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A.C. WW Studies Food, Friendship, Learning and Leisure of the A.C.W.W, Conference in our last issue. we belieVed Ontario Women's Institute members would be interested in these further notes from addresses on the main topics of study at the conference: Food. Friendship. Learning and Leisure. FOLLOWING the report of various phases Food On the question of fighting hunger and malnutrition we have these excerpts from an address by the A.C.W.W. President, Mrs. van Beekhoff: "In the middle of World War II. when President Roosevelt called together a commit- tee to study what could be done to stamp out hunger, once the world crisis was over. A.C.W.W. was one of the first international organizations asked to (to-operate. This meet- ing took place in 1943 at Hot Springs and was the birthplace of what later was called The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, (F.A.O.). A.C.W.W. has always been a partner of FAD. as our members are so deeply interested in the improvement ot the way of life of those members in need. Since the Freedom from Hunger Campaign has been launched by F.A.O. we have been working alongside in drawing people's atten- tion to the problem of hunger, both in the donating, as in the recipient countries. to make people aware of this evil which should be attacked at its roots. “And it has not only been with F.A.0. that A.C.W.W. has worked in the international field. UNESCO also has had much ot our attention. In many an African country I came across centres where mothers came with their children, mug in hand, to drink the milk that had been provided by UNICEF. High hoses. labelled 'UNICEF‘. containing milk powder. towered in the background as a symbol ot aid in the protection of the children of the world. “The highest importance is attached to lrain~ ing women, leaders from the 'cuuntrics in need.‘ themselves and new methods are taught by their own people. it has been proved to have more effect to follow this method A foreign teacher has first of all a heavy job to gain the people's confidence before the handing out of knowledge can start. So three years ago we did accept this A.C.W.W. Lady Aberdeen Scholarship. And now, three years liner, already one lady from Uganda is study- WIN'IEI 1963 mg 'lropICal Hygiene at London Unnerstl) Her name is Esther llugitmayo. She is keenly interested in the owning of children. because the highest intiiiit mortality rate lies betneen the years l\\tI and the. alter being breast ted, those children are put on the same diet .is the groninips. \\ Inch diet is highly tacking ttt protein. Another member of the Caribbean area is in the Republic ot Ireland to study methods of L‘\[L'nh|Ul1 “tilt the Irish Country \\'oincn\ Association; :llttl in the near future a lad} Irom India utll lean: tor Norm” " Friendship Sir kltlgslm Norriss speaking on l‘l'tt'tldsllll‘ ~and "'lhc drcadlul cost oT lttllrlclttlllllL'\\ can ncycr be assessed the \iorld has been peopled not only by many intolerant and on lrieiidly groups uithin each country but .Ilsit b} a \crtcs ot international iittolcrtinccs lead ing to international conllictx and world \\.II "l'nltl tno hundred )‘cttl‘x ago, no \iltltllH seemed \eriouxli concerned as to how the people \H‘rc \hcllcrctl or nourished. or him their health could be preserved. Surely «lawn “as among the “orld‘s mm! cruel. utilrieinlb practices. Yul It IN it's" than two littttdrcti )’t‘itlh NIItL‘L' lllt‘x yili' trade “as rccopiii/cd .l\ such. And gradually mer the l.t\l I\\u initidtcil )l‘dl‘n tlicrc has been \ltW-h dun-Input“ an almost tllll\l'l’\;ti desiic to recount/c and respect the llL'L'tl ot others and a \L't'lxlllg tor tttcmlship "loo years ago lllL‘ noilil cclcbralcil the centenary ot thi- tlt‘lllttll'slt‘dllillt ot this iiitci» nattotial li'clllti: Ilic Icaittlc iii Red 1 Hm Such-tin |.icli iil tin: h'7 iiicntbci Ctilltllllt'\. \ttmt‘ behind the iron t‘tll’litlll. has pledged tl- sell to come to the help ol any other member country \llllL‘ttHg .l til'stlCJ, "During this ccnlun has grown .i wilt-r reali/utiott ot the challenge presented by the drcadtul Ctltltllltttllh iii the people in the under, dcu-Iopcd cotirllrics who have so little, to lltow L‘tlltl’lll‘lL‘N “inch have so notch. Willi the league ot Natiutn alter World War I began the practical approach to Illl‘i internatiiuial re- sponsibility. lint the league's powers vycrc Iti- ;ideqitiile to Iiiily dlschiirgc this. During the l:th tiventy years. With the coming together of more than .i hundred nations in United Na- tions, there has emerged the most momentous opportunity tor developing international triciiil- ship. g p ' "Already through the thfltlll‘i international 17