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At the Area Conventions Do you ever wonder whztt goes on tit other Area Comentions? We have tried to give you it glimpse and perhaps an tdL‘tl. Trent Valley Area An original skit on the Mar} Stewart Collect and at good dispin in the ACWW craft and painting compe- tition provided something for delegates to see. The President. Mrs. Gordon Macklin, hde \‘lSllCd all the District Annuals within the year and had en~ couruued a special Save Sight collection at the Con- vention â€" ll worked 7 the District Presidents on be- hnli‘ol‘ their Branches presented $782.50. Hamilton Area ‘ A presentation under the direction at the Home Economists on “Coming Events and SI is Simple? Members were made aware ol'the various courses being offered. and coloured slides were shown relating to previous projects. The metric system was explained, Sl means Interâ€" national System in all languages. Base Unit Table Quart/[tr L'Iii! Symbol Length metre m Weight kilogram kg Time second 5 Current ampere A Temperature kelvin K Luminosity candela cd Amount of Substance mole mol Grey Bruce Area This Convention Area has presented an attendance trophy for years and it has proven most successful. Grey Bruce Area Trophy Rulings ]. The District must have 100% reports on the dav of the District Annual. I 2. The District must have 100% delegate attendance from its branches both days; plus Federation Repre- sentative and District Delegate at the Area Conven» tion. 3. In case oftie. the winner will be the District with the greatest number of attendants at the convention; that is. ofiicial delegates and total attendance (vis- itors and members from the branches). 4. The ‘winning District will bear the expense of in- scribing their name and date on the trophy plate. The trophy is to be retained by them and displayed at their District Annual. 5. The trophy must be brought to the Area Convention each vear. 6. The competition shall be reviewed by the Area Board at 5-year intervals. at which time the decision may be made as to its continuance for another five- year period. 7. The Registration Committee shall be responsible for checking the delegate attendance and the attend- ance from each DiStrict in case of a tie. 26 Guelph Area The Home Economists in the Guelph \ici Up wrapped it real surprise package at the cuiwcmii win-n they concluded their presemutiom “Him I.” Club Leader." They requested that all past and pic: ent 4â€"H Homemaking Club leaders in ' . t‘Il should stand for recognition. then proceedt- “risk: through the aisles. baskets on their arms. pit Clllll‘lpi beautiful red rose to each for her assist-tine; \th w; even more delighted to find that they had in.“ these themselves from red satin ribbon and i . would remain beautifully fresh and real for future: mun. London Area Oxford South District was responsible I': ilispln of Chrislmas decorations. The members 1 1-1.qu use of information gained from course L stitchery. crewel embroidery. macramc. cit The guest speaker. Miss Angela Armiti. l stir” it the University of Western Ontario added \; -.!t~ m \vit. Northwestern Area A new idea for this Convention 7 no...“ groups. Delegates were divided into group mun for twenty minutes. Questions had PrC\-'i.(‘ been prepared ahead and discussion followed on lupin as. Do you think we seek out the talents ol mem‘ bers? Are the programs meeting the needs at mhcn at Branch meetings'.7 Name a benefit to _\I :ll h:- cause you are a W.I. member? etc. The follow-up came at another SCSSlt‘t ‘tCI'lJ recorder presented the findings from each 3 p and discussion followed. Evaluation sheets were handed to eat sewn present with questions about the Conventi‘ The: were filled out and returned to the executivi .i tine guide for next year‘s Convention. Simcoe Area The FWIC Convention was reported fult “ "15 President. Mrs. G. Mallion along with an Elli“! slide presentation by Mrs. N. Tuck. Display of recycled articles proved an int. for delegates to gather. .i spot At a glance all members were able to see . loti- tion oftheir branch on a large map ofSimcoc -Inl}‘ Tweedsmuir books were displayed. Cochrane Temiskaming Area “Communication” was carried thwugh ll' “'hl’l‘ Convention. commencing with the theme. “‘3- ‘ “‘5 reached the moon but we haven’t reached eat: other â€" U. Thant. Antique radios and telephones were dispiuw’d by Mrs, Robert Rhodes. When planning a P“K-""im ’ communicate, information and kits from Loan l ibran' were available for all to see. Communicate â€" “'“l‘ “1‘ Community â€"â€" variety show participanlsi “1" When] children and W.I. members. tenth: ' t i i