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had to agree with her that it reported neither a program nor a project but the spirit of it is so “community conscious” that we thought It was worth passing along. Mrs. Cameron wrote: "I wondered if the fact that our branch boasts the first world champion plowman, James M. Eccles. whose mother was a member of our branch and whose wife is; and the current world champion, Bill Dixon. whose mother and wife are both members, could be put in Home and Country. We are all very proud of both of these boys and I think you will under- stand if we brag a little". River Valley Institute's “Men’s Night” as reported by Mrs. Percy MacMullen might _of- fer some program suggestions for similar gatherings in other branches. The meeting was held in the school with a large attendance. There were several contributions of music by local talent. The president of the Hastings County Farm Management Accounts Club exâ€" plained why it is important for a farmer to keep accounts. The County Agricultural Repâ€" resentative spoke on Farm Safety and the program of the Farm Safety Council; then he showed slides of pictures he had taken in the area since he came to the county four years ago. The evening ended with refreshments and a social half hour. The Institute members were well pleased with the meeting but they advise that it is better to have only one speaker at a meeting and to arrange things so that he need not be hurried. For their Grandmothers’ meeting. Ruther- ford Institute members showed some enter- taining originality in taking the sixty-fifth an- niversary skit written by Hazel Crinklaw and published in the Farmer‘s Advocate and adapt- ing it to represent a meeting of the Rutherford branch in 1910. In a paper on “Current Events” one of the items was an announce- ment that soon there would be a flight across the Atlantic Oceanâ€"a very new and daring idea. A paper on Taxation was read in which the idea of Income Tax was discussed as an improbability here. There was another paper on “The Federation of Women" and the sug- gestion of votes for women was “received with incredulous remarks." A member recited “Cur- few Shall Not Ring Tonight"; there were sev- eral vocal and piano solosâ€"selections popular fifty years ago and two song and dance num- bers. In December Arkona gave “one of its big- gest parties." the secretary, Mrs. Lloyd Paisley reports. This was a Christmas dinner for the senior citizens of the school section. Invita- tions were sent to everyone over seventy, and if he or she had a wife or husband these were included in the invitation. Invitations went to shut-ins. too. For those unable to come to the 38 party, dinners were delivered at their homes Sixty-five guests sat down to a noonâ€"day din; her in the community hall; twenty~one hlhers had dinners delivered to them at home: there was no charge to anyone. The town eminch provided the turkeys; there were some nlhcr donations of food; and the Institute \mmen supplied everything else needed far p, Christmas dinner. The party ended with singing and a short program. real carol Cainsville sends two volunteers to son at a Brantford Hospital for an afternoon w etch month. During the past year Women's mm. tute members have made over 900 arti it t to be used-in the hospitalâ€"sheets, gowns. .urgi. cal towels, tea towels, or whatever 0th. .L‘h. in g the hospital staff may want done. Richmond Institute holds two major r'Ill5 each year: a music festival and a flowe- 1m“. “planned,” says the secretary. Mrs. Wu .rrcd Hodgins, “to foster an interest in mu . md gardening in the younger folk.” "The music festival,” Mrs. Hodgins mm “is a three-day affair involving choral ~. cch‘ voice and instrumental pieces. It is I .I in May each year and this is its ninth yer. my- one in Carleton Connty except pupils the City of Ottawa schools may take part'ti. well over 400 applications are filed each year "In connection with the flower sh- the Institute supplies seedsâ€"vegetable and met â€"to school children between the age". In and 14 to be planted in a specified size riot. These plots are judged for growth. n. mess and arrangement early in August and it the produce is showa in connection with th ,lult flower show at the middle of the men3 the judges of both gardens and flowers gt .ug- gestions at the close of the show whi are helpful not only to the junior gardenera i to adults as well.” Pine Tree Institute has a story he lot children. A member, Mrs. Sladen, has ti .iren come to her home every other Monday .iet- noon after school. She tells them stori ind lends them books to read. Institute ma «its come in and serve the children hot chv ~itte and cookies. Friendship Book Goes to Bri-‘w'n Smithville Institute has a “Friendshij'. «'nsti» tute" in Hailsham, England. The secretary. Wm H. J. Patterson reports: “This project was a picture book \th .1 “3? made. book and all, to send to our Frie‘ RhIP Institute in England, We filled it with ; unto» graphs of our village and district and lrlls of interesting information. On the backs vi Eh? pages were colored drawings of Our Canadian Wild flowers. This book grew into son's-nth HOME AND COUN‘HI‘r