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REPORT OF WAR WORK l’ullowing is a summary of the re» m is of war work received from 1,044 Wmucii's Institutes for the pc-‘od (Jilulrcr lst, 1942, to April 30th, 1942‘. (7 months). \‘imiher of Institutes re. pin-tint: ._A ...... ,_ 1,044 ]'iiii‘lllllg0 of Institutes ,-.-pnrting _.._._. 86% )lmu-y Raised .. $91,036.25 ] -nditui'es: Wind and sewing supplies 15,537.05 i‘vuti'nl Fund, F.W.l.0. 8,935.65 Id L'ross 20,048 00 'y Lengu - 2,7 7 ‘ Indian Army ___. 1.2i...'_i iii-dish War Victims Funds Mum... ...... 3,834.25 I Iiinesc, Russian and “rock Relief ._ 10,552.01 iidk for Britain Fum 6 i‘lll_\l Bags __ .. 2,670.. '3 ' Savings Ger 1 ca c5 id Bonds . wits to local enlisted 5.78-1.82 uien ..._.______ H luu for Britain _ llliiiikbts _._.,.. thcr expenditures _. l (ting articles 50,408 ‘ im: .. articles 90,526 " of Women’s Institute War Savings certificates ‘dled ..._.â€".._.._ 241 ii rs of work for Red 5 or Patriotic organ- .i. one â€".M 3,168 Hi the 1,044 Institutes reporting - H cooperate with local Red Cross ‘1 niches: of these five hundred and ir-one receive material free from w Red Cross branch and eighty- one yiiv'chnse their material. Salvage s'iilviige is big business in many iv-litutes today. Practically every l dilute is alive to the need and is i Hici‘ msponsible for salvage collec~ in" or the members loyally support in» sponsoring agency. A list of mhintnry salvage committees for 1Mario, recently published, lists 26 -.-l\ are committees, established direct. i under the sponsorship of Women's imitates. Other Activities .\iany Institutes report blood donors ii none their members. Orono (Dur- hm W.) had a shower of todet articles for, girls in service overseas. ner (Ella-in E.) entertain R.C.A:F. «miners and help in active serVIce Huh. Homby (Haltoni sold war sav- nws stamps to value of $402.75. _St. Ann’s (Lincoln) received donations Ikr British women. Stayner (Simcoe I) helped issue ration cards. Cent. ml Dumfries (Waterloo S.) Taveued Hhil washed wool from old blankets, (arded it and sold it for quilt making. SEEDS FOR ENGLAND Every parcel of seeds has arrived 53:81:! in England and has been (I15: “"PUtEd; and every English mail bl'lngs Hateful letters of apprecia- tion. We only wish that you could read the stack of over four hundred Mists which have come already "to Express very sincere thanks for the gel‘erc'“! lift of seeds we have re- ceived". Letters include little items 91 interest about their Institute meet- ".‘KS and their activities in produc« tion, cunning and war work. _They contain fascinating stories of life in England today, similar to those print- “? in the last issue, and frequent men- h°n of our; Canadian troops overseas. Published by The Ontario Women’s Institutes at Toronto, Ontario SUMMER, 1943 HOME and COUNTRY Number 2 r w i r: rnizsmEx-rs, I'H'l n im .\li<~ mum l|K\IiAil, I‘lni'v:lotL xii. llniinrnr} neon...- mum in» (mum...- rum, rm Dnnml mm, om. Presldeiu. THINK NATIONALLYâ€"WORK NATIONALLY (Report of F.W.I.C. Biennial by Mrs. Clarence Holmes) “Think Nationally, Work Nation- ally" is the motto which Mrs. Cameron how of Quebec, new selected presi- dent of the Federated Women’s lusti- tutes of Canada, has given. It is a goal toward which all Women’s lnsti» tutc members should work and Mrs. Dow urged women to overcome pro- rincinlisni and to keep a national out, look in all their Institute activities. Originally planned for British Cul- uiubizi, wartime transportation dif- ficulties caused the F.W.I.C. to nccept Ontario's invitation. and on June the first to the fourth, the biennial meet- ing of the board of directors of the Federated “'onicn’s Institutes of Can- ada, convened at the Royal York Hotel, Toronto. Mrs. H. A. Dunharn, Havelock, N.B., national president, was included in the Birthday Honour List of His Majesty King George and now is a Commander of the British Empire. To express the delight of‘the board members, a Corsage was presented to Mrs. Dun- hani by the vice-presidents. On re ceiving this honour, Mrs. Dunham stated that through it she considered the Women's Institutes of ‘Canada have been recognized for their out. standing contribution to the war effort and to national life. Greetings and telegrams for the sufâ€" cess of the nicotine( were received from Lady Tweedsniuir, Hon. Jas. Gardiner, Federal Minister of Aeri- culture, Hon. Adelard Godbout, Prime Minister of Quebec and Miss M. Viola Powell, Whitby. On behalf of the Women's Institutes of Ontario 3 cordial welcome was extended the board members by Mrs. Clarence Holmes. After a discussion on "Federated News", Institutes were advised 'to make a detailed study of the material it contained. This paper, printed quarterly, will be enlarged to contain more news. One copy IS sent free of charge to every Institute secretary. The superintendents_of each pro- vince, or representatives. gave_a concise report of Institute actiVities and projects carried on_ under their leadership and supervision. Miss Mary A. Clarke, reported _for Ont- ario. Educational serwces'u'i Home Economics, Health and Administrative Leadership are available in most pro- vinces and, considering the diversified character