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i' 'k it THE PRAYER OF THE WOODS I am the heat of your hearth on cold winter nights, the friendly shade screening you from the summer sun. and my fruits are refreshing draughts quenching ynur thirst as you journey on. I am the beam that holds your house. the board of your table. the bed on which you lie and the timber that holds tour hunt. I am the handle of your hoe. the door of tour homestead, the wood of your cradle. i am the bread of kindness and the flower of ht-atm . ‘t'e who pass by, listen to my prayer. harm me not . . . From the Portuguese * i * National and International Interests (me of the greatest of the Women’s Insti- tutes' international interests in the past two yean has been the sponsoring of children in the Saw the Children Crusade, The proieCt was started two years ago and the Institutes who agreed to sponsor a child took on the respon- sibility for only one year. Now reports show that most of those who have been helping a child feel they cannot withdraw their support. So we find a number of branches sponsoring their child for a second year. We have not at- tempted to name these branches for fear some might be omitted. but if any Institute helping a child for u second term would like to tell us why they are doing this or anything else about their experience with the child they are help- ing. it might make interesting reading. Something else that we noticed in the reports is an apparently growing interest in the Indian women on Reservations and in Homemakers‘ Clubs: and another very important national interest the gift coupon for Women‘s Institute work in the Northwest Territories where we have numbers of Indian and Eskimo women. Most branches now report a special collec- tion of Pennies for Friendship. At West Arran two Hungarian-Canadians demonstrated making cakes popular in their native country. Mar reports: “We have a member who ar- rived in (‘anada t'rom Essen. Germany on Oct. 3|. anl. She is already well-integrated in the institute and looks forward to the meetings." Riverside Heights has a member who came from Belgium and she gave a talk about her native country. Blantyre and Sunnyview each had an address on Life in Holland by a lady from that country. Junetown had speakers from both Holland and Germany. .Willinmsburg's roll call for International night was "Bring a New-Canadian with you.“ Corinth. at the December meeting. had a Pilm’l of four Women representing four coun- tries of Europe and discussing Christmas cus- toms of these countries. lungsmill Mapleton’s international program featured songs of many nations and a pictorial 36 story of the traditional and modern home {tux nishings of five countries. At Sparta Sorosis local new-Canadians “co invited to the Christmas meeting and some tit-.37 part in the program. Camber had an address on Education ~ ‘ Russia by their school principal. Maple Leaf had an international progr on Holland. Roseland had an international lunch». Members had prepared dishes native to six twelve different countries. Maiden reports: “On international day topic of our meeting was Citizenship. We the Hymn of All Nations. The program . vener had prepared an outline map ot World showing every country that has a n bership in A.C.W.W. Another poster shi- the A.C.W.W. conference meeting places I 1933 to 1965, naming the President and outstanding feature at each meeting. A re;-. ‘Our Task’ fitted into helping others." Maynard, for their international me, made a study of articles on international jects in Home and Country. Johnstowu articles from Home and Country for paper F.W.I.C. Third Line Subscribes for en copies of Federated NeWS so that each race receives a copy. Centreville had a talk with slides on Ir» and a motto dealing with the new Canadi Dundalk reports: "We had a very interi address by an American on his home After the address many questions were a particularly concerning their Negro prob Nowal: “We invited Newâ€"Canadians [t * meeting and asked them to tell about cu- in their country, also their problems in C a. We could offer advice on some of these." Seafol'tll had a talk on International A‘ by the publisher of their local paper The In Expositor. (A bright idea to get a good ' paper man on this subject. Ed.) Brooke studied Mexico, using material the Mexican Tourism Office. Lucasville: “The president of Lambton ( ty Citizenship Society brought for New I * * * BEAUTY Bertha Bailey The thought that is beautiful is the thaw cherish. The word that is beautiful is won endure. The act that is beautiful is eternall'. ll always true and right. Only beware that f appreciation of beauty is just and true; and ti H End. I urge you to live intimately with best the highest type, until it has become a P’ " you, until you have within you that fineness it oft-{91" that calm, which puts you in tune wu Ar finest things of the universe, and which link -u With that spirit that is the enduring life w M world. * 1: 1* HOME AND COU! RY