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They have a membtf^v * a&. Of these 15 were present. 



At each one I urg possible the appointment of a Programme 



Committee, the social sid meetings, the using of the Travelling Libraries 



when they come, magazine clubs. They all have Institute picnics in the 

 summer. 



Matsqui was my next call. I was most hospitably entertained by 

 Mrs. Cruickshank. This Institute is alive, finds work to do in the 

 community and does it well. Their membership is 24 besides 14 honorary 

 members. There were 22 ladies at the meeting, but the usual attendance 

 is c^ly 12. One pleasing feature was the number of young ladies, mem- 

 bers, and taking an interest in all the work and plans. A year ago they 

 gave monthly social evenings all fall and winter, using the funds thus 

 raised to finish payments on a piano fo r the Town Hall, where these 

 were held. They had $120.00 in the Treasury and voted at this meeting 

 to use it to paint the Town Hall and raise more to properly finish the 

 Hall. The members answer the roll call with helpful verses. 



Cloverdale was the next Institute visited. Those interested' find it 

 very hard to keep it alive. There are 14 members but the attendance 

 is only 3 or 4. Their funds are $7.20; they spent $4.50 in the spring 

 planting trees around the recreation grounds. Mrs. J. Croft, the Secretary, 

 kindly entertained me. 



Chilliwack Institute came next. This is the only Institute I visited 

 having a Programme Committee, who arrange all meetings, provide printed 

 programmes, demonstrations, etc., and serve refreshments at the meetings. 

 The Programme Committee arranges a social afternoon once a month at 

 the house of one of the members, and have an informal social time. Each 

 brings their needlework, new members are introduced, refreshments served 

 and a lOc collection taken. A rest room is maintained at a cost of about 

 $215.00 a year. The merchants each give from 25c to 50c a month towards 

 the maintenance and the Municipal Council $3.00 a month. 



My next visit was to Mission City Institute. They had 13 members and 

 two ladies joined at the close of our session. Their meeting place, the 

 old school-house, is not very comfortable and I suggested if they could 

 meet in a private home for the winter it would be cosier. /Six ladies were 

 present at the meeting, the usual attendance I was told. They had $4.00 

 in the Treasury, no Government grr.nt being received this year. Matsqui, 

 lying just across the river, I suggested the return of visits from one Institute 

 to another; this often is a great help to both Institutes. Mission Institute 

 takes up no special work. I was entertained by the Secretary, Mrs. 

 Abercrombie. 



April 2nd: 1 visited Cloverdale Institute by invitation. There was 

 a splendid attendance of 18 ladies. The membership is more encouraging 

 this year. Mrs. Croft gave an interesting paper on "Sleep" and I spoke 

 for a short time on "Dust and Its Dangers." There seems to be a spirit 

 of enthusiasm about this Institute now. On April 4th I met the Secretary 

 of the Board of Victoria and we had a busy day, read material for Bulletin, 

 discussed plans for spring itinerary, Institute pins, lectures, etc, 



