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teacn us now to make porridge. Demonstrations in many dif~ ferent arts have always been in teresting and educational. These are put on at times by local wo- men or girls and include caRe- making, salads, shortbread, can-.3 dy-maklng and cookies, also sew-W iing. rug-making, ironing, polish- i ing brass and many others. Short‘ Courses which were held ver " frequently a few years ago, wert very educational and included" home nursing, sewing, working. with wool, cooking and home- planning, money management. Sometimes demonstrators were sent by companies to advertisc their goods: one i‘iour compam <ent a lady to demonstrate bread1 and bun making, and at on' time the Og‘ilvie Oats had one to teach us how to make porridge. Demonstrations in many dif- ferent arts have always been in teresting and educational- Them Through the years gmd proâ€"l grams are planned for our meet- ings and the many topics, Health, Social Welfare, Publiclty, Horti- culture, Citizenship. Home Econ- omics, Canadian Industries and Historical Research supply a wide field for papers ana talks. in Mr. \V. Little's hall and the Town Hall. In later years meet- invs were held in the homes of the members, but throughout the years the Council Chamber has‘ been the most popular place and the ouncil has been very considâ€" erate and allow the use of the hall for $1 per meeting. The membership varies from time to time. sometimes we have a large membership and again we are few in numbers. During the War years when women were fbusy in Red Cross work it was hard to carry on in the Institute but we didn’t disband, and now that the Red Cross has disband- ed more women are free to help make our Institute a real live or- ganization working for the bet- terment of our homes and our communitv. t 'eetings wer Mr. W. Litt. .VI dto 60 sépnme Reid. Emma Wailam 1d Annie Arkell God Save the King” Show that by tht closed sometimes held Mr I): 31‘2'8. membership Viith tht MD I) b mmun OUH ttle the 1n Mc- A]- History of The [turned into a bed of flowers or Ishrubs but after a number of .years its work seemed to be ac- complished and it disbanded. m iseems to me that it might- be! well to have a new Horticultur al Societyâ€"we are beginning 3888 the need for can, ‘- va “Qt ’ior Institutes soon grow :Senior memfhers so the Junior Institutes are no more. Anothe.w Iorganiz-a’tlon that had the seeds {for its growth planted in our Sr Institute was the Horticultural Society, an organization that did much to beautify our village, and some farm homes, too. Ever? available corner that had for years grown weeds and such, was At the close of the First Wori/ War when everyone was inter ested in erecting a suitable mern orial to those who so gallantly gave their all, the Women’s In- stitute started, and with the heir of willing citizens in town and country, soon our monument of} v ' l I when We are proud, was erectefi' and the names of the heroes anfi heroine inscribed on it. Sincr the close of the Second World 'War the names of those who did not return have also been in- scribed. pmntea In certain places. Our Institute has helped to or- ganize a Junior Institute, I think twiceâ€"abut the members. nf Innâ€" To show our patriotism we felt the need of a flag; this the In- stitute also bought and after: many years of faithful service it1 was declared unfit for use, so a lovely new one was bought by thew same Women’s Institute, and; with care it will fly for years to? come. In the Town Hall the Institut{ felt it would be a Splendid ges- ture to fix up a kitchen: this was done; dishes, cooking uten sils, cutlery and a stove, also lin- en towels were purchased and for a time were very carefully looked after, but it is in need 0' many new additions at the presâ€" ent time. Anoher matter that needed attention was a curtain; for the stage; this the Women’s‘ Institute bought and it adds a great deal to the appearance of} our auditorium. was terraced and trees planted seats and tables were supplied and then the largest undertakim was the buildlng of the Park En- trance. These all helped to mak: our park one of the finest in On- tario. The Institute has always stood ready to help with any improveâ€" ments they felt needed doing. I think the first of these improve- ments was to have a Well drillâ€" ed in the park and a pump pll‘. in. This. was a, beginning 0‘ oark improc'emenf; then the inn! help beautify our Women 3 Institute memeers of Jun- r tOWn and trees were K. Armstrong and Reid. Mrs. M. Donahue, 1944-1947, Mrs. McLennan, Mrs. .1. S. Arm- strong, Mrs. H. 001v“, Mrs. M. Rome, Mrs. ThorntonAMra. Roy Thompson, Mrs. G. Symons.,. Four of our Presidents have been District Presidentsâ€"1M”. Brill, Mrs. Lin-klater, Mrs. Gen. O’Mara. Mrs. James M. Reid, 1940-1944 Mrs. Geo. K. Armstrong. Mrs. M. Donahue, 1944-1947, mrs. R. D. Brown, 1936-1937. Mrs. Wan. Ballagh. Mrs; Raymond, 1937-1938, Mrs Clark. Mrs. Adam Little, 1922-1924 Mrs. Raymond. Mrs. Raymond, 1928-1931, Mrs Clark. Mrs. John S. Armstrong, 1931- 1932, Mrs. Raymond. Mrs. Dever, 19324936, Mrs. - A. Hiscox. Mrs. W. Little, 19 E Wallace. Mrs. S R. Brm, Mrs. Brill Mrs. Gillies. Mrs. Guthrie Reid Miss P. Jarvis. Mrs. Adam Hum Now, we say, what 1’s our pre sent Institute active 1n? is an arena wanted and w badly, so true to tt-a traditions of the past, the Inst; : $900 am their objective is $1,000. {Briefly now,‘ the names of Presidents and Secretaries of 0 Branch since 1908t first, followed by dates and secretaries). or {President of office. 91‘ the First Wor out 100 trees p13 orial. Many of t ful monuments a . Leigh, 1938-1940, Mrs . McKague. (Dr.) Stewart, 1909-1912 Linkater, 1917-1920 Good, 19122191 4, Miss Little, 1914. trees planted Little, 1908-1909 Secretaries of on 1908, (Presiden by (18195 of officv GULEQ as these are around ‘ WV 1920-1922 1nd “a