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I . l 'age 14, The Farm Gate, January, 1997 . . , . t I F br a y Women s Institute set to mark can enma m e u r On Feb. 19, Women's In- WI. Ode, the recitation of ing, the motto will be: "Cel- cently-published history of futurist and author from f international dti-nnerl, stitute (WI) members the Mary Stewart Collect, ebrate the past; challenge the Women's Institute Saskatchew.an, will speak on with delegatdes in 111th Mina wound the world will cele- the reading of the minutes of the future." movement. the convention theme, costumes, an amu iculur- orate the formation of the the first meeting in Stoney The major celebration of Also featured is motiva- Centennial day, June 21, al program will comp ete jrst WI branch in Stoney Creek, and a candle-lighting the centennial will take tional speaker Rosalie features an internationally the program. . Creek. In Ontario, all ceremony. place at the Hamilton con- Wysocki, who will speak on renowned speaker on "Com- Registration forms for branches will meet on that As well, a skit entitled, vention centre, June 17 to positive attitudes, team mitted to the future," fol- the centennial celebration date, using a common pro- "Do you know that..." will 22. Delegates have already building, and communica- lowed by an historical are available. from the gram. be presented. Roll call will registered from Canada, tion skills. pageant written by Peggy FWIO provincial office m The purpose of this meet- be answered by members New Zealand, China, India, Norman Rebin, interna- Knapp, former FWIO preSi- Guelph, telephone (5 l9) mg is "to join together in stating: "What I have ac- England, the U,S., tionally known innovator, dent. . 836-3078. unity and spirit to honour complished with a W.I. life Cameroon, and the Isle of this very special day," said skill." Wight. _ --. _ _ If .. , _ I b / branch program chairman In the early years, all The theme of the national ' i),) g; I/s, l .-l-_ jf,y, 1,33 Y t. H 3:3. ”*9 Peggy McLeod. branches presented a motto: convention, hosted by the I ' The program includes the two minutes of inspiration. Federated Women's Insti- _ t , l ' ,' .‘.gr; traditional singing of the For the pfoVince-wide meet- tutes of Ontario, is "lndebt- “(H or-;~i‘i\';:l,\fit‘. S-LN-[g (r ‘60“- 2,, (to “A (ro, irir, I, .‘ m----------"""'"""-"'-'""-" ed to the Past: Committed to . b-" t l T . the Future." Theme speaker . on opening, day is Dr. Linda Ambrose, author of For Home and Country, the re- June: Women 's Institute Month Joice of the Farmer, Tuesday, October 27, 1992 Women's Institute aims to : -----------r-r---'---r---r---------.------- o assist and encourage women to become more . knowledgeable and responsible citizens """'"""-""""""---'-T -. t . . promote and develop good family life skills l I Women S In stitutes . help discover, stimulate and develop leadership ) . help identify and resolve needs in the community ., . Ontario Women's Institues have achieved many continue to be accomplishments: . support of 4H clubs, agricultural fairs, hospitals, JI ' strong supporters foster children overseas, community halls, muse- “Wide f . urns O . developed an maintain TWEEDSMUIR HISTO- The liiqltlml o rural ntario RIBS, books which document the history of Your i/ . t., _ . . . . I bdrm The Women's Institute IS at it again. A strong sup- I, Continued on p. 5 porter of traditional rural values for the past 95 years i . ago, the W.I.is now urgingits membership tohelp ensure the preservation ofarchival documents that help tell the story of rural Ontario. Continued [mm p. 4 The original resolution for the preservation of archival vicinity through its buildings, people, farms and documents was submitted in August by the Springford industry W.I. in Oxford South District. On Oct. 14, members ofthe . offer scholarships for continuing education Women's Institutes in London area came together in . belong to the Associated Country Women of the Ailsa Craig for their annual convention and adopted the World supporting community improvement projects Springfield resolution as their own. in the Third World i.e. nutrition, education, sanitary The resolution is in keeping with what the Women's water facilities Institute has always promoted and preached.The organi- c act as consultants to the United Nations zation's Tweedsmuir histories have been religiously Federated Women's Insitute of Canada are instru- maintained and faithfullyupdatedin mostevery commu- mental in: nity where a Women's Institute is active. lf not for the l, o planting trees WI, many a rural community in Southwestern Ontario I . recycling programs would not have a record ofits past and its history. . getting legislation for the Living Will But more than that, the Women's Institute has been . v . encouraging an awareness for the Environment responsible for a wide variety “responsible legislation, - . dental and medical inspections in schools not the least of which was requirement for pasturized o requiring pasteurization of milk milk within the province of Ontario. . having poisons clearly marked For this we offer the Womon's Institute a tip of the hat. . enacting legislation on dimming car lights when The .ovgayiza1on, has always strived to enhance the meeting quality of rural living, and the Springfield resolution . making the law mandatory for traffic to stop when would seek to ensure that a record of rural life is main- a school bus is stopped (1962) tained. q having white line painted on the center of provin- cial highways Women's Institute have a respected voice in govern- ment. Do you want to make a difference in our commu- nity? Inquire about your local W.I. branch and see if, together, We Can Make a Difference. Marlene Matheson, P.R.O.