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The President 's Comer Mrs Herbert K Malitshe President the Federated Women‘s Institutes of Ontario Dear \\'.l. Members: A no“ door has been npcned before me. l'hcrc hau- heen mum kinds of doors in my life Sacral of them h;l\'L‘ closEd behind me. Houevcr. oncu tigntn I haw hccn giv en the opportunity to step across .1 threshold to he“ uperiences. To win the election and become your nun l’rm- dcnt has indeed been a memorable UL‘L‘tl\lUn for 1llL' l ttm very happy tmd honoured to have hccn gncn \LlL’ll ucclnini. I wish first ofnll to com ey m_\ Sincerest thanks for your support rind for your many congratulatory mus- sugcs and expressions of meaningful best uishcs. I :tiii positively unable to tell you how much your mar) kindness has meant to me. To my oun Mnrmion Brunch CU-“UTLL’TS l tlfll most grateful for the warmth of our friendships and our happy times together. I'm certainly proud. pleased and privileged to have brought honour to Grey Centre District and the beautiful Grey Bruce Area. Now the door for me has been swung so much “'ldCl’ open that it encompasses all you wonderful people in all the other Areas. Districts and Branches in Ontario. l‘m anticipating to the fullest measure the new experiences I shall enjoy in working ivith till of you in the interests of our great organization. May [just continue further my little discourse on I'd like to draw to your attention some doors that we have already opened and many more that each one of us can open this year in our Women's In- stitute work. You will recall how we stepped through the door of faith when we made the decision to purchase the Er- land Lee Home. Hasn‘t it been a productive venture? To own the Home and to see in it some of our most cherished possessions is indeed cause for giving thanks every time we visit it. To also see the changes and im- provemean that have been made year by year makes us all the more anxious to keep sending in our sup» portive donations. We must never be afraid of venturâ€" ing forth in faith. Beside the door of faith. stands the door of hope. We hoped the Erland Lee Home Project would be a success. It was, We continue to hope that the Founda- tion Fund will soon have reached its pre-established quota so that the interest derived from it will be sufâ€" ficient to maintain the Home. We hope you will continue to lend your support to the "Save Sight" Project for we all hope to be able to 4 L-tliit-utc. through this Nutrition Education irtl\l lllC mine of tuning the propcr fonds. \‘t'e hopc you ui't' L‘irculuting lltc "Penm- tllp. ‘H own Women's institute tun-ting. Your rchpllll\t' I” Pull"le for friendship has just been wnntlum] H" [mi mum \htm ‘.| stcaitly y-iirly inert-use li‘l tritium“. (1011‘. liy this I run sci: than you are limping h. m rinsing your Brunch donntlnns cuch y 'tir. Win-h mm LN llilPL‘. tin-re I3 lil'c. Let's keep every door “uni-Hm upon in hopeful e\pci:ttttiun along the Wny ....i [I]; \\"ul11t:it\ lll‘llllllt‘ ()rgniti/utiim \vill hc \‘ilnllty [Ticrytinc llWC\ :|d\L‘nlltl'L'. Why nut open I]. in one? (‘onsciu to lctid ti 4-H llolucninking ('Ii Senior Project. Ifyou have never done M1 you I; H” idt'ti of tho “with of Information nnd enjoy mi»- rim .t\'t‘.tll.\ you its you step through this door into .1 i“... new 1'L‘tlll'll ofndwntiiroiis tichiuvcmcnts. ‘I'hc in “it thank \uii fur ll and think of the training you 1... I find. '1 ‘ltlt‘ ‘llllll’ Hi .i providing to the hmucnmkcrs of tht: futiii't- ,» ti“, hcnctiu iltuy'll rcnp from your contribution . A... twin of L‘\]‘lL‘flCilL‘L' us it homemaker. ' Etudes cnthtirking upon tin adventure. you w .ilsn he performing it grcut service. liltdlt‘ss an: ill. poriuniiics that are afforded its when we step [I ,i. tho door of survive. Are you being of scrvtcc l m Branch. District. County. Arcti and (‘nmrnuiiii .n- you being of scrum: by accepting an office or ll- icnurship, by preparing .i piipcr. by planning gramme. by helping have Itlt')‘; repurtin v. by sp: ll" sunsliinc to the sick and Hit: shut-ins? T e ways .i ing your talents and your cxpericnccs to hut. it] scrvc others and thereby benefit yourself in th tr gain min not he numbered. Since the Women's Institute Is an adult L llt‘tl'lili orgnni/nlinn uh} not set up a study SEN-ti in International Women‘s ‘t'cur'.’ "What could no \i’ ‘ you ask. ch: .in: u few suggestions. We could it the history of the womcn in our own L‘Ol'flnlu. those who have made contributions in the past a. .- present time. Or we could study the image of i» n ;it various times in history and in difl'crenl cut We could L‘vcn focus on lhc history of “(H struggle for emunupnlion. lfyou think ll‘tuse doors ofknuwledgi: are too i! to push open. here‘s an caster one to shove agar haps we should study the attitudes ofwomcn and is toward their rL’SpCClIVL‘ mics in the family and an ' or study the responsibilities of both parents Ill tearing of children and in family life. How about doing a study on women's role. I and present. in local, regional. provincial or nail ' affairs? Better still. why not apply that to a stud the women who have served us so well at every i of our great organimtion through all the seventy-t years of its existence. At the beginning of my term as your Preside i say. "Start opening doors â€" doors of service â€" in faith. with hope. and love. Start where you are. Start now, In International Women's Ycarl“