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:_I Coldwaler Branch of the Ontario Women's Institutes has a birthday party to celebrate the 70th Ear: . > .V birthday of the organization. Huroniu Branch members in old-fashioned costumes are the guests of "if the Coldwater Branch. ; To Gain New Members Port Lambton reports: “A ‘Welcome Com- ittee' to call on newcomers with a printed :flrectory of village offices, societies, churches, brought us several new members for the Inâ€" stitute and for our library.” Lynnville advises getting all the members ‘vgorked into the Institute’s program and activ- " 'es. ‘ I Teeterville has had a log building moved 'pnto its grounds and hopes to have it furnished centennial year. Renton says: “Our May meeting was a fjriendship meeting.‘ All the women of the neighborhood were invited. Thirty came and some have been coming since. Two have said they intend to join at the next meeting." .Colborne: “We intend to try to put on a social afternoon, sending invitations to differ- ent people." Seymour East: “Many of the younger “mothers who attended our family night plan to join the Institute in the future." ‘ Whitby says: “Let absent members know u miss them." ’ Derry West suggests: "Have a “Kiddie Cor- ‘er’ to encourage young mothers to come to Meetings and bring their small children.” Elmhurst reports: “We are pleased to have little new members this year. They are all fighting married women and we hope this will ~encourage more young women to join. Then perhaps they will speak up and ask for things interest to them. Three of them are new anadians from Germany and as we have ,‘quite a group of these in our community we ‘fiope this will be a stepping stone to more “ ,tning. We are trying to shorten our business {Sessions and to have a little recreation that ~{_ieveryone can join in at our meetings.” "" West End will invite nonâ€"members who are ' ‘ pthers of 4-H Homemaking Club girls to the cting when the girls are taking part in the ' gram. 5.. . 7:55, MMER 1967 Nobleton says: "We hold a dinner for our April annual meeting. the Institute paying part of the cost; and we have no trouble about membership." Kleinburg puts a copy of their program and each issue of Home and Country in the local library. National and International Interests Baltimore had three visiting branches at their International night meeting. The roll call was “The country of my ancestors." A Danish Canadian spoke on Denmark and a Dutch Canadian sang in both her native tongue and English. Udney says: “Our meeting voted the best was on Citizenship when a Dutch member talked on her home in Holland. why they decided to come to Canada. their experiences on landing and their efforts to become Canaâ€" dian Citizens.” South Christie had a paper and discussion on the Mysore project in India. Streetsville served lunch to a class of New Canadians at the conclusion of a course in English. Brampton West Institute took a contributing membership in A.C.W.W. The fee is $300. The Old Time Parlour, set up for the Pine Ridge Wo- men's Institute pioneer open house at Wyevole. 27