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Represeniolives from lhe provincesâ€"Lighting the symbolic birthday candles Ground the birthday rake. At the extreme left is Mrs. Fred Lambert of Fort Discoveryâ€"Yukon, the extreme rightâ€"M15, Mary Firth of The North West Territories. Photo courtesy The Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food. hundreds of Women’s Institute members and a few men as the opening day of the Fourth Triennial Convention of the Feder- ated Women‘s Institutes of Canada and for the exhausting heat in the Physical Education building at the University ot~ (luelph. A part of the theme of this convention was “From Sea To Sea To Sea”: and this was truly the way it was. Mrs. George Clarke and others came from Newfoundland. Mrs. R. Cu. Palmer and others came from British Colum- bia. Mrs. Lambert and Mrs. Firth came from the Arctic. Mrs. Homer Greene. Chairman of the United States Country Women‘s Council came from Mississippi. Then to add an inter- national note. Mrs. Dutt of Calcutta. India. President of the Assoeiated Country Women of the Wortd crossed the sea to he otir guest. All of the other Canadian provinces were well represented. Mrs. J. Philip Matheson. President of the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada opened the sessions by asking the audience to stand to sing O Canada. repeat the Mary Stewart Collect, and for a moment of Silent Prayer. A message from Her Majesty. Queen Elizabeth the Second was read and all joined in the singing of God Save The Queen. Greetings were read from Prime Minister Pearson. the Honourable I. J. Greene. Minis ter of Agriculture, Canada: Premier Robarts of Ontario. The Honourable William Stewart. Minister of Agriculture and Food in the On- tario Government was present and expressed the pleasure of the Ontario Government at be- JUNE 12. 1967 will be remembered by FALL 1967 ing host province for this National Convention. Many messages wishing the Com ention sucâ€" cess were read. and Mrs. Homer (ircene of Tatâ€" wilcr. Mississippi was present to bring a mes- sage of goodâ€"will and friendship from women‘s oranizations in the United States. In her presidential address Mrs. MatthOn recalled many experiences that had been hers as national president. One of the must interest~ ing and satisfying. she said. was her visit to the 1%6 Convention of the Women's institutes in the North West Territories. Guest speaker was Mrs, Dutt and the large audience listened with complete attention as she told of her work as president of A.C.W.\\«'. and spoke with desperate earnestness of the need for help for women in the developing countries. (Ed. note: A resume of Mrs. Dutt‘s speech will appear on page 7 ol‘ ihis issue of Home and Country) A collection for Pennies l'or Friendship net; led $428.51. This collection along with dona- tions collected amounting to 59.32% from the Branches all over Canada. was presented to Mrs. Duti to help with espenses of the Associâ€" ated Country Women of the World. At the close of the Afternoon session the delegates and others were presented to Mrs. Dun. Mrs. Greene and thc Executhc members of F.W.l_C, at a tea and reception. The Birthday Party To commemorate the scvcntieth anniversary of the founding of the VVomen‘s Institutes. the delegates and registered visitors were the guests of the F.W.I.C. at a dinner on Monday eve- 5