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They have recognized that this work must be their chief concern and 

 their reading and studying has been in this direction. It is not astonishing, 

 therefore, that progress has been made and enthusiasm evoked. The 

 improvements in household appliances of .late years has been especially 

 considered. The Secretary has visited a number of shops in the large 

 cities on the coast, with a view to investigating the new labor saving- 

 appliances and has acquired many new ideas. 



Many special lines of work have been undertaken at the direction 

 of the Superintendent. The most important was the preparation of the 

 Women's Institute Bulletin. Of this Bulletin, the members of the Board 

 feel that they have a right to be proud. It has been received with 

 universal interest by the Institutes and has been greatly in demand from 

 the other Provinces. The information about the work in B. C., secured 

 and published in this Bulletin, was a matter of surprise to the members 

 in the Province. Prior to its publication there had been little interchange 

 of ideas or communication between the Institutes. 



This information was collected from many sources, from personal 

 letters, from visits, from newspaper items, from reports, and often by 

 hearsay, which had to be verified. Papers, sent in by members, were 

 many of them of a high order and helpful; they came from members 

 all over the Province. The articles contributed by the members of the 

 Board were on topics of common interest to the Institutes. The arrange- 

 ment and compiling of the Bulletin were approved by the Superintendent 

 and his kind word of praise made the work easier. It is expected that 

 the next Bulletin will be even better as the Board will have more help 

 from the Institutes in its compiling. The outline has been drafted, 

 presented to the chairman, and approved, but it will not be possible to 

 get out a bulletin of any value until more material conies in. It is not 

 likely much^ will be received until after the annual meeting in 

 January. The publication of this report, however, if authorized, will fill 

 the present need, as it includes the Institute calendar, book list, list of 

 lecturers available, and other data of present interest. 



SPECIAL WORK. 



Under instruction from the Superintendent, the preparation of a book 

 list was undertaken. A number of experts in special lines of home work 

 were consulted and the list as completed and printed has their approval. 

 Lists of magazines and pamphlets were also prepared for the Provincial 

 Librarian, so that according to our request he could include in his Rural 

 Travelling Lib'-ary, books of special interest to homemakers in the country. 

 The Secretary would like further to suggest that the matter of the McGill 

 University lending Libraries and of the Toronto University lending Lantern 

 Slides for use in Institutes be taken up. 



The preparation of a Calendar or time table of Institutes containing 

 the place, date, and time of regular meetings and also the list of officers, 

 has been completed. This will, with your permission, be printed and will 

 be valuable as a reference for all interested in Women's Institute work. 



