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ACWW CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS V. new policy for contributing membership is an- ied by ACWW. Payment of contributing mem~ 'p dues will be March I. I974. and each March after. but Members whose subscriptions have :received in the last quarter of the financial year ' ‘5 financial year ends in March) will not be for payment again until March 1975. FWIO WINNERS l e winning entries from Ontario have been sent r- their destinations for judging in the ACWW etitions. Announcement of final winners will be r at the conference in Perth. Australia. andicraft Competition â€" Souvenirs. Fifteen win- : entries Were received from Area Conventions. ' rs. S. Suter. 508 Wilbert St.. Pembroke (Atmonte W.I.) . rs. Stuart Cumin. RR 1. Paris (Blue Lake and Auburn W.t.) ‘ rs. Betty Baker. Cobourg (Elmview W.I.) . andicraft Competition â€" Wall Hangings. Fourâ€" winning entries were received from Area Conven- ' rs. Neysa Clark. Smithfield (York Road WI) ' rs. R. Danby, White Lake (White Lake WI) rs. Sharon Agla. RR 1. Fordwich (Fordwich W.1_) e above two classes werejudged by Mrs, Layne ‘n and Miss Irene Koyama. graduates of the On- 0 College of Art and specialists in Crafts in the e Economics Branch. Eleven winning paintings using the theme “Meal : c” were received from Area Conventions and e werejudged by Mrs. F. I. Smith. graduate ofOn- 0 College of Art, at professional painter and former 3' member. Mrs. Mabel Grundtisch. IS Phipps St.. Fort Erie (Peace Bridge WJ.) Mrs. V. A. Esser. 485 Thorold Rd. W.. Welland (Welland City W.l.) Mrs. Evelyn Stickies. RR 3. Waterford (Tyrrell W.[.) Twenty essays “Folks Customs or Festivals“ were neived by FWIO andjudged by Dr. Ethel Chapman. 1 Mrs. Joseph Wismer SL, Jordon Station (Union W.l.) l Mrs. Laura A. Brown. 10 Cameron St. N., Kitchener (Centreville) FELLOWSHIP FWIO President, Mrs. H. Noblitt. was proposed as ' andidate for this Fellowship. The Grace E. Frysinger International Fellowship is dedication to the furtherance of greater under- ; riding between women of all countries. and is a trib~ You Have Been Asking ute to the inspiring vision of Grace E. Frysinger. Naâ€" tional Vice‘President of the Women‘s National Farm and Garden Association, The Fellowship comprises a United States candidate's visit to rural and urban homes in a selected country (Canada has been chosen for l975) and an exchange awardee from the selected country will receive reciprocal experience in the US. There is no expense for the Canadian awardee. ACWW PENNIES FOR FRIENDSHIP What should the Branch do with the pennies col- lected at branch meetings during the year? Does the Branch Secretary Treasurer send them to the District Secretary Treasurer and in turn the Dis- trict send them on to the FWIO oflice‘.’ Does the Branch Secretary Treasurer send them in directly to the FWIO office”? There is no definite policy established by the Fed- erated Women's Institute of Ontario. It is optional how Pennies are handled; whether they are sent by the Branch Secretary Treasurer to I’WIO or sent by the Branch Secretary Treasurer to the District Secretary Treasurer. Whichever method meets with the approval of your members is acceptable to FWIO. However. from the administrative point of VlL'W, tl is better that FWIO office should receive 114 dona- tions through Districts rather than l.30(l donations from the Branches. In addition. the District Annual can provide an op portunity to promote the work of ACWW with special emphasis on the presentation of the Pennies. A small ceremony can stress the importance of Pennies. or tell- ing the story of Mrs. Drage's dream. it song. a skit. whatever you may choose to make the meaning of Pennies for Friendship more real. IMMIGRATION POLICY Mrs. H. Nohlitt Ontario Women's Institute members were asked their opinions regarding the proposed immigration policy for Canada. Approximately 400 members were contacted and the following summation of members” ideas was suh~ mined by FWlO President. Mrs. H. Noblitt. to the Hon. Robert Andras, Minister of Immigration. ()1- tawa. I. That the present immigration laws be strictly cn- forced. 2. That immigration to Canada be unsolicited ex- cept in unusual cases. It seems reasonable to presume that if people come to this country to escape condi- tions they find intolerable in their own country, they tire likely to Cherish and accept happily the changes they find necessary to adjust to here. 3. That immigrants should be accepted on a quota basis such as is used in US. Our country. we feel. con- sidering its own birthratc. can very easily become over populated ifcare is not exercised. (Continued on next page) 27