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ued good health for Mrs. Haggerty and a speedy recovery for Miss Rorke. Mrs. Douglas Hayes, L'Original. F.W.I.O. Board Director. substituted very ably for Mrs. Haggerty. A varied programme was carried on throughout the holiday. Each morning started with “A Thought For the Day." when favourite hymns were sung and writings of Miss Ethel Chapman enjoyed. The Interest Groups were Drama‘ and Reading, in charge of Mrs. Arthur Hamilton. Home Economics Service. Members learned a lot about choral reading and thoroughly enjoyed the discussions on books and plays. Moccasin Makâ€" ing. in charge of the Holiday Secretary, was the Handicraft Project. A talk by Mrs. Joyce Graham. of the Toy Testing Committee. Canadian Association of Consumers. Ottawa was a feature of one pro- gramme. Toys suitable for different age groups were demonstrated and much valuable informaâ€" tion given on the work which is carried out by this organization. It was interesting to know that the sum of $55,000,000 is spent annually on toys in Canada. Toys especially useful to retarded children and those afllicted with cerebral palsy were discussed. Readings by Mrs. Arthur Hamil- ton were much enjoyed, as was a film "Craftsmen of Canada." courtesy of the British American Oil Company. The first evening‘s Get Acquainted Party and the Talent Night Party. brought out a lot of talent, with all the members taking part. Community Singing was a welcome part of most sessions. Welcome visitors at the Holiday included one from Scotland, holidaying in Ontario with her sister. Before her retirement. Miss Macdonald was for twenty-five years a missionary in Nigeria. having charge of a Home Economics School. En- joying a tour of Eastern Ontario. Mrs. H. A. Kohl. President of South Wellington District. visited briefly and brought greetings from her dis- trict. Four members from Pickering, having enâ€" joyed the Guelph Holiday. registered at Kemptâ€" ville and had the pleasure of getting to know members from Eastern Ontario. The meals and evening refreshments were an- other conlribution to the enjoyment of a few days away from home. Mrs. Ferguson, Miss Cavanagh and the staff at K.A.S. certainly merited the ap- preciation of the "‘holidayers“ which was expressed most freely. On the last afternoon, members demonstrated the work which had been done in the Interest Groups. Four members of the Drama and Read- ing Group discussed the work they had covered, while the members of the Handicraft Group did a Grand March wearing their new moc- casins. Impressions of the Holiday were given by several members. All too soon, the holiday was over, but as “Good Byes" were said, all agreed that it had been good to live in a woman's world for a day or two and exchange ideas with women who had similar interests. 24 Fifty Years Old and Over Since the last issue of Home and Cotmii‘. was published, we have heard that the followirn= Insti- tutes have celebrated their fiftieth anniversg. i. . Arkell in Wellington South ‘ Lornevilleâ€"Argyle in Victoria West Maxville in Glengarry St. Mary's and Queen Alexandra in Perth .ilih Arkona in Lambton North East Middlcsex District Conmee in Thunder Bay O‘Connor in Thunder Bay South Gillies in Thunder Bay Maynard in South Grenville Percy in Northumberland East Newboro in Leeds North Colbeck and Monticello in Duiferin Sow Bowling Green in Dufferin South Lansdowne in Leeds East Inwood in Lambton Centre Rosedene in Lincoln Iona in Elgin West Morrish in Durham East Rainham Centre in Haldimand East North Ontario District Walter’s Falls These Institutes have had anniversaries lure than fifty years: North Bruce District, its fifty-first year North Renfrew District, its fifty-first yea‘ North Hastings District, its fiftyâ€"first yea Grey County held its fifty-third Annual l in August North Middlesex District. its fifty-sixth 5. South Waterloo, its fifty»sixth year West Hastings District, its fiftyâ€"eighth 3: North Wentworth District, its fiftyâ€"eight? East Durham District, its fifty-ninth yCLll Burford in Brant South, its sixtieth year Since Thunder Bay celebrated its fifth. .llilir versary at its District Annual Meeting th lrlt‘l has been divided, but the Public Relatior. VFW" sentative, Mrs. A. Manley says: “Althoug ; :m‘ technically divided, the general feeling : M will carry on as usual, each helping the it In the main projects to be undertaken. We r W Fall Rally for both districts, enabling us it Mill our awards and prizes in the various con: was At the District Annual Mrs. Manley was I timid with a life membership. Earlier in the j.- ‘10 Garrity, one of the early district presiu hid been given a life membership at South hing * * 1k \intk lit for ml rhey "In order that people may be happy in ii:- i these three things are needed: They musr i it. They must not do too much of it. must have a sense of success with it."â€"-Ri‘= ~ in! HOME AND EDUNW