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F.W.I.C. REPORT The following report of the Sub- Lkivutive meeting of the Federated \\.iiiien's‘ Institutes, of Canada held in Noni-Lon, New Brunswlck, July 6th tn Mb, 1942, is submitted by Mrs. E. ,i\ “like, 2nd Viceâ€"President, EWIQ, nu l representative for Ontario. Hie Federated Women‘s Institutes 0| Canada is a coâ€"urdinating body {ii Institutes of all provmces. mu are familiar with the set-up of [ii I’i'ovincial Board of the Federat- iii' Women’s Institutes of Ontario; [in F.\‘V.I.C. Board is set up similar- |i, ,ith representation from each pro» \ ‘1'. \llnuiil provincial conventions are ii M in eight of the nine provinces. . each of the eight provincial con- \ lanS, two representatives are apv 1n iiiieil or elected to the Board of the l ierated Women’s Institutes of Can» :i , Ontario's two representatives l. lhe F.W.I.C. are appointed at the :i iiiial meeting of the Provincial l ll’ll of Directors. Ontario, as you l ,r, has thirteen annual convenâ€" Board Personnel ‘lie F.W.I.C. Board consists of ~v eighteen voting members, with i resident, five conveners of stand~ committees and seven Provincial iiiirintendents, who do not have Superintendents and conven- , ale called counsellors. l‘he Sub-Executive of the F.W.I.C. i ~lsts of the president, 2 vice-presi- u illS, corresponding secretary, re- iling secretary, and treasurer, who '7president, Mrs. H. A. Dunham Havelock, N.B.; lst vice-president, s. Cameron Dow of Port Daniel i litre, Que.; 2nd viceâ€"president. Mrs. nest Duke of Port Carling, Ont.; il'esponding secretary, Mrs. Earl winders of Havelock, N.B.; record- secretary, Mrs. Scott Trcnholm Grand Pre, N.S.; treasurer, Mrs. B. Melllsh of Montague, P.E.I. lllennlal meetings are held by the \\'.I.C. Board, and SubAEXecutive etings may be called between biene ils, if necessary. As many important items of busi- s had arisen since the Biennial eting of June, 1941, a meeting of i- Sub»Executive Committee was i died by the President for July 7th, ~12, in Monoton. When you look at i' location of the members of the iimrnittee, it is easily seen that liincton was most central for the parity, and meant. less travel and Dense for all members but the 2nd iceâ€"president. All members had arrived by the Mel-noon of the 6th of July; and ses- lims opened after dinner. F.W.I.C. Gives Ambulance At the biennial meeting, the l'.W.I.C. had set up a Central War 1 llarities Fund, and, as the registrir Hun of this fund was due to expirE, 'L was decided to renew it for an- Hlher year. While all provinces had been urged to make their contribuâ€" lllll’lS to the war effort through this fund, very few had made use of this medium. Each rovince was asked in use the fund as ’a clearing house in their contributions. In this way ll would be possible to keep more inmPlete records of what the Domin- Inn Women’s Institutes are doing. It had also been decided at the biennial meeting that all provinces be asked to make a cash contribution to this [and and -in this way make possible donations ’or gifts 'to the war efl’ort from the Federated Women’s Insti- ued next ucol.) Published by The Ontario Women's Institutes at Toronto. Ontario FALL, 1942 OMB and COUNTRY Number 3 CANNHG in n wiiulmi- Ill I'iinierhiiry, and MACHINE SERVES PURPOSE Au Exhibit at (runs Cnnnl‘d by iln- wiimmi's Instilulus at East Kent, England allowing ii can-sunlinu‘ l'llflrlllnfl. 'rliix mm was shut by l“th Consiiiiicii Brown, Secrcliiry East Kent Federation at Women's Institutes. CENTRAL FUND OBJECTIVE 1942-43 The support of every Women's Institute is requested by the President. F.W.I.O., in response to two appeals which have come recently to the Central Fund committee and have been approved by the Provincial Board. Money should ‘be sent to the treasurer, Mrs. W. B. Leatherdale, Goldwater, Ont. Mobile Kitchen A letter received from the Department of National War Services states: “The authorities concerned wish to losa no time in making adequate provision for protection and relief of areas in Canada which might possibly be bombed, To this end, it is estimated that '1' mobile kitchens would be required. Several organizations have already indicated their willingness to undertake the pur- chase of mobile kitchens and I am writing to place the need before your committee for their sympathetic consideration." The Central Fund Committee supported by the Provincial Board, favoured the purchase of one kitchen. The approximate cost will be $3,500.00. ' similar to the one which was placed on the kitchens sent to Butain. This kitchen will bear a plaque As yet, we have not been informed as to the exact destination in Canada, of this kitchen, but, as soon as possible, this information will reach you. Seeds for Britain All seeds sent to Britain arrived safely, and many letters of thanks speak or a bountiful harvest. We have been assured of the need of seeds again for the coming year~MORE SEEDS than we sellt this past year, if possible. To this end, we have set $3,000.00 as our objective. We have received lists of seeds which they prefer, and which do best in their soil and climate, and hence we feel the requisite seeds are reaching them. Orders have been placed {or 4,550 assortments each including the following seeds in quantities suitable for a home gardenzâ€"bean, carrot, onion, leek, cauliflower, tomato, beet, spinach