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ROS Branch mandate is leadership l\l \l if is .t word that the Women‘s institutes hm e heard a lot In the last \ch or [no But ll is not just the \\ unit-it‘s institutes that have a com tern about their pereeti ed image. We .tll th‘, or at least tie should. and that includes the Rural Organizations and \eiutes delth \\ hen the hrtttteh was tormed from tlte .iiiialganuitioii ot several others in 1"“. ll was pitch a lien mandate â€" and thttl Intitidtite “as leadership. \iiiee thtit [littL' \ve hmc struggled to establish Illll Lft'dlhllll} tn [htsitrena It K been clll uphill htitlle t'ttthtitii:I the steteutipes U! "-in Brttneh". “‘iouth Branch“ “Women and Children's Reflections from ROS Joyce Canning Branch“. “food and crafts courses". Yes, we are involved with all these things but they are our vehicles rather than our message. Our new name says ll f the Rural Organizations & Ser- \iecs Branch 7 the branch that works. with rural organizations â€" like the Women‘s Institutes, like the Women for the Support of Agri- culture. like the Junior Farmers, and like the 4-H clubs. We will work with you to help you improve your organ]. zations by holding more effective meetings, writing more interesting press releases. researching and docu. menting a resolution or brief, molt. vatng your members and recruiting new members. If you haven’t yet taken advantage of these services which are available- to you, I encourage you to do so. The Rural Organization Specialist in your county office is the contact who can help put you on track toward be- coming an even more effective and efficient group within your com. munity. More letters to the editor. . . tttnmrttt't/ [mm ft 4 the \‘s'iitnett‘s lnstttttte he ehttnged Is not Itlelv [1‘ he giiett sorti'ttts LUI-l’ stiletttttittt slttee Ils [mine I» part ['1‘ Its hisliitx l’llflllL'l'lllUl’L'. It is the Hull“: tli.tt is used throughout the world ‘-\i|ett_ ‘i\.itnett's Inslltttles flourish lti lh‘h‘l .i rtirttl Urilill'll/Llllfill. siiiiiiscitetl lit llie tnnerntnettl ol ttttl.itiii. has tiitnietl Its name l'he Eiltttid ice “as lttttttets' irtstttttte the Secretary of the Saltfleet District group and it was to the ladies’ night of his Institute that he invited Adelaide Hoodles‘s to speak and present her idea for the formation of a similar iirgant/ution for women. We all know the result but the motion made ttnd ettrried at that meeting reads: "That we organize a Women's De~ partmcnt of Domestic Economy in Affiliation with the Farmers’ Insli tute". This, clearly was not a conveniei : name so at the second meeting or week later it was shortened to W. 7 men's Institute and thus it has r » mained and the organization h . spread and become known arour-l the world. Jenny Morgan Thornhill W.l. Consider updating the Mary Stewart Collect: Iliitite th ( titttittv hits heeotne ti '-er\ uiiud ptthltettttiin. \'\ htle geared ttt.nii|\ tn “titnen‘s Institute nietiibers. l tttitl the Lil\\‘l'\ll} iil tiitttcrtttl appeals Iii \\I.tll'tL'l'I of other \\:t|ks Ul life. i tend iiiv titpi lILtlll enter it] cost-r tllltl tte\et l.tt| Iii be impressed with the tip-to tlttte ttrtieles Ill etteh Issue. \nntethtne that hits hothetetl me lot .i number at _\‘c;its ltuttciet Is fhe \l.iii \‘Iettitrt t‘iilleet | tilmiist choke l|\l't the \titttls “help its grim eitlm, serene JIlLi gentle " l ttni it person nhn lieltetes it pittver shiittld he \IllkL'IL', nitl itist rzttlled till with no thought In the ninth. And | thin III this diti .lllLi tige tliitt \vtitiien’s _i!lt'll]‘\. iir \Hltltet’l tndti iditttllv. need to he .tii)tlitttt' ltttt ettlttt, serene and gentle ] leel these “DIth come from .t Inne \\ lien It was thought it umiitiit's plttee \ttts tn the home. uheti then new supposed to be the sole ltctitl of the household and “UIIICII lllL’L'ixi‘V (serenely?) cooked. cleaned and raised the children (calmly? gently?). Conic, come. this is the nuclear age. not the horse and buggy age. Women need to speak out against child abuse. wife battering. pornog- raphy, drug abuse, alcohol and nico- tine addiction. poverty. the everâ€" widcning gap between rich and poor. the lack of low-cost housing, exploiâ€" tation of the young and helpless. growing use of foul language etc. etc. Calm, serene and gentle? I rhi it. we've been too calm, serene a itl gentle for too long now. Let us gri i-i confident, caring, effective, aware it we want our Institute to rise from lit: smouldering ashes that it seems to steadily becoming, we must charms with the times and see the world is it really is, not as we'd like it to t . We have the potential. let’s 1‘ t involved! Mavis Heming Riverside WI | l Keep the word “institute” The word INSTITUTE has been a thorn in the flesh of many W.[. ladies. Even met I've poked fun at the word too, thin of our Thunder Bay women received a telephone call from a youthful woman who wanted to assist our organization in our care of the young male convicts in Our Institute! Some of you may be insulted: others may find humor in this sit- nation. continued on p. 15 5 II t\ (‘ (let. Nm Dec. 1986