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FATHER TO SON The times have proved my judgment bad. I've followed foolish hopes in vain, And as you look upon you dad ' You see him commonplace and plain. Nu brilliant wisdom I enjoy; The icsts I [all have grown to bore you, But just remember this, my boy: I 'Twas I who chose your mother for you. ~me a poem by Edgar A. Guest. l a ‘ making of bias binding; the girls were to bring to the next meeting some small articles they had made and trimmed with bias bind- mg Goldwater Junior Institute joined with the Senior Institute in a dinner to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the Women's Institute movement, A feature of the programme was a skit of an Institute meeting of sixty years ago. The members dressed in oldâ€"time cosâ€" tumes and discussed three resolutionsâ€"to have automobiles barred from the roads. to have husbands shave off their moustaches and to ask all the neighbors to do away with their cats. This Institute has had addresses at its meetings by the clergymen of all denomina- tions in the community. At Christmas time they entered a float. Fairyland, in the Santa Clause parade and packed 750 candy bags to be distributed to children at the town’s Christ- mas tree. They canvassed for the Salvation Army and through funds raised at card parties, bake sales. a tea garden and dinner for officials at the fall fair they gave dona- tions to various charities. Ripley a Junior Institute organized ten years ago makes a specialty of sponsoring 4-H Homemaking Clubs, They entered a float in the county centennial parade and took part in county Institute competitions. Some of their popular programme features over the past year were addresses by the farm editor from their local TVand radio station, speakers on Landscape Gardening. Better Buymanship, Manners and Etiquette, and a demonstration by a local beautitian. The secretary adds: "Our club entertained the exchange delegate from Scotland and enjoyed hearing of the country where a number of our ancestors came from" The president of Bolton reports that when the town of Brampton, fifteen miles from Bolton, through the Kiwanis Club launched a drive to raise funds to start a school for retarded children. the Bolton Junior Farmers and Junior Institute felt this was an oppor- tunity to fulfil one part of their pledge “Self Help and Community Betterment". They vol- unteered their services to canvass in their area and had “two members on each conces- sion and two on each sideroad, going from farm house to farm house asking for dona- tions". They collected $250 to hand over to the committee working for the School for Re- tarded Children. 3' The girls of Brooke Junior Inst:- enlarging their membership through a petition. The girl who brings the n, members into the club will get plan is working well for at the lag; the attendance was almost doubled 'r‘ gave a donation of ten dollars to m flood relief fund, Country Girls’ Clubs in New Zeal oil When Miss Eadie visited New Zeta year she met some members of Cour, Clubs, and last December one of ti wrote to thank Miss Eadie for ills}: our Ontario Junior work. We bah.» notes from her letter will be of 1 “We found your Junior Farmer i\' interesting and I took along to om your programme kit and your Club Manual. Our girls found them mes! ing as we don't have project work clubs. At our meetings we have a lo a demonstrator. For instance, one my had a field officer demonstrating the of a chair. She showed on a minial‘ exactly how to go about making l' cover, Then she gave Us each a pamp; the instructions so that those who v:- interested could make a cover at i think if we were to have a project ' make our meetings more interesting “In October we had our district tion day. While our exhibits were his ed we had a tennis tournament; an afternoon a parade of frocks made 2 bars. For this we were judged on our ling ability, suitability of style and for the wearer and accessories”. (Th. had been judged earlier in the do had several other classes in sewing. ' needlework, floral art and baking. local club was running the compet‘ had a busy time preparing for the s: an even busier time clearing away held a dance in the hall that night" (Evidently the New Zealand girls' i not very difierent from our own, If ‘ i ‘ THE PERFECT GUEST She answered by return post The invitation of her host. She caught the train she said she woul- And changed at stations where she it“ She brought a small and lighdsh bm’ And keys belonging to the locks. Food rich and rare she did not beg But are the fried and scrambled egg. When offered lukewarm tea she drank And did not crave an extra blanket Nor extra pillow for her head; She seemed to like the spareroom bed She brought her own self-filling pm And always went to bed at ten. She left no little things behind But stories new and gossip kind. -â€"Just from a Devon in our Farmer pin for her efforts. Evidr-rw HOME AND L: uNTl'