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Old time costumes and birth- day cake distributed {mm a flower basket were attractions of South Oxford's sixtielh an. niversury party. Enlerluiners in dress at the early Inslitute period revived music at that time. dians to a meeting where they spoke of their impressions and experiences here. At the same meeting a local boy. a Junior Farmer delegate on the trip to Great Britain, gave an illustrated account of his trip." Pakenham: “For our citizenship program we invited all the newcomers in the community and these included New-Canadians. Some of their mothers from the Old Countries were here at the time and could not understand a word of English. Their daughters told them what was going on. One New-Canadian prepared a paper on her experiences in becoming a ('ana- dian citizen. Another spoke on the Motto: “The doors open. Let us enter fearless and unafraid to meet our fellow men and women." For sing- ing we passed around song sheets and even it they didn‘t know the words they sang the tunes. We recommend that other branches try this." Fair Grove: “We write letters to our child 'adopted‘ through the Save the Children plan. Her older sister answers in English and we now feel that this family is just one of us." At Lyn‘s international meeting New Cana~ dians compared customs in their native coun- tries with Canadian customs and served native dishes for refreshments. Hay Bay’s international program included a member's account of her vacation in Mexico. talks by students who had attended a United ations Seminar. and a report of a world tour Y a guest who is a member of an institute in orthern Rhodesia. Abiflgdon: “We did not have an international ay but We have several members who an: ew-Canadians and we try to make them fee] All. 1963 at home at our meetings and in other com- munity activities. Victor} had a roll call. “A costoln ol' nn~ other country that I like." “'ellundpnrt had a paper on Nnin and one on the Fiii lxiands. The roll call “as ansWeI‘cd I13 pronouncing and translating a loreign ooi'd. Dorchcster had speakers on Jamaica and A Tour ol liurope. they say. "We hope to learn more .thout conduttons in other [‘tll’lx ol the “Drill through our 'ntltiplt'il titltlgiilcr' ill litL‘ Save the t‘inldrcn plan." Historical Research Harmon}: "We appointed a curator and a committee to work With her and immediately they set to oorlx on the ‘luecdxniuir il|\ltir\‘ hook, lhey will a questionnaire to etervone in the Community. to get as much early history as possible and the rcxpunxe “as wouderlul." lhls Institute is going to put its l1i\lor_\' hook in the local museum nhen II l‘i.|\ i‘L'L'l] brought up to date. Several hranches in Brant ('onnty are cor operating in the project to set up a Inmlcl lnt dran village with Indian ci'alts lor \nlc. Shelhurnc say» "()ur town is planning to re build a log hulhe to preserve our local antiques and all the lnstiltllt‘x around are going to give all the help the) can." llereward report“ that their lwcedsmuir his- tory l\ to he cncluseti in a glass cam: in the public ilhrary. l-lrlcn in that light suggests getting the his- tory of the local paper lroin Il\ Pllhil\iiL'l‘. North Yarmuuth lurnished the doling room In the courtly museum. the report says: “Since 1057 we have given in cash and lahor nearly filJttiti to the mtoeum." Sparta Sunnis: “Our Institute Hall, ‘Ye Hide Forge and Anvil' is in itsell ill'l htstorical build- ing and Conlaim several museum pieces do. nated by local laniilies." J1