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, , ial convegtiofika - than a year ago, e e - fifinsfimen’s Institutes of Canada esolved to do everything possible for anada's war/aflort. From the begin- ing the uncertainty of what this fight mean was .epparent, but our 5000 members in 3,061 branches rim coast to canstbraced themselves 0 answer emergency calls. Strongly rgaiiized locally provmcially, nation- fly and internationally, their war \‘ork has been far-reaching as shown y the following survey. National Activities F.W.I. . has started a Federal oxidefor a gift to the Canadian Gov~ To date the provmcial con- ributions are: Prince Edward Island _$200.00 Nova Scotia 175.00 New Brunswick _..â€".â€".. 500.00 Quebec _ __ 100.00 Ontario . â€"â€" 500.00 Manitoba _._.__. 175.00 Saskatchewan _._ 1100.00 Alberta and British Columbia purpose contributing. War Savings Stamps Women’s Instituteshave strongly urchase of War Savâ€" ings Stamps. n answer to a letter iifHon. J. L. Ilsle . Minister of Fin- mice, written by rs. B. F. Gummow, I’cachland, B.C., corresponding secre- tary, asking the best way to help Canada‘s war eifort, he replied: "I really believe that nothing could he more useful than stimulation of interest in War Savings Stamps and Certificates. Systematic saving on the part of the ordinary citizen of l'anada is vital if we are to finance the war, and there is great need to mnvince the people of this fact and encourage them to invest these :ovings with the Government." Mediums for Service The Red Cross is the eatest ' em for Institute \ver wor . Mrs. J. McDowell, Milverton, Ontario, t viceâ€"president pf the F.W.I.C., l~ their re resentative on the Can- . ian Red ross National War Coun- l il. Mrs. C. E. Patch, immediate past wovincial [president of Quebec W.I_.’s. w-pi'esente the F.W.I.C. at a. meeting milled recently by H.R.H. Princess ’ilice to co-ordinate war work of Can- .1 lion Women’s organizations. Women’s Institute members in :i'ery province have adopted “pcn 'viends" within the Empire. Most provinces have res ontled .enerousl to the Duchess of orth- ‘JllIlDBl‘lan ’s Benevolent and Comfort l and for the Women's Auxiliary Ter- i itorial Service. Provincial Activities Swin 'n across Canada from “The i-lsnd", w ose golden sandy shores we washed by the Atlantic Ocean. ‘lie following is a record of Institute t'ar efforts, province by province. l'rince Edward Island: ‘llgigi’sed $1,950 by a branch levy of Purchased a Red Cross Ambulance which cost $1,750. Have made thousands of_ articles and Red Cross hospital on plies. ‘ Have started a Red ross Chain Undue Tea Fund. HEIDed Canadian 1‘0va Day. Nova Scotia. Have purchased a Red Cross Am- bulance41,760. , Have_placed a number of canning outfits in fruit and vs stable grow- lbg districts with the idea of greater use of these next year. Have made special efforts to in- crease garden produce. Legion with New Brunswick. 201 W.I.'s raised $3.700 I” w“ work. 125 W.I.’s have made articles for the Red Cross and contributed in cash 51.798 to Red Cross. (Continued on page 4. 001- 2)- HOME AND COUNTRY 3 RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY PROVINCIAL BOARD November, 1940 Resolutions forwarded from seven of the. thirteen area conveners of resolutions were presented to the Board_by the. Provincial convencr. Followmg are those which were pass- ed .by the Board. Of the other resoâ€" lutions, some were tabled to be acted upon at a more opportune time. Those which dealt with local probâ€" lems were referred back to the dis- tricts concerned. Some were lost by vote of the Board members. In some cases, the problem had already been settled by legislation. Your Board memhsn'will welcome the opportunity to provide further information con- cerning_ resolutions passed by your convention area and not listed below. Mrs. .D. Z, Gibson, Provincial con- vencr, is to be congratulated on the fine preparation which she made prior to the Board meeting for the presentation of these resolutions. She was_ prepared with facts and infor- mation pertaining to the resolutions. which facilitated the handling 0! them. Civics and Citizenshipâ€" 1. That the Women’s Institutes pe- tition the Department of Education to prepare an adequate course in Civics which will set forth the democratic principles of this country, and that such course place in the hands of teachers and students proper material for this study. 