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.MI-kefing Addresses 1 . Prove AH-ractivei 'l"WZTZ7c? `$3337.-Ii ` l\! _ . _ _ _ --_I 'l'L-.._... W or -DUI vuuva -JlIU|w\-I Discussed Thoroughly Mrs, I`2rnL-sl Dukv. Pun`! (`.::rIIn;1. pruvincinl pm-sim-n!, It-(I l'm- (li.~'cu.~.- siun. She (l(.'.\`(. l`ib4_'(1 U10 Central \V.'n` Fund of the W.I.. and .~';1i(l thv c ~m- Inittcv fm`mv(l In :nrlmini.~'Lvr it In- cludvcl Mrs. l.L`EIU1()l`dil1(`. pmvmviznl .som`cLnr_v-Ir{~u:aux'(-1'. Shv . some gift from all nncrrnln-r." U1mu::hnul Onlurin 14> . the Fund. with which stunt-thing might bv clam: nlung UH` line of (:uI\\'z\lv.~,- com hmncs. or sr>mo1hin'_v likv 1h :1. >`u('h nx am :m'pl:Im- be mu` . wur vfl'm'1." shv >.:i(l. |'nnh-ihnhnn< dlvnlllrl ht` SNII I "1' part nf an} plzmv. `/\ fifty-('1-nl (lvmzm-m Im;_'h1r ` ] . U0 HUI .\'[)(`(.'H|l \\ i|l l'lll|l l. mllu. L!mm'ibutInns should bv scnl In Mrs. I.c;ItheI'dal(- marked "for Conl- ml Wm` Fund." Mrs. Duke uruvd lhl` impurt.'m(-r~ of marking L-nn|ril)u- Lions In 1lu~ C(`l)ll'Il Fund. 1\/Iiss l.- Quyor. Washugr. mnwn- vr of war wnrk fur :_.:n\'- :1 cuxnprvm-n. uutlinv of Hu- in mm rli.~:1ru`l. .`lII` unuvh In-inn (Innu- E'.|.~`( Simon". W lwlux: (mm: In nun uwu and uruud Hw saving of scrap : the mi.-mg: ml` funds fir supplit-: Mrs. l.untlwr(Iu|t- rt-pnricd on 'l`hur.~`(lu_y iIfl('l`l1t>()ll visit ml` u- oculivv In Camp Brmltm \vh Hwy haul bvvn wcll rm.~<~ivL-d. A V In. vh. Y w(`. A Hus! ~'s Hnu.\'(- ` ' nu-y mm L)('('n wcu l'l' \'IvL'\L 1\ v L`: In Ihv Y.W.('. /\. Hnslc-.-'s wn; nlsn du-. Wool Demonstration Proves Interesting ur.... Q .. \|.u...I .. m...| (I: CI`. D|I_\'lu'l'. In 1 hibitcd includn-I Hf Wmnl. quilt and Italian quil . .- \Vv.~`k Silncnv nmu.~ !l`.'uli-n. \\' \vaitu~_ smynvl`. nr Qlrnvnt-r in Pub|icity Needed In Institute Work .\ I'I'p-vI'1 full Hf In-lpful u'_;-,;.- H->n~ 2: Hm.~c- n`~p-~n.~ihl4- fur km-p HILI 1h~ ln~(\'.u1- wnxk bu`!--xv :h- ....\.|... (h .n ..=\ Avl\ n|l\ `\` D\v(I5I\l 21 Vvnv-I with Mr. E. D `. and Miss` JL-`m i n <-hm';.'('. Article: 4-(1 xvushvd wool. 1 with wnollvn milling. Agriultur-g A f c c t e di! By War, Prices Uncertain Mrr l"x';uI\k Ill-\\'.:un. l)||Illl`mm_! l(lillk'. pluvnu In: . Shv .\'U;.'[.'1(`.s'1"`(I ` 1 ITl(,'n1l.)l`l'.w' ' rim tn might - ..,..n.;.... Iilrn CH1` l'.fd.\l -UIIHCH". ` -uullinv x that . ..r .-...-v... -...:I We are proud to present this new "MAGIC" Silk Stocking, so glamorous, so fascinating that Woman will be able to resist its appeal. Sheer as a" cobweh yet with amazing stamina . . . Dcftly knitted` on anew type 54-gauge machine in two weights-a superb 3-threadyto complement street and afternoon costumes . . . abeautiful 2-thread, the smart- est in formal hosiery. Specially constructed all silk foot to give extra wear . . . These stockings have `been (Frasier) machine-tested for resiliency and wearing qualities with results so satis- factory as to be almost incredible . . . Ravishing in the loveliness of their new Autumn col- OUTS . . . ' -`~A ~--A--A--vn` v\Iw-rut 11 11- A` 1f\\;,\["_-1 ULIID TABASCEO - TROPICANA - PERUVIA - JOYOUS. ntzmgm ~ . .\- l . also carried nut. the suggmtcxl nul- linp fur study. The convcncr urg- I rd members to bring to light` hid- ;_ dvn Lalems uf |m`mbcrs and in lhia - way interest muro people. -~ ]\l`\` R.')hv`I'I Y- .uv(`. ~'. LCff'0)'. Chil". A pleasing feature or the report `of lhv Museum Committee, pre- 'Is-nlc.-(I at Friday afternoon's: so.- 'sinn. was :4 letter read to the Con- `-`\'L'HU()I1 from Mrs. Alex. Singer. - .___.___..__......._.... \\ iI_Y llll.(,`|'C5{ p(`U])ll.`. Mrs. R~':bv`rl I-}uyc.=. I.ct'roy. mnn uf thv Nominating Committee. brought in the report ut that com- |mitl(`.(- which is reported elsewhere `in this issue. Mrs. Duke conducted `the vlvctiun of oiccrs. with the voting dOl(`.[.'H.tC_s I81 cligiblm oc- cupying tho centre scnts. Only fty voting, (lc.