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l the Children‘s Aid Society on the various aspects of the work orf ° us this organization that he represented. He outlined "The Childâ€" . FE*| ren‘s Protection Act," "The Unmarried Parents Kcet", "The Inâ€" dustrial School Act," "The Adoption Act" all for the protection , of the child. (At the time of writing this history, Rev. Canon Quartermaine has just passed on at the age of 86, a venerable t gentleman, a friend of all, especially the less fortunate. . In 1928 at the District Annual at Queen‘s Line, conveners for the Standing Committees were appointed for the first time. In ‘ 1935 the Coâ€"operative programme was first introduced. * 1937 was a red letter year in a special way and as Mrs. ; Albert Burgess, the presiding officer stated, it was the first time ; in the History of Canada that the Women‘s Institute had been so honoured, the Lady Tweedsmuir, wife of Canada‘s Governorâ€" i General, addressed a large audience of Institute members at St. . Andrew‘s United Church, Westmeath. In the course of her reâ€" marks Her Excellency stated that the W.IL was the greatest ; organization of women in existence, as it was in England and C ; Wales, where she was a member. Westmeath excelled themselves in their artistic array of decoration and we as members from other branches were justly proud of them, in the manner in which they carried through all the arrangements so successfully. On the platform with Her Excellency sat Mrs. Edgar Evetts of London, England, Mrs. George Pape, ladyâ€"inâ€"waiting to Her Exâ€" cellency, and Colonel H. Willisâ€"O‘Connor and Mrs. Albert Burgess the District President, who had every reason to feel delighted and happy as she had the honour and privilegs of doing honour to | the first Lady of Canada, as did Mrs. W. F. Grylls, who so capâ€" ably convened the programme and an invitation was extended to all presidents and secretaries of North and South Renfrew in 1939 to attend a tea at Rideau Hall. Two films were shown of the Royal Visit to Canada which had taken place earlier in the year. Again in 1944 the burning question of health comes up. After an informative talk by Dr. Charlotte Whitton on the health conâ€" ditions of Renfrew County, a committee consisting of Mrs. Gordon Hamilton, Mrs. W. Reynolds, Mrs. S. Hunt, with the Disâ€" _ trict President, Mrs. A. Coughlin, was appointed to interview the County Coumcil relative to a health survey. A very worthâ€"