2. That we request the Department of Education to seriously consider allotting more time in our schools for teaching children why they should be proud of being Canadian citizens and the part they must play in maintainâ€" ing the privileges of citizenship. Control of Sale of Liquorâ€" That we petition the Dominion Gov- ernment for a wartime restriction of the sale of intoxicating beverages. (Note: This resolution Will be sent to the Ontario Temperance Federa- tion to strengthen their case. Do be- half of the F.W.I.0., the Provincial secretary has written a letter to the Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada, supporting the demand of the Temperance Federa- tion.) Resolutions of Approvalâ€"â€" 1. To the Minister of Education for Ontario for his assurance that for the duration of the war no new author- ized tact books would he required un- less unexpected emergency demanded such books. 2. To the Dominion Department of National Defence for the close check- up of all aliens resident in Canada being made by that Department. Resolutions Tabledâ€" 1. That the standing committees be changed to meet present-day needsâ€" tabled until after the Biennial con~ vention of the F.W.I.C. in‘1941. 2. That a joint goodwill postage stamp featuring the International Peace Garden be issued by the Can- adian and United States Govern- mentsâ€"tabled until further informa« tion should be received. (Since the Board meeting, the convene: of reso- lutions has een informed by the Postmaster-General that this is im- possible at the present time because of lack of funds to issue such a stamp). Action on Earlier Resolutions The results of action taken in con- nection with the resolutions passed at the Board meeting, Easter, 1940, were presented at the November meeting. These resolutions were rinted in the “Home and Country", pring 1940, page 3. Re (lo-operative Movementâ€"A let- tcr from the Hon. P. M. Dewan, Min- ister of Agriculture for Ontario, ex- pressed appreciation of the interest taken by the Women’s Institutes in this movement and stated his intcn» tion to give further assistance to the coâ€"operative movement in Ontario. Re Legislation requiring that all fabrics made from wool carry a label showing the percentage of Virgin wool and all other substances used in its manufactureâ€"This was acknow- ledged by the Hon. J. G. Gardiner, Minister of Agriculture for Canada. who thanked the Women’s Institutes for the interest shown. Since that time new regulations issued .by Orderâ€"in-Council on recommendation of the Dominion Trade and Industry Commission state that hosiery con- tent must be described fully and that "wool" may be used only to describe the stuff that grows on sheep, lambs, nngora goats, camels and other ani- innls. Re the provision of X-Ray at u re- (luccd cost for diagnosis of cancer! A letter from the Hon. Harold Il\irby, Minister of Health for Ontario, ex- plained the procedure necessary to obtain free X-Ray. Your Medical Officer of Health will lie able to an ply this information. ‘ e placing reflectors on freight carsâ€"The Railway Board replied that this would be impossible because of the interchange of Canadian and United States cars, which would cause confusion. â€"_____â€"__â€"â€" FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCT. Ist, I939â€"SEPT. 1940 Federated Women’s Instltutes Receipts Balance October 1, 1939 ..... _$3,106.30 1373,07 50.25 ex- Federation fees and change . ..... Sale of Hand Book ‘ Sale of Dominion Federation pin ..- Sale of li e mem Sale of song sheet Bank interest and sundries Total Receipts ..... Expenditures Allocation to IQW LC. ._..._3 500.00 Allocation to A.C. . . _.._ 50.00 Transfer to F.W.I.O. Central Fund __.. 100.00 Board meetings ... _ 854.32 Grants to conventions a 400.00 Federated representatives to conventions dew 322.28 atten in conven- OTfiis .._.._E.._._‘__ 240.60 Board members attending district annuals _.._.__ 319.05 President's travelling allow- r ance _. a 100.3.) ’ norarium an seb‘diitdiryjl _________ 312.00 Supplies for secretary _. 