-legato.-> wcrv present ax` the convention was nearly over. BARRIE ?Museum Visitgrs. M _ ' Smaller During Year |V|l'!` rnum I|I'\-x: ])!`l).\.`('Illl'(l Um I'1'|)m'1 lniltcv on A-,:m'ulHn` inn Inrlu.~zLri-~ (III 'I (mun. Simw "Lm- n|( Plh giving: plm-v In ports nf ('t:lIHlliIll`L`.~ your flvr your mu. I'll}! -' in :' Iwntk . No two ways about it. a pipe tobacco has got to be good to win the favour of more Canadian smokers than any other brand. That's what Picobac has done--and that : what it is: downright good. It's the pic} of Canada's Burlcy crop -- always a mild, cool, sweet amokc. That's why it's the largest selling brand of pipe tobacco in Canada. Just try it if you don't already know that . . . 5: L K HOSIERY $19`! PHONE 25 ihundn. October 24. 1940 - IN ""**`-`f` `now of Hu1_`l(.-y, Surrvy. Englamd. who was the secretary fov Hw County when the museum fir~'1 had its being. Mrs. R. A. Suthcrlzuld cunvctwr of 1111: culnn1itt0(r. whu road lhu letter, suggests-d lhzn 9 letter go from tho Com/cnliup U; Mrs`. Singer, :1 .`~`Ugg('.S!.iUl) w'hicl) was later acted upun_ -- . l I.- L-.. ...a r.... ll\A \r1n|l' Nlr-: _V\.'uI ul- \`lI&IpI(`X':= Hi~ Culln!_\' " lukvs |)l:I hut in 1' Nu. on...-I BY \V5|.\' |illCl' HCIUU upuu_ In hm` report fvr the y.~ur..`Mr:= Suthcrlelnd nu1(`d HM` donation u! an ox yoke from 'l`hu.~.. Rcynnl of Slmud, which had been made by Mr. Reynolds father. The museum had ht-'(-,n kept. open r~vm'_v l~`rid:,\'_' .g1ftcrpoun through July` and Augo usl.` Thorn h`ad b't:L'-`n :1` nnmhcr 1:} visitors during the year. bu! {hr- numbcr was xmullvr than in uHlf` years, owing L. -war work. 4"!-\ n..-,.| an... ..r hn hcfufo )'l?iIl'S. (lV\'|ll5 v.r vvnl \v\II:\. Thn nal ilvm of hu.~:lnc<.=, hcfuftr the singing of the National Anihcm. \\'ua di.s`cu.<. nf and voting on rc- sulution. _ nqtc II 'lIiIpi(`l':= Ill :1 lI \llHLI\`l Ill ur .`\L:l`i(`1lHlll`(' III Smlcuo Cuunly" Truv. nu urvnt clunx,-.:v plnvo in an .-lwrt H|`HI(',x` uf tum`. in r0('v.m yvur.- wv h.'I\vv .~'(~vn Um t':u'l0r l`(`|)lill'(` tlw lmrs:- in the fi.u|tl:~' ulul Hm .~`lv:I1n (`ll'.!lH" :11 Hu- l|1I'v: und an .~`tm'k rm.-k um-d.~ must S(`I'\ l` rmnv ullwl` mIr;m.~v an-` if is no luugrr m-1-(In-(I for its mvn Upon hi:.:hwn_\'~ In Hm winlx-r l Ill Hm lnrnl ul'|'.\'\ wilh :l(l\ l.`~'.. Hf h0l'.~'(`.~ nu` All on... |l\l.' nnu. I|(`|`illl.`~|' um um l`h\~ u;,'ric'u1l\II'nl .~~il I910 in S|HI('u1* is wvli in this (`.`(('1`l`)Il mullm Hnrthwivk in llw (`unm- nurt: "1\;:riu'u|tur-. fur \'r>:II`, h:I~ `wt-n nmvh . ('l|. than um. u ., . . ';mk An l'I.(`. Z4-4'! Uullu. are slightly . Z lIllll(`(`. in llw .I.. ........ ,_r _,,_ Institutes Make Several GrgI_1ts ......... -..--....--. Dunlruun. - '>I' lhv ("um- :ru'ullu1`c mul (immu- \ 'f`lIlll'.;(lil)' nl'tcr- "mv nlcl urrlvr (-humi- lurv m`\\'." Hw 1'0- HnitlnL~.~ :I~' |H'(.'::(`Hi(?(| our mzuhl wn.-ll farm :1 lmuk umllv-'1 'l'l\" u_.'ri(-ullurv `uv. clunx,r.:(-I mrl lixmn! . Iunpn unnn Ins! llllll lllllllll. w only (|il'I`m` Hllll(?(`S to the Itly : nm :I.vu. ml` lm .-zpr-c-ml ';,:un~ (::)n.s'|(lvr- Hm} hunvy I: uh-.~: nut`. lwu I. |i'.','nl :Im'n-`5 `l l.lu-sv L{l`El(l(`Hl purv iIlI(l vt-r_, ` flnW(`l'!~` :n\:nxl- m.-rully. Ii:.:hlm' ' new 0 fur cam .~:om Sim 7 110-1] 'lh(- (-nluur rlv n N, l`:u _II N vlicult` fluv(nu'#. 1 am, my is h`ll[)p(I\`c(l (`PR1 |)l`(l[)(`l'H('S st-|(lr)n\ vid I sn I -.-In l` blnwm` rr- rr the [rural ul'fm"u-(I l)_\ uzzrwullurnl .......-`nun I .\L'uI| . I ....,I_ I Our grandmothers used home- ! grown seeds. --u--u --u -.---. '. - -_ __ Mrs. E. Fraser; Glencalrn, pre- sented the report of the committee on Community Activities at the Thursday afternoon session. "It um:-ms` In mo that this vnar when Everyone Should Be Link in Chain of Prayer .........- r~_I.m.~....-.-. mm- Thursday ant,-rnoon sus:-nun. u .5 c.-4.