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'â€"New officers elected for Provincial President, Mrs. Hieplah, The Nilestown Women's Inâ€" stitute hosted the 73rd annual meeting of the Mlddlesex East District Women's Institute Tuesday, May 18. A new slate of officers were elected as follows: President - Mrs. Charles Lamb of Belmont; First Vice-President - Mrs. M. Moore of London; Second Vice President - Mrs. Gordon Johnson of Thorndale; Federal Representative - Mrs. Don Black of Gianworth; Alternate Federal Representative - Mrs. A. iRath ol Aylrner and Mrs. Robert '___/ chats with a W.I. member. Wilson of Hyde Park, will assume the position of Past President. The Provincial President. Mrs. Hiepleh, of the Kingsmlll-Mapleton branch, was present. She thanked the women for inviting her to the meeting and expressed her continuâ€" ing surprise at how different each __ . _--,..._2°»:.%zs,.zaza-_w ._ Women ‘s Institute by: Frances Irwin The new executive at the East Middlesex District W.I. Mrs. Fallon, Mrs. Don Black, Mrs. A. Hath, Mrs. Charles Lamb, Mrs. Gordon Johnson, Mrs. William Boles and Mrs. Robert Wilson. district annual can be. Mrs. Hiepleh said afterward, that she enjoys meeting the Women’s Institute members from across Ontario because "There‘s never any grum- bling" by these volunteers and it's a pleasant contrast to the bad news that appears daily in the news- papers. Mrs. G. Papple, the London Area President, also brought greetings to the ladies, On behalf of St. Andrews W.I., Mrs. Lawrence Smith offered to host the District Annual next year. Mrs. Grace Whittington. the Home Economist, talked about the new 4~H courses that are being offered and explained the structural changes in the Ministry of Agricult- ure. The W.I. represents rural women and was originally founded by Adelaide Hunter Hoodless for the