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BRANCHES REACH INTO THE COMMUNITY FROM THE NORTH Five Indoor Gardening Summary programs were held for the Districts of Cochrane North and South, and Temiskamâ€" ing Centre and South. All events had dynamic and knowl- edgeable speakers and superb exhibits, put on by the groups themselves. _ In New Liskeard, Becky Hughes, Horticulturalist With the New Liskeard College of Agricultural Technology spoke about summer plant care. She gave valuable tips on the care of house-plants that might be put outside for the summer. She suggested various methods of keeping house- plants moist during vacation time. however. if Ieavtng for more than two weeks have someone come in and water the plants. In Englehart, a funny skit on “stealing plant slips‘ was enacted by the Back WI. Guest speaker. Mrs. Bryan, a well-known horticultural society member Spoke to the group. Each person at the program was asked to sign a numbered register and numbers were drawn to find winners for the plant draw. In Matheson, Jim Moore a man who loves plants, “be- cause I grew up with plants around me", provided helpful hints that he had discovered simply by working with plants. The motto "Learn to do by doing" was apparent here. Did you know that applying vaseline to your hands before you settle down to work with your plants serves two pur. pDSes'.’ (1) It will keep y0ur hands soft. even apply some when wearing gloves and they will come off much eastcr. (2) [l you‘re not wearing gloves, the dirt wrll wash off much easier. His final words ofwisdom were "most things will Sprout. All you need is a lot of patience and a little tender loving care." In Kapuskasing, the ladies of the United Church supplied a babysitter, so that more ladies could attend the program A Forester from the Ministry of Natural Resources spoke on spraying trees in local forests and the ‘how to' plant treat around home, In Cochrane, Neil Tarlton. the Agricultural Represen. tative for OMAF. spoke about fertilizers. Many questions were asked and this program proved to be a learning expat-L ence. Louise Dorschner. former Horne Economist said she was very impressed with the exhibits, skits and poems provided by the various groups. HISTORY RECORDED FOR POSTERITY Local Women's Institute Branch Curators shared the inâ€" formation recorded in the Tweedsmuir Histories at the Prince Edward Historical Society meeting. At the close of the meeting the audience had a chance to examine the valuable books. Mrs. Edith Cairns, President of Prince Edward District WI. told about the organization of the first Women's Insti~ tute at Stoncy Creek. then went on to say that Women's Institutes arrived in Prince Edward in I908. Mrs. L. E. Brooks. life-time member of Cherry Valley W], as well as in the Historical Society, spoke about the value of the Tweedsmuir Books. relating how Lady Twccdsmuir had encouraged the Women‘s Institute to re- cord community history, when she lived in Canada 1935-40 with her husband. then Governor General. She felt the Wl‘s should compile a Village History as they had done in England. The Women‘s Institute agreed, and in her honor the ‘Twecdsmuir Village Historios‘ were named. Lady Twecdsmutr died in 1977 at the age of 94. To be a good Curator. one must be interested in the Community and in WI member. It should be recognized as a responsibility. a duty, as well as an honor, to record the local history as a tribute to local people who pioneered this county. Everyone in the community is encouraged to con- tribute pictures and articles to be put into the Tweedsmuir Book. She encouraged microfilming of all completed books and mentioned the service provided by the Archives in Toronto. Several other Branch Curators were present and spoke about their books. Miss Marjorie Gough. Bloomfield Curator showed two large books which had been started by the late Filona Barker and the late Mrs. Fraleigh. Mrs. Martha Bowen, Curator for Gilbert’s Mills, told about the origin of Gilbert’s Mills, Greenbush’s Mrs. Monica Jordan, talked about their book and Picton’s WI Book (disbanded) was shown b_Mrs. Smith. a former Curator. Rednersville has three bound volumes with beautifull) painted covers. Both Mrs. F. Young and Mrs. E. Cairns displayed the books and told the history of Bay Bridgt which is being rebuilt and renamed Norris Whitney Bridge Years ago it cost five cents for an adult and ten cents for a wagon and horse to cross the old bridge. Mrs. Flossie Tripp, Curator, exhibited the Wellington WI Book with the handsome tooled leather cover. She gav: much credit to former Curator. Mrs. Effie Philips. Mrs. F Harns and Miss Louisa Pettingill. INTERNATIONAL DAY Women‘s Institute members of Welland East and West Districts celebrated International Day with a luncheon. Members of Chippawa WI acted as hostesses, and deco- rated lhc tables with an international theme. including the flags of many nations. Miss Carol Kellam. Home Economist, with the Home 14 Economics Branch, OMAF, announced the first World Food Day on October 16, which will become an annual event. The Food and Agriculture Organization has asked all NGO‘s. of which the ACWW is one, especially those con- cemed with food and development issues, to participate in national events and involve their members in this day. The