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James Bell, Goldwater; Mrs. J. R. Geddes, Mississippi; Mrs. Ward Benner, Bayham; Mrs. J. H. McCulloch, R.R.2, Brampton; Mrs. M. Pardy, Mt. Brydges. “ Interpreting the meaning of programmes with a broader vision" it was agreed that the Women’s Institutes have not outgrown their original objectives, but that they are seeing the need of putting more emphasis on human relationships. There was some discussron as to whether the Institutes were going beyond their depth in the study of world problems, but the decision was that just because a prob- lem looks too big for us is no good reason for closing our minds to it. And that next to her family interests a woman should become, first, socially conscious, then community con- scious, then concerned for the nation and then for the world. Someone said that the A,C.W.W. was Set up primarily to promote world understanding. Here the chairman asked Mrs. Ridley to tell about an International Day arranged by the Institutes of Welland County. A great deal of planning and correspondence must have been done in advance, for, at the meeting the chairman read greetings from East Africa Women's League, Department of Women’s Welfare in India, Housewives’ Association of Denmark! Norwegian Farm Wives Organiza- tion, Swedish Housewives‘ Association, Fed- erated Women‘s Institutes of Rhodesia, Rural French Women, Country Women of Australia, Country Women of Trinadad, Women of the American Farm Bureau, Dublin â€" a Country Women's Association, The Netherlands. Eng- land, Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man, and from Edinburgh the old Scottish greeting “Lang may your lum reek.” ((Long may your chimâ€" ney smoke). Each branch institute in the county was asked to bring as a guest a New Canadian â€" or more than one â€"â€" from the community. There were guests from England, Denmark, The Netherlands, Hungary, Germany, Es- thonia, Malta, Ukraine, and Serbia. It was suggested that an International Day after this pattern might be arranged by other Institutes. The question of having guest speakers at regular meetings was introduced and someone said, “We are apt to develop guest speakers at the expense of our own members.” But it was felt that there was a place for guest speakers on certain special subjects. The chairman suggested, for a family night when husbands are present, asking the local banker to sit in on a discussion of “ Should husbands and wives have joint bank accounts?” The Loan Library at the Women’s Institutes Branch was recommended as “a gold mine to anyone preparing a paper,” but it was stressed that the woman must uSe this material only as a help and do the preparation of the paper herself if she is to derive any benefit from it. Concerning district annual meetings it was felt that this was not a good day to bring in a guest speaker, as all the time available was needed for the F.W.I.O. board member and I4 the representatiVe from the Department, And that certainly there is no time at this WWW to properly celebrate a special anniversme Getting into the wider area, someone netted the women's generous responSe to the i. HM and flour funds for Greece as an evidei'. ., Hf a broadened vision, Someone elSe sugr. 1m that the Women's Institutes should be stun-W the increasing incidence of mental illnes- .md its diagnosis and treatment; and living a. .m. mod-ation and proper nutrition for the a;- Summing up the discussion the cha; win quoted Mrs. Sayre as saying, “Women an prone to think that political and com. fill" problems are beyond their understandinz. _ , but women have a definite contributiu. in make to their solution.” “Individually,‘ he chairman said, “we have a responsibilil at what George Eliot long ago called our rv in for living â€" ‘to make living easier for in other’ . . . This panel feels that the imp .1- tion of the Parable of the Good Same in must be the basis for our WOmen’s 11151 or programmes with a broader vision.” it :I ‘ Wishing the delegates God-speed in ' home going, Mrs. Purcell suggested that * had enjoyed the conference not only her of the speeches and the entertainment buI cause they had all taken part in it and ‘ had enjoyed being together. Tractor and Flour Fund for Greece We wish to thank the following Worn: Institutes whose names were not incluw on the list sent out previously: Binbrook W. I. $5.00, Mar W. I. $22.00, Ty race Bay W. I.-Thunder Bay District $5 Clifford W. 1. $5.18, Dalston W. 1. $15.‘ Bradford W. 1. $5.15, Pendleton W. I. $5» Tec-We-Gill Jr. W. I. $10.00, Northern St W. I. $5.00, Clanbrassil W. I. $10.00, Rossen W. I. $5.00, Dymond W. I. $6.25, Peneta: guishene W. I. $2.53, Norwood W. I. 3510-1 Princess Elizabeth W. I. (Thunder Bay) 85.” Women’s Institute Badges The following badges are available from th- Women’s Institute Branch and Home EEC: nomics Service, 1207 Bay Street, Toronto Ontario, at the prices listed below: F.W.I.O. . . . . . . . . . $1.20 each F.W.I.C. . . . . . . . . . 1.70 each A.C.W.W. . . . . . . . .50 each Payment by money order in favour of Miss Anna P. Lewis should accompany all requests for badges. If cheques are sent 25c exchange must be added. The cut of the F.W.I.O. crest is available for $1.80. Rubber stamps of the crest sell for $1.75 each. Please make thesa changes in your Hand Book, pages 50â€"51, HOME AND COUNTRY l l