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Published by The Ontario Women’s Institutes at Toronto, Ontario HOME ancl COUNTRY OUNTRY WOMEN WILL MEET IN WASHINGTON Conference To Be Held May 31 to June 11 Will Be Largely Attended or the first time since its formaâ€" the international organization, Associated Country Women of the 1-H representing rural women’s anizations of 37 countries, is hold- r its triennial conference on this ‘e of the Atlantic. This conference scheduled to meet in Washington m May 31 to June 11 and after its clusion the delegates expect to it Ontario and Quebec before sail- ; for home. he Provincial Board of Federated men’s Institutes of Ontario has ointed ofi‘icial delegates to repre- t Ontario. In addition to other cial delegates a number of dis- cts will send representatives and ny members are planning to at- d. Over 1,000 delegates are ex« ted. They will represent nationally anized associations of rural women in many nations, including Eng- 11, South Africa, New Zealand, Local Leader Training School In Home Utilization APRIL, 1936 Number 2 Local Leaders of Renfrew County Learning to Scour Wool. Hum LEFT 'I'll RIGHT, |\ r, in... w. ,\. Young, .\ln|\'|l\Ill, in... .I. a. mm. M... n .\I r. Illilikllia, inrriiiuhl, in», II, . Mrs, ,I ll ‘wurl, in. o li'imlluy. )I-Qunu -. lllrlll!l.\}'. stralia, Germany, Sweden, Norway, - ited States, Canada and others. presentatives of rural women’s or- nizations are also expected from u land, Holland, Czechoslovakia, lgai-ia, India, Estonia, Nairobi and Iestinc. he programme will feature the mes of women known over the en- world because of their outstand- - interest in the problems of coun- liie, and it is felt that this inter- ngling of rural women from all Is of the world on this side of the ter will do much to strengthen in- national understanding and friend- p. n exhibit of handicrafts made m farm grown products from each tion will be displayed. A special ! ibit of rare antique laces and eni- ideries from Europe is also to be own. There will be exhibits of therwork from France, examples spinning and weaving from Scot- d, Norway and Sweden, the lace bi'oideries and hand-woven linen in Switzerland and baskets from itish Columbia. There will also be exhibit from the farm homes of ' United States, especially the work (Continued Page 4, Column 4) FESTIVITIES 'omen's Institute members are in- ed to meet the delegates of the sociated Country Women of the rlrl while they are in Ontario dur- v; the third week of June. One of these occasions is on the ernoon of Thursday, June 18, at ' Ontario Agricultural College, elph. Many noted women will be the programme which will start 200 p.m. Country women from eign countries will explain the t their organizations play in the elopment of better rural living. _nother opportunity to meet the iting delegates will be given to men's Institute members at the cheon to be held at the Royal rk, Toronto, on Friday, June 19. e tickets for this luncheon will be 00 each. Reservations should be ned from Miss Viola Powell, men’s Institute Branch, Parlia» nt Buildings, Toronto, by June 12. ! ither of these occasions might well v nish a delightful reason for a holi- ‘i- trip. Many members are already king plans to attend. Three Month Schools Glimpsed There was an extra stir in the town of Milverton, Perth County, early on the morning of November 26, as cars of boys and girls from the highway and sideroads drove merrily into town. From the rural district to Il‘lilverton, 22 girls and :25 boys were starting back to school for three monthsâ€"a school in Agriculture and Home Economics. The basement of the library hall did not look like an ordinary class room and the girls were happy when they realized it was not to be an ordinary school with an inflexible curriculum. Their class room was to be a busy work-shop where all the class mem- bers would be given an opportunity to learn to do by doing. There they were to learn something about feed- ing the ianiily and following good health habits as they planned, pre- pared and served meals to each other, and checked their Food Selection Scores. In their health education and home care of the sick classes they were to consider and practise habits to build health and prevent sickness, as well as learn how to care for sick people. They were not only going to make a dress in their clothing classes, but would also learn something about purchasing material, selecting suit» able colour and design for their gar- ments, and wearing and caring for them, all of which would greatly as- sist them in being well-dressed and well-groomed girls. In their house- furnishing and household accessory classes they were to study ways and means of making their homes attrac- tive. During the first week the girls became more aware of the possibili- ties of their course and realized it would be necessary for them to reallv work and study if they were to bene- fit from it. Already their interest was awakened and they were keen for everything they might hear. see and do at the shun course. Christmas Festivities The Millgrove girls in Wentworth County completed their f_our weeks clothing course before Christmas and were justly