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Sixty-fifth Anniversary Plans for the sixtyvfifth anniversary celebra- tion were outlined by Mrs. Lymburner. So many women over the Province Wished to attend the luncheon to be held on February 19 that it was difficult to find sufficient accomâ€" modation. At a meeting of the committee im- mediately after the Board Meeting, plans were made to hold the luncheon in the Queen Elizabeth Building at Exhibition Park, Toronto, A letter regarding these new arrangements has been sent to all branches. Mrs. Haven Smith, of Nebraska. International Vice-President of A.C.W.W. will be guest speaker. Invitations to attend the birthday celebration will be ex tended to past provincial presidents and to officials of the Department of Agriculture, whose contribution to the Women’s Institute since its inception has been of such tremendous value. A feature of the program will be a pageant showing the growth of the Women’s Institute in Canada since 1897. Mrs. Hagget‘ty will portray Mrs, Hoodless. and looal members depicting the provinces will be dressed in cos- tumes of the period. Reservations will be ac- cepted as they are received at the F.W.I.O. office. 20 Spadina Road, Toronto 4. Members are urged to arrive well ahead of the time of the luncheon. so that they may have an op- portunity to meet the guests. Miss McKercher announced that the Department of Agriculture is happy to assist by providing the large birth- day cake and also assuming Mrs, Haven Smith’s expenses. It is expected that there will be radio and television coverage of this special celebration. A.C.W.W. Conference Mrs. Lymburner, Provincial President, was appointed F.W.I.O. delegate and Mrs. Elton Armstrong. alternate delegate to the A.C.W.W. Conference to be held in Australia in October 1962. 'k * * AS THRO' THE LAND AT EVE \VE \VENT By Alfred, Lord Tennyson As thro‘ the land at eve we went, And pluck'd the ripen’d cars, We fell out, my wife and I, O we fell out I know not why, And kiss’d again with tears! And blessings on the falling out That all the more endears, \Vhen we fall out with those we love And kiss again with tears! For when we came where lies the child We lost in other years, There above the little grave, 0 there above the little grave, We kiss'd again with tears. * * *. 16 '* ‘k * How beautiful, how wonderful, If for a little bit I’d nothing all day long to do But sit and sit and sit! No chores at all, no pots to wash, And yet I wonder if A week of_such rare luxury Would simply bore me stiff! * i: * Discussing plans for the conference, .1”. Haggerty suggested that the practice 0t tx. changing many gifts be discontinued in L. in, of each delegate taking one small gift. so. is an apron. As some convention dates would ct M with the dates of the A.C.W.W. Confer it was decided that the President be ._n authority to adjust convention dates tr- on her convenience with regard to her r m from the conference. A later date mu we planned for the Board Meeting. such d.., g be not later than January 20, 1963. Women’s Institute Bus Tours The successful Autumn Bus Tour. m South to North, was reported by Mrs. E. Thompson. (A full report will be found t:- where in this issue of Home and Con. .1 Much interest was shown by our Norm :n members in the proposed Spring Tour '11 North to South. The date for this tour as tentatively set for May 15 to 18. Invitatiw 0 visit have been extended by some Dist Suggestions from Board Members will be corned so that another tour may be plat d where members can meet and mix and it places of interest. Officers and Committees Executive officers and Standing Comm 'e conveners for 1961â€"62 are as follows: Ht‘" ary Presidents: Mrs. James Haggerty, l" 3 Helen M. McKercher. President, Mrs. L. Lymburner; Regional Vice-Presidentsâ€"h ‘i George Young, Lanark; Mrs. N. A. My w drell, Southampton; Mrs. L. Trivers, The 1- lon. Regional Executive Directors â€" N3- Sherman Foster, Hillier R.R. No. 2; Ms E. S. Brown, Kitchener; Mrs. H. A. Dickensn. Mount Hope; Mrs. W, Elmore, Fort William. Secretary-Treasurer â€" Mrs. Gerald Holder. R.R. No. 1 Mono Road. Public Relations 0:? ficerâ€"-Mrs. E. V. Thompson, R.R. No. 3 GUBIPh- Agriculture and Canadian Indualrifis â€"Mrs. George Burkitt, Frankford. Citizenship and Educationâ€"Mrs. J. Sherman, R.R. NO- 1 Mono Road. Home Econmics and Healthâ€" HOME AND COUNTRY