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The F.W.l.0. booth at the Royal Winter Fair, in keep- ing with the Institute‘s Safety praiect of the year, drew attention to "hazards in the home." would serve to give national leadership and which ould provide’ overall scientific knowledge and uppOl‘l. Report of the Handbook Committee The following is a report by Mrs. L. G. Lym- .» truer, Chairman of the Handbook Committee. :,\'CH to the members of the Board at the annual . muting: The recommendations are the result of many .turs of serious and thoughtful discussion on the wit of the members of the committee. each of horn has had years of experience in the work at the organizatiOn and has given out of that «.pcriertce a wealth of assistance. it is no exag‘ :~’l‘tlil01’1 to say that we have wrestled upon occa- ran for long periods on a single word or phrase. .13”. going back to the Latin root in order to make ‘i'lLtlI'l that the wording of a clause shall not in sure be misconstrued or misunderstood. Even I it may be that there will be occasions in the "tiLll'C when someone will wonder how we ar- wcd at the final wording of a sentence. We are ‘ .l human beings who have been entrusted with not all of us are agreed is probably the largest rponsibility we have ever assumed in our years i i work with the Women’s Institutes. The Constitutions of the branch. district and ,unvcn'ion areas were read and discussed. This urk has now been completed. The proposed Institution for the Federated Women‘s institutes m' Ontario was also studied and also that of the lunior Women‘s Institute. Prior to this, Mrs. Lym- vurncr traced the growth of the Women‘s instie 'FlL’S for the past 57 years, showing the advance u size of the convention areas. From this, Mrs. l .‘-rnburner stated the committee is convinced that "-‘-U 0f the areas, Guelph and Toronto. have L-'_4own too large for the good of their members. this ideal is a convention in which most members "My know most of the others and at least know lhc officers and those who aspire to office. The luhdivision and their districts were then discussed “Id further recommendations were made. This Proposed Constitution will be given further study before it is adopted. There will then be thirty members on the Board instead of the present 2?. WINTER 1959 \cr. - All recommenda'ions made to the committee have been given careful consideration. and always in the best interests of the greatest number. keep» ing in mind as we must the over-all picture. In order that all those concerned with changes might have every opportunity to be prepared for the changes. information was given to them so that they might assess the advantages of the proposals against the disadvantages which were presently theirs. As Chairman of the Commitlcc Mrs. Lymburner said she was overwhelmed with the ovidencn of co-operation on the part of all the board members in their consideration or the committee's recomv mendations. The Handbook. she said. would be the backbone of the Women‘s institutes. The members of the Board cxtcndcd a vote of thanks to the Handbook Committee for their work. and Mrs. Huggcrty thanked Mrs Lymburncr for the splendid way in which she had presented the work of the Handbook Committee to the Board. Study of Infant Mortality and Maternal (‘arc The rcporl shOWs progress. Many inquiries have been received from individuals who are interested in the study of the infant death rate and who are vitally interested in a programme to educate par- ents through the Women's Institute to the need for better care throughout the whole life cycle and especially during pregnancy. Through the sym» posium at the Guelph Conference in May. the radio broadcast at that time and the press releases. much interest has been aroused throughout the Province and as far away as Vermont. Many members assist with health units. prenatal Clinics and baby clinics and give considerable encourage- ment to expectant mothers. reported Mrs. Redford. Dr. F. M. Schwcngcr, Medical Health Officer of Dufferin County Health Unit wrote a very detailed article encouraging preparation for child- birth. This was published in the Shelburne Free Press and Economist. Mrs. Jean Leyland has re- cently been appointed as a technologist for a group of researchers in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of the University of Toronto’s Med- ical Faculty. This programme has been made 11