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coâ€"operation. The secretary of Nephton writes: “Do we need more friendliness among memâ€" bers and a desire to invite other ladies to join the Institute? I myself always wanted to belong to the Institute but was never asked to attend a meeting till we moved out here.” Many Institutes are trying to have each member bring a new member; others are sending personal invitations to the non- members in the community. Kendal’s plans are to keep inviting prospective members and to provide transportation, along with an inter- esting programme. Dublin in Halton, says: “We invite our neighbors to our meetings, social evenings and bus trips.” Mount Forest recommends making a greater effort to con- tact newcomers to town, and asking them to attend meetings whether they intend to join or not. Walkerton says: “We invite potential members and call for them and hope for the best. We have three telephone committees who call all members if there is anything important coming up." Allenford has divided the members into five groups and has planned a membership drive through these groups. Sunbury will sponsor a drive for new mem- bers from among the younger married women of the community. There is evident a special desire to interest young mothers. Monkton says: “Ask mothers of young children to visit the Institute and make them welcome.” (We presume this means to invite the women to bring the chil- dren with them.â€"Ed,) Adelaide Hoodless branch suggests getting mothers of young Isobel Campbell receiving the Elgin County Women's Institute‘Centenr-iol Scholarship from Mrs. R. H. McNeil District President of East Elgin Women's Institutes. . 30 Mary Whyte, winner of the Huron County Women's In- stitute scholarship, 1956. Mary has completed eight Homemaking Club proiects, has taken the Macdonold Institute Diploma Course and is now attending Teach- ers' College. children to attend by having a difiet‘enl if, her appointed at each meeting to loot; I331: the children. Rainham Centre also a ,5. mends inviting young mothers and find way to entertain the children. Mount iii-w says to encourage the mothers to cor ‘u. having toys for the children and a sel in. room for them to play in. Several b1: including Grand Bend, Hampton, Rose]: 'nL Selkirk are hoping to attract more «is mothers ‘by having meetings in the er. ,J Reid’s Corners says: “To encourage in in of small children to join the Institute, the meetings commence on time, not v than two o’clock and have them Clo-i later than fourâ€"thirty. MacLennan's plan to gain new meml .: to “get better acquainted with our Canadian neighbors.“ Crinan says: “Invii- mi» siders to come to meetings and give ta. - demonstrations or do something else in ‘ they have specialized.” Bayview reports :ie extension service helped us to gain members.” Parkdale, in East Hastings, is in the U .<_ position of having women ready to jo; u; Institute “as soon as there is space for l ” This is a suburban group. They say “W that we have gained much in inforn friendship and fun by having an Institua MRS. BERRY IN NORTH GREY GREAT number of North Grey vw at had an opportunity to meel :: Berry, A.C.W.W. President, whm .u visited Ontario. Arriving in North Grey ‘5 Berry was taken to Mrs. Gordon MacPhu, home where a reception was held in the i u ing. The next day there was a lunchetm branch, district and county women, held a church in Owen Sound and attended by 1 two hundred women. Mrs. Berry spoke a NC luncheon and afterwards at a meeting 11 11% church auditorium, with twelve hundred ii- men in attendance. In the late afternoon ‘ it” Miss McKercher, Mrs. MacPhatter and I: M guests Mrs. Berry went on to a dinner Nd evening mGEting at Shelburne in Dutli ilfl county. HOME AND COUNTRY