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F irst Convention There are Roman Catholic, Anglican, and :ntecostal churches in Inuvik. “The Drum", a weekly paper, is published :re by editor Tom Butters, with Bertha Allen. 1 active Inuvik Women‘s Institute member. 1e of his associate editors. Mr. Sid. Hancock, regional administrator of e Mackenzie, in welcoming the convention. rid that firsts were not uncommon for nineâ€" :ar-old Inuvik, and mentioned that only the ‘evious week land linemen had made tele- none communication possible with the outâ€" .de world. National President at Convent-ion Our national president, Mrs. J. Philip 'latheson, in opening the convention. said: “It has not been given to many national vresidents to bring greetings in person to a irst convention. However, it is my pleasant. tappy lot to be national president of the Fed- erated Women’s Institutes of Canada at this time, to be here and to bring to you the greetings from your mother organization. “What an occasion this is! not only for you and me but also for every member of our organization in every part of Canada; each one has helped to bring this about. “I bring you the warmest. the friendliest. the most sincere greetings and good wishes on behalf of the Federated Women's Insti- tutes of Canada. nMay each and every one of you find some- thing of value to remember for the rest of your lives; may you also take home and share with your fellow members all that yon posâ€" sibley can from this your first convention. “The very best to you all as you work for Home and Country." It was a first for me tooâ€"assuming re- sponsibility to organize. plan and work with the others in launching a convention and set- ting up a program. Some general suggestions had been sent to the F.W.l.C. office by branches, and the F.W.I.C. Northern Comâ€" mittee made further recommendations. Houâ€" ever it required working at grass roots to get underway if satisfactory plans were 10 be made. As I took off for Fort Smith on July 51h. the convention data had not been settled other than probably the middle of August. Time Was precious and there Were innumerable and seemingly unanswerable questions. There was not a Territorial Convention Committee. so I would be working with the Institutes scattered FALL 1966 Hand embroidered and headed gun cases lrarn Fort Simpson and Perl Norman. Pennies for Friendship are presented to Mrs Molheson for A.C.W.W. Delegates, Gladys Veor, Discovery; Fanny Rose Muring, Aklovik; background. Berlhu Allen, Inuvik; Grollier Hall in the Father Adorn background. in his garden with Grollier Hall in lbs 15