-ms` to me that this year when sec trouble in almost every coun- try. _we should thinlvg very serious- ly of what our `community activ- ities will be for the _ncx_t year.` `she said. I l\n:.!inu fr-nun TUI I-u Alfrnrl `Maire I {our nation is at war and when we I isne said. 1' Quoting from Mrs. Alfred Watt's 5` niessnge. she said: "I beg each. of 0 you to be a living link in a chain c of prayer which will keep together in spirit and in faith the country- I. w;)m(3n of the world." This re~ L quest must first be a matter of in- t lmvictmil conct-rn. Can we not, as 9 lW.l. members. rekindle the fire: f lot family altars built by our pion- \ 1 cc-rs in Canada ? The weekly pray ier meeting--is it still in your com- {munity? In it few eases it is; in Ntoo many it has been discontinued 'for sheer lack of interest. The home life in the community depend: i so much on us as mothers. In the ` .~piritunl realm, there is no doubt . we have been receding in the past ` , few years. We must. advance again. ` j Are we. as mothers, doing Uur duty 1' fur the rising ;:,cnera-ition. In pl:-ind ning next year's programme (10 not - forget the inural side; provide train- - ing for the head and heart. Let VI us keep before us the development. ` of it better citizenship. In the work of the various -` l)r:mche.`. the work is very similar `gin nll. Here siren few that wort` ` new or unusual. t:I (Mun Int.-iitntn ur-HI nn zxcsiefalil Ill'\V Ul' lH|U.`U,3l|. One Instituti- `ifur lhe (lnClm' with confinement (':1.~:n.s' and ulsn pi`ovi(led luyeltcs in mine eatscs. Srrvcrnl Institutes ln vHllI1('()(? County took part in the l Ilume Improvement Plan carried on by the I.'lrmei".4 Magazine. -A" branch luv. ' lhe House . of. Refulgc sent ill`:-:nts lo the inmates`. Several hnd lug clu_-,'.~' for the blind. One bmnclm glxclperl filmneinlly a Buy . Seoul mmp fund nnd .spm1sui'ed a Bmwfrilc l`:u-k of Girl (}uidc;~`. Another hcln memorial service at lhe Cenotaph Hind lhl'uu_Lh lhe local Council pro- viderl an flag for same. In sow-rnl r-nmmunilin.< the Tn- ` ' ` l sent an assistant ' Mrs. I"rmk Huwsnn. Dunlrnun. cnnvcner 0| Czmndinn In(lusU'ic.=. was in cllzlme of :1 session cnlillctl `Marketing S(:l`vic(.- from the Con- sumer's Stzmdpuinl." Very lntm'e:~'ting dclnnn.struti(ms yvsrc presented by M. W. (Chene- suik. Dnminiuu l.ivL-stuck B1'unch.| hog grader of I~`i1*.~'t C~:mp(.-r:`.livL' Packers. Burri(:, un _uI"l(lillj_`_ uf In-"T: by Mrs. Clurmlcc Brmrk. N)llawzI.' on egg grading; and by Burnr; Kirs-i tine. principal of mu crmlinuulmn school at Dunlrnon, nn hnncy gm(l- . inn 1 v1(l('.r| mag mr same. 1 In several communities the In- `stilutv :n:;. in planning trees and flmvrr.< in the . grou'nds. '/\nnl`h(.-r bramch had ,.1hc 1l0US(`$ |vlv:Inin;.'; done for two old ludi(`.`-. In nnnthor :1 St. John's Ambulance Cnursc wu. sponsored. In scvcrn p|:l(`(\.<. tho I"v(l(`rati0n of Agricul- ture study p,ruup.< are assistcci lv,;rcznH_v by thv Women's Institutes. - . ? Mrs. W. i Tells of _-.- -. _ . . . . _., _-._-,. Mrs. W. H. ia(`Hih(`l`(i:I|(?. (`.n|rlwai- 1-I`. :~u-rvia1'_v oi` Federated Women`: ln.s'IiI.u1c.s of OIlt:Il`i~J. gave :1 com- |prL-hensiw- report of the Women`: Hii.~I`iLutr`.s" vxhibltion at Canadian `Nutiunnl Exhibition. 'I'orun10. and lhv furniiuro supplied to the re- ,umulim1 ruuni.~4 at. Camp Borden by ' tho W.l. A! Oh.` 2...-H-`Hun HI` Rlnn: 1| 1 \'.W`L..`\. nusuxxs llUu.\l'.\. l.Jl`pLII| mun! bulletins mid of .~'m'\'ico;: aim- ` ml :11 furthering the use at "Produc- (`(1 III Cuumtln" funds for nutrmuu |'Iuml lwLlm' hvullh in \\'ul`1'un(`. ()1 um n\-`mlu-rs wlw helped at (ht i lmuth, ton xvoro {rum SHXICUI` Coun- ` 01 At the invitatiun uI' M115. 1!. M. Axtkun. Llirvctur of WuIn(2n's' activi- lies. Hm W.l.. along wnh 29 other wunu-n`.< urgmuizu1ion.<. r<-present mg (-~hur(-h. social svr-."u-c. protes- ` :'i(uml and businc.<..< g1`oup.~'. cxhibi'.