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“Our Conventions" (Cont’d) utmost capacity, 1 found mysclt‘ speculating ll> l llstuncd to thc clever and lt|tt‘l\'.~llllg lltltll't‘s‘s on Dental Health givi'n by Docâ€" tcr Ilill, With its llllllllllllltlllg ulhl convincing riwoiii'ch [ind tug“ \vhcthcr those women wlw h. suppurtml the resolution mp removal of the sugar tin: would not, nstcinl, if they had been pro. nt to 1 him, itslt r:Ithcr tlliit it lK h .ivily in, L‘lL.\>L\l with im iidditionill «me for pond inc * rc u“ all \vhiti tlour product At this conveii tion, ton, ii th ghti‘ul illust i- tion of thc rcsult of mu 1 (ruining in schools was present ml by n ch us ‘oml . ii of one of the chi in the rural school of 5.3. but. 5. Sulttlcet, and ' mule quilrtettc of man» than :u'cnlgc talent from \Vutcrford High SI‘JIOH]. At Belleville, where. in spilt nfstorn v .i lipper)‘ roads, the attendant \\ S Snl‘h to tax the c cit of the llilll. they had it plciuliil Round Table Confcrcnc which feature they have cu . ml to a high state oi‘ perfection. Discussmn 2‘5 to the best win of putting rm end to the side-shows of questionable rhnriictcr tit. rurnl fairs was decidedly worth while. This ncccssnrily sketchy re port would not be complete without complimentary refer- once. to the 19110115 and demoir \tl’tl‘tt‘llls‘ given by the Juniors wherever they nppenrcd on the ,ii~ogi-.iii\nies. They themselves t'urnidted the very best practi- rul cxnmple of the value of and benefit derived from the ser- vices at their disposal. At this time of writing the Central Convention at Toronto dnys distant, but it will partake of the .imc qualities of success and nthusi ml which have been common to each and every one of the others, and with such splendid evidence of supreme good fellowship accompanied by ~uch outflunding records of ser- \"ll‘P we are moved to quote with Pippaâ€" “God's in His Heaven, All's right with the world!” "SOME ESSENTIALS FOR WOMEN'S INSTITUTES” As Presented at Recent Conventions It; Women's It g1\'t‘: me grunt pleasure to '( snmr nu 'tunding £8th vorthy ut’ considerzitin it ltutt‘: are to continue ' march of progr cuuntriiu urc watching your develnpmcnts .pecicilly :iloni.r Mlut‘utltmill amt cnnimun- ity :enm- lines. the Women‘s Insti- it edu itinnul fuc- ' itlU‘nL’ most 1 ticul lines, ztt a minimum of c st itlltl with minimum results. Scumlly. you have proven yourselves to be :i very judicious and generous service (irgnnizzp tion. Tliirdly, your social tiindurds LU‘C worthy of cmuliition and have been a great stendying force throughout the rural sec» tions. Since the guiding ideal of the Institute members. from the beginning hz been one of scr- vicc (to each other, to their familic: to the community} they h. '9 been able, through their Splendid form of organiza» tion. to deal efiect’ively and judiciously with the varying condition: met with in prosper- ity, in adversity, in peace time, and in conflict. You have set a worthy ex- ample to countrywomen through, out the wide world. and at the In» ternationul Conferences held at Stockholm. Sweden, last sumv mer, infnrmation a: to your ac» tivities and methr eager- ly =nught and _ advice and information were requested from Ontario with a view to 9:4 tilblishing Institutes in China. The eyes of the world are upon you rind you will, I am sure, prove worthy of your trust. Matthew Arnold once said, “If ever the world IEE> a time when women shall come to- gether purely and solely for the good of mankind, it will be a force such as the world has never seen." If he were living toâ€"dny, he could point to the Women's Institutes as having made his prediction a reality. It has been stated that, the _\Vo- men's Institute is the one or- ganization which is carrying on more effectively than ever durâ€" ing the recent years of trying times. George .\. Putnam, Ba ,spun Su perintendent of Institutes If all this be true, and I be lieve ' to be so, then the ray ility resting upon the In itutes and upon those ref le for Government service and continue: success of the Inâ€" stitntes is. in no small measure. due to the fact that there has been hearty coâ€"operation beâ€" tween the local voluntary groups culture from the beginning in 1897. Let us consider for a time the responsibilities of the Institutes and the Departments of Government in continuing to force. An Institute is something more than a group of congenial rits who meet together from month to month to have a good time. When an Institute i.