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Iliwlrlliiili'il Hun Ilriilirli \\ i inn innunn- m n .mniiinn, iinin mininnnr 'iinnnin. iii. ....n . n, u... ‘Ihi inn. .n r nnn n EDITORIAL COMMENT IN MEMORY ln niunmry of u ln-lovod sovc- roign, III\ Miiji-sty l\ in Liuoi'uc V, tilt' I‘yl‘lli'l‘fllt‘ll Women's InstituLt-s ol' l‘iinndn hiivu iidviucd )lll Institute lilulllltl'” in wow u rnynl mourning lnidge with thc Institute pin until July. 'l'hr- imam.- should in- of purple rililiiin nnl- int-Ii \ lIi'. IIUSI’I'I'ALI'I'Y 'l'hL- Winncn'H Institutes ivf (lnturio Itl'l' it l'htud tn IlllVL’ the opportunity of nilvring lnmpitnlity In lln- (It'It'- iriilrs i-l' lht' AHMH'IMII‘II ifuiinti‘y \Vuiiirn of NW \\ rlil. 'I'hi: scllcilull' l'iii' tIiI'ii‘ t'lItt-rtnimnrnt riilimit Ill' umupli-lwd iintil .‘Iifln Zininii-rn, c‘ (ll~ ' I‘l'l'llt ' inf tln- i\,(l.W.\\'., III” I'rinn I'ln Ininl tht- lntti-r ]il|l‘t id ’I'ln- |ll‘|‘Nl'lll pliins include ii I‘I‘l't'|ltltin iit Niiitzui'ii Hills by the l'ni‘kn ('muniixsiun iiinl the district rim-uliws ni' Wt-llnnd. Ilnlilininml iiiiil Idni‘tllll l'lltmtll'fl iin .Iunc lli, Tin: lli‘lt‘tflttt‘h’ “ill be slinwn the bi'nutius of tin- Mills iiiid surrounding district. Slum-y (‘rt-i-k tho lirst Wonicn’s In- stitiiti- in 0 ’iii, will giva ii recep- tiun :il tln- hi Lorin linttloliold house, iil'lm' which the llt‘IK'L'lttt'H will go to (I.I\,l'.. Iitll‘llill, \llli'l‘l‘ thuy will stny i'ni' ii dny or ninrc. [ii-l'nri- tln- ilL'IL-giiti‘s prurrrd to Qili'lil'r tln>_\' will stop in Toronto and why Il.‘|\'t‘ lIlI‘ tIlllt‘ tn "(1 to Ottnwn. \\ nicn's Institute ilimllhern in On- tnriu will how the opportunity or un-ctini: thc giivsts on tho :il‘tcrnnon uf .lum- 18 nt (l.A.(‘.., Guelph. A nuiu- licr nl' prniiiinnnl women from over- xcns will Ilk('l_\' spunk iit this moot- inn. “"‘l liltilitt‘lht‘i‘ the nrciision will lui nmsl. t-njnynblo. 'l‘ho rumpus of tlio rinllcgo will be very lovely in June. ’l‘hc liinrhoon to ho held lit the Roth] York on Fridny, .Iunt- III, is iilso upon tn :iny Wonicn’s lnstitiitc moni- lwi- who wishes to littl‘n‘l. Informa- tion iibout those two occasions is given elscii'lioru in this paper. Ontario is lorntrd on the Innin high~ way of convenient trnvcl for the dclcirntes. rind this good fortune brings to tho Ontario Institute “\(‘m- bci's the privilege of incotimz country women from inuny lunils. From them \\'L' iiniy gnin u better understanding of conditions in other pni‘ts of the HOME AND COUNTRY world, and be able to follow inter- national events more intelligently. To hear first hand the ideals and actualities of rural life of many dif- lerent countries cannot help but make us see our own more clearly. DISTRICT Al i'UALS May and June are the months of the year for district annual meetings. Already most of the dates have been set, and in the majority of cases they are 2 little earlier than last year. This is good planning because the district annuals make decisions which are important in building the branch programmes \v ich should be quite definitely organized by early summer. The district annual is essentially a working meeting. teports are given on the work of the past your. lhey should he thoroughly discusscd and evaluated in order that the. experiv once of the past may be Utllllt'cl in setting up a better programme for the future. Discussion on_rcports should he kept to the [mint in ques- tion, and he concluded only when there is a definite outlook on the ob jcctivc of the activity with which the report is concerned. After all the rev ports have been discussed and tie- cL-ptod Lhr: pi‘csident may [{IVO o sumA ninry showing the pr t status of the district and pointing out general pnnsiiiilitle This leads naturally