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to that they would share in the duties as well as the meetings-" Maxville: “We sent a new member to the Officers’ Conference at Guelph where she became very interested, brought back an excellent report and has been a very active member ever since." Marfintown: “We think more time should be gpent on programme planning. Our membership is down and we think more attractive meetings would be the answer." Johnstown invites other Institutes to special meetings and courses and they “find the fellow- hip very helpmh“ Millcreek says; “We tried a different way of damning the programme this year and were well leased thh the result. Each convener had an lual number of members to help her ~ this took i all the members i and each group was respon» hle for two meetings, both the programme and .i; refreshments, They met and planned their icetings, then the conveners met with the presi- ‘nt and the secretary and they planned the pro- .tmmCS for the entire year. This group also mned the programmes for the four remaining :etings of the year: the Christmas or December etlng, the grandmothers’ meeting. a meeting ten we entertain other branches and the annual eting." ilantpden strongly recommends having new nadian members give talks on their home- ids. Kilsyth says: "We look through Home and I untry for programme suggestions." Salem: "We c our 4â€"H Homemaking Club girls demonâ€" ne their work often to try to interest our miners in becoming leaders." Clinton suggests incentrating more on local activities instead of ng to spread over such a wide area." \t the time of the Ceylon Conference we v v: unable to visit the centre designated “The l 'Jrio Model Centre.“ However, I have received tter from the Prime Minister's wife, Mrs. P. D. l tdaranaike, who is the organizer for that area. 1‘ ng about the centre. It is situated at Udagama n iheast of Colombo in the western province in t. Prime Minister’s electorate. You will be inter~ C J to learn that it was the first of the model t' res to be officially opened. lost of the villagers are farmers. Some of the n: l and women work on the nearby cocoanul 9‘ lES. which is the main industry in this part. The \\ ten, in their spare time, do cadjan weaving and U work. The latter is the making of rope from ll cocoanut fibres. As you go along the roads in Colombo area you see many “boutiques” where nanut fibre twine, ropes, carpeting and mats all sold. The land for this centre was donated by lh' President of the Udagama Mahila Samiti. “8 W on of fair means.” The building was erected Lh“’UEh the co-operation of the Government, the Pa cnt Association and the president of the Uda- E'd-“la Mahila Samiti and, of course, Ontario L'l FAtL 1959 Extreme left and right, district president and district secretary of South Bruce with four former presidents who were each presented with a cup and saucer at the district annual meeting. The women honoured are, left to right: Mrs. Eliza Walker, Mrs. J. R, White, Mrs. J. M. Reid, Mrs. P. S. Stewart. Kohler: “Is there any way our organization can warn women of ‘racketeers', letting them know the danger of signing papers at the door or paying a deposit before goods are received? Too many women have been taken in this manner." Editor's Note: We will have more notes from the Year's Reports til Meeting: in rHU' next issue. t lntario’s Rural Training Centre, Ceylon By Mrs. George Wilson Women‘s Institute funds equipped it as well as five others. The activities at this centre are, first, a nursery school. where pre-school children of working mothers are cared for. They are given a cup of milk in the morning and a noon meal. Thc Parent Association provides the funds for the noon meal, and the Government under the UNESCO scheme supplies the milk. A sewing class is conducted. where the young women are taught needlework and how to cut and sew their own garments, there- by saving money for other comforts, Cookery classes are sponsored to teach the women how to make jams and preserves. In agriculture classes. gardening is taught. Yams and sweet potatoes. tapioca. chillies, onions and other vegetables are grown. You will be interested to hear that there is a library which is being put to good use. (Literacy in Ceylon is: male 76%; female 45%.) There is a trained woman and two assistants who conduct all the classes including the nursery school. Dr. Rutnam told me of the work of the Lanka Mahila Samiti and of the inestimable value of these rural centres in teaching the women to help themselves. 30