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Mrs. J. W. Westover â€" Quebec â€" Home Hospitality in Other Lands As a visitor in Wales she related the joy of attendâ€" ing meetings. the kindness ofthe members and the in- terest shown because she was an Institute member. Mrs. Edna Wright â€" Man. â€" Exchange Visits She emphasized strongly that Women’s Institutes are not taking advantage of grants provided by the Secretary of State Department, for travel between provinces. Brochures are available outlining details. Mrs. H. L. Noblitt ~ Ont. â€" Contributing Membership With the aid of Mrs. Urstadt and Mrs. Weber, a large scroll was unrolled letter by letter. As each letter appeared appropriate thoughts were presented. For a $3.00 fee a membership enables one to become a Con- tributing Member which carries some privileges. (1) Receive the Country woman (2) Attend opening ses- sion of A.C.W.W. if space is available at each Trien- nial Conference (3) Aid in carrying on work of A.C.W.W. Mrs. E. V. Fulton w Man. â€" Oslo Mandate â€" Save Sight Because of the lack of Vitamin A children become blind after birth. Through UNICEF at the Oslo Con- ference this fact was presented. Over $12.000.00 was needed to initiate this program and branches were asked to donate. it was necessary to teach mothers the importance of Vitamin A tn a diet through informa- tion and treatment. A skit was presented by members from New Brunswick to tell about the work of the Lady Aberdeen Scholarship. It was emphasized how important to train teachers, nurses, and leaders so the benefits might be passed on to the community. Mrs. Miller â€" National Farm Union â€" Group Affili- afions She told of the benefits of belonging to A,C,W.W. and that many other rural organizations belong to n >A.C.W.W. A representative from Unifarm ., Told of their organization's work in india in the i'plateau area in which irrigation equipment was pro- ‘vided so food could be grown. ' t 7 'An interesting Slide presentation was shown by Mrs. Matheson showing the work of the Lady Aber- een Scholarship Committee and Gift Coupon. These .Slides brought to our attention the work in progress and completions of other projects. The delegates were 5 divided into groups to discuss A.C.W.W. Brovincial Presentation â€" From 0 to 10 from 10 : Slides to show the work of Newfoundland along ' with a jig and “I‘se the Eye“ and the telling about their craft centre we journeyed on to Nova Scotia to ear the story of MacPherson Mills through slides and g. This has received much support from W.I.‘s. Prince Edward island told about an interesting roject they have been involved with. that of ‘taloguing the churches the slides were interesting as New Brunswick â€" WILD (Women’s Institute Leadership Development). This group showed bilin- gualism through a song and told about the leadership program through the use of basic skills. learning blocks. packets, and procedures. Quebec and their Johnny Appleseed Cook Book promoting Quebec apples and displaying the cook book. Ontario with a slides presentation ofthe 75th An- niversary celebration. the Erland Lee Home and activ- ities of Ontario during the triennium. Manitoba â€" The Mighty Minus â€" a leadership training program started in l965 with spectal emphasis on leadership training and crafts. Saskatchewan â€" Rachael Carson’s Silent Spring sparked the imagination of one branch to set up feed» ing stations for the Bluebird so it might survive. This idea caught on in the Province and now the Bluebird trail extends from Winnipeg to Rocky Mountain House. Hundreds of nesting and feeding stations have been established. Alberta Women‘s lnstitutes have established a swimming class and over 100 children have been trained. it now has extended to include parents. Also musical instruction has been provided at the District level for members. British Columbia 7 Drama workshops. skit writ- ing are among the new interests of the members of BC. A poem in pantomine. Spring in British Colum- bia. was enjoyed. RESOLUTIONS Ed. Note: Due to the illness of Mrs. L. R. Triver‘s hus- band. she was unable to attend the Convention. and Mrs. R. C‘. Palmer. member of the Resolutions Com- mittee. handled the resolutions. Six emergency resolutions were presented at the Annual Board Meeting and were presented at the convention. All were sustained. these included (1) Government Grants and the responsibility of the recipients; (2) Canada Pension Survivors Benefits; (3) Contributions to Canada Pension Plan; (4) Abortion; (5) Venereal Disease; (6) Mandatory reporting of Child Abuse. From the office of the President. Mrs. Noblitt says â€" “Though we were not winners in any of the F.W.I.C. competitions, we were very proud of the Ontario en< tries at Band". They were all excellent and we congratulate them for the quality of their work and for entering into the spirit of competition. Tote bag (macrarne) Mrs. Geo. Murray. Central Dumfries W.I. and Mrs. Mina Rollason. Coldstream W.I. Cultural project (portfolio) Mrs. Dorothy Leitch and Mrs. Helen Anderson. Elrnhurst W.l. Citizenship (Slides) Women in Action 7 Mrs. D. E. Andrews, Campbellville W.I. and Mrs. Sharon Hamm. Walsingham W.I." l9