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a building at Guelph, for the training of the rural girls in home- making and househOId science, which is known as MacDonald Institute. Many hundreds of rural women and girls have taken advantage of the training thus made available at moderate cost. MacDonald Hall at Guelph 0.A. C. was completed in 1904. Laura Bose Stephen was the first government speaker and she adopted the motto "For Home and Country". The second institute was organized at Whitby, Just four months after the one at Stoney Creek. Thus Stoney Creek is the Mother of all institutes and is still functioning after fiftyâ€"five years. Here then is the origin of birth, the customary opening and closing of monthly meetings including r011 calls, mottos, also the authority of an annual fee of 25¢, to be used in the continuance of the work. Any rural howemaker regardless of class, creed or politics, who evide need a desire and interest to increase her knowledge and e fficlency 89 a homemaker and citizen, was welcomed to membership in her local institute, which is known as the Branch Institute. Soon there were so many Branch Institutes formed that they thought it adâ€" visable to form the District groups and establish an educational program and develop leaders within the District. Each Branch has a representative known as a District D1T90t0r. These District Directors are 0f great importance as they link the local branches with the District body. The branches within the District CODtribute to the financial well-being Of the District, The first institute convention was held in Guelph in 1903, The membership had grown to number 4,500. This led in 1916 to the election of a Provincial Board. This Board consists of a President and a Provincial Director from each convention area. At the time 01" organization the women asked for three things. lat - Government Suvervision; 2nd â€" Monetary aid in the form or grants; 3rd - Educational material in free literature and by means of lectureg_ These re queStS were granted and have been continued thrOUghout the fiftyâ€"five years. Free iUBtI‘UCUOn courses in cookery and food values were conducted. Nursing and first aid classes were given. FrOm these