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i 9}": Mills Women‘s lnslilule chorus, in dress styles e earlier years of the century, sang a number of g parodies in keeping with the Hisloricul Sketch oi providing the programme, Chandas tries to “have at least one activity a month for the gyOUng people. During the last five years, New Hamburg has contributed $4,200 toward the local com- munity centre as well as $700 to furnish the “kitchen. ,‘ Chisholm sponsored swimming classes for hildren last summer. ' h',‘When Warwick had an address on Folk Art {and Canadian Crafts by Thor Hansen, they invited the school teachers as well as the :iléighboring institutes. , Frincess Elizabeth Institute in Algoma brought in three travelling libraries for the community last year. ‘ Marmara. Institute gives the local library $75 every year to be used to buy books or for the upkeep of the library, They have :b‘een doing this consistently for years. When the Orono Library Board found it , necessary to find new quarters the Institute gave a grant of $100 and promised to con- tribute $50 yearly to the library‘s supply. \ Richmond Hill has done so much to support the Public Library, that the Library Board recently put a plaque in the library commend- ing their work. The plaque is decorated with the Institute crest in bronze. Incidentally, at their November meeting the Institute mem- bers answered the Roll Call by giving a parcel of dried fruit to send to their “friendship link” Institute in England. * 8 t The Kintore Girls’ Homemaking Club uses any money that comes to the club from fairs as' a “Sunshine Fund.” The girls have already :given help to two families whose homes were burned. It has been suggested to them that they use some of the money for a trip for themselves, but they like to help the com- munity. Halton Women’s Institutes have presented their county Home for the Aged with two ‘WIN'I'ER I953 the Central Onlurio Women's Institute Convention. The songs were composed by their leader, Mrs. John Boddy, fronl row. louth from the right. combination radioâ€"phonographs. one for the men’s and one for the women’s day rooms. Trout Mills has made plans to buy a home canning machine for use of members. I t t A Correction: In our last issue we reported that Kincardine had organized a bus trip to Ottawa. This was an error. The trip was organized by Ripley Institute. Our humble apologies. -â€" Ed. Help for Arthritics A circular will go to the Ontario Women’s Institutes outlining the work of the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society. This is a national voluntary health agency endeavouring to help sufferers from arthritis and rheuma- tism in three ways: 1, By research, in an at- tempt to ascertain causes of the disease and the effects of the new treatments includ- ing ACTH, Cortisone and Compound F. 2. By providing selected doctors with fellow: ships for special training in diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases. 3. By pre~ venting further crippling and helping to re- lieve suffering until a cure is found. Individuals who would like more informa- tion from the Canadian Arthritis and Rheu- matism Society, should get in touch with the nearest branch office, The addresses are: Ottawa. c/o National Office. 270 MacLaren Street; Kingston c/o Dr. H. Garfield Kelly, Kingston General Hospital; Oshawa, c/o V.O.N. Office, Bank of Commerce Building; Toronto, 410 Bloor Street East; St. Catharines. c/o Physiotheraphy Department, General Hos- pital; London. c/o Dr. Douglas Becking, Vic- toria Hospital: Leamington, c/o Dr. M. J. Setterington, Memorial Hospital. It is hoped that branches will soon be established in Sudv bury, Belleville, Peterborough, St. Thomas and other centres. 25