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EWLO. Board’s Annual Meeting vincial board of the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario has to deal with a great deal of business on which the decisions will eventually reach the Women’s Institutes through communications from the provmctal office. In this report we will attempt to cover only proceedings which we think will be of interest to all Women's Institute readers THE ANNUAL MEETING of the pro- World Wide Interests Women's Institutes have their own ways of working for peace and good international re- lationships. This was made clear with reference to a complaint by a "peace organization" that the Institutes do not support peace movements. After discussion the Board drew up this state- ment of policy: “Reports on the world wide activities of the Associated Country Women of the World of which the Federated Women‘s Institutes are a constituent society were presented at the annual meeting of the Board of Directors. “A statement of the policies of the organizaâ€" tion came out of these reports showing that the international organization and its affiliates have, as their chief goal, the building of peaceâ€" ful relations around the world. “The objective of the organization is the raising of the standards of living in many parts of the world. not with charity but through educational programs providing self help. The close contacts formed by the organization through its affiliations provide wide opportuniâ€" ties to study conditions in other parts of the world and to work with women to solve some of their problems, sociological and economic. “Delegates who attended the recent triennial conference held in Australia have stated that they are more than ever convinced that the organization in Canada which they represented has the greatest opportunity for creating peace- ful relations and that the program of providing international scholarships, cannot help but build bridges of friendship and peace around the world.” Mrs. Haggcrly suggested that if we help to provide relief front hunger we will go a long way in promoting world peace. Mrs. Lymburner read a note expressing apprecmtion of Ontario‘s donation to “Pennies for Friendship" presented at the A.C.W.W. conference. This was a special anniversary gift of $4.000. ("Pennies for Friendship" provide practically all the funds A.C.W.W. has to carry on its work around the world and the women 4 in many of the countries involved are too a .1.” to contribute much.) Plans for Mrs. Van Beekhoff’s Visit Anxious to plan so that the greatest pos .1c number of women could meet the A.C.\. ‘\.‘ President, Mrs. Van Beekhoff when she “1 Ontario next June, the Board made thi- r. rangement: The dates for the Officers‘ -‘ , ference to be held at the Federated Col! ,5, Guelph, will be changed to June 18, 19 ant i l l closing at noon on the 20th. The Institute 5 be notified that Mrs. Van Beekhoff will i the Colleges on the afternoon of the 20th that the gathering will be open to all Ins. tc members without any restriction. They . come in busloads if they wish and either i g their lunch or have a box lunch that the). i. pick up at the College. Mrs. Van Bee: 1 will speak in the afternoon. If the progr. u to be given inâ€"doors, the Physical EdUL i. Building will accommodate a crowd ll three thousand. The Officers' Conference this year I‘ a branch secretaryâ€"treasurers. If a branch ‘r .i secretary and a treasurer both are eligib .i attend but the branch will be required t1; two pooling fees. The pooling fee is $3: * each person attending the conference. I a Summer School at Guelph A Summer School is being introduced .i Federated Colleges for the Week of Jul) the subjects taught to be English and N work featuring Color and Design. One I" i for choosing these subjects, it was explaint both Mrs. Lymburner and Miss McKerch‘ that the learning might be helpful to men entering the Tweedsmuir Competition» writing or making a Sampler. Incidentally. of the next A.C.W.W. competitions will i song writing. Particulars about this will be to the Institutes as soon as all the details been decided. The College will provide the instructioi the school; it will be open to any Wm whether she is an Institute member or not; the cost for room and board at the Col? will be not more than $5 a day or a maxim of $20 for the whole five days. Anyone \ing further particulars should write to Harvey Caldwell, Director of Extension E cation, Federated Colleges, Guelph, Ont. Scholarships The Federated Women‘s Institutes of I tario now have an investment in scholarsh HOME AND COUNT: -