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Carolyn Clark, left and Audrey Alquire, right with gifts of silver bread lruys presented by Cornwall Centre Women's Institutes when they had completed 12 AH Homemaking Club proiects. Claehan; “As a result of having evening meetings we have many younger ladies atâ€" tend.” Maiden suggests inviting women whose children are now in high school. They may formerly have been too involved in the Home and School Association to be interested in the Institute. Esquesing says: “Advertise the Institute more and besides having interesting and enterâ€" taining meetings, be a stronger force in the community." Bar River says “Our group is a happy group and the work we have to do is distributed amongst all members. We then have ‘Husâ€" bands' night out’ when everyone joins in and has a good time. (This branch has some good program topics, too. Ed.) Portlock Royal makes this suggestion: “When an Institute, or perhaps two neighbor- ing branches each becomes almost too small to carry on, perhaps they might combine their meetings instead of one or both branches having to disband. They could have separate business sessions. In this way a greater effort would be made to shorten the business pe- riod and have more interesting meetings. With a larger audience there would be more dis- cussion and group participation. Each branch would plan half the meetings and provide and serve lunch at the meetings they plan. We plan to try this in the coming year." St. George: "Home and Country is mailed to our members which, we believe, creates interest.” Rosemont: “We find that it is important 34 to try to cut down on the business part or our meetings and have a little more time for entertainment; also to try to start the mem_ ings on time." Camilla: “We feel the Institute program. need new ideas all over the country as mem- bership seems to be On the decrease." Hereward: “Institute officers should h chosen from all churches if possible; but men bers should not talk about their individu; church activities at the meetings.” This comes from Matilda branch: “We hr 21 ‘bakeless bake sale.‘ Each member donati- in money the value of the baked goods 5'. would ordinarily give to a sale of but: goods. No work was involved and we reali? as much money as we had done at our snl in other years. In a small farming commun- like ours baked goods are not in great | mand.” Kingsmill-Mapleton says to make sure r; every member has a part in at least program during the year. Hillview reports that they “obtained an cellent attendance” at their annual meeting holding it in the form of a banquet. Quinte: “We have our business after convener‘s program. People aren't so apt become lethargic and the business is dealt r much more rapidly. It also allows more 1 for a guest speaker." This note seems worth passing along. 0 secretary of Seaforth Junior Institute m. “Since we were unable to attend the So. Institute course because the girls in the 1le Institute are either in high school or up ing, after the Seniors had their course Block Printing, we had a member of the SCI' Institute demonstrate it to us, so we did miss this opportunity. . . . A member of ' Senior Institute also directed our play. ‘ submitted recipes for the Senior Institu1 cook book." won The Mrs. Alfred Wan Memorial Women‘s Insti' served tea at the opening of the new Collingw Museum. HOME AND COUN l