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The President’ 3 Corner Mrs. Austin 5. Zoel- ler, President, the Federated Women's Inslitutes of Ontario. Many of you will be planting gardens as I write this and by the time you are P191903 your tomatoes. many interESting and “mung things will have happened. Some of our mem- bers‘ will have attended Officers’ Conference, District Annuals. the Conference of the A550. cinted Country Women of the World in Nor- wav, and Area Conventions; adventures into the unknown. Meetings truly are an experience but to each meeting we take a little of ourselves. It may be in the way of knowledge, personality, talent or attitude, Try attending Officers’ Conference and you'll experience the sharing of thoughts and ideas. and the magic of these experiences reflect a part of you. Do you ever think how little we really know about one another? We work side by side not knowing of each other's religion, politics or problems but respecting each person for their individuality. Enjoying the associations for the individuals worth and not because of their sta- tus in life. Women‘s Institutes give us the Opportunity that no other organization affords, that of de~ veloping the talents we have and directing our energies toward a common purpose â€" higher standards and leadership. These “itnknOWns” are with us constantly. We really don‘t know if the tomatoes We are planting will grow, or how much information was taken back from District Annuals or Offi- cers‘ Conference. but one thing we do know, if we have the proper attitude we‘ll be more con- cerned for having attended these meetings. Perhaps with concern comes a desire to beâ€" come more alert to the world around us. How concerned are you about the Status of Women 11313011? D0 Y_Ou know there are 167 different recommendations directed to the Federal and Provtnctal Governments? The complete copy at the report and the abbreviated version, What‘s In It" are available from the Queen’s Printer. Granted this is heavy reading but how Egii‘foisnliaffiafwnéeharen’t icrliformed? Another family the fam'] e'ar an read atom 15 the i 13’ unit, and the need for a 4 family. What is your philOSOphy'} “0 H think the family unit will remain u, do pm think that by the year 2000 the faintly '0" know it now will have Changed? 'ii, unit, husband-wife-child relationship N m} er change; the low: and joys of famw me will remain. Howaver, society is changi: ,nd lh, acceptance of working mothers is n. pan 0: our way of life. We now seem to I lesirom to excell and maybe the time has o m m to develop to the fullest the talen. ii hmh men and women. Isn‘t society the i l _ _ “i; discourage and ignore or misuse ialenix women possess? In the seventyâ€"four years of Won [Mg tutes‘ existence the nucleus has CEHI.‘ 'I'Ullllll programs. We are in a better 130 um ever before to move forward with ta ‘L‘lOp. ment of programs and activities [it u ap. propriate use of the important into an m the Loan Library, Public Library {mm Government and Industry. The co: .if [1. braries has changed; no longer do ind“ books the only source of informant ; pm. gram material. The Women's Inx \ :ir-J turning more and more to the L0. mm. and under the direction of Mrs. M: Lt‘t-‘iiui this library has our interest as its run cern, tailoring its contents to the [1- ii illL Women’s Institute. Resource materi. mils. ble in the form of papers and pamrr‘ «hit-ii provide a wide scope of program me This is the time to say “Congrati m" in all the Branch members for the co: m m the 75th Anniversary project (our 0 "villiun to the expansion of Macdonald Etulci ahead of schedule. Don't you agr-. at in need a single project with an obi ‘ ilul gives all Branch members in out W A reason for unity? You all know that we have an op in lilL' Erland Lee property at Stoney (i 10 In“ picked up in June 1972. This histoi‘ true in its beautiful setting is a place that all iv proud to owu. and with the house ' ill go the lovely old dining room table m- :l1 the Constitution for the Women‘s Int \ inn penned. Contributions are starting l ime IN and we are hopeful that your branr 'l con- tribute voluntarily within the next ye Margh 7Ut‘llL’l' * i * O’er the glad waters of the dark blui Our thoughts as boundless, and our st For as the breeze can bear, the bill!" Survey our empire, and behold our l1 i _: Byron. v.5 im‘. ham. HOME AND OUNIRY