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Miss Sophia C. Boalo, Assistant Director of Education For Women and Girls, Ministry of Education-I4 Accra, Ghana, West Africa, who spent some time Ihis summer study. ing Extension methods in U. S. A. and Canada is photogroped with Mrs, Huggerly and Mrs. Thomp- son at lhc Guelph W. l. Holiday. Later Miss McKercher look Miss Spain to the Oxford Counly 4-H Homemaking Clubs' Achievement Day, he fund to support the training of a teacher 0 teach auxiliary classes. Salford sends the Canadian Nature maga- ine to six schools in the district. HISTORICAL RESEARCH Dublin in Halton county took the history of their county, “Pages of the Past" by Gwen Clarke, and had a chapter or two read at each (This might be a suggestion for other counties. There are several books in print dealing with local areas such as “Northâ€" and Post" and “Leeds the Lovely." Then there is the book "Ontario" by Marjorie Wilkins Campbell covering the whole province. Ed.) Appleton in North Lanark had a special meeting to which the conveners of Historical Research from all the branches and the dis- trict convener were invited. They met in the Registry Office and had a display of Tweeds- Inuir histories from the branches. This is re- ported as one of the outstanding events of the year. Our informant says: “Wouldn't it be 'interesting if another branch would take an- other convenership and hold the same sort of meeting for the branches of the district?" Little Current made a study of Manitoulin Island, its people from the earliest days to the present, the progress of its industries, its beauty spots and its Women‘s Institute history. history. llderton: “At our meeting on historical reâ€" search the roll call “Forgotten people" was answered with recollections of early school teachers, postmasters, the first station agent and others." Norwich: “For the historical research meet- ing the convener invited all available ladies in the Community who had emigrated to Canâ€" ada from the British Isles and they told of their home localities and changes they had noted on visiting it in the last few years." Brunner prepared history to be put in the centennial history of Milverton and the sur- FALI. 1957 rounding country. Gadshill helped to collect material for the township history. At Hampstead. families whose farms had been in the same family for one hundred years or more were asked to send the histories of their farms to a lady commissioned by the County Council to compile a book. Moose Creek gave a prize for the oldest hat in a "hat parade.” The prize wont to a bridal hat. forty seven years old with a hatpin sixteen inches long. Kakaheka Falls especially enjoyed their historical meeting with a quiz contest on local history and an exhibit of antiques. some of them five hundred years old, TO GAIN NE“! MEMBERS Plans to gain new members and results already accomplished included the following: Dcnbigh: “The Work accomplished in a branch speaks for itself and one by one wom- en take interest and join. We have gainch many of our members in this way. Camden East: A friendship tea. each member bring- ing a guest. Sunnyslde: Inviting friends to attend meetings and advertising Extension Services and interesting programmes. Wharn- cllfie: Special visits to homes by president and secretary. Glen Morris says: “We keep asking the younger women especially to meetings with programmes that might be of special interest to them and we ask them to assist us ocâ€" casionally in whatever way they are best adapted." Mar: "We are going to try to make our topics more interesting and to see that a programme gets into every home." Gloucester Glen invited newcomers in the community to their annual banquet “and five joined on the spot." Dublin in Haiton: “We invite friends and neighbours to share our bus trips as well as our meetings." Lake Shore reports: “Our 4-H Homemaking Club has some members from a neighbouring community and we feel 29