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vided a pleasant program of music and a dialogue. An effective poster display by Mrs. Bird presented these slogans: "When riding at night, wear something white." with pictures of young bike riders wear- ing the right and the wrong clothes. "Be an expert, first, last and always." “Know the rules of the road“. Road signs and hand signals were demonstrated. "Never ride sideâ€"byâ€"side. Always goâ€"â€"in a row.” "A passenger may be all right for car or kangaroo: but if you're riding on your bike, then it's all wrong for you.” “Look Ma, no hands.” Waving rider en- counters car: shown later in hospital. “Safety Sam says: ‘These signs are for you, too. It‘s better to brake your car than your neck'." Yield and Stop signs were displayed. “Have fun on your holidays, but remem‘ ber . . . Summer doubles traffic troubles.“ "Safety Sam says: ‘Not all careless bike riders grow up to be careless car drivers . . . an some don‘t live that long. In memoriam: Poor Jim! “The hour was late. the light was dim; This safety stuff was not for him. The papers told the story grim‘ No lights. no tapes, no horn, no Jim!" All in the Year’s Work By Mrs. R. F. McRae HESE ARE SOME of the activities of I MaXVille Women’s Institute during the past year; We are printing the history of Maxville and the community as our centennial project. takâ€" ing the material from our Tweedsmuir history book, We hope to have it ready for sale in the near future and to sell it at the Glen- garry Highland Games held in Maxville each year. Every year we give a donation to the Agri- cultural Society to be used for prizes for junior work from the schools; and we give a prize to the Maxville high school student with the highest standing in home economics. We also sponsor a girls” 4-H Homemaking Club. During the past year we gave $100 and a jam and jelly shower to the Glengarry Memorial Hospital, a donation to the Masonic Lodge and the Orange Lodge in appreciation of the free use of their rooms for bake sales. (The sale of fancy work and home baking adds a great deal to our funds.) We con- tributed funds to a women’s church group and the Girl Guides to help them provide Christmas cheer baskets. 22 Other work through the year included buy. ing garbage cans and placing them throughout the village as part of our “Keep Maxville Clean" project; making and filling stockings for CARE; sponsoring the “March of Dimes" and C.N.I.B. drives; arranging a bus trip to Ottawa exhibition; sending good used clothing to Unitarian Services; knitting and sewing for the Save the Children Fund. We had a Com- munity Friendship meeting which included a tenâ€"cent tea. Especially we enjoyed our Grandmothers‘ Meeting at which we entertained some thirty grandmothers. One of the grandmothers was a member of our Institute and had had perfect attendance for the year at the age of ninety She holds the office of Community Friendâ€" ship Secretary and is active in church work as well. Meeting on conservation By Mrs. H. Skerrirt ORRISTON WOMEN‘S INSTITUTE M had a most interesting meeting 0‘ Conservation with Mr. George Atkin- CBC Farm Commentator as our speaker. A our guests we had our husbands, members i three neighboring Institutes and their husbann and the Puslinch 4â€"H Llubs. There was large attendance from each group. Using maps, Mr. Atkins showed the varior geological structures of the region such as ti’: huge limestone basin underlying the area. i? discussed the effects of glaciers and describt the Rattlesnake Point conservation area at. the wild life living near here. He stres.» the need to conserve our country’s water 51‘ ply and the importance of conservation to t. production of food for our rapidly growii population. Slides were used to show the dai age done by spring floods, pollution and lit: and to point out the importance of refores tion. Slides also showed the amount of P15 ning and work necessary to construct a r ervoir. The address was followed by lunch and social get-together. Briefs RS. CHESTER NASH, President M Stoney Creek Institute writes: ‘ A thought it might be a good idea have an announcement in Home and Conn that the date we have set to celebrate w it seventieth anniversary is February 15th. W ‘7 nesday, 1967. We did not care to have it on the 19th, the proper date, as it falls ‘n a Sunday. If we announce our date at till-l HOME AND COUNTRY