~ ed in Hw Women's Building at tho (f.N.I-I. The jam project arrested much utonliuu. samplvs being on _di--play or 14.000 pounds of straw-_ ht`I`l`_\` jnm made in a drive to fill 30.0170 Hus supplied by the Red Cl`mL~:. The (li.*!p1'a_\' told by .pus1.ers. I mural and sample articles. lhc story nf thuu. of pieces ul' knitted ,'.1un(l.~ and sown garlnvnls supplied tho Ru-(I Cm.~`.~'~. furnitu1`e supplied `[41 Camp Burdon. mum`_v conzrlbu `linltx :~m'mm`kod In war charme- \'nlunl;n'_v svr\ ico.~ of mcmborat to I v \JI' I` .\ hnnm-1 |..u-huc hnnunc '\'uumm _ Y.W4C..-\. hnsto.~s huusos. Dvpnrl nu-nl I\..IInHn_ inlr! nf s-or ivn,-: nim- lC(`.\ U! l1\L`H|l)(`l'5 RU I fnl xv 'l'hI'un-,;n :1 l"`ruH`.\'1 hy Col, C. R Hill. dirwlur wl` zluxilinry .~`r~r\.iu~:- fur M41), `.3. Ihv \V.I. mmlv a \\'ondr~r ful puI'r|xa. of furniture at a low urn-r !|1mu;.'h Hw (`.mmdim Munu fan-turvr.s' Assncialiuu (or Camp Hurdvn, 'l`lu- gifts included ('he.~'lcr- H:-Id vh.'uI'.~ and tubl(`.< mud ('luur.~ t'm- R.(`./\.S.C. :\w.=.~':\s. Sinwnv K`--uuxy W.[. .~upplvmonlvd th0.~\` gifts from tho (`ontrul Fund D) H`l\dll\',{ nnv xv! f-.`I` troops` and one wt for ntfm-rs` lH\`.\\ (`.rn1rv Silncnc \V.l. and I-Inst Simcoo W.I. also sent gifts uf (urnilurv soparatoly. |;~..:.:.... ll. ..... .n .1 Year of A:eaa}y In Education Sphere r , _ l\`.l'.\. J. R_ Rnyd. ()rilli:1. L`JlI\ L`llCl [Hf Educutinn. gave a CUll`I|)l`(`h(`I\$:\`t rvpnI't on this subject. Six brunvhe: `I`t`puI'u`d (rum Cvnlro Slmcuc; ciglxl ifruux \\'r.~'l Sinwoo rvpurtcd: seven ~ fruln Suulh Simcuv district and fl!- ! lvvn I'opul'h:(l from East Simcu: gdisll`i\`! ! Subj\`\`l.\` di.~`u.`u&\l'd an ;.uIm- ul ':|w.~\: Inoxrhngs \n.`n.- T110 l.iIL~ n! H.. M. Mumgmnc-r,\'." illustrated wnth l:nup.~.'huls; on "Wills and huw to `make thorn" and many l.u'aucl\u.- idiscusacd the new course of study isomo papers givvu were on Adult l:2duL-uliun. The Origin ut Civic Hul- liduy and six papers and a quiz. cun- tlvst were given at une branch in `West Simcuv on "Whan do ynu {know about Czmadu'.`" Our brancn hand divided llwir ye-aI".~' pmgraumw `into three parts and had studied EAgr'u:ulturt`. Legislation and Child lwelfare. The convener noted that Hhe course of study was one of the |popular aubjecls again this yea: and in some cases the Public School Inspectors addressed meetings. Om s".'.d_\' uhn3_: an dil-1`cu'. liue \\'u~ l*`ridu_v I I\.<.~1`ux1)1_\' singil l`ag1`. Barrio. x urninzv sl`!&.\i(lI\. inz. M1`. Chcpcsuik :~:ui(l th.'1t Lhv ;4r:nrI- cs nf bc-cl` wrru: primt-. c`nn'n'r-. ;: and. medium and common. The slvcr had the hi;.:lu`sl pl`npm'liIm ul` guud (-,uLs`. he snirl. nml lht: qunliiy L5 in- tlic-utcd by tho lim-nt.-s:< 0! bone and quality o[ nish. l`h- zurv run he f.|L'- I termim:(l largely by tho .5-lructurc of I the bum-. } n..r...-.-am: 1.. Inmh Mr (`.Iwn-Unikl B. Leoancrdclc C.N.`E., Borden . v\ y........ ._,. w Murmug zing. lvd by Mrs. S upemxl thv Friday \ schools. In closing her report the conven- er commented that while reports` received were few for so large an. area. they did not lack in quality. rvm. tnnlntivn nmgramme outlined ~ U10) Old HUI IBCK In qua-uuy. The tentative programme by the Provincial Board in Educa- tion suggested the study of Art. Child and Family Psychology.- the Larger Unit of School Administra- tion and Co-operation. II------- -_..- ._ ._'_ Mrs. Robert Boyes. Lefroy, pre- ` sented the report on Historical Re- search at Friday morning's session. The late Dr. Alexander Fraser. the provincial archivist, said that the story of Canada was not in her cities but in her villages and rural Ieommunities. 1:1,. ....,. ananmml in Rimmm Coun- H istarical Research . Indicates Early Days .4. 71...... 1 "communities. We are indebted in Simcoe Coun- ty for much information which has been given by W.I. members during the past few years, and 1939-40 is nu exception. Information and ideas from the four Simcoes make the work a pleasure. 