Newly elected President, Mrs. George Clarke, New» toundlund, second from left and vice-presidents at the F.W.|.C. convention at the University of Guelph. Left to rightâ€"Mrs. E, V. Fulton, Manitoba, Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. John Anderson, P.E.l., Mrs, Leonard Triversl On- tario. Photo courtesy Ontario Dept, of Agriculture and Food. Election of Officers Officers elected to serve the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada for the next three year period were: Presidentâ€"Mrs. George Clark. St. John‘s. Newfoundland. lxl Vicc Presidentâ€"Mrs. E. V. Fulton, Birtle. Manitoba. 2nd Vice Presidentâ€"Mrs. John lvtaCLcan. Etircktt. Nova Scotia. 3rd Vice Presidentâ€"Mrs. Leonard Trivers. Thcwtlon, Ontario. Members at LargeiMrs. Joseph Bielish. War- \pilC. Alberta; Mrs. Harper Smith. Bathurst. Nova Scotia. Mrs. Armin Zoeller. New Hamburg. Ontario. numcd ennvener of United Nations and Inter- ntitionul Exchange. Mrs. Willium Gates. Rosseau. OntariokCiti- zcnship and Education. Mrs. R. C. Palmer. Kelownu. British Colum- hiaâ€"Ctilttifld Activities. Mrs. Archie Olson. Wcttiskin. Albertaâ€"â€"Home Economics and Health. Mrs. John Ulrich Clnvct. Saskatchewan was named :in additional membcr of the Executive. Mrs. 1. Philip Mathcson. Oyster Bed Bridge. P.E.l. WAN named a life member of the national organization by the Women‘s Institutes of Princc Edward Island. * it 1* The tinlt'_kind of‘dignity which is genuine is that \\'l‘tlt‘l‘t is not diminished by the indifference of twitchâ€"Dag. Hammarskiold. ¥¥4 NOVEMBER Sometimes I envy themJthose staid prim | llfll folk Who made this month their own, and li~ l‘t steady stroke Of ax against a pine, and fingers to a whet Of spinning yarn, I would have liked to cm the feel ‘ Of smooth clear wax, dipped amid 3 din of laughter, Into homely candles, whose soft light shower rafter Hung with corn and sage, ash bark, smartwet roots and dill Such gleaming copper potsâ€"I‘d never get I rill Of watching them reflect the room in meta- nt Before a great stone hearth. I'd laugh at tit-t moon _ Outside, and read an almanac. 01' watch the t! t. Lick out towards Chestnuts at its edge 4- W’hen neighbours came, We'd give them broth for walking down it “H hill: Put their stiff hats on shelves, their mush “=l pegged sill u They carried guns to church. and lived with cautious pride But their homes held candlelight and fragrnn‘ herbs inside. â€"From British Columbia Wâ€, N t 'k * it I never saw a moor. I never saw the sea; Yet I know how heather looks, And what a wave must be. I never spoke with God, Nor visited in heaven Yet certain am I of the spot As if the chart were given. Emin Dickenson HOME AND cou; :RY