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itute. Mrs. Reeves told how interested the embers were in Lucy's talk about her home t the Arctic and in her specimens of Eskimo vndicraft. Mrs. Reeves wrote: "We are all my much enthused about our project this ear to help the for northern areas and we ,l ought this would be a good way to learn out the country at first hand. . . . I noticed . Home and Country that the Institute at r assay had invited some Indian Women to i er'r meeting. Wouldn't a picture of that group e interesting?" (Ed. â€"- It would; and we would like to have ueh pictures for Home and Country.) Mrs. i’ eeves suggested that perhaps other branches - tight invite to their meetings the Indian and I skimo women who are coming south in greater numbers to be educated. Antiques Display at a Fair By .Elsie Little COMMITTEE OF Women‘s Institute members from North and South Nor- folk Districts planned an exhibit of an- tique articles for the county fair. The display eatured the figure of a bride of one hundred ears ago in her wedding gown, with her hope g best and its contents and her trousseau which 'ncluded high buttoned shoes and lined stock- rigs. A In the kitchen there was a collection of iron- ware with muffin-pans of various shapes. :1 raisin seeder and a number of larger articles including a sewing machine to be turned by hand. Fourteen old clocks ranged in size from ‘a small gilt horseshoe to a huge piece of carving requiring four men to lift it. A glass- front cupboard held old pieces of glassware and china. The music room drew a great ' 33‘ W ‘ 52ml...- Group ut Nipisstng Junction lnslitule the dew Ml“ Evuloardiuk was their guest. WINTER 1964 deal of attention when an attendant played an old organ, or a unique hand organ or an Edison phonograph. (Of course the phonograph did not date back one hundred years.) Other very unusual musical instruments were shown. A tapestry Screen and handâ€"carved wooden ar- ticles were among the parlor furnishings. “Something of the interest of the display to Vis1tors at the fair is indicated by the L480 signatures in the guest book. many of these being for couples or families. Four provinces and eight states were represented. There was also a family from Wales. Old Song Commemorated RS. EDSAL LAIDMAN. Public Re- lations Officer for the Maggie John- son Womcn‘s Institute at Glanford. reports that this Institute has been responsible for having the Ontario Historic Sites Board erect a plaque to commemorate the writing of the famous Canadian ballad. "When You and I Were Young Maggie“. The plaque is located on the Nebo Road in Glant’ord town- ship at the childhood home of Maggie Clarke who was the subject of the song and the wife of its composer. George Washington Johnson. At the unveiling ceremony. the guest speaker, Mrs. J. R. Futcher. a past president of the Federated Women‘s Institutes of Ontario and at this event the representative of the Ontario Archaeological and Historical Sites Board, commended the Institute for its effort to pro- serve valuable historical data. The historical research convener for the branch, Mrs. D. H. McKihbon. told the history of the song, its composer and his marriage to Maggie Clarke; and two members sang it. The reeve of the township and the local Member of the Pro- vincial Parliament spoke briefly. The plaque was unveiled by a niece of Maggie Clarke and dedicated by a local clergyman. Cemetery Care By Mrs. Anna Clements fl‘HE READ CEMETERY is a well kept older cemetery. quite different from what it was in I918. Bushes had grown up along the fence line and it needed a general cleanup. I The men of the community dccrdcd to do something about it. They sent out for dona- tions from anyone interested and the response was very good. Donations came in from their own community as well as from the surround- ing districts including Brockviile, Ottawa, and as far away as Vancouver. They raised $353.40 and another gentleman donated $60.00, making a total of $413.40. By l920 the total amount raised was $450.00. Their expenses were $366.00. They cleaned up the cemetery, cut down all the brush and bought 29