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DST of the news given here was taken M from press reports, with an occasional note sent in by a branch secretary. AGRICULTURE On their programme on Agriculture and ' anadian Industries, Vasey had the motto: ‘One tree will make a million matches; one i atch will destroy a million trees.” North and South Brant joined in their first ounty rally in January. A feature of the pro; ramme was a panel discussion on “What ;; rganizations Mean to Rural Women." the anel members representing the Federation of ‘ ‘ griculture, the Farm Radio Forum, the ounty Medical Co-operative and the Women’s 4 nstitutes. Meadowvale arranged a very successful corn- nunity night in the school with speakers on .onservation from the Credit Valley Conser- ‘ ation Authority. The addresses and the pic- ures made this an interesting programme for eople of all ages. HOME ECONOMICS AND HEALTH Rosemont's interest in the welfare of the i ome and the family is indicated in the report f one meeting where a member reported on he baby clinic â€" evidently this is one of the nstitutes sponsoring or assisting at regular aby clinics â€" and the members voted to rovide scales to weigh children past the baby cales stage. Another member reported on the regress of the swimming classes for children. ' ter the business session the leader of the -;irls' homemaking club took charge of the rogramme and the girls demonstrated making ea biscuits. Seaforth did a good piece of education on aiety when they had the roll call, “How I an prevent fire in the home.“ Lamlash had a talk on “Mothercraft” by a urse from a mothercraft centre. At the same ‘ eating the 4-H Homemaking Club girls with heir leaders in the club unit “The Club Girl tands On Guard,” demonstrated artifiCial espiration, putting an arm in a sling and andaging a cut finger. Laurentian View had an interesting talk on lanning farm kitchens. The member who ave the talk had procured the Loan Library it on Kitchen Improvement and she used the lans in the kit to show how inconvenient 'tchens could be remodelled. The 4»H Home- ’ aking Club sponsored by the Institute and UMMER 1957 Here and There With the Institutes the club leader were guests at this home eco- nomics and health meeting. Brooksdale’s July meeting was in charge of the girls’ homemaking club. Two girls gave a demonstration on how to vary meat in the menu. Another girl spoke on “Clothes Closets Up-toâ€"date” and others gave readings and a tap dance number. Each girl was presented with a spoon for having taken part in the last club project. At Middlemarch Institute's health meeting a doctor from St. Thomas Ontario Hospital spoke on child psychology, family life and institutional care. Zion Jubilee’s health meeting programme included the roll call: “A health-building habit”; the motto “Good health and good sense are two of life‘s greatest blessings“; and an address on Muscular Dystrophy. Walford members who had taken the course Sandwiches for All Occasions with another branch, gave a demonstration of what they had learned at a meeting of their own Insti- tute. Tavistock’s home economics and health meeting had for a roll call, “My worst mistake in cooking" and the motto “What we make of our home is more important than that of which our homes are made.” As an evidence of this Institutc's activities in health work an announcement was made concerning the Well Baby Clinic and the administration of anti» polio Salk vaccine and a course in “You and Your Family’s Health.” Peace branch at its home economics and health meeting had for a roll call suggestions on how to feed the family for health A special feature of the programme was a showing of films dealing with the entertainment of two and three-year-old children and “a documen- tary on the bush doctor.” (An Australian film, no doubt.) Hurondale had an address on “Using Psychology in Housework" and a talk on the motto “It is little waste that fills gar« bage cans.” At Chesley the home economics teacher in the district high school demon- strated “Ironing Tips." Many branches are sponsoring child health clinics in co-Operation with their county health unit. A press report announces that a monthly clinic will be held at Honeywood for infants and preâ€"school children. Problems of nutrition and general carc- will be discussed with the mothers by the Public Health nurse and children will be immunized against small~ pox, diphtheria, whooping cough and lockjaw. 33