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life membership by her own Institute, Wickâ€" low-Vernonville, in recognition of her many years of service to the branch and for her fine record as a club leader for over fifteen years. Mrs. Ralph Simpson. P.R.O. for Wick- low Vernonville Institute cites a long list of offices held by Mrs. Deviney in every level of Institute work from the branch to the convention area. 0 I 0 At the celebration of Joyceville Institute's thirtieth anniversary, life memberships were presented to two charter members, Mrs. H. H. Berry and Mrs. J. D. Greenlces. o o 0 Mrs. R. Jackson, P.R.O. for Claremont Institute. sends their interesting note about a meeting featuring historical research: “One of Claremont’s oldest historic buildings was the setting for the meeting on histOrical research. The meeting was held in the attractive home of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Ward. This substantial frame building had been brought from Green- WOod one hundred and nine years ago. It has been used for many purp05es throughout the yearsâ€"post office, shoe store, telephone office, beauty parlor, butcher shop and now, besides being a home it is also a gift sh0p. Members and visitors at the meeting were eager listeners to the story of Claremont’s past history. It is on record that a municipal meeting was held in 1811 and Claremont celebrated its centen- nial in 1938. o o 0 Following a course in Copper Tooling sponsored by Onondaga Institute in North Brant. the instructor from Home Economics Extension Service, MiSS Isabel Leslie reported: “Mrs. Smoke. the curator of the Pauline John- son Museum conceived the idea of making a plaque of Pauline Johnson’s head. She has been Mt. Elgin Women's Institute erected this Cairn ta cam- memorate a public school that had served the locality from l872 to 1954. Note the old school bell topping the stonework. From left to right: Mr. N. Patton, chair- man of the area board of trustees; Mrs. George Rooke, President of Mt. Elgin Institute; Rev. Elwood Mitchell, a pupil of the old school; Mrs. G. Nagel, Institute con- vener of Historical Research. looking for something that would I... souvenir and could be sold at a Rhinitis] price, so she is going to make some l’auline Johnson plaques to sell. Her hllShulltt gain: to help her so she will have a supply - I. hand% 0 o o ' In the last i55ue of Home and ('3 'lnlry it was reported that Gamebridge had 1 out“ n Porto Lift for the hospital as a men. \l to a member Mrs. Speedie. Now we hat" < letter saying that, after this report had be m 10 us, the hospital people decided ll‘lflt would be better to have wheel chairs so tht «mum gave the hospital three wheel chat: mleud of the Porto Lift. This Institute 1 lEdCC. orated its hall “in memory of several miter, who have passed away in recent yr ‘ and a sum of money was given to th mute to buy a memorial plaque. The pl.= 15 of walnut with the Institute Crest and l .-. and bronze bars for inscription of the t es of deceased members. 0 o I Streetsville Institute recently bong cept of the book "The Encyclopedia m " by Eleanor C. Munro and presented . t the library for its reference departmew it is reported that the book has aroused ldet- able interest. 0 o o Dawes Road Institutc's main pr for the year is to help two needy far . A smaller project last year was to make rlett‘ of Christmas gifts and to send ll”, to .1 Salvation Army Girls’ Home. I I 0 Last year Walkerton Afternoon little gave citizenship awards to Grade VII? tents in both the public and separate schr and a Home Economics high standing . ‘l in Grade X. They also gave a prize zcast dough baking at the Christmas fair . sent both goods and cash donations to the oils]. They have “adopted” a veteran in idem Westminster hospital. The presider \lh. E. W. Krampp adds this note: “At t mm of the century a man left several thons dol- lars towards building a hospital in We- 310“? but there had to be an organization to mot it. So the women formed an Institute . i sol the ball rolling.” o o o _ Mrs. Wm. G. Leigh, P.R.O for Oril” {Iéil‘ tute, reminds us that this branch is OV‘U .itI." 51" Years old and still active. Every utter they operate a refreshment booth at which" Chlng Park, members in turns working wlflfl' rarity through the afternoons and ctf “135s the Proceeds going to provide things f the children’s ward in the hospital. A Yet“? ago they gave the superintendent $2400 h“ my furniture Among their donations I0 HOME ANI: couNrRY