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MENTAL HEALTH PLAYS offers the following Plays baSEd on family life situations: “Scattered Showers"â€"-About three mothers and their pre-school youngsters and what hap- pens at a time of crisis when children have been reared according to different methods ' ci line. Of‘ijlis‘elei, Variable Winds"â€"About a father and his ten-yearâ€"old son and how a neighâ€" hour‘s child helps show the difference between mischievousness and spoiledâ€"bratismâ€"as _well as what children need from parents, espec1ally fathers. “High Pressure Area"â€"About two teen-age girls tempted to embark on an unwise esca- pade, and how the attitudes of their parents determine their final decision. "The Case of the Missing Handshake"â€"A Whodunit for Parents. About: The concern of presentaday parents regarding the manners and behaviour of their children during the frequently misunderstood “middle years.” “And You Never Know." About a twelve- year-old child’s jealousy of her sister and how a mother, father and a daughter get a clearer understanding of their feelings about one an- other by talking them over openly for the first time. The price of these plays is around $1.00 each. For full particulars write Mr. J. D. Parks, Ontario Division of the Canadian Mental Health Ass0ciation, 111 St. George Street, Toronto. If you want a guide for the discussion of the three firstâ€"mentioned plays, the price is 50 cents each. The discussion is, of course, to follow the performance of the play. THE Canadian Mental Health Association AN INSTITUTE BOOK CLUB Editor‘s note: The following report of a Book Club in Clanbrassil Women's Institute in Holdiâ€" mand County seems to suggest possibilities not only for reading groups but for small study groups along various lines in which a part of the Institute membership is particularly interested. Perhaps a group mighl like to use a study kit from the Loan Library on Kitchen Improvement or Canadian Art, A few women might even get together to take painting lessons. A study of child guidance might especially interest the young mothers in the Institute. This report by one o] the members, Mrs. G. Anderson, speaks 151911 for the enjoyment to be had from a Book 1111. UR Book Club was organized nine years ago. It is called the “XV Reading Club” because we have limited it to fifteen members. If one member drops out some one else is asked to replace her, It is a great honor to belong to this club; at least I feel that way. There are eight charter members still in the club. For various reasons seven have dropped out and have been replaced. We usually meet in the afternoon at three o‘clock at which time a cup of tea is served 24 and small cakes. The lunch is kat t . minimum. ' D “ Many of our members have had Lm education; some have taught school, A f ‘. have done neither but are very interested“ reading and are a real addition to m. {.lubm Each member opens her home to a mean}. each member denates a book and git,“ a rEf' View of her own book and leads in a O‘HMWL' on current topics of the day. ' N m The books are chosen by the memva -. Sam: of the books we have read are: "Th. 7 L lVEfsuw (l2 . mothers" by Katharine Coburn; "1_' Beloved Country", by Alan Pan-.7, 3cm, Golden Dog" by William Kirby; . Mar} Called Peter” by Catharine Marsha' "Thu- Silver Chalice” by Thomas Costail, ,mj Hf course many others. In nine years hm. studied 135 books. The reviewer tells about the writer and gives us an appetitl mm the book. Some of our subjects for discus: haw been: “Time and what We do i H", “Women in Parliament”; “What she.‘ it [1,. with our surpluses while hunger stil. ‘11)53 food rich world”; “Is television spoil: int"; “Influences on our lives.” These are j- 1.4.x. subjects we have discussed and whilr - 5H. dom come to conclusions, yet the d rm gets us thinking on these lines. We have had some picnic or excurs.‘ \, c1". year. Last year We went to Niagar 111» Lake and visited Historical Buildir. nun- This year we went to Stratford to tht ikcs pearean Festival and saw "Meaz‘ [m Measure.” CONSERVATION PROGRAM In a Report dealing with forestry 1; N no in this Province, the Conservation C n u! Ontario made this recommendation: “The Conservation Council of Onta plu- poses to the Federated Women's Inst: ‘: Ml Ontario that arrangements be made i illh and films on conservation as occasuz. luv tures at meetings of this association" The Conservation Council offers to l ‘ Ill" Institutes in any way possible in arran . M such meetings. The address is: Cons ‘WH Council of Ontario, 85 King Street E ronto 1, Ontario. ,, STEP SAVING KITCHEN PLAZ For the use of any Women's Institul: our or individual members, the Women’s l “1'” Loan Library, 1207 Bay Street, Toronlv 1‘ i set of working drawings of a comps; "'1" saving kitchen. The drawings incllu W“ plan, cupboards, a revolving cabinet :11 w “throughâ€"a-wall” cabinet with compl' ll" tail and measurements. Altogether ill- it” seven sheets of carpenter’s drawings In“ plans are not as suitable for a study in r A“ the Kitchen Kits in the Loan Libra' ""1 they might be of very special help to “"“ Planning to build or remodel a kitcht: HOME AND COUNTRY