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F. W.I.0. Board’s Spring Meeting By Ethel McCandless The Spring Board Meeting of the F.W.I.O. held at the Ontario Agricultural College. Guelph, is always a splendid inspiration. This year the trees and flowers were just thinking of awakening as Board Members arrived on Sunday, May 3rd. But Mr. John Eccles, Director of Public Relations, O.A.C. remarked. ‘The advent of the F.W.I.O. Board Members to O.A.C. for their spring meetâ€" ing is always the beginning of summer on the Campus", and true to his words the weather be- came beautifully warm and sunny and the Campus burst out in all its glory into leaf and flower, and by the time the Conference delegates arrived the Campus became one of the show places of One tario. Monday morning saw the Board Members down to serious business. The agenda was a lengthy one as the Handbook Committee had prepared byâ€"laws for the new Handbook which has to be presented and passed by the Board, This meant an extra day of meeting which took place on Saturday the day following the close of the Officers Conference. The President‘s Report Mrs. James Haggerty. president of the Feder- ated Women‘s Institutes of Ontario welcomed the members of the Board and Mrs. Douglas Hart. the new Standing Committee Convenor of Citizenship and Education was given a warm welcome. In outlining her duties since the annual meeting last November. Mrs. Haggerty said she had had a full schedule of activities, and to date had been even busier than in former years. Besides attend- ing committee meetings. including the Handbook Committee. Mrs. Huggerty was the guest speaker at the Women's Institute County Rally in Brant- lord. She attended two Summary Days of Train- ing Schools in Owen Sound. addressed the "Girls‘ Sesaion" ot' the Junior Farmers' Conference EXâ€" eculive, She attended the Farm Safety Conference held in Guelph and was a member of one of the panels. Because of the stand Women's Institute members have taken regarding liquor advertising. through resolutions sent to the Board. Mrs. Haggerty was asked to prexent a hricl‘ to the Canadian Associa4 tion of Provincial Liquor Commissioners at their invitation. and she personally presented it to lhe president. Tth rcccived favourable comment from the Commissioners. Mrs. Haggerty thanked the members. Miss Chapman and the Department of Agriculture solicitor [or the help and sound advice received in the preparation of the brief. Many anniversaries, special programs and other events have been attended by the president. all of which she enjoyed. She expressed apprecia» tion for the help she had received from key personnel and the co-opertttion of all members. Her mail. though still very heavy gives her per. sonal contact with Branch members and offers something new every day. she said. 4 F.W.I.C. Report As a member of the sub-executive of ated Women's Institutes of Canada ilrll'~ has attended one meeting, represented -iiâ€"\ iliiyn": at two Conferences, and attended sevei u come": tee meetings, one of which was the cm .ullce l.» arrange for the Commemorative Stann' l'rtl‘lunntl the A.C.W.W. which was released it ‘ \iimt, Creek Post Office on May 13th. ' ‘ Representing Mrs. MacPhatt'er at meeting of the Health League of Cant-t pleased to report that from the F.“ i 3mm Project of the Maternal Care and lnliu: dummy Committee. she was able to give then on m‘. formation that was not known to thi Valium] organization. Mrs. Haggerty reported the F.W.I.C, l 'ltldllttn Fund which is used to carry the expenst “pent tion of the National Office in Ottawa : wn for contributions for years to come. To Lli. mom has not contributed to this fund. This \ulun. tary fund and the F.W.I.O. approves ti. aunt in this project. all donations to be sent t r, M tional Secretary. The Provincial Boards across Cunlitl.‘ . am asked to forward Women‘s Institute I mm in the F.W.I.C. Biennial meeting in Ch. your P.E.l.. and F.W.I.O. will contribuu tum-cw Institute Brochures. “Home and Couni‘ "N If copies of the book "50 years of A611ch u: The F.W.I.O. Board unanimOusly ,. purchase a bench at the cost of $25 in midi in the Women‘s Institute nook in the Pt. we: The Coat-ofâ€"Arms of Ontario will hr a: [m the bench. Report of Resolutions Mrs. Gordon MacPhatter. Convent-t l’uulll' tions said that the work of suhmiu tions to the right sources entails a yr: ml H‘ time and consideration. All resolution .‘ the annual meeting last November W '1 forwarded to many sources for approx - ‘ \|' Macl’hatter. and each one had to In “Wt? separately. Some of the answers rc. " constructive and others stated that L W A“ siderat'ion was being given the subject Mrs. MacPhatter suggested that a 0' set up to consider and edit resolutiorh - are submitted to the Board. The en: l pointed will include the past president vi ' board member, a second year mcmbw ‘ ’ year member. Mrs. MacPhatter presented an emU lotion and some discussion was held iv - Preservation of the Adelaide Hoodls' “m” ' St. George. This resolution was not su‘ “1‘” a committee was appointed to look inn » ‘W " to include Mrs. G. Gordon Mal’nflld- ‘ limb. Haggerty, Miss Helen McKercher. ‘ H“ HOME AND COUNT“