'I"hn iv-nnvpnnr nf West Simcoc DiS~ work pleasure. The eonvenor of West trict gives a suggestion that we ad- vertise the fact that we have .1 county museum at Barrie; those outside the Institute may not know we have one. She also suggests that copies of interesting papers. should `be kept. and sent to the `_ county convenor. Each Institute . should make H written record in . the community from year to year L and keep a scrapbook for current events. rV....o.... C:~.nnn- Mica 1i`.rnr'r|'.i F05-. prepared by Mrs. P`. C. Stephenson. OVCHIS. ` Ccmrc Simcoc: Miss Emma F05-i tor. convenor. Elmvnle. is trying to get the early family history of the first settlers in the locality and each year have a paper on one family. This year :1 delighlful paper was In if nnn `finds eourazze. romance. ])l`])'rlI`(`(1 Dy JVH). L`. x,. un.uynn..mu..., In it one `finds courage. romance. the honest. effort. humor and the finer things in life. It. too. would brighten the pages of a his'1.0ricuI bodk. A -.-um rwmn N nu.- Finn mnc hnw the bum-. , ~ Referring Lu lamb, Mr. Ch(?])CuikI said that :1! mix time or your. lamb 1:; mos! S(.'ilS')l11|blL'. I1 l'l,`(|llil'(`.\` v(.~r_\' 4 thorough making. It IS cheapest now when it is in .~,z.-nson. ' rliu.-.muin.r hI'nn!|I< nf lwhf, H11` book. A paper from New Flos tells how Apia. Phelriston, and Yigo, got. their names; also a list of the ms: set- tlcxjs. These were preparer] by Irene Allen. Centre Vcsprn had a pa`pci' on famous {vomen of Canada. Cmssland a paper. on pioneer grand- mothers. and hold an old-fashioned dress parade. Pioneer Days of Sim- coo was given at. Allcnwood. "F`uv-Iv T\::\-Q 1:1 ("I-ni;!hurt." L'i\'C$ was ,'..'l\'Cn ill. t\|u.'lI\`\uuu. I "Early Days at`Craighurst." gives 1: piece of valuable information of the firsi Pcnctz-mg Road or military road. part. of which is now in- eluded in I~Iighwa_v I1. and tells of the first white woman and her daughter who travelled on it. It deals .wit,h thc.1'irs1,. settlers. post offices. s1.o_ros. churches. halls. mills. ` elevators, etc. c,...u. cz.-um`.-.~ r`..nl.-chm-n nivrw CJCVIIIUFS. CH3. - South Simcoc: Cuokstown gives`1 the names of the Council of Essa and J 'I`ussorontio which met at Braden'.~`.1 Corners in 1830. Ivy tells of the It I-Ittron and Iroquois Indians, th(~ir.l method of burial. et,c.. also experi- 3 ences of pioneers with wild animals. 1 Oldtime remedies were given at Stroud. Painswick were well en-. tertained with a -paper on oldtime bees. Churchill gave a demonstra- tion with articles brought from oth- er lands. Thornton Juniors dis- ` cussed pioneer schools and the Sen-1' , iors had a talk with pictures of ` [rel-and. At Bradford. Mrs. J. A. _ Wood tells of her father. Col. Way- _ ling. Sharon. who served in the \ Fenian Raids of H366 and the Riel ` Rebellion in 1885. When Gabriel Dumont. leader of Riel`s army. died _ and his belongings divided. Cu`.. 1 Wayling received the rosary from 1 the Dumont home. . "A` I l\Ih.n|r.nun ("..itlre1nurn ( I < 1 1 Llll' l.luHlUl|l IIUIIIL`, Mrs. J. Munkmun. rendered a delightful juncture. Juniors Take Part In Girls Session The Girls` Session proved \'(`l'_\' ` inloro.-ting to the Seniors present. It was condu(`t(`d by Miss BN1} 1 Wallace. Wnmcn's Ixlslilutrs Branch. 'l`urun(n. and Humo F`.cununuc.. coach fur Simcuo Cnunty. The girls taking part wore lrmw Crawfurd and Phyllis Cavanagh. Mino.-in-g. whu d(`xm\n. A slvcpin-,1 ;_,'urxnvn1: Miss I.uL'IL`HlN` Dvsruclu-.~'. I.afon1;mu`. who spukv on Girls` Homo Gsardvnlng Club \\'m'k: Mi.\\' Irene Cx`uwfvrcI. who `law a report un Miucsing Garden ` Club. (hull: .~ air}.-' u-..u-I: in Run:-n1-. D Lgiuu. Outlining girls` work in Snnvcuv Cminly during thv past yuan`, M|.\< Wallace said that hvu units ut wurk wore o mduvted: Sloep:ngGarmc:nl" and "Club Girl Entortain.