~ formed the members are ex pected to accept obligations, not only to each other and their as a whole, for the Institute should be to the grown-ups what the public school is to the chi dren, a means whereby every woman, young and old, in the community may be reached either directly or indirectly with a View to giving up-todate information on Nutrition, Health, Housing, Clothing; to provide an opportunity for ,\vholesome social intercou e and enabling each to have a . are in the service program for the community. , It is gratifying to observe that the educational programs of the Institutes have, generally speaking, shown a marked adâ€" lvance during the past year, es ,pecially in so far as the study of Nutrition is concerned. May lwe draw your attention to the iinfnrmafion on program plan~ ‘ning which has appeared in “‘Home and Countrf‘ and to re- ‘inirid the leaders that the plan- lning of the educational pm~ ‘gram and general activities, should not be a matter for casual consideration, but should ‘receive, months in advance, [careful thought by either the executive, or a special commit calls for our earnest, careful si erution. The pi-ogre '9 development: and the Department of Agni. make the Institutes a growingl families, but to the community, HOME ANDICOUNTR‘I tee; and after a survey of the talents nvnilztble, the literature which may be had, and the needs and desires of the mem- bers, n preliminiiry program might \' ll be submitted to the member uy sometime in Feb- ruury or Murch, nnd then after receiving their criticisms and suggestions, final program for the yenr could be drafted. It is gratifying to note 2"] incmnsc in the number of demonstra» tions and exhib' s, and every brunch should consider the pos- sibiliti along these lines, for there . no method ryf instruc- tion quite so etfective us to show the final product, or to drown.- strmtc how the objective is reached. There is still some misunder- snnding as to the purpose of forming Standing Committees. The objective in this develop- ment was to enable the Insti- tutes to systematize the method of reporting at District. Annuals and Conventions and to the Proâ€" vincial Board, and to enzrble the leadeis in the different lines to give their rccomml‘ndzitians un- der definite headings So, in planning your programs, forget about the Standing Cmnniittccs, and from the very wide field of pomible activities select those features which will likely prove of greatest interest and value to the members in general, irre- spective of the desire to include' something on each Standing Committee during the year-.l Surely, Home Economics and Health will call for more time and consideration than some of‘ the other Departments. There is little which need be said so far as the service pro- gram of the Institutes is con« earned, for the branches generv ally are dealing judiciously with the needs of the individuals and the families in want in the comâ€" munity, and, when the task is beyond them, some s’ t ' branch l usually comes to then tl. The ‘ Provincial Federation is pre» pared to continue to pay trnnsr portation charges on goods sent ,from one community to [mother when arrangements are made in advance with the Institutes Branch. The need in many sec- tions of Northern Ontario is very great, and we shall be glad to receive application from Institutes needing . .tance iantl offers from those w ich are prepared to contribute. The .‘OCI'dI opportunities of ithe In. tute ut the rtgular ,meeting are more appreciated than ever in these trying times, and great resourcefulness has ‘been shmvn in providing en- tertainment and amusement through depending solely upon ‘local resources and talents. Dramatics, music, public speak- ing, debates and similar fea~ hires, have been generally in- troduced. While the greatest resources of the local groups is to be found among themselves, we ,Wish to remind them that the ‘literature available through the Department of Agriculture and other branches of Government is worthy of further carefull study by most of the membersi The Institutes are furnished, from time to time with a list 01“ available publications, and sysâ€" tematic careful study of these is more essential then that addi- tional literature be provided. The publication of "Home and Country", seven or eight num» bers per year, will be an im» portant factor in making for greater efficiency on the part of the Institutes You will do well to study care- ‘fully the activities of the Insti- tutes its given under the various Standing Com thee: in the September number of “Home and Countrny n copy of which hits been placed in the hands of all members. This will be sup» plcmentcd in tin curly number of “Home und Country" to the sent [run to (ill offict v. The other members miiy secure copies of this issue (November and December) rind the three additionul numbers to bc print- ed during the bnlnnce of the Institute your by piiying Ten Cents (.1(lc) to the secretary. Since we luivc briefly sur- veyed the part the Institute: plny in the pnrtnciship, I shnll now dwell on the part the Gov» crnnient takes. While those responsible for Government service to the In- stitutcs have a keen apprecia- tion of the possibilities of local groups co-opci‘ating in self-edu- cation through each individual giving to her associates the benefit of her experience, study and observation, they appreciutt the possibility of supplementing these efforts by providing lec- turers und demonstrators who have had special training‘in domestic science, home nursing and