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Ry KATHRYN of The Free Press JOHNSON TORONTO I The women's libcration movement hasn‘t had much impact on the Wumr en's Institute because, accordâ€" ing to its officers. that‘s what the institute’s lieen about {or years. “Women's Institutes have bi’un ahead of their time." in» onvc Fariiiiharson. pros in: t oi the international or gunmation. th 1‘ Associated tjoiintry Women of the World. Mlltl Saturday in Toronto. "Wo‘rr interested in equal on» immunities [or women." Mrs. l<'ai‘qiihzirson. in 'I‘oronâ€" In in holy) celebi'ale the 751li (illliH'El‘Sdl‘y oi’ the ioiinihng of tho \VI in Sinney Cri‘ek. was iiitui'i‘ivwed Wllll other Wl ofli» t'l' before the anmwrsary luncheon :it the Royal Yulk illltt‘l. While not lnirncl‘s (it lJi‘as, V.’ \ slarlcil many tours ago in lillelnlu women. Mrs. ll. Philip Malhvson oi ilyster lied, Plil. area \‘ice»l)l‘csi- (lent. ACWW of Canada said. The question of allowing' male members to join has lict‘n raised. Ml‘s. l’arqlllliirr .iun said. and already one (it the ln'nni-hcs has honorary mole members "in liuropc. rouncils arc nr- ): “29d lol‘ men and this is happening in Asm. too." she said. l‘ulllltinn and tho environ- “Will. she said. have also been concerns iii the at Inilation. "Why. Ell years ag in Eng- land we suggested there shivulit be a l'l‘llmSlL‘l‘ or envi- moment.“ On a world-Wide basis she said the WI memos; did do. the, but since the u ee ' 5 many new members ing young women. have , so. Membership totals sev- ' million in 285 attiliated or- 'nizations in 66 countries. "E ‘ahead ‘ She estimates 50 per cent of the members are working women and to accommodate them, many evening meetings are held. In the last five years WI membership in Canada has dropped from 60,000 to 53.000. Mm. 112. V. Fulton of Bit‘llC. Manitoba. president at the Federated Women’s Institutes 0! Canada. attributes the fall to lowcr rural area population. "We hope to make inroads into cities.” she said. "We have [our branches now in Winnipeg." Training in home economics. siwing and grooming was credited by Mrs. Harvey L. Nohlltt of Ontario. with the increase oi membership in Mt clubs. sponsored by the WI. in her luncheon address to the. 1.612 Wl membri‘s. who came from all parts 01' Ontar- io. Mrs. Farquharson noted the work being done overseas “Not only (lo we pass on our practical knowledge. our ex‘ peruse. to women in devctupr mg countries. but they feel grcatly encouraged to take their rightful place in their own communities by the heartening scnse oi iriendship and understanding that mem- hurship brings them. “in councils of the world. the United Nations meetings. the World Food Conference and so on. your ACWW repre- sentativr speak out on behalf of women's needs. the nceds ol' the tamin and the determi- nation oi the mothers to see that thcir children are well-ed- ui'ated. well-nourished and able to shoulder responsibili- ties at life." Scholarships provided by the Ontario tederation. she said. are enabling two girls in a small Village in Turkey to train as midwives. She disagreed with those who might think Wl work is no longer needed in well-esv tablished countries. “The bus- O in we become, the more or- ganized and commercialized life becomes. the easier it is to forget we can do things our- selves The easier it is to for- get that. by intelligent use of our hands. we learn so many skills and by the use of our minds in various branches of the arts we can overcome the growing problem of society to- dayâ€"how to use increasing leisure wisely and thus avoid boredom.“ Most of Mrs. Farquharson's three-week stay in Canada will be spent in Ontario At Stoney Creek she will he at- tending a dinner Fob. 19. the anniversary of the tirst Wom» en's Institute meeting. She has recently returned from a trip to western Attica. hel‘ first major one since becoming ACWW president in August. A widow with no children. she lives in a small Essex vil- lage in England. She joined the institute in 1938 and has been a contributing member of tho ACWW. formed more than 40 years ago. since 1540. For her work as representa- tive ol the National Federa- tion of Women‘s institutes of England on the -UK National Savings Committee. she as. in 1969. awarded the OBF} (Ol- {leer of the Most Excellent or- der of the British Empire). Mrs. Austin Zoellcr of New Hamburg. past president of the FWIO. convened the anni- versary celebration at which Mrs. Noblitt presided. Revolving on a pedestal in front of the head table was the anniversary cake. a replica of the Leo Homestead in Stoney Creek Erland Lee was a co- founder with Adelaide ltood- less of the first WIi The FWIO has our-diased the homesmad and plans to reiiii-n'ish it as ar- chives for the \VI. Members responded enthu~ siastically to entertainment provided by Langford WI, Brant County. Mrs. Kenneth Chopin sang a medley of Their iimé' in liberating w dean, Premier William Davis. farm organizations and W1 branches from various pans of the world. ment at the anniversary luncheon. Congratulatory mes- sages were received from the Queen. Prime Minister Tru~ songs telling the history of the WI. with piano accompani- ment by Mrs. Chester Jack- son, William Stewart. Ontario minister or agriculture and food. accompanied by his wife. represented the govern» East WI; Mrs. Vern Towers of (ilencoe, president, Middlesex West WI; Betty Conway of London. Mid- dlesex County home economist; Mrs. James Pilkg ington of Mt Brydges. WI provincial director 'andlf Carroll Yakelasher of St. Th0ma$,.Elg’iii Conn homo economist. ‘ a _ i‘??;_ Women’s Institute members in the London area left: for Toronto on two chartered buses Saturday morn- ing to attend the 75th anniversary celebration of the founding of the WI. From left: Mrs. Frances Fallon of Arva. secretary-treasurer, Middlesex East WI; Mrs. Ken Hogg of Thorndale, president. Middlesex