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Dayton 4-H Homemaking Club entertain the members of the Dayton Women's Institute to o smorgasbord luncheon to demanstrule the club project "A World of Food in Canada". From leftâ€"Susan Baker. Carol Fuhrer, Murdena Armstrong, Kathryn Whitfield, Emin Mosber, and Cathy Goodmurphy. Photo courtesy Sault Ste Marie Star. THE 4-H HOMEMAKING CLUBS THE WOMEN‘S INSTITUTES of Ontario were only a few years old when some mem- bers became interested in promoting special training for their daughters and started scw- ing circles. The girls were encouraged to at- tend the meetings and it was arranged that two members of the Women‘s Institutes, would teach. among other things, darning. patch» ing. making button holes; sometimes hem- stitcbing and embroidery. Frequently the girls were able to exhibit their handwork at the full fairs. In 1915 Port Hope Fair reported one hundred and twelve entries for sewing circle members. In 1923 Miss Ethel Chapman. Assistant Superintendent of Women's Institutes started Garment Making clubs for girls ten to eighteen years of age. with a program for first. second and third year members. In 1924 twenty~five Women's lnslitutcs 0r- ganized Garment Making clubs and secured leaders to direct the clubs and to carry on the course as outlined in 21 Leaders‘ Manual sup- plied by the Women‘s Institute Branch. Garden and Canning clubs werc started in I927 in York County and in the curly thirlics Food clubs became a part of the program. In 1935 Miss Bess McDiarmid. Superintend- ent of Women's Institutes brought the Cilll‘ls together with the title Homemaking Clubs and a system whereby local leaders were reâ€" quired to attend a oneâ€"day training school and then give the girls leadership and instruction in the projects. The name “Homemaking”. was selcctcd at the beginning because the basic aim of the Clubs 1% to give the members an opportunity to ac- qurre information and to develop skills and techniques in homemaking. When Canada adopted the name “4-H” in 1956 the clubs bC- WINTER 1968 came 4â€"H Homemaking Clubs. Under the dircction ul’ Miss Jcan Scott. Supervisor of Junior Extension in the Home Economics Branch. the County and District Homc Economists direct and stipcrtisc the projects untlcrtnkcn by the clubs. About 95% ot' the 4-H Homemaking (‘luhs are sponsored by branches ol' the Wonk-it's institutes and at latrgc number of \Mtntcn‘s In- stitute members act as leaders for thc clubs, Grcut tribulc must be given to thc Women who act as club lcudcrs. Thcy givc l'rccly nl’ thcir limc and cncrgy to the projects, 'I hey show u pcrsonul inlcrcst as tbc girls dcvclop l’t'om shy. unskilled twclvacur-oltls into cumpctcnt. lul‘ cntcd wit-assured young women. ublc tn Cttlt» duct meetings. make their own L‘lnthcs uml prepare the tumin meals. in Ontario in the ycnr of 19:17 lltL'l'L‘ were 245‘) clubs and thch are 1‘] projects now available. Thch are girls in ()nluriu who llilH.‘ complclcd ll of the projects ’lhcrc urc nu contpctitionsl (,iirls arc rcwurdctl lur thc cl- torts they put into their club work. and the attitudc and intcrcst that they show. Progress is nutcd and pruiscd: encouragement is givcu for the girls to continually imprm‘c tltcir \mrk. Miss Susan Alyce oi Hillier, Ontario win. ner ol the Prince Edward District Women's Inililuto Scholarship tor l967. Susan has Provincial Honours having completed lourlecn 4-H Club proiects. She is a talented musician and at present alA lending Teachers' College in Petcrboro. 23