into planning the programme for the coming your. This function of the annual meeting :iguin llem‘umls dis" i'llssllill. The programme of tho ( . trict will he the result of the floods nnd intnrests or the majority and “10 di rt annual furnishn. an orr‘ar s'i-ln whoru thci- mnv be voiced. All the dclcgatvs should go to tho district nnnuni randy tn voice thi- hi'unch'si point of view, but if necesA sary adjust its plans for a district programme in m-du-r to keep in line with the mujoritv of the hi'oiiches in tho districts. lurcry Ilclrgntt- alillulil undtiwtund tho romp ntivc program» nu- in lmnu- ci‘nniin‘. 'vailobli- by the [lupin-mum hrl'iire hc attends tho iinnunl meeting; ulhumsu, shc runnut l'l‘lll'Cni‘llt hL‘l‘ brunch intelli- gently. I'lni-h Iirunrh should keep in mind tlir iinpurtnnro ni' nominations for the Vlll'lntls ext-i'iitivu officers of ill:- iliiit 'rt. ll‘ :i d' ti-ii-i iuinuiil furnishes an opportunity for suniiniiriziitinn of ar- i'uiillilinliint-nts nmi making new plnns, Lhuru is little time loft (or unti-rtnin- nu-nt, demonstrations and lectu u Inisccllnni-nus number or siibj ii. ni numbers furnish u piunsinp vnriel_. Assembly singing two or lIIl't‘t‘ Linn-s during.r the day will make i-vt-ry one I'vcl lll‘ttl‘l'. llnth morning and afternoon srs» sinnu should be planned. The district directan should hold :1 meeting to plim for the dislrirt iinnuul iit least two months before the date of the int-cling. I-‘EDICRA'I‘IUN REPRESENTATIVES In the hund book published in 1mm provision wits mode for the appoint- mth of two I‘m-duration representa- tires in districts linvini! more than 15 brnnrhcs il surli rorrived tho szlnctinn of the Provincial Bimrd iind the De- pnrtinciit. FIVI' districts in tho prov» incu wore nllowrd this privilcgc, but since the time this was granted, the disti'irts and subdivisions for the rlcrtinn of thc T‘rnvinrinl l'hinrd hnvo horn rc-dixtributcd. This rc~distribu- tion has tnken cure of the problem more ntlf3l|||ntl‘l)‘ thiin the appoint incnt ol' the two t'cdcrution rrprt'sen- tntivcs. its this appointment of two representatives only doubled voting power iind did not entitle the district concerned with the right to any more frequent representation on the pro» vmcml bonrd. In View of this, the regulations in the new hnnd book will only provide for one federation repreâ€" sentntive from ouch district. At each district annual n federation repre- sentative nnd on alternate should be elected. Local Leader Tra' Avril, 1936 ing School in Refinishing of Furniture Local Leaders of South Wentworth met wlth Miss Esther Slicter on March 19. ONE MONTH COURSES IN HOME ECONOMICS ARE POPULAR l'lui'in December. January, Feb- runrv mid March, 35 One-Month and 4 Two-Weeks Courses in Agriculture and Home Economics were conducted in :11: counties and districts in_ the I’rmint‘e by the Women‘s Institute Brunch and the Agricultural Repre- sentatives Branch. The courses re- pan 1,406 girls enrolled With ages ranging from 12 to 78 With an aver~ ' ‘ 9'7 4% had not attended 1% had attended two _ or less; 46.5% had attended more than two years. About eight per rent had had the advantage of special training in nursing, commer- rial and normal schools and univer- sity. Instruction was given in foods and cookery, household management and laundry at all the courses, health education and home care of the sick licinu also given at 10 and clothing at 25!. Statistics on the changes of pracâ€" tire may be used as one measuring stick of short course accomplish- iiicnts. However. these figures are Illt‘l‘t‘l)‘ an indication of progress and will be greatly increased as the pupils have an opportunity to use their newly acquired knowledge. Food Practices till?) individuals adopted recom- mendations for such corrective feed- In): as increasing or reducing weight, overcoming constipation, etc. 228 homes followed recommendations for cure of milk which included pasteuri- zzitinn or sterilization. better storage and general care of utensils. 