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Home Economics Branch and to the Ministry ongrlv culture and Food for their help through providing these manuals. encouraging Tweedsmu'ir History Workshops. and also the free microfilming ol our Tweedsmuir Histories. _ Again. we have books lost this past year. 0116 Ill Rainy River was loaned to a tourist and hasn't been returned. Unfortunately two became possesston of curators who moved from the community and took the History with them. and still another was gutted by fire. These'instances should make curators aware of the value of these histories and protect them carefully. Also it shows the necessitv of a committee working closely with each curator â€"' and curator working with her committee. Curators at each level should work closely with their counterparts. Have an annual get-together to stimulate interest. clarify difficulties. and to know what is acttially being accomplished throughout your level. Many old biographies and diaries are coming to the fore where active curators and committees are working. Pictures are also becoming more available for use in the book. lfyour people know and can see they are being given credit for all donations to the his- tory. they'are much more liable to co-operate fully. House Logs are slow in being started. Some comâ€" munities make mention of them. while others still haven't made much progress. These small “registers” are kept and left in the home as families take over, In them are recorded information about the house and the people therein through the eras. Earl) home site and construction with pictures is successively added to as changes are made in the buildings. The various families are also recorded. Let us all start now and re- member to have it securely fastened to something in the home where the Log will remain during successive families. We are proud ofour organization. we are proud of our Community. our Province. and of Canada. let us prove this statement by producing a Tweedsmuir HisA tory or Community Record Book for future getter- aitons to enjoy. Mrs. H. C. Walker, Provincial Curator, talks to Mrs. Harvey Houston, Provincial PRO, about the Lee House Log. 14 PUBLIC RELATIONS REPORT Mrs. Harvey Houston My deep appreciation to all .the Area P.R.O's who responded to my request for early copy, one carnu Us early as August 30th. This has been an encourapinE year. in that I only had to return two branch andiin; district report. This year all used the forms provided and only one area failed to have a written report. ThE financial report improved. I believe. because of my” specific headings. Women‘s Institute Projects â€" All Districts reported donations to the Erland Lee Home. and as the Lilith-r. standing ofA.C.W.W. grows. larger donations to i-cn. nies for Friendship were noted. Many donated in gm. Sight. a project of ACWW. Women‘s Institute â€" Educational â€" lf money - "gm sending delegates to all the gatherings. from Di incl Annuals right through to National Conventitt ‘ is any indication. then our W.l. members must hc cit informed and have a much broader understandh at all that is involved to be a member of the F.“ ii, sponsoring 4-H Homemaking Clubs is an exc. “in way to educate the future homemakers ofthe n. .n, Short courses. invite non-members to come and tie information. One report stated gaining seven t‘\members. Community Projects Educational ~ There is an increased interest ll- braries. One District in the Kingston Area dot ed books to a library in memory of the late Mrs. .I. let Haggerty. a past president of F.W.l.O and F.\l~ i The Ontario W.l. Story is an excellent source of- ii- mation. Suggestion for next year. study of Ausi at, the host country for the next A.C.W.W. Confer i2 Many reports say we should learn more aboi: vie Metric System. Health 7 A wheelchair and a sewing machine re donated to a Rest Home. Senior citizens are ink. in shopping trips. Community â€" Many halls. arenas have bent Ll from W.l. support. One branch placed garbage 'i- tainers to help keep their village clean. Many j.» 'g hopefuls have a chance to play organized ball id hockey and learn water safety. The needy. distri J and fire victims. come in for immediate help be e the members continue to be alert to the needs of it locality. Many hours of service and friendship it hold no monetary value. are freely given. Other Organizations fi It is encouraging to note it compared with last year. our donations to Outside r ganizations are down by $5930.34. A quote from t“ report “All our hard-earned money to be Efll’llldi d [or “’1. projects in the future". The provincial Pl l is pleased also when she finds a quote from last _\'t ‘ report. and to know that someone is reading and I ing suitable action. quote "That one Branch was t: ‘s' congratulated for NOT donating to any outside or; ii- izations". Publicityâ€"“Coming together is beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success." _]â€"[em-y E-ivitl All public media locally very co-operative. plus WW programs and TV interviews, thus boosting the amt-:- ness of W.I. in the community.