~`. In ad- ditiun. in Nurth SilH("J(`. the garden and canning unit \\'a.~' conduclvd in `(`\'i`l'Ri centre. "Our members at- tonding Avhicvcnient Days are still disuppuimiug b0('au.~;c in my visi'..< to tho Clubs. I know (ha' many more girls lukc part in club activi- Hm than attend Acluox emvnt Day. and in order to complete the unit and rvcoi\'v crvdii. Hwy must i`.\'- hibii and uttmd Achn:vemo:nt Day." she declarvd. A hull |~n:\4\rl nf luniur ':i|'k as snc cmvlarvu. A full (`apart of Junior Work 3: p1`o.`sm\tod by Miss Wallace. in Lht` tmumy will be published in next wct`k`s issue. ' Decided lntarcst Taken in Legislation ' ..l' H... .-.\ :"_"V"7' ' I In tho ropurt of the conunhtec l mi Logi.-=lati.m. presented by lilt` ( (`U|1\'t`l|t`l'. Mrs. Gen. G. Junnstun. l Mlnesixig. it was noted that all {our 4 districts had taken R decided in I tr.-rest in legislation. relating to \\'u- l men and the home. particularly in the making of wills and in joint bank awcounts. Mrs. Juhn.~.tun felt this was a direct result of the in- forniative address given on this subject by Mi.\~' Sybil Bentielt. uf Gourgetuwn. a wuman lawyer. at the Area convention in 1939. Mrs Juhnslon felt that this addrc li:-ml awakened the women tu their lack! of knowledge on many laws which pertained to their future security and happincs. Many branches had delved into these laws and had ad- d.-.t..~...- ..n vim .nhi.-vi lw l~u\\`\`~-1*: when IL 15 In .~,x::I.~Un. v DisL'us:~'inL: hrunds of Ix-cf. Speaker said lhurn worn the Rod brand and [shut brnntl. 'l`lu- fnl`ln(tl` is tho I`|Im:.'t. while lhv I'I1.`wr bL`(`f ha` from sttrt.-I`.v and hI.`ir(`l`!< and is .. ..a H... .kIZn ...~nullu hut`: HI`: UBIVCCI IIILO U123! IHW3 d dress-:' on the ~\zbje-rt ... bk`! 1 pictl hran Cuukstown. solo at thus rcevs of towns and members` 0!! Parliament. I TI... dunno ..r Ihn (`unnlv anrll I | raruamem. The duties of the County and Township Councils were cxplai1_xcd to two Institutes in Innisfil Town- ship, South Simcoc. by their move, while three branches in East Sim- nnn hm! ihnir Fhrxrlm-21 rnnmh:-$1.` arl- .in West Simeoe by its M.P.P -Papers on the work of the Provin- -cial and Federal Governments were wnue Inree DYHDCHLS Ill must. oun- coe had their Federal member ad- dress them on his work in the Dominion Government. supple- mented by a, talk from his wife, who ' explained her obligations during `- the session. The Provincial Legis- ' lature was explained to one branch given in one branch in Centre Sim- coe, while a branch in West Sim- eoe had a paper on the duties and appointments of the Senate. to ....u- uni.-`A 4Hu n uyirln runn nf '\ppuuuuu.'nua vL uu. up--uu.. It was noted that a wide range of subjects on this phase of the. work ` had been explained through the ar- ra imvlurlinn suvh tooics as Le.-zis- '. _nao. been cxplalneu Lnruugu um cu- ca. including such topics as ``Legis- lalion as it Affects the Farm?` `Humemakcrs dealing with School Boards;" Public School Ac1.s;" Highway Traffic Act," etc. Much food for thought could be found in many of the mottocs used. Some 01 these were We easily forget the great services of the government when we pay our 1-.1xes;" The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves" and "Where law ends. tyranny begins." rt`. 11...... I-......,.I....- dun kn.-I Fail- law L-nun. L_ynanu_y u;,,_-.u..-.. To those branches who had fall- cd to report on this subject. the convcncr said she hoped they wuulo Soon become alive to the fact. tha`. women should know morc of thc 1aw5 relating to them for their own benet and for those of their fam- ilios Mrs. R. S. Sheppard, Coldwatcr, in presenting the report. on Peace Education Friday morning, said there had been a decrease in activ- ity along this line as indicated by re- ,po'r'.s received. Coldwaicr Branch `carried out a seris of programmes. for monthly meetings, all upon some- phase of democracy. V, T)nrinr1 1939 and 1940. there hH\/C 15 H1!