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8 HOME AND COUNTRY _/HERE AND THERE WITH THE INSTITUTES A NEW PROJECT OF THE F. W. l. 0 Midway down the long; avenue of tents in Tent City at the International Plouizhing Match, held near Lindsay, was a tent of special interest to mem- bers of the \vomen‘s Institute. For here was the tent of the Federated Women's Ins‘itutcs of Ontario. After the long walk from the parking: areas to this spot nlle felt the need for rest and relaxation. So our tent was appreâ€" ciated by the many folk. both men and women, who entered, I It was especially pleasant to receive a smiling welcome from Mrs. Arthur Hamilton, Atwood and Mrs. C. Mnynes, Oakwoorl directors on the Provincial Board and from Mrs J Hi McCul- lorh.5ec.-treus F.W.l.0. Offering hos» pitalily with [is of floor]. hot tea and small cake. were the district oili- ccrs of Victoria West. Mrs. J. A. McEnrvlvcrn, Farrihi'ay. Mrs John \Val- lace, Lindw . RR. 1, and several of their cherub i' members of the Wom- en's ln. itutr of the Ilistrict. These were trul ' hn v (lays for these mer In-rs, fur moral wr-r: extendianr ho pitnlily in their hom 2‘ ml ncre hclp- in]: their church a.» atinns servo meals, and yet they managed to as- mm in thc Wumcn's Institute tent as well. But thi- icl'rI-shmcnts rind the op- portunity to when with friends: were not the only iiltriirtnrns. For nlountcil on large Slit‘l‘ls of lirlfltnl lmnr'l were groups of pirturcn (li'pil'linj: Women's lnntitulp ol‘tryiin-x Homi- >howvd ihw difl'ercut ronrsvs flin'n umlm' the die rcctiun of Winnan lnstiluti- lmnch and Hnmc l‘ll‘frltllmll't» S ‘Vii‘rn Then [on there \\'['T[' piz-lurcs of thc 50th Annivcrsnry uml nihr-r interesting events. For distrilrnlion, pamphlets on voriuus ‘illiici‘is zinil 2m nttrrictivn- hlottcr in ll. lutw t’tilhill'5 with one nr thi- SIIth Annivvi'sur pirinriw- on it, \\'l’l'(‘ laid out on lELl'Ilr Those uhn wcrc nnl lnsliluic picni- hch were i-Hpel'luliy wcl it'll mnl nvrv- told about our | L’ilnl'l tinn Hllll mum >huwt'l “n inli-I'u-si in this in- fm'inatirrn. lz‘urh pi'i'smr l'uminl: min 1h.- tent nut askcrl to rculsii'r and hy the I'lnsc hr the l'loughini: lllnirh muny, mum mum‘s hurl hm-n writlcn in thc honk, Flusi» liy ihc .egnn-r has n jnr, phi-ri- rhw who wished n. hm lhc ArIl-lnhlc Hood] Fund, mum . rle thc ‘oins. h. thi. m1.- j...- finrly ilollni's was co!- lvrlvrl rm ihl- fund. I think \u- an hermi tluil m- tcnt hr thc m 0. iii lln- h. rrnziliouzil l'lnliyliint: l\ i-h \\u.< a worthwhile lu’uji-il uhnâ€"h hum liran <'itisl'iu'- i..." m [hm-t- who hm h. nuihruilv murkan in mnkv ih' pl‘njt”'l n success. “\in-l‘li‘lii'i' (liIH r ' hull inught ihu, lli rhurn- “lit‘l’l‘ imprm'cnwnls might hc muln- nml thcy lilnk mineral in pulling tln- in L'll-i‘v'l ul futiil'l' l'lunghlng Mull-hrs. l'llm’i'VL-i‘, it N'l'llik‘il in run the most impurtuni thintr uhout this Women's Insinute tcnl u a: 1hr plensnni, liiippy ntrnmphr-rv i'ri-liiurl Ivy the host». «'5 and their lit'lIH‘l'h rind thv prcscncc of tllr- mn- \l'nlnvn'g lnslitiiti- spirit .«u cridi-nt in all \iln: nutcrcd. ((‘onirilnuird by Mrs. Hugh Sunnncrsi WOMEN IN OUR SOCIETY TODAY (l'fll’lllliiu'll i‘rmn pum- 4 rul. l) udvnntnm- in the combined cil'uris nl‘ incn nnil wumcn hrinizini: lugrlhcr (life l'i'reiit points of yiuu truth in the oval. ilatinn of ii situution and (iii the part of the work given special utre". The problems of iii-day are so complex thzit the citiirts of all nblc people nre needed to solvt' thcm. Few of you will remonllu‘r the strucâ€" izles of thc pioneers for "women's rights”. Those early workch were determined to gain for women the privileges which they sow men enin\'- inizitirst the frnnrliisc. lit-cause with- cut it th - could not function fully as citizens in ii dcmocrncy. and next. the right of women to (‘olitrol thcir own lives They attained it good measure of success. And yet how nftt’n do we llnpor left: Jlrs. R. (1 Del‘RIrcst of Redbridge, Parry Sound District. newly-elected area chairman and 7"“ \‘irlurizi Hills of Bourken. chat with “The Institutes Farmer Hus_bun(|" . _ V Junction. The poem “.