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_, _,,_____.____..â€"â€"â€"â€"’ HOME I) COUNTRY print} Summer, 1948 HISTORICAL RESEARCH MRS. RAYMOND SAYRE. PRESIDENT A.C.W.W. SPEAKS AT CORNELL FARM AND HOME WEEK Your Provincial President. Mrs. J. R. Putt-her. your director, Miss Anna Lewis. along with Misses Jean Scot! an d Flora Durnin of the Women's Institute Branch and Home Economics Service stafl‘ and Mrs. Maud Kerr, Women‘s Editor, Family Herald and Weekly Star paid a good- \\ill \ sit to the U.S.A. They made many interesting contacts with the Home Bureau members while on tour of Cornell Farm and Home \Veek. One of the ghlights of the trip was our happy a ‘Ot‘ialiull with Mrs. Rsi'iiionil Sayre of Ackwurth. Iowa, pr ident of the Associated Count" Women uf the World. Mrs. Sayre was elected president at the A.C.W.\\’. Conference in Amsterdam to succeed Mrs. Alfred Watt. In speaking to the huge audience assembled in Bailey Hall. Cornell Uni- versity, Mrs. Sayre spoke on “The World Situation from a Woman’s Point of View”, and said: “Women have prayed long and ard- ently for peace: the time has come for them to implement their prayers by specific, concrete, realistic, prac- tical means of getting the ’ob done. “The world situation nee s, not only programs for recovery, but people who are prepared and willing to act as world citizens. “The first and fundamental requireâ€" ment of world citizenship must he ‘the realization of world interdependence.’ “Another requirement, ‘Understand- ing that no section of the world econ- omy. whether it is agriculture, busi- ness, labour or woman can solve its problems separately’l “Agriculture cannot exist in a. vacuum. It must relate itself to con- sumption, employment, investment, trade . . . . “it is easy to see what trade re- strictions have done to the living of the people of Europe. . . . If agricul- tural policies are to be made with any reference at all to the world situation it will mean lowering tariffs on some farm productsâ€"wool, for example. “I suppose it is the rankest heresy for a farmer's wife to say thiF especially the wife of a farmer who has woo to sell’but if tarifl' conces- sions to freer trade had even the merest chanceâ€"and I think they have a chanceâ€"to contribute to peaceful re- lations among the nations of the earth, then I am for them. My stake is a world of peace and freedom for my children.” Her other world citzenship require< merits were: "(1) Acceptance of the responsi- bility of keeping ourselves informed about what is going onvâ€"particularly the economic facts of life. I do not think we dare ignore the political effects of hungry people. “(2) Acceptance of political respon- sibility. In the past women, loving cleanliness, have prided themselves on divorcing their activities from politics which they customarily refer to as ‘dixty'. She urged that each woman align herself with a political party and work for the ideas she believes in. "(3 Patience and willingness to get a on: with other people. We are Historical Research has been iin important subject for study nnd_dis< cussion by our Women’s Institute members for some years, particularly so in 194?, when we celebrated, at Guelph, the Filtieth Anniversary_ of the founding of our organizntion. which had its inception at Stoney Creek, Ontario. This celebration was the means 'of creating a great deal of renewed in- terest and enthusiasm throughout our Institutes as was evidenced bv the many splendid Tweedsmuir History Books which were on exhibition at the 0.A.L‘. and entered into Provincial competition. The first prize was awarded to the Burwick Women's Iii- stitute (\Voodbridge, Out). We, unfortunately, did not. reach our objective of "A Twoedsmuir His~ tory Book in every Institute by thp date of our Celebration in June. 1947‘ . I now make it a special request that all Institutes which have not yet coni- menced the compilation of these His- tory Books do so without any further delay. After examination of a number of these Books I find that a "Contents" sheet at the front of the book would be a great time-saving aid to read- ers. I would like to see all the Tweeds» iiiuir History Books with such a sheet included. Pictures add greatly to the interest of the books All pictures should he dated if possible. Do not overlook the necessity of keeping the Current Events section of these Books u t «late as regards local items of his cal interest as they occur. Tell 01 the Fall Fairs. Agi cultural and Huriicultural Shun also records of outstanding citizen authors, artists, family reunions, etc. Please see that your Tweedsinuir His- tory Book is