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Several quilts were made and donated to needy causes. Mr. Bradshaw, milkman, was given 2¢ apiece for a total of 1301 half pints of milk for the Public School children of Sydenham. ‘ 1340 Mrs. 0. J. Lindsay was the representative on the Kingston Local Council of Women. Services of the radio station, Kingston, were used for the first time for Public Announcements of "Coming Events". &A committee was formed for selling War Savings Stamps, $20 each. Sydenham W.I. bought a $40 War Saving Certificate. © These were the War Years and all W.I. activities were channelled into Red Cross and War work. Refreshments at meetings were voted out for the duration. Yarn was supplied to all who would knit sox for soldiers. Boxes of goodies were sent to local boys in the Services. A course on "Refinishing Furniture" was taken. Support was given to the Children‘s Aid Society. A donation toward furnishing a hospital ward in a Canadian Hospital in England was given. Great numbers of pairs of sox were knitted, quilting for the Red Cross and local charities was done, and money was donated for jam for overseas, rather than making it, as Sydenham is not in a "fruit" area. In March, 1941, a quantity of maple sugar was made in response to an appeal from the Navy League of Canada. In April, 1941, it was voted to resume a "light" lunch at meetings, as the members missed their chat and cup of tea. In October, 1941, a Branch of the Federation of Agriculture for Ontario was formed in Loughboro Township. Mrs. O. W. Lindsay was the representative on it from Sydenham W.I. The time of meetings was changed from afternoon to evening, the first Tue. of each month. (. A salvage chmpaign was launched to save rags, aluminum, bones, fats, etc. and the Boy Scouts did the collecting. 13