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II. .\lv'i‘u|ln4li, It n e. pruninhm Ihrm..miuli...m I4lll4lllll In. nildri-anml tn "HUME ANII rIIIIIN'rnV” 'I'hi- Irmmm'» lleilIIlI- llrIinrh mid Eminnlnirl ' mm. of Al: I IIIIIlIlIIIL’h. lurrlnln e. « Illuirilmiuii llIYflIIKlI vilirii‘u "I wunu-n'a Institutes m “mm-um Immun- lumpy", Iim illi- EDITORIAL COMMENT l’SINCERELY AND AFFECTIONATELY YOURS" Most of us thoroughly understand appreciate the happy relationship ch exists hctween the Federated icn's Institutes Branch and Home Ionics Servi of the Ontario De- iciit of Agriculture but for those hiive recently joined our ranks or those who may not have fully sllmli we hrieflv review histori» I‘is which have led to the forma- I‘ each and explain the present 1 relationship. in 1807 when the first Women's to was nl‘l'llllill‘ti a request was Ilie Minister of Agriculture for support and Iissistance. ipurt wns gladly given, at first a form of grants and then later Izovrriimcnt lecturers were appointed lo spunk In Women's institutes and to lH-lir In ’hcir orr'an stion. Down Ilirounh the venrs this n“ stance has Increased and as the Women's Insti~ l“l“r"‘l|\_'€‘ crown in number and re- «Iionsihilitv. so also have the services from thi- Department of Agriculture "wrest-.51 and improved. GNNHI: out of requests from the \Nunu-ii's Institutes of Ontario the Womens Institute Branch and Home Economics Scrviro. as we now know It. has been osinlilished. The present function of this Branch of the Depart- Inont of An‘ricultui‘e is to promote the work _oi‘ the Women's Institutes of Ontario .and to provide an extension service In Home Economics for all rural women and girls of the province. DOVER W.l., ENGLAND, ADOPTED BY PORT DOVER \‘V-J. Members of Dover Women's Institute, England are shown opening boxes Rent to them by Port Dover Women's Instilute. Norfolk County. Woodhouse, ‘ ‘ ial M b nd Lake Shore “'omen's Institutes helped Port Dover With a spec ‘ engagign? As a result a shipment of one ton of food was sent to the Women 5 Institute of Dover, Kent Cow‘Englnnd. distribution. In addition to this large s ing a 20-pound parcel of food every month. These women in turn undertook its hipment Port Dover Institute is send- Evidence of the Irratetulness with which the food is received is seen in the many letters which arrive continuously, expressing the heartfelt appreciation of the recipients. This Branch is therefore “Sincerely and Alfectionolelv Yours". At their beginning the Superintend. ent of Farmers' Institutes acted as Superintendent of Women's Institutes nnd in 1899 under the Superintendent Miss Laura Rose was appointed first government lecturer and organizer of Women’s Institutes. Gradually more staIT were added and more Institutes grew into heing. In 1901 ladies were invited in one 911- n of the Experimental Union at (me oh held for Farmers' Institute members. This was so popular that in nrran’ring for the 1902'leperiA mental Union a whole dny was plun- mui for the women. This Die first Women's Institute conventidn came into being. 'I‘iventvâ€"four Institutes were represented with II total attend- :inco of (iii. In 1903 the women's iiieel- ings were held in the then new Iilac~ ilonahl Institute, O.A.C. and 116 women from 53 Institutes gathered from centres us (at distant. as Fflgin in the west and Lennov in the east. The movement grew hv leaps and hounds. In 1910 the convention was moved to Toronto and in 1911 the numbers had increased so that it was ronsidereil wise to divide the prov- ince into 3 conventions areas: London, Toronto rind Ottawa. It hiis alwnvs been the practice of the Department to consult with lead- inrr ofliccrs and lecturers \I'hen decid- ing upon poliev. When only one con- vention was held this matter was simple. With three conventions n cer- tain loss in Provincial unitv was the natural result. Hence in 1914 3 Pro- vincial Advisory Committee was ap- poin'ed to help ro-ordinnte the, work of the Institutes. These women net- or] in n consultative cnpncity to the Superintendent and the Department. In 1915 ii further step forward was t'Iken when 17 representatives were elected. one for each of the then 17 sub-divisions in the province. These women met with Mrs. William Todd of Orillia as first chairman. As an outgrowth of this advisory committee our first provincial board was formed and The Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario (F.W.» LO.) came into beian by Formal reso- lution on Februarv ‘7, 1919. Later in the same month the Federated Wo- men‘s Institutes of Canada (F.W.I.C.) was organized. Convention areas divided and re- divided in order to take care of the increasing numbers of Women's Insti< tute members. By 1983 the IR present convention areas were established. As the Federated Women's Insti- tutes of Ontario have developed and expanded, so also have the services from the department kept pace. Mr. George Putnam became Super- intendent in 1.904. At this time there was a small staff of government speakers. Under Mr. Putnam an ex- cellent staff of women lecturers and organizers was built up to aSSist In the rapid development which \\'as_tak< in;' place in the Women's Institute movement. These lecturers brought inspiration and comfort as well as valuable information on subjects of interest and help to rural homeâ€" makers. Br 15110 there was a desire on the part of rural women for teachers trained as specialists and qualified to demonstrate the arts of foods and cookery, clothing and other Home Economics topics. By 1912â€"13 educa~ tinnal short courses were taken rivht inln Ihe rural communities in order