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Mrs. von Poelgeesr, a Canadian girl recently married to a young Dutch immigrant who has iust completed her nineteenth 4vH Homemaking Club praiect. She has also acted as assistant leader and leader. She is shown here with some of her “accessories for a club girl's bed- room." One of Aberarder's most interesting meet- ings was the one when they entertained the Homemaker's Club of Kettle Point Indian women who explained something of their craft of basket weaving. Lucasville had the Sarnia Reserve Homemaker's Club at one of their meetings. Forest especially recommends an address on Birds by a member of the Audubon So- ciety. At Cedar Hill’s meeting on education. the district high school principal spoke on the new education program; a teacher who had done exchange teaching overseas gave an illustrated talk on his experiences; and the County Home Economist spoke on her course at Macdonald Institute. Fair Grove: “For our fifteenth anniversary meeting the secretary prepared the story of the Institute from the minute books and presented it in question formâ€"‘Do you remember . . . '2‘ At interesting points she gave us a few minutes to talk it over. One member told of the difficult times they had getting to practice for a play. Men would have to take the women by sleigh and horses, cutting through fields to avoid big snow-blocked sections. The secretary also asked for a repeat performance of an Institute song we had had at one meeting. a parody to be sung to the tune of ‘Jingle Bells.‘ " Mallorylown: “If you want to feel cosy and pioneering, try having a meeting like we had. The hydro went off; so did the oil furnace and FALL I963 lights. So did we go home? No. We lighted candles and an oil lamp, built :1 fire in the good old reliable kitchen wood stove and held our meeting in the kitchen. Somehow that meetâ€" ing brought us all closer to one another (in every sense of the word) .“ Mill Creek: “A discussion on "What it means to be a Canadian citizen' was very much on- jot-ed, We find that these discussions bring out the thoughts of our more shy members." Victory recommends a talk on mental health by a professional authority. Hyde Park: “We intend to devote a meeting to thc study of the functions of the different ofâ€" ficers and committees conncctcd “ith the Women's Institute." Wellburn: "\\’c are cnthuscd about our and nuul meeting in the form of a pot luck dinner. We set tables in the church and each of us brings food and dishes. Our husbands conic for dinner and leave u-hcn “c start busincss. We harc an apron sale that day to bowl our fi- nances." Cold-stream: “We have had (‘ourt of Opinion for two ycars. A panel of four \llNCllSS two questions and all the members discuss two. This year‘s questions were I. Do money and influence unbalance our scale of insticc'? '2. Do you favor lhc larger schqu area? 1. Arc \t'c slaves to fashion? -l. Are we mpcricnciug a moral decline?” Community Activities Most branches arc active in what no gcn~ crully think of as typical W'onlcn's Institute \torkâ€"helping to equip local hospitals. halls. and communin ccntrcs. getting people out to chest .\'-ray surveys. making tlrcssings for the Cancer Society, assisting thc local health tmit with baby and pro-school clinics. taking a friendly Interest itt local Home» tor the Aged, sponsoring Rcd (‘rtm swimming classcs Ior Ann Hedda of Iho Roobutk Robins Club. Grenville Counly, with her club‘s exhibil of book: in their proicct. "The Club Girl Stands on Guard," 3|