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.-_, ith different District Annual Meetings. As :1 result, in 1949 the Oxford County Comer-ence as formed to give the women of both Dis- icts an opportunity to spend a day together H nd become acquainted. and at the same time orrelate activity common to both. ' District Annual Meetings are busy_ crowded 5: ays, with little opportunity for conversation (I. recreation, and so the Conference program as been kept a day for fun. Home talent ariety numbers consisting of skits, readings nd musical selections, with a pot luck dinner d plenty of time to enjoy an excellent disâ€" lay of hobbies brought in by the members. 51‘ I ighlight the day. Projects which have been undertaken are rs. Houck at U. N. Mrs. J. E. Houck Phelo by C. A. Chinn, Brumolcn, HEN the Department of External Af' fairs appointed Mrs. J E. Houck one of Canada‘s five official delegatesâ€"and he only womanâ€"to the General Assembly of he United Nations, Mrs. Houck said that she onsidered the appointment in part to he a ribute to the F.W.I.O. and the F.W.I.C., "be- ause of their magnificent contribution to echnical assistance in UNESCO during the ast two years." As convener of Citizenship n both provincial and national organizations f the Women's Institutes. Mrs. Houck gave 7 ost effective leadership in various UNESCO rojects. She is also well known to Institute omen over the province not only as a peaker at provincial gatherings but as an ctive Institute member and officer. Since Mrs. Houck took up her work with ‘ N she has sent a regular message to the eople of her county of Peel through her ome town paper. We quote from one of ese articles the following paragraphs which i- ight have been written especially for Wom- n's Institutes. “Many people think of the United Nations nly from the angle of political action and ecause there is still a great deal of unrest nd dissatisfaction throughout the countries valved, there may be the thought that the nited Nations work has failed. People do not : ealize, however, that one of the most success- ul achievements of the United Nations has can in the field of humanitarian projects. volving the health, welfare and improved IN'I’ER 1956 the Oxford County Conference Scholarship for 4«H Homemaking Club girls. and an intensive educational program for auxiliary training in rural schools. This year a social evening was held with the Oxford Junior choir providing a splendid program and all 4»H Club boys and girls as guests. Also, a committee was set up to in- vestigate possibilities of a county-wide scholar- ship fnr entrance into the various departments of the O.A.C. Guelph. Why a County Conference? Because over two hundred women from thirtyâ€"five branches in Oxford enthusiastically maintain that the first Tuesday of November is one of the best days of our whole Institute program. standards of living of millions of people, in the underdeveloped areas of the world. “I hope that many of you how received or will obtain literature and information which will illustrate how the United Nations Tct‘hâ€" nical Assistance progrmnmo and the Work ol' the World llculth Organization \\'1ll‘l their affiliated groups have brought improvement. through more than six hundrch major brujccls which are too numerous to mention spvcllh cnlly. This is non of the most promising fields and one in which Wt‘ may crvntunlly flt‘lllt‘Vt' greater harmony and goodwill among poo- ples." Then at our ruqucsl Mrs. llouck sent n spw cinl message for the i‘cudcrs of Home and Country. Here it is: "Dear CorWorkcrs of the Wmnen's Insti= totes: "Five wccks of cxpcrioni'o hero have ciVi-n me several important lt‘SFlIns and chunucs 0|" View point. First, I luch It'arnml lhc ll'lll' value and importance of cnmprrm‘iisp. Among sixty nations- with such differenci- in tempura- mcnt and background, we must. be willing to give ground and adopt a point of Vit'W which will be common to us all. This is not always cosy. “And I have also learned that. quick dc- cisions which disregard u long rnngv and uncmolionnl opinion mny provv to be harmful and do not accomplish. in many cases. what is intended. A third lesson might be that we should try to remain friends even though wr- disagrec, Thcsc lcssons could also apply in Provincial and National organizations, â€" Ruth S. Hnuck.” it * III I \‘(iughl to hear the voice of God And climbed the topmost \tccplc. Hut (ind declared: "Go down again, I dwell among the people." â€"Luuis l. Newman all * II: 3|