clothing. As I go about the province. I see evidence of the resulu of the instruction given and the literature provided, in the grow» ing of a greater variety of farm products, especially vegetables and fruits, which are stored and presented for use throughout the year, thus enabling the housewives to meet the nutri- tion needs of the family almost wholly from home-grown prod» ucts. Many of the children and youth of the countryside show evidence of proper nutrition and cure :is taught in the cluszes in Foods and Cookery and Home Nursing, so I appeal again to the members of the Institutes to make a study of the litera- ture available, and, where pos- sible. to form classes to be taught by well-qualified instruc- tors. We have a Joint rcsponsi inâ€" (ix) Making the educational program of ever-increasing in- terest and value to the members and of n charucter which will attract i1 larger number of homemaker“ for there are in most communities women who would join and take part in the activities of the Institute if they had a proper appreciation of the educational and social beneâ€" fits and the opportunity for ser- vice to fellow~members and the community. lity (b) Maintaining an interest in the existing branches and ex- tending the organization to new centres. This is a responsibility which rests largely with the lead- ers in each district. The Depart- ment will gladly furnish samples of Hand Book and literature available to residents of com- munities where there is a possiâ€" bility of organizing. Send us the names and addresses of per- sons who would likely be inter- ested and we shall send them a special communication and sam- ples of literature. They wille referred to the District Officers and leaders in a nearby branch for assistance in organizing. Much will be done through the Institute paper, "Home and Country", to maintain an inter~ est in the work of the Insti- tutes, but the leaders should be prepared to give assistance hi the branches which are in need of encouragement and help from _out:s_lde and endeavour to organize in new centres. Instiju (c) The Institutes, in their district; work, win m quire to make their plans ve cnrefully, so that the fund. iivniliible cnn be utilized to th‘ best advantage. , district secretary ‘hns had it“ rcguliir work connected that position much lessened being required to furnish ports to the Department from month to month, or - lists of members, able to give a little more tin" imd attention to the individual branches and the district watt; in general. ' , Ilol plun very carefully in only: that the various features,‘ Demonstration Lecture Cou Summer Series of Meetin District Annuals, Convention, Coaching Clnssos for the Jun- iors, Rally Days, and Confer. ences for the Juniors, as well a. One Month and Three Month Short Courses may each main equitable consideration in mat. ing plans for the year. The Publication of "Horn: and Country", for use of cars, will not entail a great expense to the Institutes Br than has been incurred in 5 ing out circulars to the offi .r. from time to time, and I am sure, it will be found of mu“ll greater value. The value of an Institute lv the individual and the ctr-n- niunity is not measured by "in finnncinl resources of the braiih We have known branches “'1 crippled their prospects for r fective educational and 5m : work and service in general ti assuming henvy responsibili in some special undertak .g such as the erection of a ii iii, continuous support to public .n- stitutions, etc. It is the purpose of the lie partment to extend, to a Iimllld degree, the number of meeti 5 tr: be held in the Summer Sur- ies, for this provides an a- w ciiitinn with Government sen me which the Institutes genernlly prize very much. The Institutes have eviden‘ly taken it for granted that in his program of retrenchment the number of Demonstration Lm tore Courses should be CD'nSlH r~ ably reduced. but the Depart- ment is prepared to provide in structors for o. larger num‘wr of centres than during the pH year, and I am confident that i! the members generally zippe- ciated the value of such insti .ir- tion, they would put forth ti greater efi'ort to organize classes. Allow me to express appreciir tion on behalf of the Depart ment of Agriculture for :he Ihearty cooperation of the In ‘stitutes in making the Work cf the local branches, the district organizations, and Conventmn Areas of ever-increasing value. The earnestness and optim'ml displayed at. the Conventions give assurance that the coming year will be outstanding in th9 history of the Institutes, and may I again appeal to each branch to see that no woman who has been identified with the Institute is deprived of HIE privilege of membership through lack of finances. This.“ amat- ter whiuh can be judiciously od- justed by the leaders in each branch. , The Institutes are doing mu?b to addto the joy bf living in the rural sections, and 12119 de' ness of the present and coming ugeneration'sdma ‘-‘b cured by’ q 4 splendid L velopment, health and bani"