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e twenty-five dollars to the new Centre the Blind in London, Durham contributed ety dollars to their community centre, and sex County Women’s Institutes gave five 'ndred dollars to furnish a two-bed room -â€"Wl_ - The Women’s Institutes are doing some very L filigractical health work‘ In addition to con- sir buting to the building and equipping and rnishing of hospitals, they are spreading ucatlon in preventive medicine and helping A ith a variety of clinics. I, Walkerton is sponsoring Well Baby Clinics, sidonducted by the local doctor and the County ‘ealth Unit. Beeton arranged a clinic for s ables and preâ€"school children. Mono Road 3.3113(1 a nurse from the health unit speak on ireâ€"Natal Care and the Child's First Year”. .'-nwood arranged a Young Mothers’ Night ’ith tWentyâ€"eight young mothers as guests, nd had a doctor talk on “The Care and Feedâ€" “ g of the Pro-School Child". In the fight against tuberculosis many Fjflomen’s Institutes are Working with their 'Fgcounty health unit in holding educational meetings to prepare the people to take ad- ‘vantage of the X-ray clinics coming to the “district. 'Bl'ooksdale, one of many Institutes working Ewnh the Canadian Cancer Society, had a repâ€" ? resentative of the London Cancer Clinic speak ‘Ton the prevention, or the early diagnOSis of cancer in its curable stage. _ Lucan is arranging a series of health lec- fitures for Women by a specialist On Gynaecol- . Among the “mottoes” â€" topics for short talks at Institute meetings, these have been , reported: “Citizenship, like charity, begins at ‘ home”, “Life is like a ladder. Every step you take is either up or down”, “One way in t which I can set an example of good citizen- : ship", “Teenagers need models, not critics”, “Laugh more; worry less”, “Invest your time ‘instead of spending it”, “No one ever got -‘ eye strain from looking on the bright side of : life“, “Use opportunity; it is the gateway to : succeSS”, “The secret of a good life”, “A Wise : mind groweth like a savings account. Put a little in it every day”, “No one is rich enough , to be without a neighbour”, “Advertise the harmony in all things and blot out the dis- ' cord”, “Be the best of whatever you are". ' “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine", “May is building her house with apple blosâ€" soms; She is roofing over the glimmering rooms”, “Every privilege carries a responsi- bility”, “He who acts in spite of fear may be braver than those who have no fear”. _.w|__ Here are some roll calls reported recently: “I am a member of this Institue because . . . . . . . . . ” “A way to improve our community”, SUMMER I952 ogy and Obstetrica This Institute also had health films on “The Eye" and “Teaching the Blind to Read”. Richard’s Landing had a talk on “Preven- tive Dentistry" by a local dentist ._w[_. As examples of good relations with other groups, Pembroke Women’s Institute is co: operating with the Business and Professional Women‘s Club in decorating a room at the Memorial Centre. A Baptist Ladies’ Aid at Simcoe had an address on “Friendship in Women‘s Institutes” by Mrs. Challand, Letter Friend Secretary for the F.W.LC. The Gadshill Women’s Institute and the Farm Forum made a joint enterprise of putting foldâ€" ing chairs and tables in the school Where they hold their meetings. Campbell‘s Corner Inâ€" stitute co-operated with Hanover Business and Professional Women's Club in a "sale" to raise funds for furnishing a room in Hanover hosâ€" pital. River Valley Women's Institute sponsored a “Men’s Night” when the men of the com» munity staged a variety show in the school. A “hilarious” evening is reported. .â€"-W],__ The Girls’ Homemaking Club sponsored by Bethany Women’s Institute. with the assisâ€" tance of other leaders, held a Supper for the public, serving the supper dishes they had learned to make in their nutrition study through the year. The girl president of the club welcomed the guests, spoke briefly on the work of the club, and thanked the leaders for all their help and supervision Mottoes and Roll Calls “A misprint in a newspaper", “What I find most helpful in my Institute work", “An adâ€" vantage of living on the farm", “A written article suitable for the TWeedsmuir history book”, “The best book I ever read”, "My favourite radio programme", “The best recipe for a successful marriage”, “What gives me pep“, “An improvement I would like to see made on my home farm”, “Children’s cute sayings", “What makes a good farmer’s wife‘l “Bring a grandmother to the meeting and introduce your guest in answer to the roll call”, "How to cope with moths", “A Cana- dian manufactured article that I uSe", “How local places came by their names", “Contribâ€" ute for a display the oldest article in your possession", “A good way to make money for our Institute”, “A piece of china or glass- ware and its history”, “My favourite veg- etable and how to cook it”, “Did you know?” â€" a question on the services obtainable from the Department of Agriculture”, “An article for a food parcel to be sent to Britain”, “A meal that can be prepared in ten minutes”. “Pay your fees", “The history of our farm“, “Picture of an old time resident or scene suitable for the Tweedsmuir history book”. 21