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From F.W.I.0.'s International Scholarship, the sum at $720 was donated to enable these young women to work on the Canadian Mysore protect. Alter training they will return to their own countries to work in the Freedom From Hunger crusade. From tell to right they are: Miss P. R. Walawaker of India, a Demonstration Officer for the Government of India; Miss Chauanchom of Thailand. University Lecturer at Bangkok; Miss Carmen luna Puertoliano, University Instructor in the Phiiippines. United Nations Report: Mrs. Austin Zoeller. N. Secretary, reported receiving only 70 re- :ts last year. It was felt that a misunder- tinding exists among Branches because the ovince has no convener of safety, UN. and iltural activities. Under the standing com- ittee on citizenship and education are many tdertakings pertaining to one or more of me divisions and Branches should decipher hat applies in each category and send reports * to the Provincial Secretary of U.N., Safety. .ld Cultural Activities. A questionnaire on ..ch of these categories was printed, to be >ed to give a better understanding of Branch -:tivities in these divisions. Cultural Activities Report: It was announced flat a questionnaire would be sent to the In- ~titutes to gather information as to what they :re doing in the way of cultural activities. Public Relations Report: “Every day we are ‘Weing made more aware of the fact that the :ourse of our way of life depends on what happens to public opinicm," stated Mrs. Clarâ€" ence Diamond. “Public opinion is influenced largely by the image each one of us projects. so the challenge is for each member to be- come better informed nationally and interna- nonally.” Slides of Ontario for inclusion in “Panorama F.W.I.C." have been forwarded as well as four slides of Women’s Institute projects to Northâ€" ern Canada and two slides of F.W.I.O. interest for England. Mrs. E. Small was interviewed by Mrs. Batty Kennedy on C.F.R.B.. Toronto in Jan- uary, and Mrs. J. Philip Matheson appeared on C.K.C.O. and C.K.N.X. TV during the Of- flcers’ Conference F.W.I.C. releases as We“ SUMMER 1966 as advance notices on F.W.l.0. activities have been sent to papers throughout the province. Resolutions Mrs. Leonard Trivers. Provincial Convener of Resolutions, presented 22 resolutions in- cluding two emergency ones. These resolu- tions had been considered and edited at the fall board meeting and since then information was gathered on them. Of these. two were almost identical. In each case board directors voted to consider the one more aptly worded with the understanding that if it was lost or sustained the almOsi identical one was also lost or sustained. Those sustained were: (1) WHEREAS much information pertain- ing to our pioneer life is being lost, F.W.I.O. was requested to ask the Department of Edu- cation to recommend for supplementary read- ing in Ontario schools “The Yellow Briar" by Patrick Staten (2) That F.W.I.0. request the Department of Health to make it routine procedure in all haspitals in the province to make a simple test on new-born babies to ascertain if they have a metabolic disorder that forms a chemical imbalance in the blood which will bring about permanent brain damage or retardation if not controlled by a special protein diet in the first few weeks after birth. (3) That the F.W,I.O. protest to the Preâ€" mier and Provincial Secretary against the low- ering of the age limit from 21 to 13 for the sale of alcoholic beverages. (4) That the federal gOVernment be re- quested to remove the 11% sales tax on drugs. [5) That the F.W.I.O. request the proper department of the Ontario government to pass 9