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dynamic. The following ilt‘ and it must be _ I gestcd as an evaluation questions were sug score: I. What is good about the branch? 3, What is the matter with it? 3. What purpose does it have in the comâ€" munity‘? 4. What is its role in the eyes of the mem- bers? ' , 5. How could it play a more Vital role tn the community or in the lives of the members? o. How, could meetings be improved? . . 7. What are your suggestions (1) for ratsrng monev {2) for getting new members? 3. Do you really think a busy woman would want to join your branch? Following what had been said on informing new members about the InSIitUtE, it was stressed that the Institute should learn abont the talents of a new member “so that she is not allowed to wither on the vine.“ It was sug- gested that often we do not show our apprecia- tion of what members doâ€"the good talks and papers. the other capable and faithful services. Another thought was that we could benefit our organization by being more flexible. For instance. to vary the order of the program so that occasionally the speaker comes before the business might help to get the members to arrive on time. In an Institute where the older members like to have the meetings in the afterâ€" noon and the young mothers and working women can get out only in the evening, some compromise should be made. Perhaps some meetings should be held in the afternoon and some in the evening; or perhaps the member- ship would have to be divided into afternoon and evening groups. Someone remarked with humor that the older women of some Insti- tutes insist on afternoon meetings at the same time regretting that “there’ll be no Institute after we go.” Other suggestions for giving vitality to an Institute were: Have group discussions on questions that stimulate thinking; but don’t waste time on trivialities. Have fun at meetingsâ€"singing. with such variations as rounds would help. Plan the program as you cut a pie. giving each feature an allotted time. Enliven the year's program by celebrations occasionally such as an Interna- tional Day. Citizenship Day (material is avail- able from the Citizenship Branch, Ottawa) and a First of July celebration. On the question of finance, the panel ad- vised taking a good look at any project before undertaking it. and being sure it has the sup- port ot the majority of the members. In trying to avoid being a “fundâ€"raising organization" don‘t go to the extreme of shuffling off every pmjcct. if it is good, supporting it may give 18 vitality to the Institute. Draw up a budget (I the beginning of the year making met/Kin for funds for Important and necessary CMM Looking Toward the Centennial Mr. Peter Akroyd, Director of Special i'm]. ects of the Centennial Commission. EKI'MJHL’d that the Centennial Commission was set to see that centennial projects are wortht. ‘ HE wholly approved the F.W.I.O. projw to “Make Canada Lovelier." and suggestt-v im this might be carried out in doing sorta .mg as “down to earth" as painting a fire hall ‘ Choose an objective that is realistic. tr, Akroyd advised; “but do not forget [hm i3 important to make the mind and spirit I. tiff as well as the body. Keep your plans ti '-|e so that it may be possible to change .. it go along. Get the opinions and supp. at others in the community such as the t t councillors. newspaper editors. Join t. others if necessary in your projects. "I U have the Women‘s Institute represented t local centennial committee. Woo both i . and men to help with your undertaking. n working with men it is good psychoti- make them think your ideas are their own Among the things to do to make the munity lovelier, Mr. Akroyd suggested e: - aging the painting of buildings, rent : dumps to an inconspicious location, in ; litter from highwaysâ€"litter bags in would help with this. (Mr. Akroyd rt mended the showing of the film “The Nr Plan.” showing how a town in Englant made attractive, available from the Ni; ' Film Board.) Most villages have an old ‘ ing that should be taken down and the pi levelled. the speaker said. Perhaps somr of a street. preferably with a restaurant. : be selected and fixed up as a beauty spot. other worthy project in some pIaCes wool to get water pollution corrected so th stream would be safe for children to wat swim in. Applications for grants to help with tennial projects must go through the mun‘ =l government, Mr. Akroyd said. The secr- "Y of the Centennial Advisory Committee fol tario is Mr. Vincent Bozzer, 805 Bay Si Toronto. t_. u. r_. . Entertainment and Extras An interesting feature of the conference *- gram was Miss Florence P. Eadie‘s shor r: of films and her commentary of her visi: '0 Women's Institutes in the Northwest 1 -‘j tories last fall. As field worker for F.“ Miss Eadie will visit the Territories again ‘45 summer. (See article “Miss Eadie Goes IV it Again" in this issue.) _ Another special event was a bus tour 10 "9 Adelaide Hoodless Homestead at St. George HOME AND COUNTY