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Waterloo counly's Achievemenl Day, Joyce Beggs, . 1, shows Jean MocGregor her polished prinled collon ess, made in the club proiect "Canons May Be Smart." oman who takes part in community ac- vities is happier than the woman who does ot.” Brown’s Women’s Institute held a family fight in the school with nearly one hundred u1ts and children attending. There were bles for euchre for the adults and croquinole ’- the children. The smorgasbord lunch inâ€" uded “hot dogs" for the children. Wiarton Institute appealed to the town counâ€" 1 to install traffic lights at a busy corner the main street. At our last report the uncil was investigating the cost and it is > pected that traffic lights will be provided One of Dungannon's roll calls was: "If I ere a shutâ€"in, how I would like to be re embered." South Lambton District Institutes sponsored Film Workshop conducted by a represenâ€" tive of the Lambton Film Board, to better cquaint the public with the part films can lay in community education and entertain- ~ ent. Institutes are making some fine and prac- cal memorial gifts in honor of deceased ‘ embers. New Liskeard is buying an audio r eter for the public school (to help the nurse testing the hearing of the pupils). in honor f the late Mrs. William Raymond, a charter ember who did a great deal for Institute ork in both the branch and the district. till’ller placed in their local library the books My Several Worlds” by Pearl Buck, in i emory of Mrs, Annie Ross, and “The Regi- ent” by Farley Mowat in memory of Mrs. ouise Collins. Historical Research The eight branches of North Muskoka Disâ€" ict sponsored an antique display at Huntsâ€" ille fall fair. The charge of admission to the ' hibit was ten cents and $40 was added to I e district treasury. These Institutes are orking toward the establishment of a ’ “sewn in Huntsville. : z 3 III an .- 0 III 0 Halton District Institutes have presented each school in one of their townships with a copy of the new county history "Hallon's Pages of the Past" by Gwen Clarke. Kleinburg and Nashville at their meeting on historical research had the roll call: "Name the oldest thing in your house and if it's small enough bring it." This resulted in an interâ€" esting display of old jewelry. books, silverâ€" ware. dishes and tools. The motto "The hori- zon ever Widens for forwardâ€"looking folk" was read by the president and discussed by the members. Other features of the program Were the history of Old London and an Old Songs contest. Kairshea has made plans for a bus trip to their Bruce county museum this spring or summer. the bus fares to be paid from Inâ€" stitute funds, Erindalie‘s historical research meeting pro- gram included an exhibit of a map of the County, Peel, printed in 1895; the roll call “Name an out-moded article”: an amusing article on a "gloomy" old Third Reader used in schools sixty or more years ago; an account of a pioneer woman’s day with the audience filling in blanks on slips of paper which, to quote from a press report, “brought to mind that ‘the good old days' abounded in long woolen underwear, heavy chores, frozen water buckets and lack of electricity, plumbing. transportation, mail, nylons and other things we take for granted." River Valley in West Hastings reports a historical research and current events proâ€" gram with the showing of “Your Wedding Picture” as an answer to the roll call; the (Continued on page 36) Mrs. Carrie Field Roberlson, F.W.i.0. Presidenl, from 1924 to 1927 was recently presented with a Post President's life Membership Pin by her Dislricl, South lonark. Left to right: Mrs. Trail, Mrs_ Robertson, Mrs. McLean, Dislrici Secretary; Mrs. Willis, President Lonork Insiilule. 33