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wiNrER. 1949 ODD MOMENTS Emon's mm: The following article was minim by Miran-Vi Us Hui-ulton. R. R. No. , Durham, 0mm, and rosemcd by her ., iiii- Grey county Rally. \ o publish excerpls [or {ill in en’oy and from which to derive iwllr'nl. We all have some ODD MOMENTS, no matter what our station in life. Some have utilized these MOMENTS in the full and have had far reach. mi: results in giving encouragement Illlli inspiration to others. There are few who, at some time or another, Luv-e not been compelled through ill. was or accident to themselves or rela- ll\'L'S to withdraw for a time from illl‘ll' usual activities. We may, at these times, feel we are iinii-tvrs when tragedy or misfortunes .iime to us but frequently it takes .ni-row or adversity in someone’s life ii. bring about remedies and solutions. 'iir example, when Adelaide Hood- .-:, on the death of her child, real- .iil her inadequacy in knowing how n care and feed her baby, the thought we to her, if Agricultural Colleges might men how to care and feed their iinials for better health and growth .is it not more important that mien be given training in the care il their children and homes. As a .‘sult the Women’s Institute was usiigated. Some times troubles may nt all be persecutions but may prove blessing in disguise. When adversities do beset us, we nould not sit down and moan about ir troubles but try to find a way wund them. When Winston Churchill was a nnng man he was a prisoner of war ‘l South Africa during the Boer War. ‘llS mother, Lady Churchill, sent him mny boxes of carefully chosen books i read and study. Who can tell but what a Higher Hand was preparing liui-chill to be 3 Moses in later life lien he led his people through the .ilicult days of war. The late President Roosevelt was li'icken with infantile paralysis when ill: was 88 years of age but by great ‘ ill power and perseverance he con- .iered his affliction and was able to alk with a cane. He conquered the ivpression period in 1939 which was nrse in the United States than in ‘ anada. He suffered defeat in his first .uonipt to enter public life. He kept vying. The last great enemy, death, unquered his body but nothing could ‘nnquer his spirit. In his indomitable iourage, the nation found strength to srry on. The March of Dimes, gath- i'ed on his birthdays, have accomp- .ished a great deal to promote re- ,i-arch for treatment of this dreaded marge. Despite Roosevelt’s personal discomfort he did not give up but kept :ludying until he reached the highest position his country could offer. John Milton, the blind poet, gives l'Omfort in the last line of his well- known poem, "They also serve who {July‘stand and wait". Often some handicapped person is loved and re- membered for their patience and cheerfulness when they are helpless to add much to society in other ways. Sometimes the fortitude and per- severance of many of our blind friends are an inspiration to those of us who can see. Fanny Crosby was blind when she wrote her lovely hymns ‘Rescue the Perishing", “Tis the Blessed Hour of Prayer” and “Pass me put 0 Gentle Saviour". Also Cardinal Newman who wrote “Lead Kindly Light, Amid the Encircling Gloom"â€"ivas blind. Annie Johnston Flint who wrote “When Thou Passeth Through the Waters”, and other beau- tiful poems, was an invalid. Robt. Louis Stevenson, who died when quite young, a victim of tuberculosis, left a heritage of lovely verse. Musical composers are often beset w“ill great difficulties, Rachmaninoff wrote his famous piano concerto when so troubled with anemia that ralsm his hand was an efl‘ort. Du; of the last twenty-five years 9f his ife, Ludwig Beethoven was mowmg deaf. It was during these Years that. he did his best work. He never heard performed a note of his Ninth Symphony, considered by many his greatest work. The symphony closes with an ode of joy. HOME BURFORI) W.l. FIF’l‘l E'l‘H Burford Women‘s Ins ite celebrated its Fiftieth Anniversary. Shown AND COUNTRY AN NlVERSARY GROlll‘ above are the present executive, past prcsidents zuul special guesls. _ Handel wrote “The Messiah" with its glorious "Hallelujah Chorus" when bankrupt and ill. Other great music- ians, Chopin, Shubert, Mozart had to contend with poverty, and ill-health but their music