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South Wellington District we had a lively "Washboard Band,” an original skit and humorous readings by Mrs. Wm. Ballentine', from Tec-We-Gwill branch in South Simcoe, a clever revue. the lyrics and arrangement by Mrs. Roy Brown. Perhaps this program was planned by the conference committee partly as an illustration of the possib1lities of home talent entertainment and the need of discovering and encouraging it in other com- munities. A A highlight of the conference was a piano and organ recital by Ralph and Edith Kidd, of the University, on the theme of “Music for Weddings," Because a marriage service is a religious service, Mr. Kidd said “Jul way ding music should be sacred mum, He recommended something stirring for v ,OIW tary such as “Praise my soul the ng of Heaven" or “Jesu, Joy of Man’s 1*. _,_rmg_,. About what to sing at a wedding ill: timed “Let the words come from the Bibi. . . r" the Prayer Bookâ€"this thl bar out a lot unde- sirables.“ Following the recital Mn mm, commented, “We can see how the when played would add to the dignity and l of a wedding." Then, because the l. ,m all-round musicians with a sense 0 mm they played a lively number from ‘ FM Lady" â€" “Get Me to the Church (y ms- liners Reindeer Day in the Norti‘ From Mrs. Thomas Secretary, Reindeer W.I., N.W.T QC EINDEER DA ” was, in fact, spread over two days, Saturday and Sunday, March 27 and 28, to give as many people as possible a chance to view the 2,000 reindeer. The remaining two thirds of the Ca- nadian Reindeer Herd were left grazing a few miles away, as 7.0004500 would be too many animals to handle on the lake. In addition, fawning begins in April, so it was better not to excite too many of the deer. Sven Johannson. the station manager and five herders set up camp near a large lake eight miles from Inuvik. Early on Saturday morning the border set out on skis, armed with walkie talkies to find the Reindeer Herd which had moved off the lake to feed during the night. When a border spotted the deer be contacted his colleague on the walkie talkie to give him the location; then, using herd dogs (coilies) they rounded the rein- deer up and brought them back to feed near the lake. At 1 1 o‘clock they drove the reindeer onto the frozen lake where they bunched to- gether into a large circle and kept moving in a counter clockwise direction. This is referred to as a “wheel.” By noon, people began to arrive, some in large cars. taxis, trucks, on skis; some scouts walked across the lake, having come most of the way by dog team; and the bank manager brought a load of boys from the Roman Cath- olic hostel on an open wagon pulled by a trac- torâ€"brave man to face zero temperatures on an open tractorll Children and adults enjoyed the dog team rides at the cost of a quarter “per person per trip”. The reindeer soup made of reindeer meat and bones, rice, onions and carrots sold well. It was very rich and perfect for a cold day. Then there were the souvenirs 11‘ w. could buy. The women of the Rein Sn- tion Women‘s Institute had been bus; Sting every Wednesday evening making tlecr horn buttons, zip toggles and pend; :mti “Gofuk”, the reindeer doll. The doll de- signed by Mrs. Johannson, presiden the Women’s Institute, and is made or leer for with two little reindeer horn feet. .15 A great success with everyone. One of u Shir ers, Buster Kailek, made butter knh i001 reindeer bone and these sold very qt- . to did the variety of fur mitts, shoes, sn» lid; and ice worms made by some of the v «7 mi the station. Reindeer racks were popui» We enjoyed camping for a night . Elie Johannsons. The temperature was aroi; cm and an icy wind was blowing but we all warm in the double tent with the stow nu“ log out lots of heat. Our children m en- pleased when we went for a dog tea: tale. Halfway round the herd we stopped r" up so that we could view the reindeer :. ioge quarters and could hear the clicking - iIClF hoovesâ€"as if a thousand knitting needlt 16": hard at work. The reindeer are quit: W” and were fairly tame by Sunday aftc ‘On- All too soon the weekend was over . “'9 had to think of going home. Most ihl’ families returned by bombedier which ‘3th two trips on Sundayâ€"sometimes carry? The driver, six adults and nine children! Thr two plane loads took the remainder home The herders came home by dog team on Mt; ids}. Operation Reindeer Day was comrwled- Everything went very well and the Rat-Hie“ Staticu Women’s Institute and Community Lfln' tre now have a good fund in the bank. HOME AND COUNTRY