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Members of various Insti- tutes of North Oxford Dis- trict in costumes of iifty years ago, photographed at their fiftieth anniversary party. but a more even load for all and more satis- faction when all members work together?” ' (Would this be a good question for discussion at a meeting? Ed.). Whitefish suggests having "small pamphlets concerning such information as the whys and wherefores of vaccines and infant and child nutritiOn for members to hand out to mothers in more or less isolated communities." (Pen haps some Institutes might like to consult the Medical Health Officer of the District, about this. He distributes literature for the Pro! vincial Department of Healthâ€"Ed.) Abingdon: “We suggest a community chest , fund be established to take care of the many appeals for aid, with the head executives to _ have charge of allotments to each. Every editor’s desk, or from an occasmnal letter or hearsay, we picked up the followmg , bits of news that we felt might be of interest: When Mrs. W. T. Ewen, formerly Miss Lewis, Director of the Women's, Institute vBranch, was on a vacation trip north with her husband this summer, she was guest of New Liskeard Institute at a meeting to which Visitors came from fifteen neighboring branches. More than seventy women assem~ bled and were entertained by Mrs. Ewen with a showing of slides taken at the A.C,W.W. conference and at her wedding last April. At North Bay, Women’s Institute friends enter- tained Mr. and Mrs. Ewen at a picnic. ‘ Glen Morris held a garden party on the school grounds last summer with a rather unusual program. One feature was a square FROM press clippings that come to the WINTER 1956 Photo Courtesy Woodstock Sentinel Review month there is so much time spent regarding appeals and asking for new ways to make money that the members find the meetings tiresome and Visitors that we hoped to have join the Women‘s Institute decide We are only a money-making organization with hardly time for programs or any social time toâ€" gether.” Centreville: "As secretary just retired may I make a very trite remark? It seems the Women‘s Institute is degenerating from a group of women who got together to learn things, to a financial institution. Branches have huge bank accounts and bonds and fur- nished kitchens and what all, but how many show a new bride how to make a good butâ€" tonhole'.’!!" News Mostly From the Press dance competition. The report says: “Eight women, four in masculine dress. made up one set to compete against eight men who sent the crowd into gales of laughter with their costumes and antics.” Children from the three local schools contributed to the program. A junior group performed as a rhythm band; eight small children danced the Virginia Reel; eight children in costume danced the Rye Waltz; there were several twoâ€"part songs and chorUses by intermediate and senior pupils, a double trio and a barber shop quartette; accordion solos. the Highland Fling and the Sword Dance. Two men from the Gait Pipe Band played the bagpipes. Holtyre, at the beginning of the summer had representatives from the St. John Am- bulance Corps come to a meeting and give the women lessons in artificial respiration. 49