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eterial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Suitabilityâ€"The material a good choice for article . . . . . . . . . . . _ 5 armonyâ€"Fabric, thread and trimmings harmonizing . . . . . . 5 Qualityâ€"The quality suitable for the purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Orkmanship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 In Embroidery â€" Evenness of stitches, etc. The executive in London send this account .- an interesting A.C.W.W. exhibit: “A most unexpected job came our Way this ring. The Daily Mail, one of Britain's tional daily papers. organizes an Ideal Home hibition in London, in which exhibitors om allover Europe and the British Common- ealth display their goods for four weeks, ; over a million people each year. “This year the organizers decided that they anted an International food display as u mpanion piece to the County Fare demons rations run by the Women's Institutes of ngland and Wales, and asked A.C.W.W. to co- erate. A hurry call was sent out to members I the Executive who got together, decided on hich of their national dishes they would pro- uce and set to work. Cables whizzed, and gradients from all over the world were ear Women's Institute Members in Ontario: Greetings to each one of you! i am very proud to have been chosen to be our Convener of Cultural Activities, am well ware of the responsibility I am undertaking. ‘ut am so glad to work with and for you. For you who are open to suggestions for 956 I would like to suggest we make this a ‘ usic’ year. Some of you, I know, stressed usic in 1955, so I feel sure you will be writing right on, for Music isn't something ou can just turn on and off; it just grows ' ith you. I notiCe Alberta features a Women's Insti- : te Choir at its Provincial Convention, and am sure they would be proud to have us '11 copy them. Let us encourage and co-operatc with local achers who are trying to impart a love of i usic to our young people. Any kind of music a such an asset in our lives. WheneVer you ear someone sing, don't you get the feeling l at there is a happy person who would be ice to know? INTER 1956 In Knitting, Crochet, Tattingâ€" Evenness of stitch and finish of ends, etc. In Machine Stitching â€" Length and tensions, etc. Suitable finishes on all articles. Variety of workmanship exhib- ited: eg. fabric painting, dif- ferent kinds of embroidery. rrnrhoting, crafts, our . . . . . . 10 An Interesting Food Exhibit flown to London: Toheroas, a shell fish, from New Zeulnnd: Okra and eddo leaves for Cal- inloo. a soup, [ruin 'I‘rinidnd: spices from India and Pakistan: unlnhs, n parrot and kangaroo lziils from Australia; mutton birds from Tasv mnniu; traditional wedding 'ukos from Scan» rlinuvia and complete dishes from Ceylon. One of Finland's contributions was :1 Sandwich Aurora Boronlis mode of reindeer moat. "Everything arrin on time and the dishes were sct up in big: uliissvl‘romvd refrigerators in one of the prettiest exhibits in the Show With my little flags of all the countries around (Australia, Caniltlit, Ceylon, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Kenya. Holland, Malaya, New Zenlnnd, Norway, Pakistan, South Africa. Southern Rhodesia. Sweden. Switzerland, Trinidad and the U‘ S. A.), with the words ‘Assuciatutl Country WumL‘n of the World’ across the bark of the stand." F.W.I.C. Cultural Activities By Mrs. R. I’urtingtmi During the year, make :1 study of the life and works of at least one err-tit romposor. Compose some (rhoriISL-s ut' slums, to tho tune of familiar melodies, hilllilblt‘ for singing, ill Women's Instituti- gatherings. Send to me ul any time during the yi-ar and I'll see What i can do about putting them together for use by our Women's. Institutes. Could we hnvu lilUl‘t' District Musir ll‘i-sti- vuls',’ Let us really muke this n Musirnl Your from roost to coast. This is the your to work on the Tweedsmuir Competitions so as; to han tlir-m ready for the National Convention in “157. KL'L'D work- ing at those Village Histories. it is a most worth while work you are doing, preserving for all time the history of our country. So much is already lit-int: lost just for want of recording. If you have anyone in your Women‘s In- stitute With any ability at all, do encourage them to enter a painting. Who knows, you 53