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The Minister Speaks Members of the Board were the guests‘of the Ontario Government at a dinner held dllt’lng the hoard meeting. The Hon. W. A. Goodfellow, Minister of Agriculture, was host. Speaking at the dinner, Mr. Goodfellow said it was an event he always looked forward to. “We itke to do things for the women. It is an invest- ment," he said. “We depend on the Women's In- ‘litutes to give us sound advice.“ He spoke of the firm Safety Survey and asked for the eoâ€"opera- tton of all Women's Institute members. The Minister spoke of the new home for the .gL-d in Milton. As he passed it on his way to lillclph from Toronto, he said. it gave him a great .tcal of satisfaction to know these homes for aged Hmale are being built for their comfort. it has wen an obsession with him. he said, to see that mm; aged people are now being taken care of this my. "Farmers this year have harvested one of their .ugcbi crops.” he said, “but I hope this will not 'Cllie surpluses. When I think of the millions of .Vnplc in the world going to bed hungry I would tit; to see a better way of distributing these surâ€" . ‘ttses. If a few million dollars could be diverted mm defense and spent to distribute food to those .-ngry people, it would greatly help.“ Mr. Goodfellow paid tribute to Mrs. Haggerty ' it her leadership. saying he knew of no organiza- in more worthy of support than the Women‘s twlitute. Mrs. Haggerty thanked the Ontario Government .tttl the Minister for their support and expressed vureciation to the O.A.C. for the many things '..:_\ had done for the organization. She expressed unreciation for the privilege of working with tins McKercher. \lr. Goodfellow also paid tribute to Miss Meâ€" t'cher. Iteverend W. A. Young. O.A.C., led in comâ€" t‘ttnity singing. Mrs. R. Kidd was at the piano. tL'. Kelly of Guelph was the soloist. \n interesting incident occurred during one of :w sessions. Mrs. Putnam, now over 80, widow * ‘k * A BUSY PERSON'S PRAYER Slow me downâ€"Lord! Ease the pounding of my mart by the quieting of my mind. Steady my hur‘ ad pace with a vision of the eternal reach of time. ‘t|\‘L' me, amidst the confusion of my day, the =.«|mness of the everlasting hills. Break the ten- w-ns of my nerves and muscles with the soothâ€" ig music of the singing streams that live in my memory. Help me to know the magiCal, restoring ,9 ver of sleep. Teach me the art of taking minute t1|t.".lilOflSâ€"0f slowing down to look at a flower. tit that with a friend, to pat a dog, to read a few lures from a good book. Remind me each day of the fable of the hare and the tortoise that 1 may know that the race is not always to the Swift‘- that there is more to life than increasing its speed. Let me look upward into the branches of the lowering oak and know that it grew great and strong because it grew slowly and well. Slow me doWn_â€"Lordâ€"and inspire me to send my roots deep into the soil of life’s enduring values that I may grow toward the stars of my greater destiny. * * * WINTER I959 * 'k * PEACE PLAN While statesmen strive so hard for peace In Councils of today, That wars and strife on earth will cease I've found a better way. I just go down the old back lane My collie by my side, Where misty sheen is on the grain# From dew that's not yet dried. I just lean on the pasture gate \Vhiie collie brings the herd #- A Boholink sings to his mateâ€" A gentle breeze has stirred. The cattle slowly leave behind \Vet footprints on the sodâ€" I think how puny is mankind How wonderful is God! If every troubled soul today Could have an old back lane, His cares, like dew, would fade away And he'd find peace again. C. Ingram. "Peace Plan" and "A Busy Person's Prayer" were quoted by Mrs. Elton Armstrong at the Central Ontario Convention. * ‘k 'k of the late George A. Putnam, who hecame Su~ perintendent of Women’s Institutes in 1904, had read in the newspaper that the F.W.l.0. was meet- ing in Guelph. so she took a bus to the College to call on the Board. Everyone was delighted to meet her and Mrs. Haggerty had the pleasure of inviting her to be her guest at lunch. Miscellaneous Appointments The following appointments were made: F.W.â€" LO. Scholarship Committee. Mrs. Norman Camer- on: Canadian Association of Consumers and Gina dian Cunccr Society, Mrs. E. Irwin; Ontario Htsâ€" torical SOEiety. Mrs. Bernard Brooks; Ontario Federation of Agriculture, Mrs. J. P. Corson; Onâ€" tario Rural Leadership Forum. Mrs. Lewis Keefer; Royal Winter Fair Board, Mrs. Chas. Agnew: Mrs. Orland Richards, Conservation Council of Ontario: Radio and TV Evaluation Council. Mrs. C. Gillespie; Ontario Welfare Society. Mrs. A. Farran: Oniario Education Trustees and Rate payers” Association. Mrs. James Haggerty: On~ tario Welfare Society. Mrs. G. Gordon Maynard; Canadian Association for Adult Education. Mrs. R. N. Ross; Canadian Estimates of Selected Enâ€" tertainment Films. Miss Ethel Chapman. Miss Ruth Moyle was appointed to the committee in connection with the F.W.I.O. competition. 1k 1k 1k " 'The last word is the most dangerous of inâ€" fernal machines and the husband and wife should no more light to get it than they would struggle for the possession of a lighted bombshell.”â€" Douglns Jerrold. i: 'k ‘k 15