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A grondmolhers' quortette at Rednersville's fiftieth an- niversary. ihe two ladies of the left have been active members since the Institute was organized in 1909. The shawls and bonnets they are wearing were in fashion titty years ago and they sang songs that were popular then. Slate River Institute members photographed in their shit at Thunder Bay Summary Day on the project “New Lamps for Old". The lady at the left wears a "banged up" old lamp shade for a hat. The next in line carries tape, pencil and paper to make a new shade, The third has the leader's manual giving instructions tor making a shade; the lourth, with the apron, carries a duster to clean up the old shade and the fifth wears the com- pleted new shade. The script they used is in rhyme and may be borrowed from the Loan Library, Home Eco- nomics Service. ROI RI “6 2B resident and his wife shOWEd pictures taken on d trip through Europe and many of the placers slim.“ were familiar to the guests. Taking part in Arkana’s International pm. gramme were a woman who spoke on her mum“. Wales and two from Holland. Canadian gtri‘ 1‘7 scribed the formation of the Union Jack: ' A Japanese-Canadian woman, Mrs. Raid ‘ y. guest speaker on International Day at Forrluhlh, Mrs. Kata told of her evacuation from Bir 2‘ Columbia in the last world war and spDLL racial prejudice and discrimination. Welland District Celebrated International I y with a luncheon at which Dr. Pearl Young. A.” , research worker in cardiology at Buffalo Och Hospital. was speaker. Churchill in Sou‘h Simcoc, had seven Canadians taking part in the lUiL’I‘l’ltlthnul programme. A woman from Holland in n. dress and wooden shoes danced a NcthIl. dance. A member from Scotland sang Sc“ songs and gentlemen from England and in spoke on life in their countries. A lady Lithuania wore a native dress and explainctl meaning of various features; another cxhihii- piece of needlework made by her mother - attending school in Hungary and a Canadian i viewed a Canadianâ€"born Japanese teacher. As an International Day feature, Whitfield a speaker who read the preamble to the ini. tional Declaration of Human Rights and let his life in Communist countries. Maynard arranged 3 "Get Acquainted Pzil'l‘ give Institute members and others an OppOI'l' to meet the new Canadians in the locality. ‘n Miscellaneous Notes Some time ago an Institute member. l'L‘lll' some material she had borrowed from the Library. sent this letter: “Hereby I send you back the articles. I i- you very much. They were very helpful to l'll preparing my motto, as I am just about sit here in Canada. I am a Dutch immigrant lll'ii language is difiicult for me; it takes time. A 1 bar helped me a little so I prepared by moth It is a happy situation when a woman from other country joins a Canadian Institute :ii willing to take the trouble to borrow stud; terial from a library to get up a paper in Ltl‘ languageâ€"a happy situation, too. when than: friend at hand to “help her a little.” Selkirk Institute has had a special Clllli- room added to the local library. The room formally opened and the public invited In It the improvements during Young Canada Week. At the request of Mindemoya Institult Council has accepted trusteeship in perpetui' a plot of land in the area of the dock Lil At Lanark County Summary Day, Rocky Ridge l" exhibited these lump shades made in their HNew ' 95 For Old" proiect. The local leader, Mrs_ A. E. M0 ‘* is at the right, the assistant leader, Mrs. Alva “‘ "’l at the left and in the centre, Mrs. James Brown. E‘ “U President of North Lanark. HOME AND cou. TRY