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Z HOME and CQIJNTRY Published by The Ontario Women’s Institutes at Toronto, Ontario Volume 7 THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS Much has been said and written reâ€" g ‘ng the practice of making "New \ 41"5“ resolutions. They are of mqu and more would be valuable if nut forgotten as soon ‘as made. They all us a chart by which to steer our worse and may be as valuable in March as in January. [luring the past few weeks we have [won privileged to hear over the air, and read through the press, messages i'i .‘ll leaders of our own and other mintries. Our King's message on lli‘lStrflaS Day and Prime Minister \‘wustoii Churchill’s addresses from h (shington and from Ottawa, es- p nilly stand out in our thoughts. I git resolution did you make at the i c of their addresses? Did you I resolve within yourself that you ild endeavor to live up .to the rillence that is placed in you:I t would do more this year for li nu iind for Country. Howl”, some may ask. he radio and the press these days I l of ways in which women can do i in in 1942. Through our buyinr,r Iiy keeping records of prices paid commodities, we can assist in ‘ltlil’lg' protection We can save .ir. We have been asked to «rye and to take better care of l equipment we now use, thus free- I essential materials for military i ds. Let us resolve to co-opcrate the full with the Government. \\"hat resolution will you make re- ‘\l||\g increased production on the ms of Ontario this coming year? s is a service only a woman on a in can render. While conditions in past have not been too encourag- . I know one and all realize the Hills task which is yours. The ulution you will make will be to m: production and quality up to the host possible point. mu, no doubt, have all read of the vntly appointed Provincial Nutri- '| Committee of which Miss Clarke. ‘ Superintendent, is a nieinberi ' s further evidence of the atten- iu living given to nutrition. The -l purpose of this committee is to ‘illllle properly balanced diets for i we engaged in war industries. .i< is being done to enable the illx'k‘l‘ to give the most efficient wne by being physically fit. The vnicn’s Institute members have had :l‘l‘ll at their disposal, over :1 period rears. information in the field of . on and health. One more resol- i mu “‘0 should make is that we will w this knowledge in our daily meal inning that all within our house- .hls may be physically fit. I know a good many of you. like ‘ self,’ have knitting at different "'{S in your homes where it can ' picked up in the spare minutes. W by the radio, perhaps, where all may sit for your favorite ,vl'rrgramnie or newscast; anothcr "'lllll' to the table to pick up while you indulge in a second cup of l ; and another in the knitting bag "WI." to take out. What unseen “‘mlghts. plans and prayers are ‘nvcn into these articles we are make me? We are thinking.r of the day "lien this world will be at peace. I do not mean cessation of war alone. but permanent peace. How can we insure this peace for those who follow “hcre we leave of? This all needs serious thought. ,YOU are planninxz how your In- flitute mav be the moving force ”‘ Promoting community welfare; (Continued page 4, col. 4). WINTER 1941-42 Number 4 GREETINGS TO WOMENS’ INSTITUTES Another year has passed and the second Great War still rages on, involvini: Snore nations and encircling greater areas. The enemies and the ileSpoilers of cinocracy have not slackened price. And so we must fight on. The prolonng stiugglc_iniposes everâ€"increasing burdens upon the soldier and the civilian. upon indiViduals and groups. A;m_°ng the groups, the Women‘s Institutes have displayed commendable patriotism and a keen_sense of duty. For years Institute members had been accustomed to peace-tliiie'tnsks and projects which they executed elficiently and well. The war inevitany opened new fields, the cultivation of which p_resc_ntcd both a duty and a challenge. The tillage might require to be a bit different to what it had been in the past, but there was 73 call to duty. Was it to be ignored? Friendly dill‘ci‘ences of opinion were bound to develop. 