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Women’s Institute Holidays Holiday at Guelph By Mrs. P. Y. McCandless Happy women, fine weather, beautiful surround- ings and wonderful meals all contributed to the success of the annual F.W.I.O. Holiday held at the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, July 12 to l71h. One hundred and sixty members of the Women‘s Institutes registered on Monday morn- ing all eager to participate in the programme ar- ranged for them by the committee in charge. Mrs. E. V. Thompson, Secretaryâ€"Treasurer of the Holiday, was on hand to welcome the guests. Opening ceremonies took place in the afternoon with Mrs. Fred Bennett, Regional Vice-President, Fort William, presiding. Dr. D. N. Huntley in the absence of Dr. J. D. MacLachlan, President of the O.A.C., welcomed the guests to the College. In his address Dr. Huntley compared agriculture of today with that of a few years ago when horse power meant just that â€" horses, and today it means a large 30 or 40 horse power machine, and the fuel instead of oats and hay is oil from 1,000 miles away. Much more has happened in the ad- vancement of agriculture in the last 50 years than ever before, said Dr. Huntley, and to carry on today, and survive, agriculture must have tech- nically educated people. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kidd gave a piano and organ recital during the afternoon and conducted the community singing. Padre. the Rev. W. A. Young. who usually conducts the community sing- ing at the Holiday was unable to attend because of illness. On Tuesday evening Mrs. James Haggerty, presi- dent of the Federated Women‘s Institutes of Ontario, arrived. She had just returned from the biennial meeting of the Federated Women‘s In- stitutes of Canada where she had been First Vice-President. On Wednesday Mrs. Haggerty started the day with an inspilgl address on Leadership. Two ideas prevail as to the meaning of I ship, said Mrs. Haggerty and she preferred I t ship as defined in these words â€" "The i work of a leader is in so organizing Vast prises that in them other people might t their highest possible capacity." It is not enough for a leader to give only: Mrs. Haggerty, but rather to provide otht. opportunities of serving; to bring out in the ability to share, to grow and to contnt group life. A leader must put into practit she preaches, she then creates trust in l! lowers. She must be wise, loving and tn: loyal to her group. She should give them ing of belonging and make them feel 11‘ belongs to them, too. True leadership scorns even the smallest contribution n1; anyone, she said. The followers, Mrs. Haggerty said, are important as the leaders. They have an in: part to play, and without them a leader he lost. The leader is one who in a cri lay aside personal interests and think only good of her group, and bring out kindnt love in her followers. Mrs. Haggerty said one of the finest exalt leadership she knows is that of Mi55 Ethel man, Editor of our own Home and C Miss Chapman is beloved by all rural pew only in Ontario but throughout Canada 1 leadership, guidance and understanding, Haggerty closed her address with a poem “A leader comes to break the barriers H Raised up by barren creeds. Class in Reading Drama led by Mrs. A.“ Hamilton, front row. lreme right. Elected flll'trnjng tonal tiles. Micr- 'Iluc - llllji'. “ E'i‘l ttx int -tld illc tl'ltl Ul ll‘. lot her In. HOME AND COUNTRY