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Mrs. Ophelia Rife at whose home the Hes- peier Institute was organized in 1906. Mrs. Rife is now 104 years old a n d keenly interested i n the Institute. This took 130 pounds of sugar, 48 pounds of cocoa and 6 cases of canned milk. Some of the members had to walk a mile to the school in thirty-five degrees below zero weather to make the cocoa." The Institute also gave the school an “Elmer the Safety Elephant” flag and sponsored a field day. Quimet in Thunder Bay is trying to get tele- phone service for the homes of the area. Red Rock sponsored a piano recital and gave four volumes of an encyclopedia to the library and will add to this next year. Upsala gave books to the school library. Rosslyn and South Neebing arranged trans- portation for pre-school children and their mothers to the polio immunization clinic. South Gillies carried on a continuation of the Night School with a sort of leaders‘ train- ing school for the Junior Farmers; also spon- sors a library. Upsala in Thunder Bay says: “Due to the efforts of the Institute we will be getting daily mail service in the near future.” Savard in Terniskaming provided cod liver oil capsules for school children, helped with the Christmas concert and school fair; gave silver cups to new babies, view master reels to a crippled boy, Christmas parcels to elderly citizens and to a family whose mother was in the hospital. Sutton Bay also provided cod liver oil for the local school children. New Liskeard purchased an audiometer for the use of town and district school children. Temagami “pestered the Department of Health and encouraged other organizations to do so, to have the third Salk vaccine shot for our children before it is too late. It worked!" BurY’s Green provides cod liver oil for three schools. Burnt River “rents books from the county library; quilts for nonmembers to 116113 with funds." Cameron has a special meet- ing for mothers and small children. Coboconk “supports a branch of the co-operative library.” Allardice repaired the school library books. Mimosa bought a wheel-chair which is used by a member who is a cripple. - Speedside owns a hall which they allow many local groups such as the school and church to use for concerts and plays, free of any rental charge. WINTER l958 Drew supplied a layette to a needy mother and finished paying for a bassinet cubicle in the hospital. ‘ Teviotdale held several community socials 1n the school. McIntyre commended the Council for their decision to participate in the health unit serv- ice. Rossport put a floodlight in the community hall parking lot. Saltfleet completed twelve large and fortyâ€" four small quilts. These were given to the Children‘s Aid Society and the Red Cross Society. Bogartown Institute joined the Community Club in buying an electric range for the school. King: “At Christmas we invited New Canaâ€" dians in the community to come to the meeting and. tell us about Christmas in their home- lands." King Ridge gives layettes to needy mothers. Eatonville makes layettes for the Children's Aid. Schomberg sponsors a library and donated two books in memory of a deceased member, Mount Albert, where the late Mrs. Steeper was a much loved member, contributed $100 to moving to the Sharon Museum grounds the log cabin, presented by the Institute of the District to the York Pioneers. Mount Albert is putting a guest book in the cabin in memory of Mrs. Steeper. Newmarket visits Greenacres, a Hospital home for elderly people, once a month, (We suppose that certain members do the monthly visitingâ€"not the whole Institute. Ed.) General Comments and Suggestions Windermere: “At the convention we learned not to send in petty resolutions that concern just a small area." Lynnville: “Follow the Hand Book more closely in conducting meetings. Give careful thought to the spending of Institute money. Don’t become a service club, The Women's In- stitute is an educational organization and conâ€" vene-rs preparing programmes should give time and thought to having good, lively. in- structive meetings Don't put moneyâ€"making as your objective. Attend as many short courses as pessible.” Woodhouse finds it a good plan to have each convener of a standing committee act as chairâ€" man at the meeting on her subject. Emsdale Scotia: “Each year brings a renew- ed interest in our Institute work. We work well together and have established a name for ourselves as caterers for banquets and wed- ding receptions." South Christie in Parry Sound chartered a bus to take members and other women of the community to the Canadian National Exhibi- tion. They felt that this was very worth doing. Coronation Bolton recommends that every Institute within possible travelling distance attend the Institute Day at the Ontario Agrie 37