The next twenty years of Women's Institute work followed somewhat pie same pattern with more emphasis on leadership training. Courses for local and district leaders and conveners were conducted bach year by the Provincial Board. District Conventions were held each spring followed by the Annual Convention in July. Life Memberships have been presented for recognition of service in the I-Women's Institute work. The recipients were Mrs. Percy Marchbank , Mrs. James Marchbank . Miss Emmeline Marchbank , Mrs. George Waite and nMrs. Violet Gunning . Support was given to the various projects conducted under the 4- H Programs . Mrs. Elton MacKay has been a very efficient leader for the sew¬ ing classes and vegetable garden projects. Many of our members have in¬ structed the various classes in knitting, crocheting, embroidery work, isewing, etc. The members have many red, blue or white ribbons as well as trophies to remind them of the honors they have won in competition not only at the local level but at fairs throughout the province and at the Maritime Winter Fair. Music has been taught in our school since 1959 due to the efforts of our members and the financial assistance they have given. Each spring the students compete in the chorus for two room schools at the Musical Festival in Summerside . In 1967 they won first place. In 1968 they came third and in 1970 placed second. These awards are framed and hanging in our school. Our Women's Institute has had membership in the Music and Drama Festival Association since its inception in 1945 by the provincial board. Over the years recognition has been given to outstanding students in the district. Miss Jeanette Poole was honored when she wrote the Maritime Board Exams and came first in Prince Edward Island . Miss Adele Marchbank , an athlete in the field of discus and shot putt, received recogni¬ tion through our Women's Institute when she became the Canadian Cham ¬ pion discus thrower in her class in 1967. Donations of money have been given to Athena for prizes. When Grade X was the highest grade level in the local school a prize was given to the student who had the highest aggre¬ gate of marks. Later this was changed to the Grade VIII level and the prize is presented to the student having made the greatest improvement in studies during the year. One of Traveller's Rest's W. I . members, Mary Baker , brought honor not only to herself but to our W.I . and community when she won 1st place on two successive occasions and honourable mention on the third in the Tweedsmuir Competition, a national project of the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. This citizenship contest was first won in 1964 for writing a play concerning municipal affairs. Mary's play was named "May The Best Man Win". She and other W.I . members motored to the National Convention at Acadia, N.S. to receive the award — The Senator Corinne Wilson Silver Rose Bowl . Three years later Mary again entered the com¬ petition and the winner, when announced at the National Convention at Guelph, was Mary Baker — this time the topic was a short historical story and Mary's entry was entitled " To Glory". In 1970 she competed in the Essay, "Challenge to Women in the Next Century", and won Honour¬ able Mention when the announcement was made at the convention at Winni¬ peg. 13