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_WI_. Crafts of various kinds were the outstand- ing features in some branches. Margaret Marshall Memorial named a demâ€" onstration in weaving. Tiverton a talk and a demonstration of weaving with samples of weaving from different countries. Zion Ama- bel: a meeting where two hobbyists demon- strated oil painting and costume jewelry. Colpoy's Bay: a handicraft programme and a display of handicraft in which everyone could take part as it included weaving, crocheting, tatting, painting, beadwork, embroidery and knitting. Nassagaweya: “a demonstration of aluminum etching by a member who had never given a demonstration before and who did a wonderful job of explaining.” Listowel Juniors: their parents’ night and the meeting where they learned to make aluminum trays. Bel- haven: a meeting with demonstrations on makâ€" ing flowers from nylon hose and knitting novâ€" elty stockings for children. Some of the grandmothers’ meeting pro- grammes may offer suggestions. At Wharnclifle each grandmother sang a song or told a story and as a piece of local his- tory a paper was read on the life of the oldest grandmother and her family. Little Ireland held its grandmothers’ meeting at the Home for the Aged “with the sixty-five inmates of the Home joining in.” At Calabogie the grand- mothers recited poems from their old school books, played the piano and told stories of olden times. For Coronation Bolton’s grand- mothers' meeting, each member brought a grandmother. A number wore old-time cos- tumes and a feature of the programme was a skit, “An old-time Institute meeting.” At Golden Valley in Nipissing a member from Trout Creek. a woman of eighty-eight gave her ideas on health and how to enjoy old age. The roll call was, “How to postpone old age." At Port Ryerse grandmothers‘ meeting they had a paper on the history of Port Ryerse, a paper “On Growing Old” and a display of old cook books. The topics at Gorrie’s grandmothers’ meeting were changes in education and in labour-saving devices from grandmother’s day to the present. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Bar River gave a donation to help provide a baby with a special formula food. Bloom- ingdale takes care of a needy family. St. Jacobs Friendly reports something that may be the work of one member rather than the whole Institute but it seems worth recordâ€" ing: “A family in our community suffered loss from fire and one of our members took the children home and fed and clothed them until the home was livable again.” Savard members did home baking for a family whose mother was in the hospital. Beaver-ton provided lunch and assisted in other ways in benefit parties for two families who had been burned out. Culloden sent gifts to two New Canadian families who lost 26 their homes by fire and to another New Canadian family who had been in a car accident. St. William helped a family fmm Europe with seven children by suPplvin groceries until the father found work. Struthg. my gave the county nurse funds to provide cod liver oil for needy children. Union {up nished a bedroom for a family whose ilwme had been burned. Plainfield says: “Most. of our Work this year has been relief wot-L. in our own community.” Institutes have done a great deal to equip and even to provide community halls, (st-n. munity centres, libraries, rinks and paw. grounds, to provide “extra” facilities for may schools and to take an interest in the “mi in». of children in general. ' Bowmanville takes the responsibilit‘: of looking after a rest room in the town" n1, paying the caretaker’s fee, the cost of pain Ag as it is needed and providing all supp1 Iona's project for the year was renovatin. community hall, doing some roofing and ,i 2:. tering and paying hydro and gas bills. 1 .. they plan to redecorate the hall. Kincaid-no paid for planting a flower bed at the i taph; also sent gifts to the ward patien. in the hospital. Anderflon as part of its hi cal research work takes care of a local In. Cm cemetery. Olinda “heads up the care rr 'fll‘ cemeteries of the community.” Whitfield ‘ u- tioned the township council to name and r vi: the township roads and it is reported ldi action has been taken. Bluebell gave g'm' banks to new babies, bought chairs for or; community hall. East Koran owns a community hall aid the report shows $1340 spent on it this n' It is used by children’s groups such as 3‘ is and guides free of charge and by adult g n: at a nominal charge. At Park Head's an out “At Home,” the Institute burned the mOrl ‘ : on their community hall. Glanford pro ' < all the kitchen and dining table equipi m for their community hall and rents . ~c at a moderate charge to other organizai‘ Winger Wainfleet provided banquet t and dishes for the community hall. Oil-“iffy cooperates with the county library. This l ix. tute owns the community hall and has ' id socials to raise funds to have it renew Coboconk is supporting “a cooperative liln :IZV branch in the village.” Little Britain inst;.'7"d used electric stoves in the community Hull and the recreation centre. Oakwood 'l -:1- centrated on the new public library and .‘ne town hall." Wyebridge has almost oomph ‘d finishing the top floor of the community “11 and building kitchen cupboards on the 10 cr floorâ€"“a task that a few years ago seenxci next to impossible.” Thornton owns sufficient equipment in a hall to carry $1000 insurance. Bond H91"! Pays rent for a loeal library room and 15 responsible for providing a librarian. Briana owns a kitchen adjoining the hall; ROSSJ‘Nl'_t a fully equipped community hall. With :41? made by giving a play “Maid of Moncixv HOME AND COUNTRY