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10 l HOME AND COUNTRY Fall and Winter, 1949.50 ’ REPORT OF BIENNIAL MEETING OF F. W. I. C. BOARD, 1949 When Mrs. Futeher and I left Tor- onto on June 14th for the Federated Women‘s Institute of Canada Board Meeting, being held in Saskatoon, we knew that an interesting adventure lay ahead of us, for our Board Meet- in].r was to be highlighted by the attemlance of Mrs. Raymond Sayre of Ack 'orth, Iowa, President of the Associated Country Women of the World. The long train journey was an en- joyable part of our adventure for several press-women were aboard going to their Triennial Convention in Vancouver. It was pleasant to have an occasional chat with Mrs. Harold Purser, “Homemaker” of the Globe and Mail and with many others. There were necessary preparations to be made by us for the Board Meet- ing. In spite of these tasks we spent hours watching our lovely Canadian landscape as it rapidly unrolled before us. The grandeur of Lake Superior’s north shore scenery was a true (le< light. Great rugged rocks stand guard all along the C.P.R. Railway for mile on mile, and on the other side were constantly changing but ever beautiful water scenes. After leaving Winnipeg, the land- scape changed. Here we saw numer~ ous sloughs each with its quota of small ducks. There were no forests but there were many wind-breaks and thickets of small trees. We noticed the great distance from farm home to farm home. This would scem to be a drawback in communitay life. Added to this drawback is the fact that many farmch in the west live on their farms only for a few months in the summer and have their permanent homes in the towns and cities. I wonâ€" dered that the Women’s Institutes functioned so widely and so well under these conditions. The sub-executive of F,W.I.C., coli- sisting of the oflicers and two addi~ tional members, met for two days previous to the Board Meeting. The officers of the Saskatchewan Home- makers were preparing for their con» vention which was held the same week as our lnecting and so we became acquaintcd with their friendly ofiicei's during these two (lays. Our Board Meeting opened Monday morning in Saskatchewan University, Mrs. MncMillan presiding and welâ€" coming the eighteen directors (two from each province), provincial super» intendents and two convenors of Standing Committee. The latter groups are counsellors. They speak to questions and advise but do not vote. Greetings camc- to us from Lndy Alexander, our patroness; Madame Le Beau, Les Cercles des Fermiercs, Quebec; Mrs. Dow, Hon. Pres. F.W. 117.; Mrs. Spencer Ewing, Chairman Country Women's Council of U.S.A. and Mrs, Eddy of the New York, Homc Demonstration Ilurcau. Mrs. Raymond Sayre, Pres. A.C. W.W., joined us llnll received a warm welcomc and gave us words of greet- ing. lluring the live days we were in session we heard scveral reports which gave the story of the achieve- ments of the Women’s Institutes across Canada during the last two years. As chI we made decisions which will affect the future policy of the Women‘s Institutes. Among the reports were excellent ones by our convenors of Standing Committees, Mrs, A. S. Ilcnnis of British Columbia on Citizenship and Mrs. 'I‘. L. Townsend of Manitoba, Home Economics. Mrs. Dennis re« ported an upsurge of activity in the field of citizenship, especially in work for schools and education and in the establishing of community recrea- tion centres. Mrs. Townsend in her report on Home Economics laid stress on the health programmes and referred to the encouraging fact that there is in- creased study of nutrition and food habits, in Canada, as a nicans of ini- proving and maintaining heiilth. Following the report on Tile Peace Garden, given by Mrs. R. Palmer of Manitoba, it was decided to ask each Ullyrrr Ir/l : president: Mrs. Earring. Provincial Prtaiflont; In A. 1:. Enema, 13.11.!" Pant neminlon President: Mrs. 3. “NB. Left to right: Mrs. Stall! Gama-low, 3.0.: mil I!r in wirimn2.fi5fl, 0110.; M". Florence minke]. H254 m:- Alml Weldon. .1 3.; FUSES WITH RECEENTS OP r.w.r.c. LIFE Iowa. and right. Mrs. A. 2. Abaxcromivie, .1. 1!. non, mm, and Vlal-preutdane. rim." Ilahl. Dxnor, sum; was Pmnoel McKay, lam; rims. L E. momIAN. P.21. unansm. Lott: Mn. Ramona Sayre, Lc.w.w. rusidunt Aokworth, M1" mry Bobbi. 2.21. Low" If/i: DOMINION PEESIDEHT, uoUNsnLLona A1- r.w.x.c. . mu. Team. Left to right: ms. r'wjic' 0’21???“ 2193:3213 1:“? 1:. Morton. um. r.w.1.o. Praddant; urn. J. . . . .