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M the historical meeting at Puslinch memâ€" m... answered the roll call by telling where lh‘vr ancestors originated and where they first 5.1 led in Canada. . W3] reports that since the Institute had an css on “Membership Participation" by M . Lindsay Weld, a psychologist from Mac- d. -ld Institute, members speak more freely in there is less difficulty in getting motions n Cd, passed, etc. International Interests irval supports a Korean boy through the Man Service Committee at a cost of $96 35 twice a year at Christmas and for his Ila . -nnyockburn says: “As our present foster ' needs no assistance we have adopted anâ€" t - child, a boy in Hong Kong.” rheI-Zion reports “The interest in our [Ed child in the Save the Children cruâ€" made members eager to help in fundâ€"rais- :rojects for this purpose.“ The roll call at October meeting was answered by preâ€" 'lg a gift for the child. This Institute had . per on The Bill of Human Rights; an adâ€" . . by the County Registrar on “New Cana- l . Seeking Citizenship"; and a roll call an- 5 ed by a contest in pinning the appropriate on the countries shown on a map of the id. Faye Lindsey, win» her of the Peel County Women's in, siitute Scholarship for I965, Faye is to graduate of Orangeâ€" ville High School and has entered Medicine at Carleton Universityl Ottawa. ’hapman: "We invited New Canadians to International meetingâ€"one from Italy. i from Holland and one of our own mem- \ from Scotland. One sang in Italian. one in ich and each spoke briefly on impressions Canada and their experiences here. Everyone g the Hymn of All Nations." River Valley sent scrapbooks to Institutes in North West Territories. They have items interest about A.C.W.W, read from The =untrywoman magazine at each meeting. blniondale had a program based on Inter- Iional Cooperation Year. Cranbrook reports this feature at their citi- - “Ship meeting: “We had, as guests, a Farm] H SIX women who had come from different WINTER 1966 Lynda Leslie, winner of the Peel County Women‘s Institute Bursary for I965. lyndo is a graduate ot Streetsville Sec- ondary School and is taking the Medical Record Library Course at St. Mich- nel's Hospital, To- ronlD. parts of Holland. Previous to the meeting a list of questions had been drawn up. such 9.5 "Why did you come to Canada?" "Is Canada what you expected?" Also questions concern- ing their work. their schools. education. churches. Two Institute members directed these questions to the panel at the meeting. The guests also displayed keepsakes from their na- tive country and sang songs in their native tongue." Bluevalc says: "Our International meeting was outstanding, The topic was ‘A Trip to the United Nations.‘ One of our members sent to the UN. for material. which is free for the asking. She prepared papers on different branches of UN. work and had several memâ€" bers read these. It gave us an insight into the workings of UN. and was so interesting. We also had music representing several nations.” Arman writes: “At one of our meetingsâ€" one of the best of the year. a clergyman spoke of his work on an Indian Reserve on the Bruce peninsula An Indian woman accompaâ€" nied him and spoke briefly. expressing appreci- ation for our interest in her people." Briar Hill reports: "On our International program. the roll call featured Recipes From Other Countries. and Other Countries Served by Women's Institutes. A member's letters from pen pals in Australia and the United States were read. A lecal resident who came from Holland was interviewed and we had a paper on A.C.W.W. and the origin of Pennies for Friendship." Hillvie'w: “A volunteer member reviews the highlights of each issue of Federated News at a meeting.“ St. Helen‘s bad a topic "Goals of the Wom‘ en‘s Institute. Nationally and Internationally.“ North Thamesville sends this interesting note: "We had Mr. Cephas Snake speak at a meet- ing. Mr. Snake is one of three Delaware Indians who flew to Sweden in 1963 at the invitation of the Swedish government to participate in the ceremony marking the 325th anniversary of the founding of ‘New Sweden‘ in America. The Swedish colony was founded on 5000 27