HOME &Country PUBLISHED BY THE ONTARIO MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RURAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SERVICES BRANCH IN THE INTERESTS OF THE FEDERATED WOMEN’S INSTITUTES 0F ONTARIO CO-EDITORS Amber Gibbons Carol Stewart-Kirby EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Mrs. Keith Hiepleh Mrs. John Brown Volume 49 Winter 1983 No. 3 â€" Front Cover Our cover photograph was taken at the FWIO annual meeting in November in Toronto. Pictured are (from left to right). FWIO President Janet Hiepleh. Agriculture and Food Minister Dennis Timbrell. newly appointed Provincial Secretary Marcie Johnston and Rural Organi- zations and Services liaison representative with FWlO Joyce Canning. Read all about the meeting on pages 7. 8. 9 and 10 and look for more pictures inside. Rural Organizations & Services. Ontario Minisiry of Agriculture and Food. Guelph Agriculture Centre PO. Box 1030 Guelph NIH 6N] Telephone 519-823-5700 Provincial Office F.W.l. Oniar‘io. Guelph Agriculture Centre P.O, Box l030 Guelph N1 H 6Nl Telephone 519-823-5700 Naiional Office. F.W.l. Canada. Room 28. 46 Elgin Sireel. Ottawa. KIP 5K6 Telephone 613-234-1090 International Office. A.C.W.W. 50 Warwick Square. Victoria. London. S.W,l. V.2.A.J. England I.) MEMBERS OF PROVINCIAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1983 PAST PRESIDENT Mrs. Clarence Diamond. Box Bi 1. New Hamburg. NOB 260 PRESIDENT Mrs. Keith Hiepleh. R.R.Z. Springfield, N01. 2J0 REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS Mrs. Arnold Wilson. R.R. l. Brockville. KGV 5T1 Mrs. Frances Pajamaki. R.R. l. Kakabeka Falls. POT 1W0 Mrs. R.C. Alexander. 144 Rexway Drive. Georgeiou L7G 1R7 PRESIDENT FWIC Mrs. H.L. Noblitl. Box 297, R.R. 5, Ottawa, K10 3N3 BOARD DIRECTORS Mrs. Lynus MacPherson. R.R. 3, Dalkeith. KOB 1E0 Mrs. Arnold Wilson. R.R. l. BrockVille, KSV 5T1 Mrs. Bert Timmins. RR. 3. Almonte. KOA 1A0 Mrs. J.C. English. R.R. 2, Kingston. K7L 5H6 Mrs. [van Clare. R.R. l. Boxboro. KOK 230 Mrs. Gordon McCulloch. Box 961. Campbellford. KOL 1L0 Mrs. Howard Bradley. R.R. l. Bowmanville. LIC 3K2 Mrs. Bruce Snider, R.R. 1, Maple. LOJ IEO Mrs. Archie Taylor, R.R. 4. Grand Valley. LON [GO Mrs. Max Noble. Palmerston. N00 2P0 Mrs. Norman Coghlin. King Street. Atwood, NOG 1B0 Mrs. R.C. Alexander. 144 Rexway Dr., Georgetown. L7G lR7 Mrs. James Beard. R.R. 3. Coldwater. LOK 1E0 Mrs. Ronald Coutts. RR. 1. Midhurst. LOL IXO Mrs. William Anderson. R.R. 1, Durham. NOB 2T0 Mrs. James Coyne. R.R. 6. Wiarton. NOH 2T0 Mrs. Donald MacAdam. R.R. 2, Wingham. N00 2W0 Mrs. Kneale Jones. R.R. i, Lynden. LOR ITO Mrs. Jas. Nichol. R.R. 5. Hagersville. NOA 1H0 Mrs. Warne Emmott. R.R. 3. Brantforcl, N3T 5L6 Mrs. Eric Mollard. R.R. 8, Parkhill. NOM 2K0 Mrs, Russell Campbell. R.R. E. Iona Station, NOL 1P0 Mrs. John Templeman. RR. 2, Staft‘a. NOK IYO Mrs. W.H. Robertson. 1255 Croydon SL, Windsor. N9H 133 Mrs. Norman Morewood. R.R. 4. Alvinston. NON 1A0 Mrs. Harry Smith. R.R. l. Utterson. POE 1M0 Mrs. Ronald Moore. Golden Valley. POI-I 1N0 Mrs. R.R. Johnson. Box 1180, Cochrane. POL [CO Mrs. Clarence Cress. Mindemoya, POP ISO Mrs. Arthur Mills. R.R. l. Thessalon. FOR 1L0 Mrs. Frances Pajamaki. RR. 1. Kakabeka Falls, POT IWO Mrs. Lourens Visser. Box 67. Emo. POW 1E0 JUNIOR DIRECTORS Mrs. Elaine Wallace. R.R. 2. Stirling. KOK 3E0 Mrs. Mary Hall. R.R. l. Wingham. NOG 2W0 SECRETARY Mrs. Sam Johnston. R.R. 4. Listowel, N4W 309 I TREASURER Mrs. Clifford Ritchie. R.R. 3. Parkhill. NOM 2K0 PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER Mrs. John Brown. Box 69. Washago. LOK ZBO OFFICERS' CONFERENCE SECRETARY-TREASURER Mrs. Helen M. Dufï¬eld. RR. 1. Rockwood. NOB 2K0 ERLAND LEE (MUSEUM) HOME SECRETARY-TREASURER Mrs, Robert B. Weber. Box 95. Bloomingdale. NOB 1K0 CURATOR PROVINCIAL TWEEDSMUIR HISTORLES Mrs. Fred Howe. R.R. S. Embro. NOJ iJO . CONVENORS OF STANDING COLIMI'ITEES Agriculture and Canadian Industries â€" Mrs. Thelma Allen. R.R. 2. Thessalon. POR 1L0 Citizenship and World Affairs â€"â€" Mrs. Murray Forest. Princeton. NO] NO Education and Cultural Activities â€" Mrs. Maurice E< Jenkins. RR. 2. Prescott. KUE 1T0 Family and Consumer Affairs â€" Mrs. Elgin Bellow P.O. Box 2053. Meaford. NOH 1Y0 Resolutions â€" Mrs. Clarence Diamond. Box 811. New Hamburg. NOB 200