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L-râ€" Miss Helen McKercher. Director Home Economics Branch; Mrs Herbert Maluske. Presrdenr FWIO, and FWlC Presrdent, Mrs. John McLean. National President Speaks Mrs. John A. McLean. President. l‘L‘dL‘l’tllL‘d Women‘s Institutes of Canada made her otheial \LMl to Ontario during Ofliccrs‘ Cont‘cruncc Rural women. who still comprisc thc maiorm ul Wl members. hold as their first conccrn tlicir thin- iiics. then their communities and lust of all. thcm- sclves. she said. Shc described the “H. number as a link in a chain nt‘ women who are joined together at the communm Icvel. and that chain extends around Ontario. across Canada. and then around thc world in the Intcr- national organization known as the Assoctalcd (‘ouw irywomen ot‘ the World. It now has more than might million membrsrs. Thu individual W.l. mcmher. ll‘tc onc “‘llu works in her own community. is the true strength of the organi- ration. she said. “More than evur bct‘orc thc importance of thc flim- |l_\ unit is being proved. Thcrc is nothing and no one .is yet who can as cfi‘culivcly do [or children what lhu tainin unit can do." But. Mrs. McLean addcd. “I am not surc that we as woman are accepting our full rcsponsihilit} in LIChIL‘\- mg what the family should he in the '705. "Far too many of us are sliirking our responsi- hilities and some of thc blamc: for the ills rests with I“... Referring to International Women's Yuar. she said rcaction is very mixed as lo the worth. the non-mi} and what will be achieved. “Thcrc is a dangur that thousands of t;i\ptt_\crs' dollars could hc literally going down thu drain. We could wind up with an [WY that is purcly ‘tl PllhllU rc- lalions job with Why Not? slogans and mtunsivc ad- vcrtising through the media. “We have been doing a lot ol~ thinltiiu:1 about goal» . . . but what we nncd is more action on achicving them." In the wt. she said. “every year is Womch Ycar. or if it isn't it should be. Since its organization. thc W] has had as its objective :1 concern for wnmcn as moth- crs. as workers. as participants in and contrihulors to. the development of our communities. In the 78 years the W.I. has bcen operating ll has encouraged such participation. but it hasn‘t bccn very successful. “If we had there would bc no need for an IWY." Discussions Groups The dclugatn uch doulcd into t\\cnt_\ groups. ci~ thcr Scurcttiry-Trctistircrs. Agriculture and Canadian lndustrim or Mcmhurs .it l.;tri__'c. It didn't lilLL‘ long for thc dclcgalus to hcgin asking qucxtions. airing their prohlcms and \CL‘klng .thk‘L‘, SUI'IIC ill lllL' lcttdct‘s thud \isuals to cniphasi/c spccml points llilllLthlll\“ch lllc ordcr ol'lltc ll.l_\ \silh dulcgatcx Lat-:wr to 1mm morc about thc oilicu tho) rt'prcscnlcd Members A! Large Drscussron Group leaders Lil Mrs James Coyne. Mrs Sam KOSkl, Mrs Lorne Grey, Mrs Harvey Noblttt, Char/man, Mrs W E DOE-fr. Mrs Clar- ence Diamond. Mrs Jack Sparring Secretary Treasurers Discussmn Group leaders [-1 â€" Mrs Brock Suddaby. Mrs Neil Cleary, Mrs John Humble, Mrs Earl Morden. Chairman. Mrs Fred McBride: Mrs CecrlHollands, Mrs R J Perinny Agriculture and Canadian Industries Drscusston Group leaders. L-r - Mrs Allan Orr; Mrs Ted Baker, Mrs John A. King. Chairman. Mrs Abner B. Martin. Mrs. R W Payne; Mrs Kenneth Spence ll