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JUNIOR WOMEN’S INSTITUTES Mrs. James Thompson Mrs. Thompson presented the report on behalf of the J.W.I.O. and Linda Tottenham who was tlnable to mend due to illness. The J.W.I.O. is off to a growing start with 3 new liranches since the first of the new year. The 13 branches have a membership ot‘ approximately 215. The branches are Hastings, Sparkling Waters .Washngo). Niagara District. Wainfleel, Peel. Nos-val. um Scott (Guelph). Walters Falls..North-Grey. How- k. Lucknow. St. Thomas and Brantford. The Snelgrove Community centre was the location or the Spring Board meeting on the 81b of April. The i members and guests were soon divided into 2 otlps for a brainstorming session to discover ideas tr improving their spring and fall meetings. The local rJnChBS will be receiving questionnaires for their cats. Watch for changes and the implementation of it new ideas. Mrs. Joyce Beaten. Publisher. of Milton. was the test speaker. Her newspaper. “Early Canadian Life." intains the grass roots history of Canada and is full informative ideas. Mrs. Beaton says she is a liber- ed woman and explained how she climbed to crea- .e fulfillment. As a mother of (3 Children. she felt to . happy. she must contribute by having an outlet for :r creative feelings. “Mothers are people too." she lid. and urged all to "teach your children to respect ill as a person in your own right." The J.W.|.O. are making plans for a display to be laced in the W.l. Hallth the Milton Museum. depictâ€" g the local l.W.l. history, OFFICERS' CONFERENCE Mrs. Russell Campbell Plans have been completed for the delegates from l oicr the Province to attend the ()Hicers~ Confer- iIUC at the University of Waterloo. This is the JOIh .nnivcrsttry of leadership training. M rs. Campbell rc- urts that nearly 609 delegates have registered. in It) =ixctlssion groups. Those registered to attend. will be irett Presidents. or Vice Presidents: Secretary Treas- .rcrs. Branch and District: and Members at Large. A real deal of planning and preparation is needed for lie Conference to run smoothly. Appreciation was ex- resscd by Mrs. Campbell to Miss Mcthe and thc :lomc Economics Branch. the Board Directors. and to "do Morden for their help and coâ€"opcraiion. Mrs. Joseph Biclish of Alberta. the National Presi- dent. will make her official Visit to Ontario at this time. COALITION T0 PRESERVE FOOD LAND Mrs. Agnes King The purpose ofthis coalition to preserve land is “to l‘ring together those groups concerned with the prescr- iatton of food land in the Province. to exchange ideas and information. and spur groups on to be active and more effective.“ Mrs. King. representing FWIO. is the only person In this group presently engaged in Agriculture. Both Organizations and individuals may belong but only organizations have a vote. As a result of the executive meeting. a workshop was held to present more information. Presentations were made re: functions of agricultural areas. natural areas. and Urban-Rural interface areas. "it was diffi- cult to get together on many issues because we see difâ€" ferent end points. Food production cannot be seen as the only use for land." A further workshop will be held in late spring. mum it ACWW UNESCO 569 All donations for this project that are sent to the otlice without specific instructions will bi: designated for use in Zambia. for fresh piped water. NUTRITION EDUCATION The cxpandcd Save Sight Program has been ucll supported by the members in Ontario. and will con» tinue throughout the 19774980 triennium of ACWW. CAMEROON NATIONAL UNION The Board accepted the International Scholarship ('ommittcc's recommendation that SlStJtlttU is to he sent to ACWW from the Internationi-tl Fund of |-'W|O. This money will be used b} the Women‘s Organiâ€" zation of the Cameroon National Union in setting tip lortnightly sessions during the summer for the training of rural women and girls for rural development. STAFFORDSHIRE W.l. EXCHANGE TRIP Mrs. 0. Jordan Plans have been completed for the exchange \‘isit to England during the last two weeks of September and the ftrst week of October The first two weeks will be \pct‘lt in StaITordshire. with billcting in homes of members there. The third week will include a trip to York. and one to North Wales. and possibly,1\rtglese_\_'. \\ here the Wl began in Britain over bl) years ago.