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Summary Issue 1950-51 MRS. RAYMOND SAYRE SPEAKS (Continued from page 10, col. 4.) slwa s lives, again green and vi. lli-Em anld triumphant. In spite of all difficulties and dangers she will continue to build bridges of under- standing for a common brotherhood. Slcphen Vincent Benet with rare vision has given us a prayer for such brotherhood “God of the free, we pledge our hearts and lives today to the cause of all free mankind. Grant us brotherhood in hope and union for the days to come which shall, and must unite all the children of the earth. “Our earth is but a small star in the great universe, yet of it we can make, if we choose, a planet unvexed by war, untroubled by hunger or fear. “Yet most of all, grant us brotherhood not only for this day. but for all our yearsâ€" hrotherhood not of words, but of acts and deeds. If our broth- cl‘s are oppressed then we are uppressed. If they hunger, we hunger. Grant us common faith that men shall know bread and peaceâ€"that he shall know jus- tice, righteousness. freedom and equal opportunity and an equal chance to do his best not only in our own lands but throughout lhe world. "And in that faith let us march inward the free world our hands inn make. Amen." EXCERPTS FROM MRS. SAYRE’S PRESIDENTIAL REPORT. liars note: The full text of this (apart he borrowed from the Loan Library Lin Bay St. Toronto. Three years ago I took up duties as _\H\ll‘ President with a reluctance which I ill“ sure was understandable and natural. We were in 1947 assuming our activities anew after the. dark dzi < of the war when international or inizations such as ours had found ll iiill‘icult to survive. We were look- ill: forward with hope to the future. in reporting to you the contribution that has been made to our movement in lhis last Triennium and of the ser- viu that is needed in the future. I slvem it my duty, as your President, in present to the delegates from the sm‘ieties the following points for their ' eration: First, an evaluation of our work 7 in relation to our purposes, Second, the consideration and clarification of basic organi- zational problems, and, Third, a statement of the criteria which I believe are fundamental to the decisions which are to be made here. our primary aim has always been, mill still is, to promote and maintain friendly and helpful relations between C'Hintrywomen's and homemaker’s or- ganizations of all nations. Seeking to c“fry out this goal has been to me llii‘ce years of memorable experiences, “Uh 1n friendship and, I hope, in L'fiu'd works for the Association. I have Vlslted with you in your home lands from the far-reaches of the Swiss 5le to the Wind-swept prairies of ‘ dnada’s Saskatchewan. I have talked ‘l‘llh you in the village halls of br'ntland and England. I have flown fWm Louisiana to Massachusetts, from North Carolina to Oregon and E‘Wn over the “airlift” to Berlin tell- ‘fg the story of. the Associated (30“th Women of the World. Everywhere the circle of those who heard our message was immensely Widened through the kind services of the radip and of the rural press who have gwon 'us at all times most SYmDathelzic and understanding assis- lance. EYfityWhere I have found the keenâ€" est interest and the most eager resâ€" Ponfie to the work of our Association coupled with 's. genuine desire to further its aims. Above all, I have HOME AND COUNTRY sensed a new awareness country woman no longer livensmats ital: Illllited life, but that she has, in truth Iecome a citizen of the world. Nothing am convmced. can take the place of personal contacts in spreading knowl- edge of our work and of our purposes and only lack of ability to make marl-i contacts limits the area ‘ fluence. of our in- 1“ 11° aspect of our pro ramme do I feel that we have madegmore pm gress than in our aim “to stimulate interest in the international aspects of rural life and development and to further international relations in every way con5istent with the aims of the Association." This has becn done not only through increasing and broad: ening the Association’s representation at various international meetings such ?5 FIA:O- and UNESCO. but also in the increasing participation by our member searches in such programmes in their own countries. A number of societies have representation on their national F.A.O. committees. Your president serves on the National Com. mission for U.N.E.S.C.O. in her own country. One of the best examples of a well-developed and consistent inter- national exchange pmg‘mmme that 1 know about is the one carried out ll\‘ the Institutes of New South Wales and the Countrywonien's Association of the Netherlands. Their mutual ex. change of programmes, letters, and Parcels was an outstanding example of what can be done in this field, From my observations of your programmes. 