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Central Elgin Junior Institute list as their most interesting programme feature, short talks by the members on rural life in difierent countries. Shodden’s Current Events convener got the Women's Editor of the St. Thomas Times-Journal to address the Institute. River Road reports: “We try to have entertaining programmes, and for just plain fun at one meeting the young married ladies entertained the others with a kitchen band. At another meeting we had a treasure hunt. Notes telling where to find your treasure were put in toy balloons before they were blown up. When everyone was ready the balloons were pricked with a pin and the hunt was on.” St. Lawrence decided they had the most fun when they “made hats from odds and ends around the home." Good Neighbour Institute had a member at each meeting comment on a sentence of the Mary Stewart Collect. Oldcastle found a talk by the high school Vocational Guidance teacher especially helpful. Harrow and Sunny Valley strongly recommend a talk by a repre- sentative of the St. John Amublance; Ravenna, a panel discussion on the value of radio and television. Briar Hill recommends book re~ views and music appreciation. (We imagine a record player would be used with the music appreciation features.) Riverside recommends a review of the book “Green Willow" by Neville Shute. Cedarville especially enjoyed an evening meeting when the men attended and helped with the programme; Holstein, a talk by a remedial teacher in the schools of the area. Inman Road finds it a good plan to have an entertainment committee to plan contests, games and a variety programme for each meeting. Caledonia says: “We had a discussion, in groups, on a prepared questionnaire on women’s place in business and public life.” Nassagaweya: “The convener of Agriculture and Canadian Industries gave each member a slip of paper with a subject relating to agri- culture written on it and after two minutes she called on each in turn to make an im- promptu speech on her subject. Everyone took part and it was very interesting." Pandash: “After a paper has been read by a member we discuss it and contribute our knowledge.” A number of branches report a programme on the life and music of Stephen Foster. Blue- 26 j vale gives these details of their . “One member told Stephen Fosteriri’igfgd-Trmci: one played ‘Beautiful Dreamer’ as a “,fari' solo; a group sang ‘Jeannie With the in? Brown Hair’; an impromptu orchestra may; ‘Oh Susannah’ and everyone sang ‘Old pfflk Joe.’ ” (A Stephen Foster programme ,.. d' adapted to a regular Institute meeting ., panded into a full length concert, A 13,, help with this can be borrowed fror- Travelling Libraries Branch, 206 Hum Torontoâ€"Ed.) For the roll call at the March meet hf Ethel Institute the members were ask 2 dance an Irish jig, sing an Irish song or ' Irish story, This Institute recommends 1“ roll calls humorous. in be 1' EX. it? to the SL, Belgrave composed and staged L: “Home and Country” based on the his. Belgrave Institute which “aroused com: :itx- interest in the organization.” ' Morpeth’s outstanding feature of t1» 3:” was a talk on “My Grandmother’s Kiri . 1” Denmark” by a new Canadian membei Brooke voted its most outstanding in m; the one when they had a display of Forty-five quilts were brought for (‘ :11, some family heirlooms, some from i 111 homes. The 4-H Homemaking Club girl i-I‘e guests at this meeting, and there was .51, “An Adventure in Citizenship" about tit ch school students’ trip to Ottawa. Edy’s Mills put on a skit “Mrs. 18" mi Mrs. 1957.” Almonte especially enju in Summer meeting when they enterta: he young mothers of the community am "if children. McIlquham's “particularly at lid the talk by a teacher from the Ontari‘ pital School for retarded children.” : us had a speaker on safety in the home c n; particularly with the dangers from eleu .y. Millhaven joined the local film council 1v Hg films to the Institute, also had a talk on 1. ml health from an official from the Ontai'iw us» pital. Dorchester and McGillivray spo; ed craft groups in aluminum and copper l: McGillivray also had a group learning m" ing. Among the “principal subjects of stu it" ports were: The Hand Book, Mental I! ‘h. Canadian Literature, the Canadian A :a» tion of Consumersâ€"Wharnclifle has a l C report at each meeting; Glen Ogilvie, In- robin, and Cayuga are making a special .rh‘ Now that millinery coursc' are so popular, the presiv dent of Toilenhum Institute. Mrs. G. 5. Wire reminds us that the first lest course was given at the request of Tor- lenhurn Institute in the full of 1954. The picture shows the hats made during this I course. HOME AND COUNTRY