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gave the season a richer and more purposeful i-neaning." reports Mrs. A. George Wakelin. "The glitter of the beautifully decorated community tree shone a message of ‘Light to the World‘ as it twinkled its lights throughout the holiday week. “This was truly a coâ€"operative enterprise. Men of the community supervised having the tree trucked to its site and created. Everyone was stirred to help with the tree decorations. The children in the local school contributed almost one hundred items: members of the United Church Explorers devoted several meetings to making tree trimmings; Institute members made their fanciest decorations from tinfoil. paper cups. empty cardboard milk cartons and other kitchen findings. The civic Christmas tree was only part of the three-fold Women‘s lns‘itute Christmas when the Reeve of the Township flipped the switch to light the tree. Befttre the tree was lighted a Christmas Cavalcade toured the village to see the especially dccora'ed doorways of almost all the homes. and as the cars wound their way through the village streets there was an air of wonderment as the tiny village defied its ordinary appearance and assumed its enchanting festive holiday garb. Tltc Women's Institute gave a prize for the most at- tractively decorated doorway as selected by the president of the Kingston Horticultural Society. and the carol singers were invited to the United Church Hall for hot cofi‘ee and doughnuts," (The editor is sorry to have to omit the names of all the local individuals who had a part in this ptoject. Local names are rather lost on the readers of a paper with a provinee~wide circulation.) Highlights of the Year Mrs. Watson McCullor:l1. Public Relations Rep- resentatiVe of Coleridge Union, reports that their first president donated funds for a competition for girls in ironing a man's shirt. This made an in- teresting programme feature at an institute meet- ing, The winner of the competition, Donna Hors- ley. had completed twelve 4-H Homemaking Club units. For the past two years this Institute has given prizes for public speaking to Grade VIII students in the four pttblic schools represented in the branch. The winner this year was .ltll'tt.‘ Kor~ chynslsi. a thirteen year old girl whose parents are Canadian born. of Polish ancestry. June also won the county spcttking contest and went on to the larger area competition in Guelph. She is a 4â€"H Homemaking Club girl. Other highlights oI' Coleridge Union's year were a bus trip to Midland and Simcoc's Quilt and Rug Fair and the annual turkey supper for the members‘ l'nmilies in the fall. When a member was injured in a motor accident. a mother ot~ six small children. whose husband is in Sunnyhrook Hospital. the Institute donated $ltlt) to help them. The Public Relations Representative of (‘onn institute. Mrs. (‘yrii Hudson. reports as high- lights of their year‘s programme: a bus trip to the local l\" station. a display ol' old-time school books at :1 meeting. readings from the hooks and a discussion about them: a mccttng when the girls‘ 4-H lrlon'tcmaking (‘ltth put on an exhibit of the pyjamas. night dresses and housccoats made in their club project and also provided the musical programme: a paper on the motto: “llc kind to the :tgt‘tlith‘)’ have come a long way. lie good to the young lor they have a long way to go." ()thcr happy events of the year were a pot luck dinner for the members and a “men's night." Hillview considers one ol~ its highlights of the year a presentation and turkey tliuncr. given in honour of a mt'mlv-t and her husband on the. occasion of their Wedding anuiversaly. A Plea for Letter Friends ciated Country Women of the World, Miss Sybil Lessey, has written our Home lico- ‘lttmlCS Service Loan Library where addresses of letter friends have been arranged on request for time time back. This is Miss Lessey’s letter: “I have a long waiting list of Women‘s institute numbers from England and Wales, and also of numbers of many of our societies in the United slates. all most anxious to write to an ‘oppOsitc nemhcr‘ in your country; and 1 would he most IlithfUl if you could launch a drive to encourage \Ulli‘ members to put pen to paper. By sharing thoughts and ‘wildest dreams' with a friend across the seas, so much can be learned which is of im- mense value towards bringing about understand- ing and goodwill betWeen people living many lltousands of miles apart. and whose ways and customs are sometimes very different front those with which we are familiar. “l like to have as much information as possible about each applicant as i use a great deal or ’hought and care in ensuring that everyone has an ‘FPPOtlunin .of building a really successful pen Irtendship. Details I welcome are approximate .THE LETTER FRIEND SECRETARY for the Asso- WINI'EI 1959 age. number and .tgcs ul children til Iltnsc appliâ€" cants who are married. hobbies and interests and also. perhaps, husband’s wotk or profession. “or ladies. especially from this country. [littglautll writc limp. detailed. chatty lcllct‘s of application. lelltng the all about their latuilics and their hols. bics. Some of the hnhhics that women throughout the world entity tnclttdc ltttntlct‘alls ul runny kinds. knitting, dress-titaktuc. child care. psychology. physical training. old people‘s \vclltu'c. young people's organiraiions. gardening. reading. pho- ngl‘itPlIy. l‘tt‘tllst: decoration. painting and skelch~ ing. l'ruit preserving. some branch of farming. learning. a l‘orcigu language. collecting such things as salt and pepper shakers. s'atups. post cards. and coins. "I hope mute of your Ontario members will want to have a pen l‘ricnd itt l5ngl:tntl or Wales or the United States." A letter has been sent to branch secretaries with Lt sample form to he llllcd by a member who would like to start a letter friendship. iixtru copies of the form may he had by writing The Loan Library. Home Economics Service. 20 Spadina Road. 'l'oronto. 29