of Canada, it was interest- ing to note how united the provinces were in their efi'orts to avail them, selves of these services. Dr. Charlotte Whitton spoke to the meeting on “Social Security". She outlined the Marsh and Beveridge re- ports and the Haezerty Bill. “Social Security” includes keeping people fed, housed and served by health and eduâ€" national services, thus training them for their life work in whatever field of service they enter. A lively discus- sion followed this ver_ informative address and Institutes were urged to study problems of social security with special reference to the rural situ» ation. Hon. P. M. Dewan and the Depart- ment of Agriculture of Ontario, entertained at dinner when repre- sentatives of other women‘s organ- izations, and women editors were guests with the board members of the F.\V.I.C. “The value of the home, as the source of all those individual virtues which make for greatness in national life" was the theme of Mr. Dewan’s talk. Mr. W. R. Reek, Deputy Minister of Agriculture was chairman. Greetings were broughi from the Red Cross by Mrs. Wallace Campbell, C.B.E.; from the National Council of “'omen by Mrs. R. J. Marshall; by Mrs. W. E. West, Director of Women’s Voluntary Ser- vices; and from the United Farm Wo- men of Ontario by Mrs. Leonard Harman. Mrs. H. A. Dunhaui, C.B.E., acknowledged the greetings. A budget of F.W.I.C. finances was presented and discussed with a View to establishing a central office in the future which would anialgamate the offices of secretaries and treasurer. No change will be made at present. Allotments of each province to the F.W.I.C. were also dealt with. Reports of war activities and work presented by all provinces showed the magnitude of Women’s Institutes’ efforts “For Home and Country" dur- ing war. Tons of jam, miles of quilts, hundreds of knitted and sewn articles and thousands of dollars given to war charities is the proud war work re- corded by the Federated Women’s Institutes. Ontario’s Report was pre- sented by Mrs. Holmes. (Continued on page 4, Col. 2) JAM FOR BR|TAIN The jam season is in full swmg. Despite the poor fruit season, a good share of our fruit will [40 to England again and we a proud and happy that it may be I. This year, c feel even more deeply what the laL. of sixth food must have meant in Brit- ain in prewo 5 year , and "'e realize just what a need thl, 'um ii Money is coming in regular ' Department for the i‘entral Suear Fund. To date $1,513.13 has béen received. This money will purchase either sugar {or home-made jam or commercial jam. The jamv factories are cooperatin in thi _ again; Convener; are a e. itutes which are fortunately itu~ atetl are loyally milking jam and the prospects for a good season aecm ,exrellcnt. Following: is a typical letter of thanks from the Women's Voluntary services for Civil Defence received by Miss Florence Meakins. Hamilton in appreciation of the jam sent from the zactories in that area as a result of Institute contributions: “‘We have just been unpacking and distributing some of your jam, and in the note inside you say “Here we come again". Yes. indeed you do, and I don't} suppose you can for one i stance imagine the gratitude of those of us who receive your IZOOLI~ for distribution. The \Voiiicn's/Iustitutes in Canada are doing grand work for us. Not only is the jam so valuable, but the kindness and gnodwill which Is lil't‘llinil the gift mean a great deal mu. lour_fruit growing: country must be beautifuln it's difficult for us to yisuahsc )LlS[ how beautiful, and to tell you how glad “e are that you are all free of the immediate aI’LVthIES of possible airfraids. We all so hate the blacksoutsâ€"in winter it means it is almost impossible to no out at niizht since it is so difficult to find one's way, and in the summertime the uttini: out of the lovely night air I: miserâ€" able. The news is better; may the war he not too longr and weary and we will gladly put up with all the necessary war restrictions for ultimate victory. It is, however, of immeasurable Value to us to feel how closely we are linked with you and to receive your kind gifts as a reminder of this.” MOBILE KITCHENS The two mobile kitchens, one donat- ed by the Federated Women's Ins tutes of Ontario and one by the )I diesex County Senior and Junior \\ oâ€" inen's Institutes and Junior Farmer’s Association, will be ready for pre- sentation to a representative of the Department of Civil Air Raid Pre« cautions the early part of August. The brief ceremony will be held in front of the Parliament Buildings, Toronto, and the presentations will be made on your behalf by Mrs. Clarence Holmes, President, F.W.I.O., and Miss Jean McLachlan, Middlesex Junior repre- sentative. One of these mobile kitchens will be used for the Civil Defence Forces of New Brunswick, the other for Nova Scotia. When they arrive there they will be received ofiicially by 3 W0- man’s Institute member of the pro- vince and presented to the local A. R. P. ofiicials. We all regret deeply the loss to Canada of the recent Director, Civil Air Raid Precautions, the Hon. R. J. Manion. Just before his passing the secretary, F.W.I.0. received a letter of thanks from him for the kitchens.