The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

of the group to sing as I felt I had a large enough job to do, so I got the surprise of my life when the entire membership (with the exâ€" ception of only two working members) came to the platform to sing. We also had two non-members in the choir to help the alto sec- tion, Following are the selections and the rea- sons why they were chosen: “Alouette” in the interest of bilingualism and biculturalism. “Santa Lucia". (Perhaps this was in recogni- tion of our Italian Canadians. Ed.) "Dutch Hymn of Thanksgiving" to honour our Dutch Canadians and Mrs. Van Beekhofi. "Waltzing Matilda" in honor of the last A.C.W.W. convention held in Australia and Mrs. Berry. A.C.W.W. Past President. “This Land is Your Land“ for all Canadians. “Hymn of All Nations" because it expresses the hope and aims of women the world over. I believe that any Institute could get up such a program of music and find talent they did not know existed in their own members. The Institute would also be meeting its responsibility in providing education for rural women. Local History Lives Again By Ella Jamieson ARBURG WOMEN‘S INSTITUTE is M fortunate in having access to a seem- ingly inexhaustible supply of genuine antiques (and I don‘t mean our women!) The variety of things which turn up when there is to be an antique show is positively staggering: candle moulds. wooden skates. enormous keys. fat stone bedwarmers or long-handled copper ones. scissorbits for rambunctious horses. a cob- bler‘s bench with a handful of wooden pegs that had never been used. ten gallon stone demi- johns. a pair of wickholders from a whaleeoil lamp complete with snuffers, a cradle for har- vesting grain. a wooden fork and shove] set. a slate and squeaky pencil. a welt worn wooden husking pin. flintlock and muzzle-loading guns, ancient copper sleigh-bells with an angelic sweetness of tone. old school books and atlases: bone. ivory and beautiful jet buttons. mounted; even a miniature cutter without shafts. which had been made over a century ago for the girls in a pioneer family to go sledding on the nu- merous hills on the farm. This was our second display. the first having featured some beautiful old furniture. precious china and glass. woven coverlets and kitchenware of a bygone day. which caused some anxiety to the convener in case something should be broken or carried off. This year the convener decided to have a sec- ond showing on the day after the tea and bake sale. to which she invited the teachers and pu- 20 pits of six nearby rural schools. Five .u schools came, one at a time. of couri- committee of three or four was on ha. day long to display the many articles. ; their use and answer questions. It Wat ing how genuinely interested those bu girls were, the intelligent questions theThe teachers were delighted to have \. opportunity. One school had been int to take notes as they would be expo. write a composition the next day as l they thought the people who used they must have lived. Those too small to wr to draw pictures of some of the thin; had seen. There was an apple peeler .m'. apples to use it on â€" that was a real i card, especially with the boys. One of ll striking exhibits was a set of gate latch: is of metal in the form of a cat‘s face. ., black with shiny brass Screws forming l‘ â€"rather startling, I should think, to . ‘I- granddaddy coming home slightly the \h an evening out! ‘Iit This second showing involved a tren .i- amount of work, time and patience t part of a few members, especially foll- . very successful tea and bake sale, but lit. in sidered it well worth every minute to interest in the eyes of those school t ll Already the wheels are turning for sin similar next year. One Institute’s Club Girl’- By Mrs. Don Bresee 0 THE FOLKS IN the little CDIIl of Westport, 4-H Homemaking t l something really special. Both . and members consider it a fine opportu learn more about the homemaking do i» the art of getting along with one arm" they work on the various projects. Thu- thirtyâ€"seven girls completed the co "Clothes Closets Up To Date" and ti well as a number who are anxiously a- it their twelfth birthday. are looking forv the fall course. The girls were divided into groups; i' and senior. with one of the senior girls t:-' as assistant leader to junior members. ‘L has always been a fair amount of inlc- “3 the homemaking work at Westport, hlll = i' lapse of a few years without a club the i 1“ series was begun in 1960 and the girls st it‘d to take a second look at 4-H Homes is work. Since then membership has inc: fl- The local Women’s Institute who sponsi 'k' work are very proud of their girls an :s that here is an opportunity to work for mâ€" munity betterment through the young P “V The keen interest of the girls shows the HOME AND cot vtRY