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The :9 resident’s 70 rner Mrs. L. G. Lymburner President F.W.|.0. r3REETINGS to every member of our organiza- it! 1 this is the time of the New Year and resolutions t, perhaps it would be well that I should make a olution to you and our organization. On the other id. there is an old tradition that resolutions should between the maker and his conscience only and i all abide by that. However, I do feel that we. [ _-ther, should make some overtures toward the are of our organization at this time and if I i I should like to make several suggestions toward 1‘ end. irst. we shall not be afraid of the tasks before ind in going about performing them we shall be i idly and of good will. Let us not be afraid to t r the first step, give the first greeting or go the I ‘ mile and let us not care overmuch if seemingly. t effort goes unmarked. Stevenson said. “We are .- revellers in the wilderness of this world and the It we can hope for earthly. is to find a good i id." There is nothing which gives a finer glow l to know the warmth of a firm friendship, one I. I whom we have learned We may lean if neces- â€"one who is happy for us in our successes and v pathetic in our failures. 'e shall be of good will so that the lips are used it truth; the eyes for pity and hands for charity in the heart for love; the mind for uprightness and ti voice for no unkind expression. And let us be p. nt. If there is one virtue which one must culti- t'r . truly it is patience. Just one impatient word 0 love can scare ofl the new born. nebulous hope 0 'lOthl’ and none of us has that privilege or right. ,rs. Haggerty reported she had been able to it ‘ld all area conventions and was grateful that h health had improved, allowing her to do this. 5‘ was quite pleased that the changes in Sub- di ions, Districts and Areas were working out most -\~ factorin and everyone was working to make a M :53 of the change. I October Mrs. Haggerty met with representa- lt lot the Canadian Committee for World Refugee ‘1 r to talk about setting up a project to help in lit worldâ€"wide work. Feeling that F.W.I.O. could ‘ take another project with so many other de- ads on the branches, Mrs. Haggerty agreed to ‘L I out a letter explaining the objectives of this imittee and to ask the branches if they f3“ 3 could spare a little for a donation. To date it. resyonse has been almost unbelievable _ tiecause of a question asked at an area conven- JW. Mrs. Haggerty felt she should reiterate some g:I .454 lNTER 1960 And let us be strong fer the times These are challenging days for all of us. We need to make in our homes the aroma of love and kindliness and understanding so that all who go out from it into the world will be wrapped within the perfume thus created. We need to cultivate strength equal to the demands ot‘ life: the rhyme by Thayerâ€"“Foiks die too easyâ€"they sort of fade away: Make a little error and give up in dismay. Kind of man that‘s needed is the man of ready “it; To laugh at pain and trouble and keep up his grit“ might be one each of us should memorize. Let us not be dismayed by failure to achieve that which we have begun. Some- times a noble failure serves a better purpose than the greatest success. And let us have faith. Perhaps I have left the greatest and most important element [or the last. But all the Others finally. come through having faithâ€"faith in ourselves. faith in others and certain- ly armed with this. we should be ready for what, eye-r tasks come to our hand\. our hearts and our minds, How valuable we shall be as individuals rests with Us. We should remember that without the conâ€" tribution of each individual no effort made by Lt group can succeed. Let it be said of each of us that our efiorts as individuals created the success of the whole organization. And may I my in at final message that I am aware oi the trust and honor The Women's institutes of Ontario have given to me as the President nor am i unmindful ot' the responsibility which goes hand in hand with these other things. I shall hope through- out my term of other: to serve you well at least to the limit of my ability and \lrcngth. in order that I may be worthy of those many others who have made such outstanding contribution to the Women‘s Institutes. I should not want you to feel that the President‘s oilice is something which makes her un- approochohlcgrathcr. [ would want you to feel that she is in her oifice to serve you. My appreciation to all those who have. sent so many greetings: all are treasured and I think you would understand that it is impossible to acknowl- edge each one. tilah S. Lymburnet information which has been givun before. No mails ing list of branch secretaries is ever given out from the provincial oilicc or the oilice of the president. Report of the Secretary Mrs. G. Gordon Maynard. giving her sixth and last report of her term of oilicc as Secretary- Trcasurer. said: "An annual meeting should be a time of stocktaking. to stop and look back over the past year's work. to profit from our mistakes, to go forward with optimism and a determination to give of our best to our organization. “Looking back over the past six years," Mrs. Maynard said, “I can see how the scope of our work has increased year by year. This ever-widen- ing scope of work brings new and increasing responsibilities.“ Mrs. Maynard went on to say she was concerned for the future growth of the organization and asked if the time was ripe for an all‘out membership drive. 5