INSTITUTE NEWS 
     
    
   
   
    
     In 1963 Mrs. Frank Bagnall, a competent historian and creative 
     
     writer assumed the duty of editor. The responsibility of the editor was 
     
     increasing for the Institutes who had been responsible for supplying 
     
     material at certain times, no longer continued to do so. 
     
    
   
   
    
     When Mrs. Bagnall resigned in December, 1967, Mrs. Harold Laird, 
     
     who for many years was editor of the Federated News,willingly assumed 
     
     responsibilities for producing the Institute News for four issues in 1968. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mrs. Mary Baker of Traveller’s Rest and later of Charlottetown 
     
     assumed the editorship in January 1969. Mrs. Baker brought her skills as 
     
     a competent reporter, researcher and interviewer into use in producing a 
     
     top quality publication now reduced to four issues per year because of 
     
     rapidly rising costs. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Due to ill health Mrs. Baker tendered her resignation in June 1973. 
     
     To meet the deadline for the September issue Mrs. Louise Marchbank 
     
     and Mrs. Leone Ross co-edited the September issue. Mrs. Marchbank 
     
     then assumed responsibility for publishing the “News” and has held that 
     
     position until the present time. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The present Institute News has a cover picture mostly of a topic 
     
     relevant to the Women’s Insitute Work. Each issue contains the 
     
     President’s letter, news at the F.W.I.C. and A.C.W.W. levels as well as 
     
     current news within the Province. There is also a section on local 
     
     Women’s Institutes. Many pictures are also included. Following the 
     
     National Convention held at Charlottetown 1976 a special Post Con- 
     
     vention issue of 16 pages was produced with the cover displaying the 
     
     theme of the Convention “Focus” (Usually the issues contain 8 pages). 
     
    
   
   
    
     The News is printed four times a year and distributed to every 
     
     Women’s Institute member plus a special mailing list. The cost of the 
     
     subscription to the News is included in the members’ annual fees. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Copies of our national paper the Federated News are included with 
     
     the Provincial Board mailing to each Local Women’s Institute. Some of 
     
     our Women’s Institute members subscribe to “The Countrywoman” an 
     
     A.C.W.W. publication which helps keep one up—to—date on International 
     
     affairs. 
     
    
   
   
    
     NOTES AND NEWS—A MONTHLY PUBLICATION 
     
     Provincial Board mail is prepared in the Farm and Home 
     
     Management Section of the Department of Agriculture & Forestry, and 
     
     mailed to the Local Women’s Institute on or before the 23rd of the month 
     
     for the following month’s meeting, except for July and August. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Included in this packet will be information on the current work of 
     
     the Women’s Institute such as notification of Conventions, Workshops, 
     
     Competitions etc. as well as “Notes and News” - a paper reminding or 
     
     informing the membership about important matters. It is very useful as 
     
    
   
   
    
     a contact for the conveners. Louise Marchbank Editor 
     
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