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favor from the Institutes. Reasons and significance for this choice are 

 given -it some length in our bulletin. A request came from the Cranbrook 

 W. I. for an official ribbon, but it was not felt that this expense could 

 be at present recommended. 



A statement was made in the newspapers that the Dominion Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture was to give an annual grant to the Province to aid in 

 the development of agriculture. The Secretary at once communicated 

 with the members of the Board to see if they would make recommendation 

 that part of this sum be applied to the encouragement of women in agri- 

 culture. The members agreed that if a proportion of this sum could 

 be secured it would stimulate the interest of women in agriculture. A 

 request, that this aspect of the matter be considered was transmitted 

 through the Superintendent to you, Sir, and to the Hon. Minister of 

 Agriculture for the Dominion, ani we hope that definite action will be 

 taken. On the instruction of the Superintendent a plan has been prepared 

 for the use of this fund should such be granted. 



RULES AND REGULATIONS. 



The matter of the rules and regulations regarding Women's Institutes 

 was taken up under direction of the Superintendent. The officers of the 

 Institutes were consulted as to what changes or additions seemed necessary 

 in view of the changing conditions of this work. The members of the 

 Board also made a careful study of the rules. A meeting was held to 

 specially consider them and certain recommendations were made. These 

 recommendations were for the most part approved by the Superintendent 

 and the Secretary was instructed to draw up the rules again, embodying 

 these changes, but the work is still to be dealt with. 



ITINERARIES. 



After the first meetings of the Board its recommendations regarding 

 the fall itinerary were carried out. The Institutes were favorably ap- 

 proached in the matter of the Prize Menus and the suggestions being 

 favorably regarded, the matter was set in train and the details of the 

 competition worked out in conjunction with Miss Livingstone, who had 

 agreed to undertake the fall lectures and demonstrations. The Secretary 

 kept in touch with Miss Livingstone until her tour was over, the menus 

 sent in and judged, the prize winners announced and all results tabulated. 

 By way also of further emphasizing her work, articles and clippings on 

 "cookery" were sent to each Institute within a short time of the close 

 of her tour. The Secretary also went with Miss Livingstone to Colwood 

 and to Metchosin to her first meetings and was able to see that all had 

 begun satisfactorily. A good deal of correspondence was involved in the 

 arranging and carrying out of this tour and its special features, but in 

 view of the splendid results and the gratification of the Institutes, the 

 time need not be grudged. 



The spring itinerary was arranged after the Conference by the chair- 

 man and secretary of the Board, of which mention will be made later. 

 H was decided to send a lecturer who should take up agriculture and 



