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Te 777777 -- __-_ ,i --e -ee . tee -V -. -cvicacCi" _ uie aumress by Mrs R _ Gr _ ' U.SA., retirin .. . vsarre, I I T Cs'. .- A _ _ g Drasment .. T H tt 's, " F i WAN" who spoke of the hisiziiiivACF "9 lg Ig s o ana a 1 _ f; " mm} orthe Organization; and th and _ / _ h . _ V _ P. ' troouctmn of Mrs. Berry of Auste ffl] q _ ':t. SI"; .1": the- 'atresident, made up 12ra/'/,'tr v 'e75s t Conferenc" /l" Tno0npr0gwarnme. (' I I I I _ * mg was taken up by the f _ A. pa "Dominion of Deshhw" a . Lm BY Ruth Lodge tcm,-)..,:."-.":,",,-"-"','"'; d1;am Ti]: and musical histoztaf c'anr, agiae 12,000 women massed in . . i klWd. T e W. I. can be co _,' . the Maple Leaf Gardens! Think of PM United Nations. Nter the greet-I on this presentation of 'ieff,riffghf how they travelledl bl1ere--ir1 seven- Ings by Mme. Cadrin, presitient t.ril standing performance. As well as ' _ teen chartered basses from OntarioLes Owl" de Fume"? glveT1 mi showing the women from other coun- districts, as well as by car and; Vail-, Fi'ench',and the introductions of the tries what Canada Ran. produce in and by plane and ship from other provincial presidents, the Bon. Stuart music, drama and dancing, it provid. countries. Picture them pii'v'irisrii1'ii;f,ty,y,.' brought greetings from. the em an opportunity for many women at noon and again in the late after- Corinthian. Government on behalf of! Canada Day at th A.0.W.W.-Gal 2 nooa, filling the streets, crowding the' Prime Minister. St. Laurent, who was: to see a .colourama they would never restaurants for blocks around, hold- unable to be present, see .tier, other circumstances. If a mg 11p "Dig Business"-(Kresge's Popular Music Too niov1e had been taken of the pageant _ Yonge and Carlton St. store was 15 The Junior Farmers' Choir of Ox-; or1d It were shown, to school children, minutes late closing that evening)!. ford County, a group of 68 young the histrvy of this country would be, THAT was Canada Day at the A.C'_Jpeop'le, sang two groups of delightful' 1mpty.saep. upon their minds far more W.W. Confevenee. And look at the songs, offering a welcome change from' 1?Rh1e,flly that it will ever be from scene io the Gardens ieselfr--the north I the serious-spechves of the afternoon. tLi'kt'bODiisl The mairrspeaking voice and seats completel'y'banked with ever- Thir selystioms were ('Dear Laud of has that of the, -._narrator, and his. green trees, with a huge i1iriUiiidlome", "Canada, Dear Canada" sto.ry covered'the time from theuirst _ halt-globe bearing the map of Can- (composed by their conductor, Henry visi1sd the Vikings; up to the Cor- ada, and tiers of steps and stagesiClark, especially for the occasion), onation Of this year. "V T _ _ below that to the orchestra pits On "One World", "Rolling Down to Rio", [ Both Platforms, the steps and the the floor. Ort the south wall was the "Come to the Fair", and "OM'ahoma". fioo1v of the arena were used by aee.. "Pfmous picture of Queen Elizabeth, Kathleen Stokes, popular organist, Orry and dancers, and in some of the with the fiags of the Commonwealth played or medley of Strauss Waltzes, SWINE over a hundred people took beneath, it. Around the "boards" were ,.which were also much enjoyd. part, Soloists Evelyn Gould and Er. staeked at intervals sheaves of wheat The greetings from the delegates yt Adams; and various choral groups and com, This was the setting for of the 24 countries represented at the inelu/linsr, a Ukrainian choir with, a l "Canada Day" in- the Gardens conference was a colourful feature of valatile lady COHductor, and a small . the afternoon-colin/l to both the orehestra, provided the music. The _ Delegates front Everywhere car and the eye. All the women v?lkoir Canadian Ballet danced the (a In the red seats were the 900 del- spoke in English except the Japan- mmuet, Indian dances, Can-can, folk I eéates who had