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At &5 Unless r | accomplisl ‘fall to the \she know i younger T e | â€"â€" Rebecca i most of its _ tract news ‘The met grams to © \ ~gonvenier terest the Howev number 0 Resolutions passing through the WI structure take about / ~â€" one year to do s0, since they must travel through each secâ€" tion of the organization, from branch to district to area, and finally onto the provincial body. "‘It takes forever,"‘ Rebecca admits, pointing out that even if a resolution makes it to the provincial level, it may be turnâ€" ed back to the branch originating it if it is written incorrectâ€" ly. Rebecca, as a member of a committee studying the strucâ€" \ â€". ture and future of WI, recommends a more expedient manâ€" \ â€" ner be found to take a resolution to the provincial organizaâ€" \_. tion. FWIO president, Charlotte Johnson, agrees with her. The Cochrane resident recommends members be taught how to write briefs so they might bypass the resolution system. Despite its structural problems, WI‘s system of parliamenâ€" tary procedures is still praised members of other farm _ women‘s organizations. Suzanne Leach admits WSA may {â€" ‘have to eventually turn to WI for guidance in developing a _ more rigid structure once the organization matures. | Leach and other members of WSA also showed support \. for the Women‘s Institute in the community work it has \ ‘done, And this is surely one of its strongest points. * WI members can be seen holding fundâ€"raising events to |\ _ devote money to community projects. They are often found \~ ‘in nursing homes, spending time with lonely residents. WI _ members have also undertaken some of their own communiâ€" ‘ty projects, such as the one created by Marcie Johnston, in _ Bruce County. _ _ tary procedures women‘s organi; have to eventual more rigid struct Leach and oth for the Women‘ done, And this M e es if a resolution m ed back to the b ly. Rebecca, as a ture and future c ner be found to t tion. EWIO pres: The Cochrane res to write briefs so It is this kind of backing younger women could find for their causes if they chose to join WI, its members suggest, but it is also this procedure which has come under criticism by members of other women‘s organizations. / 7â€"3$~Â¥AL" In 1857, a "woman with a vision‘‘ was born. She was a moving force in creating home economics courses in Ontario schools; took part in expanding the Young Women‘s Christian Associaâ€" tion (YWCA) on a national level; served on the Internaâ€" tional Council of Women; and was chosen as most distinguished woman of the year by a British publication. The woman is Adelaide Hunter Hoodless, raised a farm girl in Brant County. She was married and had four children, but the last child, John Harold, died at 18 months from drinking conâ€" taminated milk. This proâ€" mpted Hoodless to lauch a campaign to educate farm and urban women alike on the hygenic value of food and to raise the standard of life for farm people. She did so, and in a subseâ€" quent meeting inspired the farm women of that area to form the first Women‘s Inâ€" stitute in the world. The date was February 19, 1897. Acâ€" cording to a biography on Hoodless written by Ruth Howes, the women hoped to improve the home from the physical, intellectual and cultural standoints, making Hoodless their honory presiâ€" dent. They even adopted her suggestion for a motto, ‘‘for home and country‘‘ â€" one However, in rural Ontario and the small communities and backroads across the world, she is remembered as the founder of Women‘s Institute. Hoodless initially met with the farm women who would help create the first Women‘s Institute group through Erland Lee, a young farmer and secretary of the Farmer‘s Institute of _ Saltfleet Township. He had heard Hoodless speak at the Agricultural College at Guelph and requested her to give a talk at a farm meeting in his own township. WI‘s beginnings that is still used today. The idea of a rural women‘s group spread, and it became a national organization in Canada in 1919. Today, the Federated Women‘s Institute of Onâ€" tario (FWIO) boasts of over 25,600 members, entailing 1,152 branches across the province. There is also the Federated Women‘s Institute of Canada (FWIC), which enâ€" compasses membership from all 10 provinces. Formâ€" ed in 1919, its intentions are similar to those of the proâ€" vincial organizations, except it works on a national basis, coâ€"ordinating programs of provincial units and. inâ€" itiating nationâ€"wide programs. But Women‘s Institute has spread far beyond this. In 1933 it became international with the Associated Country Women of ‘the World (ACWW). Having _ a membership of over nine million in 66 countries of the world, the ACWW works closely with the United Na:â€" tions, and holds a world conâ€" ference every three years to decide policies, discuss matâ€" ters of mutual concern, elect officers and vote on resoluâ€" tions ‘"‘of importance to all."‘ In Ontario, FWIO is dividâ€" ed into different levels, beginning with the inâ€" dividual member, to branch, district, area, and finally the provincial body. â€" Members hold convenorâ€" ships under which speakers are brought in for meetings to discuss issues. They conâ€" venorships are: agriculture and Canadian Industries; citizenship and world affairs; education and cultural acâ€" tivities; family and consumer affairs; and resolutions. While WI â€"was originated by mostly farm women, its members now share a varieâ€" ty of backgrounds, including farm and town women,