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Lists of available speakers and demonstrators. 



Lists of new economic and agricultural publications. 



Names of papers which publish accounts of work in Institutes. 



A further discussion of the flower shows took place. The plan of 

 the Surnmerland Institute of having a women's work fair in connection 

 with the flower show was heartily approved. Mrs. Watt stated that the 

 Colwood and the Mechosin Institutes and the Langley Institute and sever?.! 

 others had the same idea, an exhibition of women's work, although it 

 in some instances took the part of a sale of work. All the members 

 expressed their personal gratification with the success of the flower shows 

 and staled that they felt that this was a matter in which the Board could 

 fairly claim to have been of benefit to the Institutes and their neigh- 

 borhoods. 



Mrs. Kilby hoped that there would be some way by which the beautiful 

 books tent out by the Department as prizes would be again bestowed. 

 The garden pictures were a great inspiration. It was also felt that the 

 Institutes ought to be notified this fall of any prize award so that really 

 good fairs could be given. Many Institutes intended holding an annual 

 show and approval of the idea could be expressed. 



Resolved: That it be recommended to the Institutes that their ex- 

 hibition work may well take the form of an annual exhibit of women s 

 work and flower show. 



Resolved: That the Department be asked to continue the giving of 

 books as prizes and also a per capita grant to Institutes holding fairs 



A letter from the Cranbrook W. I. was read asking the Board to 

 recommend an official ribbon. This Institute has already had pins made 

 before the official pin was ordered and wished now to use their own 

 pins and felt that the use of an official ribbon in addition would make 

 the Institutes ir- f line. The Board regretted that this Institute was thus 

 hampered but agreed with Mr. Scott that the cost of the ribbon would 

 be much greater than the cost of the pins to the Institute. It was then 

 moved, 



Resolved: That the low cost of the official pins be pointed out to 

 the Cranbrook Institute, a sample pin be sent them and that the Institute 

 be urged to come in line with the others. 



The difficulty of getting full information about the Institutes was 

 brought up by the Secretary and after discussion it was moved, 



RrEolved: That the Department be asked to notify the Secretaries 

 of Institutes to send in their reports in triplicate, one copy for the Depart- 

 ment, one for the Secretary of the Advisory Board, and one for the member 

 of the Board in the district. 



Mr. Scott brought to the attention of the Board the manner in which 

 returns were made to the Department and stated tnat the returns were 

 not made to his satisfaction and that he thought the members of the 

 Board might help in this matter by fully explaining to the Institutes 

 just what was required by the regulations and the ease with which proper 



