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given at the Kinsmen‘s Pool at Belleville and the children were transported from RiVer Val- ley by chartered bus, two mothers going along as chaperones each day. Classes ran fr0m July 4 to 16 and for this period the pool fees cost $166.50, the bus transportation $150.00. For the eleven days’ swimming in- struction each child paid a fee of $4.00 and the Institute made up the balance of $108.50. Fifty-two children took the lessons; of these, twenty-seven were children or grandchildren of Institute members; the other twenty-five were other children in the River Valley com- munity. At the close of the course the In- stitute held an Awards Night when parents came to see their children recive their cer- tificates and pins from their instructor and pool manager. Everyone stayed for a barbecue of hot dogs, coffee and “freshie” on the school lawn. With only eight members, Fisherville In- stitute carries on. This year these women catered to dinners for the Lions’ club and to an anniversary dinner for eighty-four; ale, entertained the grandmothers of the com munityâ€"a party of twenty-two. Hagersville, on their sixtieth anniversar‘ had a parade of fashions over the past hundre. years including wedding and trousseau dresm; worn by the great-granddaughters of the orig. nal owners. In a display of antiques there we» quilts of the log cabin and other very u; patterns, hand woven, knitted and crochete linens more than a hundred years old, ; emerald green and gold set of Creasus crys: over one hundred and twenty years old, eigl button baby shoes, ornaments and jewelry it had crossed the ocean several times and school grammar, a Canadian history, an Oj- way hymn book and a Bibleâ€"all publish over a century ago. Kits and Skits t0 Loan ‘HE SERVICES OF the Loan Library I in the Home Economics Branch are pretty well known to Women’s Insti~ tute members. Members know that they can borrow from the library literature to help them in preparing papers or other program features for Institute meetings. They may not be so familiar with the Study Kits available for the use of members either as individuals for their personal use, or for a group in the Institute or the whole Institute membership who may use the kit as a guide to a study of the subject treated. There is, of course, no charge for this service. For Senior Institutes To borrow any of the following study kits, write The Loan Library, Home Economics Branch, 20 Spadina Road, Toronto 4. Associated Country Women of the World This kit contains information on the his- tory of A.C.W.W., reports of past confer- ences and interesting facts and customs of member countries. Northern Canada Women‘s Institute: The story of the development of Women’s Institutes in Northern Canada. This includes reports of field trips to the North West Ter- ritories and the Yukon as well as other in- formation on the North. Suggestions for Bazaars This kit contains suggestions for planning, organizing and publicizing bazaars. It includes suggestions and directions for simple bazaar articles which can be made with small amounts 24 of materials and a minimum of time u effort. Milli‘nery This kit is planned particularly for ti“ who have had a course in Millinery and interested in acquiring greater skill and kr. ledge. It includes illustrations of the t style trends and samples, prices and sou of millinery supplies. There will be sit: instructions for making different types of and using current materials as well as l' on cleaning, freshening, remodelling and trimming hats. The Homes of Yesterday With the approach of our hundr birthday most of us are taking a second i at our past. Perhaps it is a surprise to s to discover that many of the homes arr us have an interesting story to tell of t days in Ontario. This kit shows example old homes and will awaken your interer. i the architecture and history of your housi others in the neighbourhood and help yon ‘ visualize the period when it was establis‘ It may even inspire you to study the standing features of your own home emphasize them in any scheme of remode or redecorating that may be contemplated. Furniture Refinishing Refinishing furniture is not difficult \ l‘_l\' but it does require time and patience. .‘IIS kit contains stepâ€"by-step instructions for he amateur who would like to refinish an slid piece or finish a new piece, whether it 1‘s? in mahogany, walnut, birch, maple or *‘ me other wood. ll:’._.... HOME AND cowth