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SPRING, 1940 HOME and CQUNTRY Published by The Ontario Women’s Institutes at Toronto, Ontario Number 2 President. THE LATE Lona TWEEDSMUIR. as we have done in the past.” The secretary of the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario has sent a win to the Lady Tweedsmuir expressing our appreciation of her enthusiasm - v our ideals and of the active interest which she took in our work. We Aged ourselves to carry on “our educational work and all other activities r' the welfare of the countryside”, as she has requested, and to strengthen links which bind the Canadian and British Women’s Institutes together. ’l to presence of The Lady Tweedsmuir in England as a life member of the THE LADY TWEEDSMUIR BIDS FAREWELL Every Women‘s Institute member in Canada must have been proud to hear The Lady Tweedsmuir’s farewell message to the Canadian people. While resident in Canada, she honoured us by accepting a life membership in the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario and by acting as our Honorary In her farewell address she gave us this message of inspiration: “To my friends and fellow members of the Women’s Institutes, I would 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, and, though I have not been able to answer their many kind letters sent to me in the last month, I would like to say how grateful I am to receive them. I hope that the Canadian and British Women’s Institutes will always be linked together in the warmest friendship and closest association, and that we shall continue to work as ardently in the future for the welfare of the countryside Kmh. THE LADY Twennsm um. lrlmln t,- Ullllwdi. With these memories of the Lady Tweedsmuir we shall treasure, too, those of the late Lord Tweedsmuirr His understanding and sympathetic in- terest in the Women’s Institutes was ever apparent. To The Lady ’I‘wecdsmuir and her family we offer our deep sympathy in their bereavement. Canadian people have lost not only a wise GovernoreGeneral but a man who won the true friendship of all. ll elsewhere. The bond of friendship between the wiltish Rural Women’s Institutes ml the Ontario Institutes was ‘Hutly strengthened last summer ‘llun the Scottish Institute party ited Ontario. Now the Scottish one and Country brings news of it many activities in war-time, in ‘liCll we will all be interested. \lany of their wartime activities Hill like those of our Ontario woâ€" .i They, too, are raising funds, ntting and sewing for the Red wuss. In doing this, some have mod the necessary evil of the outs into an asset. On certain Its they visit in friendly groups the home of a member to knit or hold blackout parties or musical inlllgs. Thus they overcome “the ‘ H‘ of boredom” and “the blackout ’ and, at the same time, come to wow each other better. Much Knitting. .-\n interesting nlunthly feature of W magazine is entitled, These Wo- “ n Are Winning the War. In Janu- they featured “Tackling the in February “Knitting to tory" and in March “Bringing Up ll“ Vackies". Speaking of knitting l"“~’ Say, "Knitting has seldom re- “n d such a fillip as it has during 1‘“ Past few months, and its value as H antidote to jaded war nerves is “"1; more and more realized. There k something soothing and satisfying l‘nllt the steady click-click of the i‘LlllES as they evolve some warm and “FY garment from a seemingly un- l‘lll/QTID Women’s Institutes will be one of the strongest of these links. The memory of The Lady Tweedsmuir's residence here will ever be a '» meat and inspiring one. We will recall with gratitude her addresses with l‘ lir wise counsel, the very pleasant hours which some of us were privileged spend at Government House, and the friendly chats which we enjoyed there It was a privilege for the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario to contribute to the gift of furs from the Canadian women to The Lady Tweeds- muir on her departure from Canada. Let us resolve to keep alive the inspiration which has been given us by ever seeking to advance the work of those Institutes to which we belong. ending line of wool. There is, too, a thrill in the knowledge that one’s fin- ished article will serve to bring some warmth and comfort to a soldier. sailor, or airman of the Allied cause ' This sounds very familiar, doesn’t it? A Surprised “\"ackic". With reference to the “Vackies” the members say, “It has been an education for both hostesses and guests. The youngsters have been taught cleaner habits and better man» nets, and we, in our turn, have come to appreciate the city attitude more. There have been lighter moments too *When, for example, three rather stirring youngsters came running to their hostess with nine cabbages freshly picked from her garden and the triumphant news “See whut we've fund growin’ wild. \Ve hoe tae buy them in Glesga!" “Then there was little Jeanie from the same city who attended our yil- lage Sunday school. “Now, Jeanie," said the teacher, gathering her class around her, “what would you say IS the meaning of the word ‘peace‘7” whereupon Jeanie thought for some minutes, scratched her head, and re» plied: “Please, miss, when the Woman who we is staying with gets the last of us washed, she marches us up- stairs, puts us to bed, and says, ‘Now for a bit of peace’." “When this war is over, few of us will forget the evacuees. And, judg- ing, by the kindnesses which the youngsters are receiving, few of them will have cause to forget those who looked after them. For these women will take an honourable place among those who are so valiantly winning the war." In each copy of the magazine em- phasis is placed on good nutrition, and the use of home-grown food. Every member is urged to grow vege- tables for her family. A garden coin- petition is open to all members and a copy of the Glasgow Herald sent to us by the kindness of Miss l. Stratton (whom some of you will recall meet- ing last summer) gives prominence to this work of the Scottish Women's Rural Institutes. The article states, “The idea which takes the fancy most is that of having a trailer caravan go on tour with a dietitian-cookery ex» pert and a trained woman gardener. Caravan Lectures. The caravan will come to rest in village streets all over the country, and there and then the cookery expert will lecture and demonstrate on the most nutritious use of rations and the country produce available in each district. The gardener will also lecture, but possibly her most influential moments will be when she leans over the gar- den gate, and chatting with the housewife says tactfully, ‘Why not plant some so-and-so in that corner there?" and ofiers a few hints. We are notoriously conservative about vegetables, and there is a much wider range available than one would ever suspect from our daily menu. The weather bogey has been antici- pated and the caravan is equipped with a large awning to offer pro- WHAT THE SCOTTISH INSTITUTES ARE DOING tection. The caravan experts in start on its travels in April." The need for economy is being stressed, tomgeconomy in money. food purchasing and use, and in every aspect of life. Lcst you should think that all ac- tivities of the Scottish \vumen's Rural Institutes are directed towards war work, you will be interested to hear that travel ‘lks are very popular and the int in drama still seems keen. While the coloured film of the Canadian tour hull just 'lved, the editor, Miss \Vrenrh, ured slides of the tour and these re helm: used in the various Fellcrotio (Feile er. ions are the same as dislr ts in Ontario). You will recall that. when the Scotti ‘ll members were here, they were presented thh a scrapbook by the “'omen's Institutes of Northern Ontario. They, in turn, have v v thoughtfully Completed a Scott h Scrapbook bound in Stewart tartan and filled with pictures and clippings from the magazine. This hunk will be sent to our Northern Ontario Institutes. \Varti Ine Programmes. The wartime pl‘llgl'nmmes or the Scottish Institutes still show a va- riety of interests. Articles on Swede en’s Modern Housing Scheme, Women in Finland, Train Your Boys As You Do Your Girls, and Making the Most of Dress Lengths, give some idea of this. In the reports of their proâ€" grammes you will find everything from Burns Night to demonstrations on soft-toy making or from short- bread to birthday parties.