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bers‘ homes on the same afternoon. The scores were telephoned to one home and the prizes were awarded to the top five scorers in bridge and euchre. Hostess prizes went to the lucky number winners at each home. All of our members helped. Some donated prizes, some food. and all sold tickets. We were well pleased with the $200 raised from this one party. We had two individual donations of $25 each from Institute members. Rather than appeal to the public again we decided to take special col- lections at our regular meetings and in three months we collected $55. Now we thought our problems were over, but when we received the final bill for the pub- lic address system it was $150 more than the original estimate. This increase was clue to costlier equipment being installed and some necessary adjustments being made. A rumr mage sale was organized and met with it won- derful response from the community and net- ted us $195 for our efforts. This enabled us to pay off the balance of our bill and the total cost was $735.83. An Institute committee is arranging to have a plaque placed in the arena containing our crest and a plate signifying that our Institute donated the public address system. Space will be available to other citizens or groups for plates to indicate similar donations. Not only were we thrilled at completing our project but the members felt we had not neg- lected our other Women‘s Institute obligations. We look forward to a challenging year ahead, not so much in a financial way but in our Insti- tute educational and cultural projects. An Antique Tea By Mrs. Garlick and Mrs. Seip N JANUARY, Hanover Institute held an I “Oldâ€"Fashioned Tea.” The members were dressed in oldâ€"fashioned costumes. There was a fine display of antiques which included dishes, jewelry. quilts, bedspreadsâ€"one carry- ing the date 1896. There was a cherry pitter, a spinning wheel, a pound of homemade but- ter made in a one-pound wooden form used in 1896. There were also baked apples peeled on an old-time iron apple peeler. The large tea table was centred with a bou- quet of flowers in an old bean pot; and the small tables were covered with red and white gingham lunch cloths. Buttered tea biscuits with Jain or Jelly and large sugar and ginger cookies were served for tea. The event was largely at- tended, friends and members of Women’s In- stitutes coming not only from the home comâ€" mumty but from the neighboring towns of Walkerton and Durham and the surrounding district. Socially and financially it was well worth the effort put into it. 24 As another evidence of our interest in old things, in October we had a display m the Owen Sound Museum and Historical Art so_ ciety of antiques from our town and commun. ity dating back one hundred years or m 3,} eluding a valuable chest of silver. 501m of the articles so fragile they had to be haudi . Etl wrth extreme care. An Inquiry HIS LETTER came to us from ‘tirg‘ Louis Bondy, R.R. 4, Amherstburg. ; uh. lic Relations Officer for And Lion Women's Institute in South Essex district “Would it be possible to put a note in ' we and Country for our Anderdon Women 1“. stitute? We love to take bus trips and with] like to visit another branch somewhere in ,em or Lambton county. We would expect .1 seal â€"which of course we would pay for, an- ref. haps a tour of some historic or scenic :ce. We think perhaps London or Guelph wo' be our limit as to distance. We would glat- re- turn the compliment and entertain her branches. We are a group of forty mc- ‘crs and live in a lovely South Essex district.“ Anyone interested should write Mrs. - utt- at the address given above. Sampler Artist Honored HEN MRS. HAROLD WILSC' at Sandhill Institute in Peel count; on first prize in Ontario's section i the A.C.W.W. Sampler Competition, her In~‘ illE held a tea in her honor at which the F.‘. t). Secretary. Mrs. Gerald Holder presentetI is. Wilson with the provincial prize of $25. in the sampler will be entered with prize mu wrs from other provinces in a national compo u. Another Sandhill member. Mrs. Lyman ‘ .H. was given honorable mention in the con uti- tion. Mrs. Wilson’s sampler has many com :td- able features. It is, of course, her own ow Hal design. symbolizing the Women’s In lute motto “For Home and Country" and ur- Dorating something of her own farm ' in?- the community church and the school. 3: IS clone in Gobelin in brown and gold tone ‘it a_ creamy background; so it has a warns. of both color and meaning. The fine work «Ju- ship and composition techniques also hat: heir part in the rating. The tea was held at the home of Mr» JOE Sherman, a Sandhill Institute member an“ PW‘ vincial convener of Citizenship and Immigraâ€" tion. It was a very gracious occasion Wliil the Home Economics Extension Service instructor- HOME AND COUNTRY