` lIIl|.'.`\'l. Wllln; nu I-nun what the public u::u.'nIl_v buys. II(lvn(`nlv(l h1Ill.*`(`\'Vi`.'(.`:> zu.-zlcuuz brundnd mar. Mu-u (`I I|u'l- l'.|`m'k. Nnllu Dec redsed Activity In Peace Ed lpnusc ox uemocracy. During 1939 and 1940, I been in Eas't`S'irn`c'ol:"a1-b`o1.I't's iJ'i papers on -peace subjects. an standing. The convenor in- hex port urged that discussion DC! fnnow each paper. All educati efforts. discussion. reading. 51 should be fostered in our -bran cmuni Qiwnnnn urn: nni far hf` East`S'irn`c'oe"ab`odt.'Si$:`ten out- her rm` phase ()1 dCl`0Cl`lCy. ` period: educational study. -branches.` South Simcoe was not far behind with eleven of the branches giving earnest. attention to peace and `in- ternational relations. Holly had a meeting which took the form of a pageant representing the coming of the Anglo-Saxon race to Canada. Such an effort should be considered by other branches. Reports of cur- rent events were used in Tottenham I monthly programme usin-V. ietures D ` and maps for illustration. ` 'l'lu\rn \l".)< nrnat at-tivitv in C0114 HHU Hlilpb `IUI lllubLld|.lUl|. There was great activity in con; ncction with Red Cross work, every brunch doing its duty to the UL- mnst in this regard. a CL`llH`C Simcoc combined its re-' pom on Peace Education wiih that .... r`.......-z:....;-...o:.-m .. 1-nrlr lnrvinnl ...a..... .......5 two ....._, \\J ...- _. . on Canadianization. a very logical thing to do. A movement is on foot` to combine a number of standing _commit.tecs for more efficiency and Zless overlapping. Why not Peace. with the topic Education appended. The combined with Canadianization and International relations. `Even Legislation touches on all these very` closely. Centre Simcoe reported a _paper on the peace movement, in South America. A close .=.tud;` of the Latin countries is very timely lhm` days. - Qru-an hnnku urn kc-nt. bV` n`l`dl'l\' IHCM` days. Scrap books are kept by many bl`;iIlChCS. It would not. nbw be a `question of material for thc-s: but of mare and bigger books to take car of the cuttings. saved from all sourc- es. A scrapbook committee would be almost imperative to do the work. TL .~..I{`..;no ..f Dnunn F`r1n'--.alinr., \\'()X'K` ` . . The subject of Peace Education. nr Peace and Imernalhinial relation`-' shi1;.<. has -by no means been sci aside. for what has been reported is of outstanding character. show- ing t.ho real thought and sincere earnestness put into this work. (Mice (`Iur|.-r- and Mrs Duke con- earnestness puL mm Inns wum. Miss Clarke and Mrs. Duke ducted 21 question box which clear- od up quite a large number of points on which members desired information. |Duty to Home Sn`e`ssed| Under "Home Economics"` Mrs. (ion. Lawrence. Barrio. In n~\'io\\-ing the yearly activities in Hume Ecunnmicsv, felt that it had been 21 your quite worthy uf com- mondalmn. She commended all the brzmcho.~` who had participated in this phase of Institute work and Lu thu.~c xx-ha had not were remind- ed mat the Institute` multo dc- mandud Vhexr duty 10 their homes a `well as luv the-ir cou1m`;~'. MUN] help- r..x -....m-vinna fur lhi< \\')l'k L-oulu Hinge Eight bu. - -.__ Hl0.\(` wh) had not were l`LflHlllU- well their ful .~u3;,'es1iuns for this work coulu be ublainvd through the Institute: [branch or the D1`-pl-ll'll1l(`ll1 at Agri- ....n..r.. kl-any hr:nu~ho< had a\':-ul- Dram-h nr mo L)(`-p'dl'UD`lIL u( Agn- vulture. Many bnmchos had a\':-ul- ed the-xn.=ol\'cs of the valriuus pra- jccI.~ offvrcd by the Department Mrs. Lawrence then passed on ~`unu- suggestions which had c'.)m'.~ frum Mrs. Kelly. Almunlc. the Pro- I vim-iul Conw-nor of that cumnlittec. Mrs. KcIl_\'.< first suggvgstiun was to .the mmnbcrs to buy within the Elnpirv. Tu buy Bri1.i. and Can- ladian products as far as was p35- .