74.91 Stationery and postage. Board members _. 47.08 Conveners' exIpenses _ ‘ 33.04 Delegate to ‘.W.I.C. niiil, Edmonton _- 163.42 Representatives to at er oi- gnnizntions _ 16.05 Printing “Home and Counâ€" try" .._ 824.72 Subscriptions and menilie ships _. 12.00 Peace Garden upkeep 12.00 Pinvaifc membership and Dominion Federation . . 76.20 Gift to retiring President. 20.00 Gift to The Lady Tweed muir ...__ ._.__._. _.. 25.00 Ex ress on relief parcels Putnam Fund) __ 50.00 Institute exhibit at C.N. 73.20 Exchange 36.46 Compassionate tributes 24.90 Auditor ._._.._.m 20.00 Total Expenditures._.$4,703.18 Balance Sept. 30, 1940 2,617.98 57,226.16 Certified correct. J. C. PRIOR, Auditor. WOMEN’S OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE In a recent 5 eecb delivered in Tor- onto by Dr. . W. Stapleford, Dir- ector of the Division of Voluntary Services, Department of National War Services, Ottawa, the s eaker besides outlining the work of is de- partment, talked specifically of the opportunities for women in voluntary war service. Among other things, be emphasized the opportunity for ser- vice through the thoughtful spending of money. He urged women to Buy British and to Buy Canadian. For the nine months ending September 30, 1940, Canada exported to Great Bri- tain some $319,000,000 worth of goods and purchased from Great Britain only $116,000,000 worth of goods. During this same period, the value of goods imported from the United States by Canada was five times as much as the value of the goods exported to the United States. Hence, to create a balance of trade to help Great Britain in her war ef- fort. and to free money for the pur» chose of essential armaments from the United States, every woman is urged to Buy British. This can he applied to our practi- cul everyday living. Do we read the labels? If there are no informative labels, do we inquire where the goods which we purchase were made? Sometimes the effect of consumer de- mand is underestimated. Let us never forget that what each individual de- ilpatnds helps determine the world mar- e . Buy War Savings Certificates Dr. Stoplcford mode ii strong plea for the increased purchase of war savings certificates and stamps to meet the demands of war. It is nec- essary to increase the sale of these in Canmlu from two and a half mil» lion dollars monthly to ten millions monthly. These nrc good invest- ments for every Canadian. Thi- Wiii‘ Charities Act is admin- istci'cil in llr. Stzipleforil's division too. He called attention to the desir~ ability of raising funds for voluntary services with little or no expenditure of money. He assured us that a very careful investigation will be nimlo of all funds registered under the Act. Attention (if all Institutes who nvc registered under the War Charities Act is drawn to the fact thiit the registration must be re- newed yearly. a (Continued from page 2. col. 3). economic 1|an social changes to be met, some dillicult readjustments to he made and colossal problems of re- construciinn to be solved, there seems little doubt. Through the organiza- tion and set-up of the Institute, rural women may in ii measure prepare to meet the challenge of the uncharted future. For this reason. there should be now, at the present time, n reaching out after new members, It is said tliiii only one in ten of Elli the women in Cnvuulu is affiliated with any woe men's oi'gnniziition and, if this be truu, the nine-tenths form yet another challenge to the Institute member. A greatly increased membership would mean greatly increased numbers of alert. wide-invoke women schooled to tlirl putting of first things first. to doing well the task nearest at hand, to timing facts squarely and to meeting emergent-y with calmness, courage and adaptability. The effectiveness of the Women’s Institute programme now and through the uvmpprchcnded future depends on the loyalty. the faith, the single- mindedncss and work of its leaders. officers nnd members. Women’s In- stitute work is patriotic work whet- her it is carried on in time of peace or war. and all that can be put into their work is needed now. (Contributed by Mrs. Hayes, Georgetown.) Clarence