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Over 5,300 Women's Institute mem- bers and friends from all parts of tho Province of Ontario shared in the eiu'icliint: experience nil'orded through Fall Conventions, 1949. Because of the vast extent. of our Province and our large membership rather than one provincial convention 13 area conventions are held in On- tario. Hearty congratulations no to the convention committees who through much thought and detailed planninlr contribute greatly to these splendid meetings. Members and visitors alike return to their homes with fresh on- thusiasm, new ideas and a will to give unselfishly of thcir very best FOR HOME AND COUNTRY. “Democra ' Begins With You” was a good sugge. on for our next: Breeds muir Essay. Judging from the spirit dominant throughout our fall meet- ings “Democracy Begins With You” could be termed “The Challenge 91‘ Conventions 1949", Our women have a deep sense of responsibility. They realize that democracy depends upon the intelligent action of each indi- vidual. Throule participation in dis- cussion, reports, addresses,â€"in every convention activity our women showed their readiness to take their part as intelligent, well informed, understanding citizens. We wonder. now, how effectively we have accepted our challenge since convention time. And how much of the enthusiasm, inspiration and know- ledne gained by those thousands pres- ent has permeated through to not only our 47,000 members but also the vast multitude of individuals who come within our sphere of influence. What a challenge! What an oppor- tunit‘y! A very brief report is given of the 13 area conventions in the following columns. We could not hegin to give you all the highlightsâ€"it would fill volumes! Convention area reports of standing committees. copies of convention pro- grammes and lists of roll calls and mottoes are available from our Loan Library. You will find them useful for programme planning and full of ideas and suggestions which you might adapt to your own Institute work. GL'ELPH AREA MEET AT 0.A.C. (13 Districtsillm manning iAmndancu ion) With Mrs. Chas. Robertson as chairman over 400 women assembled to take part in a very busy and inter- esting 2 day convention followng the theme “Happiness is not an end to be attained but is something we create within ourselves". Space permits us to highlight only 1 speaker. Dr. E. T. Salmon, McMasâ€" ter University, gave much food for thought in his talk on “Developments in International Affairs". “In times of peace." said Dr. Salâ€" Inon. “people are interested in their own afi'airs until war looms. Recent international developments have been, on the political side, the signing of the Atlantic Pact. the council of Eur- ope treaty signed at Strausburg, the quarrel between Tito and Stalin, the delay to sitnin! the peace treaty with Austria, the weakening of Britain’s politIcal ties uith Ireland, India and South Africa. Other d - 'clopments have been the dollar cri .. recPs 'on of business conditions in the United States, L’I‘Clfilllu‘ uncmploymcnt in Berlin and the trails unions trying: to purge themselves of communist clef merits. \Vith modern communications making: the world so small. it is ine table that these events have rcpt-r- cussions in othcr parts (if it L'lohc." About the future possibility ‘ peace, the speaker thoucht thch \\ ~ no immediate threat of a third world war. Lack of steel in Russia was one reason and the temperament of the English speakingr peoples is not such that they would start uar. Coin- munism thrives on human misery. 1949 CONVENTIONS - INSPIRING - INFORMATIVE - ENRICHING Fall and Winter, 1949-50 Upper left: MANITOULIN CHANGES FROM CONVENTION TO CONFERENCE Manitoulin delegates will h join with those from Algoma and Sudbury to form a new larger area. The Manitoulin meeting will still be ti l but in the form of a conference. Manitoulin officers left to right: Miss Benna Fuller. Silver Water, chairman; ." Darrel Hazzard, Silver Water, secretary-treasurer and F.W.I.0. Board Director: Miss Lilly Petty, Home E‘ ‘- nomist for the District: Mrs. Wm. Row. Ice Lake. President, west Manitoulin District; Mrs. W. J. Cooper. .‘lli ‘- demoya, President, East Manitoulin District. Upper right: NIPISSING, PARRY _SOUND AND MUSKOKA MEET AT POWASSAN. Left to right: Mrs. J, 'L Futcher, St. Thomas, F.W.I.O. President; Mrs, V. Jobbins, Part Carling. area secretary-treasurer; Mrs. R. ‘ De Forest, Redhndce. area chairman; Mrs. R. Butler, Port Carling. vice-chairman; Mrs. H. Alkins, Calland r. F.\V.I.O. Board Director. Centre left: SOVVERBY AND PRINCESS ELIZABETH INSTITUTES ACl‘ A -H R ALGO.‘l \r SUDBURY AND MANITOULIN DISTRICTS. S CO OSTESSES F0 Centre right: CQCHRANE AND TIMISKAMING DISTRICTS MEET IN SPACIOUS LEGION HALL. TIMMD i. Lower left and "gm; AN OLD-TIME FASHION snow was ONE or MANY HIGHLIGHTS AT BELLEVILI I: AREA. This must be stamped out by improvâ€" ing conditions and arranging inter- national afl’airs so that there will he justice for all, The following resolution, presented at Guelph was sustained by the F.\\’,- LO. Board, “Be it resolved that we, the members of the F.W.I.O. and F.W.I.C. take whatever steps may be necessary to influence our Representatives in the Dominion parliament, that in choos- ing a Canadian national flag that the Union Jack be given a prominent place on that flag". LAKEHEAD (5 Districtsâ€"58 Institutes iAttendancn no) The Lakehead convention, held one day in Fort William and one day in Port Arthur, carried out the theme “Developing a More Abundant Life in Our Rural Communities and a Deeper Appreciation of the Things Near at Hand”. Startling statistics were revealed by Mr. G, A. Noble, Inspector of Schools when he challenged the wo~ Iuen on lack of attendance at school meetings. “Only 213 of 1000 people came tn administer 850,000", said Mr. Noble. He also added that the greater the interest taken by women the more Interest there will be in education. He would like to sec the day when “omen could he in control for at least one day. “They are good house cleanâ€" ers!" he said. Also carrying out the theme of the convention Dr. G. E. Moodie, Medical Health Ollicer spoke on health units, a proJert which \Vomen’s Institutes are working on in the North Western sec- tion of Ontario. Mrs. J. H. Booth, area chairman, warmly welcomed not only our own Provincial President and Director but. also Miss Frances McKay Director of Women’s Work for Manitoba. Several resolutions of importa: ': were passed at the convention: WHEREAS the Jafiray Branch the “1.1. assembled at their mom} meeting in the Town of Kenorz}. t' ' tario, June 3rd, 1949, have consich the problem of the wife and mm‘: where a husband has been sentcin to a term of imprisonment by 11“ ‘7': ' tario Court and WHEREAS needless hardship : suffering is visited on the said mm and her children thereby. ‘BE IT RESOLVED: That _t Legislative Assembly of the Itrovui of Ontario be acquainted with it" nature of that problem and that tlw necessary legislation be enacted h“ correct it by permitting said mom} to be eligible for Mother's Allowanic WHEREAS we want: every I‘ll-“l child to have as equally modern edw