that i'nnion and girls who could not leave their homes might benefit there- from. Durin'! the war years these (nurses proved invaluable in helping the women with their war efl'ort. Ninety courses were conducted the winter of the great influenza epidemic (1018) and doctors were most grateful for the exceptional assistance and co- operation given from those women who had taken the home nursing traininzz. These services to the Women's In- stitutes continued to follow the pat- tern seI fr)th by the original planning committee in 1911 with advantage he- in-r token of all advances in the vari- ous fields in which instruction was L'iven. In the fall of 19514 a new for- ward step was taken when Miss Bess IIIcDei-mand, a qualified Home Econo- mist, b c c a m e Superintendent of Women‘s Institutes. Ever since that time a Universitv graduate in the field of Home Economics has held this position. As well as superintend- ing the work of the Women’s Insti‘ 'lllES of Ontario the Superintendent has from that time to the present also directed a Home Economics extension service for the women and girls of the province. Under Miss liIcDer- mand s L'uidanre and through the co- operation of the Women‘s Institutes the Co-operativc PTU'FTBIII in Home Economics was established. With al- terations and adjustments made to meet the needs of the times. this pro- grain is still inluse tfiidav. During the war vents unc er t e able guidance of Miss ‘Mary Clarke it became expedi- snt to discontinue local leader training schools because of transportation diffi- culties. In post war years these have been revived and the program has been considernbly broadened to in- clude urcater variety in Home Crafts, Home Furnishings and Psychology for the Homemaker. Methods have changed during the 52 years of nstitute work, as pro- fessional training has develo ed and scientific knowledge has a vanced. The _objertives outlined at the time of the inception of Institutes can he met more adequately now than in 1897, but the basic aims are the same. The WINTER. 1949 lows: h 1 as ral- 1. To on women so uire t and approved practices qtor mfg?“ home efficiency. if 2. To discover, stimulate and leaders. 3. To develop a more abundant If; in our rural communities and a deal; ' appreciation of the things near hand. 4. To develop better. ha le . . more useful citizens. W Y “m For many years the Superintendm of Women's Institutes was also SUI"; intendent of Farmers’ Institu y. 3,. in very early days this work .133 a“ carried on as an oil-shoot OI Mir: "I the other divisions of the [Maw meat. of Agriculture. As the Mr came more complicated, the \Mm. Institutes expanded and mail I": creased, the “Institutes Bram‘u" 3. established By 1921 we fim h; Women’s Institute Branch" apmarmz in the Minister's Report. In Lair, 1),, title was again changed to "\I'Imwnv, Institute Branch and Home E: wormiqu Service". This change was his 1,, more fully explain the dual i'llli’iiii" of the Branch, namely, to prm, ore II", work of the Women’s Instir I Ontario and to provide in Ho , nomics extension service for .,I rural women and girls of the pl'DVInIv A. the same time the title of > .Iienn. tendent was changed to that H [mm tor. The Provincial Board IJITL‘I Hrs 01 the Federated Women's InsII I'es of Ontario, elected by Women‘s I Imp. members, meet twice a yeai I out. line the policy of the Ontario \‘ Inmn's Institutes. It is the Board 1: wins who carry the vote and hen min the decisions when matters I. ,mili‘)‘ are determined. The Board II who; . elect the Provincial President Hun" the Provincial President is It... head of the Federated Woincv tutes of Ontario. The Director, Women’s Branch and Home Economic I'vire is a member of the provincia word. acts as adviser and counsellor to the Federated Women’s Institute: II On» tario and its board of direct nd a: liaison b e t w e e n the ‘ miei Women's Institutes of Ontario -1 the Department of Agriculture. ‘ The purpose of the Provincr of the Federated Women's Inst : of Ontario is (1) To co-ordinste ti .wk of the Women’s Institutes of I‘ I: (2) To unite the province and oflicial representation in the ated Women’s Institutes of v . the Associated Country Woin'cn .I the World and other organizatn-I ‘III To express the views of the i In- stitutes on all matters of pr- wml or national importance mm :lic scope of Women: InstitutES “1 I .1an responsibility, (4) To co-opers II!“ the Ontario Department of A vult- ore to improve educational, an I- and economic conditions in the 9"“ Through the years the Fe ‘ ‘ Women’s Institutes of Ontario n ‘I (hr Women's Institute Branch flnll III-w Economics Service of the Onto ' W- phrtment of Agriculture have WW“ and developed together, each h WV}: the other, yet in this mutual Y 4:.- ance each has kept its indiwdusi wlrn' titv. From the above explanation be clearly seen that then-or}: (Ifl Federated Women's Institutes III? iario is “Democracy at Work; Tf Board Directors. elected by “"‘W‘n; Institute members themselves. mar in session to determine the 1101‘“ _ N the organization. After these Fl‘l“ "' are determined it is one of tth 4‘“); ices of the Women's Institute lrIILnf and Home Economics Semce 1H *1! put these policies into efiect. In a“ dition the Women's Branch alsl’llfi“ vides an extension service in “"1; Economics education for all “mm and girls of rural' Ontario. It is because of the ‘rural our“: and girls of this rovince thal ‘8 Women’s Institute ranch and Economics Service has been estaitI-m 9d and it is for you thatwe func “I‘d We are, therefore, "Sincerely " Afleetionately Yours," Anna P. Lewis, Director. train l iiiill'll