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Making the Institute Interesting Branch we find that a great many officers and members are looking for ways of making their Institute “more interesting.“ Perhaps a few ideas gathered from “Reports of Meetings" might offer suggestions. Answering the question “What was your most outstanding programme?" the most common reply was, “The Christmas pro- gramme at the December meeting," and the reasons given were the inspirational message always given at this meeting and the social good time, exchanging gifts. singing carols together, the general spirit of good will, Would this suggest that while we don‘t want to make a party of every meeting it might be a good idea to have more singing together and to plan so that every meeting has a friendly, sociable atmosphereâ€"even without serving tea if it has been decided that this is too timerconsuming for regular meetings. Several Institutes find the programme put on by their homemaking club girls each year one of their most interesting, the girls giving demonstrations along the line of whatever club work they are doing through the year. At Teeswater the juniors always entertain their mothers at a meeting close to Mother’s Dayâ€"a suggestion for other Junior Institutes. Belgrave reports that their meeting for mothers and children had the largest attenâ€" dance and the “best time" of any meeting of the year. Health topics seem to be especially popular, Wallbridge’s comment on its most interesting programme was, “A local registered nurse gave a talk on Cancer in terms everyone could understand." Moscow rated first a doctor’s talk on “The Detection of Cancer"; Thornton a talk on Mental Health by a psychiatrist from a provincial hospital. Several Institutes reported that they had their most interesting programme when they had New Canadian women taking part. Lynne Valley had a Doukhobor woman speak on the customs of her people Several branches reâ€" ported talks by women from other countries on the customs of their homelands, their fav- orite foods and how they prepared them ex- hibits of their native handicrafts. ’ FROM REPORTS reaching the Institutes Blue Lake and Auburn Women‘s lnslilule ilool um tries Township Centennial celebration. The [in m decorated in live lnslilule colours, blue and gold - large lnsliiule crest across the lronL There Wu; AW crest at the buck above an clips at the world w up; inscription “World Wide". As "12 Hour moved w: E procession a group at women, one of lhem impala 'n: .' Adelaide Hoodless, staged on lnslirule meeting H”. ( Vicmrion era and song the lnslilule Ode. Becoi u lnslilule makes a special effort to encourage i; mothers Io come to meetings and bring their .i “ii i] a few children were included in the group It was noticeable that some of the in» i- teresting topics were related to the how that they were especially popular \l'llt members had an opportunity to take p. the discussion. Branchton's most inter programme of the year had the topic ' dents in the Home." Adamsville’s was ' ping Stones of a Great Countryâ€"deans. homes both from the material and I.- point of view”: Kent Bridge put first a ' I discussion on “Which is most responle ‘ . the bringing up of a childâ€"the homL school or the church?" Citizenship topicsâ€"fairly weighty one â€"are popular in many branches. Erin '6 reports that its most interesting progra. was “a talk on the Declaration of Hi i Rights, followed by a good discussion." l] \i! placed first an address on the Juvenile L‘ 1 by a probation officer; Coldstream, an add ' on the Hope Commission Report; lldertol J talk by a barrister on “Laws Pertainin. Women and Wills”; Komoka, a programn'u ‘ two talks by the senior and junior st”! teachers on Citizenship and Education. Of course some of the most interesting 1 gramme features came from guest speak' Blythe put first Mrs. Arthur Hamilton's tall: ll the A.C.W.W. conference and the Canadiv - trip through Europe. Gormley said its in i interesting meeting was when Miss LE“ f shawed her historical pictures. But “'1’”! talent" is appreciated too. Zion Amabel i - ported that its most outstanding program“ 6 was developed by members, from literatt d borrowed from the Loan Library of the l ‘ stitute Branch. Tiverton Juniors find tit ;' study kits from the Department very hEIPI‘“ HOME AND COUNTRY