1t would_seeui that a Wise and healthy course was chosenâ€"a happy via mediaâ€" when it was decided to blend peaceâ€"time activities with wartime demands. Institute ladies met, and met nobly, the challenge brought about by the war. A lesser response was, of course, hardly to be expected from women who had been so zealous in the interest of rural betterment and community welfare generally. They could scarcely be indifferent to the ever-widening national deiuands~and they were not. Now may I address a few words directly to you ladies of the Ontario Institutes. At once congratulations, sincere congratulations, upon your achieveiiientsâ€"your immense contributions towards rural culture and rural efficiency and toward the war cil'ort. Frequently I reflect upon the void that would be in rural life without your influence and endeavours. And much as you'have done in the past. more will be asked of you until world pence is again restored. Dark clouds hox‘er over but it is \l‘EII to be i-Iiccrful. I wish you all, and your families too, a glad uan hnppy year. And may you bring comfort, happi- ness and good cheer to many others during this N ew Year. P. M. DEW N, Minister of Agriculture. NEW YEAR'S GREETING TO HER MAJESTY At the request of the Provincial Board, thc i'ullowinu letter w - sent to Her Mnje- y Queen Elizabeth. i.. i‘Vlii'Ass zippi‘l‘l‘ia‘luil of tho insplrzi mu which Her Mnjc is giving to women ori-i'yii'licrc. To Her Majesty the Quccn. linkiiiuhmii Palace, London, England. Mail-win; We, the members of tlic I’cdcr'itcd Women's Inslitutes of Ontario. I)”: to send grcctiiius to Your l\l' ' y, t'\])l'ESSIIlg our love iind loyalty and our deep appreciation of the inspiration which Your Majcsty is givin-r to all limiic- making- women. With admiration we rind of thc Splendid sci'r us being renderqu hy the women of the Motherland, and of the sacrifices whnh they are making to win the war, and we feel [ll'illlll that many of them are members of SISIOI' Wu» men’s Institutes. We should like to assure Your Majesty that we. too, irv to live our motto “For Home and Country" by accepting our rcspniisihiliti for (‘iinmln's wi ‘ effort. Paramount among our opportunities for scriirc. . (2 those rclutinLr to home life, agricultural production and the rclicf of suffering. We respectfully request that Your Majcst’ accept our erotcful tllllllh" for the inspired leadership which Your Miijest . izivinu. It is run since prayer that the New Year imiy bring to Your Majesty and to all the \\1Illl('l| of the British Isles victory and peace, We have the honour to br- Ymii- Majesty's oliudlciit, liulnlilc son'auts Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario. Emma M. Dukc, President l.ni‘c.cn E. Loatlici'llnlc, Secretary. Coldii'utcr, Ontario. Ilecemhcr 20th, 1941. [â€"â€" SEEDS FOR BRITISH INSTITUTES The Vegetable garden soc-ls listed here are en route to England for early sprint: planting. Each pocket is labelled “Gift of Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario". 2,041 assortments, each containing ‘i oz. onion, i oz. carrot, 1 III. peas, 1 lb. heuns (kidney or How). ‘2 lb. beans (strinizlesgoui'een). smalll piiclke)t leek ut in 5 assurtnicn s on y . 135,033 separate pack Ls;6,(l_00 with onion. 3,000 with corn, 2 00 with sun? flower, 2,000 with tomato. Total net weight approximates 4,000 pounds. Total value of seeds $1,926.76. Cost of insiirani c, king, transportation iind 06.13 (to-dale). The Federation wishcs Ln cypress appreciation to the iii-mini ' listed below for joining in lli" pi'isc. The iianlc uf car-Ii mum is [Jrllllt‘ll (m the labels of spoils [iui'~ chased with 'ts dnmitinn. ' Societies ~ Aliiionte, 310,00: Arnpi'iui'. 