\ltcndinz ihe W1." provided a lighter vein at the afternoon sessron m Sudbur). poem will he sent on loan from the loan library on request. l'npcr riizhi: A [on of the Indie portrayed by Mnnahan, Nipif‘n‘! inn Mrs, 'lio attended Grey County Rally, held in Ayton Community Hall, lr'ri ('o.. hare hcltl thin nnnual “1ch together" {or several years now. It serves a splendid place in drawmg totl r his the some lypc of "County i'unierence“. ('cnirc left: .\I making during the Girl's Hour at Guelph convention rules in the couniy and unifying the work. Several other counties in the province are working on plan~ Mr “’ould you like Io try it in your county? ‘ Dnmihy \Veicker and Miss June Alto of New Hamburg, Waterloo 0)., demonstrated sulul (‘entre right: Miss Margaret Bmphy, CKNX. Wingham, interviews officers and special speakers at Grey l“ Rally. Lowcr In“: St. Jacobs “llill Billies” brought hilarious laughter at Guelph convention area. Lower right: A bus trip was arranged for Grey Co. Institute members to visit a modern large scale chn-lmn mnrh. \’h-.ii have women ’ ’I‘hcrc is n zcn- hcur lhc uucslinn. «(min with the votc r-rnl I'vclinp: of disappointment in women as :1 political forum Ainl lilll> ilisnmiointnu-nt is greatest in those countries who] wunn-n have hnil the host oppui‘luniii <. The rccoril of the \iomcn elm-ted in public office in Cun- iiilu hns hecn cxr‘cllcill. lut how pi ir iihly meiiirrc is thc list of these' Surely it is high time that women made their Voices heard in all political prirtics, ns Charlotte Whitton so):- gcsts. so that within these. women would he fairly represented and pro- scntcd as candidates for election at nll lcvcls of zm’crnmcnt. 'l‘hc emphasis has heen too lonir. on “women's rights". We need to stress now, wnmcn's responsibilitifls. After ull, political nnd economic ciuiincipu» tion is merely the condition of free- dom. If we wont otiualitV. then we must realize lhoi lhix will he achieved only when we play our fair share in the actual work of government The “Frceilnni train” can‘t take us any place unless we board it! It is the attitude of other women. and their lack of support, more than the at- titude of men. which seems to dis- courage those who are ready to launch out into the activity of politics. On the world's stace. women are pinyin}: stellar and supportini: roles in political dramas. When we consider these roles we begin to see the danger of thinking only of “women” in the abstract. generalized sense. “Woman's rule in society” really becomes “Wo- men’s roles in society". Women in Europe. the East. and South America are active as leaders and followers in difierent parties. striving for difi'erent goals. In Canada there is not the divi» sion nmoniz women that exists in India or Palestine, for example. We have thc advantage that practically all we Canadian women are agreed .i- !‘ what we want. for our children‘ ‘3‘: country and the world. It th “V hooves us to engage in the Lib attaining the goals on which in ~ agreed, We are failing: in our dill we do not play our part in our 4" try's affairs. Y I Contributed by Irene H. hlclrihna Field Ass’t in Family Relationslr Women's Institute Branch. um- On Frida evenin Align“ Ml‘ 1h. Women’s Inititute Pgark in Denimâ€"up; ville was omcially openeii Th'S ‘f .1 1,. culmination of a project untlei‘I-l'i in 1928 when a negleCtEd lot “'35. {Hull chased. The ground had to be; 19‘“ ‘ ‘ trees planted and enclosed “1th "2"“ fence. Now in 1948 a new Ewen}; enjoy the swings, slides, teeter-lioo‘ih; and sand-boxes in a beautiful l‘l‘ which is now a community “With l