kept in a repository free from theft, fire and dampness. These Books are valuable historical docu- ments and should not be treated as mere scrap hooks. Many enquiries nre still being received on “How to Cum- pile a Tweedsmuir History Book". Full information may be found in the 1945 Fall issue of "Home and Coun» try” under the heading “Historical Research”. This information may also be obtained from the Loan Library, Women's Institute Branch, Parliament Buildings, Toronto. To get a clear over-all picture of the work done alongr Historical Reâ€" search lines in the Province, District conveners are asked to incorporate in their reports to the Area convench, the number of Institutes in their dis- trict and the number of Institutes compiling 'I\veedsniuir History Books. The Area conveners will include this information in their reports to the Provincial Convener. There will be an alvaanadian coniâ€" petition of Tweedsniuir History Books at the F.W.I.C. Biennial meeting in 1949. It is to be hoped that Ontario will prove to be the successful com» petitor in this Competition There will also be a Provi ' l Tweedsmuir History Book Conipet n prior to the Biennial Meeting in 1949. too impatient with the United Na- tions. Admittedly it has fallen far short of our hopes. But it has accom- plished some encouraging things. Its chief asset is that it is still function- ing and that Russia is still a member. “(4) Willingness to actively pro- mote understanding among the people of the worldâ€"to see them not. as aliens or ‘foreigners' but as human beings." "The choices we have to make in these days are not easy", Mrs. Sayre concluded, “but the heart and core of our choice does not lie in the compulsion of the atom bomb which can only destroy our bodies. It lies in the souls of men and womenâ€" in their moral and spiritual courage”. “The curse of our time is our ten- dency to disasscciate economic and political issues from moral values. It is what goes on in people’s minds and in their hearts that decides the fate- ful £uture“. cc rules a e ’7, col. 4.) “The Royiii ntnrio Museum is curry- ing on n survey of the pioneer texti induslry of Ontario. Slnco llncns wear out iind wuollens wear out and are also (lestrc red by moths, these bund- wuvon pro ucts are disappearing. something is not done now it will he too lntc and we elinll find ourselves with no inforinntinn on the ‘Tcxtllc Arts of Ontnrio. To correct this state of affairs, the following questionnaire \\ as distributed to the Provmclnl Buurd members with the rcqucst that they carry this information to the I istrict Annuals: I. Do you know of any early Onv tnriu tools used in the preparation of flux or wool? 2. Were the great spinning whucls commonly used in Ontario ii speciu|~ ized craft of ciii'pcnlcrs or whccle rights or were they u honic'product'.’ ' Have you ii sinflll spinning whch used in Onturiuvâ€"do you know where and when it was made? ' ' 4. Can you give us any specllic In» formntion nbuut luonis used in the early days in Ontario? I r :. Can you give us nny specific in- formation about the use of Jacquard looms in Oiituri ' Hnyc you _nny knowledge of early textile factories? 6. Were any of your uncestors pro- fessional “coversâ€"if so, where did they practice? The Museum is anxi- ous iu uhlu'i weiivci's' pattern drafts or log books. (‘uii you help us in this i'cgai'il '.’ ‘i. Allliuugli insignificant and of little money vulue any curly piece of iiintcriul made in Ontario \iqud be of interest to thr- Museum if it is known Mich: and when it was made. Do \uu kliu\\‘ of any pieces av ble? . Many early Ontario hand-woven cuvei'lets are still muse. It is up to us to treasure these superb examples of \I’flfln‘lllflllfihlp. It you have a cover- let sec to it that it is preserved fur future generations. Have you any in« formation concerning coverlcts, their patterns iiinl pattern names? 9. Ilo you know of any complicated weaves such as “Summer and Winter" \veuvc. “Ilouble Faced Twill" or the various linen weaves, woven In On- turio'! 10. Knitting, crochcting, iind cin- broidery still flourish in Ontario. Have you any curly examples of these arts which would be an inspiration to the modern craftsman? 