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News at Random One local leader in Glove Making reported, “One gentleman made a pair of gloves for himself and they were a credit to the class. He also made a pair for his ivi c . Another leader wrote, “All the gloves fit perfectly. I have made over a dozen pairs my- self and still have more to make. It is a nice we of making an extra bit of pin mone . One ambitious leader reported, “M v husband and father learned to make gloves and since they both matte such good gloves, other men in the township have become quite interested". A virl in one of the Glove Making -| HE‘S finished her two glov at the ~ond meeting and came back to the next meeting with half a dc ‘ hide to make men’s gloves. An i titute member who hail studied lluymnnnhip under a local lender reports that she has found the information most useful when buying household linens for her daughter‘s trounscaii. Sim said sht- knew just what to ask for and, therefore, got excellent scrvii'i- from the clerk She said hr-i' daughter's linens w e u better Selection I they otherwise would have her One local leader reports that her institute expects to refer to the work in liuyiiinnsliip in some way at every meeting next year. One of tin- institutes which par‘ tiripiitvd in the summary day for the Kitchen Ill '-nli|e in Norfolk County llflll lll' .pct-inlly line in colour and do an. the group had spent a \iholc :ifti'rnoon planning their colour schemes and their M s certainly showed the hem-lit of th ' study. Firlr-onc nii-nilwrs wearing their ' n I'Insonihlpn took part in the parade at nu» suiiimiii'y day rm- tcht-n Ensemble helrl in liuf~ fui'in County on April R. The dre and ' 'ons w very attractive wtvr so others whiz-h were displayed but not iruulr-lli-d. A secretary of an institute which TL'l’l‘l'liL coniplcti-d a short. course on the Use of ('oniiiici'ciiil l’rittt-rns rc~ poi-toil, “Many uho llilll not iniidc a di for v rs, or who had never in one, ri- now i-nucr to continue in him: llllll' own igiii'nn-ntn. The in- stiiii-tor helped us to make patterns lit and .hl't‘ m - iind colour talks were \i'oiidvrt‘nl n helping to make hct'nlilllll',‘ clothns". (Continued from page 2. col. ii) got a blackboard iiinl llhl. the various siili. y nliillnlls. In this way the nH'ml) is of your group could see that an aniiiidini-nt which is a subsidiary motion is \nli-d tl" lu-fon- the main motion or ‘umt the question he [inst- pound to .. dt-Iinili- linic' would be voti-d on ln-l‘urc the main lllllllonlh “Yes. I think some drill on the blackboard would be u good thing, Mary iigi'm-il. “'l'hil dill'i'i'cnt types of motions are all listed in our “’0- iiu-ii’s lnstitutt- Iiniid linuk and exv plaincd " "I picked up yliur lniinl book when I came home ln~t night and noticed instruction on 'l'i-nrcilurc for Wu- int-n's I itutc Meetings‘ from page 20 to They -' clclll'ly stated. rliiinly i-\ ollicer should not only have read [hi-in, but should study tin-iii ovoi- lIIIIl ovrr," advised Agnes. “We might get a little Wading group tngothri' and read the sectlmin aloud and then (liscusa the " said Mary. “If ii few of us were well informed, the whole group would be better 0". I know I am always con- fused about an amendment and an amendment to the iiiiicndmcnt." "I think that is an cxccllcnt idea." commended Ag‘ncs. “You would find it would save valunblc time in your institute meetings for something other than juiit the transaction of business. It would prevent difficuh ties, and little misunderstandings, too. A meeting conducted with dcsputch and efficiency can be a real joy." “Right now," said Mary, “I move that we return to the house and, on our way, pick enough raspberries for lunch." "Carried," said Agnes. HOME AND COUNTRY 4 =â€"â€"_â€"â€"’â€"/"â€"\,"â€"News Flashes From the Institutes Waterford, Norfolk Co.â€"Enlisteil the services of the local postmaster to present the story of Postal Service. The address was illustrated by picâ€" tures. V ‘ Raymond, Centre Muskoka District â€"Focused attention on the institute paper “Home and Country" by means of the roll call which required an item taken from the paper. The seasonable topic at this meeting was the Maple Syrup Industry. Drayton, Wellington Co.