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Published by The Ontario Women's Institutes at Toronto, Ontario HOME and COUNTRY CANADIAN WOMEN S INSTITUTES HAVE BROAD INTERESTS AND CONTACTS Lady Tweedsmuir, Canada's nrst lady, backs up her keen interest in Women's 1nstitutes, not only by her inspirational talks and attendance at meetings, but also by the organization of a prairie library scheme. This was founded last fall. after her trans- continental tour, and to date she has collected over 3,000 volumes for these lending libraries, which. are dis- tributed through the provincial or~ fices of Women’s Institutes in the prairie provinces to the most isolated parts. On her recent visit to England, during her audience with Queen Mary, Her Majesty made enquiries about the progress of this work of sending books to lonely people in reâ€" mote districts and expressed her up- proval and sympathy with the scheme. This was followed by a gift of 109 books which are to be distributed among the four prairie provinces. Each will bear this inscription: “This book is the gift of Her Majesty Queen Mary to Lady Tweedsmuir Prairie Librariesâ€"January 193T". Attends Peace Conference Mrs. R. B. Colloton, Lorne Park. Ontario, notional convener of the committee on Peace and International Relations, represented the Federnted “'omen's Institutes of Canada at the recent conference held in Chicago on the “Cause and Cure of War”. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt is president. She reports notable speakers and a fine system of study for group pur~ poses in the “Marathon Round The general objectives of this association are to build efiectivu once machinery, to reduce war ma- hinery. and to obtain guaranteed ecurity against war for every nation, Mrs. Colloton suggests the follow- 'ng for a study programme: signifi- ance and underlying principles of uch forms of government as Com- 1 unism, Fascism, Naziism (terms A ow in common use, without a very lear idea of differences); Canada’s efense policies and our national tatus in relation to the Empire: hould we depend on Britain for ecurity against aggression without ssuming a degree of responsibility or safeguard? Fortieth Anniversary This is the fortieth anniversary on of the organization of the ' other Instituteâ€"that of Stnncy reek, Ontarioâ€"this event takmz lace in February 1897. Of course here was a party and n birthdnv altoâ€"and weren't those members of he Federated Women's Institutes‘of anada Board pleased to receive ieces of that delicious cake? In no- ordance with a resolution passed at he last biennial convention In arlottetown. British Columbia Wo< en's Institutes have initiated the elebrlting at an annual Adelaide oodles: day each February and mild like to see this custom made tional. This year, the Point Grey - hell in Vancouver had a direct con- ection with the Mother Branch. hen Mrs. Adam Inch, a member of Win the speaker at a birthday tea cut the lovely birthday cake hid! was decorated artistically in i, glimm- Inatituto green and , . can. ‘ filmed in! page 2, col. 4). MAY, 1937 (h rouyhout (he: Emplrc. lrzlu pra‘v/rcss. bt'IlL'CLIl all parts of the l‘l'orlll. RURAL YOUTH PROFITED BY SHORT COURSES During December, January, I-‘oliru- (try and Mnrcli 2,795 girla nan horn attended winter short course- schools in Home Economics and Agriculturl» which were conducted by the \\'o- men‘s Institute Ilrunl‘h and Agri- culture Representative llrnnch of the Ontario Department of Agriculture. The 33 onesmnnth schools in Home Economics reported 1,0155 girls on- rolled with nzcs flinging from ll) to 70 with an livurngo litre of 20; ill per cent. had not attended high school; 28 nor cent. had attended two yours or 055. Over 9 per cent. rhud hull advantage of speciill traman in nursing, commcr .11 Illlll normal school and university. Over ll!) |)('I' cent. were Inrm girls, ‘.£-l per cent, village girls ‘nd :1 per cent. town girls. Only 15 par cent. had been members ol ii Homemaking Club. The even three-month schnon~ in Home Economics report 27” enrolled with age ranging from 12 to in, with an averngt- ligv- "I If); 152 [MW cent. hull not attended high schools, 'le per cent. had attended two years or less. Only 7 per cent. n-purtod ud- \'untnge at special [ruining in nurs- ing. commercial and normal schnoh and university. Some 7‘2 per cent. were farm girls, 16 per rent. village girls and 12 per cont. town girls. Only 28 per cent. had at any time been members of a Homemaking Club. Instruction Wns given in foods and cookery, household management nnd laundry at all schools, with clothing or health education optional {or onc- month