3'0“? reports, and your magazines 1 find such an amazing amount of work being done that I am sure it would be impossible to estimate the tremendous impactpf your influence for good in promoting international understand- ing. One of the most important of our contacts internationally 5 been with the Rural \Vclfare Di" on of F.A.O. upon whose Advisory Committee your President was asked to serve. Certain. ly no othcr phase of the work of the United Nations lies so Clem-1y within our field of interest and competence. Here it is certainly our obligation lo take leadership and action Whatever else A.C.W.W. can do and be, it will fail in its unique contribution to society unless it keeps alch before the world an awareness of the problems of the countryside. The role of A.C.W.\V. us a non- governmental orgzinizalinn having consultative status with the Unileil Nations is two-fold. First we have the responsibility for keeping; in touch with the work and for putting the full force of public opinion behind it. Second, we have the responsibility for making known to the United Nations and its specialized agencies and organizations the position which we, as country women, have taken on matters with which the United Nations is dealing. This is no small responsibility. But if we are to help lead the world for- ward to peace and progress we must face up squarely to this task. We must now be not only a sisterhood increasingly, we must grapple With the difficult economic and social prob lems of our times. If we fail to do this we will have failed indeed to meet the challenge of our day. It is inevitable, I believe, that as an organization “KTD\\'§ “P” "l *1 C°"' stantly evolving scolety that changes take place that are so subtle and so spontaneous that they are hardly rc- cognized. That is the l‘EllSOfl why it is necessary to constantly restate our purposes and policies. Because these changes hnve_been going in in A.C.W.W. one sees in re- trospect what is happeningâ€"the grad- ual uncovering and unfolding of a central and basic question: What kind of an organization do we really want to he? Are we to be an .ort’anlzatm“ for action in the international field or are we to be a clearing house ior discussion and exchange of opinion and mutual help? I I The answer cannot n0581bly he give" by any one individual or by any One group of individuals. W. I. BRANCH AND HOME ECONOMICS SERVICE STAFF IN CONFERENCE, DECEMBER, 1950 Oumdo row (left In right): Miss Doreen Kclly. Home Economist for E<<cx, Keri! : fl Elgin_Counlies. Miss Mary C. Thompson. Loan Librarian: Miss icon Scull. Hon ‘ l-cn'nomlsl for Bruce. Hiiion and Perth Counties; Miss Gmcc Hamilton. Ficld Assislainl in Health; MES; Dora Burke. Home Economist in Clothing; Miss H. Elise \lell». Home Economisl in Northern Ontario; Mrs. Mnriou Montgomery, Home Economisi in lunior Extension; Miss Ruth Shaver, Home Economist in Ontario und Sl‘nlCOE Counties; Miss Helen McKcrchcr. Home Economics Supervisor to assist Willi Extension Education: Miss F. P. Endic, Home Economics Su crviscir for Junior EYlenSllon; Miss Edith Collins. Home Economist. Cultural Activities: Miss Anna P. LeWIs. Director. Women's lnsiiluie Branch and Home Economics Service; Miss Anne Lawson Home Ecouomics Supervisor in Foods and Nutrition: Miss kaihlccn Taggarl. Home Economics Supervisor in Home Furnishings: Miss Lilly l’elly. Home Economist in Northern Ontario; Miss Flora Durnin. Home Economist in Grey. Duffciin and Wellington Counties; Miss Orma Wainwright, Field Assisinnt in Home Crofis: Miss Audrey Spencer. Field Assistant in Home Crafts; Miss lrcnc McBride. Field Ammo: in psychology. Miss Jean Noble. Home Econnlnisl in Durham. Inside row (lcfl ii) righl): Northumberland. Pclcrborougll and Victoria Counties: Miss Elxic lrvinc. Home Economist in Frontenac. H slings. Lcnnnx. Addinglon and Prince Edward Counties, Miss Rulh Hum. Home Economist in Halmn. Pccl nnd York Counlics. Miss Cnlh- urine Gillespie. Home Economist in Branl. Wolcrloo and chlworili Ciiunlics; Miss Lulu Row. Home Economisl in Clolhing', Miss Anne Kcl‘nulcgucn, Home Economisl in