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. Mrs. 1897 visits with Mrs., 1967. Charecters Mrs. 1897(Gressed in oldâ€"fashioned clothes typical of the styles worn in 1897.} Nrs. 1967(dressed in a modern summer dress, preferably a pianafore frock with no sleeves and low back,. wears mno stockings and summer sandals. ) g 67 Mrs., 1897‘s living room with door opening to kitchen. Mrs. 1967 sits in a meditative mood â€" probably with hand under chin. Mrs,. 1967 â€" I‘ve just been thinking â€" wouldn‘t it be fun if one of our dear devarted Womenr‘s Institute members way back in e say1897 â€"â€" could come in this afternoon and we could have a chat about the changes in the community since that time. Eflrs. 1897 enters tipe tose from behind a curtain) Mrs., 1967 â€" (startled rises) Mrs. 1897 â€""Your wish is granted lady, here I am to pay you a visit." 9 1967 â€""Why I didn‘t notice you come in,. You must be the lady I was musing about. Are you Mrs. 18979 8 1897Â¥es, and when I heard the Women‘s Institute was celebreting an Anniversary I couldn‘t resist the temptation to come back and see whay changes have taken place since my time. w 1967 â€" I‘m glad to welcome you Mrs, 1897, but how did you come? § 1897 â€" Why, old Dobbin brought me here in record time. It just took me(?) hours to drive from ~â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€". That‘s protty fast travellingl! § 1967 â€"{smiles) Abh,â€" yes, what changes did you see on the wey ? # 1897 »Well, fancy driving on cement pavement all the way and how fast those sutomobiles do gol Every time a car passed me I vout un my hand to see if my hat were still onl One thing I noticed verticularl was the lack of woods. Why, I could see clear scross from one concession to another. But perhaps you people like the great wideâ€" open spaces. & 1967â€" Of course there is more lend under tillage now than in your time, Mrs. 1897, but we are finding out we do need more forest areas than we have, so the Ontario Government is ufging reforestration as a conservation measure. We have found that the lack of forest has not only affected the texture of the soil and caused soil erosion, it has also offected our water supniy,. Because of the absence of natural nesting vlaces and protection given by thick woods, the number of our small insect and weedâ€" see eatinsg birds have diminished. Oh, we‘re finding out the need of forests alrisht. * 1897 â€" No doubt,Mrs.1967, but spesking of birds, what huge birds were up in the sky which seemed to make am noise like on engine ? I don‘t remember ever seeing any like that before. " 1967 â€" Of course you wouldn‘t, #rs. 1897. They are aeroplanes. Several years you would have seen war planes, but the ones you sew were on a friendly mission,. I am sorry to tell you, Mrs.1897, but 4â€"â€"1887 â€" since your time we have had two world waers! " 1897 â€" Two warsli My, what wicked people there must be in the wor;d. But don‘t tell me there was war in Canada? " 2967 â€" N#, Mrs. 1897, not quite as bad as that â€" although meny of our Caensdian boys gave up their lives fighting in foreign lands. Putâ€" let‘s change the subject. How do you like my mew "pinafore" frock? * 18099 . T‘4 like it a lot better if it covered your kneses and had sleeves in it! {stands up and turns around slowly)