-`iblc and to dn away with thing: that were not manufactured in the ' Empire. She aim advised the In- `;. to be thrifty; to be wict,` in > buying such *hings as clothing. {nod and furnislmings. and to make what one had do as long as was possiblv. In East Suncnu dxstrxcl. `.wcut_y- ..r n~.'u-n--nim\ branches l inn nu! I I I I puszilblo. 'wcnly- nine out of thirty-n'uxe branches had carried out the Home Ecun~ mnics prugrammv. Four branches.`- h'|d taken short cuurscs in needle- craft. and remodelling and practxcai dewaratiun for the home. Paper: had been given on such subject: a. "The Uses of Milk. Home. Beauty Culture." "I-IeusecIeanin.`: Hints." "Buying in the Home` and Home Sewing and Dyeing." In the Junior Institutes. projects had been taken by Va.\e,\' and Cold- water. In the West Sinncue Dirict. one H! the main features had been the lsplendid achievement day held by [the Juniors at Avening. un_de. '.ho= .~'punsur.<.hip of the senior branches. In the project "Cuttons May be Smart." the cla;s had been success- ml and h;tr*l".;.d~'.t-:~. l`i~'~`t place 9.1.- rid: nun: nxAu!Nn' '.|/m oN'1:;,i:A!unA ' ' lluccl-ion Goldwater, wing, c ..4....I I... .. , the ditgirict competition in S`. yincr, third place at the Toronto Exhibi~ lion and third at me Barrie Fair. This same branch had taken ".`r.c-. projcd "Home Utilization of Wuul." A dmonstralion in spixming raw wool and flax had been given In the Zlun Jubilee branch by n Pul- ish resident. This branch had also co-opefatcd with Duntroun and Georgia branches in putiing on an glove display at the Collingwood Fair. _Clovcr Lea, Jack's Lake and Duntroon had each carried out suc- cessful` pmgrammcs on this sub- M.-9 - CESSH jcct. JUCL. For South Sinu-mt`, lwolvv brunch- es were heard frum. several rv|)'vr1- ing that they had taken the Vc;:(:`-. table Cooking course. while mlu-r.< had taken the course on the ne- finishing of Furniture. and un(- m two had taken the ])r(~.x.=nmkin;: Project. A summary day xvas hcld at Sttoud on the Meat Cmkury na\IIl'K`li IP13. One branch had vi. :1 .<-Inn-I to View a demun.xtruti of chil- drcn'5 sewing and the (`I)l\\ (`l1l'l thought this was H prewtivzal way of ehowing the tcachor and pupi1.< that the Women's Insli1uIc.< are In- tcrcsted in them. N-1.`; man 25;: runu~s~_- .u u "C".:u'(~ .~4l,nh~ (~;;;:.~: n `,\'c-ighl. having un ibis: cvupmmimx, a Mr. Kir.~'Iim- mid Hm! mlorl inln rnnr ',:mrl-~. E] ;|'4`(`, |'um`, or Huh`. II:_-` .....1..... ..-ul Iluvlr All III: Sirncoc ra'&7e}oaon I of Agriculture Need That Should be Filled K. N. M. Murriwn. genvral num- agor or Pi??? Coupcratiw Pzu-In.-r~< of Ontario Limited. F`s;u'rio. xv.-as Hu- speakcr at the Friday n0uI\ lunch- l\'1ll, mu. Mr. Murrisun gave a (`uln[)l`(`ht'll- sive talk on the furmuhnn and functioning of the Sixn('m_- Fodm-r.'|~ tion of Agriculture, indicating IL\ nccc&4it_v and ilnportanu-. and nr;:- ing that the members .,.r `ho Wu- men's lnmtutes support it to the full. 'I"hn qnnulrnr Quid 11 u':L~' nun-nl- would De wen auunur.-u. The Federation wuuld cm! mum-) ` `u uperznc. but small cumributmns would create a big turn-c. hv said. I-`ri'da_v Aft:-rnuun Mrs. Page led in us. .~in:- ing at the opening 0! lh'- Friday uf. teruuon session. As Mrs. Alfred! Watt. O.B.E.. presidnt of the As- '=-`sciated Country Women of thy World. was unable to be present. a war servicc=~'" discu.~siun was held. Mrs. J. R. Boyd. Orillia. gang very :`\\'ee!l_~`. ` 40` DUNLOP s'1-. YOU'LL LOVE THEIR ENCHANTING SHEER BEAUTY We!/am Siozm, Introducing 0 Wu . l'\||.\ll|Il` .`uIu nu... .. _, .. nnv. :Iu1'w"` amber and dark. All umck-.~: In mnmy urv (:qu.'1lly .-=t.'l(lnm mlulh-I'ul(e(l. |lu- (Iv-n ])(:n(l.-4 on thv kllld of :-vzul-' able 1/.) the bL'(.`.5. Gcnsumlly. Ii;.:hlvr| hmwy has :1 mnrv (It-li('n1(\ l'l:|\'nu".i Amb mud (lurk lmncy I0 jmvc bt-LN-r mim-ml prupmwnvs Liquid hum.-_\' vr-x'_v s-ldnm :4p but Lmilnllzllutl lmmgv m.'l_V. l i I 1