boys who went overseas a signet ring and/a warm “God-speed” and greeted them with a “ringing welcome home presenting them with a pen on their return. Some of them brought War brides home with them. We opened our hearts and homes to those girls striving to make them feel that they too had come home.”

We tried to contribute to every appeal for help in connection with the war possible, and to send boxes of food and comforts to all our boys in the services. When Peace was declared we still continued on with our Red Cross Work but we again turn— ed our thoughts to the needs of the school.

In 1954 the ratepayers decided that the old “School House” had served its purpose and planned on a new one. The Institute has always felt the need of some place to call our own. A place to hold suppers, concerts and meetings. So we met with the trustees and made plans that if they would build a basement in the school for a auditorum we would help with the expense and furnish it ourselves. The result was that we now have a kitchen and a fine auditorum. We bought the seats, piano, curtain and drapes and furnished the kitchen complete as well as giving the trustees $100.00 each year on the building fund.

We help with the W1. Institute scholarship fund and also give $5.00 to each Grade 10 pupil who passes in our school.

Now! Where did the funds come from for all those deeds of mercy? Well! We all put our shoulders to the wheel and heav- ed with all our might. We had ice—cream socials, teas, plays, concerts, valentine socials, St. Patrick’s socials, suppers, catered to Lodge banquets, sold lunches, etc., and then went back and had them all over again year after year. And the public came back each year to eat and see us perform so we judged that we must have given them their money’s worth. We have entered many of the projects and competitions carried on in the Institutes. One year we made a Scrapbook on Home re-decorating. We got first prize for this. We also won first prize for a crib quilt and a nursery mat. Then when Lady Twee-dmuir gave a prize for the best essay “A Country Women’s Day”, an international pro- ject - we submitted an entry and while we failed to win the prize, our essay was chosen as one of the best three for the province and we had it published in The Maritime Farmer.

Now we are attempting to complete our District History and we would like to thank the many who are helping to make it a success.

At this time we are celebrating our Thirtieth (30) Anniver- sary and we pause a moment to ask ourselves if we have done much to produce a better way of life in our community, or if we have put enough thought into the practice of our Creed, both in our homes and in our group? But! looking back through the years we wonder if our efforts have not stretched out further beyond our pen into the future and if our work as Institute mem- bers is not leaving “footsteps on the sands of time”? Footsteps that perhaps another struggling or life’s story main a forlove and shipwrecked brother seeing may take heart again.

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