shows no pity for self, no defeat, no bitterness. It does i'evcal yearning, sorrow, strugu’lo but ICE. keynote reflects lmpe and joy and faith. My mother used to tell my two younger sisters and myself, when we were youngsters, that everyone should learn to knit; that if eye- sight failed, knitting was something you could still do. The ability to rise above handicaps and courageously face disaster have always commanded admiration, not only} in accomplishing great things but in our every day life. _ To most of us the ODD MOMENT is of no importance. Every day we suppose there are millions of ODD MOMENTS permitted to slip away. unheeded and unused into the {oi-not» ten spaces of time. It may be interesting to recall what men and women of difierent cnlibre have accomplished with the ODli MOMENT. The ODD MOMENTS were appar- ently the busiest in the lives of out- standing citizens. There was Martin Luther, for instance, who published an entire library of books. Asked how he had time to translate the Bible in addition to his other work, he said, “I do a little every day." John Bunyan improved minutes that would other- wise be wasted. He wrote “Pilgrim's Progress" during his imprisonment in Bedford Park. Similarly, imprison» merit in the Tower of London set Sir Walter Raleigh writing( “The History of the World," a standard work of all time. Kirk White learned the Greek nouns and verbs while going to and from a lawyer's ofiice. Dr. Burney, famous musical author, learned the French and Italian languages while travelling on horseback from one pupil to another. Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote many a w rd of “Uncle Tom's Cabin" while \v 'ng for bread to bake. Thomas Edison, the wizard of electricity, converted every ODD MOMENT into a busy MOMENT for the benefit of the world. I know of a young woman who, at eleven o'clock every weekâ€"day morn~ ing during the summer holidays, went out on her veranduh, gave a little whistle and her own young son and as many as seventeen cluldren have come running. They would sit down and she would read them a story. It took a few ODD MOMENTS of her time but the children had been play- ing on the street for a couple of hours and while they relaxed for a few MOMENTS, their little minds were also refreshed and perhaps started on a new trend of thought. The children looked forward each day to these ODD MOMENTS, ‘ ODD MOMENTS and. handicaps have played a large part in many of our destinies. ‘ Many women have spent half their lives over a cookstove without a {Broil with a liusbninl lllli’lill ti'nuhli-s or the . living a widow, they Lul'llt‘il to their kitchen skill for help. One Christmas Mrs. lrone Glenn of Long Island hail little money to buy ornaments for her Clirisliiiiis tl‘t‘t'. Si) she filled up the spurt-s with ginger- bread figures. Next Christmas llvc mothers (‘flmL‘ around in): to buy novelties {or their Christmas trees. To-(l adapted to (ill seasons, the igini: 'brcml ornaments are made all year round in the Glenn kitchen linil are sold from ten cunts to n dollar :L-pir-re. _ One (lay Jane B. Smith was \izilk» im: home from the grocery store, cnrrying nn unaccustomed jar of salad dressing, when the thought came to her that she could use up her Ollll MOMENTS and make snlnd dressing from her sister‘s pct rcripe. Her first jars were promptly i‘louned olT the izroccr's shelves and she has now developed a real business. Mrs. Rush, the maker of Martha Ann products, wasn’t lookiii): for fume when she made (‘hristmas cnkcs for her frii-iids. A clerk tried to sell one of those friends a cake. \\'l'i['n she replied, "You can‘t sell mL‘ a fruit cake because I have found one at home that would make yours taste like gingerbread." These were fighting words to H. Hicks and Son Inc. 