proud of the dresses they had made. Never before had they realized all the factors to be consid in Seven Counties ered before purchasing mnteriul [or :1 dress and selecting a pattern. l‘rint dresses and woollen dresses :iliki' showed splendid workmanship llnll painstaking efioi’tfin the part of the girls, a large percentage of whom had never before made a dress nor sewn on a machine Here the boys and girls held a jolly Christmas party, with crackers, Christmas tree, Santn Claus and Christmas carols. The boys rlecorutcnl their hall with evergreens and 21 Christmas tree, and the girls planned and prepared the food. The girls en- joyed showing the boys what a grand meal they could prepare followini.r their one month of training. Happiness and goodwill prevailed throughout the partyâ€"the food was good, the speeches easy to listen to and inslruru live, jnlly old Saint Nick handed out a present to everyone. but probalilv best of all was the group singing of beautiful old Christmas carols. Illustrated Record Books In the Now Year we found the Beamsville girls in Lincoln County taking.r temperatures, pulse and res- piration, and how their eyes sparklcil when the nurse told them they were normal in these respects. These girls had most comprehensive. well-organ- ized and neatly kept note books with subject matter and illustrations i-cla» tive to their studies recorded from their lectures, demonstrations, dis~ cussions and personal reading. Since they were not merely stereotyped dic- tated notes, we know they will be kept in an accessible place, referred to con- stantly and added to from time to time. Foods and cookery, housemanâ€" agement, health education and home care of the sick and clothing were all carefully grouped. In house management, the work and business of the house had been con- sidered from many angles, from the care of the broom to care of indi- vidual rooms, planning daily, weekly and seasonable household duties, household purchasing and budgeting, labour-saving devices and the im- portance of carefully planned work methodically carried out according to approved practices. Discussions had (Continued Page 3, Columns 1 & 2) LADY TWEEDSMUIR ATTENDS BRANCH MEETING City View-Merivale Branch Welcomes Her Excellency Av. a Regular Meeting Compuri on of a Women’s Institute meeting in rural England to that of a Canadian country brunch was made by Her Excellency The Lady Tweed.“ muir, Honora ' President of the On- tario Federation, when she honoured the City View and Mcrivale branch with her presence, at their regular March meeting which was at the :it- tractive farm home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Caldwell, 10 miles from Ottawa. A typical Institute meeting was our ried out to the last dciziil, beginning with the minutes, a roll call of “names of farm homes", thc voi'csponilcm-u, whi h provoked a discus ion of pre- paring exhibits [or :i “kitchen i-n~ semble” on at the Ottawa exliilii» tion, relmr. on :L woo] tlenimisliu- tinn; community and social activities: the presentation of pi'nr‘tical 1.19.1. on the use. of alt, how u, get ml of ants, the use of a lump of butter or I: (l in laundry starch to faulliizitl‘ ironing, and a “Surprise pie” recipe. Other pi'um'amun- items uni-c: an address on “Canadian Lion" by Mrs. Robert lll'uilley of Mer le, uhich so improxwl Her EXL‘l‘llL‘III' that she c- queslcil u copy for His Ex lll‘l|'\. a short talk on the origin of the pin and mutto by Mrs. lluuin host. iiu-v pliens. u charter member of the I st VV.I. in the world, and originator of the now wn‘ll ville motto “For Home and Count a short talk by Mrs. J. F, I‘rive, Vancouver, first I'm’ \. sounding secretary of the Feilei‘utml Women‘s Institute:- Uf Canada on illi- national] and International scope of the work; and the reading of (no original [moms by the host. “1‘. J. 1'3, Caldncll, who i an honorary "mn- ber of this \Vomen's Institute. Her Excellency gracious y brought u copy of one nl~ her books to he uscd us u contest pri c. On I’('l|II , Her F llcnuy llirll offered constructive i' Iicism. “'l'lic- Women's llis itutes have grown Iv In- such an organized power," she said, ((‘onlinuwl I‘ilg‘v :1, Column I) REMEMBER Girls :u'c invited to attend tho An- nual Gii'ls’ (IDIILL‘I‘PIII'U which will ln' helrl at Ontario Agricultural f‘nllego and M '(lonaltl Institute on May ii, '7 and h The name of each girl wishingr to attend should be sent to the Women's Institute l'lranch, Department of Air '- culturc, Parliament Buildings, Tur- nntu, sometime prior to April 2:7. The address and county should he inA eluded with the applicant's mime. This is to ensure adequate accommo- (lotion at the college. The ice for room and board from the afternoon of May until the morning of May .‘I, will be three ilnl- lars ($3.00). This annual occasion affords an opportunity for Ontario juniors to enjoy college life of work and play for three days, meet with college girls and delegates from junior and senior Institutes. F‘roni visits to college de- partments, addresses, exhibits and discussions. the girls will receive prac- tical information in home economics, agriculture, planning and carrying on Institute programmes and junior work.