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"There may be a distant friend who will be feeling lonely when the 

 holiday season arrives. How delighted she would be to receive a long letter. 

 Another gift of value, might take the form of an invitation to some solitary 

 one, to join the family circle; for at Christmas time, especially, we should 

 he on the look-out, for 'lonely hearts to cherish.' And surely if we are filled 

 with the Christmas spirit of giving in the highest sense, we shall have the 

 satisfaction of feeling that we have had our little share in spreading 

 'Peace and good-will toward men.' ' Mrs. James Smith, Somenos, Gordon 

 Head W. I. 



FIRST DAYS AT SCHOOL. 



"Now, mother, your boy is leaving you little by little. Don't let him 

 forget you. Watch him and listen to his little troubles, but oh! they seem 

 so big to him! Mothers don't turn your little boy away when he comes 

 with his troubles. He comes home to mother as his best friend. * * * 

 Then when he comes to High School work and comes home with his lessons 

 to learn, perhaps you did not learn the things he does, for education has 

 changed since you went to school, but if you have followed him all through 

 school you will be able to help him now. * * * And when he is through 

 college and a man in business and people say, 'He is a fine business man 

 and a good man too/ you will knew why he is. It is because he took his 

 troubles through life to his mother and she was never too busy to listen 

 and advise him." Mrs. Whittaker, Kaslo W. I. 



BENEFITS FROM INSTITUTKS. 



"Perhaps in no other way have w.e benefitted more than in the social 

 side of our Institute life, affording us opportunity to become acquainted 

 with some of the best women in the community that we might not meet in 

 any other way, and as W. I.'s are undenominational we can all feel at home. 

 We are grateful to the Department and appreciate the help given, especially 

 on Dec. llth and 12th when Miss Livingstone proved beyond a doubt to be 

 a noted demonstrator. The granting by the Department of two days instead 

 of one was a great improvement." Mrs. B. Palmer, Cranbrook W. I. 



A KINDLY LETTER TO THE BOARD. 



"Your clippings thankfully received for which a vote of thanks was 

 passed at our last meeting. Our Institute room is nearly completed. We 

 are having a Valentine Social and we will be very pleased to see any of the 

 members and friends from William Head and Metchosin, the profits going 

 towards paying for piano and Institute Room. Wishing you a prosperous 

 year." Mrs. A. H. Peatt, Colwood W. I. 



THE RECIPES SENT ARE OF VALUE. 



"I intend to get some more good reading. I also read, your clippings at 

 the last meeting and the members thought It was very kind and thoughtful 

 of you to think of us in that way. There were some very good recipes in 

 them too. Thanking you for the same." Mrs. G. W. Atchison, Tyne- 

 head W. I. 



A W. I. SCRAP BOOK. 



"I have been slow in acknowledging the clippings you sent. Thanks for 

 your thoughtfulness, we will find them and any others you may send, very 

 helpful as we are about to commence the making of a scrap-book for refer- 

 ences, to be used by the members in preparing papers. Again thanking 

 you." Mrs. D. H. Day, Chilliwack. 



