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Pelloll-Loclu lnslitute's class in Dressmoking conducted by Miss Eleanor Kidd of Home Economics Service, centre, sealed. Pellatl-loclu in Kenoro is the Ontario Institute farthest from Toronto. The women were organized only a little over a year ago but already they hatfe had two very successful extension courses. F i ftieth A nniversaries HEN Hanbury Women's Institute in VV Temiskaming celebrated its fiftieth an- niversary the local newspaper called it a celebration of “fifty years of service to the community." Features of the programme were thr- singing of old-time songs, a roll call "Semi-thing [ remember about a member who has passed on," a resume of the work done by thv branch over the past fifty years and a supâ€" pvr complete with birthday cake made and decorated by Mrs. W. G. Vosburgh and Mrs. A. R. Marshall and cut by the oldest member of the branch. Mrs. Routlifie. Two charter members, Mrs. Roy MeGregor and Mrs. Arthur Moore, took part in Kingsâ€" mill Mapleton‘s fiftieth anniversary meeting. Mrs. Moore giving the address of welcome and Mrs. McGregor conducting the memorial serv- ice, The guest speaker was Mrs. John Adam- snn. formerly of the community, now living in Strutiord. Mrs. Adanison spoke on the Shakespearean Festival and showed pieces of costumes worn by actors and actresses at the festival. A threeâ€"tiered birthday cake was a feature of the tea following the programme. At Mount Forest's fiftieth anniversary an interesting feature of the history of the organâ€" ldatloll gin-n by Mrs. J. A. Robertson, was the note that one of the members, Mrs. G. L. Ernst, now of Mount Forest, attended the Women's Institute Convention in Guelph in 1903 as a delegate from Holstein. This conven- tion was addressed by Mrs. Adelaide Hoodless, founder of the Institute movement. Mrs. Robâ€" ertson credited the Holstein Institute with providing the inspiration for the formation of the Mount Forest branch. The honour of cut- ting the birthday cake went to Miss Mary 2‘ Belle Kilgour who became a member li.‘ and acted as secretary for twenty-thri- t from 1914 to 1937. Entertainment inr : t programme of old-time songs by n: i dressed in costumes of fifty years a. . flowers from the tea table were sent i» only living charter member. Mrs. Hutchinson, now in hospital. Malton had a very happy, sociable anniversary meeting with a former in w Mrs. M. Ackroyd, making and don birthday cake. Mrs. Harry South gain tory of the past fifty years but then note of concern as to how long the I may be able to continue, as a numbei members’ farms have been expropria the extension of Malton Airport. Trout Creek had the minutes of its Ln; tional meeting read by the oldest m Mrs. C. Jenkins. Among the messages v v gratulation was a telegram from a t member, Mrs. R. Merner, who could not because of the death of a friend. Anoth: ture of the meeting was an address by tiring district home economist, Miss Petty. Golden Valley had both an after-not: w‘» an evening session for its anniversary " ers were presented to the oldest memlv I * tending, Mrs. Jenkins. All but three of the sixteen IflSllttt . West Haldimand were represented at H: F" ville’s fiftieth anniversary. An original 13 0f the Programme was a skit with v dressed in the authentic costumes at .VEarS ago representing the first presidei (Continued on Back Cover) HOME AND con. .riir