48 homes I | their drinking water analyzed. homes increased their consump- tion of milk. 211 used more whole cereals, while 248 homes increased their consumption of vegetables and 211i their consumption of fruits. 507 homes improved their standards of cookery and 497 homes improved standards of serving foods. Health Habits At least 7100 individuals iin re d posture habits while practicailv v:11 become more posture conscious: 27 individuals had a medical examina- tion and 38 individuals were immun- Mail in respect to typhoid, diphtheria or smallpox} Forty homes adopted better nursing procedures. I Clothing Problems _n all, the girls made 972 which. included 560 dresses, 4% 1mg: .4 slips, 140 aprons and 160 other articles. Special consider ' ‘ V I atio ' mum to the selection of clothring“ respect to colour, design, durability a’“ appropriatenus tn groomin m1 ’ personal clothing,g d t“ “1‘9 and repair of Follow-Up Programmes Twelve Junior Institutes Were or- ganized t - courses. 3 the conclusxon of the short LOCAL LEADERS RENEW OLD FURNITURE AT SCHOOLS Refinishing of furniture started with fear and trembling lu- lmi leaders of three districts has derel. oped many enthusiastic Orklnq groups in each of the dist ' \7, longer are the leaders or their hid- ents afraid they will harm their fur- niture. They are refinishing the lies: pieces of furniture in their 11,525 on and adding to their beauty and last- ing qualities. Scraping, rubbing and pnlishing require a generous supply of patience, persistence and elbow grene, but, when they are done with do: right tools in the right manner and in run- junction with the right finish re- movers, oils, shellacs and \i'u \, a fine result is achieved. Pictme and mirror frames, clocks, chairs, taliles, bowls, footstools and boxes have been refinished at the local leader Training schools. In addition to this experi- ence the leaders have receivcl infor- mation on difl'erent kinds oi' wood and definite information on rteps at the refinishing process. By the time this issue reaches the branches six districts, Carleton, East Middlesex, South Wentworth. Haldi- mand, East Elgin and West Lumbton. will be carrying on refinishingr work under the guidance of Miss Esther Slicter of the Women’s Instituiw Stall. Department of Agriculture. CONVENER OF HEALTH URGES ATTENTION 0N CHILD WELFARE Mrs. A. D. Whiddon of Devlin, Pro vincisl Convener of Health and Child Welfare, has recommended the {ol- loiving plan of work for her coni- mittees: ‘ 1. To secure publications on the promotion and care of health from the Ontario Public Health Perm ment and distribute same. _ 2. To set aside at least one meet- ing during the year for a disc , of health problems by a local pl. clan, a registered nurse, a local health otficer, or a lecturer from the D9- partment of Health or a nationally recognized health association. ‘ 3. To aid in establishing CllnlCS‘ of various kindsâ€"diphtheria preventionY early diagnosis (cancer), chest, dent tal hygiene or mental hygiene. fl. To find out what is actually bemg done in the province for ill? promotion of health. 5. To find out something “f fl" work being accomplished in child \\'El~ fare in the county in regard I0 PM.” Of _ children in public institutwlh' Children's Aid Societies. WWWe Court. Mother’ Pension, em , . . ii. To report outstanding 8mm!“ being carried on for the Pmmomn of health, especially where the WW" 311’s Institute participates in “‘9 work. ,