been attending the ese, who used an interpreter, and 'dances, _ A Precision Squad from Conference of the Associated Conn. their varying accents were most in- ii"? Qanadian Red. Cros executed a hry Women of the World for the pastl teresting. icompl'c'ated drill twhich any male t ten days, many in their colourful, na-'rteresstirrir. limit could. be justly proud. Tw depict- F "Ye costumes, while the Women's In-i Striking Costumes . mg our. Gamma" war ot life, rep- . Shtute members who came just for Those in "European Dress" were the resentatlves from the YJVI.C.A. and _ Canada Day occupiedl the blue, trveen' representatives from Australia, Eng- rraA. dirypltw.ed gymunasties and , and grey seats. On the platform for land and Wales, Germany, Kenya, dens; tY STOKES / of Boy Senna, V _ l _ the afternoon session were the magi; New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Scot- Girl and"; Bvownies and Cubs re- dentsatthe A.C.W.W., the Federated land, Southern Rhodesia, Union of rnged' their DENIES. In' the set- [ Woman's Institutes of Canada and: the' South Africa, USA. and Jordan. The #liasg of the West, a team of horses various provinces, of Les Cerules de"resir were in, their native dress, but drew,a tovtred Wagon around the _ Fermieres of Quebec, the Hon. Stuart'SPace does not permit a description floor, and tt ehaok-wagoo gathered Garson, Ministr of Justice, and dele- of all the costumes. Madame de Mille up the sheaves Of 0017! and wheat gates from N countries. from Ceylon was very impressive in standing around the "boards". For . . a mauve gown with a blue shawl; the: Coronation, scene, the horses drew __ 12,000 Women Sing Mrs. Murray from Eire wore a on- a riehlyhtng cart upon which. i It was most impressive to hear bright red grow-n with a bright green rested repliesw of the crown the i 7 i 1 those 12,000 women sing the "Wtnnen's tsshtswl; the delegate from Pakistan mace and Mn: orb. ' -. ' Institute Ode" and recite the Mary wore a dazziimrsellow costume; and As the pageant lasted for almost ', . Stewart Corleet-standard opening the one from Egypt had an amazing three hours, it is impossnmrto adts .. V Procedures at all W. I. meetings. Mrs. pink hat, a striped dress and a lame quately describe it in a few lines. For' l lsurttyerrs, President, F.W.I.C., in her shawl. These were interspersed with PM". who Saw it it will remain an l opemng address, stressed that this the searched blouse-s and headdresses indelible memory.,, As the A.C.WW i ,. conference had engendered a more of the ladies from Finland, Sweden meets only ev . ca years and at _ _ compttrte understanding of the needs and the Netherlands. The mostiea'm sessionm' .Nttmuiss on up ( " and problems of women in the vari- striking European dress was worn by {resented man}; 'Y F _-.' are anxious ' (ms countries, and of how these needs Dr. Olive Robertson of Southern to have the Conference held in their l _ and. problems could! be met; and re- 'Rhodesia, red dots on a black ground, 11om.ehpdt, it is unlikely that" it will i Women that the A.C.W.W. had been Iwith red hat and gloves. IIN.' be held ia "made during our i '. given ey,ttultatiye status with the; Fine Speakers Ilifwme' So for most of the W 1 a 1 , Foodg'and-I- r . iculturre Department of The best speaker was Dr. Nimbksih members who attended the confer: ,3 i "."( tinned on page 3) "of India, who orged women to take 'me, it Was a "rtetr-itt-auifaime ex __ I r-_-')"'-"":?-'-"-'.'""-'")'-'-?"-""-----? larger part on national and inter-tpert/e.' But who: an experienoel - , _ _ _ _ _ _ m tiiht. affairs" as "the men are cer- P. _ . l " Us smrkitur a hash of it", she said.'- if "V ___ _ we ar her countries represented were V l © (NI', Norway, Denm%§,. Japan; lk' W%resentative of the In on ,Home- thiakers' Club spoke for the Canadian Indians. Greeting were read from Northern Rhodesia, Switzerland, and' L ,iIsrae'h ---- '