Norihcm Ontario (Kenoro. Rainy River and Thunder Bay); Ml“ Bnih. foot. Homc Economist in Nutrition: Miss Elninc Found. Home Ecoiiomisl Broad n Nutri» lion: Miss Morgurcl Myer. Home Economist in Nulrilion; Miss Summer King, Hum: Economiu in Lamblon. Middlcsex and Oxford Counties. Sinnding (lcri io righl): Miss Hvlda Mclcnlf. Home Economist in Hnldimand. Norfolk. Lincoln and Welland Counlics; Miss Nora Crcykc, Ficld Assislnut in Clothing: Miss lliu Linilsny. Home Econom.t in Granville. Lnnork. Lccds and Renircw Counties: Mrs. W. F. Hayes, Home Ecunomisl in Carleton County; Miss Belerloy Bryan. Home conomisl in Home Crafts; Mr. Sidney Harvey, Mimco- graphing and Mailing; Miss Ethel Cowon. Loan Librarian. In the beginning the character rind nature of the organizalion was clearly outlined by Mrs. Wail. at the “Hub- inulun Conference in 1936, "The object of our whole movement is to brim: into the world's i-nuiilrysidc the ideas of mutual help. liberty. under standing and friendship.” The consti tulion and the organization were to be simple. The progrniiime on the inter- national level was limiti-il tn activi- ties, more or loss inforiiinl, promoting exclinnlze of experiences, friendship and goodwill. The basis of the socie- ties was always as she said, “the agricultural interest." Murh has happened since those days to change the world of which we are a Part. A world conflict has shaken the foundations of the pust. ’l‘udny men and women are scorching des- perately for ways and means of only- ion the World’s Llilferonces, of livliii,i together peacefully, of saving the basic values of civilization. Out of sheer necessity for sell-preservation the nations of the world formed a new organization, the United Nations with its various agencies~U.N.E.S.C.l).â€" W.H.0., to try to solve the problems that cause wars and to preserve free- dom for mankind. For the first time in the history of the world organizations representing peoples, not govern- ments, were asked to speak, were given a voice in these international councils. A.C.W.W. was one lot. the organizations accorded this privilege. We were the only group that could speak for rural women. Whatever the answer to this ques- tion it is for this Conference to decide. It is my considered opinion that we cannot go back ultogether to yester- day's patterns either in our organiza- tion or in the wider areas of our social and economic life. Many former pat- terns which once seemed good for all time are as inadequate as last year's clothing for growing children: Every new development has its perils‘it is true, but it also has its promise. l ([0 iiiil licliuvc coiinlrywnnicn can be wiry och-clivu in building a pczu'eful world if tlivy isolate llll‘lllst’ll’CF from tho liloodstrcniii of llllL’rlIullnll-‘Il life. (‘m-ialn rilllilullll‘llllll prim-inns must be borne in llllllllâ€"“llll‘h will ~I.iiul as a criteria by which \n- make our (loch sinus in this Conference. First. there is tlu‘ iihliunlinu {or Roi-ping A.C.W.W. whole (Inll intact Thcre never was n liiiw when it wil: so nocessnry to bind the lump“: of the world togetllr‘r as now. There is no other organization that. pvrl'orms Lhir function for rouiitrywniiicn except this organization. It covers vnst nrcns ol the world's rural populations. 1: has urn-at potentiiil pnucr for grind non and in the future. It should common to demand our l’iiilh niul our support. This last your has shiirpcncil rulher than dimmed lll'iy fouling of the sense of the importance (if the job of AL‘. W.W. It seems absolutely i‘ssL‘ntlfll that our work be well done if we are to have u butler world. Second, we must ulwuys remember [but this orlrnnizutlon is iiilornntiouul in character. It must reflect in deed iiiul in truth the wholc membership. Our planning and our thinking must be in terms of worlrl dimensions. Thirdâ€"we iiiusl liilliere to our pur- posus-‘we must hold slendily to our obit-i Lives in outlining uiiy future prDv griimnle. Thu teiiiplatlon to undertake activities [hut lie beyond our llL‘ld of competence is very real. Oul (if the kindness of our hcnrts in do good for the world let us not spread our cnerâ€" gics luo thin. Let us not duplicate the work that others can do betlcr. We must only undertake what can be bundled wcll, remembering that most of our progruliime must. in the lust analysis, be carried out by our local groups anrl that our programme can only be as vital as the interest and understanding of our whole memberâ€" ship.