-t.r . u d editor of Federated News. 5.133,,3301’3 ri‘wmc. noun MEMBERS awn rnmlfl‘bs mw T33 GROUNDS A! 1'32 SABEATCEEWAI runners“! rum. Provincial Board to pay $20.00 an- nually to the upkee of the Institute plot in The Peace arden. Women's Institute members in Ontario will be interested to know that the Board had a lengthy dis- cussion, which I was appointed to conduct, on the question of setting up added Standing Committees. cheral stron points favouring more such committees were brought forth. The result of this study and discussion was the passing]r of a resolution naming {our Stanr ing Committees for F.W.I.C. These are 1. Agriculture, 2. Citizenship, Home Economics, 4. Cultural Ac vitics. F.W.I.0. members will be pleased that Mrs. J. E. Hnuck of Brampton was chosen Convcnor of Citizenship, The other Convenors are: Agriculture â€"Mrs. Robert Scnrth, Isabella Maniâ€" tobn; Cultural Activitiesâ€"Mrs. W. H. Prescott, Buie Verte, N.B., Home Economics â€" Mrs, W. A. Thomson, Pcnse. Snsk. Mrs. Thomson gave an instructive talk on the grading and labelling of canned food products and other com- mcrciiil producLs. Suggestions which Mrs. Thomson made had been incorporated in a lengthy rcsolulion passed by the Can- lidion Home Economics Association requesting truthful labelling accordâ€" ing to government specifications, re- garding size. materials and workman- ship. This resolution was sustained by the Board of Directors of F.\V.I.C. Other resolutions carried were (1) That the age of eligibility for Old Age Pensions for women be reduced lo 65 years, and that the Old Age Pension‘s Act be amended to abolish the Means Test. (2) That a strict censorship of radio programmes be instituted, which will eliminate undesirable types of drama, which feature murder, hold-ups, etc. (3) Censorship was requested for comic books and comic strips, which would eliminate those dealing with lcrime, violence and evasion of the aw. (4) That jars and jar tops used' for commercial products be standardized to three sizes with interchangeable to s. Iéeveral recommendations were also adopted. Those afiecting Women‘s Institutes in Ontario were: (1) That each Institute be asked to make a study of Federal and Provincial laws pertaining to women (a conordination of laws may be obtained from the Canadian Welfare Council. Ottawa) with a View to making recommenda- tions re changes in laws concerning women. (2) That F.W.I.C. consider and out- line "I Am a Canadian" day, Women’s Institutes to assist in any capacity which they could at such a ceremony; such as providing entertainment, etc. In the future there is to be a broad- ening of the policy of F.W.I.C. In the past emphasis has been laid on the fact that the F.W.I.C. is a co- ordinating body. There has been a growing thought that, for on organ- ization with the strength which the I".W.I.C. has, this is not enough. So a careful study and thorough discusâ€" sion for our objectives was carried on and the decision was that our objec- tives do give us flower to give leader- ship. I believe t at this decision was (me of the most important made at the Biennial, for there will come a widening of our horizons because of this decision. Interwoven through all our sessions was a thread of thought of A.C.W.W. This was because Mrs. Sayre was with us and divided her hours between our sessmns and those of the Saskatche~ wan Homemakers. Mrs. Sayre was with us for our sessions on A.C.W.W. matters. and her explanations and suggestions were most valuable. At one session Mrs. Sayre installed the incoming officers using for the first time the new and impressive install- ation ceremony. The oifieers installed were: Pres. Mrs. A. E. MaeMillan, Pres. Mrs. E. E. Morton, Alberta. Hugh summers, out" let Tico- E. Intelsat. On' Thomson, Oil-boo Director: lsi: Vice-Pres. Mrs. Hugh Sull Ont. 2nd Vice-Pres. Mrs. J. H. British Columbia. Additional members of suhr tive Mrs. J. Herring, P.E.I., ll Thomson, Quebec. An outgrowth of A.C.W.Wt bl.- was the decision to issue an ln\ mum to A.C.W.W. to meet in Calm .‘ in! the 1953 Triennial. ‘ Also a motion carried settinc up a fund to be a memorial to tl: line Mrs. Alfred Watt, to hlch each Institute member IS aslrll to contribute 10c; the interest friu i this fund to be used to send a delel 'r to the Triennial Conference. Mrs. L. W. Challand's renwl 0" Pen Friends in which she asks tlifill more W.I. members accept corrr :lmli- dents was one of the reports iw lhf international field, also her rain “I h observer at the International ation of Agricultural Producers l «in- ference held in Guelph in June. Mrs. L. W. Challand was new gm“ pointed as F.W.I.C. Pen Friend Nita retary. There was a sharing of Sc~=wfl5 between us and the Saskatvlwwan H om em ak er s when outstnmling speakers and programmes worn ‘on the agenda. Our first Joint s: is" demonstrated features of a “Canadian Mosaic" which has been a hmycfl Mrs. E. E. Morton. An outstnnlhmg' display of handicrafts of dillvicn national groups now in Canarlfl‘l shown by Mrs. A. S. Morton of .Kncd- atoon. Mrs. E. E. Morton explfllne how samples of these could be W19; porated in a display volume hi] :1“ ferent communities, thus fornnnc Canadian Mosaic. I “.‘5 At another joint meeting. A Constance Hayward of the Citizens Branch, Ottawa, urged Institute men]:I bers to help those comian to Can)?” from other countries to hurdle t 9 difficulties in a new land. . "d We treasured the ideasq 1}“ thoughts given to us by Mrs. >13) - (Continued on page 11. 001- l