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V Lady Tweedsmuir was the former Susan Grosvenor, wife of Lord Tweedsmuir Canada's G overnor General from 1935 â€" 19h0, who was John Buchan before he was titled. When he died in Montreal she returned to England. She has written many plays, childrens books and reminiscences â€" was an ardent Nomen‘a Institute member in England, was made an Honorary Life Member of our Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario. She advocated that the branches compile histories of their own communities across Canada. "Her Foreword" to the histories - I am so glad to hear that the Nomen's Institutes of Ontario are rein: to compile village history books. Events move very fast nowadays; houses are pulled down, new raids are made, and the aspect of the countryside changes completely sometimes in a short time. It is a most useful and satisfviny task for nomen's Institute members to see that nnthinp valueahle is lost or forgotten, and women shoulfl he on the alert always to nuard the traiitions of their homes, and to nae that water colour sketches and prints, poems and prose legends Bhnlfld find their way into these books. The oldest people in the village will tell us fascinating stories of what they re- mer'ber, which the younzer members can write down, thus makinr' u hriige between the": arrl events which happened before they HEY”: horn. After all, it. is the history of huranihy whith is continuall" intereeting to us, and your villa" histories will he the basis of accurate facts much valuei by historians of the future. I an proud to think that you have 221121 thev "The Tweeiruir Villare Fistoriea". __ hr La'ty Neeisvmir --