11. The making of quilts was and still is one of the great creative arts of the Ontario woman. Have you any information about the traditional 0n- turiu patterns 1’ 12. The Museum has an important collection of costumes of the past. However there are still many gaps and we need your help to fill them. Have you any suits, dresses, coats, hats, children's cluthcs or costume iic- cessuries which are in good condition? If so, they may be exactly what we need. The Museum would be very grate- ful for further information concern- ing Ontario Textiles and Costumes which you may have to oiler. Please address your answers iind informa- tion to: The Textile Department, The Royal Ontario Museum of Archae- ology, 100 Queen‘s Park, Toronto 5. With so many displaced persons and immigrants entering Canada, a large percentage of whom will be starting life anew in the rural areas of On- tario, it is a golden opportunity for Women’s Institute members to dis- seminate knowledge of Canadlan life and particularly can the Tweedsmuir History Books be of great help here. to depict the social and cultural life of the pioneers until the present day. In conclusion I would add that, if we all work together whole-heartedly for the preservation of historical records and the recording of impor. tant current events, we shall not only be fiaying a tribute to the past but sha also be making a valuable con. tribution to the future. (MN: G. Maynard, Provincial Convener of Historical Research). POSSIBI ES OF THE fiIRLs' HOME GARDEN CLUBS I am 01m: to rain hl h the noun lllties of Gfll‘dfir‘ll Truly they are marvellous for uni: gm nad‘ifiitlonilill, {acui‘inmlan his“: enocatotoaml‘h ‘ lot; oflfun. H y. “M ""d on .lflVB to re: y be in th G Club or, second best, sac onec iiinim irirl‘ii gardens to really fully uii],r\,,»‘l, utc t c wonderful advantuin. m, Women's Institute places at the gi l dlspnsnl. my I would Just like to outlinl- on. course, to complete it takes [Ines years. each year more intermin. than the one before. For ii dollni ink girls receive 20 varieties of Winn”: sec-(ls iind 7 of flowers iind frlliiliifi‘. cultural lnatructlnns for tho will; even a garden plan. Early in “and: our Home Economist calls a mum: for the girls where she flivc- me", full instructions on the DTEISDImV ,,i ihe garden for seeds. Din- my things I appreciated in the [)lil mug of the soil was that we were an,“ how to take ii proper soil sulnii 1,, be sent to the 0.A.C, Vcry in my they tell us not only the ti'in- w M- tilizcr. but how much to usc Iii m much manure is needed to Lin: my sell up to full production, If yv um never done this you can't illlllt’ rim chance it makes in the grow “in llufliilfi' or the vaitetablcs. During the summer unutlh‘l . t-i. ing is called. our Home Em Hll‘l demonstrating the cooking i,‘ “4e. tables in new iind dilTereni u.‘ ml the canning of tomatoes n -:.nn fund value. I'll never forget I ,i‘fll she showed us how to can (In i‘lili Pad Black Wax Beans in tonmt ls: Those yellow beans in the ml ' an juice just make your mouth not to mention how good lb: was in December. During the sunn [he gardens are visited and judg.v In September the Achicvcnn n,“ is held and the girls exhiln lt‘ll’ vugetobles and record books i‘ ll“: day the girls receive instruct. . Ull how to store vegetables for use. First your girls plant ninl i ‘ iur their garden, they study tin nun vegetablcs play in giving hcnli Nth pnrc and serve vegetables i family to enjoy and plan and i ,' out winter storage. Second ycar girls do all ih t year work and in addition are i pec- ted to can 12 quarts of tonioir and plan a vegetnb 2 garden fur lb ml .nu-i . vial year. They also undertake a project which may be one oi ‘w nile lowing: planting an nspnrzn, ur strawberry bed, a raspberry i .wiu- tion. ii rhubarb patch, at M ‘ of cold frame, set out fruit l!v - iii special clean-up and home ll‘ nient. Practically all gartlu All) members do the last'one but - i iii-l consider it their special projer" _ Now in the third year s |= expected of the members. The on the work of the first and years. They now can 12 nu. > tomatoes for each member w family as well as fruit. By thi you know the vegetables not but as Thomas Laxton or I Progress and you understand ‘ varieties of cabbage ureter em and which do not split in stor _ The Record Books beconic vu ure' ful reference books for future M"; dening. I am adding to n‘llni HE yet. You really realize the valuelgin your garden in the third year “‘he you estimate the market value of l Home Garden Club Products. I "I You can perhaps see the \‘n 39h" the Garden Club to the Klrhml m family. With daughter takmi: Pb: mother has more time for other 19,01; Thlel girls take more pride in a l we one. . Alon with the food and clonal": units. s a can complete three unI sh! Ear so at the and at two Ruffian“ has County Honours and a real c m to win that most sought aft". "cm: the tri; tokzhe 3H 002$?:1gperi_ ca 0. as n am 7 . enge :hgt is wuondertuiJ With a will”) e oi the nm was ,n‘: nah usr L (Cnntinued on page 7, col. 4.)