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of work is similar to ours, so that she has been able to bring back many 

 valuable ideas. Mrs. Lipsett was also away for some months at another 

 time of the year, and saw many phases of women's work. The reports 

 of the members are appended to this report. 



MEETINGS. 



The second meeting of the Advisory Board was held on August the 

 5th in the Parliament Buildings, the Chairman, Mrs. Davies, not being 

 able to attend. While her absence was keenly felt, a great deal ot work 

 was got through with. A new feature of the meetings was a, visit of 

 women workers, mostly new arrivals in the Province, who wished to take 

 over plans of work. Many of the letters were dealt with and their carrying 

 out will form part of the work of the Board for the next few months. 

 The minutes of the meetings were submitted and approved. The minutes 

 of the meetings as approved were sent to the Superintendent, and his 

 consent formally obtained to the carrying out of the recommendations 

 approved of. It was asked that these minutes be published in the annual 

 report. 



In conclusion, I would draw your attention to the spread of the work 

 since the Advisory Board was appointed. For some three years, the 

 membership of a number of Institutes had remained almost stationary 

 up to the time of the appointment of the Board. By the time this report 

 is in your hands there will have been an increase in membership and 

 number of Institutes which is most gratifying. There have been 7 new 

 Institutes formed within the year and three more in process of formation. 

 The membership has increased from 800 to 1100. At this rate of progress 

 there will probably be soon as many Women's Institutes as Farmers' 

 Institutes. We feel that we have been able, under your authority and 

 with your support, to do some good work and we hope that our Institute 

 work will keep pace with the advancement of the Province. We may, 

 perhaps, be permitted to say that already the name of your Superintendent 

 of Institutes is well known throughout Canada as that of an Institute 

 worker thoroughly in sympathy with the aims and objects of Women's 

 Institute work. The members of the Board are fully aware that their 

 best efforts would have amounted to but little but for the support anil 

 sympathy of the Superintendent. 



I have, etc., 



M. R. WATT, 



Secretary, Advisory Board of Women's Institutes, B. C. 



