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smm i ' e » momeg un icies um en t ' : ; . e =~ + THE LADY TWEEDSMUIR BIDS _ poomippaaane e f â€" 29 l _ + _ 2 %. â€" e ~ S . | s â€" ~~. t Every Women‘s Institute member in Canada must have been proud to hear tie ie i s B r:‘,i*f | 2s Â¥> The Lady Tweedsmuir‘s farewell message to the Canadian people. While Ceae â€" CÂ¥ ’» "‘:-g, | \a l resident in Canada, she honoured us by accepting a life membership in the _ _| _ _ WWe t" k Ikg" 8 k | Federated Women‘s Institutes of Ontario and by acting as our Honorary C % se h. ) e President. In her farewell address she gave us this message of inspiration: ‘vg * e \< | P "To my friends and fellow members of the Women‘s Institutes, I would e â€" -::"‘ like to say how much I hope they will press on with their work in education © “% and in all other lines. I have so much enjoyed my association with them here, ‘-'> ; . J and, though I have not been able to answér their many kind letters sent to me s | in the last month, I would like to say hoW grateful I am to receive them. I Eol hope that the Canadian and British Women‘s Institutes will always be linked f ; i & . iact (Photo by Karsh, Oftaws). Tus pats Lorp TwesbsMUIR. together in the warmest friendship and closest association, and that we shall p i continue to work as ardently in the futuré for the welfare of the countryside THe Lapy TwEEDSMUIR as we have done in the past." [ The secretary of the Federated Women‘s Institutes of Ontario has sent a "With these memories of the Lady Tweedsmuir we shall treasure, too letter to the Lady Tweedsmuir expressing our appreciation of her enthusiasm those of the late Lord Tweedsmuir. His understanding and sympathetic inâ€" for our ideals and of the active interest Awhxch she took in our work.. .We tdrest in the Women‘s Institutes was ever apparent. To The Lady Tweedsmuit \pledged ourselves to carry on "our educational work and all other activities d e se * 5 thy is Their bereavement.â€"Canadlan for the welfare of the countryside", as she has requested, and to strengthen and her family we ofter our 'eep sympathy in their * the links which bind the Canadian and British Women‘s Institutes together. people have lost not only a wise Governorâ€"General but a man who won the The presence of The Lady Tweedsmuir in England as a life member of, the _ true friendship of all. > Ontario Women‘s Institutes will be one of the strongest of these links. It was a privilege for the Federated Women‘s Institutes of Ontarioite The memory of The Lady Tweedsmuir‘s residence here will ever be a _ contribute to the gift of furs from the Canadian women to The Lady Tweedsâ€" pleasant and inspiring one. We will recall with gratitude her addresses withâ€" muir on her departure from Canada. ‘their wise counsel, the very pleasant hours which some of us were privileged 7 271 3 t hes â€" to spend at Government House, and the friendly chats which we enjoyed there Let us resolve to keep alive the inspiration which has been given us by eve and elsewhere. seeking to advance the work of those Institutes to which we belong. Foreword â€" f To memer oC "I am so glad to hear that the Woâ€" men‘s Institutes are going to compile Village History Books. Events move very fast nowâ€"aâ€"days, houses are pulled down,. new roads are made, and the aspect of the countryâ€"side changes completely, sometimes,in a short time. It is a most useful and satisfying task for Women‘s Institute members to see that mothing valuable is lost or forgotten, and women should he on the alert always to guard the traâ€" ditions of their homes and to see that waterâ€"coloured sketches and prints, poems and prose legends, should find their way into these books. The oldest people in the village will tell fascinating stories of what they reâ€" member, which the younger members can write down, thus making a bridge between them and events which hapâ€" pened before they were born. After all, it is the history of humanity which is continually interesting to us, and your Village Histories will be the basis of accurate facts, much valued by the historian of the future. I am proud to think that dyou have called them _ "The â€" Tweedsmuir â€" Village EFigTOTIC®" Opvopemmmptenmemeene 1_ Susan Twespsmum."