informed responsible citizens through “The Willows”, Where the study of local, national, and Adelaide Hood/e55 (inset) was born in 7857 and international issues, encouragemel‘l1 0f lived until she married in good family life skills, initiation of pl‘O‘ 7881. The homestead grams to achieve common goals, and located near St. George, leadership development". Ont, is maintained as a The challenges inherent in that heritage home. Hoodless statement are immense, especially in founded the Women’s View of rapid change in the fields of institute, Victorian Order of Nurses, YWCA, and technology and communications, as Council of Women well as shrinking farm populations and declining membership numbers. But members are committed to facing These are awarded the future “with courage and faith”. each year at national And so the WI will continue to meetings, As well, each struggle with social, political, and eco- triennium, there is a u nomic change, and focus on addressing national citizenship such concerns as safety, health, rural

competition for the revitalization, education, values and Senator Cairine Wilson award. socks, made quilts, and prepared family lifestyles. We wish them \velll Believe it or not, the WI has a laud- parcels for shipment overseas. able war record. Participation in both Want to order the centennial calendar ($10} or World Wars included everything from The future get more details about the upcoming celebra— "buying Brenn guns and equipping air The WI has always met change tion7 Contact Mary lanes, Public Relations, Fed- raid shelters, to sending seeds to and the future head—on (see box). Its erated Women’s Institutes of Ontario, 6868 Britain, and distributing cookbooks to motto is ”For Home and Country", and Egrernont Road, RR. 8, Watforcl, Ont, NOA/l 250 war brides". Members also knitted its aims include ”development of (phone 519-78655] i)

Ontario: Established, 1897; developed programs focussing on child welfare, rural education, and community work. Organized travelling Established, 1909; managed to get medi» libraries and schools on wheels to take edu— cal services to isolated parts of the New BrunsWick: cation to isolated areas in northern Ontario; province, and with the Canadian Cancer Established, 1911; focussed mainly on pro- installation of drinking fountains, sanitary Society, provided the first free radium moting provincial products and developing basins, and toilet equipment in rural schools; treatment in Alberta. Started under the cottage industries (weaving, spinning, rug— and, by 1913, adoption by the provincial auspices of the province, chose indepen~ making, embroidery). Operates the government of a system ot medical and den» dence, and has been se|f~sufficient for Women’s institute Home for Senior tal inspection ot all school children. Women, most of its history. established in 1953 in Woodstock, NB. Manitoba: British Columbia: Prince Edward Island: Established, 1910', one of the first chal- Established, 1909; when fruit farming was Established, lenges was maternal mortality. A lasting 1911, instrumental in deliver- in crisis, started raising certified flower seed ing programs monUment to the WI was established in to isolated areas via an exten- as economic contribution. Branched out sion van, and in bringing about legislation 1930 at the International Peace Garden, on into bulb growing and canning salmon. Slo— concerning school age and the Manitoba/North Dakota border "Peace premarital gan "Buy in B C. First" set a trend others health certificates. In 1930, helped estab- does not exiSt of its own accord, but would tollow much later. lish a provincial sanitarium. through a conSCious effort to develop and maintain understanding and tolerance " Yukon & Northwest Territories: Quebec: Saskatchewan: In 1962, organizing work started, and by Established, 1911', worked on nursery 1966, there were 15 branches. Established schools and rural high school CUiflCUitJmS From 1911 to 1972, the group was known as well adult education program for women and as pushing through reforms in the as the Homemakers Clubs of Saskatche- encouraged youth partiCipation in 4-H pro- Protestant Women's Jail wan. Focussed on teaching homemaking grams, skills and sponsoring music and drama fese Newfoundland (St Labrador: tivals, libraries, and community halls. Nova Scotia: Established, 1935; known as Jubilee Guilds Worked to get the prOVinCial government of Established, 1913; has promoted nutrition, Newfoundland and Labrador, joined ted. to undertake road improvements and rural documentation of piovmcial history and erated WI in 1951. Stressed education self health and education services, and to heritage, Since 1966, has been "on the air“ help, and use of local resources , i

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