or lettuce, turnip, cabbage. The seeds will be packed in cartons of 50 assortments so that they will not have to be rcpacked for distribution in England, The Central Fund Needs Your Contribution Now (Continued from col. 1) tutes of Canada as a body. At_the time of the Sub-Executive meetinrz, seven of the nine provinces had con- tributed $2,652.07. (Ontario’s share was $1,000.00.) This had been given {or use overseas. It was agreed that the Department of War Services should be contacted again, and infor- mation gathered from them as to the most needed type of service for which this amount of money could he used. Since the Sub-Executive meeting, this money has been spent on a heavy duty ambulance for overseas. Whe- ther this Central Fund had been of valuable service or not was discussed and will be one of the matters of business on the agenda for the next biennial meetinq. . . I Referring to the next biennial, while no one can predict what conditions will exist when the time comes to hold the biennial, it was felt that plans should be discussed_for the same while we were in sesSion. If it is possible to hold this meeting, the machinery is all set to go‘ahead,’ if it is not possible to hold it, we are at least prepared. Mrs Gnmnlow had written asking pennission to use the F.W.I.C. crest on the page of 3.0. Farm Life maga» zine which features Women’s Insti< ‘tute activities. This permission was granted and Mrs. Trenholm was to send the crest to Mrs. Gummow. This is the same crest as we in Ontario see on the page of the Ontario Farms er, which features Women’s Institute news. Many letters had been received by the president and secretary which were presented and discussed. Arising out of correspondence, and upon the receipt of a reduced allotâ€" ment from Manitoba, a lengthy dis» cussion followed as to a better basis of allotment for each province. This question has been brought up for dis» cussion at previous biennials and a satisfactory solution has not been found as yet. Should representation be the same for all provinces or should it be controlled by the extent of financial support which is given to F.W.I.C.’»’ How should this be deter- mined? This is a question which is still under consideration. (Continued on page 4, col. 1) CONVENTIONS OUTSTANDIN The Fall brings with it convention time. This year, every convention was planned to point the way to a more ell'ective war effort by the Wm men‘s Institutes of Ontario. Insti- tute members have rededicateil them, selves to the tasks of winning the war and of planning for peace. At every convention, time and thought were given first to the Inl’ portanco of agricultural production in war time and to the ways in uh women in their homes can serve then country. From that starting point, members went on to consider how they could support the Third Victory Loan, work with the Consumer Branch of the \"artime Prices and Trarle Board to help prevent inflation, participate in Canada’s Nutrition Campaign, pros vide comforts for our armed forces and for the relief of sufiering, and carry on the multitude of duties which war has brought. Never did the delegates forget that, as a boin of organized women. they could accomplish illurh by their in- fluence on public opinion, \Vith this in mind, although the importance of working for Victory was uppermost in all thoughts, time was taken to con- sider how Institutes might keep alive the faith and spirit on which to build a better post-war world. All areas reported fine war work done. It is only regrettable that :e- ports were never complete for any area. This work will not he recorded here for i: is written up regularly every six months in the Home and Country. Just let us congratulate the Institutes on the quality and quan- tity of work accomplished as indis cated by reports and exhibits. Health Work Outstanding Conventions opened at Tehkulnmah on the Manitoulin Island with an al- tendanre of 111 from 18 of their '_ Institutes. “"e wonder how many areas averaued as large an attend- ance per Institute. In most areas the attendance was about the same or a little below that of last year but the spirit of the meetings was so sincere and ‘enthusiastic that it compensated for any decrease in numbers. The work of the Manitoulin and Algonia areas in health is outstanding. The chairmen at Sault Ste. Marie opened the Algoma convention, the theme of which was Citizenship, \iith the following plea: “We need clear strong thinking. Rural Canada has been known as the backbone of the nation. Let us stiffen that backbone for the good of the notion.” Discussions Are Valuable Cochrane area should be congratu» lated for its fine discussions. Standâ€" ing' committee conveners led in dis (‘USSIDH of their reports. delegates brought their questions and the mem- bers responded excellently. Interest in youth was apparent. To provide wholesollle recreation, one Institute sponsored ski parties for the youm.r people, using the proceeds for war work. The Powassnn convention was a business meeting. Plenty of time was allowed for all phases of Institute work. Plans have been made in Mus- koka for the securing of a doctor for the community of Rossesu. ‘ Citizenship was one of the outstand- ing features of the work reported at the Lokebead convention. The acting Mayor of Fort William in his address set the stage with his question, (Continued on page 2, col. 4)