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The P resident’s Corner Mrs. James Huggerty, President, F.W,|.O_ It is an unexpected privilege and pleasure to have an opportunity to bring to you a message through the President's Corner. 1 had thought that the Summer issue of “Home and Country" had carried my final words to the Women‘s Institute members of Ontario. You will all know by the time this copy reaches you that I was unable to attend the Conference of the Associated Country Women of the World. It was disappointing, but I feel that I have been favoured more than most people by the experiences and pleasures that have come my way and, there- fore, I should accept the disappointment in the way that a Women's Institute member meets such problems. Ontario was well represented at the Conferâ€" ence, with Mrs. R. J. Penney. Kingston, heading the delegation, and Mrs. George Ash, Cochrane, making the fifth delegate. I am greatly indebted to these two women for accepting responsibility on such short notice, and also to Mrs. Gordon May- nard for making the last-minute arrangements for the necessary changes. Since I shall soon be relinquishing my term of leadership of the F.W.I.O., I should like to speak to each of you through this column about “Leader- ship", There are at least two schools of thought about the definition of "Leadership"; one, that a leader directs others to carry out his or her plans, sug- gestions and projects. The other is the one that appeals to me â€" a leader gives guidance so that he or she brings out the best in others and gives them incentive and courage to take their responsi- bility in their homes. organizations and coma munities. A leader is helpless without followers; no achievement has ever been brought about by the efforts of the leader alone fi she must have helpers. It makes no dilference how well a con- ference, convention, holiday or any event is arâ€" ranged by the leaders; if there are no participants, it will not be a success. Each Women's Institute member is a leader in her own way. The woman who never holds office but who is always on hand to help with the refreshments, to wash up the dishes afterward, is as essential to the organization as the president. There would be no District, Area or Provincial Board if it were not for the Branch and Branch members. Please think on this and realize your own importance. and that you are making a con tribution to your organization that no one else can. 4 Leadership brings responsibility and a leader must assume her responsibilities and take them seriously or her leadership will be a failure. sh must put others before herself; she must gjyc at]; less devotion to those for whom she set-v05. Sh; must leave off self-seeking. ' A good leader should never place l‘tCI'wdi an a pedestal or take advantage of her position Ontario has the largest Women's Institute popu: lation of any province in Canada. This um um give her the right to dictate to the other mutant“ She should give of her best to the national «cam. zation and be willing to accept the best from [hem without special privileges accorded to l'lk" Thu, can a strong national organization with rimmed unity and strength be established. The international body will accomplish n pm. pose when the minority groups will meet nah the developed countries on an equal footing an“ the" their problems will be worked out with all rm. tries of the world. Leadership can be a wonderful Opport!» . . to serve and guide, but it could be a domin. r «,U. perior. tyrannical regime. Let us in 0mm: talc our duties in leadership in an unselfish, ct Nam. tive way. Let us take our place in the \\ ii in humble and sincere gratitude for all of z - ad- vantages, and use those privileges for ill 100d of the most people. I shall always have the interests of the \\. lion's Institutes close to my heart, and as Vice-P: lam of F.W.I,C. I hope I may be able to set you with a national spirit combined with a km :dgE of provincial administration. My best wishes go to each of you and. the new Provincial President who will hut. our loyalty, I know. Annie C H -'l)‘ i: * it MONTANA WIVES Gwendolen Haste I had to laugh, For when she said it we were sitting by [l‘u Nor. And straight down was the Fork Twisting and turning and gleaming in the v And then your eyes carried across to the .3111E bench beyond the river I ‘ With the Beartooth Mountains fairly st: Ami! with light and blue and snow _ And fold and turn of rimrock and prainc . fat as your eye could go. V And she says: "Dear Laura, sometimes I '1 “1 sorry for you, Shut away from everythingâ€"eating Out l'm? “9-1” with loneliness. I When I think of my own full life I WlSll an i could share it. I. Just pray for happier days to come, and hear A. She goes back to Billings to her White stucco {tug-e. And looks through net curtains at another \i'llllE stucco house, And a brick house, And a yellow frame house, And six trimmed poplar trees, And little squares of shaved grass- Oh, dear, she stared at me like I was daft. I couldn't help it! I just laughed and laughed- ir ~k * HOME AND COUNTRY