The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

CITIZENSHIP AND WORLD AFFAIRS Mrs. L. E. Drayton Not all Branches reported so again we were short. [1 appears the best way to handle reports at the Anâ€" nual meetings at each level the secretary comes preâ€" Pared with typed stamped envelopes for the appro_ riate convener at the next level. All the Convener need do~â€"is fold, place the report in the envelopeâ€" seal itâ€"mail it. Try itâ€"it works well. Films: Dreams Do Come Trueâ€"Erland Lee Home. A.wa Conference, Perth. Australiaâ€"Family night pictures of another country. Papers: Book reviews. History of shredded wheat. 'tolt Calls: How many neighbours have you visted last month? ‘iring a household article with which to make music. What have you learned to do by doing? ‘Jlottoes: Put your talents in Women‘s Institute and watch hem grow. Without music life would be a mistake. teach the children to respect their community and the tidEl' citizens who built it. Crafts: Study kit on bazaars from Loan Library. Spon- mired art course. Demonstrations: How to make soap. Making flowers from white bread, Methods of drying weeds. flowers, nuts. Tours: Clock museum in Cookstown. McMichael Art Gal- lery, Kleinburg. Sam McLaughlin’s home. Oshawa. Oil museum, Petrolia. Candle factory, Sarnia. FAMILY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS Mrs. Harold Blasing Eight Areas had 100%. North Central were missing i branches. Simcoe and Eastern each 2, Kingston. Northwestern and London, each I. Don‘t let your branch be the weak link. Let me emphasize before Ocâ€" tober I" that the operative word here is “before” mak- ing October l the very last date. Don‘t forget to use the tub headings in the Handbook. The following topics for programme material may he adopted or extended to meet the needs and inter- ests of the community. lfwe are to evaluate our work .tnd the year. more subject matter has to come through. . . Why was such a programme chosen? . . . How was it presented? . . . Received? . . _ Discussed? . . . Area Converters seem to be lacking in communi- cation with District ConvenersiDisti-ict Conveners with Branches. Reports come up but does anything go back down? Doubtful! Foods and Nutrition: Reports did not seem to contain as much informa- tion on nutrition as last year. Hope the members are not forgetting the lessons learned at Nutrition Work- shops. Roll Call: The 3 S’sâ€"Snacks stretch slacks. Clothing and Textiles: l was disappointed that there was not too much re- ported under this heading. One branch asked. why have children‘s clothes doubled Without any quality improvement? Another found difl'iculty in consumer Complaints reaching manufacturers. Housing and Home Furnishings: Many had speakers and discussions on real estate. Furniture grades. and the difference between guaran- tee and warranty. Discussions on interior decorating along with modern colour trends. Home and Money Management: More interest shown in this topic. reference to computer checkout. the prudent use of credit cards. Police officers speaking about frauds. Roll Call: How to stop a salesman. Wage and price Control. Wasteful use of packaging material. Family Relationships: Roll Calls: Remember when children brought ap- pics to the teacher instead of driving them bananas. Family relationship is gaining in importanceâ€"perâ€" haps the family will become the focal point in our lives again. All aspects of Health and Safety: Health and safety were on the agenda apparently at many meetings. Speakers such as doctors. nurses. dentists, St John‘s Ambulance, OPP olficers, firemen. electricians, farm safety members. Talks on drug ad- diction. safe driving habits, food poisoning. home haz- ards. Seat belts were discussed and the growing aware- ness of the dangers of smoking. Topics to think about: Property laws and inheritance laws as they pertain to the wife and family. The new laws on immigration will change the Ca- nadian immigration policy. Information about the re- vised laws may be obtained from the Department of Manpower and Immigration. Information Division. Ottawa. Ontario. EDUCATION AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES Mrs. Russel Harrison Southwestern missed the magic number by one branch; Kingston. Eastern. Hamilton and Northern had two delinquent branches and Simcoe were four short. Congratulations to Central. Cochrane-Temis- kaming, Grey Bruce. Guelph. London and Trent Val- ley for their 100% goal. Let’s make our 80th year a perfect score. Education: Is a never ending learning experience from cradle to grave. Roll Calls: What Canadian law regarding women do you think should be changed? Where and how does your child best acquire a philosophy for living? Home and Countryâ€"what does it mean to you, Mortar-as: New horizons bring new opportunities. rights and privileges are balanced by duties and responsibilities. Success does not depend so much upon external help as upon self-reliance. The mind stretched by a new idea never returns to the same dimension. Programmes: Nutrition and consumer buying. Today’s youth; something the younger generation has taught me. Speakers: Important wordsâ€"love. live. learn. think. give and laugh. A collector of antique cIOCks told the history of clocks dating from the eighteenth century. Conven- tional education as opposed to progressive education.