The Womens Institute 



"For Home and Country" 



The winter series of meetings of West Lambtoa Women's Institute 

 to be conducted by delegates from the Department of Institutes will 

 be held as anrmounced on previous page. 



This orgianization has been very successful and profitable in our 

 county and it is confidently expected that the series arranged for this 

 winter, will surpass in interest and value any previously held. 



The increased membership and local work insures to West Lamb- 

 ton the sending by the Department of this most able and cultured 

 delegates. 



These Institutes were originally established for instruction in 

 the arts and handicrafts of the working house keeper, and these 

 subjects are still dealt with, but in response to the wishes of the 

 members throughout the Provimce the wiork has been greatly ex- 

 panded, until the course covers not only the work of a Girl's Techni- 

 cal school but very much of a Normal school training, with all the 

 inspiration and mental culture of the best Miothers' Clubs and Lit- 

 erary Societies, and all the spiritual uplifts of Missions and Charity 

 work. 



AVell informed people have, long since, ceased from criticism of 

 "The Women's Club Movement," realizing that it is almost always 

 beneficial, but it remained for the Ontario Legislature to give offi- 

 oial sanction and financial support to Women's Institutes, "For the 

 improvement of Canadian home life." 



These Institutes are under close supervision from the Depart- 

 ment and are required to be kept free from politics lor sectarian pre 

 judice, and are free and open to all women. 



The money grants are sufficiently liberal to keep up the work 



in remote country places and the books and leaflets sent by the 



department are very useful and instructive, while the delegates .sent 



twice each year are high miaided, well educated women with whom it 



is always a pleasure to meet ajid converse. 



We be speak for the ladies who are to visit Lambton, large and 

 attentive audiences 



N. W. 

 (See previous page for dates of meetings) 



