cent of farm homes still use raw milk, in spite of the ed~ . Mu... , .. MRS. r. SMITH . . . retires no t' n program which has b2:n ca: :1 on Ior many 3' . In connection with cty on the farm. Miss Phippen said the survey showed that some 84 per cent of farm tractors were operated by children -- 50 per cent of them under 12 years of age. Mrs. L. Trivers in her ad- dress deplored the {act that WI membership is not expending as MES. S. STEVENS . .. . new president it sitculd. , Murray Smith gave a r ' on the 4--H. Scholarship Ier Algoma, which showed the full amount may be raised in two years instead of the four originally scheduled. Some $1.650 has been pledged so far. Mrs. Fred Smith, in her re- port as president at the Dis- trict. said that she had to an- nounce with regret the dis- banding of Mountain Branch. which left four branches only in this district. All these branch- es had been Visited. and were p':c.enily in flourishing condi- tion. » At the suggestion of Mrs. Smith. a canvass will be at- temptch in this district for the building of a home for the blind at Sudbury. Receipt backs and literature were distributed to the branch representatives. The financial report was 3 '- en by Mrs. A. Braylcy..sl in: that 51' 8.83 had been 1 ed by the live Island branches. i1 expenditures of 31037 29. ing a balance of $190.51. The a ditors resort was given by Mrs. Alice Bookman and Mrs. E, Rains. Elected as clficc'ss: President 1\ r: Stanley 5 er first Vi -Prcsidcnt ' sc'nna Vim-Pr . Mr J. Kcncski: Secret Mr A. Bz'ayicy; Federals: pz'c cntativc Mrs. Hear" Er7wn« 1c" Al'ernate I . N. "-~'i- aghue; District agate Mrs. Staniey Stevens; Alien-sate IV. 3. M, Smith; Auditors Mrs. G. MacKay and Mrs. N. Danaghuc. Conveners are: public relaa tiens, Mrs. J. McVittie; agricul. ture. Mrs. J. Kenoski; histori- cal research, -Mrs. Russell Ward: citizenship, Mrs. Fred. Smith; home economics. Mrs. Les Armstrong: resolutions, Mrs. Cyril Bishop.