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Cast of the pageant on Canada, written by Mrs. L. A. Wyse for the F.W.l.C. meeting at Quebec some years ago, and staged as shown here by members of Smithville Inslitule, under the direction of Mrs. L lym- burner who look Ihe part of Canada. This pageant was part of Smilhville's concert celebrating the six- iieth anniversary of the Women's Institute. of radio and television programmes. Grimm discussed programmes suitable for children. They also spent some time on the care of house plants and perennial borders. Leitrim. a study of the work of a Health Unitiono is to be established in the township this Fall. Galetta stressed the study of the standing committee subjects. Stittsville studied bulletins from Extension Service such as “Supper Dishes." Shedden plans to make a special study of the problems of retarded children. HEALTH STUDY AND ACTION The Women’s Institutes of North Cochrane nave done a good deal to safeguard the health {if the people. Not long ago we had a report if their achievement in getting a dental car in serve children living in isolated parts of the iistrict. Their latest project along the lines of health service was to negotiate with the Onâ€" :ario Northland Railway to have emergency transportation in case of serious illness or acci- lent, provided for people living north of Sochrane. At the time the Institutes ap~ inroached the Railway authorities there were only two passenger trains a week running from Gardiner, eighteen miles north of Cochrane. ‘.O Moosenee, and only two freight trains as far ‘lOI‘th as Fraserdale. The Institutes through 1heir Public Relations Officer, Mrs. Murray Young of Cochrane. also brought the problem to the attention of the Ontario Department Jf Health. Correspondence and. intervieWS re ways and means and discussions at Institute conventions went on for two years. Then in February of this year the Chairman of the Ontario North» land Transportation Commission wrote Mrs. Young: “1 am happy to be able now to advise you that we have obtained a station waggon equip pad to run on the rails (as well as on a country road) and which will accommodate a stretcher and other passengers. I believe this will be the answer to the Institutes’ request for better Emergency transportation North of COChran_e~ The piece of equipment will be stationed in FA“. 1957 Cochranc and will be available for any emergâ€" encies." ' It is of interest that the ambulance car‘s first maternity case was the Cochrime VVoincn‘s Institute District President, Mrs. Frances Em» pey of Island Falls. Desbarats had been studying health, especiâ€" ally in the school. When some of the children developed a rash. an Institute incinhcr who is on the school board and another who is on the counciL asked the council to provide for having the children medically inspected. The council engaged a nurse and don-tor to inspect. the children and those who were in loch-d were isolated at home until they were ciii'cd of the trouble Many branches report addresses from cloc- tors or nurses on such subjects as cancer dcâ€" lection. heart disease. tuberculosis. Working with their county health unit or the Medical Ollicer of Health, a gratifying number of In- stitutes are sponsoring and assisting wi1h Bully Clinics, Child Health Clinics, Clinics [01‘ im- munizing children against polio, diphtheria and other childhood diseases. A great many branches had talks and dcm. onstrations. especially demonstrations in artiâ€" ficial respiration. by representatives of the St. John Ambulance; and a considerable number provided cod livm‘ oil capsules for school children during the winter months. ACTION RESULTING FROM PROGRAMMES Asked if positive action had resulted from any part of the year's programme Institutes reported the following: Cloyne had a discussion of ways and means of improving the cemetery. As a result trees have been removed and the ground levelled on the land purchased for a new cemetery, and the report indicates “that the Institute is pressing the Township Council to have the ground surveyed for plots.” Highland Park in Centre Algoma had adâ€" dresses at two meetings on Juvenile Delinâ€" quency and the work of the Juvenile Court 27