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V f HOME and COUNTRY ' Published by The Ontario Women's Institutes at Toronto 2, Ontario Volume 11 SUMMER, 1945 coonoiN'AIION- 0F EFFORT BRINGS RESULTS Report of the 14th Biennial Meeting of the Ew'l'c Board Whether it was the unhurried, old» world atmosphere of the spacious howl. sweet with tbefpertume of calls liliv. and roses from the,gardens, gay nilh rhododendron. azalea and may,â€" or ,‘ hcther it was the friendly wel- comf- accorded by the executive to em 1, Board member as we arrived at m- \"ictoria dock that Sunday after. no .â€"or whether our Vision was cl. red .by the inspiring service that Sunday evening in Jim little old chm-h nearby, which the F.W.I.C. a. ‘rd attended in a bodyâ€"whatever no muses, on our .1: ,val in Victoria or felt a spirit of unity, of frlendli. n- » and trust that forth provinces on distance and, made of us a. Fed- cr won in spiritha's well as in. letter. '1, was the. dream. of our early Iead~ c and this understanding prevailed (h Ighout the Board meeting. I v, and West is West and never the m shall meet," true of Canada z. mng‘ as this fee g exists among le- rural women. If such meetings I ,. I.‘ i ll be held often, Canada’s people ,ld lose the‘provincidl outlook in greater~ national’ good. 1 hen busy farm women can raise l, a million dollars and make half a: ;llion garments for war comforts H. vs years‘ we know they have lop- , ufl‘ the non-essentials. This same Hilde for clarifying, simplifying coordinating eflort was evident all deliberations of -the meeting. ' 0.30 am. June 4th in the Empress 1, Victoria, EC. the President. . Cameron Dow, opened the Four- i. dh Biennial meeting of the Board u Iiirectors of the Federated Wom- w‘ Institutes of Canada. Twenty- 1 members attended each session, I resenting the nine provinces. These l uded voting members, conveners iwi two councillorsâ€"Miss H. Mace Imuroll, N.S. Department of Agri- 4v mre, and Mrs. V. MoLachlan, 3.0. l onrtment ‘of Agriculture. They in fortunate in having Mrs. A. ‘-‘ .rt, M.B.E., President A.C.W.W. n ‘l Patroness of the F.W.I.C., with Im- wisdom and experience to call “i In. A happy feature of Monday aftâ€" . moon was a surprise birthday party i v Mrs. Watt. I nother delightful feature was win-n Mrs. Kuhring, donning the white gloves sent for the purpose. turned the leaves of the souvenir book WOMEN'S lNSflTUTE CONVENTIONS holding of. Conventions subject to \l I',T.B. Regulations. PLACE DATE Spndfield 1- September 18 bur River ' September 20. 21 Port Arthur, lhd. . Fort 'Willlanr October 4. 5 ' \ew Liskeutdr . October 9, 10 ' Collander .r October 11, 12 {aroma , ‘ center 17, 19 l'm‘ne “ October 23 Ottawa s Clincher 25, 26 er can,we feel‘that "East is’ sent by the N.F.W.I. of England and Wales with Miss Christmas as a token of their appreciation for our sympathy and gifts during the war years. The book is a work of art, made of handmade paper, bound, written and illustrated by hand. Manitoba will cellophane the leaves to prepare the book for exhibition. By unanimous vote of the Board members all meetings of the full Board were open for any Women's In» stitute member to audit but not to engage in discussion. The provincial briefs formed the basis for the busi- ness transacted and the following rec- ommendations were accepted for com sideration by the provincial federâ€" ations: Recommendations Adopted 1. That properly qualified women be appointed to post-war counrils. . That the offices of recording sec- retary and treasurer be combined. 3. That organizations with similar aims and objectives be accepted ns affiliates upon payment of :In an- nual fee of $125. 4. That the sub-executive constitute a policy committee. 5. That the policy committee be cm- powered to set time and place of Biennials. 6. That, as formerly, executive and sub-executive meetian he closed, but that any member of n Womâ€" en’s Institute may attend I".VV.I.C. Board meetings as on 01 server. . That the Federated New: remain in its present form, 8. That‘s minimum uniform ulloca< tion to F.W.I.C. be five cvnts per member. 9. That, becuuse of imperative need, the Emergency Fund, authorized by the 1943 Bienniul be continued throughout the coming Biennial term. ' 10. That an intensive campdign for increased membership l».- organ- ized. 11, That the "million memlmr" plan of the A.C.W.W. be endorsed by the Provinces. 12. That provincial federations for. ward plans promptly to me policy committee for rehabilitation of re- turned service personnel. 13. That, in future, the first vice- presidcnt be appointed with 3: view to proceeding to the presi- dency. 14. That radio be utilized as an ave- nue of publicity. 15. That we investigate further. the possibility of having an Institute film prepared. 16. That, as far ns possible, YDW‘Z“ women be encouraged by inclus- ion on all executives. That future Biennial sessions deal entirely with the business of the Federation. That {area of Directors from the provinces be pooled. ad 19. That arrangements be m e for the sale-keeping of all F.W.I.C. documents. After much discussion it was agreed that the F'.W.I.C. stlndlng committees should be reduced. to two: ‘Home Economics and Citizenship. These two committees will act as q 1']. 