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'cultural College in June. Campbell’s Cross suggests an educational bus trip and taking a meeting to the County Home for the Aged. Terra Cotta especially recommends a bus trip to the Shakespearean Festival at Stratford: Dalston took a bus trip to the Royal Winter Fair. Bornholm: “With so many New Canadians coming into the rural communities, the Insti- tutes should try to assimilate them into our activities, helping them with language prob- lems and home economics." Cassburn: “We have found ‘Here and There With the Institutes’ in Home and Country of great help in planning our programmes." Mountain View: "We feel that some organâ€" izations are taking advantage of the Institute by asking us to do their canvassing." Barnhart: “We hold a sale of work each year at the local fair featuring aprons of all styles and sizes. This does not require much more work than a sale held in the community. and in the community there are only a few to do the buying.” “Laurentian View": “Raising money is our worst problem_ We try to donate to the ap- peals sent us but we find there are so many church banquets and suppers it is hard for us to raise money that way.” Micksburg: “Officers’ Conferences should be held in Eastern Ontario too. It takes thirteen hours to reach Guelph by train from Renfrew and there are no bus connections.” Craighurst: "We feel that one reason some women of our community do not join our In- stitute is because we have so many requests for donationsâ€"all for worthy causes, yet irriâ€" posing on the organization. Some sort of cen- tral fund to which local branches could donate and to which these other organizations could apply, wonld save a lot of trouble and time at our meetings.” Guthrie: “Catering for banquets and other social affairs keeps members pretty busy a good deal of the time. We feel there should be less of that and more instructive meetings.” Jack’s Lake: “Give more credit and encourâ€" agement to members who feel they cannot write papers, but who are good at helping with fairs and other activities.” A branch which we will not name makes this comment: “Could something with definite point and purpose be given in an outline to each Standing Committee convener to make her understand it as a year's project of study and information gained from the same rather than a paper of current events prepared by the convener alone and read at a meeting?“ Norland: “Our social activities that include non-members are attracting favorable atten- tion." Glen: “Our year has been worthwhile from the standpoint of what our friendly gather- ings mean to each member. We are women from the farm who like to exchange ideas and to progress in pace with modern times. We aim to serve our home and country.” 3| Lindsay: “Would suggest less correspond ence to leave time for the social pal-L ‘Qf th- programme.” 9 Allanburg: “In a recent roll call, ‘Someth‘m I would like to see done in the Institute] “1589 suggestions were given for our own branch and they might be useful to other brancheg more social time at each meeting, a demon; stration at each meeting, visits to aml from other Institutes, more singing and Em distribution of work." Humberstone: “Our members set up a My get including amounts to be given to .110”: charities, scholarships, etc., and they 1Med to contribute the necessary funds by ' even I . ‘ gular monthly contributions. There were nu ,Lrliw ties to raise funds; all commitments \x- w met and meetings were given to interesli‘ pm. grammes. This new method has res. Md m better attendance at meetings. Everyon- nmeg feeling that there will be an interest: pm. grammewnot a struggle to find pem am will sell tickets and so on." Hillsburgh Auxiliary: “Could we i a convener of Cultural Activities?” Northgate says: “As farm women u; find that by changing our starting time fr, gel: ings from 2730 to 2 o'clock our attendal ya: increased, as the women then could gm ‘vmc earlier.” Troy: “Sometimes we wonder if our I ‘utr is becoming just a little too much busm. and too little fun; too many reports." King's Forest Branch: “Would urge In- stitutes to take membership in the C“ iian Association of Consumers.” Unionville comments: “This (Rey, of Meetings) questionnaire at least ma' us think of things we might have done 01 ulrl do another year.” (This branch seem be doing pretty well even now. Ed.) Union Street: “We believe in working ting those around us, so our funds and effm are mostly spent on people and projects our own district.” Vellore Senior: "We have few guest .rali- ers. Our members prepare papers an!) ach one is on a programme once each ye; We find this stimulates interest.” Bornholm: “As a training in leadershz our President has the first and second vicc 251; dents each conduct a meeting during the if. i :5 $ * "It has come to pass that we can insure WEI anythng . . . You can insure your memor‘ hul you will have to do it by yourself . . . Pm “d8 some memories that will nourish you in l" dc' (lining years. Be mindful not to stock me “fies that will keep you awake nights. It will be I bad if every time there is a little cessation of th 791“ and confusion, you hear the sound of people 3‘ "WE â€"people who loved you. I: will be very Q“ “1' ‘I' when the noise about you subsides a little, l’V‘l “"7 remember the words and tones of gratitude- {WU' tude of people who lived more abundantly W- be' cause of you." From "Dr. Hudson’s Secret Journal” by Lloyd C. T will“ i: * * HOME AND col-W"