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memories, it seems a good idea to pass ’7 uggestions from various areas which ht be helpful to committees planning conâ€" ons next year. For these suggestions we indebted to Mrs. Edmund Hansuld and T. D. Hossack of the London Convention a; Mrs. J. Cooper of the Fort Williamâ€"Port l' ,ur Convention; Mrs. Clarence Holmes, eville. Most of the comments that came in. us were given as “highlights,” features or ovations that contributed in one way or her to the interest and “smoothâ€"running" fhe convention. Here are a few notes: ‘What has always been a threeâ€"day conâ€" tion at London was telescoped into a 'ootharunning two-day affair, and the dele~ ties and observers liked it.“ he London Public Library provided a p ay of Canadiana, an excellent exhibit and popular with the women." (Could pub- d’r‘; braries in other centres be persuaded to jl this?â€"Ed.) 'it‘he Oxford County Junior Farmers' Choir 'ded entertainment at the banquet-7a blight of the convention.” “At the Fort William-Port Arthur Conven- 97 9;); members of the North Blake Junior ers' Club presented a oneâ€"act play ‘Home 7 idnight.’ " .- nth Mrs. Hansuld and Mrs. Hossack refer- d to a skit at the girls’ session as a highlight the London convention, described in this otation from a London paper: “Kirkton memaking Club stole the show when they ounted the stage leading a cow with swish- 'tail and nodding head, made up of two In and lillle Red Riding Hood led the "Flour Bag , ._ ' at the Englehorl convention. Dresses, h? ECOGlS, pyiurnas and children's clothes were all made ‘7 7 from flour bags. The dress parade at the Belleville area convention feat- ured Canadian fashions from an Indian ceremonial dress worn by Mrs. Benson Brant of the Desewnlo India Home- makers' Club to a bridal gown of I952. other juniors covered with burlap sacking; and effective trimmings. The Skit was a demonstration on “Making the Most of Your Meat Money.“ “Another milestone in public relations was reached when greetings were extended from the local Council of Women with which the London area affiliated a year ago; and when Mrs. Muskokomen of Muncey brought greet- ings from the Indian Homemakers and ex- hibited the quilt her group had made." At Kingston convention a trio of Dutch women. recently settled in the district, pro- vided music for the banquet, singing in their native language. Another novel feature at Kingston was a clever homeâ€"talent “soap- opEra," “The highlight of this 'friendly convention’ (Belleville) was the skit ‘Hats Off to the Past.‘ presented by Institute members who had given outstanding leadership during the past twenty-five years. The skit was based on a delegatc’s report of the first convention held in Belleville, in 1926. Demonstrations included school lunches then and now. packing an over- night bag to bring to the first convention. and an overnight bag of this present time, and a skit on hospitality then and now. The finale was a dress parade depicting the trend in fashions from the dress of the early Mohawk to the bride of 1952.” This year the Toronto area convention celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, and a Historical Sketch prepared for this occasion reviews the development of Women’s Institute work by decades from its beginning up to the present. The script. complete with song paro- dies bearing on the progress of each decade, can be borrowed from the Loan Library, Women's Institutes Branch, 1207 Bay Street, Toronto. (While we’re trying to improve our con~ vention programmes. one problem seems to worsen with the years: No one seems to know 17