18. Number 2 INTRODUCING MISS ANNA LEWIS All Institute women will look for ward to welcoming and working with Miss Anna I‘. Lewis, new Superinten- dent of the Women‘s Institute Branch, and, when you have met her you will look forward with even grenter anti- cipation to your next meeting, for you will find that Miss Lewis brings to her position not only good profes~ sional training and experience but a sincere interest in Lhe well-being of the Women’s Institutes und a friend- ly personality. The daughter of a Women’s Insti- tute member, Miss Lewis was born and brought up on a farm near Ncw- market. As a girl she was active in Junior Institute work, took part in Judging Competitions nnd attended the Girls' Conference nt the Ontario Agricultural College. It was these he- tivities as n Junior Institute member which influenced her to study home economics at the University of Toâ€" ronto. Following graduation Miss Lewis’ experiences have been varied. She has served as dietitian at the Weston Snn' rium and the Cornwall General Hospital and since 1938 she has hnd a line record us a teacher in Home Economics ut the Arthur Vosden Vocutionnl School in St. Thomas. This record wns bused not only on her teaching ubility but upon her line sense of community responsi- bility. Whiltl there she conducted many night classes and sl mild inchâ€" ings for voluntary wonn-ns group» and scvcriil oi the neurhy Women's Institutes can and do pay tribute to her interest and services. Miss Lewis is tall with dork brown hair and eyes. She has mnny interests including :1 very special interest in old china and gloss. llIrs. Hugh Summers, F.W.l.0. President, who knows Miss Lewis, adds hcr word of welcome when she clearing houses for both Proviiicinl and international dutu. Each province may choose its own plan of action iind the nationnl convenurs will still, upon request, send help to the provinces ns formerly but will not drnit u plun of action. Mrs. T. L. Townsend, Birtlc, Manitoba. 1 appointed ccnvcnor of Home Economics, and Mrs. A. S. Dennis, 2876 12th Ave, W., Vnncouver, B,C., was appointed convcnor of Citi« zenship. The sccreLsry Is to receive, record and report \vnr scrviccs. The executive officers elected were: President, Mrs. Cameron Dow. I'ort Daniel West, P.Q.; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. Allison MncMillun, F‘uirvicw, P.E.I., and Mrs. IE. E. Morton, Veg» rcville, Alta; Recording Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. Clarence Holmes, , Bellevllla, Ont. R.l'l. 3. Mrs. Msrinn Angus, Vancouver, 13.6., was rte-appointed Publicity DL rector. The others a! recording sec- retary and treasurer for the coming Biennial ten-n were combined {or the first time and Ontario will be proud to have Mrs. Holmes serve in this capacity. Miss Helen MscDougoll, who at‘ tended the first F.W.I.C. Biennial in 1919 presented the results of o ques- tionnaire which had been sent to all Superintendents. She emphasized that if we desire unity instead of confus- ion of thought the F.W.I.C. must be siiys, “Arm rcizrctfully bidding ndiL-u to Miss ('lni'ku we turn to give good welcome to the incoming Superinten- dent ol‘ thc Women's Institute llmm-h, Miss Annu Lo ' . Those of us \ io have been pri god to meet Miss Lewis ice! that [ho lh-portmcui of :\)(l‘icullui'c hus Illlllll' ii \Vlsu vhmru. She hlis the inuny nllril-ulim uhii-h will ensure licr sum. «:1 in this uxnct- iniz position, Her rui'ul lnn'kizruund nnd loin: tiqu lull-rust in \Vuim-n's Inâ€" »tiluies will stand hcr in guild Hlk'llll ns sln- lnkcs on lclidi-i'ship in our or- guniziitinn. It is with plL-iisurc H d. I commend to your i‘lorw i'u-op ion nnd in your hinh rnmu-d an inn vat- ml flnll inlcr Ling pl '0 Ahliss Au- lllI l.1'\\'l><. l .l .‘lildri-d Summers, President, .I.O. n vlcui'ing house of ideas LhnL origi- nntc in the Illl‘llliK‘l'N tlu-msclvoa. She atntcd [hut li-nrniniz in tlic chiL-l' mus iii-c of Institute wui'k llllil thui um: nf the chief ohjcrtivus is to stiinuluto nnd lrnin h-ndcrs. British L‘ulunilxiu proved :1 most gracious host to the I“.W.I.C.â€"'|‘hu Hon. K. (3. Mnchnnld, Minister of Agriculture, 1' [he ullh'inl wulcmuo For the province nnd Ilia Worship tho hluyor fur the City of \Vil-luriu. Hon- pitulity included l.('l| mi guests of the Navy lmnguc, tori at tho lioyol Cilnll‘ dinn Nnvul College, n dinner given by the licpurtinent of [\irriculturc uiul motion pictures. The Quebec Ilcpnrt- mch of Agriculture scnt on exhibit of Hundicruft iinrl ILC. llIstiLuten dis- played their crafts in. the dinner. At various times throughout the met-ting speakers repented the slognn of the Chinese Inrmcr which, nftcr all, sums up in simple terms our dc- sire {or our own as well in; the world’s children: “Food to eat, Clothes to wear, Houses to live in, Books to read." If life is to be roll, it is for us as Women's Institutes to see that these are provided and each the best pos- sible cl it; kind. (Contributed by Mrs. Challand, I".W. LC. Director for Ontario.)