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' ' wail? date of our meeting so it won‘t conflict with their church meetings." Allenford plans to have more personal contact with young mothers and newcomers in the comâ€" munity. Kars reports: “We gained several new members by inviting them to our extension courses. We hope to do this again this year." Campania plans to interest more women by having more demonstrations, films and panel d15- cussions. Central Yarmouth reports: “A number or young women have just moved into the community and they plan on joining at the beginning of_ our year.“ (Evidently the Institute lost no time In 111- viting them. Ed.) _ North Yarmouth reports a healthy extension of Insti.ute work even though it means a loss of members to this Institute. The secretary says: “We are pleased to report that. as our Institute mem- bers are widely scattered, a new branch. Yar- mouth Glen was formed in another part of the district with twenty-one members, we losing only three members. The other eighteen members of the new branch are entirely new to Institute work. We offer them our congratulations and good wishes." Roseland puts a copy of each issue of Home and Country in the local library. Pine Corners says: “We have been having too many banquets." (This probably means catering to banquets. Ed.) “This entails a lot of hard work and we think it has been a stumbling-block to gaining new members." i ‘k * THE TOYS By Coventry Patmore My little Son, who look'd from thoughtful eyes And moved and spoke in quiet grown-up wise, Having my law the seventh time disobey'd, I struck him, and dismiss'd With hard words and unkiss’d, â€"His Mother, who was patient, being dead. Then, fearing lest his grief should hinder sleep, I visited his bed, But found him slumbering deep, With darken'd eyelids, and their lashes yet From his late sobbing wet. And I, with moan, Kissing away his tears, left others of my own; For, on a table drawn beside his head, He had put. within his reach, A box of counters and a red-vein'd stone, A piece of glass abraded by the beach And six or seven shells, A bottle with bluebells, And two French copper coins, ranged there with carelul art, To comfort his sad heart. So when that night I pray‘d To God. I wept, and said: Ah, when at last we lie With tranced breath Not vexing Thee in death, ’ And thou rememberest of what toys \Ve made our joys, I-Iow weakly understood, Thy great commanded good, item fatherly not less an I whom thou hast moulded fro Thoujlt leave Thy wrath, and say, m the day, 'I Will be sorry for their childishness.” 1k i * 36 ‘k i: * ANY WIFE OR HUSBAND By Carol Haynes Let us be guests in one another’s house With deferential "N0" and courteous "Yrs"- Let us take care to hide our foolish mood. . Behind a certain show of cheerfulness, Let us avoid all sullen silences; We should find fresh and sprightly thin.-. I must be fearful lest you find me dull, 7 And you must dread to bore me any Wm. In \MA; Let us knock gently at each other‘s hem, Glad of a chance to look withinâ€"and \t. Let us remember that to force one's “1,” Is the unpardoned breach of etiquem; 50 shall I be the hostessâ€"you, the hosh Until all need for entertainment ends; We shall be lovers when the last door ll But what is better stillâ€"we shall be trim ‘k * ‘k Haldimand Junior Institute: “We urn WNW to gain the interest of the 4-H Homcm ; rm; girls by donating three trays to be u 3.1,“ Achievement Day, and by paying for .i [U he won by a club girl. In May we inHt‘ I 4-H Homemaking Club girls in the com I um regular meeting in the hope of 111. own interest in Junior Institute work. The tram;- was planned especially for them and um asked to take part.” Nor-val Junior Institute says: “We :1' n; in get our meetings over by It pm. so II] «.mni be too late for high school pupils to u: Hm- ing a theme for part of the year he ‘lt- in- terest." These girls took charge of \L-nmr Institutes' August meeting. Melrose p‘ 'u to. new members by providing transpt an to meetings. Parkdale says: “We plan all nn members who have fallen out and ask I‘ m will meetings." Seaforth Juniors: “We try I I. girlx interested in Junior Institute work and not it well-planned meeting when they do cu H tho will want to come again.“ Suggestions for Convention- Chandos “especially appreciates th- \\ iii» cussion groups“ at their area conventi. “LINN would like more group discussions or \th of standing committees, moneyâ€"raising l 01'1" Institute problems. Bright would like ultllhm‘ to have more thought behind them." Dr Station would like “a little more fun and .mm. They suggest a humorous skit. Malden asks for something on lh Mi 0f the Canadian Association of Consumt .va Iii? discussion of some plan by which ti: NIH"?3 can obtain better legal rights for wonn Third Line says: “The great benefit 1 Atlt'lld' ing a convention is renewed interest antho- iasm. Each year we send one who he i at 1W“ at a convention before. She always c" - I! and comes back a better member." mid ,[ \M Kohler asks for convention features H help the housewife in her everyd WW“, Campbenvine would like to see u .. will“ “1 Tweedsmuir histories or to have somt ..ii tirm HOME AND COUNTRY