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ladies during the fair. The good work of having the cemetery fenced 

 and looked after has also been undertaken. 



At the Nelson Institute, interesting meetings have been held, at which 

 various demonstrations in cooking have been given, such as boning a 

 turkey, soup-making, the making of different kinds of cake, icing a cake, 

 quick desserts, the moulding of butter in fancy shapes for the table, 

 marmalade making, candy making, paper bag cookery, by the local Domestic 

 Science Teacher. Ten papers have been read, sewing and millinery lessons 

 also being given. The meetings are usually opened by musical selections 

 and solos given by the best local talent. The meetings are always well 

 attended, and altogether, I can safely say that the Institute has been a 

 help to the women of Nelson in many ways. Last fall, at the fair, a. 

 rest-room was fitted up, which proved a boon to many a weary mother, 

 as a nurse was engaged for the two days to care for the babies, and 

 another woman took charge of the parcels, which were checked for the 

 small sum of ten cents each. To help defray expenses, a cake donated 

 by a member, was each day raffled. The Nelson Institute meets in its 

 hall or permanent rest-room, where all last winter it ran a Women's 

 Exchange of fancy work and home cooking, which was open six days a 

 week with a caretaker in charge. This Institute started two years ago 

 with a membership of 23, which has since increased to 107 members. 



iSince my appointment on the Board I have had considerable corre- 

 spondence to attend to, all of which I have tried to do promptly and to 

 the best of my ability. From this district I have also collected and 

 forwarded to the Secretary of the Board for publication: Two papers from 

 the Nakusp Institute, two from Kaslo, one paper and a "write-up" from 

 Cranbrook, and* three papers and one "write-up" from Nelson. 



At a meeting of the Nelson W. I. last month a paper was read on 

 "How to Get Rid of Flies," and afterwards thoroughly discussed. The 

 members hope to start a movement which should help materially towards 

 ridding Nelson of this pest. A committee was appointed at this meeting 

 to wait upon the managers of the Picture Shows here and request that 

 films be obtained to illustrate the amount of harm done by the insignifi- 

 cant fly. 



The Flower Show at Nelson did not materialize owing to the scarcity 

 of flowers at the time of Mrs. Davies' visit. The city had also to postpone 

 their show for the same reason. At the Fair this fall the Institute is 

 giving a prize for the best collection of pansies by members, as well as 

 prizes for the best hand-made kitchen apron. A standing W. I. exhibit 

 of canned soups, vegetables, meats, berries, fruits of various kinds, etc., 

 is also under consideration by the Nelson members, of which I hope to 

 report upon more fully at a later date. 



At the present time (August 5th, 1912) I am pleased to report that 

 the Nakusp Institute have almost enough to pay for. the four lots and 

 fence purchased for the cemetery, the price of lots being $46.95, fence, 

 $85.00, making a total of $231.95. 



This money was raised by the giving of teas and two ice cream socials 



