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Tyendinaga East changed its meeting day to one more suitable to the community. Chatterton had a special meeting to which all the women of the community were invited. Stirling hopes to attract non-members “by keeping the program based more on home economics, the original Women's Institute foundation.“ Monerief “was pleased to welcome four young mothers to the Institute this year." Their advice is “keep on trying." Elimville has a pot luck supper at its annual meeting and each member brings a friend. Coldstream. Several young women had asked for evening meetings; older women pre- ferred afternoons. A vote by ballot was taken and as a result it was decided to have evening Bertha Fisher, winner of the Simcoe County Mrs. Alfred Watt Ontario Women's In- stitute Scholarship for I962. Bertha coni- pleled twelve 4-H Homemaking Club projects and has been active in the Young People's Un- ion of her church and in the Junior Farmers' Association. She is now taking the degree course at J Macdonold Institute. meetings from May to October and afternoon meetings from November to April. Phelps: “We are planning a ‘membership drive’ tea atrwhich we will show samples of Institute work and discuss ways and means of overcoming the baby-sitting problem." Community Institute's plans include: “A Friendship Meeting by invitation, entertaining 4H Homemaking Club girls and their mothers. interesting non-members in courses and sumâ€" mary days.” Glen Gowrie: “We have never gone out soliciting members but we try to have interest» ing meetings and welcome visitors at all times, hoping some may become members. We find this a good method." Pine Ridge says “This is our first year and the interest is growing. We started with twenty- one members and We now have fortyâ€"five." There is no explanation of how they got the increased membership unless there might be a suggestion in the next sentence in their report: "We have kept busy with the training school and short course and have taken bus trips including a visit to the Blue Mountain Pottery works, Georgian China, Georgian Manor, On- tario Hospital and other points." Eady says “We invite nonmembers to our banquets and fancy do‘s and haVe planned WINTER 1963 Sharon Carroll, win» ner of Elgin County Ontario Women's ln- stilute scholarship for 1962. Sharon is tak- ing the Degree Course at Mordonuld Institute. Her school and community ac- tivities include being church organist and a member at the Glee Club and Young People‘s Union. What we think is a smart. upâ€"to-date program for all age groups." Stamford Afternoon branch: “As a number of members were enrolled as a result of our L0cal Leader project and the Millincry course. we plan to ask many outside groups to attend future courses in the hope of securing new members,“ Ennotvilie: "We are having extra programs printed to send to women in the community hoping they may become members." Comments and Suggestions Coulais Bay: “We have twice lost our In- stitute books and records in a fire. We would urge every Institute to keep its books in a fireproof box." MaeLennan: “At our regular meetings the hostess is limited to serving one kind of sand- wich and a sweet; when we have a larger group we serve just doughnuts or fruit bread and coffee; then when it comes time for our turkey supper or bake sale no one minds the extra baking." St. George: “We have a member responsible for mailing Home and (‘ountry to all mem- bers and they are very pleased with this ar- rangement." Falkiand sent Adelaide Hoodless I-lomc- stead hasty notc paper to the members of a Women‘s Institute in New Zealand. Walkerton Evening: “We like to encourage new citizens and their special talents." Holyrood recommends as a way of avoid~ ing a long business session at meetings, ap- pointing committees to deal with specific lines of work throughout the Year and so save dis- cussing a lot of details in the meetings. Third Line: “We enjoy the telIoWship our Institute provides. It is a pleasure to work to- gethcr." Neustadt: "We feel we should spend more money on our own community rather than send it all away." Cannifton-Corbyville: “We should keep our eyes open to all needs around us and live to the letter our Ode and the Mary Stewart Col- lect.” Birkhall: "We find this scheme for program planning very satisfactory: Each standing com- 33