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The Semi-Annual Meeting of the Directors, Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario, Lambton Hall, University of Guelph Mrs. Austin S. Zoeller, President, welcomed the thirty‘two Board Directors, representing all Women‘s Institute Subdivisions in the Provâ€" ince. and the two Board Directors representing the Junior Women's Institutes, to the opening session of the Semiâ€"Annual Board Meeting of the Federated Women‘s Institutes of Ontario. For the first time a session was held on Mon- day evening to provide extra time to consider the constitution for the new Hand Book. President’s Report Mrs, Zocller reported on a busy five months with the necessary Committee Meetings atâ€" tended, for Officers‘ Conference, Finance, Constitution, 75th Anniversary, Associated Country Women of the World, and the Ontar- io Women’s Institute Story. She also attended meetings of the Advisory and Consumers‘ Sec- tions of the Ontario Food Council, Farm Safeâ€" ty Council. Royal Winter Fair, Junior Farm» crs‘ Annual Meeting. Ad Hoc Committee on Status of Women. Branch and District 25th, Silth. fiOlh and 70th Anniversaries, and Rallies as time and geographies] location would per- nut. She expressed appreciation to the Board Directors for their promptness in filling out the District Annual forms and returning them to her and to the Executive and Board for their understanding and assistance. Secretary-Treasurer‘s Report Mrs. William Miller said that according to our year end reports there are now 1,311 Women's Institute Branches in Ontario with 30,947 members and 2.464 Life Members, There were 3.150 mailings from the FWIO Office including parcels of supplies and 610 mailings by the Provincial Secretary-Treasurer. This does not include large mailings done by Home Economics Branch of the Ontario De- partment of Agriculture and Food. Finance Committee Report Presenting the work of the Finance Comâ€" mittee, Mrs. John Rumble said that the pro- posed budget and recommendations Were as follows: That funds be made available to Board Directors and the President to be used for the organization of new Branches or any I2 meeting to promOte the welfare of our . zation at the direction of the Presidei: the Florence P. Eadie and Dorothy i m Scholarships be increased to $100.00 en mi difference, if necessary, be made or int General Savings; that District, Cour H; Area Scholarships be $100.00 each for I; that the 75th Anniversary Committee bi L-n power to spend any necessary money .- g” discretion, from money set-aside in thy posed budget; that the President and c. terry-Treasurer be given power to TL‘ Al money as required when the investment due. 'ni- 'Ml Home Economics Branch Miss Helen McKercher, Director \ we Home Economics Branch, Ontario I, - merit of Agriculture and Food, disctlsse endeavours to plan on the basis of what tell them they want. “Home Econon looked on as old-fashioned, but is it? T lstill a need to teach basic homemaking and develop people," she said. “The [1‘ ‘ll educational circles is that all you need n today is read instructions. Short Courw . are not intended to dish out information - i develop people, their skills and their abi ‘ “Group thinking and group planning l'ltl it our program strong so tell us if we an i- fashioned and that you would like somt .- different,” she said. The “Knack of Sewing with Knits" to. limelight last year with over 1,700 won’t tending the summary days. In one tr: school “Baking with Yeast”, 352 v participated. Twelve Counties had “AL ries For The Home" with over 1.000 \taking part. Two groups attending the ‘ Making Course had 518 women particiri ' and the Calorie Countdown Food Fort! tracted 2,700 women, Altogether there over 22,000 women participating in fine Training. A new Short Course on “Felt ? will be available in the Fall. There were over 5,000 local leaders it 7 Junior 4-H Homemaking Girls’ progrn with 28,789 club members. As always there are changes in the h "-' Economics staff but there will be replaceti !‘ for them. HOME AND cou it