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We visit with him and send him cards and small gills â€" at Christmas time we sent .a gilt of clothing. There has been a change to his mental condition. He seems much better." Echo Bay gave a turkey supper to the local volunteer firemen and their wives. By holding a pot luck dinner and euchre. Onondaga raised $90 to buy hockey sweaters for the senior pupils of the local school. Parts Plains had a speaker from the Retard- ed School Association. provided stuffed toys for the pre-school children and sent used Christmas cards for the adults in the sheltered workshop. The cards are Used to make gift cards to sell. Arkwright worked with other groups in the community to arrange a centennial celebration for the local school. Mount Hope (Centre Bruce) sent Christmas gifts to the children in an Indian school in the township. MalcOIm. as part of its community activities. reports lectures (open to the community. we presume. Ed.) on horticulture. safety and health. Mlldmay. instead of holding a regular meet~ ing in December. entertained the senior citi- lens of the community at a Christmas party. Adamsvllle has an annual turkey supper for the community. with everyone contribut- ing and attending. They find that this “keeps the community spirit alive." Armow helped the local cemetery board to restore the old pioneer cemetery. Purple Grove says: "Our communin bought a local school when it closed in June; but the Women's institute was behind the community to do the asking. etc." The Institute arranged it picnic for the children on the last day of school and a reunion for the old pupils. Whitechurch members support the local rec- reation committee in their program of sports for the young people. They sponsor hus trips for the Community. assist with the travelling library. have euchre parties for the older people. send rementhrances to the sick. sponâ€" sored two 4-H Homemaking Cluhs this year and had uell planned monthly programs. (ireer Monotch Station has done a lot of locle relief work this year â€" gave food to two lunttlics in need. a quilt to u horned out family. eighteen baskets to the sick and shut-in at Christmas time. and a donation of money to Smith's Falls hospital for retarded children. "As a result of association with the Food Research Counctl." Ramyville carried out a food survey with dried turnips" for the Food Research Institute. Ottawa. lloneywood entertained the 4-H Homemak- ing ('luh girls' mothers and grandmothers and gave a silver tray to a girl who had com- pleted nineteen projects. 36 Mansfield sponsored swimming classes - v children. Entries! arranged a dance for the etc; of their school reunion, and invited all former citizens of the community they c. locate. Shelbnrne served at the Annual Fido Contest. They sponsor an afternoon cu. each week for elderly people â€" these are popular. And they assisted the Legion ti' heavy wiring in their hall. gave a donatiur wards artificial ice for the rink, bought ~ for the small local hospital. Hereward paid $300 to help in devel the new community park. Laurel became an incorporated boil: bought the township hall for a communit; tre as their centennial project. Elma 53) t bought the Elma school hoese to hold mu tn." Winchester has made its first payment pledge of one thousand dollars over a v year period towards a community swin. pool. Chesterville paid for special tuition : pupil in the public school, and for tier. for a boy requiring major tooth repair. Bowmanville has put two coffee table» a lighted podium in their new town lll This is a centennial project â€" "a little c the secretary says, “but they are needed : The Institute members visited the Schm Crippled Children and later gave the some needed equipment. When rabies was found in some anim the area, Kendal had a program on rnhic what to do if a child or an animal con contact with an animal with rabies. 'lii stitute tried to get people to have then vaccinated. Lyons says: A paper on Safe Driting bits resulted in a petition for and {innit *- * Vk ALL NATURE'S MOODS By Patience Strong Along the roofs the woodsmoke blows. The ripe lruit. falls. the swallow goes. The trees tum russet in the lane. The last rose at the cottage pane Lingers over her goodbye Beneath a grey and grieving sky. I'll not lament it or complain. But welcome winter once again And learn to love from day to day All Nature's moods. both grim and RH.“ The bite of frost. the sun's warm gltm. The strident wind. the quiet snow: And so discover. come what may. The beauty of each passing day. i- i * HOME AND COL 'iiY