THE WOMEN'S INSTITUTES OF BRITISH 

 COLUMBIA. 



MOTTO. 



"For Home and Country." 



COLORS. 

 Green and White and Gold. 



BADGE. 



Oval-shaped pin. Centre, initials in gold, B.C. W.I. Border in 



green and white enamel with motto in gold, 



"For Home and Country." 



The colors are typical of British Columbia and symbolic of the work of 

 Women's Institutes. 



This is the ever-green Province. At all seasons there is life and growth 

 in forest and plain. The great Douglas fir now piercing the mountain mists, 

 now standing the sentinel of the valley, is verdant through summer suns 

 and winter snows. 



From every part, rise on the horizon, the snow-capped mountains, 

 beautiful, pure, inspiring, their white crowns, the eternal glory of this 

 farthest West. 



In rock and river bed lie hidden the nuggets of precious gold where those 

 who seek may find the reward of their undaunted faith and courage. 



So too in our work. It must be like the fir living and growing through- 

 out the year, ever fragrant, ever green. 



It must be pure and inspiring as the eternal snows. 



It must be animated by the faith and courage of those who mine for 

 earth's riches, alike to reveal and to safeguard the treasures of home, the 

 golden heart of the nation. 



FUNCTIONS OF THE ADVISORY BOARD. 



The Advisory Board was appointed by the Hon. the Minister of Agri- 

 culture to advise and confer with the Department on matters relating to 

 Women's Institutes and to women in agricultural pursuits and to do such 

 special work as the Deputy Minister may direct. 



It has no authority over Institutes. It aims to be of use to them only 

 so far as the Institutes wish. Each Institute knows what help it requires 

 and some may not need any. But if there are not any such, they will 

 perhaps be willing to let the Board pass on their ideas and papers to newer 

 and less fortunate Institutes, of whose needs the Board has knowledge. 



The members of the Board are from different localities, not with the idea 

 of representing these localities but for the sake of convenience. The 

 wishes, needs, and views, of the Institutes of each district may be more 

 fully and more quickly ascertained by personal visits from the nearest 

 member. The most remote Institute will have the same chance as the 

 closest in of personal contact with the central worker. 



It is hoped that by means of the work of the Board matters of common 

 interest may be taken up and that a current of inspiration and encourage- 

 ment will pass from one Institute to the other, that the adjacent and the 

 far-off Institutes will fee] more and more sympathy in each other's work 

 and in the aims of our great sisterhood. 



"Others shall take patience, courage, to their heart and hand from thy 

 hand, and thy heart, and thy brave cheer." - E..B. Browning. 



