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M e rn b e r s of Honeydule Insti- iuie's class in Rugmaking. Here and There With the Institutes Notes From Reports of Meetings Programme Features Recommended Algoma North Shore district was the first to send rt its “Reports of Meetings" from the brunettes. if these Bar River recommended to other branches specially their demonstration of artificial rcspira~ ion by members of the St. John Ambulance Corps .hich resulted in the Institute taking a first aid nurse, ten Institute members and ten non-mem- -.'rs participating. Gordon Lake mentioned the in- rest they found in gathering material for their weedsmuir history, and in sponsoring two 4-H mmemaking Clubs. Portlock Royal recommends ‘scussion in meetings. The secretary reports: “In vlt' discussions under various leaders we discussed rch topics as The Hand Book. Radio and Teleâ€" sion Evaluation, Ways to Shorten our Business csSiOl‘t and others. Questions were passed out to e members and a few minutes allowed for rought. Someone was always prepared to answer -e questions. This broke the ice and a brisk \cussion usually followed." Long Point in South Norfolk mentioned a film J United Nations with a talk by a seventeen- 'ar-old high school student who had a trip to N. Vittoria had demonstrations in ceramics. twers made from plastic foam. making chil’fon kes. icing and decorating cakes. Victoria Crescent cntioned demonstrations in the use of foam bber, making slippers, cushions, aprons, flowers. hie centres, earrings, gift wrapping. At the *er Wallace Institute a feature of the December tucting was a. demonstration on making ChriSlm’ds corations at little or no expense from twigs. net: and branches gathered in the woods. Wallace 'oodwill enjoyed a film showing the making of . Mary and. at the same meeting, a display of "Native china made up of pieces brought to the . reeting in response to the roll Call. Peace likes to =..ve demonstrations in hobbies such as copper 1 cling and to follow this by asking members who ‘r we taken up the hobby as a result of the demon- ‘lration to Show their work at a meeting, Millhank FALL 1959 finds a study of the people who settled in the local- ity it most interesting programme feature. North Perth Maple Leaf had a debate “Resolved that modern womun is of more help to her husband than was her grandmother." (Would this be a good subject for a debate at a family night. letting bolh men and women take part‘.’ lid.) Neplilon arranged a tour of the local mine “to acquaint the women with the work of their hus« bands." Warsaw had a talk explaining the new dcmerit system for cur drivers. Bradford recommends cookery demonstrations by new Canadians. Gilford had an interesting (lisâ€" play of old books and stories about them by their owners: Denbigh a talk on fire Prevention in rural schools. They installed a fire gong in the school. Mount Pleasant in East Durham mentioned purv ticuiurly a demonstration on making cushions and inserting zippers and piping. Bethany especially liked their speaker from the school for retarded children and they say “the craft work done by these children amazed us." Nestleton also mentioned this feature: they asked the Government to give u grant to the new school for retarded children being built at Ottawa, Morrish had a veterinarian show a film and speak on rabies. and they invited the school chil- dren and the teacher to the meeting. Maple Grove had an interesting meeting when scvcral of the members gave short histories of the curly settlers of the district and a teacher spoke of his work teaching the English language to new Canadians. Falkland had a “home talent" program. each member making :1 contribution of two minutes or more. The report says: “We found talent we had not known of before and the meeting created a teeling of ease and belonging which we seemed to have lacked previously." Newport has each member give “A thought for the day." They like it better than a motto and it has the advantage that everyone takes part; Boxall 29