25.00: .‘lzinntick. $26.50: Ottawa, . I'll): Fakcnhzim. $5.00; Renfi‘ew, $14.50; Welland. $40: Smiths Falls, $54.81. Ottawa Gardeners Club, $10.00. Toronto Hydro-Electric Chili, $10. Mr. \V. I. Ilownlniz, gift nf ll] lbs. tomato seed. m a 1 :' E and Florists LETTERS FROM ENGLAND (From West Kent Federation of Women's Institutes, England, Nov- ember 28, 1941.) "At the meeting of the Half Yearly Council of the Federation, .1 most hearty vote of thanks was carried with acclainatioii to our vc kind friends in the F.\\’.I.O. for all the beautiful piirkcts of vegetable seeds which have been sent to us. We are very, very grateful to you all :iiid thank _ u from the bottom of our hearts for all your thoughts for mid kindness to us. Several speakers expressed hope that we would some do_ be able tn repay Canada and Aiiierira, and that an even urcater bond of friendship will unite our countries. In spite of ii very bad year for some crops, the (‘iiiiziiliun seeds did l‘cllllll'li' ahly well. (From Mrs. E. Quadlinu’, Sutl‘olk. England. October 14, 1941). “In July, our W. I. sucrl'till'y hrouuht along some Ontario sccils to our meeting, We drew for them null I was luv . enough to get the cu ots. After taking up some early pr , I put in the c ‘l‘ut seed and have Just had two dEllLluuS builiiigs of young ‘spring mi ul Many thanks! 'l‘licy were dclie us and there are lit-ups more for later on. I am the chidiiiisti'ess of our little village school. There are Fili childrcu all ages ii iii .1 to 14 and I have nu.- assisluiit. Y n cull guess I uni kcpt bus; “"9 hich quite ) I:ll'L{<: school Kai-den tun :|> \i'cll , a bi}: UllL it Ill} home. 1.1.. “rm-(mi ;, all tin: mirth-Hr ing at my hmnc us my husband Iiml tn he evuruatml with (he Lowusluft i-IiiIIl- ran 16 months ago, Thank goodni- tliey IcL iis ily put, although \\‘l' in the dc un'v iii-en less tliiiii ll miles from the I‘lust ('ou Tlll ilsu Illiflll' inc _ (rt-us. «rl' the fruit pm in :itioii . ITI'IIH' null what a time we had cullci iIIIL’ jiim jars, 5 43m; (Iii-m, buying fruit, rounding up workers and making jziiii‘ \\'i- Iiiii'c jusl used about (I l'l\l. ul’ supr ilul niziilo HITS lbs. of jinn, us ""' lbs. of pickles and simu- WEI] (IS .1" hottlcil fruit. Wi- have n \\’.I. I'IuL Will] :i I'I|l.lll‘l‘ :llllII||I:|IL‘(l \‘uli ' had i.. nun-“w thc prc L‘I'Yllll: ,, from llll‘ Invinlmrs. The wnii: all to he pumped up at tlic \‘ill LN- I‘ump mill li'il halt a Illlll‘ [Ii-- villauu I‘l\‘ ll IillL’l‘ .i \uilci‘ siippl} nor ui'lilu'liil liizlit. Tlii-n, iiwinu (i- the “clilIIL-I‘, LllL‘l'C was lli'urlli of fruit. I\ hire rclcntcrl whi‘ii lln- blarkhi 'ivs i-iium alum: flllll \\I' llil(l u 51.. izil i|:i_v liuliduy cu ph-k, “mi how mam do you thing m- got? 2 cut. 1‘: llm! The very said purl ml this ' III IiiiikiiiLr MIITBIHL‘ is IIiiil no rain i-i'vn III|\ one pound of tln- jnm i'oi' lllll‘si'l\‘i\. After milking ll\'|'l‘ 1.001) [I (uni. person can Itziyi: niin Iicr i'utiun through her urorcr. Anntlii 'il. which has [zilIcii on my shouldcr. to he in clinruc ul Illl' KiilltiiiLr I I'ty. We knit for all nul- own buys and kccp tlic Im-iil sin. cquippcd iiiLIi helmets and stu'ks null uivc our local Home Guard sucks :ilil L'ltlYL's chi-h. iiiid then “1‘ have two inincswocpvrs that we havc nilnpliid. I impi- I Iiiii'cu't bored you with till this, but I lclt you ouuht in klum how urciilly we appreciate tlw kind things thiit are heiiii.r done for in: across the wiitor. If any nl‘ your members would care to write to llll', I wnuId bu delighted. “'ishini; you :ill the best and iii. III very many thanks for the (‘Ill‘l‘uts‘ '.