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~ \| mc e memmes on ie ranntienne meitteintan m ce meranthenitiremniantonintremidennt in ' ‘rib \Institute‘s Found â€" Tribute to‘ Institute‘s Founder 2 . THE MONTH of February was a By M. Viola Powel! memorable one on the calenâ€" ; fo Institute ow . only every rural community of dfn § ara one in w(;]r.nen vev%r.y Ontario, but throughout all provâ€" where, 4 ich we J9 jnces of Canada and many counâ€" to pay grateful tribute to the memâ€" tries of the British Empire and â€" ory of Mrs. John Hoodless and to other Jands. f â€" Mr, Esland Lee, coâ€"founders of Mrs. â€" Hoodless _ gave â€" horself Ontario Women‘s Instituzes and the Wholcheartedly to her work, She z organization _ of â€" an â€" educational W8S behind the movement which as movement of nonâ€"partisan, nonâ€" resulted in the erection of Macâ€" sectarian women with their handâ€" DOnald Institute, Guelph, herself ful of aimsâ€"better homes, better SECUNDE from Sir Wim. MacDonald * people, a better community and Of Montreal, the sum of $200,000 better and happier social life, and fOWArd the building, She urged a better and more scientific ’agri- that provision be made for scienâ€" culture. tific ed_ucatmn of women in subâ€" Mrs, Hoodless was born at St. Jects directly related to women‘s George, Brant County, Ontario, life and work, where today stands a cairn in the She continued to urge the Proâ€" Adelaide Hoodless Memorial Park, vincial Department of Education to â€" erected by the Women‘s Institutes place homemaking subjects on the of her home county and unveiled public school curricutum and: was â€" by Her Excellency Lady Tweeds< the means of securing this instrucâ€" > â€" muir, wife of the then Governorâ€" tion for the high schools of Hamâ€" ‘ ‘ General of Canada. The ceremony ilton. .‘ ; took place on October 27th, 1937. _ Institute â€" members throughout w A flag and flag pole were also gifts Ontario soon realized something of of these loyal workers. the value and benefits of their orâ€" Mrs. Hoodless spent her married ganization and desired to make life in the city of Hamilton, Onâ€" public recognition to the founder, tario. She was & refined, eultured, | This | was accomplished in 1912 educated young homemaker whose when a memorial portrait of Mrs. s life was largely devoted to the betâ€" Hoodless was presented to the terment of women and girls everyâ€" Agricultural College, Guelph, and where. placed on the walls of MacDonald On February 19th, 1897, she, with Hall. . _ Mr. Lee, a graduate of Ontario Her life was devoted, to educaâ€" â€" Agricultural College, organized the tional work for women and girls. women _ ofâ€" Saltfleet Township, She died while addressing a public forming the first Women‘s Instiâ€" gathering setting forth plans. for tute in the world, and bringing inâ€" the betterment of standards of livâ€" to being a movement which is now ing for women and the advanceâ€" \ worldâ€"wide in its activities, and ment _of their welfare. ‘ which has for its underlying prinâ€" Fitting indeed, that rural women ‘ ciples â€" service and coâ€"operation throughout the world should pay ; based upon kindness and love: tribute to the one woman who had Through the efforts of a unique the vision and gave herself to the group of the Provincial Governâ€" task of improving rural welfare ment, the Ontario Agricultural and happiness. She had faith in College and the people of the provâ€" her cause, faith in herself and the ince, there came into existence determination to succeed, Canada‘s State Department . of The memory of Mrs, Hoodless Homemaking, on a basis so sound will ever be held dear to Women‘s and adjustable that it fitted not Institutes, especially in Canada.