Eulmorol Women's Institute members who took the Red Cross course in Horne Nursing with their in. slruclors [wearing registered nurses' caps) and Mrs. C, M, Anderson, Prestdent Chclhctrn Red Cross Soniety. nurse available so we have to arrange for one to visit us at her convenience. The local Home Economist has agreed to come and speak to the teen agers at a soctal evening. The subject Overweight and Underweight is to be discussed at a future Women's Institute meeting. A Red Cross Home Nursing Course By Denise Schneider HE FIRST COURSE in Home Nursing I to be given in Chatham, Ontario, since the end of World War II, more than ï¬fteen years ago, began last January for twenty members of the Balmoral Branch of the West Kent Women's Institute. Under the direction of Mrs. A. E. Harrison, with four other trained nurses as assistants, instruction was given in all phases of home nursing. including care of the sick, mother and baby care, first aid. and nutrition. The study plan, devised by the Canadian Red Cross Society, consisted of thirteen weekly two-hour lectures. On successful completion of the course each person was presented with a certificate and a pin by Mrs. C. M. Anderson, who is President of the Chatham Branch of the Cana- dian Red Cross Society. Members of the Balmoral Women's Insti- tute who took this course feel it was time well spent. and are already planning to take part in a First Aid course sponsored by the Red Cross Society in the near future. Since January, when the Balmoral Women’s 26 Institute began the Home Nursing Conn the Canadian Red Cross Society in Chathu» has received many requests to sponsor this the course for several other groups. We are t and and happy that our having taken this 1- nit Nursing Course has been responsible 1'3 lil- teresting other women in doing likewist \t'e realize that learning should not cease whe «inc leaves the classroom and hope others pro ht our example. Institutes Help The County Mus 4m By Mrs. Robert Hemiston f I‘HE UNTIRING efforts of the We :t'x Institutes of Grey county have t ‘L‘ti Itremendously in making the Grey 0 "tly Museum at Owen Sound as successful a: h today. At the time of the County Rally his summer the Institutes in the county had tn- tributed $2,313.25 to this worthy project. At each of the five District Annuals a tu- vitation was extended by the chairman 0v lllt‘v museum committee to the Institute branch at the county to hold one of their monthly 1‘ :l- ings at the Museum. Twentyâ€"one branches -‘\‘L’ resPonded to this invitation and others ' \‘8 asked for dates later in the year. To create interest locally and to make tn- teresting viewing for visitors, the Institute ‘m- tricts of the county arranged special dispt V5 and loaned them to the museum for a ccr‘ tin Period. Grey East showed different typifs “1 bells used in days gone by. Grey Centre. ‘th home district of Agnes McPhail, exhibtlrd articles owned by this noted Member of PAP HOME AND COUNTRY