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EDITORIAL warmth and light. Is there a thought here for our pians to attract new members to our organization? AMI CHUId it be that a little more warmth and light are what we need if we find members failing to turn up at meetings when there is no very spot-ital reason for their staying away? IN PRAISE OF \VARMTH AND LIGHTâ€"Two things that seldom fail to attract people are Now of course warmth and lightâ€"t‘onipnnionship and friendliness, entertainment and fun, are not in themselves sufficient purpose for a great movement. \Vhen an organization like a \Vomen's Institute is part of a national and an international hotly it becomes more and more involved in weighty concerns. Anything less than this n onld not he worthy of memhen working for a better life for women and their families both locally and the world over. Still it does \L'L‘lll that we undertake our heaviest [ittaietts with the greatest enthusiasm when we “ork in a warm, sunny atmosphere. Women's Institutes have their own \\';ly\ of developing a spirit of UHIH'JLILWIIII‘. Perhaps [his is why they have 11 .terl any suggestion that "a (up til tea" is. it wtlste of time. Some til them even have an DL‘C stonal meeting with a pot‘luck luncheon, for no other reason than that the women like it. and it brings them tloser together. They know that a good "lattiin night." one of the big events. of the year. (an treate in llLl‘vl‘lflnllh anti thiltil‘en suth a feeling lor lht.‘ Institute that the wives and mothers taki a new pritle in their organization. More and more. families outside the membership are heing in\'llt,‘t.l. to these sotial affairs with the result that some of the guests want to join. Institutes have found a new \iarntth among their members when they work together for solllt.‘ human need in the common y. \‘i’hen we hear a report: "\V’e hail a shower or a henelit tlante or a neighborhood canvas; for n lamilv who had lost their home hy fire," we know that the members felt a glow at being able to help, Or when we read: "\Ve liought .t l ng aid [or an old man and glasses for one who htttl hatl an operation for cataraits": "\V’e ll “ed a tonne ttt business college for a crippled hoy"; "\V’u provitlul .l tompIett- titltlit for .t high sthool girl who had been in the san and had outgroth her clothes." "\V’e arrangetl to take care of a woman's children in our own homes ‘ill \llL‘ Llllllll go tti the tirett tnnventititl it» titir delegate," “u know that chilliness could not survive in these Il'l\IIIll|L'\. We bEliCV’L‘ it is true, tot). tltttt the more \\l' put snotttl t-kllll’zlliun in our programmes and worth while service in our work, the more it - L‘Ilil 1 llil‘tll til entertainment. 5o Illl' "all round" Institutes have it good tit-:11 of singing at th met gs. They entour ge original Hlill'v- anti we have seen some clever enough to go on the stage, Tht-y arrange t ursions to the Stratlortl Festival or the ICL‘L’aDitthh and often they take their hushantls with them and others iii the community so far as bus. :tu‘ornmotlation allows. Again tlli'i has hrought iii an nun-.ional new member, though the Institutes tletlare there “its no thought of any such thing in their imitation, Some ingenious Institutes find ways of raising illnll\ without atltling .l lltlrliL‘ll to ouincn aIreaLly Carrying heavy responsibilities at home. \lllll pleasant ways as holding .t ‘(Ialito Hall or a Variety Concert or a Play. The happy lL‘illtJrL' of .1 Variety (.outert or a Play is that men. wnmen and young people outsitle the organization are olten remit“ to join iii and llt'lI" just lor the experient‘e and the fun of it, Antl it' the tomert or the Nov is of a high I‘l'llL'l' it lllL'tlll‘i that the Institute has provided something in the nay of hoth .ttlult etiutation .uttl tonununity entertainment. Ours is a progressive organilation, It will umtinne Io rah on nl'\\'-i1‘|'l‘livt‘tl\ as the "(Til arises: but wt: believe, if it is [u grow and til it. mid to tarry il‘ I’l'filItillfillHlllICN, il must have time to be sociable and sometimes even g It must he we” [‘L‘J’lllL‘illL’ll with warmth and light. Coultl we (lo more to provide for these when “e plan our progratumn for the year just .thmrl of us? WéW/mw WINTER 1961 'Jfl'