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one persons. including civic ofi‘icials and their wives. Speakers representing Middle Europe, Scandinavia and Australia told-then- reasons for coming to Canada and their impressmns of their new home. At Ag'lncourts Inter- national meeting new Canadians _fl‘0m_H011and and Hungary and returned missmnaries from Formosa and India spoke about these coun- tries. A Scottish woman in native costume sang Scottish songs. Burwick's International program featured a study of UNESCO and representatives from various countries pro- vided music â€" vocal, piano, accordion and zither. w. L To keep their members informed about their national organization, F.W.I.C.. Holyrood has a Federated News Convener who gives a report at each meeting. At one meeting they had a "Know Your Canada" Quiz. Several branches have extracts from Federated News read at meetings. Jarvis studied the general setâ€"up of the Women’s Institute organizatiOn from branch to national level. Thornton preâ€" sented F.W.I.C. badges to two members in recognition of services. Community Activities â€" Public Relations We cannot begin to report in detail the tre~ mendous amount of community work being done by the Institutes over the province. For example, Rossport with a rather small mem- bership reports raising nearly seven hundred dollars during the year, owning and maintain- ing a community hall which they gave rent free for the use of churches and the school, assisting with the Tuberculosis X-Ray Clinic, canvassing for the Red Cross and other organâ€" izations giving clothing to the Salvation Army, equipping a school hockey team with uniforms. goal pads. hockey sticks and pucks, assisting in having a crippled child given medical treatment. providing gifts and candy for school children at Christmas time. Such a program must mean a lot of work for a small group of women. And it may not be the sort of program needed in other Institute com~ munitics. Then there is a great deal of uniformity in the community activities of the Institutes over the province. This year practically every branch is contributing to the F.W.I.O. project of providing sewing machines and looms for Korean Widows. Many Institutes are can~ vassing for Tuberculosis X-Ray Surveys. coâ€" operating with the county health unit in sponsoring baby clinics and pre-school child clinics, contributing to building and equipping local hospitals, community halls and com- munity centres, maintaining first aid kits in schools assisting local libraries, maintaining rest rooms in their town centre and giving donations to an almost endless number of causes and charities â€" sometimes within the community, more often beyond it. Coming to the_closer neighborly things, over and over again we read of assistance to families who have been "burned out," gifts to families in time of illness or bereavement, tn shut-ins and 33 to new babies; giving picnics and H311 and Christmas partiee to the chiid community. We cannot record a} but the following items may offer from one branch to others. Elmview in Northumberland Coun=~ tr . tuted the clever idea of organizim Quiz to counteract the crime comic}. Th5?" described in a separate article in this ‘ out, “ill of u, l “f mfg: SL‘Llucslm, “\LH W. I. In work for community centres W, facilities we have such reports 7, Forestville is raising money to I». .. community hall, bvidently this 1, ,A munity project, for the institute l‘epm ing meals to the men when they w the painting. This Institute arm i, Decoration Day services in the local so: ies. Tiverton Juniors gave $85 to v ‘ senior Institute remodel their Institulr Zurich installed a modern cupboard in their town hall. Bayham Spons‘OJ tion Day and helps in the care of I‘ teryl contributing $20 to the upkeep for a power lawn mower. Claverine a library and bought eighty new it year. Most of the Institutes in Hi niml county celebrated Coronation year t J,’ ing trees around the schools. Insv Grey county are contributing to a : m cairn for Nellie McClung, on the fal‘ birthplace near Chatsworth. Ferndn: ‘llllll Lake owns a community park with im. diamond, booth, swings and toilets. ’7 ~ i they planted more trees and drilled Moncrief is compiling a cook lw _ enough advertising has been sold = printing costs and raise considerali trill for their work. They have redecor m. community hall, equipped the kih- m: planted trees and shrubs in the grown i 2 arrange card parties, dances, picnics ‘ . - days and sponsor a ball team. Two (3 out" families were assisted with , ii: money and showers of canned goods ‘i‘hPr has undertaken to put a fence around tery. Wellburn installed a stove and u- for the use of the Institute and thr Where they hold their meetings. Th tute sponsors a school reunion. Er ‘:|f‘" principal study this year was the necil “in community. The results were “The re: ‘7 ' of the community hall, kitchen and - the organization of a community own public library and increased Instituh bership. Meadowvale provided a £313" for the children of the village. Alli-318:: "’l' sors a public library, the members ‘ turns acting as librarians. Pelham l library of 120 books in a member's hr the use of the community during the ' "i Cookstown contributed to the erectin. ‘ bulletin board in the towu “as they hi weekly newspaper,” Orkney held tW"! ‘-" drives“ to raise funds for playground A " merit and plywood for the school. At Barnhart in Rainy RiVEr the luv hall was burned some years ago. N0”? l‘" HOME AND cowTRY