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Dorothy E. Futcher, presi- ent of the Federated Women’s nstitutes of Ontario (FWIO) mm 1947 to 1950, has been ccepted into the Ontario 3 gricultural Hall of Fame. The vision of Mrs. Futcher is ery evident in the work of WI day. It was in her term of ffice that Lady Tweedsmuir, I e wife of the then Governor eneral, approached the ’ omen’s Institutes suggesting ‘ at they be the group to record e history of rural communiâ€" es. These books came to be _ own as the Women’s Insti- tes Tweedsmuir History ooks â€" a valuable source of rat history today. Leadership training was also : portant to Mrs. Futcher. She . edthe first provincial train- g conference for Women’s I titute officers. This legacy of 'ning our leaders is till an portant part of WI today. As a member of the Middle- ' 11 Branch in Elgin West strict, from 1923 until her #- th in 1984, she is remembered .thedriving force behind the ablishment of the Elgin unty "Museum. It was ough the efforts of the men’s Institutes that the ' ' Was established, and em continue to be Dorothy Futcher culture Medal. Mrs. Futchcr was appointed by the province to the Archeologicai and Historic Sites Board and she also served as a director of the women’s division of the ROyal Agricultural Winter Fair Board. Manitoba will remember Mrs. Futcher, because in 1950. the money raised for the Manitoba Flood Relief by the Ontario Women’s Institutes was designated by Mrs. F utchcr to be spent in rural relief work. In 1955, she was on the com- mittee created for the purpose of reviewing the administration and services of Ontario Agriculture College, the Ontario Veterinary College and the Macdonald Institute. Mrs. Futcher was made a life member of Federated Women's Institutes of Canada for her work as a Women’s Institute ormer F WIO president Hall of Fame inductee member, but especially for her work at the Associated Country Women of the World (‘on- fcrcncc held in Toronto in 1953. Provincially her memory \\ ill remain with rural youth as mm: of the tour FWIO proxincinl scholarships has been named the Dorothy E. l-Lilchcr Scholarship in her honor. OTHER lNl)lK‘TEl€S At the .lunc 5 Ontario Agricultural Hull ot I".th unveiling. i‘ivc othcr nominccs will be inductcd. along with Dorothy Futchcr. Duncan 0. Bull â€" sponsored by the Ontario Jcrscy Club Charles A. Drury â€" Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food Joseph Fleury Jr. â€" Flcury Family Board Helen McKcrchcr â€" former stal'l' oi the Home Economics Branch. Univerâ€" sity of Guelph Gerald N. Ruhnkc â€" Ontario Agricultural College, Class of i938 The induction ceremony takes place at 2:30 pm. at the Ontario Agricultural Museum in Milton. If you would like more information, call 416 878-851. H & C April, May I988 2.3