schools. Clothink. health edu- cation and house furnishing vvns in- cluded in three months curriculum. In addition joint classes with boys HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY‘S MESSAGE TO THE WOMEN‘S INSTITUTES OF THE BRITISH DOMINIONS I would Hits to take this opportunity of scntliilg lo om: and all a word of greeting and conglotululion an thc good work they lull-c dour. I take a grail into-cs1 in (Iii murcnpnt, not only in Grin! Britain, but I am u-cll ulrarc hou- murh Ilic Irlslilult‘s Ilui-c llll‘t‘ichy dour loll-or ~ improving; romliiionx for lroulru in rural nrvns; how they have nludr for brttcr ritttnxhip, halipii'r‘ hmnc , and good neighbour-[in I hopv (hut this spirit of muluol lnlp and goodwill will lu- mlrndrd to thc countrchmnin of all lllnds, for u-lwrrrcr L‘Ullnll'jl-II‘DIHIIL uer orgmii:cd they lrurl: [or “'1' 1rrrut human rnnscs along lh.‘ pulhs of I would like to add Hull I am much inlrrrslrd in I/Ii‘ Il'onun'x Insti- lulcs at Sundringham, and I nihilll (he n/h'rnuons as o/‘lcu us I run. It makes a nicv lllvt‘lllly place [or rim-wholly. The ll'umi'n's lnalilulv mumnirnl should prove a fresh unll l'nlunlrlv link bclwcrn all parts uni! [H‘Ullll'tl of Ihv Empirc, and I hon Ulllmlllr‘ll/ (From February issue of “The Countrywomcn" olIicilil omun of Associated Country “'omrn of the World.) MARY II. ._| WOMEN'S INSTITUTE CONVENTIONS ARE ANNOUNCED Untziriu will be up 'inllv III\'|V|II|'|I this Inng Novemhc 3 having ow opportunity ol'cntortnininl: llu- llourd of [In- Felix-ruled Women's lll.Vlll.lIl.l'.lr Cnnndn. Tho liivnninl Illt'cllllgx of the llominion Iionrll will In- hold in Toronto. Novi-lnllur 1134111, (In No- vcmln-r Ill, the Toronto Convention area will rulouxe its pl'ligrunllm- to tho llnnlininn I-‘odi-i'xitiun in lil'dui' lhul. discussions nnd lepton-s of nlllionnl interest nlziv he sclloduli-l 'l'llu pro gramme will he [luv olllrinl mun-n- lion of the Federated \\'onII-ii‘~ InstiA tutu: ol' f'annda. It will luv opt-n [u all Institute nu-lnlu Hnloriu .«hould Iu- well I'l'|rl‘L Mi . A. I). \\'ulkcr. Burton illi, Unlm n, [Ill‘sllli'nt ol' lhv Fi-di-l In! \\'nnu~n_«i Ili>titutvs ..r ('mmllo, Nahum}: u prngrnmmu which \i' I In- l...o. l... spiralinnul :ind lulu-mm. .-\s u-unl, 1:: wmupnu moon.- mnwntions will lie hold in «mm... .- l.r n..-.-l. .l by n..- this coming full. Tho I ing, (Inter: and lll'i'll- conventions ari tinny" n pnyl- l ..r llll l.~\.l(*. Tlu llllIt‘I‘l“ I Ii-ll vn llll‘; rhnit will llt‘ largely lr-pumihr for tho convention progrnnniu-s, Members having \\'Ul‘ll|-\Vl|lli' «ug- gl-stions for the imprnvomont of run- vvntions should send Llu-m lo tho rhnirmnn heading their own urn-n. The lists of convennrr for :-tnnl|- in}: committh for (inch ('nnvi-ntion nri-n nru given In thi- vhnrt, in ordnr that the district cnnvvnrrs may «end their reports to tho cnnvr-ntion nrnli roni'cners soon lift-T (hr diutrirt unnunl mot-ting. were held Ior spcoinl lorturmi in pnultr , gardening, horticulturr, rim- of mil and for Iiteraries. SECRETARIES PLEASE NOTE The secretary of the Institute is responsible {or the distribution of "Home and Country" among thc members. The secretary should send to her district secretary early in May a report of meeting: from January to April, Inclusive, on the form pro- vided for this purpou. Number 2 CONVENER 0F HISTORICAL RESEARCH RECOMMENDS KEEPING OF RECORDS \\'h--n our delegates returned from (he “ushllllt'toii Conference of the A: ociiitml Country “'omen of the World. \\l' upri- informed tluil Un- tlil'io uns ul-Il ill thi- loud in IIS uolk m liisturu‘l lt' "h. Such pl. ,l- I. 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It in ill-~il'nllli' llinl Iln-nl l'oil\‘clll'l"v .Nliuulil ll:l\’l' lovnl iii-\vs \‘I‘I'Illl‘ll Ilol'ul'l- l‘l'l'Ul'lllIIlf. It is :IIlV. Lnn, lluII diulrirl. I'IIIIVI'III' l'unlil' In» llu‘nl- m-lw-il “illi llu- lnor inlpurtnnt nl-uw pnpm's Ill (Iii-ir illslrii'IA IlIlIl Hull they muku- aun- Illnt ill low, nun llli‘lll ni-uupnpi'l' is; llll'll in I‘lll'll l-oilnly. l'oilnly Archiviut if your lliulrhvt i'flnVl'Ill'l‘ (‘nn mull- nu.- :ilnnv well and mm, hilt ir your r'ounly u mm.- Why not "ppm"; l. county urvhivint \illosi- duly it will ho to llll‘ lill orilzinnl mnnusl'rillt stori “i ultl-r milking sure that topics or thorn have lll'l‘ll Rent to the pro- vincinl i'oni'i-ni-r. nnd if you have not while nlhi-r provision for ll1l‘ suic- kvl‘plflfl of these, then we suggest that Van npprnnch your county coun- cil with n requent {or space in n lire~ proof auction of the county buildings. until you crln uccurc space and funds for at least the nucleus of a county museum. (Continued on page 2, col. 4).