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Women's Institutes of Ontario North, at their District Annual, took this way of pre- senting their Pennies lor Friendship for the year. a represento. live from each branch pouring her Institute's donation of pennies into the Common pile. There were 3,165 pennies to he s e n t to A,C.W.W. Here and There With the Institutes More Notes From Secretaries’ Reports Program Features Recommended North Gower arranged an evening meeting open to the community with a member of the school board and a member of the ratepayers' association as speakers. ‘ Pendleton: “Everyone enjoyed our visit to the Parliament in session and the visit to the Mint and Laurier House, We hope to have more tours next year." Dunrobin enjoyed a panel discussion on “The Women’s Institute. Its Purposes and Achievements." Avonton: “Our Eat to Live Workshop reâ€" sulted in most of the members pasteurizing the milk they use if they had not done so before.” Hillcrest had an interesting panel discussion on “What is the future of the small family farm?” They report that all the members joined in a lively discussion. At the same meeting they had slides on large and small scale farming. Bromley had papers on some phase of safe» ty at each of several meetingsâ€"Safety on the Farm, Prevention of Fires in and around Homes, Safety on the Beach, Safety on the Highway. Snake River had a live discussion on the question: “Should everyone attend the annual school meeting and if so. why?” Braeside had an address by the librarian from the local library and at this meeting they organized a Reading Project which was successfully carried out throngh the year. Sev- eral books were reviewed. New Flos sponsored an evening meeting with films and a discussion on home remod- elling. Erlenvale had a “Live a Borrowed Life” Program, the persons represented being promiâ€" nent men of the community. WINTER 1962 Ctowes reports: “At each meeting a poem was read in keeping with the dayeArmistice Day‘ Robbie Burns‘ Day. St. Patrick's. St, Valentine’s. Christmas. Easter, Pauline John- ston‘s hundredth anniversary and others.“ Guthrie appreciated a tour of a meat market and learning about cuts of meat and how to choose the best. Victoria Crescent especially appreciated a talk by a Nursing lnstructress at the Ontario Hospital in the area. with a coloured film showing something of the daily life of patients and nurses at this mental hospital. Early: “Items from Federated News are re- treshing reading at a meeting where the pro- gram is short." Bradford recommends a speak- er from the Ontario Hospital Commission to explain the hospitalization plan and answer questions. Clearview reports making a study of Grow- ing Christmas Trees, Farm Safety and United Nations. Jack‘s Lake recommends an address by a representative of a Fire Department on the causes of fires. their prevention and fire fight- ing; also the farm safety film “Miracle on Paradise Farm". Maple Valley had a lawyer speak on “The Legal Status of Women"; Cornwall, :1 horti- culturist on Landscaping. Kawartha Valley had a panel discussion at a. meeting held in the school and open to the community with teachers and members of the school board on the panel. Local problems were discussed and emphasis placed on en- couraging children to “stay in school” until the high school course is completed. West Ops had a motto, "Learn to disagree without being disagreeable.“ 37