â€"Selectcd three industries for consideration on a Canadian Industries programme. One member gave an address on woolens and tailoring, which was fol- lowed hy a buttonhole contest. An address on corn and its use iâ€"evealed many valuable facts regarding this product; a third address dealt With the sugar beet industry. Samples of products related to the addr . were on exhibit. (Continued from page 3. col. 3) printing of old records. In the calm ing year, they expect to sponsor a variety of enterprises for the young people. One of the main purposes of well- organized standing committees is to enable the institutes to Systematizu their methods of reporting. District convench should compile all institute reports for presentation at the dis» trict annual meeting. It takes time and skill to write a torso. compre- hensive, yet interesting report, but it is me well spent. If the conreners of standing committees would come prepared to discuss the work of the committee they head, all reports would be more valuable. Every institute should send its full quota of delegates to the district an- nual met-ting. When a group fails to do this, they lose immediately the touch with the larger sphere of the work which is so essential to the well-being and life of every institute. In planning the district annual, otllccrs should keep in mind that it is definitely a working meeting con- cerned with district affairs of the in- stitutes. The prime purpose is to con- sider ii district co-opei'utivo pro- gramme in home economics for the coming year. Ample time should be allowed for the address of the Pro- \'inciul Board director. Her message rom-t-rns t-vcry institute member. She ha' been elected by the members to rcpi' t-nt them provinciully and beâ€" i-u e or the infonnation and experi- ence gained through the Provincial Board, she should be of service to the distric . Many improvements in district an- nual meetings were quite general. There was a noticeable improvement in tlic luiicht-ons in a number of dis- tricts, abundance of jellies, cakes and past is were replaced by seasonable, lint vegetables and simple desserts. In the majority of cases. a fee of 25 cents or more was charged. In some cases. the hostess institute secured a local organization to cater for the guests, thus relicving the local memâ€" tiers and making it possible for them to attend the district meeting. The majority of the meeting places were made attractive by a dccoration of lovely Ontario flowers. With only a few exceptions. a regis- tcr was in evidence in the entrance halls. Printed programmes were used at many district annuals and were a decided hclp. Many excellent presiding ofiiccrs. with good speaking voices and an un- de- riding of parliamentary pro~ ccdui , were in charge of the district annuals held in Ontario this spring. District secretaries have an appra- ciation for ctllcicnt local institute sec- retaries who make prompt and accur- ate financial statements and reports of work accomplished. Carefully appointed nominating committees which were representative of the district gave ater assurance of a wise choice of o cers. ecnbush. Wellington Co. â€"â€" Had twgrlocal teachers speak on the new school curriculum. One gave an on? line of the courses and the other spoke on the advantages of the new plan. A discussion followed. New Lowell, Simcoe Carâ€"Secured Mr R. Fenwick, Provincial Super- risoi of Music, to give an address on “Why and How Music Should Be Taught." The speaker stressed the Value of music to the individual. {is a result of this address, definite in- terest has been aroused and mum is now being taught in some of the local schools. _ Beeton, Simcoe Co.â€"Stimulated inâ€" terest in literature and writer: through a Book Tea. E_acli table represented a definite period or an author, and the titles of books desâ€" cribed the menu. A poster competi~ tion w ' held, and the winner re- ceived a new Walpole book. The proceeds of the tea went to the local library. Ererton, Wellington Conâ€"Held a spelling match in which nine schools out of the eleven in the township en- tered. Eighteen pupils participated. Parents, teachers and pupils were keenly interested. Maple Leaf, Lennox Co.â€"Sent a girl to the Girls’ Conference ‘at; Guelph. Held a picnic at Springside Park to entertain the young people. At a recent meeting, an address on cunditiom in Saskatchewan was given by a lady who recently came from that province. Has a play preâ€" pared fui- Napanee Fair. Donated $15.00 to Crippled Children’s Fund. Poland, Lannrk Co.â€"â€"Has enjoyed the travelling library. Canbnrn, Haldiniand C0.â€"Was ad- dressed by Mrs. L. B. Duff at the His- tori I Research meeting held at the Cayuga Museum. Many interesting relies were donated by the members of the institute. Mohawk. Hastings Ovaâ€"Furnished paint and paper for redecorating the home of :in aged person, and members helped in practical ways with the reno- vzition. Anderdon. Essex Co.