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At conclusion olvspeech Mrs. Haeketâ€"Pai‘n presented scroll to the Women’s Institute of On- tario accepted by Mrs. Ma- lustre. MRS. L. HACKET-PAIN Honourary Treasurer of ACWW, Mrs. Lyndsay lacket-Pain guest of FWIO was the speaker, adding harm and warmth to a “very special day“ for Ontario t-lembers. Mrs. Hacket»Pain said, three special events come I: mind in 1977. the Queen‘s Jubilee, Sussex Golden ubilee and Ontario’s 80th. With these unique mileâ€" iones it is appropriate to borrow the phrase. Look up, not down Forward, not back Out, not in. Mrs. Hacketâ€"Pain a native of Scotland resides in 'lOVE East Sussex. England, and is a member of *Zishopstone W1. A member of the Institute of Bankers if Scotland, she has worked as an investment statisti- .1n with a Trust Company and a financial Director of .lI'I Engineering firm, As ACWW‘s honourary treasurer the is well qualified to hold this important position. It hould be noted “Honourary” as we think of it usually h a special status not associated with too much work but we were made aware that in ACWW. Honourary treasurer means carrying the work load ofthat office. There is much for Women‘s Institutes to do to-day. \UCh as using all in our power to do good. accept re- sponsibility, hold steadfast in restoring standards of behaviour back into society, being persuasive toward influencing a sense of responsibility and accepting op- portunities. A challenge faces Wl‘s to-day in giving thoughtful consideration toward new thinking. new planning. amidst the dwindling economy of the day. We face sitâ€" uations now toward the trend of working mothers. equality of opportunity, sex discrimination. advocav tion of equality, and freedom of choice so all who wish to compete at whatever level may do so. These are present day situations we find ourselves faced with. and it becomes increasingly important that we look lionvard to change, not for changes sake but for the good of the community. Mrs. Hacket-Pain praised the Ontario Wl's for their support of Pennies for Friendship. Going back to Mrs. Godfrey Drage‘s day, when she dreamed ofcoins Cascading from heaven as a sign every member of ACWW would give every year the smallest coin a5 a personal contribution toward uniting our common aims. In 1948 ACWW collected $2000.00 in [958 $20,000.00 doubled in 1963 and in 1977 $|20.000.00. Ontario contributed $l8,000.00. Some of the Penâ€" i 5, 3 : nies are used to run the central office. partial support ofa voluntary member to the UN, extension work. etc. ACWW will continue to grow as Pennies grow. Finances dwindle into insignificance when one be- comes aware that this organization strives to unite those from different backgrounds. culture and life styles. More unites than divides. WI‘s have a reputation for helpfulness. “Take on just one more job.“ you will find it brings reward to giver and receiver. What more can we do. how further can we helpgbecome contributing and life members. During the last 5% years. $|60.000.00 has been contributed to the Save Sight project. Half has been spent in Africa. Bangladesh. Indonesia. Brazil, while in Madurai, South India there has been great support for small children with vitamin A deficiency. Treatâ€" ment centres were set up in the villages and now the Indian Government is using this scheme as u proto- type for other communities, Income from the Lady Aberdeen Scholarship Fund is used to train women in many countries in short term SCholarships. Areas such as South Africa. Kenya. Spain were cited as examples. The triennial Conference for ACWW members will be held in October in Nairobi, Kenya with the theme “Building For Toâ€"morrow“. This will be the first women‘s Conference in Africa, with the two African Societiesjoining together for the first time to work Side by side on the same committees. Staff at Home E sent) L-Fl Miss Jeanne Armour, Home Furnishings. Mrs. Helen Armâ€" strong, FWlO office; Mrs. Wm. T. Ewan, Former Director Home Economics Branch; Miss Jean Scott. former Su- pervisor Junior Extension; Miss Margaret Myer, Superâ€" visor ot Foods and Nutrition: Miss Helen McKercher, former Director ol Home Economics Branch; Mrs. Mar- garet Wool, Supervisor of Junior Extension represent- ing Miss Molly MeGhee. Director Home Economics Branch. 17