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closely connected with the work, because twenty-four 

 thousand homes are represented by one member 

 from each and, besides these, every household has 

 several women belonging to it, who, although they 

 are not members, may attend meetings. Having 

 commenced in Ontario and made rapid progress 

 there, the work gradually spread to other provinces 

 and in some of these the branches are known as 

 " Home-makers' Clubs." 



Teachers and organisers trained in Ontario are 

 now to be found carrying on the work in distant 

 Provinces, each one of which is represented ; and 

 knowledge of it is further extended by classes and 

 demonstrations that are given for the benefit of 

 young women and girls, who are not necessarily 

 members, but often become so interested that they 

 eventually join the Institutes. 



A very considerable degree of success has been 

 obtained as follows : 



1 . The origin was humble, but the scheme being 

 well laid and its supporters industrious and active, 

 the work has increased steadily. 



2. The Governments of the Provinces give it 

 liberal financial support and hold out every en- 

 couragement to this splendid organisation ; besides 

 this, the Department of Education lends books of 

 fiction, instruction, and biography to the Institutes 

 by means of Travelling Libraries. 



Great stress should be laid upon the advantages 

 to be obtained from Government assistance, for so 

 often admirably-planned schemes fall to the ground 

 because voluntary workers have not sufficient 

 capital with which to carry them out. 