â€"Has become more interested and more active in Women‘s Institute work since taking up the projects on Buynianship and the Kitchen Ensemble, and is looking forward to other projects. Elm Centre, Perth Co. â€" Has furnished and replenished First Aid Kits for live local schools. This institute also keeps the doctor's of- (ice supplied with a layette that may he used in needy cases. Twenty do1_ lars of the institute funds have been used to make two local boys more comfortable at the sanatoriuni. Maidstonc. Essex Co.â€"â€"Hss bene. died by the instruction on Vegetables Ewen by its trained local leader. Demonstrations in the cooking and SBWIHE‘ of vegetables were given along with talks on the importance of “filtetables in the diet. The vegetable dishes were served to those attend. In}: the meetings. KWer- Pnrry Sound Dist.~ls In “last?” in civics. At: each meeting thlsdnfitltute reads and discusses d n of the Canadian Reader in CS. Sn lar's Encampment, Algoma Dist â€"Studi_ed Vegetable Cookery under the guidance of local leaders who gave demonstrations at two meetings. A summary day was held when the vegetables and salads. prepared from recipes given on their lesson lenfle were served at a dinner. ts, ‘Stroud, Simcne GILâ€"Is co-o ' with the local school and halleggdigg in preparation for a centenary celo l-n-atian~ at the opening at the first school in Stroud (then Victoria) in 1833. panic, Simcoe Co. â€" Invi neighbouring institutes to amiotc‘ivu‘l afternoon, at which pictures were shown on "Th D Telephone." 2 "ek'pmm “f “‘2 SummerI [93E Achievement (Continued from page 2, my 1) wishes to do, it decides u on t . it will be done. In unpeduczetidrzl programme, such as every insmm wishes to support, it: employs ideas :2 solve the problems and it also ha; to select ways of using these ideas. Thi. means the institute' decides upon rub: jects to be studied and how they» to be studied. Although the sch'cilul of activities is what: is usualie. thought of as a programme, it I: really the calendar resulting from the programme and usually lists only the regular meetings and names of talks scheduled. Practically every lnstitum carries on enterprises not mentioned in this calendar and many times such activities represent Work of the high. est quality and superior to the work listed in the calendar. Each institute then‘ should examine its programme of work with g1 um thoroughness. This will include ihu calendar, but the list of events on the calendar will not: likely show up the whole programme. The following standard of aCl'llt".r. ment is set up for the purpost- or checking the programme rather thin the calendar. Enumerated in ' standard of achievement are (lBSli'Hlde functions for local institutes. (1) Have regular enjoyable nut-tr ings for whole membership for the purpose of studying an] considering common lntel'd: and problems. Raise the standard of homo. making in the comminn' Carry a homemaking pro}. with leaders who function. Report the results of piv 3‘ work. Report work of institute to iii» trict secretary. Have a reporter who acts as publicity secretary. Have a game and song lc at the regular meeting; a re (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) to help in community times and to stimulate llt‘wr‘r music. (7) Sponsor homemaking in... gramme for girls. Appoint conveners for Stainl- ing committees which are n ed in the community and wt» that these committees function. Each functioning commutin- should have its own plan of work which should be aDDl'U' ml 'by the institute and the action» plishments reported from thin- to time. (9) Sponsor health and child de velopment work. (10) Discuss the legislative changivs of the year at one meeting, . least. (11) Stimulate better reading 1w obtaining a loan library, 1 mg book reviews and . lishing a magazine exchangt. (12) Record the history of the coirn munity. (13 Improve parliamentary PIV' cedure at the meetings. (14) Carry on the community Eflleir prises required by the times, (8) (Continued from page 1, col. 4) and entertainments will be arranged. some on a large scale for all the delt- Eates. and others for individuals. The English County Federations ow anxious to entertain country Women from overseas and to show them the work of the Women’s Institutes and rural life of their counties, in addi- tion to the historical sights for which each county is noted. Some counties {HEY also show folk singing and dilut- ng, pageantry and dramatic producâ€" tion for which the English Institutes are famous. The hospitality ofi'ered will include Week-end visits fa country houses. farm houses, etc., thus giving the delegates and visitors an opportunity of actual experience of English. 1""â€"