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44 e . Sz 1 ¢ ' | Building for Tomorrow Th 90 i f i eme for the 90th anniversary of the Women‘s Institute ‘‘Building for Tomorrow" is were formed. By the zeal of ur i : j § te emaue Uetopar Mn Ahe Wal i Cos Wieder Winrenc‘e degiethein olede o antmemted froup that can néYtersary of the Women‘s Inâ€" dian, W,hO organized the first going‘‘? He also stressed the ment and â€"one of Canada‘s Carcfi Hyde, Junior Women‘s rsn 1 \i(tei _of Ontpno. To help women slInstltfilte in England need to again identify a vi foremost speakers on the sub Institutes of Ontario, "rural ark this occasion, over 1000 and Wales, the Asso‘c:lated sion. ject. Relating to the topic women have always been a %ember’s of the Federated Country Women of the W orld ‘‘The rural community is a Managing Change Positively force. Today, these women } omen‘s Institutes of Onâ€" (ACWW) was founded in raft swept down a river of she stressed that a positive _ are changing and are open to ario (FWIQ) attended a proâ€" 1933. ,__ change‘", Sim said. "There is mental attitude is a priority _ new ideas to help recreate a _ vincial convention in North The motto of the Women‘s a lack of rapport, communicaâ€" for continued success and â€" sense of community"; | Bay. The 90 years of Institute, For Home and tion and neighbour interac growth. Success is 15% Rebecca Johnson, FWIO, achievements were reviewed Country, evolved into proâ€" tion. Do you know who lives technical training and 85% "feels that WI can cut across and the theme of the convenâ€" grams that met the needs of in those new homes on the personal development. "It‘s boundaries and barriers tion was enlarged upon with the women of rural comâ€" concession? What are their your attitude not your apâ€" because the organization is speakers, workshops and a munities and villages. They concerns? What are their in~ titude that determines the open to all women â€" can unite panel d1§cus§19n. learned about sanitation and terests? Today‘s community altitude you reach in life." a community be providing a ud Time is divided into three health; nursing and home occupies the same space but Each member was challenged common meeting ground. main parts â€" past, present and care; beautifying and has no power." to develop personally by setâ€" â€"<Evolution is occurring in our future. Each is a link in the decorating homes. Sim challenged the WI ting two significant goals in WI, we must adapt to conâ€" chin of time which cannot be Women Instltutg members members to put community her life each year, then take. tinue to attract women. We broken. These links are in~ developed leadership and selfâ€" back into Ontario; intensify inventory on her birthday. must develop a greater degree terdependent and equally imâ€" confidence, the abiht%' to conâ€" their efforts to give leader Always remember that a perâ€" of efficiency, a positive menâ€" f portant. ‘"The future depends . duct meetings properly and to ship to the rural community. son have failures to achieve tal attitude ancf continue to on the foundations laid in the organize events. The also Unite those ple and get success. develop the women personalâ€" past." learned to speak fluently and them to loofieoaround and FWIC President, Mrs. ly"; and Ninety years ago, Adelaide express their ideas clearly. make decisions for Beatrice Reeves from P.E.I. Brigid Pyke, Ontario Federaâ€" Hoodless had a vision for an They began to speak about themselves. Reread the objecâ€" explained how she survived tion of Agriculture, ‘"women organization which would the conditions that affected tives of the Women‘s Inâ€" the cultural shock of moving have been a force in developâ€" â€" assist women in the efficient their homes and families. stitute which are: from a large city to a rural _ ing our country and are still a operation of their homes. En They formulated resolutions eto assist and encourage setting. “'I‘%xe WI reached out â€" force to be reckoned© with. couraged and aided by Erland _ to influence action regarding women to become more and made me a part of the There is room for more Lee and wife, Janet, ‘she‘gave ~communityâ€" concerns "and â€" knowledgeable and responsiâ€" community." women on the OFA board, impetus to form the first social issues. ble citizens; Throughout the past year, whose role is to safeguard Women‘s Institute at Stoney Communities thrived! «topromoteand developgood ‘"free trade seminars‘ have farmers‘ concerns‘‘. Creek Feb. 19, 1987. This Homes were beautified. The family life skills; been organized by the WI in Because the Women‘s Inâ€" organization, now known emphasis on nutrition created *to help discover, stimulate every provinceand theresults stitute is an educational throughout many countries, new foods, new recipes and and develop leadership; and compiled into a brief. organization, promoting perâ€" is Ontario‘s contribution to new foodâ€"handling teechniques *to help i(f()entify and resolve In June, 1988, the FWIC _ sonal growth and community the world. related to santitation and needs in the community. trienium convention will be _ action, one day of the convenâ€" z storage. Women were exâ€" Then discover how to bring held in St. John‘s Newâ€" tion was a focus on education. From that one branch, with _ chan ing information, sharâ€" it together. Rejeuvenate the foundland. At that time, The members had the opporâ€" "5 members, there was a ing igelaas and meeting women _ rural community! agriculture and public relas tunity to become better inâ€" apid growth Branches in~ qutside the home. They were "This is a chance to renew tions will have priority under formed as they attended ‘reased in numbers across learning and working old friendships, to make new the theme, "Shaping Out _ workshops. * C ntario. By 1900, three years together. As they travelled, ones, tocommunicate, to comâ€" Tomorrow‘s Today." Reflections and Visions, :‘ater, there were 33 branches they became more concerned pare experiences and to reinâ€" The FWIO International comprised of skits, songs, ’.nd 1602 members. Rural . about fashion, new materials force and revitalize our beliefs Scholarship, established in â€" poems and fashions, provided ‘vomen were seeking informaâ€" _ and sewing methods and also â€" in our aims and objectives‘‘, 1962, is used to train young an evening of entertainment ion about cqndltlons that af ~interested in labourâ€"saving said Mrs. Margaret Munro, women from underâ€"developed and celebration and allowed lected their homes and devices for their. homes.. FWIO provincial president, countries so that they may the members to recall ‘amilies. By 1904, there were _"What has been called the . as she addressed the convenâ€" return and teach their own achievements and events of 149 branches and 5433 "Institute Spirit‘"‘ evidenced tion. people. Members. had the opâ€" the organization through the imembers. This growth cOn itself throughout the coun _ ‘"Ourmembers may comein portunity to meet the recent decade. s tinued, then spread to the re _ tryside of old Ontario. different sizes, shapes, colâ€" recipient, Libbylu Allen from The speaker, at the closing mainder of Canada. In 191?, The keynote speaker at the ours and creeds, with dif Jamaica, when she told of her bangquet, was Dr. Ellen both the Federated Women‘s convention was R. Alex Sim _ ferent opinions and from dif work in that country. Under McLean, Cpre51dent of Institutes of Ontario (FWIO) who recently completed ferent localities, but we have the Jamaican Federation of Associated Country Women | and the Federated Women‘s research for his book, ‘"‘The at least two things in comâ€" Women, Libbylu coâ€"ordinated of the World (ACWW) from _ Institute of Canada (FWIC) _ New Rural Community.‘" He mon. We are all active, en early childhood education in â€" Eureka, N.S. thusiastic, dedicated, inâ€" 76 gasic community schools Dr. McLean urged the terested members of the with emphasis on _ _ members to "look at the past, _ Mother‘s At The Institute largest rural women‘s santitation,nutrition, consider the present and | | That time of month has rolled around, organization in Canada, with teaching tips and motivation %repar e for the future. The kitchen‘s empty, there‘s no sound, an impressive history and a by example. FWIO suPports verybody needs a bit of And hubby knows, without dispute, challenging future. We are all _ Libblu with a year‘s salary of _ history to be conscious of the _ | She‘s off to the Women‘s Institute. VIP â€" Vita%ly Important Peo $2,000 and provides $1,500 _ debt {)ou owe to those who A casserole will be the winner ple â€" vital to our families, vital â€" for an assistant‘s salary. came before. This is a time of ) When Mom gets home to cook the dinner, to our various communities, _ A panel moderated by Mrs. reflection, rejoicing and \<# Something fast must be the way, vital to our country and, of Peggy Knapp, addressed the renewal. > | When W.1, mets for the day, & coure, vital to the Women‘s topic Rural Women â€" An _ The women‘s grm:fgs that | | When this day comes, there is no doubt, Institute. Emerging Force. The panel form ACWW have different There‘s no one hogne. the cook is out, ‘"‘‘The need for our organizaâ€" members stated their posiâ€" names and different coun _ And hubby doesn‘t r ealli mind, tion is as strong now, maybe tions: tries, but the nine million _ Somewhere a sand’mch. e will find, stronger, than it was 90 years Joyce Canning, coâ€"ordinator members in 66 countries are On her return, she‘s full of news, ago. You are the roots of this Rural _ Women‘s Programs, workin%.and striving for the _ And recipes for different stews, ~ organization. How we grow OMAF, ‘"mandate is to same thing â€" to improve the | Or maybe she has learned to bake depends on you and your develop and enhance the life of women and their _ A different kind of homemade cake, cooperation." human resource skills of rural _ families. Clean water sources; ; Or maybe her community § 1vf:s_ Munro challenged people so that theg can proâ€" â€" baby clinics; nutrition; sanitas |_â€" â€"_ Is having something locally, each member to volunteer for vide effective leadership to tion and new latrines and _ A fair, a euchre or a tea an office at some level of the agricultural community _ in many sself-heli)\i projects all _ And she‘s excited as can be. § organization; to knock on a Ontario‘‘; lead towards this goal. | Dad smiles, he thinks she‘s pretty cute few doors in the community â€" Diane Harkin, Women for the _ The Women‘s Institute at _ To belong to the Women‘s Institute, and meet a new neighbour; to Survival of: Agriculture, all times stresses high stanâ€" written by â€" Dorothy H. Dobbie, ain one new member in each ‘"represent a new breed of dards in studies, projects, RR.2, Londyon, Ontario. granch by the end of 1987. farm women, a selfâ€"help group _ courses aimed at 1mfiro.vu}g | BIRR W.I. ‘"‘The mind is like a zeroing in on ainculture. who home and family life; a m L N6A 4B6 parachute, it only functions study, researc then lobb{. developing leadership and in | when it‘s open‘‘, explained There is strength in a small, serving the community. _ j _ en } I