'l‘licy demanded proof, the friend provided a sample rind it inmlo such 11“ impression that u dozen Col-(cs were ordered. Mrs. Rush filled the order and named her first commercial product after her baby daughter Martha Ann. Next year Hicks called for 500 cakes and ii large business developed from those ()Iill MOMENTS when fillL' made takes as Christmas gifts for her friends. Kcnnctli Smith, the genial multir- inon and conductor on the Lakeside line in llultiinorc, lins founil ii wuv to utilize his waiting time between trolley trips, Five years ago dense unilcrhrush and a thicket marked the half acre [0in where his run riuleil. But Mr. Smith. who had seven min» utes to waste bcfnre lie was due to turn back, began putting thUSI: few minutes to work. He cleaned out the brush rind woods and turned the unkempt loop into a golden. Xow among the red oaks and poplars hlooin Mexican roses, petu- nias, zinnius, iris and violets. White- washed cobblestones border smooth lawns: brick and cinder paths lead to a barbecue pit, On a tall pole the American flag flies dailyâ€"centre of a neighbourhood beauty snot created by one man in MOMENTS that might have flittcd away. ODD MOMENTS can be of meat value in tending to ll child, as these few lines implyâ€" “You may have tangible wealth untold Caskets of jewels and cofl’era of gold Richer than 1, you can never be For I had a mother who read to me." lN MEMORIAM Mrs. Alfred Watt, 0.B.E. Died Nov. 29, 1948 We mourn the loss of our he- loved leader Mrs. Alfred Watt, honorary pr ‘ident oi the AssOi - :Ilvil Country \Vonien of the \Vurld i|llll founder of the Women's Insti- tutes in Great Britain. Through- out her many active years of ser- vice Mrs. Walt has been keenly interested in Women's institute 'i\\>l'k and its place in rommunity and world nil‘airs. Born in Culliliirwoonl, Ont, Mrs. Watt was the ilnuglili-r of Henry li|llll‘l"SOll, K L1, and was one of the firs “Uliltll to graduate from the University of T riintn. Af.cr graduating, she en il newspaper work in New York Lily, She “inr- l‘lL‘ll lli‘. All‘rcil \‘l'ult mid went to livc in Viiini-izi and at William lluuil. B.L‘.. \ilierc her husband was superintendent of iiunrziiitiiics for British Columbia. Shu was promi- ncnt in public life of British Vol» uinbia and uns a member of the senate of the provincial university. She and llt'i' sons lcit ('unillln l'ur i'inKllll’Kl in llllil after the lll‘atil of her husband and during the First World \\ air in the Uillll’li Kingilniii slit- organized the Women‘s Insti- tutes after lll(‘ Cunnilian model. TlIL' inuiiclliutc object mm to con- scrvc and increase the British food supply but the \\"onil-ii's institutes continued in lieconic iin important part of EHLIllSll country life and to [ullil viliil functions in the Second World \\"i\i‘. Between the wars Mrs. Wiitt organized the Assui'iiitcd Country Women of the World. our inter» national alliance of Women's insti- tutes unil kindred bodies in differ- unt countries. lntci'niilional cun- {urences wore hulil in Vicniin, Stockholm, \Voshinulun and Lun- duii. Mrs. Wutt ti'iivulleil around the world in 13384“ in the inter- "Ms of this iiiovcini-nt. At the lie-ginning of \he Second World “'nr Mrs. Wiitt was in North America. Slit- undertook many pli: - of our work, includ- ing a regional conference of the A.C.\\’.\\". in (menu, and the organization of "Allli'l‘it‘an SI'UdS fur Britiin soil" in the Unith States. in this enterprise, as in the Women's institutes, she received the suppoi‘L of Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary. Mrs. Watt held tlii» post of presi< dent of tlio Associiitcll ('ountry Women of the World from the time of its inception until llir tl‘l’ cnnial conference held in Amster- duin September, Ill-l7. She was succeedi-il by Mrs. liui'iilund Suyrc of Iowa, ll.S.A. we quote Miss Beatrice Tnylor, “To be in the prom-lice or this small, i-iigcr woman was to i-iijoy something of her own spirit and purpose. Slic hurl n rapier-keen mind, a ready wit llllll a big grasp of essentials. On the public plut- (oi‘in Shl: made her points \ tli so anil intv'rity. She believed VVOIIH‘II sulluiL-ntly to devote hcr imc to them and brought the , imienn- ..r an informed inni ri-snurcel'ul niiml to their advance- ment when ii new clTrirL presented im-ir. Her lung public service cov- ered two win-Id worn and the troub- led post wur periods. Shi- :ip- proochcd it with zest tempered by judgment. She saw no task as impossible unil ailiiiittcil nu bar- rier. to the full human Christian life.” We pay tribute to her memory. May the inspiration of her life [on]: devotion to Women’s Institute work and her fine accomplishments encourage us to grasp more keenly our opportunities for service. A.P.L. il' ‘Iâ€"P» There is no limit to the value of the ODD MOMENT in the hands of those who use it.