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:al 0' Girls' Homemaking ‘V throughout the province is Agroup from Perth County. At = , Achievement Day these girls onstruied "Cotton actessories the Club Girl's Bedroom," the “cries being bedspreads. v ser scarfs, (hair pads and paper baskets. 68] of e articles, including 72 bed- uds, were made by the club 0! Perth County. The County 203 girls in Homemaking work lhis year. Added to a good number of Garden 5 are being organized, As n here, dressed for their onstroiion, the girls are ring gray skirts, white blouses - red or green ties and smorl, practical sport shoes. :7; plans to use her SChOlaI‘Ship funds to help fray expenses When she begins to train as .» urse this fall. Doreen’s mother is district ;' retary of the West Grey Women‘s Institutes d has been an enthusiastic club leader for umber of years. Perhaps the best way to .1: e an idea of What homemaking club work .7 mean to a girl is to quote from Doreen‘s 1 n club story. "I used to dislike gardening very much. My other coaxed me to join the Girls‘ Garden igade and I needed no coaxing to take my - 0nd year. Gardening has become one of , hobbies . . . My first sewing club was eeping Garments. In that club I made a pair pyjamas and a housecoat. I had no previous wing experience and could not even run a ,wing machine . , l ‘The Club Girl Entertalns' ught me how to entertain and what was ‘ pected of me in public places so far as manâ€" rs are concerned . . , Through the club 1 orking With Wool’ I learned to cut down .t. the cleaning bills for my school skirts . r . do not like pasteurized milk but I receive y daily quota through milk dishes that I was ught to make in the club ‘The Milky Way' . In the ‘Supper Club’ I learned to make tractive, nutritious supper dishes from left- - ers . . . In the club ‘Cotton Accessories for e Club Girl’s Bedroom’ I fixed up a bedroom 1' my younger sister, and when we moved a our new home Ifurnished a bedroom in the l ic for my sister and me . . . One of my vorite summer dresses was made in the club ottons Can Be Smart.’ Through this club was taught how to pick styIEs that would ing out the good points of my figure and mouflage the bad . . . Also my club work r: given me confidence in myself so that I '- now speak in public with a minimum of rvousness." Doreen adds that although she will not have ’ e before she goes into training to take the ' 8 more club she needs to complete her work for Provincial Honors, she hopes to take this club after she graduates as a nurse Miss Juan Otto, R.R.1,Tavistock, was awarde ccl the Oxford County Women‘s Institute Con. ference Award at the 4â€"H Homemaking Club Achievement Day. held in Woodstock on Feb- ruary 6th. The award was made by Mrs. Cecil Burril, R.2, Burgossville, the Past President of the Women's Institute County Conference. of Oxford County. Juan has complcted eleven 4-H Homemaking Club Units and is Ll member of the Queen Elizabeth Club. At the present time Joan is in Nurscs' Training at the Stratfoi'd General Hospital and completed her eleventh project while in training. Joan not only mainâ€" tains a very high standard in her own work but she has actcrl as leader for her club throughout four projects. The Elgin County Institutes raised their scholarship fund at the time of the County's centennial celebration in 1952 and the first girl to win the scholarship was Donna Ray Prong, in 1953, Miss Agnes Turnbull, Elgin County home communist gives this report: "Donna was taking her twelfth project when she was presented with the scholarship. Her club work has been, and continues to be, of an exceptionally high calibre. In the spring of 1952, Donna was seriously injured in a car accident while working on a Junior Farmer and Junior Institute project. In spite of the tedious months of recovery in hUSpitals, her faith and interest in junior activities were maintained She continued with club wort; with the projects “Sleeping Garments” and “The Club Girl Entertains,“ and her courage and fortitude were an inspiration to the girls around her. Now, upon the completion of her twelfth project, as an executive officer of her Junior Institute and a director of the County organization, she is making a valuable contri- bution to her club and her community" 23