HOME & COUNTRY HOME & COUNTRY it publish-i quarterly by the Federated Women's lmtiuitel of Ontario (FWIO). HOME & COUMRY in: two objective-z I. To provide educational mien-l which cultivatu m knowledgeable and re- spontible citiuiu and promo- good family life tk‘tllt. leadership developnatt anticommunin action. . To provide it "eorumunicrttioos link" among all member: of the Federated Women'ii lnutituteit of Ontario and oil-er related organizations. EDITOR Janine leemOmt GRAPHICS Debbie Thompson Wilson 0 Willurlmllnn I995 EDITORIAL COMllflTl'El-J Lois Olmsted (Chair). Janine Roelens-Gmnt (Secretary) Mary Jones. Donna Rusted Sue Harris Lynn Lodge (Copy Editor) DEADLINES: Summer luue: May 1 Full Issue: August I Please address all correspondence to: Janine Rodent-Grunt Editor. Horne a Country FWIO RR 5 Guelph ON N I" 612 PHONE NO. - (519)836~8196 FAX: (5l9l8369456 Copyright 0 I995 FWIO Copyrighted material (including graphics) may be reproduced at long as it remain: in contort. iu mum: is Incomind and it is not amt for monetary gain. To reprint copy» righted material under any circumstance: please contact the Editor. lSSN mot-313x @ 2 Homo 8. Country. Spring '95 †Letters to the Editor: January 16, 1995 Dear Janine: Finally found time to read the Fall 1994 Home & Country. What a pleasant surprise! Packed with information re: all levels of the W] from front page to back page. Through family circumstances l could not attend the FWIC Convention in :I'ruro. Nova Scotia‘ or the FWlO hmted ACWW Area ConferenCe tn Onllia. But reading the [spam made me feel like being there. We met Dr. Linda Ambrose here in Emo and your proï¬le about her and her work was enlightening. ! The highlight for me was Peggy Knapp's address at Conference 94 » Challenges in it Changing World. Having attended [my ï¬rst] ACWW Triennial, ï¬rst in Vancouver in I 983 as a voting delegate forFWIO, triggered my desrre to attend more. So Ktllamey. lreland. in With. Kansas City USA. in 1939- and The Hague! Hound. in I993. lullowctl. Again. through family circumstances. l regret not being able to attend the 1995 Tncnnial Conference in New Zealand. But expect to read reports in my treasured Home (Q Cuurtlnx Congratulations with ajob well done. Best Wishes to all for W95. Mn Tina thlt'r lzmii. Ontario December 9, 1994 Dear Janine, Un hchull of our members, I would like to express our appreciation of the super . Spt‘t‘lill Frill issue. It covered so many I994 happenings â€" the Grand Opening of the new office. commences and proï¬les. Our President was so enthused that she made a l’t'\‘lL'W oi this CLlllllln part of our November meeting. We have enjoyed the new innnat ofthe Home & Country and look forward to many Illllfl‘ lflllllTl'liIliVC ISSUC‘HK Sinct‘rl‘l)’. lime I’urllumt'nt SecretaryTreasurer, Castlemore WI A Lifetime of Women’s Institute Hy Ruth Kennedy ii-nmi- (‘ Hndgim attended the ï¬rst meeting of the North Gower Women's InsliIUlE "1 mm. .1\ it nine-year old wrth her mother. Last October. she attended the ï¬nal meeting 313 pingnttnt dhhanllll'lg til the Branch. Jamie's mnlhcr. Esther Scabmok. was an early President of a very active North GUMr Branch nl ntncl) memhen. ihey came from several miles around by cutter or buggy 10 “"3 HIL‘CUHES Alter graduating lmm Kcmplville Agricultural School. Jennie taught many short coursr‘ in cooking. st- Wing and crafts for the Ontario Department of Agriculture. She was 26mm“ with her talents in many organizations. foremost of which was her own WI Branch where she t\ u Lth Member. lCfllllC mines the Mary Stew could all ltxe by these her daughter and SUIT! ("1 Collect and feels the world would be a better place il'w‘ precepts. Still an active. alert ninety-seven year old. she resides \th n-law. Lots and Orla Presley. in Ottawa. Rut/i Krrturily is it turn n'Mrr Hod ' ' " puma / ~ Rm: and the Secretary-Treasurer of tire Carleton W5